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October 2008 www.ovlr.org Volume XXV, Number 10 OTTAWA VALLEY LAND ROVERS Fins-n-Things—Moab PHOTO CREDIT: JEFF BERG JL & Brutus, “Fins-n-ings”, Moab See article—page 10
October 2008 www.ovlr.org Volume XXV, Number 10
OTTAWA VALLEY LANDROVERS
Fins-n-Things—Moab
photo credit: jeff bergJL & Brutus, “Fins-n-Things”, Moab See article—page 10
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OVLR Executive and General Hangers-On
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TheOVLRnewsletterispublishedtwelvetimesperyearforclubmembers.Theeditorwelcomessubmissionsoftextandphotographsforpublication.Submissions:ArticlesandphotographsmaybesubmittedtotheEditors,TerryKing([email protected])orDixonDenner([email protected])orviaposttotheclubaddress.Pleaseincludephotographer’sname,captions,identificationsofpeopleandvehicles,andareturnaddressifyouwantthephotosback.Forthebestreproductionofphotos,usethehighestresolutionpossible.Donotincludephotosinthetextfiles.Advertising Information:$35CDNfor1/4pagead,mustrunforminimumofthreemonths.Freeaddspaceisprovidedtomembers.Deadlines:SubmissionstotheOVLRNewslettermustbereceivedbythe15thofeverymonthforinclusioninthenextmonth’snewsletter.Allitemssubmittedforpublicationshouldbelegibleandsigned.Namesmaybewithheldattherequestofthewriter.Thisisyournewsletter.Ifyouwishtowriteanything,wewelcomeyourinputofanykind.Editorial Policy:TheEditoroftheOVLRnewsletterreservestherighttoeditanysubmittedmaterialforspaceandcontentconsiderations.Articles,statementsandopinionsappearingintheOVLRnewsletterdonotnecessarilyreflectthepositionoftheofficers,boardofdirectors,membersoftheOVLRoritssponsorsoradvertisers.Wherespecificdataregardingoperation,safety,repairsorlegislationareconcerned,youareadvisedtoobtainindependentverification.TheClub,officers,andcontributorscanacceptnoresponsibilityfortheresultoferrorsoromissionsgiveninthisnewsletterorbyanyothermeans.Copyright: PursuanttotheBerneConvention,noportionoftheOVLRNewslettermaybereprintedwithoutwrittenpermissionoftheeditor.CopyrightisheldbytheauthorofarticlesorphotographerandthebalanceheldbyOVLR.Wherepermissionisgranted,citationmustincludemonthandyearoftheOVLRissue.
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OttawaValleyLandRoversistheoldestandlargestLandRoverclubinCanada.MembershipisopentoallLandRoverenthusiasts.ExecutivemeetingsareheldonthefirstMondayofeverymonth.SocialmeetingsareheldonthethirdMondayofeverymonth,generallyatthePrescottHotelonPrestonStreet.
OVLRoffersamonthlynewsletterandavarietyofactivitiesthroughouttheyear,frommechanicalseminarsandoff-roadralliestosocialeventsandfamilyorientedoutings.MembersreceivediscountsonpartsfromanumberofNorthAmericansuppliers.Off-roadactivitiescomeinseveralcategories.Thelightversion,whichisusuallyentertainmentduringarallyoratoneofourfamilysummerevents,consistsofalittle“mudbogging”ortoursalongcountrylanes.Theheavystuff,whichisusuallyseveraldaysacrosspubliclandsnavigatingbycompass,topographicalmapsandaerialphotos,involvesbridgebuilding,riverbarging,anddrivingconditionsrangingfromcedarswamptorockyhillwinching.
Membership:Canadiansjoiningthroughouttheyearpay$45CDNperyear,Americansandotherspay$45USperyear(discountsavailableifyoureceivenewsletterbyemail).Membershipisvalidforoneyear.
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Ottawa Valley land ROVeRs — OctObeR 2008 �
Beneath the Bonnet
Hey man, what’s going on?OVLR Calendar of Events
Socials:
SocialsareheldatthePrescottHotelonPrestonSt.,Ottawa,thethirdMondayofeverymonthat7:00p.m.
Executive Meeting:
ExecutivemeetingsareheldonthefirstMondayofthemonth.PleasecontactPeterMcGoughforlocation.emailmcgou@msn.com
Notices:
Guy Fawkes Party–cancelledOVLR Christmas Party–December5th—locationTBAAGM–January21st—nominationsfortheExecutiveclosingOctober1st(seepage10fordetails)
OVLRCalendarofEvents.......................................................................................................3
President’sMessageby peter mcgough........................................................................................ 4,
MorePhotosfromthe2008BirthdayParty.............................................................................4
OVLR25thAnniversaryScrapbook—ChapterSixby mike mcdermott.................................... 5-8
Harold1914–2008by mike mcdermott ....................................................................................................9
Fins-n-Things,Moabphotos by jeff berg..................................................................................10
Classified...............................................................................................................................11
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President Peter McGough — photo credit: g. pell
by peter mcgough
ThanksforallwhoattendedtheOilerandforDaveinleadingthe
shortoff-roaderafterward.IunderstandthattheCarpRidgestillhasthecapacitytotakeprisoners!ThephantombrakeproblemontheRangeRoverraiseditsuglyheadagainonthewaytotheOilerandalthoughwewereabletogetabrakepedalbackattheOiler,anoffroaderwascontra-indicated.IthinkthatImighthaveajammingpistoninoneofthecalipersandwiththeincreasedpressuretostopthetwotonsofRR,somefluidispushingpastthemastercylinderseals.IguessthatnewStainlessSteelpotsandanewmastercylinderisthebestsolution.
FortheOiler,JLprovidedgreatfacilitiesandtheweatherwasuncharacteristicallycooperative.However,thelowattendanceattheeventandthesubsequentcancellationoftheGuyFawkeseventdidraiseaseriousquestionthatTerryKingandIdiscussed,whilehetriedtokeepcatsoutoftheantifreeze,(really!)whichistimelyforthecomingAGM.Whattypeofclubdothememberswant?
President’s MessageTraditionallytheclubhashadtwolargerevents;TheMapleSyruprunandtheBirthdayParty,alongwiththeChristmaspartyandsmallereventsliketheOiler.Itseemsthatatthesmallereventstheattendancelargelycomprisestheusualsuspects.OffroadinghasbeensomewhatadhocanditwasthoughtthatthecreationofRegionalSecretarieswouldaidmoremembersbecominginvolvedineventsthatneedlessorganizationbutwouldbestillcoveredbytheclub’sinsurance.Itmightbeabitearlytosaybut,asperthebonfireparty,thereisnotmajorsupportforRegionaleventseither.Theclubcancontinuetosustainthelimitedslateofeventsbutwithoutthecontributionofthemembershipitmightdeservethemonikerofthe“BirthdayPartyClub”.
Withoutthefeedbackandsupportofthemembershiptheexecutivecannottaketheclubinadirectionthatmeetstheneedsandexpectationsofthemembers.Therefore,somefoodforthoughtfortheAGM;whattypeofclubdothememberswantandhowcantheExecutivehelpyougetit?
More Photos from the 2008 Birthday Party
photos by charlies speedie
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OVLR’S 25th Anniversary Scrapbook—Chapter Six
article by mike mcdermott
B ythetimeoursixthanniversaryrolledaroundin
1990,OVLRhadbecomethelargestLandRoverclubinCanadaandthefastestgrowingsimilarorganizationinNorthAmerica.Ourmembershiphadgrowntomorethan70andourmonthlynewsletterwasmailedto15LandRoverclubsinNorthAmerica,England,EuropeandAfrica.Ourmailboxwasoverflowingwithnewslettersfromother
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Busy, busy, busy …
AFTER. Brewer’s spiffy runabout after it had undergone much work at the hands of Neil and the lads from the club’s rebuild program. It went west soon after and was last heard from scaling the mountains around Agassiz.
BEFORE: Neil Brewer and family huddle beside his just-purchased 88 after it was dragged out of a Quebec weedfield. The 2A needed everything but the gearshift knob and took over a year to reappear as the dandy it was meant to be.
clubs,salesflyersseekingourfavoursandLandRoverhadusonitscorporatemailinglist.
Withvehiclerebuildshummingalongandabusyscheduleofactivitiesandtripstooccupymembersyearround,theclubbeganlookingmorecloselyatwhatmightbedonetoincreasemembers’knowledgeandunderstandingofissuesaffectingusasaLand
stayinamember’sbackyardthatJanuaryjustincaseitwasallajokeandwefrozeourheinies.Noworries–itworkedfine.
Sometimestheclubwouldrunaspecialprograminsupportofanewslettertopic.Afterprintingapieceona2,700miletestofanewly-developedadapter
Roverorganization.Thenewsletterincreasinglycarriedarticlesupdatedfromotherpublicationsratingwinches,tiredesign,offroaddriving,soundandheatinsulationideas,unleadedfuelandourengines,roadandbushlighting,firefightingandemergencymedicalequipment,compassandmapreading(noGPSbackthen)andarticlesonwinterclothing,campingandequipment.
Weevenrananarticleonbuildingasnowhouseandtesteditwithanovernight
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andstaple”approach.Nogood.ThePOwouldn’tacceptthestaples.Contributorsweretoldto“writetighter”,photosweredownsizedandwepublishedseveral“extras”tohandlethecopyload.
ThatsummerNeilBrewer,theearlymemberwhohaddesignedtheOVLRlogo,movedtoAgassiz,BCwithhisfamilyandSeries2A.Theshortbox,whichhadbeenrescuedfromaQuebecweedfieldandtenderlyrestoredundertheclub’srebuildprogram,wouldsoonfinditselfclingingtothecliffsafterNeiljoinedthelocalmountainrescueorganization.Afittingresurrectionindeed.
Byyear’sendwehadgonethrough$4,000infundscollectedandspentonouractivitiesandprograms,anewrecord.Thatdidnotincludemembers’dueswhichhadalwaysbeenreservedtoensurenewsletterproduction.Nowthatwehadestablishedastrongbase,somefeltitwastimetolookaheadatwhattheclubmightdotoimproveservicetomembers.
Oneissuestoodout.Feedingthemasses.Beginninglongbeforetheclubhadformalized,backwhenALROCwasjustakid,goodfoodhadbeenacentralpartofouractivities.Whetheritwasarebuildweekendinsomeones’backyard,athree-daybushtriporjustameetinginapub,goodfoodwasalwayshighontheagenda.
A shadowy figure tries to lift the overhead canopy higher than the flames enveloping a gas stove on an outing prior to the building of the club’s mobile field kitchen. Concern about the many individual camp stoves used on bush trips and family events was part of the decision to build the unit and centralize cooking.
thatallowedtheuseofspin-onoilfilters,weworkedoutadiscountformemberswiththeToronto-basedmanufacturer.Theadaptermeantwecouldreplacetheexpensiveandhard-to-getoriginalpaperandcanistertypefiltersusedonLRengines.
Thatwasmatedwithastudyofthebenefitsofusingsyntheticversusnormalpetroleumbasedengineoil.Anotherstorylookedatreplacingstandardbrakefluidwithsiliconeandtheuseofnon-corrodingcopperbrakelinesinsteadofstandardsteellines.Results:Silicone,good—waterproof.Copperbrakelines,bad—vibrationcracks.
Insupportofthemovetounleadedgas,thecluboffereda$25subsidytoencouragememberstoinstalltheupgradedstellitevalvesandseatsdesignedforusewiththenewfuelstandard.And,inresponsetocomplaintsbymembersaboutthecostandconfusionofgettingpartspastCanadaCustoms,weworkedwithAtlanticBritishPartsNewYork,onasystemofdiscountsandimprovedwaystodealwithcustoms,taxesandduties.
BytheJuneeditionthatyearthenewsletterhadgrownto14pagesandwassofatCanadaPostbeganreturningthemforadditionalstamps.Wetriedditchingtheenvelope,leavingablankpageonthebackformembers’addressandgoingwiththe“fold
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Whenwebegan,mealsonthetrailalwaysmeantarageofcampstovesteeteringontailgatesandlogsorsearingthegrasswithsomeoneonconstantwatchforaccidentalblazes.Foodwasdividedinto“toomuchofthis,notenoughofthat”andawholelotofwasteasmembersshoppedforthemselves.Socializingatmealtimewasdifficultaspeoplespenttheirtimeseparatedandhuddledovertheirlittlestovesasdarknesscreptin.Anditwasslow.Individuallunchesonthetrailcouldbeathree-hourprocess—OKiftheweatherwasnicebutaproblemwhentryingtoreachthehighgroundbeforearainynightfall.
Itbecameapparentwiththeincreasingmembershipthatasinglecookingstationwithasetmenuwasthewaytogo.Itwasquicker,thefoodwasbetter,wasteandcostwerereducedaswasthechanceofaninfernospringingupinthetwiggyunderbrush.
Theideasofapermanent,mobilecookingfacilitythatcouldbetowedtoactivities,perhapswithenoughroomtostoreagrowingpileofequipmentandcampinggear,hadbeenruminatinginthemindsofseveralmembersforawhile—especiallythosechargedwithroundingupequipmentbeforetripsandkeepingthingsonschedule.
Theprojectgotitsofficialstartatthe1991generalmeetingwhenthenewexecutivemadeitanelection
High ground clearance was one of the requirements for the mobile kitchen so it could follow wherever the Land Rovers went. Here, the first phase of our three-year project goes through its trials as a utility trailer.
promise.(Backthen,membersrunningforofficewereexpectedtotelluswhattheyhadinmindfortheclubifelected—justlikeinrealworldelections).PresidentJasonDowell,VPYvesFortin,SecretaryHarryBlighandTreasurerTomMayorcalledforplansincorporatingmembers’ideas,costestimatesandvolunteerstodesignandbuildit.
EnthusiasmwashighandbyMarchtheyhadaproposal:ThefoundationwouldbeaneightbyfivefootutilitytrailersittingonasteelboxframewithawheeltrackmatchingaSeriesLandRover.Itwouldhavehighgroundclearance,useSerieswheelsandbrakesandbecapableoffollowingaLandRoverthroughanyterrain.
Whencompletedtheunitwouldcarry50gallons(beforemetric,eh)ofpotablewater,largepropane-firedstoves,12feetoffoodpreparationsurfaces,coolers,lights,acommunicationscenterand40cubicfeetofstoragespace.
Estimatedcostwas$4,000butthatwasmainlyformaterials.Volunteerhelpinbuildingitwasessentialortheprojectwasanon-starter.TreasurerTomhitthebooksanddeterminedwecoulddoitifwespreadthecostoverthreeyearsandscheduledsomefund-raisingprojectstohelp.
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ProfessionalwelderRobinCraigvolunteeredtooverseeconstructionoftheframeandveteranrebuildersMcDandBates(Pilgrim)wouldcoordinatefabricationofthebodywork.PhaseOnewastheutilitytrailerfoundation,estimatedat$900.ItcameinunderbudgetintimefortheFallframeoiler,ferryingequipmentand,ofcourse,lunch.
Whileourclubtrailerwasoccupyingsomemembers,otherswereworkingwithaCanadian/AmericanLandRovergroupplanningatrans-CanadatoAlaskaexpeditionforthesummerof’92.OVLRwasaskedtoassistthegroupwithaccommodation,communicationsandmaintenancewhentheypassedthroughOttawainJuly.
Initialestimatesbygrouporganizersputthenumberofvehiclesat50andparticipantsnear100.VPYvestookresponsibilityfortheproject,arrangingcampsitesatLebretonFlats,compilingmapsandtouristinformation,laundromatsandshoppingcentersforthegroup’svisit.AstheJuly10arrivalapproached,hecoordinatedtheirdeparturefromQuebecCityandarrivalinPictonaftertheirovernighterwithus.
BythetimetheysetoutfromHalifax,thelittlegroupwasmuchreducedfromoriginalnumbersandbythetimetheyreachedOttawathereweresevenvehiclesand15tiredandhungryparticipants.
OVLRturnedouttomeetthemattheFlatswithournewexpeditiontrailerservinghotcocoaandbedtimessnacks.Thecookingandfoodprepstage
ofthekitchenhadjustbeencompletedandnextmorningweservedupabreakfastof70eggs,10poundsofsausages,pilesoftoastandhotcoffee.Goodfriendsweremadethatdayas34memberstradedstorieswithourguests,threevehiclesfromtheUS,onefromHolland,anotherfromFinlandandathirdfromSweden.JohnCranfieldfromNovaScotia,theloneCanadian,wouldlaterleavethegroupwhenitpassedManitoulinIsland.
Afterbreakfast,LandRovermechanicJasonDowell,shepherdedastinkydieseltohisshopforrepairsand“tourmaster”Batescartedhistopless107longboxfulloftouristsaroundCanada’sCapitalforthehighlightsofParliamentHill,theRideauLocksandthecanal.
WewavedgoodbyethatafternoonandthegroupsetoutforPictonwheretheTorontoAreaRoverClubpickedthemupforatourbeforeaimingthematManitoba.SeveralweekslaterwelearnedthatfivevehiclesreachedAnchorageanddippedtheirwheelsinthePacific.ExpeditionleaderRonMowrey,aftertwoyearsorganizingtheevent,didn’tquitemakeit.HewasT-bonedoutsideCalgaryandhadtoleavetheremainsinadumpster.Still,hesaid,inspiteofthebumpsandbruises,hehadthetimeofhislife.
LaterthatyearwelearnedLandRoverwasreturningtotheNorthAmericanmarketwiththe110model.LROmagazineopinedthatthe$40,000introductorypricetagwasalittlesteepforabrandtryingtobreakbackintoamarketithadso“rudelyabandoned”nearly20yearsearlier.
Cardboard mockups show the serving deck with storage bins and the top level which will contain sliding drawers as construction enters its second phase. The trailer underwent changes as we went along. Here, the original taillights and tailgate have been exchanged for LR gear, thanks to members’ donations.
teaser for next month—the nineties are coming and we grow up …
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H aroldHuggins,themanwhofoundedALROC
andhelpedshapeOVLR,diedOctober1.Hisobituary,writtenbyhisdaughterJillandsonRod,waspublishedintheGlobeandMail.OVLRsentflowerstoHarold’sfuneralandJillsays,“ManythankstotheOVLRguysforyoursentimentsandrememberanceofHarold.OurfamilyappreciateditandIknowHaroldwouldbeverypleased.”TheGlobeorbituaryisreproducedhereformembers’information.
HaroldCharlesHugginspassedawaypeacefullyonOctober1,2008atPeacePortalLodgeinWhiteRock,B.C.attheageof94.HewasborninEdmontononJanuary18,1914.Theyoungestofeightchildren,thefamilymovedtoVancouverwhenhewasaboy.AsayoungteenheworkedatSpencer’sdepartmentstorewhichlaterbecameEaton’s.
InhisearlytwentieshewasdiagnosedwithtuberculosisandspentfouryearsatTranquilleSanatoriuminKamloopswherehemettheloveofhislife,ElizabethCodd,alsoapatient.In1941HaroldandElizabethweremarriedinVancouverandhadtwochildren,RoderickandJill.HaroldworkedasapubliceducatorfortheTBSocietyandtheAlcoholismFoundationofB.C.HewasactiveintheVancouverFilmCouncilduringthe1950’s.
In1967thefamilymovednorthtoYellowknifewhereHaroldwasChiefofAlcoholEducationforthegovernmentoftheN.W.T.HisyearsintheNorthwererichwithexperiencesandincludedtravelthroughouttheArcticwithhiswork.
Inthelate1970’s,HaroldandElizabethretiredtoOttawawheretheirsonRodandhiswifeRuthlive.HavingdevelopedapassionfortheoriginalBritishLandRover,HaroldfoundedtheAssociationofLandRoverOwnersofCanadaandwasafoundingmemberoftheOttawaValleyLandRovers.
Finallyin1986HaroldandElizabethreturnedtotheWestCoastwheretheirdaughterJilllives,andsettledbytheseainWhiteRocktoenjoyaviewoftheocean.HebecameafoundingmemberoftheRoverlandersofB.C.andvolunteeredinmanycapacitieswithinthecommunityaswellasdeliveringthelocalnewspaperuntiltheageof89.
Haroldwillberememberedforhisloveofthesteamlocomotive,hisLandRovers,pin-holecameras,hishatsandhomebrew,butmostlyforhisgenerosityofspirit,colourfulcharacterandcuriosityoflife.Hewillberememberedbyallandlovinglymissedbyhisfamily.
HaroldwillbelaidtorestatSunnysideLawnCemeteryinSurrey,B.C.withElizabeth,hisbelovedwifeof62years,whopassedawayin2003.
Harold1914-2008
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photos by jeff berg
JeffBergsentanotesayingheandMichellewererecentlyontheroadwithJLtoparticipateintheannualgatheringatMoab,Utah.
Jeffadded:“… details and photos from that journey will be available soon, but in the meantime I’ve pulled some shots of JL and Brutus from the gigabytes of images I shot on the trip.”
Fins-n-Things, Moab, Utah
JL behind the wheel.
Brutus approaches a drop.
Brutus makes it look easy!
Scott Preston
spots JL up
a steep climb.
Scott Preston guide’s JL up the slickrock.
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Classifieds
FOR sale
Ihaveagalvanized86inframefroma1956thatIhadstartedtorebuildbutthengotfedup.Itwasinexcellentconditiontobeginwith,Imadeacoupleofrepairsandthenhaditdipped.I’masking$475.Tel:Charlie–905-576-4217
FOR sale
IboughtaRover3.5LV8enginefromtheUKawhileback.ItwasareconditionedbytheMinistryofDefenceUKandintendedasacompletedropinengineduringconflict.ButtherewerepartsIdidnotneedsuchasalternator,fan,exhaustmanifoldsandsomebrackets.TheyhavebeenlayingaroundforyearsbutIamreluctanttodumpthem.IsthereanyonearoundtheBarrieareathatwouldbeinterestedinthem?Amodestcontributiontomy1955Astonrebuildwouldbeappreciatedbutnotmandatory.BarrieRobinson(705)721-9060http://www.britishv8.org/MG/BarrieRobinson.htmhttp://www.britcot.com
FOR sale
1973seriesIIImodel88–mostlyoriginalparts(itsold,rusted,andleaksoileverywhere).ItiscurrentlyontheroadandIamdoingsomeworkonthebrakes.Iguessitwouldbeagoodrebuildproject,ormaybeitwouldbejustgoodforparts.PaulPlousos(613)[email protected]
FOR sale
3-80inchLandRoversAllinvariousstatesofdisrepair.Betweenthe3vehiclesIbelievethereareenoughbitsandpiecestoconfidentlybuild2complete80inchLandRovers.CallSeanMcGuire613-612-7622Asking$1800orwilltradeforantiqueorhighendfirearms.
FOR sale
LandRover1973SeriesIII,88Framecompletelyrebuilt,hasnewoutriggers,newfronthornsandnewrearbumper.Newspringsfrontandrear,newshocksallaround,alternatorprofessionallyrebuilt,newbrakemastercylinder,newmufflersystem,newbrakelinesandflexhoses,gastankrepaired,newbulkheaddoorposts,newfloorpans,enginewasrebuiltbeforerestorationstarted12yearsago,there’sprobablyabunchofnewstuffI’mforgettingabout.Comeswithfulltopandpickuptop,alsotailgateandreardoor.ItneedsfinishingandIneedmygarage.Asking$3600orwilltradeforantiqueorhighendfirearms.CallSeanMcGuire613-612-7622
FOR sale
KoenigPTOwinchMissingoutputshaftandshiftlever$450oboCall:[email protected]
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The Passing of an Era
This memorial card was given out at the last Bob Wood Sighting Society meeting.
