Mary Jane Pokojni 37 Ridgewood Rd. Easton, PA 18045

LEHIGH VALLEY REGION

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT JOHN MITZAK 908-454-0041

VICE PRESIDENT JOE VASKO 610-759-4238

SECRETARY PATRICIA HECKMAN 610-438-5779

TREASURER MARY JANE POKOJNI 610-252-1656

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DAVE SCHOMP, DAVE ORAVEC, DAVE HOMA, RICH HEATER, GILDA HENDERSHOT, RON LITTWIN,

DAVE HAGENBUCH, JOE POKOJNI

NOMINATING COMMITTEE Joe Pokojni, Charles Bauder, Bob Frey, Ed Dietrich, John Mitzak

NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE Mary Jane Pokojni, Robert Frey, John Mitzak, Don Jones

HISTORIAN & PHOTOGRAPHER Joe Pokojni, Dave Oravec

WEBMASTER Cindy & Dave Oravec

PUBLICITY Mary Jane Pokojni

TOURING Bob Frey, John Mitzak

PICNIC Bob Frey, John Mitzak

SPRINGTOWN SHOW COMMITTEE John Mitzak, Ron & Debbie Heckman, Ed & Alice Dietrich, Joe & Mary

Jane Pokojni, Dave & Jackie Schomp, Putt Olson, Agnes Stacy, Dick

Varga and a lot of other members.

EASTON HERITAGE DAY Charlie Bauder 610-258-6709

MEMBERSHIP Mary Jane Pokojni

CHRISTMAS PARTY Mary Jane & Joe Pokojni

CRUISE NIGHTS Ron Heckman (Chairman) Rich Heater (Assistant) Debbie Heckman Joe

& Mary Jane Pokojni, Putt Olson, John & Karan Mitzak, Agnes Stacy,

Dick Varga, Jackie & Dave Schomp, Ginny Procanyn, Chip Kalnas,

Willis & Gloria Sigafoos and anyone who wants to help.

HALLOWEEN DINNER DANCE Debbie Heckman, Mary Jane Pokojni

REFRESHMENT COMMITTEE Gilda Hendershot & Dottie Littwin

HOSPITALITY-SUNSHINE Putt Olson – 610-252-2606

LEHIGH VALLEY REGION DUES are $10 for member and spouse, and $6 for individual due January 1st yearly. Members must be a member of

parent organization-AACA. SEND TO: Mary Jane Pokojni 37 Ridgewood Rd. Easton, PA 18045 Please write your AACA # on your check made

payable to: Lehigh Valley Region (AACA National is due Dec. 15) Members 80 yrs. or over are free but MUST be members of the National

Organization each yr. Please notify if you are 80 yrs of age and want to remain on our mailing list. AACA Meetings are held on the second Sunday of

winter months at 2 p.m. at the Palmer Library, Newburg Rd. Palmer Township, Pa. Please check the Calendar for dates and times of meetings and

events. www.lvraaca.com

Thoughts from your President We recently celebrated the first day of Summer. Hopefully, the weather will now begin to cooperate and give us good days to bring out our cars, have some fun, and enjoy each others company. Earlier this year we were proud to award scholarships to Dale Roth of the Warren County Technical school and Christian Altmann of CIT. Both of these young men attended one of our monthly meetings and talked about their plans to earn degrees in Automotive Technology. We wish them all the best for the future. On our Spring tour we visited the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown (Continued next page)

and Lucky Lucock’s extensive model train exhibit in Steel City. Subsequent to the tour we had a great picnic at Ed & Alice Dietrich’s home in Glendon. A big Thank You to all who participated and joined the fun. Special thanks to Bob Frey, Rick Wagner, and Ed and Alice Dietrich. The Manor Care cruise on Saturday 6/21/14 was excellent. I was gratified to hear that 23 cars participated and were enjoyed by the residents. I understand they asked if we could return in the Fall. Thanks to all who participated.

Easton Heritage day is Sunday 7/13/14. It’s always great to see the cars, enjoy the people, and take in the entertainment and fireworks. Information on this event can be found on the web at heritageday.org

Our 38th annual show at Springtown is scheduled for Sunday 9/14/14. Hopefully, we will have a good turnout since the Strausstown Lions Club show is scheduled for Sunday 9/7/14 this year. The pocket knife gifts and the oval dash plaques have been ordered. We still need 12 more trophy sponsors. See me if you, or someone you know, would like to sponsor a trophy.

In July / August our cruises at Dairy Queen are Saturday 7/12/14 and Saturday 8/9/14. Salvatore’s is scheduled for Saturday 7/26/14 and Saturday 8/30/14. Both cruises will go from 5:00PM to 9:00PM.

I urge everyone to work together to support our many activities. Don’t hesitate to volunteer to work on one of our various committees. Also, encourage friends and acquaintances to join us. Working together, we can and will succeed!

John V. Mitzak

Minutes from the June 11, 2014 Monthly Meeting

The meeting was called to order by President John Mitzak with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence for our troops. Guests Present: NJ AACA members Roger and Kathy Bagley who recently moved and are thinking about joining our club were present. Scholarship recipient Christian Altman and his parents were also present. Vice President, Joe Vasko was absent. John Mitzak read announcements about upcoming events. The Secretary’s Report was read by John Mitzak in the secretary’s absence. Report was approved. The Treasurer’s Report was read by Mary Jane Pokojni. The motion to accept was made by Lance Huff and seconded by Willis Sigafoos. OLD BUSINESS Scholarship recipient Christian Altmann and his parents were present to receive the check for $500 and he said a few words and thanked the club for the Scholarship. Halloween Dinner/Dance – Mary Jane went over the menu and said the price and ticket information would be available at the July meeting. Spring Tour/Picnic Sunday 5/18/14 – The tour and picnic were a success (as a side note, more information about the tour will be in the newsletter). Fall Tour Sunday 10/19/14 destination will be the Miner’s Museum, Lansford, PA. Admission will be $7.50 per person for 20 or more people. Also, we could possibly lunch and tour at Jim Thorpe. The Cruise at Dairy Queen on May 10 was canceled due to rain. The Salvatore Cruise on May 31 was successful with good weather and over 100 cars NEW BUSINESS John asked for volunteers to hand out flyers at events that the members go to. There were no volunteers. Ron Litwin is working on the club jackets. He will report when he has more info. Dave Oravec reported that the Manor Care Cruise is set for 6/21/14 from 11 to 2. Easton Heritage Day – July 6 contact person Britney Yocum. Springtown Show – John Mitzak is ordering the dash plaques and will solicit trophy donations. Mary Jane has ordered the pen knife giveaways. John Mitzak, Chip Kalnas, Dave Hagenbuch, and Dale Hendershot will donate a Trophy. If anyone knows of someone interested in donating a trophy see John after the meeting. Our next cruises will be the Dairy Queen on Saturday June 14, 2014 and Salvatore’s on June 28, 2014 from 5 to 9 pm. Chip Kalnas resigned from the Board of Directors and runner up in our last election, Gilda Hendershot., has agreed to replace him. There will not be a Board Meeting in June as not enough members will be available. Next Board meeting Thursday, 7/24/14 at 7 pm in the Palmer Library Respectfully Submitted, Mary Jane Pokojni (acting secretary)

Anyone interested in writing a column for the newsletter,

please let me know. Email mjpokojni@rcn.com

MARK YOUR CALENDAR - 2013 Please check the calendar monthly - dates and times are subject to change

ONLY CLUB EVENTS ARE POSTED ON THIS CALENDAR SUPPORT YOUR CLUB BY ATTENDING THESE EVENTS!

July Wed 9 7:00 PM LVRAACA meeting Palmer Library Sat 12 5:00 to 9:00 PM Dairy Queen Cruise Sun 13 Easton Heritage Day – Contact Bob Frey – 908-325-5349 Thurs 24 7:00 PM LVRAACA B.O.D. meeting Palmer Library Sat 26 5:00 to 9:00 PM Salvatore’s Cruise August Sat 9 5:00 to 9:00 PM Dairy Queen Cruise Wed 13 7:00 PM LVRAACA meeting Palmer Library Thurs 28 7:00 PM LVRAACA B.O.D. meeting Palmer Library Sat 30 4:00 to 8:00 PM Salvatore’s Cruise September Wed 10 7:00 PM LVRAACA meeting Palmer Library Sat 13 3:00 to 7:00 PM Dairy Queen Cruise Sun 14 LVRAACA Springtown Car Show Sat 20 Phoebe Nursing Home Cruise Thurs 25 7:00 PM LVRAACA B.O.D. meeting Palmer Library Sat 27 3:00 to 7:00 PM Salvatore’s Cruise October Wed 8 7:00 PM LVRAACA meeting Palmer Library Sat 11 2:00 to 7:00 PM Dairy Queen Halloween Show Sun 19 Fall Tour Thurs 23 7:00 PM LVRAACA B.O.D. meeting Palmer Library Sun 26 Phillipsburg / Easton Halloween Parade November Sat 1 Halloween Dinner Dance Sun 9 2:00 PM LVRAACA meeting Palmer Library Wed 12 7:00 PM LVRAACA B.O.D. meeting Palmer Library December Sun 14 LVRAACA Christmas Party Wed 10 7:00 PM LVRAACA B.O.D. meeting Palmer Library ?

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I really need some good stories about your cars, doesn’t anyone want to tell us their experience about finding and then fixing up their dream car.

BEHIND THE MOTOMETER©

All you folks who missed our Spring Tour missed a lot of excitement. As tour leader I was

happy when all ten cars of our caravan arrived safely at the National Museum of

Industrial History. My euphoria quickly turned to grief when it was discovered the

museum was not open. I had failed to confirm what I scheduled earlier. What to do?

Twenty people standing around with a couple of hours to kill. John Mitzak and Frank Becker tried

to contact the museum with their cell phones to no avail. I started to panic and then a serendipitous

event. 1

Rich Wagner was standing around with the rest of us wondering what to do when his cell phone

rang. It was a staff member at America on Wheels Museum calling about his ‘64 Mercury

Convertible which was on display there. With brilliant presence of mind he asked if they might

open their museum early for us. “Bingo”. Yes it was already open since there was an event under

way there as they spoke.

Our group traveled the dozen or so blocks to the America on Wheels Museum and found a

Volkswagen show in progress. Perhaps one hundred Volkswagens of all types and vintages. Even a

yellow chopped and channeled Volkswagen pickup.

Somebody flashed their AACA Membership cards and the museum staff left us all in free of charge

and the exhibits upstairs showcased some interesting vehicles from the 1950 and 1960 era. We spent

an enjoyable hour and a half before we had to leave.

We wandered around Bethlehem, finally got on Rte. 412 East and I (the tour leader) missed the

turn to Ron Lucock’s. Rich Wagner to the rescue again and got us straightened out in Saucon Park

and on the right road. “Lucky” Lucock was waiting for us (with Pizza no less) and had his O gauge

train exhibit open for us. This is a most incredible display of the Lehigh Valley as it was in the 1950

era. Scratch built models of hundreds of houses (most still exist) in the exact scale and in proper

location to each other are laid out on miniature streets with scale model cars and tiny people. It is

hard to believe that one man could have created this. He is an extremely creative and gifted

gentleman and we thanked him profusely for hosting our group.

We left, travelling east along the Lehigh River and paralleling the Norfolk and Southern Rail Road

tracks and were soon at Alice and Ed Dietrich’s where they had everything all set up and ready for

us. Some other wayward members joined us and we enjoyed a great picnic. The pulled pork,

seafood salad and tables full of goodies made for a good ending of a great day, thanks to Rick

Wagner, Lucky Lucock and the Dietrich’s.

June 14, 2014 Bob Frey

1 Webster – serendipitous “finding a valuable or agreeable things not sought for”