April 12, 2008 Minutes

May 12th meeting opend with prayer led by Dale and the pledge.

Attending:

1. Emily
2. Shelby & friend
3. Jackie
4. Cindy
5. Cathy
6. Dale
7. Mike & Jane
8. John & April

 

It was announced we won 3rd place in the Shamrock parade. We received a green shamrock placque. Emily, Jackie, & Cathy did the MS walk earlier that day. The poster for our club also won 3rd place. It was asked we put Kayla’s mom on the prayer chain. We discussed a club motto or slogan again, and Emily handed out a page of ideas to get everyone thinking about a good slogan.

The Cowtown Cruiser get together was cancelled for June. It was dicussed to go ahead and do the Texas Play in June. It was voted yes to go. Phil & Debbie will plan to come in July to the PCCC cruise night.

Jackie suggested we do a scrapbook & have a historian for the club. Emily also suggested doing a newsletter for the club. These were tabled till next meeting.

John showed many flyers for upcoming car shows.Most flyers can be seen on the PCCC website. The link is on our website. We did 50/50. John won. April, Mike, Jane, and Cindy won door prizes.

Jackets are being checked on by Phil & Debbie.

The meeting was adjurned and we cruised to Canyon to Fieldman’s Fieldhouse Cafe.

 

 

 

 

Message from the secretary

Hi Cruisers,

   Please accept my apology for not getting the minutes from last months meeting on our site. I am still trying to learn all this new stuff. See you Saturday at the meeting.

Jackie / Cruiserbear

St Patrick’s Day Parade March 15, 2008

  We met up with other car clubs at the Texas Visitor Center on I-40 at 7am . A short stop was made at the Rt66 rest stop. It was cold and windy, but the parade was good and our cars looked great. After the parade we cruised to McLean to the Red River Steakhouse for lunch. Ice cream at Braums was our final stop as we returned to Amarillo.

Attending were:

1. April & John
2. Emily and Shelby
3. Les & Joanne
4. Jackie
5. Kayla & Friend

March 8th Meeting Minutes

March 8th Meeting

Our meeting opened with prayer led by Kayla and the pledge led by Emily’

Attending:

1. April & John
2. Les & Joanne
3. Mike & Jane
4. Dale & Maxe
5. Emily & Shelby
6. Jackie
7. Kayla
8. Cindy
9. Cathy

 New officers were introduced.  Emily stated her goals for the club for 2008. !. to get more exposure for the club. 2. More Cruises.

Jackie asked if the club would like the prayerchain started again. It was voted on and agreed to start the chain again.

John reported on the club bank account. A balance of $401.65 reported with several members paying dues this meeting, bringing the balance to $476.65. Those paying dues this meeting were, Petersons, Holmans, and Cathy paying $25 dues and $25 advertising on the website.

It was suggested we begin the 50/50’s again with everyone bringing door prizes to help build the bank account.

Cruising ideas for April and upcoming months. Caprock Canyon State Park, Bob Wills day in Turkey, & Rt66 Cafe in Adrian were mentioned. Members voted to go to Adrian to the Rt66 Cafe on April 26th around 2pm.

On May 9 & 10th there will be a Cajun Festival & Car show in Witchita Falls, Tx. We are making plans to go to this event. April volunteered to call the Petersons to discuss coming. We will check on hotel rooms and let everyone know cost soon.

It was suggested we put club happenings back on amarillo.com and in the Globe news calendar & Community Events. Jackie will check on this.

A get together with the Cowtown Cruisers is being planned for June. Tennative dates will be June 20th & 21st. We will plan a casual meal & small cruise to possibly Cadilac Ranch for the 20th & the 21st a cruise to Palo Dro Canyon and the Texas play’

The Mother Road Show and Cruise in Las Lunas N.M. will be October 23-26. There will be a cruise to 3 Indian Pueblos. More information on this cruise later.

Having a club Motto was discussed. We ask that everyone be thinking of a colorful motto that depicts our club , and bring your ideas to the next meeting.

** Our next cruise for March will be to Shamrock, Texas for the St. Pattie’s Day Parade. We will meet at 7 AM at the Visitor Center/Information Center on Airport Road  on East I-40. Bring decorrations of green, and also  red ,white, and blue . Bring candy to throw.

The meeting was closed and we cruised to Barnaby’s Beanery for a great meal and celebrate Cathy’s birthday.

 

Saturday February 8, 2008

Attending:

1. Kayla
2. Mike & Jane
3. Dale & Maxenne
4. April & John
5. Cathy
6. Cindy
7. Jackie
8. Les & Joanne

   At our regular meeting, we were especially glad to see Mike. He had a stint put in earlier in the week. We’re glad you are feeling better Mike.

  We discussed and asked for volunteers to work tickets at the doors for the Make A Wish car show on March 1&2nd.

Volunteers:

Jackie

Dale

Joanne

Kayla

Mike & Jane

The Shamrock Parade will be March 15th.We will meet at the visitor center and leave around 8am. We will get a head count at our next meeting for who will be going.We also discussed going to the Arty Gras at the new art center in the old Sunset center for our next meeting on March 8th. More on that later. Fundraisers were discussed. Some charities discussed were MS and the Heart Association. If you have any ideas, bring them to the next meeting. Web ads for our websites were discussed and also advertising on Myhighplains.com.

  We have July for our host cruise night with PCCC.

 

Tuesday February 5,2008 Mardi Gras at Bourbon Street Cafe

Attending:

Sharon & Ron Whetzel

Kayla Padgett

Emily & Shelby Kohn

Dale Redmon

John & April Redmon

David Freeman

Jackie Watkins

   We met at Bourbon Street at 5pm. Emily had lots of beads, hats, and masks for us to wear.The food was great and the fellowship even better. Thanks to everyone who came. We missed those who could not be there.

  Watch the website for pictures.

Felicia and Suzy

Felicia and Suzy, originally uploaded by caprockcruisers.

Attending:

• Cathy Sutton
• Felicia Allred
• Dale and Maxenne Redmon
• Les and Joanne Holman
• Emily and Shelby Kohn
• John and April Redmon

We met at Gene Messer on Georgia, where we had a short meeting and the cruised to Mackey and Dale’s house for a cookout. The backyard set ups was super! Thanks to Mackey and Dale for providing such a nice evening. The weather was nice, but turned a bit cooler toward the end of the evening. Special prizes were awarded, donated by David Rivers of Gene Messer. Les and Joanne won a smoke-colored bug shield, and Emily won a custom car cover. Congratulations, Y’all.

Joanne has volunteered to be our card person. We will need to set up a fund, with a donation of $5 per person. When there is need for special recognition and/or get well, sympathy, etc cards, Joanne’s the go-to girl. Thanks, Joanne!

Don’t forget, we are hosting the PCCC cruise night in July. Stay tuned for some fun!

Submitted by April Redmon

Cruise to Dumas, April 28, 2007

Attending (We had 10 cars!):

• Maxenne and Dale Redmon (2 cars)
• Butch and Jackie Watkins
• Mike Bryan
• John and April Redmon (2 cars, 2 pups!)
• Emily and Shelby Kohn
• Les and Joanne Holman
• Cathy Sutton and Felicia Allred
• John and Lynn–Guests

First, I would like to welcome guests John and Lynn, who cruised with us this time. It was great having you, and we hope you’ll join Caprock Cruisers for more fun in the future.

We met at Region 16 and cruised to Dumas, where we flagged up at the Visitors Center and cruised on down to Sonic. We were late, and we’re sorry, Butch and Jackie! Thanks for showing us all such a good time! The people who brought their own cars were a lot of fun and nice to meet. Be sure to check out the pictures here. If you have any to add, please send them on to me. Blu Man Cruiser showed off his new flames, and the are cool! And Jackie brought the CruiserBear she made to be their co-pilot! He is really neat!

Congratulations to Cathy for winning the 50/50 pot.

We talked about the possibility of ordering more shirts of different colors so we can have a variety. We also talked about the future fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House. We need to come to a decision on a date for this soon.

Also, Emily and Shelby attended the PCCC meeting, and a few people talked to that group about insurance for car clubs. This is something we should

Please join us for

PCCC Cruise Night

Saturday, May 5, 2007 6:00 p.m.

Region 16 parking lot, Hillside and Bell

Classic Rollers will host May cruise, will be cruising retirement homes.

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Our next regular meeting will be on

Saturday, May 12, 2007
(Day before Mother’s Day– don’t forget, y’all!)

Meet at Hillside and Bell at 4:30 We will leave promptly at 5:00 to cruise to Fritch to meet Mike and Jane at the Dairy Queen. From there, we will cruise to a restaurant near Lake Meredith for supper. More details to follow.

 

Remember, we have flags and decals available to sell, and also have extra shirts if anyone needs them.

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Veteran’s War Memorial Car Show

Saturday, May 19, 2007
At the War Memorial @ Georgia and the Canyon E-way

Entry fee $15.00

Open to all vehicles.

$250.00 award for Best of Show
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Wheels Extravaganza @ Tradewinds Airport

Saturday, May 26, 2007
FMI See the Amarillo Corvette Club Website

They’ve invited us to attend!

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Don’t forget, the BIG D Cruisers are coming up the last weekend in June so we can go to Palo Duro Canyon and have BBQ and see Texas. So mark your calendars!

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A new Car Show will be on 6th Street in October.

October 6, 2007

 

Rt. 66 Celebration of Wheels

 

San Jacinto Academy Fundraiser Car Show

 

Will be held on the campus on W.6^th St. **$20 entry fee** will also include lunch hamburgers, hotdogs. Also will be a drawing for a trip for 2 to Barrett Jackson Auction in Phoenix, AZ in January. Show will be 10-4, awards at 4:00. Proceeds will go the PTA to help buy teaching supplies (books, computers, etc) for the teachers classrooms.

 

This month, the Panhandle Council of Car Clubs presented Make a Wish with a check for  $57, 219.00, due to the great turnout at the car show in March!

 

 

 

 

If you can think of anything to add, please send them to me, or add them in the comments section of this blog post.

 

Submitted by April Redmon

Cruisers at the Cross, 3-31-07

Cruisers at the Cross, originally uploaded by caprockcruisers.

Attending:

Cathy Sutton
Emily and Shelby Kohn
Maxenne and Dale Redmon
Jane and Mike Bryan
Jackie and Butch Watkins
April and John Redmon
Les and Joanne Holman

We met at Region 16. John was excited to show off Phantom Cruiser’s new Lambo hinges!

We took off for Groom, and visited the Cross, and the various sculptures surrounding it that represent the stations of the Cross. More information about this landmark can be found at http://www.crossministries.net We all took lots of pictures, too. They can be seen by clicking on the Flickr photo box in the sidebar.

After we visited the Cross, we cruised to McLean, down part of old Route 66 to the Red River Steakhouse. The staff there was nice and the food was good, the company even better!

On the way out, we cruised by the very first Phillips 66 service station. A teeny tiny treasure along the old Mother Road. A bio can be found here.

Jackie and Butch have been working really hard on our upcoming visit to Dumas’s Sonic Drive- in, coming up on April 14. This is our regular meeting day. We’ll meet at Region 16 at 5:00 p.m. then cruise to Dumas. We’ll stop at the tourist Info center just on the inside of town, and place our flags on our cars. (You did get yours, didn’t you?) Then we’ll follow Butch and Jackie to Sonic, where we’re sure to meet a lot of locals who bring their cars too. Don’t forget to bring your chairs, and your jackets, just in case! We’ll also be having a 50/50 drawing for some special prizes.

Our club stickers are underway as well, and available for purchase. Thanks to Emily and Les for arranging this with The Vinyl Garage.

PCCC April Cruise Night,  This Saturday, April 7, will be at 6:00 p.m. Hosted by the Texas Panhandle Mustang Club and is an Easter Egg Hunt. Door Prizes! FMI contact Vana 683-3711 or Lee 381-2009  Don’t forget, this is an extra chance to show off our cars!

Submitted by April Redmon

Shamrock, March 17, 2007

Attending:

• Mike and Jane Bryan
• Dale Redmon
• Emily Kohn
• David Freeman
• April Redmon
• PT from the Thunderbird Club

What a GREAT day! We met at the Tourist Bureau at 8:00 a.m., and traveled with the High Plains Thunderbird Club to Shamrock for the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

Once we got to Shamrock, as usual with parades, it was hurry up and wait. The crowd was great, and very, very green! Next year, we MUST bring candy. The children are scary
if you aren’t throwing candy.

After the parade, we went to the school for Irish Stew and Cornbread…but the bikers got there first. And considering we were number 82…well, they were pretty much out of food when we got there. Dale braved eating what was left, but the rest of us hit an UNBELIEVABLY crowded McDonald’s and had a burger and fries.

Then Mike and Jane and Dale headed home, and Emily, David and April strolled around town and took in a few shops and vendors before we went to watch the lawnmower races. We can now say we’ve been there and done that.

The Thunderbirds were really great fun to travel with, and very nice. They invited us to stop and eat with them at the Red River Steakhouse, but by then, we were ready to head home.

The Thunderbirds have arranged a deal with the Tascosa Drive-in Theater, and we are invited to join them sometime this spring or summer to go to the movies. As long as we have at least 20 cars combined, we can get in for 5 dollars each. They will even let the clubs have the pick of the lot! So there’s another thing to look forward to.

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On Friday night, the 16th, we met at Sonic for Tots and Talk…but the wind made it mighty chilly, so we went to the Home Plate Diner. We had a nice visit there, despite an unfriendly employee.

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On another note– if you see the photobar on the left, or the photobar on the website, we have a Flickr account! As part of my (April’s) sponsorship of the club, I bought a Pro account, so we have unlimited uploads. I’ve uploaded nearly all of the club pictures so far. And have created sets for all the Cruisers that have a particular theme. So if you have some photos you want uploaded, just send them my way. Caprock Cruiser members can save photos from this site, and even send off for prints if we want. So hopefully, the club will find this a useful feature.

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We’ll see you at 2:00 P.M. this Saturday at Region 16 for our cruise to Groom and then McLean. Hope you can amake it!

Submitted by April Redmon