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July 4th — Celebrate America — Join a Parade — Be safe!

July 11th, Thursday — REMTC meetingJuly 14th — Montgomery Village — REMTC Vintage Auto Show

July 21st — REMTC & HCCA— Welsh Family

Friendship Tour2013

NEWSLETTER FOR THE REDWOOD EMPIRE MODEL T CLUB

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Published Monthly by The Redwood Empire Model T Club (REMTC)

P.O. Box 1058 Forestville, CA 95436(An Official Non-Profit Chapter Of The Model T Ford Club Of America)

VOLUME 23 NO.7 *ESTABLISHED 1990* JuLy 2013

President ...............................Steve Vining*Vice Pres. ...............................Judy KonvalinkaSecretary ...............................Cindy ViningTreasurer ...............................Ted ShimkowskiTour Chairman .....................Andy ClaryNewsletter Editors ................Pete & Ginny Rich*Club Historian ......................Jean NelsonSunshine Lady ......................Pam JohnsonMembership ..........................Bill Newlin*Librarian ...............................Pete RichSpecial Events .......................Vince GregoireWebmaster ............................Steve Vining

REMTC’s 2013 Gold Country TourSept 4th — Sept 8th

Reserve your room now at:

Gold Dust West Hotel and Casino2171 East William St., Carson City, Nevada, 89701

877-519-5567 Resevation code - REMTC for special rateArrive Wed. Sept 4th. and leaving Sun., Sept 8th.

Must reserve room by August 1st. to get REMTC rate and availabilityRV parking available.

R.S.V.P. to Steve & Cindy Vining at 707- 829-5429 or stevev26t@comcast.net

Cost of tour including train and banquet is $160 per personPlease mail check to Ted Shimkowski, Treasurer

614 Holly Dr., Rohnert Park, CA 94928

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Ed’s NotesSonoma County definitely got to “Watch the Fords go by” on June 22nd. REMTC and Sonoma A’s got together for the now annual T & A tour. Steve & Cindy Vining’s beautiful home in Sebastopol, surrounded by vineyards and rolling green hills, was the venue for our pancake breakfast. The Model A’s outnumbered the T’s by two to one. This should give us a challenge next year to try to match their numbers. It was great to see so many beauti-ful Ford’s filling the driveways and fields of the Vining property. I believe there were 20 or more Model A’s and about 12 Model T’s. The breakfast was yummy with pancakes and sausages, coffee and orange juice and lots of sweet muffins and pastries. Chris Rich & Ted Shimkowski manned the grill and when all the guests was sufficiently full, Chris called a driver’s meeting. We handed out poker cards, which would total 5 by the end of the tour.The weather was incredibly perfect and the tour route took us through some of our favorite back roads and a few that were not familiar. First stop was Occidental, where we met a full tour of Harley’s, out for a fund-raiser for Breast Cancer. Occidental was packed with Ford’s, Harleys and summer tourists. We left to tour to Monte Rio and then back down Pocket Canyon, picking up Green Valley and headed back to Vining’s. At one spot, we all had to turn around and head in the opposite direction. Always fun to watch as 30 or so cars seems to turn on a dime. All safely made the return route back to Vining’s. Vince Gregoire’s Essie, the sheriffs Model T, earned special attention for it’s ability to run on tires that had rubber peeling off on the road. “Time for a new set of tires, Vince?” After the tour, the group gathered under canvas pop-ups to enjoy their box lunches and then desserts were enjoyed and ice cream bars handed out. Poker hand prizes were awarded and we had time to chat with our Model A friends. Thanks to all the great folks in the Model A Club for showing up with so many beautiful Model A’s to admire and enjoy touring with on Sonoma County back roads. Thanks to the Vining family for providing the venue and all the work setting up.Thanks to Bill Newlin for mak-ing sure all the Ford’s were parked at Vinings. Thanks to Chris for setting up and cooking the breakfast. Thanks to Ted for helping with the grill and heading the tour. Thanks to Joan Henderson for decorating, of all things, the port a-potty. Fresh flowers and herbs made the experience of outdoor plumbing enjoyable!! Ginny

Check our web site for some wonderful photos by the Model A’s Club photographer, Joanna.

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July 4th — No host – Kenwood Parade 10:00 am — Pancake breakfast before parade. July 14th — Montgomery Village Model T Car Show — Vince G.July 21st. — Welsh Family Tour — HCCA and REMTCAugust 24th — Tour hosted by Faraudo’s and Newlins.September 4th -8th — Overnight Tour to Carson City, Nevada October 26th — Fall Color Tour — Rich FamilyNovember — Great special event month - Any ideas? December 7th, Christmas Party Union Hotel, Mission St. S.R.

For Flash Tours ..Watch REMTC.org

The meeting place is Round Table Pizza on Marlow Road. 6:00 pm for dinner and 7:00 pm for meet-ing. We meet on the first Thursday of each month unless otherwise noted

Note: The July meeting will be on Thursday, July 11th.

REMTC General Meetings for 2013

REMTC Tours for 2013

Mark your Calendar for 2014

July 13 to 18, 2014 The San Diego Model T Club will host the Americas Finest City Tour. This tour has been designated as the MTFCA Western National tour for 2014. The tour will be centered in the city of San Diego at the Four Points by Sheraton which can provide plenty of accommodation, including Model T’s, tow vehicles and trailers. July 30th - Aug. 3rd Bill Konvalinka Memorial Tour Comfort Inn in Fortuna — More information to follow.

Hosted by The Konvalinka and Clary families.

Model T’s and parts For Sale

For Sale1926 Tudor Sedan — $60001923-24 Touring — $4500 Both cars have Ruckstell rear ends and Rocky Mt. brakesCall George 707-888-8022

For Sale - 1926-27 Wire Wheels5 wire wheels, sandblasted and powder coated a dark green plus all (4) hubs to mount on car. $1500 for all Call Bill Anderson 707-433-0423, Wheels can be inspected at Pete’s Antique Ford Garage

Meet at the Clock Tower, Farmer’s Lane at 9:00am on Sunday morning and spend the day, have lunch and talk about our favorite subject, the Model T Ford. We will dress in vintage clothing, promote our Club and have a wonderful day shopping with and enjoying the Village mer-

Montgomery Village — REMTC Car ShowJuly 14th, 2013

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Redwood Empire Model T ClubGeneral Meeting, June 6th, 2013,

Meeting held at Round Table Pizza, Marlow Rd., S.R.

President Steve Vining called the meeting to order at 7:00 pm.Attendance: 34 members in attendance.

Secretary’s Report: May meeting minutes were read. Minutes were approved by Pete Rich and seconded by Linda Mori.Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer’s report was read by Ted and it was approved by George Jones and seconded by Fran Faraudo.Tour Report: Andy reported on the following:June 22 – Friendship Tour, Vining’s house – see newsletter for all details. Chris added breakfast starts at 9:00 – serving pancakes, sausage and pastries. Back for lunch after the tour – bring your own lunch – ice cream and games will be provided.July 21 – Welsh Tour – (no concerns noted due to Kanab trip)August 24 – Newlin and Faraudo TourSeptember 4-8 – Overnighter Tour in Carson City – The es-timated cost is about $150 - $160 per person – this includes admissions to several museums, Bowers Mansion, steam train ride to Virginia City, 2 lunches and a banquet dinner. More details to follow.October – Rich’s Tour

November – still open Librarian Report: Pete brought in entire library collection of VHS tapes to view.

Sunshine Report: Pam is out, but it was shared that Ron Brown who was 97 yrs old passed away.

Editor’s Report: Ginny reported that 49 newsletters were mailed out this month. Flyer for car show in Grass Valley was passed around.

Historian Report: Nothing to report

Membership: No new members this month

Special Events: The Montgomery Village event will be on Sunday, July 14. A sign-up sheet was passed around. Vince will get back with further details of the event.

Linda Soloman indicated there will be a Kenwood Community Parade with a complimentary pancake breakfast on July 4 in Kenwood.

Old Business: July meeting will be on Thursday, July 11 due to holiday. Also, the Sept meeting date was released and it

was decided to hold the meeting during the overnighter tour on Sept 5th.

New Business: There was no new business this month.

Website: Steve reported that new updates to the website have been done. It is now faster and improved. If sending photos, send in the highest resolution if possible and they can be resized. Also noted was the domain cost is to increase by $2.00.

Meeting adjourned at 7:29 pm.Thank you to Robin Summerfield for bringing the dessert.

Respectfully Submitted by:Cindy Vining, Secretary

Steve’s toys on display at Friendship Tour

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View from the deck at Steve & Cindy’s

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Thanks to Joanna from the Model A Club for sharing

her photos.

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Ted Shimkowski took pictures of some of the different body styles of the Model A’s on tour. Pride of ownership is evident in these beautifully restored Model A Fords.

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Chris holds drivers meeting.

Steve & Cece DePaoli, members of REMTC and also neighbors of the Vinings, had their unique farm Model T Truck on display.

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July Patty GirmanAugust Dianna ShimkowskiSeptember Fernie NewlinOctober Ginny RichNovember Gwen BrownDecember Judy Konvalinka

Dessert should be enough for 40 and bring paper plates and plastic forks. If you can’t make the meeting, switch for another date or call a substitute.

Desserts for 2013

Girman, John & Patty 02Aaron, Phil & Carolyn 03 Ambra, Sebastian & Joy 04Holtz, Earl & Dot 10 Avakian,John & Janet 27Brown, Mal & Gwen 29

Muriel Temps 03 Richard DiCarli 12Carolyn Randolph 12 AnneMarie Winterhalder 28Robert Carty 26Sherry Haase 30Dexter Clary 30

July Birthdays

July Anniversaries

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