Officers:

President: Mike Brown………........ 402-525-9361

mikebrown27@gmail.com

V.P.: Sandy Francisco……………....402-489-0265

gsfran68@gmail.com

Secretary: Margaret Otley…...…..…402-786-3246

lo25307@windstream.net

Treasurer: Jana Pillsworth-Wood 402-429-7474

jana.pillsworthwood@gmail.com

Coordinator: Gary Weyers …..……402-489-8853

gweyers@neb.rr.com

@ Large: Jim Jensen……………….402-580-3763

usptausptr@aol.com

Alan Christman ……...….402-923-9749

achristman0372@yahoo.com

NEXT MEETING

January 28 The Pizza Ranch

8420 Lexington Avenue

REBELS AUTO CLUB

NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2015

President’s Message

Newsletter Editor: Tracee Bougger

2702 South Street

Lincoln, NE 68502

Email: traceejean@yahoo.com PH: 441-4838

Happy New Year Rebels,

It’s a new year, new friends, new cars, cars shows, and

some new board members, including

myself! I hope that you all had a good Christmas and this

New Year brings you good times.

I thank you all for your support. I’m looking forward to

working with you, and serving you for the next 2 years. I

hope that I can do as well as Dave has.

This new year has started out to be a cold one! Hot rods are

on the back burner and family

time is the norm. Let the smell of high octane fuel, the

rumble of a v8, and the sight of chrome

that runs through our blood not be forgotten.

Though the next few months are typically slow for the Re-

bels, there are plenty of things to do on

your car this winter, such as fixing, tweaking, cleaning, and

getting them ready for this car show

season. With the swap meet coming up in about 6 weeks,

it’s only a matter of time before

it’s time for show-n- go!!!

Hope to see you all at the holiday party on Jan 24. Don’t

forget about the gift exchange! Nothing says Christmas

like stealing gifts from friends.

Mike Brown

cards & flowers

Anyone who knows of a Rebels member who should

have a card sent or someone in the hospital or flow-

ers for a funeral, Contact Carol Danielson 477-

5577

December 2014 Minutes…….Dec. 17th 2014……

There were 60 members and guests in atten-

dance at Valentino’s

Meeting was called to order at 7:30pm by presi-

dent Dave O’Melia. Dave said Cary Petersen will hand out

ballots for the election of officers. The nominating commit-

tee was Cary Petersen, Sheryl Wright, and Renee Morrison.

This year we are electing President, Treasurer, and Direc-

tor at Large.

The Vice Presidents report was given by Sandy Francisco.

Sandy noted the board meeting for January is at Dino’s on

Jan. 13th at 7:00 pm. The January meeting is at the Pizza

Ranch. We will have a private room but no alcohol served.

The secretary’s report was given by Margaret Otley. Ladies

Night for January will be at La Paloma on January 21st. at

6:00 pm. Contact either Margaret Otley or Jody White if

you are wanting to attend. Margaret also passed around

thank you letters from the recipients of our yearly dona-

tions. Tracee reported the newsletter deadline is Monday

December 22nd. A motion was made, seconded, and ap-

proved to accept the November Minutes and the Secretary’s

report.

Treasurer’s report was given by Ken Bougger. Income for

the month included reservations for the Holiday Party and

membership renewals. Expenses for the month were for

the newsletter and the postage. Ken reported that there

were 60 paid reservations for the Holiday Party. Motion

was made, seconded, and approved to accept the treasurer's

report.

Gary Weyers gave the coordinators report. Gary said that

World of Wheels will be Feburary 27th thru March 1st. Gary

has applications if you are interested in showing you car.

The swap meet will be March 1st. Sign up sheet is being

passed for volunteers. We need 12 spotters, 6 people for

collections for the early shift, and 6 needed for the later

shift. Motion was made, seconded and approved to accept

the Coordinators report.

There was no new business.

Old Business…..Holiday party will be January 24th. 5:00 to

6:00 pm for drinks, 6:00 pm to eat….$15 gift exchange.

Mike and Jana passed around the Logo’s with different

styles and colors of lettering. There will be a discussion

and a vote at a later date.

Dave has 2015 calendars….see Dave after the meeting.

Jim Jensen thanked members for help with updates on the

website. Jim also gave the answers to last month’s trivia

contest.

Sandy asked if everyone had received their car show tee-

shirts.

Election results : President Mike Brown, Treasurer Jana

Woods, at Large Jim Jensen.

Sandy thanked the out-going board members for their ser-

vice and welcomed new board members.

Craig’s Trivia was Christmas movie cars.

Carol Danielson has cards to sign.

Meeting was adjourned at 8:15 pm.

Respectfully submitted: Margaret Otley, Secretary.

Love Margaret’s cakes? An-

other great thing she does is

she collects and delivers food

to the Food Pantry, so if you

think of it, bring canned or

dry goods to a meeting. She

will be sure they get to the

Food Pantry.

Margaret & Lydell also take

all the can tabs we collect to

Ronald McDonald House in

Omaha, so keep on giving

them to them friends!

~editor

`Happy New Year-

We are pleased to announce that for 2015 the Paul

Brown Memorial Rally has arranged a tour of the Gary

Kuck Car Museum in Lincoln, NE.on April 18th.

This is a private collection of awesome cars that some

have called the best collection of cars between Chicago

and Denver. It is not open to the public, but Gary and

his wife Susan do open it for local area charities on oc-

casion. We will assist the Heartland Cancer Founda-

tion based in Lincoln to host this event.

The eclectic Kuck collection includes cars from the

teens forward. You will see names like Stutz-

Bearcat,Auburn,Deusenberg,Cord,and classics from the

30'sto 70s to name just a few.

The cost of the tour is $25 per person with all monies

going to the Heartland Cancer Foundation. There will

be more information forthcoming so tell your friends

and mark your calendars!

Jim Holstein

402-525-9213

jh0629@earthlink.net

The new year stands before us, like a chapter

in a book, waiting to be written...

REBELS UPCOMING MEETINGS

Rebels January Meetings

Board Meeting

Tuesday, January 13th

Meeting time 7:00 p.m.

The board and guests will be meeting at Dino’s. This has

become a regular meeting place because of the nice private

room and the 10% give back to charities. Please join us.

Rebels Club Meeting

Wednesday, January 28th

Meeting starts at 7:30 p.m.

Place: The Pizza Ranch Address: 8420 Lexing-

ton Avenue

The Rebels are trying a new venue. The Ranch offers a

buffet with some of the best fried chicken in town so club

sources have told me. Buffet is $12.50 and for seniors, age

65 & older, it is $10.63 which includes your drink. Sorry

there is no alcohol served at The Ranch. They have a very

nice size party room so come and join us. Let’s give The

Pizza Ranch a try.

Happy New Year, Sandy

The Rebels holiday party is

January 24th. 2014 at The Knolls

in the Garden Room. The cost for

members is $13 and non mem-

bers $27. The garden room is

reserved and limited to the first

80 paid reservations. After the first 80 paid reser-

vations there will be a waiting list. You can pay at

the club meetings or mail your payment to Rebels,

PO Box 21996, Lincoln, NE 68542.

Hello fellow Rebels.

I hope that the holidays have been good to everyone and

that all is well. this is a great time of year and the snow

falls and covers everything in a blanket of white. The

holiday joy still lingers around the house as well as some

decorations that have not been removed and put away

yet. This still gives us all a sense of kind feelings and

hope for the new year to come.

I would like to thank everyone in the club for your con-

tinued support over the past few years as President.

Although I am stepping down from the board, I will still

be active in the club functions. It has been a rewarding

time and one of great joy and pride to be part of a great

club. I would also like to wish the new board members

luck and hope everything runs as smoothly as it has in

the past. I'm am taking a step back for now as to allow

other members to be part of the board and hopefully en-

joy it as much as I have. I hope they can expect the

same support for the club as I have received in the past.

At this time I welcome the new members, Mike Brown

as your President, Jana Pillsworth-Wood as your treas-

urer and Jim Jensen remains as Director at large.

Please welcome them as they take over the duties in

January. I'm looking forward to many more great times

and many more memories in the future.

Again, thank you to all the members for making this a

great club and great group of people to enjoy events

with. I look forward to the future and to new begin-

nings.

Take care, god bless and see you on the streets.

Dave.

Happy New Year to everyone. For those that voted for me

for the at large position I thank you so much. Will do eve-

rything I can to maintain and upgrade our club in any way

I can. -Jim Jensen

HOLIDAY PARTY JANUARY 24, 2014

AT THE KNOLLS

2201 OLD CHENEY ROAD

COCKTAILS 5-6, DINNER WILL FOLLOW

COST FOR MEMBERS IS $13, NON-MEMBERS $27

If you would like to participate in the gift exchange, bring a wrapped $15 gift and designate male or female.

Gift exchange rules: All gifts are placed in a pile, separated

into men’s or women’s, and all the participants are then given

randomly assigned numbers. Then the madness begins. The

person who has the lowest number chooses a gift from the pile,

unwraps it, shows everyone, then the second person has the

option of either taking the first person’s already opened gift , or

unwrapping a new gift of their own. If someone’s already un-

wrapped gift is taken from them they have the option of taking

someone else’s already unwrapped gift, or returning to the pile

of wrapped gifts. This proceeds until all the numbers have

been drawn, all the gifts are unwrapped, and all the stealing

has been completed. ANY GIFT CAN ONLY BE “STOLEN” 3

TIMES TOTAL, THE 4TH PERSON OWNS IT. The game

ends with the first participant having their selection on any

gift, except for the ‘owned’ ones. Don’t be shy, the fun is in see-

ing how many times the favorites are stolen.

2015

REBELS

Don't miss a thing! Have you renewed your

membership?

Just one last reminder that dues were

due by December 31, a grace period is

given in January, but if your dues aren't

received by January 31st you will not

receive your February Newsletter.

Applications are available online:

www.rebelsautoclub.com or from Treasurer,

Jana or Secretary, Margaret. Thanks to the

many members that have already renewed!

“Spring passes and one remembers one's innocence.

Summer passes and one remembers one's exuber-

ance.

Autumn passes and one remembers one's reverence.

Winter passes and one remembers one's persever-

ance.” ― Yoko Ono

The Swap meet will be held on March 1, 2015 (first Sunday in March) and we need Volunteers. We are looking for Collection Crews, Spot-ter Crews and Parking Crews, 24-28 peo-ple in all (4 Crews, 6 rebels per Crew) There will be more info at meeting, but we need your commitment! There will be a sign-up sheet, so think about it and mark your calendar this weekend.

Thanks for all you do!

The new year is just around the corner and in a couple of months the car events will be happen-

ing. The World of Wheels in Omaha is going to be held one month earlier this year on February

27th –March 1st 2015. I have entry forms and will have them at the next meeting or you can

print your own off at worldofwheels.com. You can give me the completed entry forms and the

entry fee by February 1st and I will send them in.

One of our biggest money makers is the swap meet held at the Lancaster Event Center. This

will be on Sunday March 1st. I will need volunteers to park the vendors for the 3:00am till 7am

and 7am till done shifts. I will also need volunteers to take collections from 3am till 7am. I

will have a signup sheet at the next meeting or you can call me at 402-489-8853.

Cars & History by Craig Foster

In the movie “A Christmas Story” What car was used?

1937 Olds

In “Love Actually” Colin Firth’s character drives what?

Saab 900

Billy Bob Thorton in “Bad Santa” drives a what? Chevy

Impala He then steals what car? BMW 7 Series

Michael Kenton in “Jack Frost” is driving what car that

crashes? 60’s Cadillac Fleetwood

The movie “The Holiday” name the cars the two stars

drive. Jack Black –Audi A-4, Cameron Diaz, Mini Cooper

In the Movie “Christmas Vacation” , what vehicle did Un-

cle Eddie park in Clark Griswold’s driveway? 1972 Condor

II RV

The bearded lady

Tried a jar

She’s now a famous

Movie star

Burma Shave

You can’t reach 80

Hale & hearty

By driving 80

Home from the party

Burma Shave

The whale

Put Jonah down the

hatch

But coughed him up

Because he scratched

Burma Shave

Passing cars

When you can’t see

May get you a glimpse

Of eternity

Burma Shave

Donna Mapel

Final Cruise It is with great regret and sorrow that we inform you

of the sudden death of our good friends. Donna

Mapel, a beloved and long time Rebels Member, and

friend Gary Kurtzer. Gary was not a Rebels

member, but many knew him and his love for his 57

Chevy.

Gary Kurtzer

THIS MONTH WE HIGHLIGHT OUR REBELS MEMBER LYDELL AND MARGARET OTLEY

by Jim Jensen

402-580-3763

At Large Board Member

OUR REBELS RIDE FOR THE NEW YEAR

STARTS OUT WITH MY GOOD FRIENDS

LYDELL AND MARGARET OTLEY.

THANKS FOR ALL THE CAKES AND

GOODYS THIS LAST YEAR! WE NOW

HONOR FOR JANUARY 2015 LYDELL AND

MARGARET OTTLEY AND THEIR 1931

CHEVY 5 WINDOW COUPE

It was 1992 and I had lost my dad to a

severe stroke. I always wanted a

street rod/hot rod….I was visiting a

buddy of mine Kent Halverson in Ea-

gle, when his brother Dave came driv-

ing up in a 1931 Chevy Coupe. It

was a car he had been trying to buy

for many years from one of the Swan-

son’s from Ceresco... He got it and his

wife loved it (she never forgave him

for selling it)…..it was an old red

primer type color with a 350 c.u. en-

gine and 350 transmission. I had to have it. Asked if he’d sell it and he said yes…..I went home and told

my wife about it and told her I wanted it more than anything I’d ever wanted….She couldn’t resist…We

spent the next several years fixing it up. Boxed the frame, independent suspension in front, Fuelie

heads, cam, shift kit, ford 9” rear end…… disc brakes on all four wheels. Lincoln Auto Upholstery com-

pleted the interior. Calvin Meyers did the body work and painted it. He accidentally carbon monoxide

himself during the build and havoc ensued….we could not find all the parts, paid for much stuff we

never got, couldn’t find bumpers, all the chrome trim etc…finally got it finished sort of……took a while

to work out all the unfinished issues. Kent helped with that…We have owned it for over 22 years and

had lots a fun with it…sadly as the years go by and two shoulder surgeries I find it very difficult to get

into... someday we will have to find it a new loving home….It was a tribute to the memory of my Dad….

(He would have loved it).

-Margaret & Lydell

Footnote: Lydell helps give tours at the Smith Museum.

Back Row: Mike Brown, Jim Jensen & Alan Christ-

man,

Front Row: Jana Pillsworth-Wood. Margaret Otley,

& Sandy Francisco

Not pictured: Gary Weyers

Welcome to our newly elected board members;

Mike Brown and Jana Pillsworth-Wood. We

sure appreciate your having stepped up to the

plate for our club and look forward to our new

year, 2015.

It is with gratitude that we bid our outstanding

board members a fond… well, not farewell,

since I know that they will always be ready to

help us in the future ….so let’s just make it a

fond… thank you. Thank you Dave O’Melia and

Ken Bougger, for bringing your passion, intel-

lect and experience to the table. Our club is in

excellent shape, in no small part because of all

your dedication.

Thanks to Jana and Dustin for hosting the troop pack-

aging even in their garage and thanks to everyone that

helped and donated items. Linda Masters and Lydell

Otley pause for a picture during the boxing process.

Looks like Craig Foster and Boyd Ready are keeping

busy in the background.

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NEXT MEETING

January

28

The Pizza

Ranch

REBELS AUTO CLUB

PO BOX 21996

LINCOLN, NE 68542

http://www.rebelsa

utoclub.com