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June 2014 Drifter’s Newsletter
P . O . B O X 1 9 7
P O M O N A , C A 9 1 7 6 9
President
Mark Bargman
Vice President
Shawn Gilpin
Secretary
Jo Bricker
Treasurer Sandi Rydell
State Delegate
Joey Morrison
Editor &
BlogMaster
David Meyer
Minutes 1-2
Presidents Corner 3
Treasurers Report 4
Trip Report(s) 5-7
Trail Bosses 8
Calendar(s) of Events 9-15
4 Sale 16
Business Listings 17
Inside this issue:
Meeting Minutes The 628th meeting of the Drifters Jeep Club was called to order at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 5, 2014 by Club President- Mark Barge-man. The meeting was held at Michael Angelo’s Pizzeria.
The flag salute was by Mike Elliott
Roll call was taken by Shawn Gilpin. There were 22 members, 1qualifying member, and 1 guest present.
The minutes from the May meeting were read by Jocelyne Bricker, and approved.
Treasurer’s report was read by Treasurer, Sandy Rydell.
See Treasurer’s report for details.
New bills presented.
$216.00 for club plaques Jimmy Morrison
Greg C. motioned to approve. Approved
Conservation report was given Don Rybarczyk (absent). No report
Cleghorn July 12th, 9 a.m. Dave Peifer said we need a better turnout. It is a club function.
Delegates report was given by Joey Morri-son.(absent). No report
Trail Boss Rule #8 If trail bosses wish the “Drifters Jeep Club”
banner, it can be put up. Picture without a Story
Extra...Extra… Dave and Carol Peifer now have a great grandson.
Cash Reijerses (Born to Ryan and Natalie (granddaughter) Reijerses)
Born, 6/10/2014, 7lbs. 1oz., 19 inches long
Everyone is doing fine. During the delivery, since the Doctors and Nurses knew the babies name, they referred to Natalie as the A.T.M. and she pushes out…CASH !!
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Minutes Continued Old Business: May Run: Danny Calva, Devin Gothard, Steve Sturdevant and Dave Peifer
May 23-26 we had a great turnout, brought in a lot of $$ for the association. 23 members and families, 1 qualifying mem-ber and a lot of guests attended. Got to the race at 7 am. At 9 am we were ready to go. We ran 9 – 2 pm. Dan and Kathleen Calva did the entire BBQ with help of Daryl Romano. They did a super job. We only had minimal food and drinks left. The club donated all the money to the association. Dan and Kath-leen donated what they spent for the food to the club $128.00.
$101.00 donated to the association for the potato race. $147.00 to Cal 4 wheel. Dan also paid for the stakes we used to mark out the course and took them to use later. Registration volunteers were awesome, and Frank Wagner brought shade for the event. It was great to have all the help from everyone. Around 145 registrants this year. Should be better next year. Steve Sturdevant will have run information in the newsletter.
New Business: June Run: Danny Hankla, Fred Valdepena, Ricky Buckley, Huntley Graham, Denise Weddell June 20-22, Saline Valley, Cross country run. Will begin by Bishop and end up near Panamint.
Warm Springs first night camping in Saline Valley. Leaving Friday morning from Rick Buckley’s house, it will take about 5 hours to get there. Bring a warm sleeping bag.
Danny will be emailing everyone with the information.
July Run: Norm Gerwien , Jimmy Morrison, Shelby Craighead, Anthony Loera
July 19th- One day run in Big Bear, Heartbreak ridge. Prerun will be June 28th.
September Trail Bosses: Tommy Vaughan, Doug Mar-shall, Mark Phelps, Norm Miller
No information yet
Ongoing Business: Christmas Party
The Xmas party will be on December 6th in San Diego at the Admiral Kidd Catering and conference center.
Looks like we have almost 50 for dinner already through a show of hands at the meeting.
Lodging for Xmas party:
Rooms are about $125.00 for Marriott Courtyard Liberty Sta-tion right across the street about ¼ mile. Block of 10 rooms have been reserved, they will hold them for us, just tell them you are with the Drifters, they are holding 5 rooms for Friday night as well. Reservations must be made within 2 weeks of the event otherwise rooms will be released. Holiday Inn $99/night standard room, bay view room $129.00/night. $10.00/parking, they have a bigger bar. We have a block of 5 rooms for Friday and a block of 10 for Saturday. Reservations are also under the Drifters. Kids are welcomed to attend.
Holiday Inn, 4875 N Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92106
800-662-8899, 619-224-3621
Courtyard Marriott Liberty Station, 2592 Laning Rd.
San Diego, CA 92106, 888-236-2427
Past Presidents Picnic
August 15-17 Glen Oaks. 25 spots reserved. Mark will have more information at a later date.
July meeting
Will be July 10th at San Dimas Canyon Park. Will start earlier around 6 p.m. Will be a potluck.
The 50/50 was won by Frank Cattern for $ 60.00. Congrats!
$20.00 was donated to the Club by Frank.
The next club meeting will be on Thursday, July 10th at San Dimas Canyon Park. Potluck @ 6:00pm
The meeting was adjourned at 8:26 p.m.
Jo
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Cool Drifter Gear
Contact Frank Cattern
http://www.treadlightly.org/images/education/4WheelDriveGuide.pdf
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Treasurer’s Report June 2014
Sandy
Page 5 June 2014 May Trip
CA4WDC High Desert
The road into camp took between 45 min and an 1 hr and was definitely better than coming in off
of 247. Trevor and I pulled into camp Friday morning about 11:30 am to find Daryl Romano, Joey
and Jimmy Morrison already in camp. Weather was awesome, bright sunshine and no wind yet.
We began to set up camp and a stream of Drifters and friends pulled in all day. Friday
turned into a setup and relaxing day. The weather turned windy and we ended up having a
karaoke party in my box trailer that lasted till 1 am.
Moving slow on Saturday morning with more Drifters pulling in, we made a community breakfast,
as people were going down to Registration to pick up packets. The kids found a gopher snake.
We did manage to go on a small run on Saturday over to a spring in the desert and then over to
the Slash X for a late lunch and live music. The weather was great, sunny day with a nice
breeze to cool the motorhome down nicely at night.
Sunday was all about the Potato Race, which turned out awesome. There was a lot of help from
Drifters and guests. The course turned out to be better than I expected and I should no as I ran
the race at least 20 times. There was a steady line of racers all day, and Drifter Dog and Soda
sales were brisk. All in all, I think the HDR was a success, considering that they have moved it
around so much. We definitely have something to build on.
If I missed anyone that came to the Race please let the VP know, it was a busy day and not
everyone signed the list.
Look forward to next year Steve Sturdevant
Members in attendance: Sturdevant, Romano, Buckley Sr, Buckley Jr, Wagner, Williams, Calva, Rose, Smith, Rydell, Gilpin, Rybarczyk, Peifer, Hankla, Bur, Morrison, Morrison, Patton, Taffoya, Bargman, Bissel, Gerwien, Ruesch, Freeman
Guest: Eric Bale, Bill Bartillion, James Billiups, Jerry & Linda Torrey Qualifying
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Potato Race Report
I arrived at the race site around 7:00am with Tom Freeman, (Tom? Tom??) Jerry and Linda Torrey, Frank Wagner and Bob Bissell in tow. Shortly after, a huge group of Drifters and friends arrived. This was a good sign, as running this event takes plenty of help! It was a good thing, because when Johnny got to the race site, he had a flat tire? A group of high energy technicians went to help and oversee the tire changing process.
We started setting up the race course and placing the tires, etc. Dan Calva rolled in with a truck full, including the B.B.Q. and all the food and drinks. We set up the registration area under the Wagner Steel dou-ble wide EZ-Up canopy which also provided shade for the B.B.Q. We had a quick meeting to discuss any questions, etc. We were ready to start the event at 9:00am.
The day went very smooth, and we had a pretty good line waiting to try their skills and vehicles most of the day. We also had a few Drifters who made several attempts at setting the best time. I remember seeing Ste-ve and Ricky with various family members making a lot of dust? I believe some of the wives gave it a try or two also. The Drifter Dogs were excellent, and I noticed a line waiting to place their orders which kept Dan and Daryl and there helpers busy all day! I also want to mention the ladies and the kids that kept the registra-tion area running smoothly. This was Jerry and Linda Torreys (now qualifying] first time at the Potato Race, and both of them helped out and said they had a great time!
Here are the numbers from the day’s race proceeds. We donated $101 to Cal 4-wheel from the race registration. I’m sure this was the most donated from any of the events. We later found out that many of the events were charging $2.00? We were never made aware of this change? We also donated $147 from the pro-ceeds on selling the Drifter Dogs and cold drinks!
Here’s where it really gets good, Dan and Kathleen had spent $128 on the hot dogs and drinks. After the race, when I tried to pay them, they donated the entire amount back to the club! Also, Dan purchased all the stakes for the race, which usually get burned after the race, but Dan asked that we give the stakes back to him (he can use them in his business) then he would not charge them to the club. Wow, talk about a win, win! A big Drifter’s Thank You to Dan and Kathleen! We also had a bill for the race forms for $32.70 that I will take care of. So to sum up, the club had no real expense in hosting the Potato Race, and Thanks to the dona-tions, we had a $0 cost and had a net gain of $128!
The trail bosses would like to Thank everyone for coming out and supporting this event! As in all the previous years, the Drifters Jeep Club shinned and went way beyond what was required… WAY TO GO DRIFTER’S!
Thanks again,
Dave
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CA4WDC High Desert
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2014-2015 Trail Bosses
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Meeting Location - Michael Angelo’s Pizza, 2467 S. Euclid Ave, Ontario 909-984-5161
Club Run Location - Saline Valley Cross Country
Trail Bosses - Dan Hankla, Fred Valdepena, Rick Buckley, Jr, Huntley Graham, Denise Weddell
Board Meeting Location - Contact Mark Bargman (562)321-0597
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
Larry Patton
3
Mindy Williams
4 5
Meeting 7:30pm
6
Leslie Cattern
7
8 9 10 11 12
Newsletter Stuff to Editor
13 14
John Bur
Joey Morrison
16 17 18 19 20
DDD Run
Huntley Graham
21
DDD Run
22
DDD Run
23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30
June 2014
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Saline Valley
OK. First, call me if you have questions about where to meet up or how to get there after reading this. A map is attached but not the best so read on below and check your maps ahead of time. Some of us are going out on Thursday morning 6/19. We will leave by 8:00 A.M. from my dad's house at 9171 Lebec Rd. Phelan, CA 92372. We plan to do a pre-run of sorts to determine if another trail we wanted to run is open. For those coming up on Friday, there are two routes that can be used depending on when you leave and how much time you have. Easier route with limited time - About 4-5 hours from the Pilot Center off of 395 and the 15. Search on google how to get from your address to Saline Valley Middle Hot Springs. Clubs Route - If you leave the Pilot Travel Center by 8:00 AM. You should be able to make it to Big Pine by around noon. From Pilot Center at 395 and 15 Fwy - Head North on Hwy 395 towards Big Pine for 207 Miles We will meet up at the Chevron in Big Pine at High Noon. GET LAST GAS PLUS 5 Gallons at least and then we start the run from there. Here's the address: Chevron Big Pine 356 N Main St Big Pine, CA 93513 Friday afternoon run will be a more scenic route with more to see like Eureka Sand Dunes, Dedeckera Canyon, and Steel Pass.(may be hot so bring plenty of water) Saturday run will be from Saline Valley Hot Springs to the Hunter Mountain Range (high elevation so bring a warm bag) Sunday will be an easy day where we are much closer to the highway and much father south - we should be coming out somewhere east of Owens Dry Lake. It would be great if you could drop me a quick email so I know who to expect and can ensure everyone has been briefed. teamsilverrock@gmail.com or just call me. Ricky Buckley 760-490-4849 Dan Hankla cell 909-815-3934
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Saline Valley
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Meeting Location - San Dimas Canyon Park, 1628 N. Sycamore Cyn Rd, San Dimas
Club Run Location - Heartbreak Ridge
Trail Bosses - Shelby Craighead, Jim Morrison, Norm Gerwien, Tony Loera
Board Meeting Location - Contact Mark Bargman (562)321-0597
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
Jim Morrison
6 7 8 9 10
San Dimas Cyn Park 6:00pm
11 12
13 14 15
Karlan Bennett
16 17 Newsletter Stuff to Editor
Denise Williams
18 19 DDD Run
CA4WDC South
District Meeting
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28
Rick Buckley, Sr
29 30
Karyn Gerwien
31
Fred Valdepena
July 2014
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Heartbreak Ridge
July 19th Discovery Center at 9am
40971 N Shore Dr, Fawnskin, CA 92333
Heartbreak Ridge is a moderately tough trail in the Big Bear area. This trail is sometimes known as Pontiac Sluice. This trail consists of a spur with a loop, off of forest road 2N61Y. The old Pontiac rusting away near the beginning gives the trail its alternate name.
The "Sluice" portion is actually a short distance up the trail, not really near the Pontiac. The Sluice is an optional route through the rocky bottom of the canyon, while an easier bypass runs parallel (this part is only a few hun-dred feet long). The trail is rocky in places but can be traversed by stock 4X4s with open differentials and a skilled driver. The highlight of this trail is the monument at the top of the ridge to commemorate a fellow 4X4 enthusiast who lost his life in Iraq.
Thanks,
Tony
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Meeting Location - Michael Angelo’s Pizza, 2467 S. Euclid Ave, Ontario 909-984-5161
Club Run Location - Oak Glen RV Park
Trail Bosses - Mark Bargman and all Past Presidents
Board Meeting Location - Contact Mark Bargman (562)321-0597
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
3 4
Gaither Vaughn
5
Norm Gerwien
6 7
DDD Meeting
8 9
10 11 12
Eileen Cunningham
13 Rick Bucley, Jr
Dennice Weddell
14
Patrick Fay
15 Past President
Picnic
16 Past President
Picnic
17 Past President
Picnic
18 19 20 21 22 23
24 25
Robert Smith
26 27 28 29 30
31
Norm Miller
August 2014
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Past President Picnic
Location — Oak Glen Retreat and RV Park
When — August 15, 16, 17, 2014
Who — All Drifter’s and Guests Families
Contact Info — Mark Bargman 562-321-0597 cell
Hookups are mostly 30 amp. $32.00 a night. Make checks out to the club.
Easiest for all if you pay both nights up front. Make a deposit as you sign up.
Resort has a Basketball court, Miniature Golf, a trout pond and a restaurant.
38955 Glen Road, Yucaipa
Past President Picnic
August 15,16,17
Make your Reservations Early
$32.00 per night
Contact Mark Bargman
562-321-0597
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Contractors
Rick Buckley
(760) 868-3133
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Nikki Romano
(714) 497-5912 (www.mysensaria.com/nikkir)
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Jack’s Glass
11617 Cedar Ave
Bloomington, CA 92316
Ray Kimpton
(909) 877-5860
jacksglassray@aol.com
Home Security
Performance Alarm
John & Denise Williams (909) 599-6083
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Insurance Services
Auto, Home, Life,
Commercial
430 E Foothill Blvd
San Dimas CA 91773
Karyn Gerwien
(909) 599-5131 kgerwien@farmersagent.com
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Davin Gothard (714) 745-5900
DGRhinos.com
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Specializing in Trucks & UTV’s
Custom Lifts & Accessories, Custom Fab, Roll Cages,
976 Hollister
Pinon Hills, CA 92372
Andy Minnala
(760)559-2804
Victoria Landscape
Frank Cattern
(951) 218-3540
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625 Fair Oaks Avenue
Suite 158
S. Pasadena, CA 91030
Mike Anderson
626-799-7813
626-945-4819 cell
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