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November 2015

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~ Coming Events ~~ Coming Events ~~ Coming Events ~~ Coming Events ~

Next Monthly Mee+ng: January 19, 2016

(no December mee+ng)

(Third Tuesday of the month)

The Tap House—5589 W Charleston

Mee+ng at 8:00 PM

Op+onal dinner and social hour start at 6:00 PM.

December 10 (Thursday)

ANNUAL HOLIDAY PARTY

Mike Kessler

6:00 PM—10:00 PM

Italian American Club

2333 E Sahara, Las Vegas 89104

$30 per person (limit 2) if $25 dues for 2016 are paid by

November 30. (See page 4)

$60 per person if dues are unpaid.

Guests $60 per person

January 10, 2016

Kick Off Breakfast – Las Vegas Paiute Golf Resort

Mike Kessler

YOU MUST REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT SO WE CAN ORDER

ENOUGH FOOD.

Depart Santa Fe Sta+on at 9:00 AM. Dine at 10:00 AM.

$15 per person—no refunds aFer January 4.

December 5 (Saturday)

MAIL YOUR COMPLETED ELECTION BALLOT

Mail your ballot to Tony Gardner (address on the back of

the ballot).

January 15 – 18

Mesquite Motor Mania

Classic Car Show at all par+cipa+ng hotels and casinos in

Mesquite, Nevada.

www.mesquitecarshows.com for more informa+on

January 30 – 31 (Saturday – Sunday)

Turlock Swap Meet

7 AM – 5 PM / 7 AM – 3 PM

Stanislaus County Fairgrounds, 900 N. Broadway, Turlock,

California 95380

www.modestoareamodelaclub.org for more informa+on

February 26-28 (Friday-Sunday)

San Diego Big 3 Parts Exchange & Beach Trip

Mike Kessler

Swap Meet at Qualcomm Stadium Fri-Sun

Contact Beach CoLages (858-483-7440) if interested in

beach accommoda+ons

TOUR REPORT BY MIKE KESSLER

“Please be sure to sign up at the mee�ng or tell the Tour Leader so we will know you’re coming.“

all the club members who helped

me throughout the year by organiz-

ing and leading the tours. I look for-

ward to the new year with a lot

more great tours!

“A” happy November!

Thank you to all who

aLended the breakfast at

the Boulder City golf

course. Thanks to Jim Rob-

bins for organizing it.

Thank you to Del Hering for coordina+ng

the BeaLy days event. The club made us

proud with all the trophies and ribbon!

Thanks to Steve ColleL for organizing

the A & T picnic. It was great weather

and lots of fun. Our next events will be

the annual holiday party and the kick

off breakfast. See the tour schedule

(above) for the details. This has been a

great year of events, and my thanks to

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The holidays are around

the corner! Time for those

fes+ve decora+ons. This

year at the annual holiday

party there will be prizes

for the most fes+ve aOre

for both men and women. All clothes,

shoes and accessories will be considered.

If you plan to put your Model A down

for a long winter nap you may want to

put some gas treatment in the tank.

The elec+on slate was finalized at the

November mee+ng and the Ballot is

part of this NewsleLer. Please send it

in ASAP to have your vote counted.

Last minute ballots may be brought to

Tony Gardner at the Holiday party.

Happy holidays and hope to see

you all at the Kickoff Breakfast in

January.

THE PREZ SEZ BY MARK SCHIEFF

For those of you running a "B" carburetor.

remember the liLle spring that fell out when

you removed the float to replace the float

valve. And now you can't figure out how to

put it back. Well, it's not needed unless you

are using a fuel pump.

Also some of us are having some fuel leaks that just seem

to be unrepairable. Try lapping in the shutoff valve and an

original type shut off valve with tooth paste. Also you can

add an addi+onal 1/4 turn shut off valve under the dash.

BraLons sells one already made up with the proper bends

and fiOngs, installs in minutes. If you are experiencing a

slight fuel seepage check out the fiOng of the jets to the

machined brass threaded fiOngs. Some of the repo jets

are just press fiLed and can work loose.

SPARK PLUGS - A 10 SECOND TUTORUAL

Assuming everything else is adjusted correctly, not run-

ning too rich or too lean.

If they are white the plug is too hot.

If they are black the plug is too cold.

If they are a shade of tan they are just right.

TECHNICAL BY JIM MILLER

SUNSHINE BY CHARLOTTE KESSLER

Jerry Aus+n had triple by-

pass surgery. He is in ICU,

so cannot have visitors at

this +me. Wishing him a

speedy recovery.

I spoke with Lorraine Hanna. She is s+ll

having a lot of pain. Thinking of you Lor-

raine.

Dan Prehm had surgery for hernia repair

and is doing well. Happy to hear that

Dan.

Bob Chesto is having some difficulty

since cataract surgery. Wishes for

improvement soon.

Jerry Vozzola lost his father this

month. So sorry Jerry. Services were

held November 1.

Doreen Andrini had her gall bladder

removed recently. She is doing

great.

As this holiday season approaches

I want to wish everyone the very

best Thanksgiving and Christ-

mas! I personally would like to

say I'm very thankful for all of you.

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I am skipping the nor-

mal secretary report. I

say this with a lot of

sadness. This is my last

+me I do this report. As

everyone knows, Cheri

and I are moving. What a great +me

I had being secretary. It was a rough

start, then it became fun. Cheri and I

enjoyed everyone’s friendship and

how everyone opened their homes and

hearts and made us feel like family. We

both went on great trips and enjoyed

the social +mes we had. It was lots of

fun. Cheri and I aren’t saying goodbye,

but as someone we all grew up with

never said goodbye…”happy trails to

you ‘+l we meet again”! God bless you

all.

PS: There were 32 members, 2 cars,

no visitors. We announced birthdays,

held officer nomina+ons, and Carol

Miller won the Dark Horse. The

mee+ng ended early. God bless

America.

MEETING MINUTES BY JOE DIMARTINO

Be sure to mail your 2016 Elec+on Ballot by

December 5, 2015!

The elec+on results will be revealed at the

December 10, 2015 Holiday Party.

Nutz ‘n Boltz NEWSLETTER: Published monthly by the LVVMAFC. Articles submitted for publi-cation should reach the edi-tor by Saturday noon follow-ing the monthly meetings. All articles become the property of the club and are subject to corrections or revisions. Permission granted to reprint articles. Editor: Rita Waroway - warowayr@hotmail.com WEB SITE: www.vegasmodela.com DUES: $25 annual club dues are payable before the first day of January. Members not paid by January 31st shall be considered inactive and dropped from all chapter mailings.

2015 OFFICERS & DIRECTORS

PRESIDENT Mark Schieff

PAST PRESIDENT Dennis Waroway (for Don Moore)

VICE PRESIDENT Jim Miller

TREASURER Bob Andrini

SECRETARY Joe DiMartino

TOUR DIRECTOR Mike Kessler

WORKSHOP DIRECTOR Jim Miller

SUNSHINE DIRECTOR Charlotte Kessler

MEMBERSHIP & PUBLICITY Rita Waroway

MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE! BY RITA WAROWAY

$25 annual dues are due by January 31, 2016 or you will be dropped

from all Club mailings. Please make your check payable to LVVMAFC

and mail it to the Club Treasurer:

Bob Andrini, 9928 Shadowgate Ct, Las Vegas, NV 89148.

Dues must be received by November 30, 2015 to be eligible for the

holiday dinner discounted rate. You may include the holiday party

payment with your dues payment. (See tour schedule for cost)

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Happy BirthdayHappy BirthdayHappy BirthdayHappy Birthday

JanuaryJanuaryJanuaryJanuary

5 Barbara Gray

7 Pam Fecchino

9 Bobbi Hardy

9 Frank Mitrani

10 Jerry Vozzola

12 Kory DeNeal

16 Jack Hunter

25 ScoL Lyon

29 Russ Berry

With no one canceling due to the weather-

man's threat of wind our happy & brave

group took off from the Santa Fe Hotel on

our way to BeaLy at 9:30 AM sharp in two

groups. Members joining the group for the

weekend were; Dan & Liz Prehm, Bob &

Doreen Andrini, Jack Hunter, Bill & Kathy Williams, Jack

Camburn, myself, Jim Robbins, Duke & Marge Tendvahl,

Hal White, Jerry Vozzola, Nancy Holland & son Sam, Don

& Joann Menke, Mike & Karen Schmidt, Mark & Cathy

Schieff, Dave & Chris Ringenbach and Dan's brother &

wife.

A quick stop at Lathrop Wells and on into BeaLy for the

aFernoon. The whole group met for dinner at the fa-

mous Sourdough Bar for an evening of Pizza, Beer/Wine

and several intense games of pool.

The next morning, the parade lineup produced 13 cars

from our Las Vegas club. The cars were decorated in

Halloween décor and created quite a scene going down

the highway. Bob added to the excitement in his Mob-

ster ou[it carrying a machine gun playing to the audi-

ence. Our club was rewarded for our effort by being

BEATTY DAYS BY DEL HERRING

given 1st place in the Parade Best of Show and a 2nd

Place Ribbon.

The aFernoon was spent at the park/car show, trying

out local BBQ’s, sampling the chili, giving away Hallow-

een treats to the youngsters and just relaxing around

the cars. 4 PM found us wai+ng anxiously for the car

award announcements. And the winners were:

Category B 1928-1940 Original

1st Place - Mark & Cathy Schieff

2nd Place - Bob & Doreen Andrini

Category - Original Trucks 1st Place - Jerry

Vozzola driving Jim & Vicki Hildreth's 1930

Deluxe Delivery

AFer a long aFernoon, everyone met around the pool/

pa+o for sub sandwiches and side dishes brought along

from home. The evening was a success.

Sunday morning the first group leF for home at 7:30 AM

followed shortly aFer by the second.

Two stops on the way home, and all was good!

BeaLy Days, Nevada - October 30 - November 1, 2015

Thank you to Doreen Andrini for photo submissions.

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