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THE LONG BEACH MG CLUB
www.LBMG.org
March 2017
THE SPOKESMAN
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Long Beach MG Club The Southern California Center of the MG Car
Club of England 2892 N. Bellflower Blvd. #327, Long Beach CA
90815-1125
2017 Board of Governors President………………………...Juanita Fast Vice
President………….......Karen Lewis Executive Secretary…………..Jim Elsten
Recording Secretary……….…..Amy Tulk Treasurer…………………....Marilyn
Gettys
Member……………………...Morris Berens Member……….……..Fred Himmelberger
Member…..…Stephanie Himmelberger Member……………………….…...Bob Lewis
Member………………….…....Ken Thomas
Concours Chair……………….Ken Thomas Director of Racing………………..Bob
Funk Directory Editor…………..….Karen Lewis Directory
Publisher…………....Bob Lewis Double Day……....Ken & Marie Thomas
Events Chair……………….....Ken Thomas Flag Marshal………………...Morris
Berens Greeter…………………………....Lois Gettys Great Western………………...Greg
Fast & Mike Peters Historian………………………...Juanita Fast
Membership……………….……Karen Lewis Merchandise……………….……Karen Lewis
Photographer……………....Marie Thomas Points Chair………………………...Amy
Tulk
Points Auditor………………….Juanita Fast Property………………………....Phil
Glumm, Morris Berens, Richard Sherwood and Laurie Glumm
Raffle………………...Ken & Marie Thomas Refreshments……………...Marie
Thomas St. Nix Trix……………..…Jim & Amy Tulk Social
Chair…………………....Juanita Fast Spokesman Editor………….....Bob Lewis
Spokesman Publisher………Karen Lewis SteakBake……………….....Marilyn
Gettys Time Bandits…………………….Phil Glumm Timing / Scoring…………….Ellen
Lowery Webmaster……………...Sandi Sherwood
Club Membership Information Annual membership dues for the Long
Beach MG Club are $30.00, payable during January and February. On
April 1, the names of delinquent members are removed from the
roster. Reinstatement is possible through December of the current
year. Please refer to your Constitution for this provision. For
those who seek membership during the year, dues are pro-rated on a
monthly basis. The initiation fee for new members is $5.00. Club
meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00 p.m.
at: College Park Clubhouse, 808 Stevely Ave, Long Beach. For
information regarding subscriptions to The Spokesman see page 20 of
this issue.
March 2017 Volume 67, Number 3
2017 Committee Chairpersons
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IN THIS ISSUE President’s Message pg 2
2016 Points Final Results pg 10
Installation Banquet Report pg 3
Installation Banquet Pictures pg 4
Dues Request pg 9
By-Laws Amendment Proposal pg 8
Time Bandits Rally Ad pg 12
BoG Meeting Minutes pg 13
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General Meeting Minutes pg 15
Club Event & Racing Calendars pg 6
Calendars pg 18
Spokesman Subscription Info pg 20
Upcoming Events & Meetings pg 21
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President’s Message
Juanita Fast
I am very proud to be elected for another term as president of
the LBMG Car Club. I would like to thank the Board of Governors for
their support. It is impossible to execute the duties of president
without the help and support of the Board of Governors and the
membership. March 18th is Time Bandits Rallye to Laughlin. This is
the rally through the desert with long stretches of nothing. Those
straight roads can almost put you into a trance and that is when
the trouble starts. Thank you Phil and Merry for the Time Bandits
Rallye. March is the beginning of the LBMG race season with the
VARA –High Desert Challenge at Willow Springs March 25th &
26th. Time to ogle vintage race cars and dream about racing. The
spring time High Desert Challenge is what started it all for VARA!
So, come out and support the race. The Installation Banquet was a
most wonderful event. I roamed the room and marveled at the
friendships that have developed to the point where it feels more
like family than members of a car club. The atmosphere was so open
and festive it made me smile. The change of location made for a
more intimate setting and everywhere I looked, I saw my LBMG
family. My take: True friends are those who came into your life,
saw the most negative part of you, but are not ready to leave you,
no matter how contagious you are to them.
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2017 Installation Banquet By Marilyn Gettys
For those of you who missed it, a great time was had by those
attending.
It is always nice to see members all dressed up, and a few
people we only see a few times a year.
It was a new venue this year, or at least I thought so, but a
few old members (not in age, but membership in LBMG) informed me
the club meetings used to be held there. That was before my time, I
only remembered recreation park on 7th street. Anyway it was at
recreation park golf course, clubhouse. Food was great, company
even better.
As always, lots of trophies to give away, and people to
recognize for their service to the club. Installation of 2017
officers (with very little change) you can read all these awards in
other areas of the spokesman, points both competition and good guy,
service and officers by looking at the masthead.
But the ones not listed: Event of the Year went to Ken and Marie
Thomas for Double Day, Lois Gettys received Clean Car for her Smart
Car
Longevity awards to the following:
25 years Mike Barnhart, 30 years Greg Fast, 35 years Wayne
Phalen, 45 years John Gawley 50 years Glenn Stahl 55 years Ken
Puryear
Year end raffle winners: Lewis, Radley, Gettys, Gettys, Tulk
Centerpiece winners: Judy Alter, Mary Glumm, Donna Kempter,
Juanita Fast, Linda Maxwell, Lois Gettys, JoAnn Hall, Karen Lewis,
Dawn Duncan (who sent hers home with Dan Dickinson for Dottie, who
was home sick.)
See the pictures by Marie Thomas elsewhere in this
Spokesman.
Our Banquet is always the first part of February, so make plans
to attend next year; we would love to see everybody.
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2017 Installation Banquet Photos By Marie Thomas
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LBMG Club 2017 Event Calendar
February 4th Installation Banquet
March 18th Time Bandits Rally
April 1st & 2nd Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach -
Credentialing
April 7th, 8th & 9th
Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
May “Museum” Rally August 5th Steakbake
September 9 &10 Double Day Rally October Great Western
Rally
December St Nix Trix Rally
BOG Rally
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LBMG Club 2017 Racing Calendar
Club Events March 25 & 26 VARA - High Desert Challenge
Willow Springs May 6 & 7 VARA - British Extravaganza
Buttonwillow Oct 7 & 8 VARA - Octoberfest Buttonwillow Nov 4
& 5 VARA - Big Bore Bash Willow Springs
Pay For Play Feb 17- 19 VARA - Duel in the Desert Pahrump, NV
April 28 - 30 SVRA West - So Cal Historics Fontana, CA Sep 16 &
17 VARA - (New Event) Willow Springs
To work an event and/or be added to the Flagging & Scoring
mailing list, contact: Morris Berens @
[email protected]
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LBMG Club By-Laws Change Proposal 14 January 2017 Current
By-Laws
ARTICLE I – Dues Section 1. The dues of each member shall be
thirty dollars ($30) per calendar year, payable January 1 through
March 31 of each year. On April 1 all delinquent members shall be
placed in inactive membership status as per the Constitution
Proposed By-Laws
ARTICLE I – Dues Section 1. The dues of each member shall be
thirty dollars ($30) per calendar year, payable October 1 through
December 31 of each year to retain membership for the subsequent
calendar year. On December 31 all delinquent members shall be
placed in inactive membership status as per the Constitution
Explanation for proposal: The club directory is published at the
end of each calendar year for distri-bution at the Installation
Banquet typically held in early February. The directory reflects
members that have paid their dues for the year prior to the
directory date. This means the directory is a year behind actual
mem-bership. This time lag has, recently, been exacerbated by the
loss of some members. While we have lost the member, their dues
were current for the previous year and the directory shows them as
active members. The issue also is apparent in the Honorary
Membership listings. The proposed By-Law change would bring the
directory in tune with the actual club mem-bership. Members
Comments: Please provide your comments, suggestions and opinions to
any BOG Member and / or the contact below. E-mail: Karen Lewis –
Membership Chair @ [email protected] Mail: LBMG Club 2892
Bellflower Blvd., #327 Long Beach, CA 90815-1125
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2017 Club Dues are
Due Your club dues and Spokesman subscriptions are due
before
March 31st.
Please send your checks to: Long Beach MG Club 2892 N.
Bellflower Blvd. #327 Long Beach, CA 90815-1125
Dues are $30 / Year
Note: To receive a printed copy of the Spokesman please add $36
/Year.
Thank you.
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Competition Points Final 2016
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Good Guy Points Final 2016
Member Points (cont.)
Associate Points Member Points Karen Lewis 945 Juanita Fast 865
Ken Thomas 810 Marie Thomas 810 Morris Berens 665 Jim Tulk 585
Marilyn Gettys 580 Jim Elsten 565 Linda Maxwell 435 Richard
Sherwood 400 Sandi Sherwood 400 Mervyn Radley 375 Laurie Glumm 360
Amy Tulk 340 Greg Fast 310 Ellen Lowery 300 Bob Funk 250 Bobby
Webster 220 Phil Glumm 200 Wayne Phalen 200 Tom Jones 195 Lois
Gettys 175 Mike Peters 160 Iler Ganz 125 Richard Gettys 125 Bea
Nickerson 125 Jim Dingwall 110 Les Thompson 110 Curtis Himmelberger
85 Ernest Prokopovych 85 Dennis Connor 75 Ronald Ferguson 75
Stephanie Himmelberger 75 Bruce West 75 Dottie Blaydes 70 Garth
Reid 50 Kassie Martinez 45 Dawn Warren 45
Phil Williams 40 Brad Coffman 30 Sydnie Wauson 25 Bob Werner 25
Donna Kempter 20 Tony Sage 10 Dan Dickinson 10 John Gawley 10
Michael McCarthy 10 Ken Puryear 10 Henry Rozdal 10 Glenn Zaretzka
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Bonnie Elsten 440 Rick Bush 260 Steve Lowery 200 Merry Glumm 185
Barbara Funk 150 Patti Ganz 100 Carolyn Berens 90 David Aguilar 75
Patty West 75 Andrew Martinez 45 Mary Reid 40 Susan Williams 40
Dottie Dickinson 10 Joanne Hall 10 Treva McCarthy 10 Donna Puryear
10 Bilha Rozdal 10 Leilani Webster 10
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Time Bandits 2017
The start will be at Katella and Main in Orange, with a
mandatory driver’s meeting at 7:30am.
You will be able to get the set of instructions at 7:00am.
Date: March 18, 2017 Start: Katella & Main 1st Car Out:
8:01am Cost: $20
Questions or more info call Phil Glumm (714) 527-6003
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Board of Governors Meeting Minutes February 9th, 2017
President Juanita Fast called the meeting of the Long Beach MG
Club Board of Governors to order at 7:30 pm. The meeting was held
at the clubhouse at College Park Estates.
Members Present: Morr is Berens, J im Elsten, Juanita Fast,
Marilyn Gettys, Bob Lewis, Karen Lewis, Ken Thomas, Amy Tulk, and
Jim Tulk.
Guests: Bonnie Elsten
Minutes: A motion to accept the January 2017 minutes as
published in the February 2017 Spokesman was made by Jim Elsten and
seconded by Karen Lewis. Approved by all, none opposed, no
abstentions.
Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Mar ilyn Gettys repor ted the bank
balance as of February 4, 2017 and noted that bills presented for
payment included Spokesman printing and mailing, Directory mailing,
pins mailing, LBGP Shirts, flowers for banquet, ink, banquet
trophies, Time Bandits insurance and St Nix Trix party. Jim Elsten
moved that the bills be paid, seconded by Ken Thomas. Approved by
all, none opposed, no abstentions.
Committee Reports:
Membership: Repor t tabled for general meeting.
Social: Repor t tabled for general meeting.
Events: Repor t tabled for general meeting, however , Events
Chairman Ken Thomas noted that he will need the insurance check for
Time Bandits.
Points: Points Chairman Amy Tulk provided handouts describing
proposed changes to Good Guy points for the members to consider and
discuss at the next BOG meeting.
Flagging: Flag Marshall Morr is Berens repor ted that the next
club event is on March 25 & 26, 2017.
Scoring: No repor t.
Raffle: Repor t tabled for general meeting.
Spokesman: Repor t tabled for general meeting.
Website: No repor t.
Merchandise: Repor t tabled for general meeting.
LBGP: No repor t.
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Old Business:
Change to By Laws – The process of changing the By-Laws was
discussed. Marilyn Gettys determined that the written notice
required by the By-Laws will be a letter from the Executive
Secretary published in the Spokesman.
New Business:
Competition Points – Marilyn Gettys explained that she had been
approached by members at the Installation Banquet wanting to know
why members received trophies for competition points when they had
not competed. Changes to the awarding of competition points for
workers was discussed. Marilyn also noted the cost of the
silver-faced plaques for competition points, and suggested the
number of awards be reduced from 10 to 5. Amy Tulk suggested that
cutting off the number of plaques at the natural break also be
considered. These issues will be taken up at the next BOG
meeting.
Banquet – Marilyn Gettys remarked that the club had lost a lot
of money on the banquet. Juanita Fast explained that we had 48
members RSVP, but many did not attend due to illness. The club was
already aware that they were not going to have the attendance
required to reach the minimum on the cost of the banquet, but the
last minute cancellations increased the amount that the club would
need to subsidize. It was noted that we may need to have members
pay when they RSVP, and no longer accept payments at the banquet. A
banquet date in January as opposed to February was discussed, but
it was noted that the venue had given a discount for the Saturday
before the Super Bowl.
Meeting Adjourned: Bob Lewis made a motion that the meeting be
adjourned, which was seconded by Ken Thomas and approved by all.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:56 pm. Respectfully Submitted, Amy
Tulk Recording Secretary
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General Membership Meeting Minutes February 9th, 2017
President Juanita Fast brought the 805th consecutive monthly
meeting of the Long Beach MG Club to order at 8:05 pm. Board
Members Present: Morr is Berens, Jim Elsten, Juanita Fast, Marilyn
Gettys, Bob Lewis, Karen Lewis, Ken Thomas, Amy Tulk, and Jim Tulk.
Guests: Greeter Lois Gettys noted that there were no guests.
Minutes: J im Elsten made a motion that the January 2017 minutes be
accepted as published in the February 2017 issue of the Spokesman.
The motion was seconded by Linda Maxwell. All in favor, none
opposed, no abstentions. Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Mar ilyn
Gettys repor ted the bank balances as of February 4, 2017.
Committee Reports: Membership: Membership Chairman Karen Lewis
repor ted that 20 members have yet to pay their dues, and that she
had a reminder ad in the Spokesman. Karen also reported that six of
the 12 longevity pins had been given out. Social: Social Chairman
Juanita Fast repor ted that the banquet venue and food were both
complimented. Juanita explained that we may continue to have the
banquet on the Saturday before the Super Bowl because the venue
discounted that date. Events: Events Chairman Ken Thomas repor ted
on the following events: Time Bandits – March 18, 2017 - the
invitations are out Museum Run – May 20, 2017 - the museum is the
Nethercutt Steakbake – August, 2017 - Marilyn explained that we
will not be able to confirm the date until June.
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Double Day – September 9 & 10, 2017 - The title of the
rallye will be “You’re Lost, Charlie Brown (Get over it)”. Great
Western – TBA St. Nix Trix – TBA - The rallye will be starting
earlier in the afternoon so that we will not be rallying in the
dark. Concours: Ken Thomas repor ted that the dates are June 3
& 4, 2017 and that the judge’s invitations will be going out
about March 1. Points: Points Chairman Amy Tulk repor ted that she
plans to have the points to the Spokesman Editor for publishing in
the Spokesman each month. Flagging: Flag Marshal Morr is Berens
repor ted that the fir st club event is March 25 & 26, 2017 and
will be at Willow Springs. Timing/Scoring: No repor t. Bonnie
Elsten said that she would be there. Juanita Fast announced that
Bonnie had won the worker of the year award. Raffle: 1. 2017 16
month calendar 2. Pub Mix 3. Papermate Pen and Pencil Set 4. VARA
Tote Bag 5. Long Beach Puzzle 6. Ginger thin cookies 7. Book – 100
Wonders of the World 8. Candle lighter 9. Cashew Roca 10. Bag of
Valentine Candy
Grand Prize: See’s Candy Gift Card in Valentine Heart Donations
were made by Marilyn Gettys and Marie Thomas.
Spokesman: Spokesman Editor Bob Lewis explained that he had
heard that the electronic version of the Spokesman was not being
read, and requested suggestions to increase the readership.
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Website: No repor t. Merchandise: Merchandise Chairman Karen
Lewis repor ted that the shirts for the Long Beach Grand Prix are
finished. Long Beach Grand Prix: No repor t, however it was noted
that the grandstands were going up. Old Business: None New
Business: None Clean Car: The February 2017 clean cars as selected
by Morr is Berens were: 1st Place: White Corvette - Jim Tulk
Alternate: Red Jeep – Jim and Bonnie Elsten Dirty: Volvo – Juanita
Fast Announcements: None Adjournment: J im Elsten made a motion
that the meeting be adjourned, which was seconded by Ken Thomas,
and approved by all. The meeting adjourned at 8:21 pm. Following
the Meeting: Refreshments and Raffle: Mar ie Thomas served an assor
tment of cookies, cupcakes and candy with a Valentine theme. Ken
Thomas conducted the raffle. The grand prize was won by Rick
Gettys. Respectfully Submitted, Amy Tulk Recording Secretary
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March 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed Thursday Friday
Saturday
1 2 3 4
BoG Mtg
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
General Mtg Edi ng Closes
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
St. Patrick's Day
Time Bandits Rally
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Spokesman Publishing
VARA High Desert Challenge
26 27 28 29 30 31
VARA High Desert Challenge
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April 2017 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wed Thursday Friday
Saturday
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TGPLB Creden aling
2 3 4 5 6 7 8
TGPLB Creden aling
BofG Mtg TGPLB TGPLB
9 10 11 12 13 14 15
TGPLB General Mtg Edi ng Closes
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Spokesman Publishing
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SVRA ‐ Fontana
SVRA ‐ Fontana
SVRA ‐ Fontana
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Spokesman Subscrip ons The SPOKESMAN is available via the LBMG
website in PDF format. If you wish to receive a printed copy via
mail, the subscrip on price is as follows: US Mail …………… $36.00 per
year Overseas Mail …….. $60.00 per year This price only covers the
cost of mailing and prin ng. Prin ng cost is $2.00 per issue
Mailing in US is $1.00 per issue Mailing Overseas is $3.00 per
issue If you wish to subscribe, please send your check or money
order to: Long Beach MG Club 2892 N. Bellflower Blvd. #327 Long
Beach, CA 90815‐1125 Please include your Name and Address.
Thank You, Spokesman Editor Bob Lewis & the LBMG Board of
Governors
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What's Happening, When and Where!
Board of Governors 8 p.m. Call a BoG member for location of each
month's meeting Membership Meeting 8 p.m. College Park Clubhouse
808 Stevely Ave Long Beach, CA 90815 Toyota Grand Prix of Long
Beach Race Management https://lbmg-racemanagement.com/ Spokesman
Contributions
and Contest Entries Bob Lewis
March 2017 [email protected] 2…..……….…..….….BoG Meeting
9.....Gen Membership Meeting Publishing 11….………….......Editing
Closes Karen Lewis 23..………………..……..Publishing
[email protected]
Club Logo Merchandise
Karen Lewis April 2017 [email protected]
6…..……….…..….….BoG Meeting 13...Gen Membership Meeting Change of
Address? 15….………….......Editing Closes Please submit all change of
address 20..………………..……..Publishing to Directory Chair Karen Lewis
at “[email protected]”
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