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Vol 02 | No. 11 International Stars Section November, 2011
President’s Message Value added. Different. Something to look forward to. Terrific! Usually something we haven’t experieced. Well, we’ve got another series of events for you! Our National MBCA Fall Board Meeting will be held at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn. Business will be transacted from the 1st to the 5th. While the business of a board meeting can be low key, it is important to experience what goes on at these meetings. If you have some time, drop in during the day to see what is going on. Meet some of your national business office, folks, Board Members, Regional and National Directors. They are interesting people! Most of the meetings are casual business attire. The business meeting on Saturday is held in business attire (coat & tie) and its business presentation is formal. The two events which bookend the meets are where we are going to have lots of fun. Welcome Reception – Free, but RSVP needed The first event is a welcome reception Thursday Evening, Nov. 3rd 7:30 – 9:30 pm at the Steinway Piano Gallery. (2700 West Maple Rd at M5, Commerce Twp, Mi 48390) There will be Hors d’oeuvres and beverages provided. Music will be provided by noted local pianist, Pierre Fracalanza. Oh yes… This one is FREE! RSVP to Michael Salemi by Oct. 24th, 2011 at Mike’s email [email protected] or call 734-578-6695
October Color Pu
Fall Board Meeting Dinner Banquet $47.50 each RSVP needed
The second event is Saturday Evening, November 5, 2011, 7 – 10 pm at the Automotive Hall of Fame, 21400 Oakwood Blvd, Dearborn, Mi 48124. This event will cost $47.50 each! RSVP to Michael Salemi by Oct. 24th, 2011 at Mike’s email [email protected] or call 734-578-6695 Make your checks payable to MBCA I.S.. Mail them to MBCA I.S. c/o Michael Salemi, 21129 Chase Drive, Novi, Mi. 48375 Nov. 1 MBCA International Stars Meeting Moved
Our customary International Stars Board and General meeting will also be held this month in Dearborn. The date is Nov. 1. We will meet at our usual 6:30 pm time at the Henry Hotel. You will be able to order dinner at the meeting (or not). Be advised that the price for dinner will be slightly higher than we experience at our usual place. This is a one time change. In December we will be back at our regular meeting place,The Crash Landing.
Special Mailed Invitation Our event chair, Mike Salemi, has worked hard to make this a memorable event for not only the national MBCA representatives, but for you as well. Come out and join us! Everyone in our section was mailed a set of invitations. Please RSVP as soon as possible as noted in the articles above.
We strive to be Always the BEST!
HOT Coming Events:
Nov 1 - Monthly MBCA International Stars meeting at the Henry Hotel
Nov 1-5 National Board Meeting in Dearborn at the Henry Hotel
Nov. 3rd
Welcome Reception – Free
Nov 5th
Dinner Banquet – Automotive Hall of Fame $47.50 each
November 19 – Pre Thanksgiving Party
December 3 – Progressive Holiday Party - $35 each
STARS News
Pre Thanksgiving Party – Nov 19 We are going to have a Pre Thanksgiving party again this year. This year it will be at Pete Williams’ home in Fraser, Mi. Last year’s event was fun and wonderful. Please view the attached flyer for more information. RSVP by Nov. 12 to Pete Williams at 586-293-0935 or [email protected] .
Partially Progressive Holiday Party – Dec 3 This year we are changing the format a bit. We were fortunate to have secured the Pleasant Ridge Community Center for our cocktails and dinner. We will then depart for our desserts that you bring to one of our member’s home in Pleasant Ridge. Since it will be cool out, please leave your desserts in your car until we get to our final destination. Please see the flyer in this newsletter. The flyer was also a part of the mailing you received from Mike Salemi. Thanks to Trish Briggs and Resi Feil for their help with this event. International Stars Section MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS
Go to this link: http://www.mbca.org/section/international-stars The monthly board and membership meetings are usually held at 6:30 PM the first Tuesday of every month at the Crash Landing Restaurant., 2011:, Nov 1, Dec 6. ( * = 2
nd Tuesday Meeting)
Special note: Nov 1 Meeting will be at the Henry Hotel in Dearborn. This will be where the National MBCA will be having their fall Board Meeting. We will provide more detail as the months proceed. Please forward agenda items to: Pete Williams, President, MBCA International Stars: via email, phone or by mail: 1-586-293-0935 or 15561 Sherwood, Fraser, Mi. 48026 Location: Crash Landing Restaurant - 26620 Dequindre Rd, Warren, MI 48091-3938, 586-751-4444 (Just North of 696) Any current, new or prospective member is welcome to attend. We usually have a business meeting which is interrupted by a short dinner. We have always had a policy which allowed our attending members to either order – or not – a meal at our monthly board / general meeting.
Officers President: Peter Williams [email protected], Vice President: Adam Lumsden [email protected] Treasurer: Steve Mahac [email protected] , Secretary: OPEN, Benz Scene Editor: Mike Salemi [email protected] Hospitality: Mike & Mary Ann Mountain [email protected] Parliamentarian: Charles Hiller [email protected] Membership: John Briggs [email protected] This issue’s content was provided by Pete Williams. Want to
participate? Send your article to [email protected]. Want to help? We need a Secretary. Drop Pete an email…
Events Our events this year have been varied and fun. We are now thinking about what we are going to do next year. Since nature abhors a vacuum, we ask that you send us your ideas for some fun events to fill that void.
Past Events • January 29: Tour Eastern Market and Lunch at
Roma Café – Dining with the STARS • February 28: Antique show – Southfield Pavilion
with food • March: Just the regular meeting March 1 • April 17 SUNDAY: Crank Up Tour the Dick Kuhn
private collection – 4 buildings (Livonia area) • May 14: BTL- Breakfast, Tech, Lunch Event Novi,
then Manchester, Mi.After lunch drive to; MB-SCS Spring Value Day Open Haus. Bring your M-B and Park at their Used Car showroom.
• June 12: Car Show Participation (Cars R Stars). • June 25
th Algonac Boat and Car Show
• M-B 125th Anniversary
July 30-31 MBCA National and Regional Event 2 days in Plymouth area July 30: Regional Defensive Driving / Auto Cross, July 31: National MBCA Special Event with Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Concours D’ Elegance of America (formerly Meadow Brook) at the new location.
• August 13: Eastern Market Summer Tour • August 19: MB Research & Development in
Redford: Show Your Car, Lunch & Tour 11 am- 3 pm
• August 20: Woodward Dream Cruise • September 17: Show / Shine / New Members party
at the Shooting Club – Auburn Hills • October 15: Pumpkin Color Tour
• October 20: MBSCS Halloween 2012 car introduction. Sales staff in costume. Bring your classic MB and come in costume. All day… See the flyer.
COMING EVENTS • November 1-5: National Board Meeting, tours and
parties. Welcome party at the Steinway Gallery and final gala party at the Automotive Hall of Fame $47.50 each – Limited seating! Contact Mike Salemi. See the articles in the President’s message
• November 19: Pre Thanksgiving Pot Luck see the flyer
• December 3: Partially Progressive Holiday Party see the flyer If you have any event ideas, let us know
NEW WEB SITE for INTERNATIONAL STARS Have you visited our new web page yet?
http://internationalstars.mbca.org/
In order to get to the newsletters you must go to the bottom of the page and click on
“Newsletters”.
2011 Pumpkin Color Tour Marysville to Clyde to Selfridge The day started out as very wet, windy and dreary. We gathered at the Big Boy Restaurant at Hall Rd and Garfield for
a quick breakfast. We left around 9:15 am in the wind and rain. By the time we had arrived at the Wills Sainte Claire
Museum in Marysville, the rain had stopped, but the wind had not. We started out with 25 people on the tour.
The Wills Sainte Claire museum houses about 10% of the total remaining Wills St. Claire auto production. Of the
12,000 cars produced for this marque, only about 70-80 survive. They were produced from 1921 – 1926. They were
luxury cars of their era. The cars were about 8 – 10 times as expensive as a Ford Model T. Aside from the cars which
were on display, there were many pictures and documents which were in display cases. The condition of the cars ranged
from pristinely restored cars to basket cases. It is a fun small museum and is one that is off the “beaten path”.
We started inside with breakfast. Then we proceeded on back roads to the Wills Sainte Claire Museum. The vehicle on
the left is the same type of roadster as on the right. One could call it a “box truck”, a “woody”, or a “basket case”.
We left the museum and headed northwest to Clyde Township for lunch at the Dorsey House. There has been a
restaurant at this site since 1847. The new building, while not as nostalgic as the original one, was very nice. Our tour
participants had a very nice lunch there. Thanks to Steve Mahac for suggesting this restaurant.
After lunch we headed back on a route that took us through Fort Gratiot, Port Huron and the communities south
along Gratiot Blvd. We exited at 20 Mile (Hall Rd) and went East to the Selfridge Air Museum. It is also a small facility, as
air museums go, but large enough to handle over 25 aircraft and a small building with various war pictures, uniforms and
engine displays. It was sunny and very windy. The planes were tugging at their moorings and appeared to want to jump
up in the air… They were rockin’ and rollin’.
Since we have not had a killing frost yet, there were many trees that had not started their fall colors. The colors we did
see were interesting in that there were not many reds, a lot of yellow and green leaves. In some places we enjoyed a
“twig tour” (leaves already off the trees ) It was a fun day. We were joined by members of the VMCCA, and Wolcott Mills
Car clubs.
2011 Pumpkin Color Tour Marysville to Clyde to Selfridge
Wills Sainte Claire Museum,
Lunch, Selfridge Museum
Mercedes-Benz Club of America | International Stars Section
OCTOBER 20TH 2010 AT MERCEDES-BENZ OF ST. CLAIR SHORES
There will be a customer appreciation sale (and MBSCS Halloween Costume event) on October 20th at
Mercedes-Benz of St. Clair Shores. The event will run all day. Our members have been invited to come by
and participate. The sales staff will be in costume and they encourage you to come in Halloween costume and
to bring your collectible Mercedes-Benz as well. The purpose for the event is to promote the new 2012 lineup
of fine Mercedes-Benz vehicles. Please see the attached flyer.
If you would like to display your classic MB car please let Renae Logan know. Her contact information is below.
Renae Logan, Jackson Automotive Management, Director of Marketing, 20200 E. Nine Mile Road, St. Clair Shores, MI.
48080 Phone (586) 773-3284, Fax (586) 773-1695, Email: [email protected]
Many thanks to Harold Ruttan and Renae Logan of MB SCS for letting us know about this event in advance.
Check out their invitation below…
Mercedes-Benz Club of America | International Stars Section
Pre Thanksgiving Pot Luck November 19, 6:30 PM
At Pete Williams’ home: 15561 Sherwood, Fraser, Mi. 48026
RSVP by November 12 to [email protected] or call 586-293-0935 Roast Turkey & Potatoes provided by Pete Williams
Pot Luck dishes to be provided by you:
If your address ends in an Odd number bring a dessert or a side dish.
If your address ends in an Even number bring a salad or a specialty food.
Suggested items needed: Cooked Stuffing / Dressing, Vegtables, Salad, Dessert,
Cranberry Jelly / Sauce.
Refreshments: BYOB
Walk or Drive your Benz or daily driver for some fun and really good food.
Directions: From 696 – North on Grosebeck to Utica Rd. Left on Utica Rd to Masonic. Left on Masonic
to Sherwood Lane. Rt on Sherwood Lane. First house on the cul de sac. Note: Please observe no
parking zones. Suggestion: Use a GPS or look up on an internet map.
Mercedes-Benz Club of America | International Stars Section
We will start at the Pleasant Ridge Community Center which is located just South of 696 and 1 block West of Woodward Ave. Refreshments and dinner will be served at the Community Center. Then we will drive a very short distance to our dessert destination. Dessert will start around 9 PM. We are requesting that you bring your favorite dessert which will be served at our dessert destination. Directions to the dessert destination will be provided while we are having dinner.
RSVP by 11/22 needed from you. Contact Pete Williams at 586-293-0935 or [email protected]
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Pleasant Ridge Community Center
4 Ridge Road, Pleasant Ridge, MI 48069
