April 2015 - Wichita A`s Model A Ford Club

P.O. Box 25
Wichita, KS 67201
April 2015
www.wichitaas.com
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Arley Bennett
Norma Agard
Jane McLaughlin
Lenette Kottas
Grace Brooks
April 2015
27……. Club Meeting at Minisa Park, 704 W. 13th ….............. …....….7:00 PM
Program: Chance Hayes / Warning Coordination
Meteorologist
May 2015
WHAT'S INSIDE
Calendar
Minutes & President Note
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Future Tours
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Past Event
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Announcements
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Tech Talk
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Neighbors Restuarant
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Era Fashion
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Swap Calendars
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14…… All Wheels Day/ Lake Afton…………………………… ………...J Clark
Classified
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21-26... MARC National Meet in Ontario, Canada……………... ….Niagara Falls
5…….. Newsletter Deadline for May & June issue.…………...
…...Linda Kibbe
9…….. Peabody: Alpaca Shearing……………………………..
……...Ellerman
18…… Club Meeting Picnic……………………………………. …...Watson Park
June 2015
7-12….. MAFCA National Tour Lobster & Lighthouses……………...
….State of Maine
8-12…. Regional Meet by the NW Missouri Model A Club
..St. Joseph, MO
22…… Club Meeting at Minisa Park, 704 W. 13th …................. .…..….7:00 PM
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WICHITA A’S MEETING
March 23, 2015
President Dennis Ellerman called the March 23, 2015
meeting to order. The minutes from the February meeting
were approved as printed in the Newsletter. Treasurer Rex
Kraus r epor ted on the club’s finances. Dennis reported to
the club the names of new members. They are Charlie and
Abby White, Bob and Bunny Broeckelman, Mark
Mooney and Mike and Kathy James. Bonita Graham,
our Sunshine Lady reported that four members of the club
had passed away who were Wilbur Albers, Lynn Andrews,
Charles Ivey and Ernest Seville. Bob Bruce is having to
prepare for more chemo by having blood work drawn. She
announced that John Weninger was attending our meeting
and Lonnie and Arley Bennett are celebrating their anniversary.
Brenda Broadhead pr esented awar ds fr om MARC to
Jim and Judy Sharp and Jim Nungesser for miles dr iven
in 2014. Jim Nungesser, our Wichita Area Car Council representative reported that a local radio station was hosting a
car show and cruise in Haysville on April 18th from 4:00 P.
M to 6:00 P. M.
Tom Ruggles r epor ted that the 2016 Sunflower Char ity Swap Meet would indeed be at the Kansas Pavilion and
not at the Kansas Casino as previously announced. Dennis
reported that John Saindon and Carl Frye of the Sunflower
Charity Swap Meet asked that Claudia Ellerman, our second
applicant that applied to their Board of Directors have an
appointment on the Board but not be a representative of the
Wichita A’s. This would be in addition to Tom Ruggles who
is serving representing the Wichita A’s.
Linda Kibbe announced the “Shake Down” tour would be
leaving the Kwik Shop at 37th and Ridge Road at 7:30 A. M.
on Saturday, March 28th and will tour to Moundridge and on
to Carlton, Ks.
Don Arnold made a suggestion to member s to check
on their insurance rates as there is a large difference in rates.
Dennis r eminded member s to sign up for the Nor thwest Missouri Regional Meet.
It was announced that plans were being finalized for the
May tour to Peabody and Marion, Ks areas. There will be a
trip to an Alpaca Farm and antique shops scheduled on the
tour. There will be additional information later.
Donna Hileman announced that plans had not be finalized for a tour to a Sign Business and other points of interest. She will be reporting on this at a later date.
After a short break with refreshments by Joanna Adams,
Linda Bolvin, Kat Gleeson, Donna Hileman and Vicki
Scroggin, an announcement was made that a Wichita A’s
Board meeting would be held on Monday, April 13th at 7:00
P. M. at the home of Dennis Ellerman.
The program for the evening was a video on Annual
Maintenance for Tour Preparation.
Meeting adjourned. Next meeting: April 27th, 7:00 P. M.
Joanna Adams , Secr etar y
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE & BOARD MEETING
Spring has sprung and the flowers are flowering. The
days are growing longer with beautiful evenings made for a
trip to your favorite ice cream or burger joint. Just perfect for
getting the Model A out and about. We have a number of
club events coming up which are perfect for a Model A
trip. Check the schedule found in this newsletter and plan to
join us in the fun.
The Wichita A’s board met April 13th, as was announced at the March club meeting, and the board has adopted the following changes.
Annual club dues will change to $25.00 per family.
For club tours the following will go into effect immediately.
Each member attending a club tour will pay the first
$10.00. The club will then pay a maximum of $10.00 per day
per person. Any additional cost will be added to the members
expense.
Our tour chairman, Don Grabendike will have revised Tour Guidelines available soon.
Dennis Ellerman, Pr esident
The Wichita A’s meet on the 4th Monday of the month with exception to the month of May and December. Due to Memorial Day Weekend in May, the meeting is held on the 3rd Monday of the month. We do not hold a meeting during the
month of December. Other meeting changes will be published in the newsletter prior to the scheduled meeting. The meetings are held at Minisa Park, 704 W. 13th, Wichita, KS. Meeting time is 7:00 PM.
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Note From The Editor
There has been a change to the location of the “2016 KS Sunflower Swap
Meet for Charity”. Please read the information under the “Future Activities
and Tours”.
Richard and I ar e going to attend the MAFCA National Tour in Maine.
The June issue of the Rumbleseat Review will be combined with the May issue. If at all possible, I would like the June and July information sent to me
by the May 5th deadline. Also be sure to check you emails during May-June
for any updated news not covered in the newsletter.
Linda Kibbe, Editor
FUTURE ACTIVITIES AND TOURS
PEABODY/MARION ALPACA TOUR
4TH JULY PARADE & PICNIC
Saturday, May 9, 2015
Saturday, July 4, 2015
We will leave the Kwik Shop at 37th North and Ridge
Road at 7:30 a.m. and drive to Peabody to visit the
Prairie Oak Alpaca Farm owned by Jeff and Laurie
Methvin. They plan to be shearing the alpaca’s during
our visit. They are also making arrangements to have a
wool spinning demonstration going on at the farm. Jeff
and Laurie love to talk about their alpacas, so ask as
many questions as you would like while we are there.
We will eat lunch in Peabody at Pop’s Diner then drive
to Marion to visit the Prairie Oak Alpaca store. We
will have ice cream at their store. They have many different flavors of soft ice cream, so you are in for a treat.
You will have time to see the products they have for
sale, all made from alpaca wool. There are a couple of
antique stores and a quilt store in Marion to visit if you
wish. Also, the owners of one of the antique stores will
have “The Mill” open for us.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS A TIME AND
MEETING PLACE CHANGE FROM WHAT WAS
ANNOUNCED AT THE MARCH CLUB MEETING.
There will be a sign up sheet at the April meeting.
Dennis and Claudia Ellerman ……….
You can sign up during the May and June club
meetings. If you can't sign up at meetings please call:
James and Judy Sharp ……...
Gary and Donna Hileman …...
2016 KANSAS SUNFLOWER
SWAP MEET FOR CHARITY
The following update was entered on the “Annual KS
Sunflower Swap Meet for Charity” site on Facebook.
In case you haven’t heard…. We are staying at
the KS Pavilions! For those that re-signed up at the
swap meet in February, we will be honoring your current spaces that you have had at the Pavilions so that you will have your
same locations that your customers are use to.
If you have any questions, please let us know. We will
be posting updates on this page as we get more information.
Thank you.
John Saindon
kssunflowerswapmeet@gmail.com
(To keep ;updated you can enter “Annual KS Sunflower Swap Meet for Charity” in the search area of Facebook.
Click on it and then click “like”. You will be informed of future updates covering the swap meet on your Facebook page.)
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PAST EVENT
SHAKE DOWN TOUR
On the 28th of March we left
for Moundridge to view the Swedish
Mennonite Memorial. Our club member, Francis Grady built the memorial
at his company a few years ago.
We were given a tour of the
Moundridge Museums which include
the Cole House Museum, Agriculture
Museum, Heritage Museum and the
Blacksmith Shop. After the tour we
had lunch at Quincy’s Bar & Grill in
Moundridge.
We drove to Carlton, KS to
view the older signs and erect a new
sign that Terry Grabendike had painted. Before 1987 the Wichita A’s had
driven through Carlton and noticed a
an erected sign stating, “In 1986 Nothing Happened Here”. The club returned in 1987 erected a sign next to it
stating, “On May 23, 1987 10 Model
A’s Stopped Here”. This tradition has
been repeated every few years. We
had 21 Model A’s drive to Carlton on
this trip. The town people turned out
for the showing of our new sign. We
gave the town kids a ride in our Model
A’s to the community center for cake
and ice cream.
I would like to thank Randy
Frazer for or ganizing the events in
Moundridge, Ray Harshfield for donating the sign, Eric Weninger for
restoring and painting the base coat on
the sign, Terry Grabendike painting
the sign using her very talented art
work, Don Grabendike for organizing
the Cake and Ice Cream Social in
Carlton and Helen Louise Beaver for
purchasing and transportation of the
cake and utensils. With everyone’s
help and input, it made the tour easy
to plan.
Linda Kibbe
Terry Grabendike did the ar t
work on the sign for Carlton, KS.
Blacksmith Shop at the
Moundridge Museums.
Swedish Mennonite Memorial.
Touring the Heritage Museum.
Lunch at Quincy’s Bar & Grill. Joanna
& Gilbert Adams with Randy & Aaron Frazer.
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Shake Down Tour Continue:
A few of the 21 A’s that drove on the tour.
Club members posing for the camera.
Wichita A’s and people from Carlton conversing.
FIRST AUTO REPAIR SHOP THIS SIDE OF KANSAS
CITY, IN 1906. MAIN STREET NEWTON, KS.
Getting ready to serve the cake and ice cream.
A family from Carlton enjoying ice cream.
E.C, Cory Gavitt opened the first auto repair shop in
South Central Kansas in Newton in 1906. Mr. Gavitt worked
on the railroad, repairing generators, and decided to start his
own auto repair shop.
In 1908 he moved to Wichita and worked for an early
day auto dealer, as a salesman, driver trainer, and mechanic.
He eventually went to work for, Butts Buick which later
evolved into Ben Robinson Buick which maintained that name
into the sixties.
Dennis Dye met Mr . Gavitt in 1959 while he wor ked
at Ben Robinson. Dennis reports that Mr. Gavitt was a real
character. He told Dennis about an experience that he had with
a lady while working for the first Wichita dealer, He had
taught the lady how to drive. One day she came in and complained that her car would quit running after a few blocks. He
replied, OK, lets go for a drive. She pulled out the choke cable
knob and hung her purse on it. PROBLEM SOLVED!!
Submitted by Dennis Dye
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Wanted!!!
Feryl Giesen
Sue Johnson
Jane McLaughlin
Ron Eyres
Mary Hilger
Lu Andrews
Max Lumbert
Eric Weninger
Garry Brashear
Tony Pezzola
Gary Rau
Scott Guinty
Ron Kester
Kat Arnold
Richard Wunder
Linda Lumbert
Cherie Slater
Don Waller
Milton Hessefort
Kim Slater
Judy Hill
Marvin Stoss
Jim Robertson
Steve Huscher
Hazel Roberts
Shirley Albers
Karolyn Wendt
Peg Mahoney
Live in person. Can have own bathroom and bedroom. Can discuss my
needs to have full time help and all
other details.
I certainly hope to get back to Wichita A’s activities and touring.
John Weninger
Phone: ……….
Cell: ………..
New Members
Ronald & Connie Naab
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Garden City KS 67846
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R: ……….
‘31 Roadster
Ryan & Rachel Schober
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Wichita KS 67203
……. Ryan: ….
Sympathy
Newsletter Deadline
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
July 14, 2015
Auction
Saturday May 2nd
1005 E. 20th Ave., Hutchinson, KS
1929 Model A Sedan among other things.
http://www.reib.org/auctions/auction_pages/petty_may2.html
May 2015
April 2015
June 2015
 Pat McHenry
Due to the picnic there  Judi Sharp
will not be a refresh-  Keri Unruh
ment committee.
 Marie Hildibrand
 Roy Goats
Prayers of sympathy to Lu Andrews and her family for the loss of
her husband, Lynn Andrews in observation of
his death. They are long time club members of
the Wichita A’s.
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Prayers of sympathy to Al & Shirley
Albers and family for the loss of his br other
Wilbur. Wilbur has been a member of the
club for several years.
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Prayers of sympathy to Richard &
Connie Craft in obser vation of the death of
Richard’s mother , Mer le Cr aft.
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Linda Lumbert
Kay Lumbert
Bev Grant
Susan Stone
Ruth Anne Praeger
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August 2015
Linda Kibbe
Bonita Graham
Doris Jean Ludlow
Judy Hill
Carolyn Nungesser
September 2015
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Francis Grady
Ruth Goodman
Randy Frazer
Peggy Chenoweth
Trudee Harshfield
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Neighbors Restaurant Moved
There are a few Wichita A’s
club members who meet at Neighbors Restaurant every Saturday
morning for breakfast. Last week
Neighbors Restaurant moved to a
new location at 2315 W. 21st Street.
Those who attended the first
breakfast at the new location were
(left around table to right): Francis
Grady, Chris Cushman, not seated
Linda Kibbe, Richard Kibbe,
Wayne Orr, Eric Broadhead,
Leslie Broadhead, Jim Broadhead,
Ken & Nora Meyer, June & Norm
Hall and Tommy Grady.
WICHITA A’S 2015 TOUR & EVENT SCHEDULE
DATE
TOUR OR EVENT
PERSON IN CHARGE
May 9
Peabody: Alpaca Shearing
Ellermans
May 18
Club Meeting: Picnic at Watson Park
June 8-12
Regional: “A’s in NW MO” / St Joseph, MO
NW Missouri Model A Ford Club
June 14
All Wheels Day/ Lake Afton
J Clark
July 4
Derby Parade & Picnic
Hilemans / Sharps
July 11
Automobilia Moonlight Car Show
August ????
Guthrie & South (Oklahoma)
Adams / Ludlows
September 20
Ice Cream Social
Ludlows
September 26
International Model A Ford Day
Grabendikes
October 4
All Ford Day
J Clark
October ????
Men’s Tour
Ruggles
November 7
Mennonite Thanksgiving Dinner / Yoder
Waller
December ????
Ladies Christmas Luncheon
C Ellerman / D Ruggles
December ????
Club Christmas Party
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January 1
First Tour of 2016
Grabendike
February ????
Post Swap Meet Party / Bunco
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2016
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ERA FASHIONS
ROMANTIC LINES FOR EVENING
Youthful frocks for the gayeties of winter.
Demure dropped shoulders from the romantic 1830’s,
deep skirt flounces, cape-backs, rosettes– all these are flattering to the slim young figure and all these will appear on
the frocks that whirl through Christmas dances and on
through the gayeties of the winter season. As for color the
young dancer has a choice among the brightly toned pastels, especially blue or green, and black or white.
Because it is smart her wrap will probably be the favorite
black velvet trimmed with white fur-one that will harmonize with all her frocks. Net is used for the green frock
pictured here with its romantic shoulder line and flat crepe
for the white frock with its rosette of velvet. The black
velvet wrap is one of the sleeveless models to be worn
with long gloves. It has a romantic elbow cape edged
with rabbit.
Costumes from the Debutante Shop, Bonwit Teller
Drawing by Ben-Hur Baz
Copied from January 1931 Woman’s Home Companion
National model a clubs
The Wichita A’s Model A
Ford Club encourages
members to join both
National MARC and
MAFCA Clubs.
MAFCA
50 S. Cypress St.
La Habra, CA 90631-5515
www.mafca.com
U.S. Membership Cost: $40
For membership information you can
check MAFCA and MARC web sites.
MARC
6721 Merriman
Garden City, MI 48315
http://modelarestorers.org
U.S. Membership Cost: $40
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April 30-May 3, 2015… Pate Swap Meet……………………………………………………….
…..….….Fort Worth, TX
May 1-3, 2015……….
Lawrence Antiques Automobiles of America Swap Meet……………
…………..Lawrence, KS
May 7-9, 2015…...…..
Chickasha Spring Swap Meet………………………………………...
………....Chickasha, OK
May 15-16, 2015…….
Sedgwick Street Rodders Swap Meet, Kansas State Fairgrounds….…
………...Hutchinson, KS
June 4-6, 2015……….. Kansas City Swap Meet, Kansas Speedway, 400 Speedway Blvd……
………..Kansas City, KS
June 16-20, 2015…….
Petit Jean Swap Meet………………………………………………...
…………..Petit Jean, AR
June 27-28, 2015…….
Swap Meet Fremont…………………………………………………..
……………Fremont, NE
July 9-12, 2015…..…..
Iola Old Car Show & Swap Meet……………………………………..
………………...Iola, WI
October 7-10, 2015.….
Hershey Region AACA Swap Meet…………………………………... …………….Hershey, PA
October 15-17, 2015…
Chickasha Swap Meet…………………………………………………. ………….Chickasha, OK
October 24-25, 2015…
16th Annual Swap Meet by Sedgwick Street Rodders………………..
………...Hutchinson, KS
February 5-6, 2016…... 2016 Kansas Sunflower for Charity Swap Meet at KS Pavilions…….. …………..Park City, KS
June 7-12, 2015………….....
MAFCA National Tour………………………………………....
…..Lobsters & Lighthouses of Maine
June 8-12, 2015……..…...…
Central Midwest Regional Meet………………………………...
...…..………………..St. Joseph, MO
June 21-26, 2015…………..... Canadian MARC National Meet…………………….………….
………………………..Niagara Falls
December 2-5, 2015………… MAFCA National Awards Banquet………………………….…
………………………..Medford, OR
June 19-24, 2016………...….
2016 MAFCA National Convention………………………….…
....….…….…………...Loveland, CO
June 25 - July 1, 2016………. MARC National Meet - Sweet Sixteen Region………………...
……………………..Perrysburg, OH
September 19-22, 2016……..
……………………..Newburgh, NY
MARC National Tour Hudson Valley Region………….……..
2016…………………………. MARC Membership Meet……………………………………….
………………………………...Open
June 5-9, 2017………………. Omaha Regional Meet…………………………………………..
………………………….Omaha, NE
September 10-17, 2017 …….
…………..Lions Gate Model A Club
MAFCA National Tour - Pacific Northwest Tour……………..
CENTRAL—MIDWEST MEET
June 8-12, 2015
St Joseph, MO
June 8-12, 2015
Host: Northwest Missouri
Model A Ford Club
MARC NATIONAL MEET
June 21-26, 2015
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Host: Canadian MARC
MAFCA NATIONAL
CONVENTION
July 19-24, 2016
Loveland, CO
Host: Model A Ford
Club of Colorado
MARC NATIONAL MEET
June 25-July 1, 2016
Perrysburg, OH
Sweet Sixteen Region
Wichita A's Club Meeting
Minisa Park, 704 W. 13th. N
Meeting Starts 7:00 PM
4th Monday of each month except
the month of May.
No Meeting in December
Wichita A’s Model A Ford Club
P.O. Box 25
Wichita, KS 67201
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Wichita A’s Model A Ford Club Contacts
President, Dennis Eller man
president@wichitaas.com………
Vice President, Randy Fr azer
vicepresident@wichitaas.com….
Secretary, J oanna Adams
secretary@wichitaas.com………
Treasurer, Rex Kr aus
treasurer@wichitaas.com………
Tour Chairman, Don Gr abendike
tourchair@wichitaas.com……..
Membership, Susan Stone
membership@wichitaas.com…..
Newsletter Editor, Linda Kibbe
editor@wichitaas.com………….
Webmaster, Dar r en Schuster
webmaster@wichitaas.com
The Rumbleseat Review is the official publication of the Wichita A’s Model A Ford Club, Inc., a local
chapter of the Model A Ford Club of America and the
Model A Restorers Club. It’s purpose is to keep members informed of past, present and future events, activities, and club news. In addition, this newsletter includes
articles and other information to aid in the restoration
and enjoyment of the Model A Ford automobile.
This publication is mailed or emailed to members, prospective members and editors of similar publications prior to monthly meetings. Meetings are usually
the fourth Monday of the month. Members may publish
antique car related ads only for free of charge which includes items wanted, items for sale, or items for trade.
We invite members to submit articles containing technical Model A information and other interesting tidbits
for publication in this newsletter. Items to be published
must be submitted to the newsletter editor by deadline
shown in the calendar. Wichita A’s membership dues
are $25.00, per year (October to September30).
MAFCA dues are $40.00 per year and MARC dues are
$40.00 per year. A business card advertisement in this
newsletter is $25.00 per year.