A Message from the Director

Highland, Indiana Region Model ‘A’ Restorers Club

Volume 55, Issue 6

THE SPOKESMAN

P.O. Box 1883

Highland, Indiana 46322

www.highlandmodelaclub.com

Director: Ed Javorka

(765) 418-7557 javorka@comcast.net

Asst. Director: Cynthia Phillips (219) 213-1301

phillipscynthia@att.net

Secretary: Russell Smiddy (219) 924-4392

Treasurer: Kim Sefton (219) 836-2081

cyman_46321@yahoo.com

Dedicated to the encouragement in acquiring, restoring, preserving

and exhibiting the Model “A” Ford, and to enjoy the fellowship of other Model “A” Ford owners

around the world.

The Spokesman is a publication of the

Highland Indiana Region of the Model “A” Restorer’s Club, Inc.,

founded in 1964, and is published monthly.

National dues are $45.00.

Local HIR dues are $10.00. National Membership is required.

Business meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every

month at 7:00 p.m. at the McKinley Masonic Lodge in

Schererville, Indiana.

This month’s meeting is Wednesday, June 5 at 7:00 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge in Schererville. Art LeMere will present the evening’s program.

Thank you in advance to the Higgins, Kolars and McNabneys for volunteering to bring the evening’s refreshments.

Will it ever stop raining? On the way back from the Membership Meet in Savannah, Georgia, we stopped to visit The Ark. It is starting to seem like a good idea! It has been difficult to find a nice day to exercise the A’s or mow the grass.

The Swan Lake Meet is beginning to come together. Many commit-ees have been visiting the venue and planning the different activities. I appreciate everyone’s efforts to make this a successful event. We still

need volunteers to help collect tickets at the various seminars, banquet events, sell raffle tickets, maintain the hospitality room, fill in at the registration desk and other behind-the-scenes activities.

The business meeting will be very interesting with reports from the MARC National Driving Tour and the incredible drive-out to LaPorte. Also, Art LeMere has a great program for us. Drive you’re ‘A’ like you stole it!

Ed Javorka

Fashion-Era Fashion!

Photo by Dana Vandewater from May Business Meeting, Cake and Cookie Auction

The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by Direc-tor Ed Javorka, who also led the membership in the Pledge of Allegiance.

TREASURER’S REPORT: Kim Sefton presented the Treasurer’s Report having reported an April 26 balance of $2,291.38. After reporting recent deposits and ex-penditure, a motion was made by Wally Hagberg and seconded. All voiced yes, motion carried.

MEMBERSHIP REPORT: Kim Sefton reported total membership at 61.

MINUTES: Russell Smiddy presented the minutes from the April Business Meeting. After discussion a mo-tion was made by Chuck Kolar and seconded by Dan Dieck. All voiced yes, motion carried.

FELLOWSHIP REPORT: The Fellowship Report in-cluded a report on John Schupp, Riley Kluck, Rich Pramuk, Linda Brown, Margaret McNabney. It was also reported that former member Tom Knarr passed away..

MAIL / ANNOUNCEMENTS / OLD BUSINESS: Art LeMere discussed details of the May drive-out.

Roger Gill reminded the club about the Central Iowa Model A Ford Club’s Midwest Regional Meet June 10-14 in west Des Moines, and GAMARI September 9-13.

NEW BUSINESS: Mileage Awards were presented for 10,000 miles to both Chuck Kolar and Mike Higgins.

Ed Magerl announced the St. Anthony’s Car Show, with the Winamac Club, as May 15, 2019.

Dan Dieck announced the South Holland Memorial Day Parade.

REFRESHMENTS were provided by the Hagbergs, Magerls and Russell Smiddy.

TECH TIME included a discussion on straightening the wheel.

PROGRAM: The program featured the annual Cake and Cookie Auction, netting $300 with Kim Sefton’s cherry pie as the top bid item.

Final comments included the suggestion of the July drive-out to the Joliet prison.

A motion was made and seconded to adjourn the meeting. All voiced yes, motion carried. Meeting ad-journed at 9:00 pm.

Russell Smiddy, Secretary

LIQUIDATION SALE ALL CARS MUST GO

2013 Caddy CTS, black/black, 13,350 original miles $18,295

1978 Corvette, Sil/Anv, one winner, 7,805 original miles $17,295

1931 Ford Model A CP, Deluxe $14,295

2001 Chevy Tracker 4wd, go to school or to work special $1,295

Call Smokey Joe Murzyn between 11:00 am—5:00 pm leave message 219-922-8589

FOR SALE: Complete 1930-31 service brake and emer-gency brake cross shaft assemblies and all brake rods with clevis and brackets. $150.00. 1930-31 LR original fender. Fits Roadster, couple cabriolet, pickup. Excellent straight metal. $250.00 Roger Gill @ 708-250-0814.

FOR SALE: 1929 FOUR-DOOR Town Sedan. Chuck & Susan Thomas @ 219-332-0053.

WANTED: 1929 Gas tank. Mark Gerrity @ 708-498-2626 or markg12272@sbcglobal.net

FOR SALE: Art’s ‘A’ Parts, antique car parts. LED tail lights, LED third brake/directional lights, halogen headline bulbs and other ‘A’ parts. Art LeMere @ 708-878-6620 or artlemere12@yahoo.com

FOR SALE: HIR window decals. Cy Sefton @ 219-836-2081.

Treasurer’s Report By Kim Sefton

Balance April 26, 2019 $ 2,291.38

INCOME: EXPENSES:

Bank $ 100.00

Auction 581.00 _______

Total $ 681.00 Total $ 0.00

Balance May 29, 2019 $ 2,972.38

Scenice photo from the Cobe Cup, compliments of Mike Hig-gins.

6 - Business Meeting, Jeopardy! 9 - 2020 Membership Meet Planning Meeting @ Hansen’s 14 - Pizza Night 16 - Pint with the Past @ Gilmore 20 - Breakfast Social 24 - Milwaukee Swap Meet 28 - Pizza Night 28 - March 3 - Membership Meet, Savannah, Georgia

Hastings, Rock, Sefton

4-10 - MARC National Meet Dearborn, Michigan 14 - Business Meeting 21 - Breakfast Social 25 - Cedar Lake Family Fun Fest

SURPRISE!

1-3 - Membership Meet, Georgia 6 - Business Meeting 14 - Pizza Night 17 - St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Crown Point 17 - Illinois MARC 35th Swap Meet Friendly Ford, Roselle 20 - Breakfast Social 28 - Pizza Night 31 - Soup Day, Beecher

Phillips, Rock, Stonerock

4 - Business Meeting, Annual Parts Auction 9-13 - GAMARII (Touring Western Iowa) 18 - Breakfast Social 21 - Ford Model A Day, Gilmore 28 - Valpo Fall Harvest Festival

Chavez, Gill, Hagberg

FEBRUARY 2019

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3 - Business Meeting (30’s Fashion) 6 - Car Inspection/Function Check @ Hagberg’s 11 - Pizza Night 17 - Breakfast Social 25 - Pizza Night 27 - Drive-Out (LeMere)

Hansen, Kolar, Straka

2 - Business Meeting 4-6 - Newport Hill Climb 6 - Pullman Tour 10 - Pizza Night 16 - Breakfast Social 24 - Pizza Night 25-27 - Fall Tour (Swan Lake)

Foley, DeJong, Javorka

1 - Business Meeting - Annual Cake & Cookie Auction 11 - Drive Out (LeMeres) 15 - Breakfast Social 15 - St. Anthony’s Car Show 17 - North Judson School (tentative) 20 - 23 MARC National Tour (Elkins, West Virginia) 25 - Cobe Cup (confirmed) 27 - South Holland Parade 30 - Crown Point Car Show begins

Hagberg, Magerl, Smiddy

2 - Grave Yard Tour (tentative) 6 - Business Meeting (Movie Nite) 14 - Pizza Night 11 - Veterans Appreciation Parade 20 - Breakfast Social 28 - Thanksgiving Holiday

DeYoung, Hansen, Porter

2 - Model A Day, Sharon, Wisc. 5 - Business Meeting (LeMere) 8 - Drive Out (Higgins) 15 - Drivin’ the Dixie (confirmed) 19 - Breakfast Social

Higgins, Kolar, McNabney

4 - HIR Holiday Party (&Toys for Tots) 12 - Pizza Night 18 - Breakfast Social 25 - Christmas Day 26 - Pizza Night 31 - Polar Bear Dash

Rock, Elson, Hastings

4 - Whiting, Crown Point Parades 7 - Pie & Ice Cream Social, Cedar Lake Historical Assn. Museum 10 - Business Meeting 13 - Club Picnic 17 - Breakfast Social 20 - Prison Dive-Out (Gill/Dieck) 26 - Pierogi Fest Parade, Whiting

LeMere, Smiddy, Hansen

Breakfast Social

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Aspen Cafe

9:00 am 9141 Wicker, St. John

South of Schilling, north of Subway

3rd Wednesday/monthly

Rev. 05/31/2019

Crown Point Bulldog Park ~ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Every Thursday beginning May 30 ~ September 26

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THURSDAYS

Fall/Winter Months from October ~ April

2nd & 4th Thursdays (location varies) ~ 5:30 pm

EDITOR’S CORNER

Another month has flown by! Here it is June already and we still haven’t had the old ‘A’ out. As soon as bag-pipe competition season slows down, we’ll be around! Sounds like May was a total blast between the drive-out to LaPorte, the Cobe Cup, two car shows and the SoHo Pa-rade…. Not to mention last week-end’s spontaneous Ice Cream Sun-dae/Sunday!

Last week we attended a wedding in California. Driving along the Pa-cific Highway from LA to San Diego I couldn’t help but think how much fun that drive would be in an A! As picturesque as it was however, nothing compares to the beauty of the Lake Michigan Shoreline and scenic byways of northwest Indiana!

Thanks for all the photos last month! Keep ‘em comin’!

Caroline

1 Cy & Kim Sefton

3 Sherry Gouwens 4 Jerry LeMere Becky Wright 10 Marife Largura 14 Barb Chavez Jeremiah Ronneau 15 Mike Stanula 20 Dave Kralik 24 Garrett DeYoung

Monthly Breakfast Social

ASPEN CAFÉ June 19 - 9:00 am (3rd Wednesdays monthly)

DRIVE OUT

Saturday, June 8 This tour will leave the First Church parking lot at the corner of US 231 & IN 10 in

Wheatfield at 9:30 am, and will travel to the Whistle Stop Museum in Monon, Indiana to view the Stan and Mary Sorrel collection of Ford Model As

and other auto memorabilia. Lunch to follow, then return home.

MOMENCE to BLUE ISLAND June 15

Departs from Earl D. Schoeffner Farm Museum, Momence

Ends at Gas Works Grounds, Blue Island

Registration 8:00 - 10:00 am

Pre-registration $15 / Day of $20

www.drivinthedixie.com

Every Thursday Crown Point Car Show

Bulldog Park (5:00-8:00 pm)

Every Monday Crete Cruise Nights

Downtown Main Street (5:00-8:00 pm, June thru Sept.)

1st & 3rd Wednesdays Beecher Cruise Nights

Route 1, south of Buddy’s Drive-In (5:00-8:00 pm, June-Sept.)

June 1 Highland Annual Car Cruise

Downtown (1:00-5:00 pm)

June 7-8 Live in the Ville Car Show

Downtown Hessville (12:00-9:30 pm)

June 26 Cruise Night at Wicker Park

Highland (5:00-8:00 pm)

RATTLES FROM

THE RUMBLE SEAT…

JULY 20 DRIVE-OUT OLD JOLIET PRISON

$15 per person (non-refundable)

90-minute guided walking tour (not ADA approved)

RSPV by June 5 Dan Dieck 708-822-0820

National Events About the Highland Indiana Region Model A Restorers Club

The purpose of the Club shall be to encourage the acquisition, preservation, restoration, exhibition, and use of the Model A, including literature, technical and historical information, and to promote the introduction of ideas and fellowship among owners and members of the Club.

You need not own a Model A Ford to join or participate at any HIR Club sponsored event. All are welcome!

Highland Indiana Region

Model A Restorer’s Club PO Box 1883

Highland, IN 46322

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2020 MARC MEMBERSHIP MEET: Ed Javorka FALL TOUR: Javorkas, Rocks, Seftons FASHION: Linda Javorka, Joy Kolar & Tom Rock FELLOWSHIP: Giselle Porter MARC CORRESPONDENT: Joy Kolar MARC MILEAGE: Warren DeJong MEMBERSHIP: Kim Sefton NEWSLETTER: Caroline Stanula PARADES: Chuck Kolar PICNIC: Ken Foley, Mike Higgins & Cy Sefton PRINTING: Chuck Kolar RAFFLE: Terry Phillips REFRESHMENTS: Becky Dieck WEBMASTER: Chuck Kolar WINTER BANQUET: OPEN

2019 Committee Chairpersons

Special thanks to

McKinley Lodge #712 F&AM

for hosting the HIR Business Meetings

Making a good man a better man by imparting upon him moral social virtues through

...a belief in a Supreme Being, a belief in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man,

and a belief in the immortality of the Soul.

2019 National Meet

August 4-10, 2019

Dearborn, Michigan http://model-a-ford.org/event/2019-national-meet-dearborn/

2020 Membership Meet

April 2-4, 2020

Swan Lake, Plymouth, Indiana

Highland Indiana Region

2020 National Meet

June 1-5, 2020

Oshkosh, Wisconsin