Michiana Monthly

In this Month’s Issue...

Vol. 27 No.6 June 2010

From the front seat of my red GT...

Well, here it is June already and the weather is finally getting nice. I am sure every one who went to Brown County had a great time. I haven’t heard yet but we will allow time at our June meeting for this report from those who want to share. I will not be present at the June meeting, for I will be still traveling back from Canada. We will also be reporting on how the Memorial Day parades went. Don’t forget the show and shine at Eby Ford in Goshen on June 19^th, starting at 8:30 AM. A Nelson’s chicken lunch will be provided by Eby Ford. I will have a few more details and will send a general e-mail to every one about the order of events for that day. The show and shine at Bremen Ford will be the 26^th. More details at our next meeting.

Remember to bring your door prizes since we only have a few weeks to get them in for our show. Don’t forget our annual picnic on the 12^th of July at Twin Branch Park in Mishawaka.

I still need a couple of volunteers to help cook. This is always a great time for all of us to get together. Also this is the time we have our annual Paul Houseman award and for those who have 1^st generation Mustangs and would like them judged for this award please just bring your cars to the picnic.

Hope to see you all on the 14^th of June at Honkers on Day Road. If not, I will see you all at the picnic. Howard

(We welcome Simone to the newsletter. Her job was to make sure Grandpa behaved himself at the Mishawaka parade. He did!-Ed.)

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2010 Events Calendar

September

4 (Saturday) Track Day at The Tire Rack, South Bend 13 (Monday) Michiana Mustangs Monthly Meeting

Finances: May 2010
Income
50-50 Drawing	37.00
Memberships	180.00
Club Sales: Bags	40.00
Pre-Registration	27.00
T-Shirts	300.00
Sponsor Donation	200.00
(Creative Promotions)
Total Income	$784.00
Expenses
MCA Discount	25.00
T-Shirts	568.50
Total Expenses	$593.50
Net Income	$190.50
Membership Dues
April
Becky Christena
June
Eva & Wayne Brewer
Ruben & Idella Chupp
Darrell & Nancy Eggers
Carl & Brenda Kindig
Levi & Sara Wallin
Chad & Kami Woody
July
Ali Al-Ugaili
Jerry & Leslie Handlin
Joe & Sandy Kraatz
Hal & Rose McClure
Charles & Tamara Murray
Chris & Elizabeth Pasternak
Owen & Blanche Samuels
Ken & Becky Schmitt
Jeff & Annie Stahl
Larry & Shirley Weaver

This Month...

8

Kevin Price 14 Ted Sauerbeck 16 Shari Knaak 24 Vic Garrison 26 Mona Steiner

Happy Anniversary!

If I missed your birthday or anniversary, please let me know. Thanks!

Membership Anniversaries

Carl & Brenda Kindig 22 years Brad Milliken 18 years Kami & Chad Woody 13 years Darrell & Nancy Eggers 12 years Art & Becky Campbell 11 years Scott & Chris Anderson 5 years Stuart & Shirley Tremayne 1 year Levi & Sara Wallin 1 year

Minutes from Last Month’s Meeting

President Howard Barrett opened the meeting and welcomed members and guests. He introduced new member Leo Zepeda.

Members and guests present were: Art Anderson, Scott Anderson and daughter Miranda, Howard Barrett, Jim Boal (Guest), Kathleen Bringman, Becky and Art Campbell, Dick & Gloria Cornman, Brigitte Fedesna (Guest), Vic & Connie Garrison, Bob & Pat Goeller, Terry Gunderman, Marty Hughes, Elaine Kersey, Rob Killingsworth, Carl Kindig, Blair & Shari Knaak, Hal & Rose McClure, Pete McClure, Brad Milliken & Kim Zink, Ron & Charlotte Newcomer, Phil Nicodemus, Kevin & Janette Price, Ken & Diane Reed, Robert D. Relos, Pat & Ted Sauerbeck, Jim & June Schmidt, Dick & Mona Spitaels, Mark Taelman, George & Shirley Wachs, Marion Williams, Alan Wright, Dave Yoder, and Steve York.

The secretary's report was approved as written and

the treasurer's report was approved as reported. May was a month loaded with birthdays, including Shirley and George Wachs, Dick Cornman, Hal McClure, Becky Campbell, Pat and Bob Goeller, Pete Delchambre, and Harold Jedrzejewski.

Marilyn and Pete McClure are celebrating their eighth

wedding anniversary. Chris and Pete Delchambre have been club members (some of the first) for 31 years. Gloria and Dick Cornman 18 years; Steve York 17 years, Pat and Bob Goeller 12 years, and Mona and Dick 9 years.

MCA Regional Director Jim Schmidt reported that the tentative dates have been set for national and Grand National shows. They are Dallas, TX, Jacksonville, Florida, Long Island, New York, Des Moines, Iowa, and the Washington D.C. area. Jim is still compiling pictures to help us attain another President's Award.

Twenty-six members braved the winter-like weather on May 8 to attend the Harold Ziegler show. This was a judged show and many nice trophies were awarded.

Event Director Brad reported that 17 cars had attended the party at Mustang McDonald's. The weather was good, the cake was good, and everyone had a good time. Brad suggested that the club go to a restaurant cruise night once a month. Larry and Shirley Weaver attended this party and all were happy to see that Larry’s recovery is progressing well.

Our club hopes to have some members at the 3 Memorial Day parades on Monday, May 31st. South Bend will be the earliest lining up at 7:30, Mishawaka at 9:30 and Elkhart at 2. Watch your e-mail for times and locations to meet.

Nappanee Cruise-In Information

A cruise-in is scheduled for June 19 at 504 North Main (North Main Street Mennonite Church), Nappanee:

*2:00-6:00 p.m. *One free meal per car entry *Prizes/drawings throughout the afternoon For more information, phone: 574-320-5967

"You’re never too y o ung to own a Mustang" .

Valerie Malecki writes to let us know, “These are my great-granddaughters in Wisconsin - Grace is four and sister Ellie is 9 months. Grace drives it like a 'pro'.”

There’s nothing like getting kids properly trained to know what car they should drive!

Essenhaus Cruis e -In

We will be having our 1^st Cruise In to the Essenhaus Thursday, June 10^th. The Cruise In starts officially at 5:30pm but we will be reserving a block of spaces for our members so getting there a little late should not be a problem.

The long range forecast for that day is a passing morning shower; otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high of 74 degrees. Sounds like perfect car show weather to me.

The entertainment for the evening will be the Hartland Cloggers. This is a very energetic local group that puts on a good show.

Please e-mail me at kenschmitt69@msn.com if you are planning on coming or even if you are just thinking about it.

Thanks Ken Schmitt

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FORD FAN SPOTLIGHT

Shirley and Danny Fender of Mars Hill, NC, Report Their '89 Mustang is Nearing the 700,000-mile Mark!

Back in August of 2007, Ford Racing featured a story about a true-blue Ford family from Mars Hill, NC, whose 1989 Mustang GT had topped 600,000 miles on the original drivetrain. The exploits of Shirley Fender and her Mustang not only made her the darling of regional newspaper and TV outlets , but also won her and her son, Danny, the VIP treatment at a NASCAR race at Bristol, courtesy of Ford Racing. Well, today, we're pleased to report that Shirley's Mustang is closing in on 700,000 miles – and is still going strong!

Shirley has rolled up all those miles working as a traveling vacuum cleaner salesperson, with customers in her own Madison County and far beyond, covering much of western North Carolina and well up into the mountains of eastern Tennessee. Danny credits the Mustang's longevity to keeping it maintained, including regular oil changes, noting that the car has recently been recognized by Valvoline and was featured in a cable television episode of PowerBlock TV last month. The Fenders have been a Ford family for decades, starting with a Maverick, a Pinto, a Mustang and an Escort before getting a 1988 Ford Ranger pickup and the Mustang GT in 1989. Her son, Danny, still has and drives the Ranger, which has also rolled up six-digit miles.

"People who see me keep saying, 'Shirley – are you STILL driving that Mustang?' and 'How many miles do you have on it now'?" she says. "And I tell them, 'Yes! It's over 692,000 – and even with my 5.0 V-8 it averages about 25 miles per gallon!' I'm not going to quit driving my Mustang because it hasn't quit on me!" The ongoing loyalty of the Fenders easily qualifies them as Ford fanatics. If you know of others, simply send info and a photo (or a link to a YouTube video) to: AskTFR@Ford.com . And check Fast Newseach week to see who we might pick to bask in the glow of Ford Racing's "Ford Fan Spotlight!"

(Thanks to Arnie O’Blenis for contributing this story— ed.)

New Members!

Dale and Marlene Schultz Three Rivers, MI 1965 Mustang 2+2

Jack & Melissa LaLone New Carlisle, IN 2002 Mustang GT

Leo Zepeda Elkhart, IN 1994 Mustang Coupe

Welcome to the club. We’re looking forward to getting to know you!

Spring Show at Harold Zeigler Ford Lincoln Mercury

Looking at the weather, you would have thought it was March 8 instead of May 8. Cold rain and a wind chill of 35° greeted the participants and spectators at the Harold Zeigler Ford Lincoln Mercury show.

Mustang (and Ford) people are a hearty group, and 26 vehicles made the final lineup; 21 Mustangs, 3 pickups, 1 SUV, and 1 Ford Passenger Car.

Radio Station B-100 was on hand with music, and they drew the tickets for a large number of door prizes. Prizes included $50 gift cards from Best Buy, movie passes, oil changes at Harold Zeigler, and tickets to a country music show in Chicago.

Trophies were awarded in 7 classes plus a ’Best of

Show’ award. Brad Milliken called during the show, informing us that it was going to be 88° that afternoon in Myrtle Beach, where he and Kim were at that moment. Somehow, that seemed more like car show weather.

$848.00 was raised and donated to St.Jude’s Hospital

from the day’s activities. Next year’s show has been scheduled for June 4 in an attempt to have better weather. We’ll see what Mother has to say about that!

Thanks to Nelson Neal, Pranay Gaikwad, and the Zeigler staff for their work to put the show together.

Solving the world’s problems

The B-100 crew discovered that Hummers make good wind breaks!

George and Bob look pleased with their winnings

One group of very chilled car show participants.

2010 Spring Fling ‘Pony Trail’

This year’s ‘Pony Trail’ was a cruise to the Ray Skillman Muscle Car Museum in Greentown. We were greeted by a light mist for the Drivers Meeting and had threatening skies all day, but the predicted severe weather held off until evening.

Approximately 50 vehicles took part in this year’s Pony Trail. The cruise was an easy 40-mile drive, with none of the road construction surprises of last year’s cruise to Salem Speedway.

A view from the balcony gives an idea of the museum’s size

Arriving at the Museum, we were greeted by the sight of another group of Cobras touring the Museum. Lunch was catered by Famous Dave’s, and we were encouraged to eat before touring, since Tornado sirens had been heard just before our arrival. Again, the weather held off.

This ‘69 Shelby was an original Survivor, with 16,500 miles on the odometer.

If you were interested, this ‘67 Shelby was on sale for only $410,000, down from $500,000 earlier in the week.

At the Drivers Meeting we were told that we would only see about half of the cars normally on display. A _{If you’re in the area, this is definitely a stop worth} Mecom auction was in progress in Indianapolis; many _{making. Many thanks to Dan Aiken for arranging the} of the cars normally on display were instead on the

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block. The number of cars may have been down, but the quality of cars on display was first rate, as shown by these pictures.

For Sale!

Looking For…

2.3 liter, 4 cylinder engine for 1978 Mustang. Contact Gerald Warner, 574-310-0254 (July)

*** Ads will run for three months; if you want to keep the ad running, you need to resubmit it.

It’s Breakfast Time!

We will be having the usual breakfast at our house before the Bremen Show & Shine June 26^th. Breakfast will start at 8:00 and we will leave for the show around

9:00. Everyone is welcome. David & Jane 2534 State Road 331 Bremen In. 46506 574-546-5282

Looking Back...

Some of Murphy's Lesser-Known Laws

• Change is inevitable -- except from a vending machine.

• Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

• If you lined up all the care in the world end to tend, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a hill, in the fog.

• The things that come to those who wait will be the things left by those who got there first.

• A "fine" is a tax for doing wrong. A "tax" is a fine for doing well.

From the Back Seat…

We’re now in the busy part of the summer; it seems

there’s at least one event going on every weekend. Thanks to everyone who contributed articles this month. As always, I appreciate the effort.

• June 12 is the date for the West Michigan Mustang Club show in Grand Rapids. The club always puts on a good show. They have also supported our show very well over the past few years. For the past 3 or 4 years it seems that Becky and I have been the only members of our club to go to Grand Rapids. If there’s any way you can make this show, I think you’ll enjoy it, and it’s time we repay the club for their support of our show.

• A big tip of the cap to Bob Nicola and Tom Kasting from the Old Fort Mustang club. George Wachs had a problem with his car on the way back to the lodge after the Spring Fling show. Bob and Tom were behind George, stopped to help, and got George running again. Once again we had a demonstration of what Mustang people are all about.

• Howard mentioned it in his comments, but I wanted to put in another word for the picnic next month. Let’s see a large group of first generation Mustangs competing for this year’s Paul Houseman Award.

• If you went to Spring Fling this year, please feel free to send me your stories. Also, if you took any pictures, please send me a copy. If they don’t make it to the newsletter, they can be included in a ’Year in Review’ I’m starting to compile.

• Thanks to everyone that participated in one or more of the Memorial Day Parades. More on the parades in the next issue.

Have a good month...

2010 Cruise-In Calendar

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Starting in May 2010 through September

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