Official Publication for Members of the Golden Hills Mustang Club Established 1982

DEC. 2015 & JAN. 2016 VOLUME XXXIII, 12 & XXXIV, 1

Sunday November 29th was the Golden

Hills Mustang Club's annual Christmas Toy

Drive held at Vacaville's Fosters Freeze.

The club has been doing this toy drive on

the Sunday after Thanksgiving at this

location for many years.

The weather that day was sunny, but very

cold in the mid to high 50's...but that

didn't deter about two dozen member

families from dropping by to hang out for a

few hours! Some only stayed long enough to

donate some toys, but the important thing

was everyone brought toys. Special thanks

go out to the "setup crew" of Kirk & Cheryl Stafford and Frank Lopez. Kirk brought an extra EZ Up and plenty of

zip-ties to secure our club banners and Frank let me bring three of

his folding tables to add to the couple tables I had. This year we

decided to set up our booth right next to the street for better

visibility from the Merchant street traffic. The decision was made

easier by the fact that there was more sun (hint: warmth) in this

location than our usual spot in the shade right outside the Fosters

Freeze door. It wasn't long until we filled the five tables with the

toys and had to begin stacking them on the ground under the tables.

Around 2:30pm we had a FLE count of approximately 185 toys!

(FLE = Frank Lopez Estimated) - continued on pg. 4

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CLUB PURPOSE The Golden Hills Mustang Club, established in

1982, is a nonprofit organization, the purpose of which is to promote the admiration, ownership, care and maintenance of the Ford Mustang Automobile - regardless of model year.

The club provides a social group for its members whereby they can meet, socialize and maintain a spirit of good fellowship, and participate in activities including the use of their Mustang.

The club serves as a medium for the exchange of ideas, information and parts, and is dedicated to furthering the interest of owners and drivers of the Ford Mustang.

Club President ……………………...Tim Leathers

Vice President ………….…………...Dan Cordeiro

Secretary……………………………….Sue Calvert

Treasurer ……………………......Dennis Von Ting

Past-President …………………..…..Kirk Stafford

Mike Robinette ……...………………

Terry Burke…………….……..……..

Craig Beckley……………………......

Frank Lopez……………………...….

Bob Loya……………………………..

Brian Evans.....................................

Park n’Ride Chairman Kirk Stafford

2015 Car Show Chairperson Craig Beckley Co-Chairperson Chris Snow

carshow@goldenhillsmustangclub.com

Club Items

Food Drive

Ileine Burke

Dennis von Ting

Historian Ileine Burke

Hospitality Mikal Brevig

MCA Regional Director

Membership

Bill Banovitz

Norma McCabe

membership@goldenhillsmustangclub.com

Newsletter Editor Robin Herman, robinherman@hotmail.com or

info@goldenhillsmustangclub.com

Circulation Bill Herman

Publicity Harold Joines

Raffle Bob Loya/ Tammy Robinette

Sunshine Laura Mize lmize64@comcast.net

Webmaster Terry Burke, webmaster@goldenhillsmustangclub.com

Parade Chairman Brian Evans

Name Badges Dan & Norma McCabe

Pony Express to our Troops Frank Lopez

Scholarship Frank Lopez

Information Officer Dan McCabe

Veterans Liaison Bill Davis

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Hello Mustang Family,

My wish is that your holidays have been filled with spirit and joy spent with

family and friends. The club’s Christmas party had great food, atmosphere

and most of all our well dressed club members. It always feels like I am

around family when with the club. Thanks to Elise Stevenson for putting the event together, Craig &

Amy Beckley for collecting the funds, Tammy Robinette and Wanda Billings for the table decorations

and last but not least Elks Sponsors Sandy & Dave Silveira, for securing the room once again.

I have been trying to get back into full swing with the club in the past year with all the changes I have

been making in my life. Brandon is now 20 years old and 3 semesters away from graduating from

Sacramento State and Courtney is 19 years old in her first year at Sac State. Right now the single

track running is very addictive for me right now. Just hoping my body will keep getting stronger and not

fall apart.

Please see the calendar of events section of this newsletter for events.

Each club member can and does make an impact to our club. Each that contributes their talents willingly

makes Golden Hills Mustang Club an organization that I am proud to lead once again.

Here is to the New Year!

P.S. Do you know anyone who is interested in purchasing my 1965 Fastback, please let me know.

See you out on the trail.-Tim Leathers

MUSTANG TRIVIAL PURSUIT GAME

Submit a mustang related trivia question.

Your question will be posted in the newsletter and answers will be collected at the next

general meeting.

This month’s question is submitted by Sue Calvert :

“What was Ford’s suggested list price for the Mustang when it was first introduced?”

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See

Dan

Cordeiro

for

tickets

Continued from pg. 1

We had at least eleven Mustangs parked

on display for most of the day; they

were brought by myself, Bill Davis, Dan

McCabe, Terry & Ileine Burke, the

S t a f f o r d s , J e r e m y & R e n e e

Wiederspahn, Howie Tomson, Joe &

Tammy Holecek, Sue Calvert, Robin

Paulsell and Peter & Lisa Mitsopoulos.

For this year's toy drive, I selected the

CHP to receive the toys for their annual

"CHiP's for Kids" toy drive program.

Officer Dave Harvey, POI (Public

Information Officer) from the Fairfield field

office drove up about 15 minutes before

closing and we proceeded to fill every

available seat, floor space and rear cargo

area of the CHP Explorer with our toys which

we had bagged up while awaiting his arrival.

This year no one's battery needed a jump

from the CHP's heavy duty, standard issue

set of jumper cables which we know from a

past year (2013) will jump start even the

deadest battery on any 1965 Ford Station

Wagons which may still be on the road

today!

In summary it was a great day with lots

of toys collected! Thank you to everyone

who came to hang out or just stopped by

to donate toys.

-by Brian Evans

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Fairfield Veteran's Day Parade by Brian Evans

One great thing about living in close proximity to

Travis Air Force Base is the way the surrounding

cities and county show respect, support and

admiration to the entire military community and

especially its veterans. One way that this is

accomplished by the City of Fairfield is through

their annual Veteran's Day Parade put on by the

Downtown Main Street Merchant's Association

which has sponsored this event for many years

now.

This year's parade was held on Wednesday

November 11th, and the theme was "Land of the

Free, Because of the Brave". Once again the

Golden Hills Mustang Club made a strong showing

at this parade, with twenty cars showing up to

participate.

We met at our usual meeting place at the Solano Mall/JC Penney parking lot at 10:30am and had plenty of time to

visit with each other while everyone showed up. It was good to see some members we hadn't seen in a while like

Paul Thoren and his white with red stripe 1968 California Special. Once all had arrived, we headed over to our

staging area as a group and guess what? We had more time to get our cars shined up and decorated, pull out some

folding chairs, and visit some more. Some members ventured off to the downtown Starbucks while waiting for

the parade to start. At this point I left the group to go pick up the Parade Grand Marshal, TAFB Colonel Joel

Jackson, who I had the privilege of transporting in the parade for the second year in a row in my '68 convertible.

Once my duty of driving Col. Jackson through the parade and then delivering him back to the Judging stand was

complete, I was able to enjoy the parade as a spectator and take pictures of our club cars as they passed by. At

one point the announcer at the Judge stand encouraged our Mustangs to "rev 'em up a little...let's hear those

ponies roar!" They all sounded good from my spot on the sidewalk, but I'd have to say that Joe and Tammy

Holecek in their 40th Anniversary 2008 Silver GT500KR sounded the meanest and best. (Hmmn, KR? I'm not

biased or anything...!)

After the parade was

over, most members

who didn't have to

hustle back to work

went over to Suisun's

Puerto Vallarta for

lunch. Once again I'd

like to thank the club

for showing up on a

weekday to support and

participate in this

parade. - more pictures on next page

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Fairfield Veteran's Day Parade Photos

Well, it was a beautiful fall day, we were in the forest visiting a saw mill that runs 4 times a year

using the equipment four generations have used. It was a very fun day. While walking back to our

car, we saw that a Model A group was leaving. So we went over to watch them and reminisce

about the Model A’s we have had. As we got near our car, Danny said “Cristy, why did you leave

the back window open?” I didn’t leave it open, he had the keys… when we got near the car, he

reached up and closed the hatch window, and there were 5 turtles of misc sizes for the family who

owned the car…. Oops!

And, during the same month, we had traveled home from the Sacramento Auto Show with

our convertible in the trailer. We went to South Vallejo to unload the car and disconnect

and store the trailer. It was late, dark and we were in a hurry to get home for a trip

early the next day. When we called home from Mexico to check on things, our daughter

Rachel, wanted to know why the trailer clips were on the bumper of the truck in our

driveway (they were left there when we disconnected the trailer and then drove across

town).

Not only did Danny win the Ha award for October, but he also won the HA of the Year at

the GHMC Christmas Party. -Cristy Cordeiro

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Mike Robinette ( Board Member), Tim Leathers (President), Brian Evans (Board Member), Kirk Stafford (Past President),

Ileine Burke (Board Member), Bob Loya (Board Member), Renee Wiederspahn (Secretary), Dennis von Ting (Treasurer) Sue

Calvert (Board Member), Danny Cordeiro (Vice President) and Frank Lopez (Board Member not in photo)

Golden Hills

Mustang Club

wishes you

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GHMC Veterans Liaison Bill Davis presented a check from the club for $1000 to

the Solano Community College Veterans Memorial construction fund! The College

plays a major role in providing training to veterans leaving military service and

integrating into civilian life.

A card and flowers were sent to Dick Pickering who had surgery for

a fractured hip and he had to have a rod inserted into his leg.

If anyone knows of any member in need of some Sunshine,

please let me know!

Laura Mize • LMize64@comcast.net

Sunshine Corner

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“Santa has been great to me.” The driving part of the 2015 High Five Tour has ended but not the mission.

Wounded Warriors Family Support is still reaching out and helping our Veterans

and their families. To date they have delivered 31 vehicles and plan to deliver 3

or 4 more by the end of the year. The following article from the Omaha

World-Herald is about the presentation of the 2015 Ford Explorer that our Club

had the honor to have in its possession on the tour, along with a 2015 F-150

SuperCrew. On December 17th the Explorer, with our logo and your signatures,

was given to Army Veteran John Weinburgh and his family.

Thank You, Golden Hills Mustang Club Members and supporters, for making a

difference in wounded veterans’ lives. WWFS says: WELL DONE TO ALL OF

YOU FOR YOUR PART IN MOBILITY IS FREEDOM

WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE SUV, ONE OF THE FIRST IN U.S.,

ENSURES MOBILITY FOR INJURED VET

By Courtney Brummer-Clark / World-Herald staff writer

This Christmas is not one veteran John

Weinburgh will forget.

From his wheelchair on Thursday, the

39-year-old Weinburgh stared at the

gift in front of him: a 2015 Ford

Explorer, adorned in red, white and

blue automobile wrap and covered with

hundreds of signatures in silver ink.

No, this SUV is not a typical vehicle. It

will allow Weinburgh, an Army veteran

and quadriplegic, mobility and freedom.

The Explorer is one of the first

wheelchair-accessible SUVs ever produced. It was given to the former staff

sergeant by the Omaha Wounded Warriors Family Support group and converted by

BraunAbility and Heartland Mobility to meet Weinburgh’s needs.

“I wanted to cry because I was so happy, but yet I felt like I didn’t deserve it,” the

Bellevue, Nebraska man said.

Weinburgh suffered spinal injuries in February 2007 during an infantry training

exercise near Savannah, Georgia. The armored personnel carrier he was riding in

struck a tree, causing the tree to collapse on the vehicle and crushing Weinburgh.

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He was hospitalized for seven months in Georgia before being moved to Bellevue. He said life

since the accident has been a struggle, not only for him but for his family. “For me, the hard-

est part of the recovery was being the father of three young children and not having them

understand their dad was different,” he said. “I couldn’t tie my own shoes, button my own

jacket, put a straw in a Capri Sun. It made me feel like a bad dad.”

Retired Marine Corps Col. John Folsom, president of Wounded Warriors Family Support, said it

is important for families to be made whole again, “to have the ability to live normal lives. That

means going to the grocery store, taking the kid to soccer practice, taking the daughter to

ballet. It means going to work. And having the proper vehicle for somebody who is challenged is

essential.”

Michael Patterson of Heartland Mobility said 40 percent of its clients are veterans. Most

wheelchair-accessible vehicles are minivans. “There is a different stigma for veterans about

driving a minivan versus other vehicles,” he said. “It affects their mindset and becomes a

resignation about having to go into a minivan. Driving an SUV has a better impact on their

emotional state.”

Wounded Warriors Family Support, a national organization based in Omaha, presented

Weinburgh with the SUV that the

organization had used for its High Five Tour: a

four-month excursion that utilized the Ford

Explorer and 2015 Ford F-150 to travel more

than 26,000 miles across the United States

to raise awareness and funds. The tour

stopped in more than 100 cities in 48 states.

At each stop, people were invited to sign their

names and offer supportive messages on the

vehicles’ removable wraps.

Weinburgh approached the Wounded

Warriors Family Support group after his

minivan — which already was difficult for him

to access because of a steep ramp — broke down, again. The group thought he would be a good

candidate to receive the Explorer after the tour ended, Folsom said.

BraunAbility, an Indiana-based company that designs wheelchair-accessible vehicles, joined the

effort and the SUV was converted to fit Weinburgh’s needs.

Andrew Huber, BraunAbility’s north-central area sales manager, said that among its amenities

the vehicle is equipped with a lower floor, a wheelchair ramp with a lower slope and LED ramp

lights. The vehicle allows him to steer with the one hand that is fully functional, and also allows

a standard driver’s seat to be put in place when his wife, Kristen, drives.

Weinburgh said he plans to leave the signed wrap on the black vehicle for now, to continue to

promote awareness of the help offered by Wounded Warriors Family Support.

The combined cost of the Explorer, the specialized equipment and the outfitting is worth

almost $70,000, Patterson said.

It’s a gift Weinburgh said he “deeply appreciates.”

“Santa has been great to me.”

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Let us know if we forgot anyone!

Happy Birthday

Jan. Birthdays

1/1 Miyuki York

1/2 Cristy Cordeiro

1/3 Christy Bandy

1/4 John Koob

1/4 Tony McGrath

1/7 C.J. Gawley

1/7 Olivia Herman

1/12 Karen Bates

1/13 Victor Bowers

1/14 Avery Bandy

1/16 Todd Smith

1/17 Rosalie Andris

1/18 Tisha vonTing

1/20 Brittni Haran

1/20 Shelby Myska

1/20 Michelle West

1/21 Larry Tunac

1/22 Jennifer Tanis

1/26 Chase Myska

1/27 Clif Wilson, Jr.

1/28 Thomas D. Andris, Sr.

1/29 Roy Morris

1/29 Henrike Schneider (Vaeth)

1/30 Gina Schneider

1/30 Deanna Gee

1/30 Norman Root (Housman)

Dec. Birthdays

12/1 Isaac Villegas

12/2 Aaden King

12/2 Courtney Leathers

12/3 Jerry Housman

12/6 Elise Stevenson

12/7 Andrew Schneider

12/8 Judy Davis

12/10 David Tan

12/10 Brad Tanis

12/11 Cevana Eaton

12/11 Gary Hein

12/12 Jerry Imboden

12/14 Lisa Mitsopoulos

12/16 Patti Bowers

12/17 Lauma Jurkevics

12/18 Kathy Thoren

12/18 Yvonne Walter

12/20 Susan Cotton

12/21 Angela Billings 12/21 John Clark

12/22 Ron Normandin

12/25 Austin Bauer

12/26 Ron Bramlett

12/26 Vickie Schneider

John Clark & Kathy Eichen

Fairfield, CA

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