A Message from the Director

Highland, Indiana Region Model ‘A’ Restorers Club

Volume 55, Issue 10

THE SPOKESMAN

P.O. Box 1883

Highland, Indiana 46322

www.highlandmodelaclub.com

Director: Ed Javorka

(765) 418-7557 javorka@comcast.net

Asst. Director: Cynthia Phillips (219) 213-1301

phillipscynthia@att.net

Secretary: Russell Smiddy (219) 924-4392

Treasurer: Kim Sefton (219) 836-2081

cyman_46321@yahoo.com

Dedicated to the encouragement in acquiring, restoring, preserving

and exhibiting the Model “A” Ford, and to enjoy the fellowship of other Model “A” Ford owners

around the world.

The Spokesman is a publication of the

Highland Indiana Region of the Model “A” Restorer’s Club, Inc.,

founded in 1964, and is published monthly.

National dues are $45.00.

Local HIR dues are $10.00. National Membership is required.

Business meetings are held on the first Wednesday of every

month at 7:00 p.m. at the McKinley Masonic Lodge in

Schererville, Indiana.

This month’s meeting is Wednesday, October 2, at 7:00 p.m. at the Masonic Lodge in Schererville. Thank you to the Foleys, DeJongs and Javorkas for volun-teering to bring the evening’s refreshments.

This month I am not going to look back and reflect on September. Those of you that participated in Model A Day and other events had a great time. The rest of you, c'est la vie.

I have been working feverishly on preparing trip instructions for the fall tour and the Membership Meet. The Membership Meet registration form is done and on the way to the printer. That was a big hurdle to overcome.

The fall tour is going to include a Ghost Walk at the Marshall

County Historical Museum. 3 floors of fright! There will be areas where the "dead: will be there, in period

clothing. They will explain some history and tragedies of their time period. There is an elevator to use if needed. Cost is $10/person. If you plan on attending we will collect this at the October meeting. Tickets are limited. We need to reserve early. The rest of our trip will include a tour of a jail in Warsaw, antiquing, shopping and of course eating. The most important thing is the chance to fellowship with each other and the trip.

Ed Javorka

6 - Business Meeting, Jeopardy! 9 - 2020 Membership Meet Planning Meeting @ Hansen’s 14 - Pizza Night 16 - Pint with the Past @ Gilmore 20 - Breakfast Social 24 - Milwaukee Swap Meet 28 - Pizza Night 28 - March 3 - Membership Meet, Savannah, Georgia

Hastings, Rock, Sefton

4-10 - MARC National Meet Dearborn, Michigan 14 - Business Meeting 17 - Gloria Dei Lutheran Car Show In memory of Don Schaller 21 - Breakfast Social 25 - Cedar Lake Family Fun Fest

SURPRISE!

1-3 - Membership Meet, Georgia 6 - Business Meeting 14 - Pizza Night 17 - St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Crown Point 17 - Illinois MARC 35th Swap Meet Friendly Ford, Roselle 20 - Breakfast Social 28 - Pizza Night 31 - Soup Day, Beecher

Phillips, Rock, Stonerock

4 - Business Meeting, Annual Parts Auction 9-13 - GAMARII (Touring Western Iowa) 18 - Breakfast Social 21 - Ford Model A Day, Gilmore 26 - Crown Point Cruise Night Ends 28 - Valpo Fall Harvest Festival

FEBRUARY 2019

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3 - Business Meeting (30’s Fashion) 6 - Car Inspection/Function Check @ Hagberg’s 11 - Pizza Night 17 - Breakfast Social 25 - Pizza Night 27 - Drive-Out (LeMere)

Hansen, Kolar, Straka

2 - Business Meeting 4-6 - Newport Hill Climb 6 - Pullman Tour 10 - Pizza Night 16 - Breakfast Social 24 - Pizza Night 25-27 - Fall Tour (Swan Lake)

Foley, DeJong, Javorka

1 - Business Meeting - Annual Cake & Cookie Auction 11 - Drive Out (LeMeres) 15 - Breakfast Social 15 - St. Anthony’s Car Show 17 - North Judson School (tentative) 20 - 23 MARC National Tour (Elkins, West Virginia) 25 - Cobe Cup (confirmed) 27 - South Holland Parade 30 - Crown Point Car Show begins

Hagberg, Magerl, Smiddy

2 - Grave Yard Tour (tentative) 6 - Business Meeting (Movie Nite) 14 - Pizza Night 11 - Veterans Appreciation Parade 20 - Breakfast Social 28 - Thanksgiving Holiday

DeYoung, Hansen, Porter

2 - Model A Day, Sharon, Wisc. 5 - Business Meeting (LeMere) 8 - Drive Out (Higgins) 15 - Drivin’ the Dixie (confirmed) 19 - Breakfast Social

Higgins, Kolar, McNabney

4 - HIR Holiday Party (&Toys for Tots) 12 - Pizza Night 18 - Breakfast Social 25 - Christmas Day 26 - Pizza Night 31 - Polar Bear Dash

Rock, Elson, Hastings

4 - Whiting, Crown Point Parades 7 - Pie & Ice Cream Social, Cedar Lake Historical Assn. Museum 10 - Business Meeting 13 - Club Picnic 17 - Breakfast Social 20 - Prison Dive-Out (Gill/Dieck) 26 - Pierogi Fest Parade, Whiting

LeMere, Smiddy, Hansen

Breakfast Social

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Aspen Cafe

9:00 am 9141 Wicker, St. John

South of Schilling, north of Subway

3rd Wednesday/monthly

Rev. 09/30/2019

Crown Point Bulldog Park ~ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Every Thursday beginning May 30 ~ September 26

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THURSDAYS

Fall/Winter Months from October ~ April

2nd & 4th Thursdays (location varies) ~ 5:30 pm

EDITOR’S CORNER

My apologies for the abbreviated version and for excluding the busi-ness portion of the newsletter. It has been a month of highs and lows for our family, as we lost Linda Brown just days before her 69

th birthday.

She fought a tough fight with grace, optimism, and with faith. Linda was a beautiful person inside and out, and we take comfort knowing she is at peace.

On the high note, we just celebrated the nuptials of our daughter Bobbi and it’s been nonstop busy… not just for us but for her grandfather/Officiant, Russell Smiddy, who made his granddaughter’s wedding completely memorable, eloquent and funny all at the same time! Great job, Puttz!

Speaking of fun, can’t wait for the Fall Tour! Did you book your room??

Caroline

9 Gene & Barbara Nottoli Wally & Barb Hagberg 15 Ken & Christina Michaels

8 Ed Javorka Dana Vandewater 14 Connie DeYoung 24 Warren DeJong 27 Ken Michaels 30 Jim McNabney

September 13 Olan Smith

With Thanks Thank you for the cards, flowers, vis-its and other acts of kindness you ex-pressed to Linda (Brown) during her illness. Thank for also for your pray-ers and sympathy during this difficult time.

: Assemble and meet on the east side of the

Square in Crown Point in the parking lot across the street from Centier Bank on 231 and East Street, just north of the Bowling Alley (where we've always met to head to North Judson school days. Required: FULL tank of gas.

8:00am DEPARTURE. The tour will head on the by roads to Plymouth and beyond to Warsaw Indiana. We will not be arriving at the Swan Lake Resort until later in the afternoon.

: We will be up and on the road after breakfast head-

ing to Goshen. Be ready for the Bag Factory, Antiques, the Square, and lunch in the 1912 Chocolate Shop or at the Diner. We will be driving back to Plymouth for dinner out and then a night of mystery and haunts at the Mar-shall County Museum.

: Breakfast, check out and on the road to the Trail of

Death (Indiana's version of the Trail of Tears). After that stop it will be touring Culver Military Academy along with lunch and their Military Parade/Review … then it is Home Sweet Home.

52nd

Annual

Hill Climb and Car Show

October 4-6, 2019

$10.00 parking/admission charge, benefitting the Newport Volunteer Fire Dept., Newport Li-

ons Club and Town of Newport.

46th

Annual

Historic Pullman House Tour 2019

October 12-13, 2019

This annual event of the Pullman House Tour features an antique car show and viewing of 120-year-old landmark homes, all with a charm and uniqueness that is part of the Pullman experience. Hosted by Dan Dieck (708-822-0820).

Monthly Breakfast Social

ASPEN CAFÉ October 16- 9:00 am (3rd Wednesdays monthly)

Ralph knopf

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Saturday

October 5

https://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/3325585.html

Knopf

antique auto

repair

South Holland

https://www.auctionzip.com/Listings/3325585.html

National Events About the Highland Indiana Region Model A Restorers Club

The purpose of the Club shall be to encourage the acquisition, preservation, restoration, exhibition, and use of the Model A, including literature, technical and historical information, and to promote the introduction of ideas and fellowship among owners and members of the Club.

You need not own a Model A Ford to join or participate at any HIR Club sponsored event. All are welcome!

Highland Indiana Region

Model A Restorer’s Club PO Box 1883

Highland, IN 46322

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2020 MARC MEMBERSHIP MEET: Ed Javorka FALL TOUR: Javorkas, Rocks, Seftons FASHION: Linda Javorka, Joy Kolar & Tom Rock FELLOWSHIP: Giselle Porter MARC CORRESPONDENT: Joy Kolar MARC MILEAGE: Warren DeJong MEMBERSHIP: Kim Sefton NEWSLETTER: Caroline Stanula PARADES: Chuck Kolar PICNIC: Ken Foley, Mike Higgins & Cy Sefton PRINTING: Chuck Kolar RAFFLE: Terry Phillips REFRESHMENTS: Becky Dieck WEBMASTER: Chuck Kolar WINTER BANQUET: OPEN

2019 Committee Chairpersons

Special thanks to

McKinley Lodge #712 F&AM

for hosting the HIR Business Meetings

Making a good man a better man by imparting upon him moral social virtues through

...a belief in a Supreme Being, a belief in the Fatherhood of God and the Brotherhood of Man,

and a belief in the immortality of the Soul.

MAFCA National Convention

June 21-26, 2020

Kerrville, Texas

Hosted by: Alamo A’s

2020 Membership Meet

April 2-4, 2020

Swan Lake, Plymouth, Indiana

Highland Indiana Region

2020 National Meet

June 1-5, 2020

Oshkosh, Wisconsin