April 2016 - NWOhio Miata Club

VOLUME22ISSUE4NEWSLETTEROFTHENWOHIOMIATACLUBAPRIL2016
Delta109DrawsGoodCrowd
Twenty-eight hungry members gathered at the
Delta 109 Tavern & Eatery in beautiful downtown
DeltafortheMarchlunch.Thedaywasevennice
enough weather-wise to attract a few Miatas,
seenparkedalongMainStreet.
Weweredirectedtothebackroom,conveniently
thebarroom,wheregenialhostRichprovidedus
with our favorite brews and a variety of food.
Conversations ranged from winter adventures to
summer plans. It was announced that Meanders
begininAprilwithadestinationoftheGreatLakes
Museum.SteveBeamalsotalkedabitaboutwhat
heisplanningfortheovernighttriptotheGilmore
MuseuminAugust.
Itseemstobenowbeafactthatifyouhostaclub
lunch,yourchancesofwinningthe50/50raffleare
quite good. Pat Beam won the raffle following
winsbyPatDettmerandSueGreeley’sfriendJohn
inJanuaryandFebruary. Keepthatinmindwhen
volunteersaresolicitedtohostclubevents.
SpringBreak-GirlsGoneWild
Great Lakes Museum Meander
Date:Saturday,April23,2016Time:12:00noon
Place:Fricker’s,1720EWoosterSt,BowlingGreen,Ohio
We’lltakeaverycircuitousroutetogetfromBGtotheNationalMuseum
oftheGreatlakesineastToledo.Followingacoupleofhoursviewing
theexhibits(seedetailsinthearticleonpage2),we’lldriveamile
alongtheMaumeeRivertodineatElVaqueroattheDocks.
ContactBillPotvinorLindaMyersatbpotvin@bex.netor
419-891-9191byApril16tomakeareservation.
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Tentative2016EventCalendar
Saturday,April16 Adopt-A-HighwaySessionorganizedbyKarlSchwemley
Saturday,April23GreatLakesMuseumMeanderbyBillPotvinandLindaMyers
Sun-Sat,May8-14MiatasattheGaphostedbyLarryandJanSheridan
Saturday,May28EricJonesMemorialRiverrunTour,BuckeyeMiataClub
Thurs-Sun,June9-12Zoomin’MountainsinEastTennessee,Tri-CitiesMiataClub
Saturday,July16 Adopt-A-HighwaySessionorganizedbyKarlSchwemley
Saturday,July23MiataMeanderbyWaltandLindaBeham
Sat-Sun,August13-14MeandertotheGilmoreCarMuseumbySteveandPatBeam
Saturday,October15Adopt-A-HighwaySessionorganizedbyKarlSchwemley
NationalMuseumoftheGreatLakes
TheNationalMuseumoftheGreatLakesopenedin2014and
includesamodernexhibitbuildingaswellastheCol.James
MSchoonmakerfreighter(formerlytheWillisB.Boyer). We
will be visiting the exhibits only, as the Schoonmaker does
notopenuntilMay.
The admission fee is $6.00 per person and an additional
$4.00 if you choose to view a 1 hour video on the Edmond
Fitzgerald.Youmaywanttoconsidermuseummembership.
Singlesare$22or$25andcouplesare$30or$35,depending
on age. Membership provides unlimited visits to both the
shipandmuseumforayear,freeadmissiontotheFitzgerald
video,plusotherbenefits.
FirstLadyCarolandPresidentHimmelein
Checkouttheirwebsiteatwww.inlandseas.org
ForSale-2000MiataSpecialEdition
HostsMoneyBagsPatandSteveBeam
Burgundywithbeigeleatherinteriorandbeigetop,chrome
wheels. 6 speed, Bose sound system, two year old Cooper
tires with < 500 miles, one year old battery, car cover.
24,500 miles. Never wrecked or damaged. Asking $8,500.
Contact Phil or Carla Scholz, pc988@roadrunner.com or
234-714-9004(NorthCanton,Ohio).
LindaandBillRoan
ActionphotosbyTerryKoral
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2017MX-5RFIntroduced
NWOhioOfficers
President
Mazda surprised just about everybody when
they recently introduced a power hardtop
versionofthe4thgenerationMiataMX-5.They
callittheRFforretractablefastback,sinceit’s
notreallyaconvertible,butinsteadhasatargastyle top and rear window that stow away,
leavingthebackportioninplace.
MarvHimmelein419-873-8224
mhimmelein@PalmerAssoc.com
Editor/Membership
BillPotvin419-891-9191
bpotvin@bex.net
Adopt-A-HighwayChairman
KarlSchwemley419-841-2842
kschwemley@bex.net
Ofcourse,sinceit’ssucharevolutionarydesign
for a Miata, there is bound to be a heated
debate between the traditional rag-toppers
andthosethathavewishedforaMiatacoupe.
One thing that’s not debatable, however, is
thatit’sagorgeousdesign.Seeitinactionat
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD-Zpgy8LmU
Adopt-A-Highway-April16
A s u s u a l , t h e
session will start
at9amandlikely
take less than
two hours. We’ll
probably do a
l i t t l e d r i v e
afterwards and
have lunch. Meet
at Nazareth Hall,
onSR65inWood
County,aboutamilesouthofSR235.
PleasevolunteerbycontactingKarlSchwemley
NOWat419-841-2842orkschwemley@bex.net
so that we can be assured of a good turnout
forthisfirstouting.
1600N.CountylineStreet
Fostoria,Ohio44830
419-435-8131800-589-8111
Email:EmailWagner@aol.com
Mazda6
CX-5
Mazda2
MX-5 Miata
CallorstopinandtalktoArnie,Brett,David
orJonandchecktheNWOhioMiataClub
websiteforthelatestspecialdeals.