loged and liquidated

by volunteers in the

state.

It is feared that this

will be one of the

last chances to have

Mihran talk to auto

enthusiasts as he is

now living in a nurs-

ing facility that will

be his final residence.

Both Tioga Region

and Iroquois Region

will have a brief busi-

ness meeting before

the featured appear-

ance of Mihran.

The October meet-

ing of Tioga Region

will be a joint meet-

ing with Iroquois Re-

gion. We will meet at

the Susquehanna

Nursing Home on

Riverside Drive in

Johnson City. The

date is October 15,

2014 at 7:00PM. This

will be the third in a

series of meetings

that will feature Mi-

hran Melkonian (I

am sure that I have

murdered his name).

This individual has a

remarkable knowl-

edge of the history

of the automobile

not only in the triple

cities but in the USA.

In the past he has

spoken of the auto-

mobile dealers of the

southern tier, the

cars that he has

owned some of

which were automo-

biles that we now

call classics. This

meeting he will be

talking about the

founding fathers of

the automobile,

some of whom he

has met and talked

with.

Mihran had one of

the most extensive

collections of auto-

mobilia in United

States. This collection

is now being cata-

October Meeting

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 2

Inside Story 3

Inside Story 4

Inside Story 5

Inside Story 6

Tioga Transmission O C T O B E R 2 0 1 4 V O L U M E 1 4 I S S U E 1 0

P A G E 2

What’s Next? It has now been about

three years since

George Simon first

came to me with the

idea of a consolidation

of Iroquois, Onaquaga,

and Tioga Regions. As

most of you are now

aware, Onaquaga Re-

gion is now, for all in-

tents and purpose, non-

existent.

You also all know that

there has been a vote

by the members of both

Tioga and Iroquois Re-

gions concerning the

consolidation. The vote,

as you all have been in-

formed, resulted in a

three to one decision in

favor of the merger in

both Regions.

Now begins the major

job of organizing our

new and expanded Re-

gion representing all of

the area within a fifty

mile radius of Broome/

Tioga locations. This is a

major undertaking that

will encompass a year

or more of dedi-

cated work.

To begin the con-

solidation we are in

the process of or-

ganizing a team of

members from the

two regions who

will research the

requirements of

not only the AACA

National organiza-

tion as well as full

legal requirements

of our state and lo-

cal governments.

The team members

from Tioga Region

are Joe Vaglica,

Brett Nichols, and

myself, with How-

ard Seymour, who

holds duel mem-

bership in Tioga and

Iroquois Regions, as

a non-voting advi-

sor. Our reason for

Howard’s designa-

tion as advisor is

that he will not be

in residence during

the winter months

and as such will not

be able to attend the

required monthly

meetings of the con-

solidation committee.

The members of Iro-

quois Region on the

committee are

George Simon, Frank

Whitney, and an as

yet to be named

third party. It is the

hope of Iroquois Re-

gion that a woman

from their region will

agree to fill the third

member position.

The duties of the

consolidation com-

mittee are not fully

defined at this time

as the full scope of

consolidation is still

somewhat unknown.

Remember this ap-

pears to be the first

time in the history of

AACA that two Re-

gions have attempted

to consolidate.

(Continued next

page)

T I O G A T R A N S M I S S I O N

P A G E 3 V O L U M E 1 4 I S S U E 1 0

some members of

both regions who have

threatened to resign if

the consolidation

takes place. It is the

hope of all members

and leaders of the two

regions that those in

disagreement remain

with us to help make

this a better organiza-

tion for the total car

community,. We feel

that without this

merger there will not

be a strong represen-

tation of our hobby in

the southern tier

within a very few

years.

It is difficult for any of

us to look at the 30

year history of Tioga

Region and not feel a

loss if there is not a

Tioga Region next

year or the next. Re-

member that there is

also a 60 year history

for Iroquois Region,

they also will feel such

a loss.

Although there is still a lot

of time for us to decide on

the name for our new re-

gion, we have to admit that

the naming of our region is

something to be considered

still far into the future.

The more important issues

are a smooth and efficient

transition into the future

organization, a selection of

competent leadership, a

comprehensive recruiting of

interested new members,

and a co-operation be-

tween all persons involved

in both our regions.

The future of our hobby is

not in divisions but in inclu-

sions. You need to voice

your concerns to the con-

solidation committee if we

are to succeed!

We need your support and

your input. It is our duty to

make the new club exactly

the club you will be proud

to belong to!!!!

New bylaws have to

be created, meeting

locations need to be

found, a nominating

committee created,

and of course the sug-

gestions of all mem-

bers of both regions

compiled and consid-

ered.

Decisions as to activi-

ties social events, and

funding all need to be

considered. Remember

this will be your car

club and as such the

direction we will be

taking will be dictated

by the consensus of all

members.

We acknowledge that

there are some of our

existing members of

Tioga Region who are

opposed to this

merger as there are

members of Iroquois

Region also in opposi-

tion. We have even

heard that there are

Next Continued

P A G E 4

Upcoming Event

N E W S L E T T E R T I T L E

Watkins Glen

P A G E 5 V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1

The Narzinskys have

invited all Tioga Re-

gion members as well.

This will be a good

chance for us to be-

come familiar with

some of the future joint

members of the new

region!!