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President’s Corner

2011 Executive

Committee President Paul Nee (253)640-9943 Vice President Joanie Nordlund (253) 848-0386 Secretary Charlene Rivera (360) 459-3993 Treasurer /Membership Nancy Freeman (253) 531-4624 Directors Jerry Murphy (253) 278-4718 Sandra Smith 253-862-5419 Matt Sparkmon (253) 732– 2950 Dennis Willert (253) 565-0592 Past President Rachel Lanigan (253) 227-4088 Show Chairperson Jerry Murphy (253) 278-4718 MCA club rep Robert King [email protected]

Inside this issue:

President’s Corner 1-2

Minutes 3

Mustang of the Month 4-5

Raffle Update 6

Calendar 11

Recipe 12

Upcoming Cruises 15-

16

Pierce County Mustang Club

Pony News

September 2011

Presidents Message September 2011 As you read this month’s Pony News

several contingents of PCMC members will be

on their way to one of two distant events. First

is the International Mustang Meet in Spokane,

the other is the Sturgis Mustang Rally in

Sturgis, South Dakota. Both of these are

happening over the Labor Day Weekend. For

those of us staying closer to home, we wish

our comrades safe travels and good luck in

bringing home the awards our members are known for.

This year’s PCMC car show, All Ford & Mustang Roundup was a resounding

success. With 156 cars registering for the show and only four no-shows, this was by far the

largest attendance for the show after reviewing past years’ totals. The sun showed itself

periodically throughout the day and the afternoon showers that were forecast never devel-

oped. Thanks to Michael and Rachel Lanigan for putting on an outstanding raffle, Larry and

Charlene Rivera for selling a ton of 50/50 raffle tickets and the many PCMC members that

loaded the truck, helped setup, manned the registration, T-Shirt sales and raffle ticket sales

tables and tear down and put everything away at the storage unit.

Also I’d like to thank Queen Claire Fleming and Princess Krista Nunnally of this

year’s Daffodil Festival for their judging and selection of the new Daffodil Festival Royalty

Award. They were schooled on car show judging and had a score sheet for each car. Come

to find out that Princess Krista is a dyed in the wool car nut and gave every car a diligent

going over and assisted Queen Claire with the nuances of each car. The other special award

this year was the Fallen Hero Award which was selected by Deputy Brian Holman of the

Pierce County Sheriff’s Department presented by Officer Brian Markert of the Lakewood

Police Department and. Lastly was the President’s Award which was choose from the field

by yours truly, Dick Knight of Pacific Cascade Mustang Club, Rob Ogden of Mustangs

Northwest and Michael Dunson of Mustangs West. The four of us walked through the herd

of ponies shortly after noon and discussed the plus and minuses of ten to twelve of the finest

cars and unlike the US Congress we were able to reach consensus on the car we all thought

was the best in our four sets of eyes Continued on Page 2

PCMC 2011 President

Paul Nee

Please note on page 11 the date change for the executive meeting

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Make sure to upload your pictures from PCMC events and car shows to

show everyone what a great time we have when we gather.

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Pony News September 2011

Daffodil Days Artwork

President’s Message Cont’d

Continued from page 1

Because our editor is on the road as you are reading this, I’ll include the outcome of the Annual Family Picnic in

next month’s issue.

I have already received this year’s Sumner-Puyallup Santa Parade application so if you’d like to join us in one or

both parades on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, December 3rd make sure to contact me either by email or

phone so I can get a count of cars and inform everybody of requirements for entry. As was the case last year, I’ll

need a photo copy of your proof of insurance and your driver’s license (you can redact your DL number if you

wish). You can scan and email a PDF file to me as well.

Remember on Saturday, September 10th we will be heading down to Ocean Shores for a Show & Shine display

complete with trophies and awards. The convention center around the corner from where we’ll be parked will have

the annual arts & crafts fair underway. Word has it that Clay & Robert will be hosting a Smores cookout after-

wards at their property in Ocean Shores.

Lastly I just want to let everyone know that the September Executive Committee will have their meeting on

Tuesday, September 13th due to many committee members out of town at various Mustang events or extended La-

bor Day outings. All members are welcome to attend any Executive committee meeting and contribute your

thoughts, ideas and suggestions.

Paul

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Daffodil Days Artwork

PCMC Meeting Minutes

General Meeting August 16, 2011

Call to Order – Paul Nee

Membership Report – Nancy Freeman

7 new memberships

1 renewal

Welcome New Members

Congrats to Matt & Natasha Ladnier on their recent wedding.

Congrats to Dan, Jolene, & Zach Alpert and Grandparents Rick & Joanie Nordlund on their new baby boy, Caleb

68 renewal, 20 new, 10 Honorary / Lifetime = 98

Club Merchandize for sale – pennants, pins, hats- See Nancy

Approval July General Meeting Minutes

1st Bill Norman, 2nd Dennis Willert,

Membership Approved & Accepted

Treasurer’s Report – Nancy Freeman

Car Show- Revenue – pre-regs, DOS regs, sponsors t-shirts, raffles,

Expenses- plaques, dash plaques, printing, t-shirts, gold coins, San- i-Cans, truck & gas, awards,

club participation

Club Revenue- membership, raffle, pennants, and car show

Expenses- non-profit license renewal, membership cards, printing, postage,

Raffles, cruises, game prizes for picnic, relabeling, car show

Motion to Approve 1st Jerry Murphy, 2nd Bill Norman

Membership Approved & Accepted

MCA Representative’s Report

MCA Regional Director – Robert King – not present

MCA Board Member – Bob Frender – not present

Old Business

All Ford & Mustang Roundup Car Show Wrap Up – Jerry Murphy – car show went great, best PCMC has had,

record number of Cars 156, please come to the debriefing car show meeting on September 13 at 6:30 @ Korum,

Jerry passed out member’s thank you plaques & Joanie Nordlund pass out coupons to the car show volunteers for

the EQC ½ off dinner

Car Show Raffles – Mike & Rachel Lanigan – had great raffles, thanks to all the members who donated items; at-

tendees loved all the different items

PCMC Family Picnic – August 28 at Frontier Park, see flyer for more info and what to bring

New Business

Club Participation Award – Joanie Nordlund- Port Orchard Show, Ponies on the Waterfront, PCMC had 21 cars

Ocean Shores Cruise – Missy Willert – Meeting at I-5 & 512 McDonald’s at 7:30 leaving at 7:45, Sears in Lacey

8:15 leaving at 8:30, McDonald’s in Aberdeen 9:30 leaving at 9:50, see flyer for more info

Newsletter Dead Line – all info must be turned in to Renea Merwin by August 27, if turn in late it will not be in

September newsletter

Mustang of the Month

Congrats to Wendy, Robert SR & Robert JR Minnieweather and their string of Ponies!

Adjourn

1st Joanie Nordlund, 2nd Jerry Murphy

Submitted by Charlene Rivera



The Minnieweather Family

and their herd of Ponies

“Had to be Sonic Blue!!”

By Wendy Minnieweather

I’ve been a member of the Mustang Community since August 1994, at which time I pos-

sessed a 1989 Smokey Gray LX Coupe, which I regret to say has since been smooched. This

brought me this Awesome 1988 Midnight Shadow Blue/Gray GT/HB. I have been very active

with my Stangs participating in parades, car shows, cherry pie runs, poker runs, local cruises

throughout the Pacific Northwest and least we forget I’ve also participated in at least Six Pony

Trails (definitely a retread)!

I’m the second owner of this no-nonsense looking 1988 GT/HB that I managed to find

locally (Silverdale, Washington), some of the highlights of the Stang include the gray cloth in-

terior, 302 (5.0 liter) V-8 engine with 5 speed manual transmission. It is stock (except for the

aftermarket 5 Star Chrome rims and the Chrome Valve Covers given to me from my kids as a

Christmas present) the other features include: air conditioning, dual illuminated visor mirrors,

power side windows, power door locks, AM/FM cassette stereo and premium sound system,

cruise control, dual remote mirrors and rear window defrost. This tuff looking Stang was

driven daily by me until hubby (Robert) and I added the 2005 Sonic Blue to my Stable.

As of March 17th, 2005 we added to my corral, with the purchase of a 2005 Sonic Blue

Coupe that we couldn’t resist for the price we paid! We saved close to anywhere from $2000 to

$3000 less than most of the dealerships in Washington, although we did have to drive 3 hours

one way to get this savings it was worth the trip as he was cleaned and gassed up and ready for

us to drive off with him as soon as we got to the dealership in Lynden, Washington.

The 2005 Sonic Blue is still stock sporting the V6 Deluxe Coupe (4.0 liter engine with

five speed manual transmission, getting 19 MPG City/28 MPG Highway). However, some

changes were made to “Ted” (License # is 261-TED) making him more personalized by adding

the White Pony side body Rocker Stripe, changing out the Ford Spinners on the rims to the Tri-

Bar Pony Spinners and adding Pony mud flaps to the rear wheels, also adding the sequential

lights.

Since purchasing “TED” we’ve been able to attend all the MCA Shows on the West

Coast since 2005 (Lacey, Washington), Las Vegas, NV (2006), Concord, CA (2007), and Park

City, UT (2008), due to the great gas mileage on the Highway. Of course, hubby had to test the

speed on our way to the MCA show in Las Vegas, NV we’ll just say “TED” passed! After all

the Smokies are few and far between on HWY 318. That being said “TED” is now my daily

driver, while the 1988 received a much needed New paint job in the winter of 2007 so we could

show both Mustangs at the car shows 2008.

Photos on page 5



Page 4

Wendy Minnieweather’s 1988 GT/HB

Robert & Wendy’s 2005 Sonic Blue Coupe

(Notice who is driving)!

Robert Sr. Minnieweather's New Toy

This present came from Florida it is

a 93 Cobra Clone, because as most of you know the 93 Cobra's came in ONLY three colors

and Blue was not one of the colors! But the rest of the car has all the Bells and Whistle's that a

Cobra would have and he has fun driving it, isn't that the point the Mustang was made for

Robert Jr.’s


PCMC Raffle Update

August General Meeting Raffle The raffle made $45.00; items purchased totaled

$0.00, giving the club a profit of $45.00. Thank you to Jerry Murphy, Pete & Nancy Freeman, Korum Ford & Lincoln and South Hill Mall for donating items this

month.

Sweet Willie’s received food, hygiene products and cash donations of $30.00. To date Sweet Willie’s has received $240.00 from the

General Meeting.

Hygiene items are just as essential as food to families who cannot afford such items.

Sweet Willie’s is also helping with kids that are living on the street

by taking the money that you donate at the meetings and turning

into “food” gift cards.

FROM THE CAR SHOW

31 backpacks and $539.00 in cash was donated to Sweet Willie’s, from the

backpacks donations ($280) and the 50/50 raffle ($259). Sweet Willie’s

cash donation from January-August General Meeting and the Car Show is

$779.00.

The Gold Coin brought in $127.00 and the Bucket Raffle brought in

$1219.38 after expenses. Thank you to everyone who donated to the

Bucket Raffle. Without YOU donating, the raffle would not have been

such an awesome success!

From the Zig Zigler’s Little Book of Big Quotes :

“With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide.

With integrity you will do the right thing, so will have no guilt. With fear

and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best.”


Thank You, Thank You, Thank You.

Thank you to all our volunteers that came out at 5 am on Sunday to help setup and all

those who manned the booths during the day as well. When I took the chairman position I indi-

cated then that I would like this to be our best year. Well you did it! All the hard work that was

put into each position by the committee team paid off and Thank you does not seem enough to

say about this year's committee.

I have always said that it takes the whole club to make the show a success. This year

really proved it, from passing out flyers at the various car shows to all who took part. Ken sell-

ing T-shirts, Larry selling tickets, Joanie getting the hospitality area set, the whole crew that set

things up and then helped run them. Then the parking crew who got everyone parked. Big

thanks to Tom for making sure that the truck was taken care of and going over the parking plan

and setting the stanchion positions. To Mike and Rachel, who not only took care of the port a

potties, but also handled the raffle items again this year. Finally to the lady who never fails to

make things gel each year and without I would have forgotten a lot of things, Nancy. Thanks

for all your hard work Nancy.

I know I have not mentioned half the people who contributed to making this the great

car show that it was. I apologize and hope that you will forgive me as sometimes the old brain

does not work as it should (my story and I am sticking to it).

There will be a meeting for after action reports and going over suggestions for next

year's show on September 13th. Please come ready to hit it at a fast pace as there is a lot of

ground to cover and not a lot of time. However I feel it is important to go over what we did

right and the areas we can improve. Let's make next year's show as good and even better.

Jerry

Car Show Corner

Membership Report

Membership


Mission Statement

To promote a better understanding and stronger fellowship in the preservation and maintenance

of all Mustang and Shelby auto-mobiles.

July roster lists 90 Members

65 Renewals and 15 new members,

2 Honorary members and 8 Lifetime members.

many thanks to those who renewed,

our lifetime members

and again welcome to our new members.

The Pierce County Mustang Club is

open to any person or family

interested in the PCMC Purpose.

All Ford cars are welcome.

Ownership is not required…

Enthusiasm is!!!

Dues:$25 per year

Membership dues are payable in

January of each year.

New Membership is prorated ac-

cording to the month joined.

CLUB MERCHANDISE

PCMC Ball Cap $12.00

PCMC Car Antenna Pennant $7.50

PCMC Lapel/Cap Pin $4.00 (stick or magnetic)

Items can be purchased by mail, please add an

extra $1.50 for each cap or pennants to cover

cost of mailing.

OR

Stop by a meeting to save the extra cost and visit

with friends.

Be sure to check out the special order forms for

PCMC jacket or vest.

Want to be sure you know about club activities? Be sure that Nancy Freeman has your current info.

Contact Nancy at 253-531-4621 or drop her a line at [email protected], with any changes.

Mustang Trivia:

The only difference

between the 1997

and 1998 Mustang is

the digital clock

mounted on the 1998

instrument panel


Welcome to the Following New Members

All of us in the PCMC family would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest

members:

Eric & Danny Cobb Tony Marlow Tacoma Lakewood 2003 black Cobra coupe 1998 white coupe

1965 red GT coupe 2006 vista blue GT coupe 1967 robin's egg blue F100 Jan & Wayne Hanson Shannon Mazza Puyallup Puyallup 2005 sonic blue coupe 2007 blue/white Shelby GT500

Coming Soon! October Newsletter will have pictures and articles of:

PCMC Club Picnic

Sturgis Mustang Rally

MCA International Show

PCMC Ocean Shores Run

Congratulations and Best Wishes to members Matt and Natasha Ladnier

on their marriage.

Calendar of Upcoming Meetings


September October

13th Executive Meeting 4th Executive Meeting

20th General Meeting 18th General Meeting

The deadline for Newsletter Contributions are the 28th of each month.

Board Meeting 1st Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm

General Meeting 3rd Tuesday of the month at 7:00pm

Korum Ford

100 River Road

Puyallup, WA 98371 In the upstairs conference room

No food available except coffee and snack bar in the gift shop.

PCMC is a regional Club of the Mustang Club of America

Sweet Willie’s Family Support

A portion of the club’s annual car show proceeds go to support:

Sweet Willie’s Family Support

Please feel free to bring a Non-Perishable Food Donation or

personal hygiene item to any meeting.

Willie and Sally Carson [email protected]

The new year always bring struggles for families in need and for the people who support them. So lets boost our giving this month and replenish the supplies in the Carson’s garage.

Calendar of Upcoming PCMC Events and

Other Mustang Events


Important Date Change

2011 EVENTS & SHOWS PCMC EVENTS

Sept 10th Cruise to Ocean Shores, Missy & Clay 253-732-0647

October 16th Harvest Cruise, Bob 360-894-6273

December 3rd Santa Parade, Puyallup, Paul 253-640-9943

December 10 Holiday Gathering, Community Center, Puyallup, Charlene

360-459-3993

December 17th Fantasy Lights, Spanaway Park, Missy 253-732-0647

OTHER MUSTANG EVENTS

Sept. 1-5th International Mustang Meet, Spokane, WA, 509-468-8730

Sept. 1-5th Sturgis Mustang Meet, Sturgis, SD, www.SturgisMustangRally.com

Sept. 10th Island Classic M.C., Oak Harbor, WA, 360-320-2011

Sept. 11th All Ford Meet, XXX Issaquah, 425-387-9450

Sept. 18th Sun Country M.C., Yakima, 509-494-3210

Sept. 25th Mustangs West Car Show, Lacey,

October 2nd Pacific NW M.C., Paterson, WA, 509-307-6421

The September Pierce County Mustang Club, Executive Committee Meeting falls

on Monday, September 6th, Labor Day Holiday, so as such and in conjunction

with the bylaws, the September Executive Committee Meeting will be held on

Monday, September 13, 2011 in the Korum Ford-Lincoln conference room at 6:30

pm. Any member is welcome to attend any executive committee meeting. The by-

laws state that the only mandate is that the Executive Committee Meeting be held

prior to the monthly General Meeting.

http://www.sturgismustangrally.com/

Recipe Corner


Sour Cream Chicken Enchiladas

4 chicken breasts, cooked and diced**

1 small can diced green chilies

16-24oz sour cream

1 bunch chopped green onions

1 can cream of chicken soup (undiluted)

8-16oz shredded cheddar cheese

1 package flour tortillas

Mix together green chilies, sour cream, green onions, and soup. Stir in chicken.

Spray a 9X13 baking dish with Pam and add tortillas to cover bottom (usually 2-3

overlapping depending on size). Add half of the chicken mixture and cover with

cheese. Repeat layer beginning with tortillas, chicken mixture and ending with

cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 20-30 minutes until warm and cheese melts. Let sit 5

minutes or so before cutting.

** Cook chicken breasts in microwave by putting in a glass dish, add a little water

(1/8 cup) and cover with saran wrap. Let cool slightly before dicing.

This dish can be made ahead and refrigerated until baking but will require longer

baking time is cold, approximately 40-45 minutes,

Serves 4


PCMC’s

Youngest Members

Announcing :

Colin Maverick Strauch

A second greneration club

member. Proud parents are

Chelsey and Dan Strauch.

Caleb John Alpert, 3rd generation Mustang Member

Mom and Dad: Jolene and Dan Alpert

Gramma and Grampa Joanie and Rick Nordlund


Make a Wish Show

On Sunday August 7th, a smattering of PCMC folks headed down to Griot’s Garage for the

Make A Wish show that Ann-Maria Stoian has put on for the past three years. This year there

were a few glitches out of her control (like Griot’s opening the gates late and the food vendor

driving right on by) but what is a car show without a few glitches? About 30 cars showed up

and a good percentage walked away with some kind of trophy. There were some very creative

categories that included best make out car, slowest 0-60, best grocery getter, and best kids taxi.

All in All it was a great success because of the sun, the cars but most importantly the $1,314

that was raised for the Make A Wish Foundation. If you believe in a good cause and enjoy

hanging out with fellow car nuts make sure and look for the flyer next year to help make it an

even bigger showing than this year!


PCMC Car Show

A year of monthly committee meetings and task assignments undertaken by a outstanding group

of volunteers lead by Jerry Murphy resulted in another successful car show. Here is a taste of

the day's events starting the night before with the loading of the rental truck with supplies from

the shed. Sunday starts in the dark at 5am with setting up tents lighting the area with car head-

lights, then on to filling up those tables with free goodies, registration equipment, raffle items,

trophies, generators, balloons on trash cans, PA equipment and greeting the arrival of port a

potties. By 8am volunteers are ready for our guests. And with a promise of a warm day the cars

rolled in and we registered 156 entries. Congratulations to Best of Show winner

Roger Henningsen and his 1966 Shelby GT350H.

Our deepest appreciation to our sponsors and raffle donors. To our guests and their magnificent

cars thank you again for coming, you are a significant reason the club is able to support its ac-

tivities and its charity. Lots more pictures are in the process of being loaded on to the website/

photobucket and should be available soon for viewing.


Backpacks for the Underprivileged

During the PCMC car show backpacks full of school supplies were collected for the

underprivileged children in Pierce County. This year thanks to some very generous mustangers

31 backpacks were turned in. Along with backpacks people also generously gave cash which

raised another $280 to go towards more backpacks and supplies. The backpacks will be

distributed by the Tone Transitional Program to students who are currently homeless.

A Huge Thank you to all who donated!


Props and Ponies

Heritage Flight Museum

Bellingham Washington

August 20th 2011

The Heritage Flight Museum recently played host to 100 beautiful Mustangs and a tarmac full of vintage airplanes. Those present were treated to a sunny day filled with chances to view history from our past on the ground and in the air including fly overs by a P-51. Additionally, many members of the Greater Vancouver Mustang Association crossed over the border giving attendees an opportunity to check out Mustangs that usually don't attend U.S.A. shows. One of the show activities was an exhaust contest where the winner was decided by the crowd. Our own club member, Jim Cassidy, ran the contest while another club member, Larry Rivera, crouched down at the exhaust pipe recording the sound. Be patient with Jim and Larry the next time you talk with them if they have to ask you to repeat what you said. An added bonus to the show is your pony having its picture taken with a P-51 plane. Due to space limitation set by the FAA and the airport, attendance is restricted to 100 cars, so if you want to attend in 2012 keep your eye out for the announcement and don't delay.


Pierce County Mustang Club’s Harvest Cruise

Saturday October 15, 2011

Meet at South Hill Krispy Kreme @ 10am,

Driver’s meeting @ 10:15am, departure immediately following.

Join us for a scenic cruise through the foothills & back roads of Pierce & Thurston Counties.

Final destination is the Road Runner Express Café For a NO HOST lunch.

Please bring either Winter* apparel or two non-perishable items for Sweet Willie’s to enter into a raffle, which will be held at final

stop. *Coats, hats gloves or scarves*

Check Road Runner Express out on Facebook

P O Box 44853 Tacoma, WA 98444

Official Newsletter of the Pierce County Mustang club Next Club Meeting at Korum Ford Tuesday September18th 2011 7:00pm

100 River Road 253-845-6600

Puyallup Washington 98371 800-566-7058

WWW.KORUM.COM

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