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Official Publication for Members of the Golden Hills Mustang Club Established 1982 NOVEMBER 2018 VOLUME XXXVI, 11 See page 6 for story on the City of Suisun City Sesquicentennial Celebration
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Official Publication for Members of the Golden Hills Mustang Club

Established 1982

NOVEMBER 2018 VOLUME XXXVI, 11

See page 6 for story on the City of Suisun City Sesquicentennial Celebration

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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, owner-

ship, care and maintenance of the Ford Mustang

Automobile - regardless of model year.

The club provides a social group for its mem-

bers whereby they can meet, socialize and main-

tain 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 ……………………………Kirk Stafford

Vice President ………….…...………………Kathy Loya

Secretary………..………………………..Dan Cordeiro

Treasurer ………….………………….........Brian Evans

Past-President …………………………...Robin Paulsell

Sue Calvert

Bill Davis

Bob Fentress

Gerald Lamphiear

Frank Lopez

Peter Mitsopoulos

2019 Car Show Chairman Bob Fentress

Co-Chairperson NEEDED

[email protected]

Club Items Ileine Burke

Food Drive Cyndy Lamphiear

Historian Ileine Burke

Hospitality Larry Tunac

MCA Regional Director Robin Paulsell

Membership Norma McCabe

[email protected]

Newsletter Editor Norma McCabe

[email protected]

Circulation Robin Herman

Publicity Kathy & Bob Loya

Raffle Bob Loya

Sunshine Liz Tunac

[email protected]

Webmaster Terry Burke

[email protected]

Parade Chairman Brian Evans

Name Badges Dan & Norma McCabe

Pony Express to our Troops Frank Lopez

Scholarship Frank Lopez

Information Officer Dan McCabe

[email protected]

Veterans Liaison Bill Davis

GHMC Technical Director Bill Banovitz

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As the year gets closer to December, we all know that the

rain is on its way. This can be a depressing time of the year, for

some, since they put their Mustangs away until springtime. For

those of us who do not care, it is still a slow time for Mustang

events.

The events on the club’s calendar in the near future include

the November GHMC board meeting at Pizza Pirate in Benicia

sponsored by Bob Fentress on November 1st; A trip to Apple

Hill with the Sacramento Area Mustang Club on November 4th,

the Mixed Nutts game in Yountville also on November 4th; the

annual Veterans Day parade in downtown Fairfield on Novem-

ber 11th; the annual Golden Hills Mustang Club Toy Drive at

Walgreens in Fairfield on Saturday, November 24th and the No-

vember GHMC general meeting on November 27th at Stars Rec-

reation in Vacaville.

All of us, as members of the Golden Hills Mustang Club,

have been on quite an adventure and made many achievements

over the past year or so. More important than those achieve-

ments were the friendships that we have made while on this ad-

venture. A club as ours is a place to retreat from our daily

stresses and make new friendships and pull together to strive

toward common goals. We have had our ups and downs as any

group of people commonly experience, but as usual we always

get through them.

At the October general meeting, Chuck and Shannon Hodg-

ers were presented with the Golden Horse Award for going

above and beyond to help another club member when her car

blew a tire on a recent road trip. Please read the nomination

letter in the newsletter.

As a club we have been able to help many local organiza-

tions and facilities. Thanks for being there for other club

members and community members in need.

Ballots are due at the beginning of the November general

meeting. If you mail them to the club’s post office box, leave

enough time for the Postal Service to deliver them before No-

vember 22nd so they can be picked up before the meeting and

counted at the meeting. The post office box address is:

Golden Hills Mustang Club

P.O. Box 497

Fairfield, CA 94533

So make sure you have your ballots in our hot little hands by

the beginning of the November meeting so your vote can be

counted.

It is also important to remember the club’s many charitable

commitments, including food donations for several local food

banks, St Marks Lutheran and Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. In addi-

tion we send monthly packages of supplies, food and magazines

to our troops overseas. Please continue to bring food donations

and Pony Express Troop donations to our events and meetings.

Remember, get out there and enjoy our club events.

Be careful out there!

By President

Kirk Stafford

Yes, November is an important time of year. Do your civic duty and make your voice head by voting in the

General Election on Tuesday, November 6th. However this is also an important time of year for GHMC.

Nominations were taken at the October General Meeting and as soon as the ballot is approved and they

are printed it will be on it's way to you! Watch your mailbox for your ballots - one for each licensed

driver in your household. Either bring them to the November 27th General Meeting or mail them to the

post office box in time to reach the P.O. Box before the meeting.

Please mail to: GHMC Election, P.O. Box 497, Fairfield, CA 94533-0049

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.

The third edition of the car show founded by Michael Taylor to

raise money for The American Cancer Society was hosted

again this year by the California Mustang Association (CMA)

and once again they rose to the occasion. Michael is the for-

mer manager of the Ford parts warehouse in Manteca which

once again provided the car show location. Last year’s record

of 89 cars was blown away two weeks before the show when

Pre-registration closed with 133 cars. This year the show was

limited to Ford vehicles only however one lone VW managed

to slip in. We sought out the support from all of the Northern

California Mustang Clubs and they came through big, we pro-

vided group parking and room to set an ez-up for each club.

On show day the Mustangs and Fords came rolling in one by

one until the parking lot was nearly filled with 157 cars in total.

This year East Bay Classics, the primary show sponsor had

their 48’ car hauler on display and StangStuff brought their 40’

trailer filled with Mustang Lifestyle products for sale. The

gang at CMA gathered what had to be the largest collection of

raffle prizes in the Western United States and there were three

different food venders providing very tasty selections. GHMC

had 14 cars there (some were also CMA members and didn’t

count for the club participation) including my 75 Mustang II

Mach 1 debuting after a complete interior restoration. Also

representing GHMC was Paige with her 65 Coupe, Greg with

his 67 Coupe, Dan McCabe with his 69 Fastback, Laura Mize

with her new 98 Saleen Convertible, Robert Fentress with his

2015 Fastback, Tony Laffranchi with his 2006 Saleen Con-

vertible, Mike Robinson with his 2014 Convertible, Tina Nies

with her 2007 GT/CS Convertible, Greg Nies with his 2008

GT/CS Coupe, Ken & Shauna Zaas with their 2015 GT Con-

vertible, and Mark & Sherri Pastor with their 2005 GT Con-

vertible, 2013 Boss 302, and 2016 Convertible. The club par-

ticipation award was taken by the San Jose Mustang Club with

a whopping 26 pre-registered cars. Donations are still trickling

in but so far, the total is a little over $10,000 raised for the

American Cancer Society. If you missed out this year register

early next year as the show will likely sell out all 175 parking

spaces, hope to see you there! By Robin Paulsell

(See bottom of next page for pictures of two winners!)

September 29th, 2018

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On the morning of August 8th we were headed out on a Mus-

tang run to ride the Jet Boat in Gold Beach, Oregon. There were

2 groups going that day and our meeting place was Willits.

I was leading a group from Napa which ended up being just two

cars. I had never met the other couple, Chuck & Shannon

Hodgers. We were on our way from Napa through the beautiful

Alexander Valley heading for Highway 101 to join the other

group.

As we got on the ramp to Highway 101, going around 68

MPH driving got easier. I settled in my seat, took a deep breath

and was on my way. It was around 10:15 a.m. when all of a

sudden there was a loud thud and bang. I thought the front end

of my Corvette was coming off. I thought I had hit a pot hole,

however they were laying new blacktop and everything was

smooth. The light came on which said, “Front right tire flat.” I

pulled over instantly and Chuck was out of the car as fast as I

was. We could not believe the tear in my tire. We called for a

tow service but they told us three hours. Crap! We decided to

hobble into Cloverdale since the Corvette has “run flat” tires. In

the meantime, Chuck & Shannon were calling ahead for tire

service. We pulled into one tire place and a large man came

running out yelling, “We don't do Corvettes!” We just kept

going back onto the road and headed north to the next tire shop.

They greeted us with open arms, but they didn’t have the right

tire, so they called ahead to Les Schwab and called another tow

service, and again it was a 3 hour wait.

We decided to hobble at 40 MPH with both of our hazard

lights on, heading for Ukiah, stopping half way to check the

tire. We were holding back traffic as it was two lanes with no

passing. As we pulled off to check the tire and let traffic go,

directly behind Chuck was a CHP car pulling off with us. We

checked the tire and there was no way we could go any further.

The tire was hot, plus the tire was giving way from the rim. The

officer suggested that we have it towed to Ukiah. He was so

kind & called another tow truck for us. This time the wait was

only 45 min. The officer stayed with us talking very calmly,

and we found out he had only been on the force for a year.

We got to Les Schwab and they said it would be another 3

hours. Chuck explained our problem and where we have to be

by 6 p.m., but they said, “Sorry.” I must say that they were very

busy. In the meantime, one of the other tow companies returned

Chuck’s call. When Chuck explained our situation and the

length of time involved, the man said, “I know the manager, let

me call.” I don’t know what he said to the manager, but we

were out in about 1 1/2hrs. By this time it was 3:15 p.m., and

somehow we made it to the Samoa Cookhouse in time for din-

ner!

Chuck & Shannon did not know me but they stayed with me

the entire time and even brought me lunch. I really feel that

they deserve The Golden Horse Award for helping me, because

they went above and beyond to help another club member.

by Yvonne Westberg

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Sunday, October 7, 2018 was

the 8th annual Gordon Valley car

show. The proceeds benefited the

Gordon Valley Volunteer Fire

Department. Cheryl and I helped

organize the car show again this

year. There were 43 cars entered

in the show,

which filled up

the paved parking lot of the fire house.

The GHMC members who joined us at

the car show were Donnie McEachern,

Danny and Cristy Cordeiro, Bill Davis,

Jerry and Cyndy Lamphiear, Brian Ev-

ans, Bob and Kathy Loya, Yvonne West-

berg and Dan McCabe. In-

cluded with each entry was a

tri-tip sandwich and chips.

Beer, wine and sodas were

available for purchase. The

raffle included and variety of

different items and a few

members had

winning tickets.

There were two awards that attendees could

vote on, Shower’s Choice and Viewer’s

Choice. Brad Parsons of the Napa Valley

Cruisers won both awards with his 1932

Ford Phaeton.

By Kirk Stafford

On Saturday October 13, the city of Suisun held their Ses-

quicentennial Celebration. If you’re like me, and you’re the hon-

est type, you’ll admit that you had never heard of that word.

Well, numbers I kinda’ sorta’ understand, so I quickly picked up

from the event flyer that it was Suisun’s 150 year celebration!

Wow, 150 years…that means Suisun was recognized as a city in

1868, only three years after Lincoln fell asleep permanently in

the Ford Theatre.

Because we’ve had a long relationship with the City of Sui-

sun, after having our annual car show held there every May for

as long as I remember, we were contacted to ask if we would

like to participate in the Saturday morning parade down Main

Street which kicked off their day long celebration. A parade with

our Mustangs? Of course we said yes!

We had eight cars attend the parade. Besides myself with my

1968 convertible, we had Bill Davis in his 64 ½, Kirk Stafford in

his ’65, Dan McCabe in his ’69 Sportsroof, Jerry and Cyndy

Lamphiear in their ’69 Mach 1, Peter & Lisa Mitsopoulos in

their ’07 Shelby, Sue Calvert in her ’13 convertible, and Kristi

Simmons in her 2008 Shelby GT.

It was a pleasant, cool and crisp fall morning, and for the first

half of the parade route there were plenty of spectators to enjoy

the two dozen parade entries. Although there were a small num-

ber of other classic or vintage cars in the parade as single en-

trants, we were the only organized car club in attendance that

day. I guess the parade organizers figured once they had Ford

Mustangs, what other car clubs did they really need?

Afterwards, we all enjoyed a nice lunch at La Cabaña!

Thanks to all those above who came out for this parade! See you

all for the next parade in 2168! Although I would like for some-

one else to chair the parade…

by Brian Evans

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Christmas for Seniors Sponsored by Mike & Tammy Robinette It's the time of year for giving, so Mike and I have decided to sponsor Cottage Oaks Assisted

Living and Rest Home. On December 17th, 2018 we will be hosting a Bingo Day. All resi-

dents that attend will receive a gift when they enter to play. There will also be prizes for each

person that wins a bingo. We will be providing desserts for them to enjoy while playing.

As many of these residents do not have visitors all year long we thought it would be a fun and

rewarding thing to do. We are asking that if any of our club members would like to donate any

items for prizes. (See list below) it would be truly appreciated.

Please bring items to our next General meeting November 27th or our Christmas Party Dec 8th

Lap Throws Blankets Non-Slip Slippers Note Cards Robes

Wheel Chair Pouch Stamps All Occasion Cards Boxed

Puzzles Costume Jewelry Lotion Lightweight Scarves

Thank you in advance, Tammy & Mike

On October 9th a baker’s dozen (13) GHMC members

braved the Fairfield Mall parking lot and took advantage of

a special showing of the iconic movie, Bullitt! The Brevigs,

the McCabes, the Barkmans, Jerry Lamphiear, Brian Evans,

Robin Paulsell, Brenda Romero, Frank Lopez, Pat Sivigliano &

Drew Schneider met at Fairfield’s Edwards Theater for the

7pm showing. We got our popcorn, then sat down and waited

for the movie to start. Before the movie we chatted while

we watched bonus material from the Ford Motor Company,

maker of McQueen’s highland green 1968 Mustang Fast-

back, powered by a 390/4V big-block engine, which included

memories from McQueen’s family and a “chase” scene with a

2019 Bullitt, driven by Steve McQueen’s granddaughter!

That alone was worth the ticket price, let alone the slide-

show of Bullitt Movie trivia.

Most of us had never seen Bullitt on the big screen and it

was a great experience that we all enjoyed! Several of us

had re-enacted the chase scene through the streets of San

Francisco back in 1994, so the big screen really bought back

memories of that day. Thanks to all who came out on a

Tuesday evening. By Dan & Norma McCabe

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Once again the Golden

Hills Mustang Club had

the honor and privilege to

help provide noon meal for

the North Bay Stand Down

on the first day of the en-

campment. I would like to

thank the members of the

club that found the time to

help cook and serve the

meal. They Veterans and Volunteers dined on Tri Tip

steak, baked beans, potatoes chips and a variety of

cookies. This year we had over 127 homeless and at

risk Veterans that attended the Stand Down. They

were able to receive medical, dental, optical and social

services in an effort to give them a hand up and out of

their current situation.

One of the best examples as to the success of the

Stand Downs was our Tent Leader. Mike was out of

work and homeless 10 years ago. He attended our

Stand Down and was able to get a

place to live and gainful employ-

ment. He was able to move out of

California and purchase a home.

However, ever year he returns

and volunteers as our person in

charge of our tent leaders.

By Bill Davis

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The Sacramento International Auto Show at Cal Expo

is a great place to see what the Auto Industry has to offer

to the public each year. Each manufacturer has an area to

display and talk about their vehicles, pick up brochures

and other information. There are “Ride & Drives” for

you to experience what a brand new car or truck feels

like. They even set up a “Kids’ Zone” that our grandchil-

dren took full advantage of.

One of the best things this show does is they help to raise

a lot of money for local charities including Shriners Hos-

pitals for Children. To quote the SacAutoshow website:

“The Auto Show growth in size and attendance in 2013

led to an historical day in February when the Greater

Sacramento New Car Dealers Association funded a one

million dollar ten-year endowment for Shriners Hospitals

for Children Northern California Pediatric Regenerative

Research. Never before had a donation of this size and

duration been made by the Association – a direct result of

Auto Show proceeds.” The Golden Hills Mustang Club is very fortunate to

have been invited to display some of our Classic Mus-

tangs along with the Sacramento Classic Thunderbird

Club in the Ford Building. 10 years ago, Stacey Castle

from Castle Communi-

cations found our web-

site and liked the Mus-

tangs that our members

own and asked if we

would like to display

them with new Fords

and Lincolns. She didn’t

have to ask twice! We

get an area in Building C

to display our cars and set up an information booth to let

people know about our Club and talk to people about

Mustangs- old and new! We arrive together on a Thurs-

day afternoon and take the cars out on Sunday @ 6 pm.

They are safe and secure inside the building all during our

stay. Our Mustangs are roped off, but we do escort people

into our booth to get an “up-close-and-personal” look.

Many times we have invited the little ones to sit in the

Mustang Jr. (Thanks Danny & Cristy) and the pedal cars

for a photo. We have had people come back each year just

to do that as their kids get bigger. Some have even told

me that they have used that picture I took for their Christ-

mas card.

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Participating this year were: Chris & Melinda Bark-

man (‘68 GT Fastback), Gary & Susan Cotton (‘64 ½

Convertible), Danny & Cristy Cordeiro (Mustang Jr.),

Bill & Judy Davis (‘64 ½ Coupe) Brian & Tammy Evans

(‘68 Shelby GT 500 KR Convertible), Dan & Norma

McCabe (‘69 Sportsroof), Ron & Liz Normandin (‘68

GTCS Coupe), Robin Paulsell & Brenda Romero (‘75

Mach I), and Pat Sivigliano (‘65 GT Fastback). Pat’s car

was shown by her grandson Drew Schneider and Frank

Lopez. Thank You to all who helped to make this show so

successful. It is very rewarding knowing that we sup-

ported a wonderful organization like the Shriners.

By Dan & Norma McCabe

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On Sunday, October 28, 2018 was Ron DuPratt Ford’s

annual Trunk-n-Treat Halloween Mustang and Vintage

Ford display. This year’s event was at the dealership at

1320 North First Street in Dixon. This is the original

dealership where the service department is located. In

addition to the car display, there was a costume con-

test, candy for the kids and awards for best Mustang,

best vintage, best costume and Best of Show. Tony and

Roxie won best costume, dressed as W. C. Fields and

Mae West. Roxie won Best vintage for her 1928 Ford

Model A. Lunch was be served which will included ham-

burgers, hotdogs, hot links, chips, cookies, water and

sodas. The new General Manager for Ron DuPratt Ford,

Barry Johnson, did the barbequing for the event. Ron

DuPratt Ford has been our club sponsor for over 12

years and they put on this event for local Mustang clubs

and the public. The members who brought their cars

out on this beautiful fall day were Terry Burke, Tony

McGrath and Roxie Chiurco, Lisa and Peter Mitsopoulos,

David and Riku York, Sue Calvert, Lisa and John Rose,

Mike and Anthony Robinson, Tammy and Joe Holecek,

Bill Stephenson and Cheryl and Kirk Stafford. Bill Ste-

phenson had a great raffle and everyone who entered a

car won at least one raffle prize. Thanks to Bill Ste-

phenson and Ron DuPratt Ford for a great event and

good fun. By Kirk Stafford

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The story started in March of 1992 when Pat and

Frank bought Pat’s brother’s beautiful black 1968

Mustang fastback, which Frank quickly claimed as

his own. The Mustang was thoroughly enjoyed and

driven by both of us.

In 1994 we discovered and joined the Golden Hills

Mustang Club. The first event we attended was

the Bullitt Run which traced the route of the fa-

mous car chase in the movie. Vintage Mustangs

from all over the Bay Area gathered at the Presi-

dio in San Francisco to begin the run. This fun

and historical event cemented our relationship

with GHMC.

While attending further GHMC events, we became

enamored of a fellow member’s car: Howard Brin-

ing’s 1965 Tahoe Turquoise Fastback. At each car

display and car show it drew our attention. How-

ard had acquired it in 1994 from Scott Burchardt

in Alabama. The car arrived at Howard’s house in

California on April 1, 1994, where he took posses-

sion. He quickly changed out the Oklahoma ZA-O

license plate for the California 6T5FB plate. (I

don’t know why it had an Oklahoma license plate.)

According to the receipts and records on the car,

in 1996 Howard did a GT conversion on the mus-

tang spending a total of $1,430.21.

Fast forward to December 25, 1999. We had our

usual family Christmas gathering, dinner and gift

exchange with our kids. After everyone had

opened their gifts, it was noticed that there had

not been a gift under the tree from Frank to me.

Where upon Frank said, “I have your gift outside.”

Thinking it was a lawnmower, or maybe a rake, I

sarcastically said, “What is it, a car?”

Upon opening the front door, there sat Howard

Brining’s 1965 fastback with a huge bow on top

that matched the color of the car! I wish I had a

picture of the expression on my face.

By Pat Sivigliano

Pat Sivigliano’s 1965 Fastback

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FROM THE MCA This month’s update will be a lengthy one since we had three

National meetings and an election. First, I want to thank every-

one that voted for me, I was elected to the MCA Board as a Na-

tional Director. Steve Prewitt was Elected President, Jim Keenan

Vice President, Lynda Blackstock Treasurer, and Laurie Slawson

Secretary. They along with Past President Jeff Mays will make

up the Executive Committee, Chris Ponder and Billy Henson are

also new incoming National Directors and this years VP Tim

Hahn was elected as a National Director. So, what does this

mean for GHMC? No, I don’t get two votes because I’m also a

Regional Director! It means the club is looking for a new Re-

gional Director for next year. Although I can still keep you all

updated on what’s going on in the MCA, my new duties as a

National Director are going to keep me very busy and keep me

away from quite a few meetings. What is required to be the

club’s Regional Director? First off you must have a Standard

MCA membership and the Club will pay for that. It’s not re-

quired to attend all 4 of the MCA National Board meetings but it

would be nice if you could. The 4th quarter meeting and the Re-

gional Directors Summit are a must attend meeting in my opinion

and have been very beneficial to me in networking with other

Regional Directors. If you want to find out more about becom-

ing a Regional Director contact me or any of the GHMC board.

The hottest topic at this year’s Regional Directors Summit was

once again membership! How can the MCA and Regional clubs

attract younger Mustang owners? Although the MCA does not

currently track members age, it’s no secret the average is well

over 55 years old. How are clubs like STMC and NMCC from

Texas and OMC from Oklahoma with over 50% of their mem-

bers under the age of 40 attracting today’s youth. They are doing

so by having multiple events each weekend that allow members

to choose and most of these events are cruises. Setting up feather

flags instead of bulky banners and folding tables for membership

booths at every cruise-in, they have also lowered their member-

ship fees making it more affordable for younger members. The

other hot topic was the election, this year we received 868 votes

and although it’s 50% more than last year it’s still less than 10%

of the voting membership. With 190 clubs that’s about 2.5 votes

per club and that’s just sad! Digital members that receive their

ballots by email returned 25% of them, National and Regional

Directors have been able to vote for MCA officers by email for

the last 2 years and we got a 75% return rate this year. The MCA

is working on secure online voting for next year in the hopes of

increasing participation.

Now for the Board Meeting, Bob Winland from the Music

City Mustang Club had a power point presentation on this year’s

MCA National Shows with all kinds of great charts. The largest

and fastest growing class continues to be the Occasional Driven

(OD) Class with over 30% of the cars followed by the Modified

Class at 12%. Although the 2005-2014 models are the single

most popular generation at 35%, the classic 64-73 cars are hold-

ing their own at 31%. The Board voted out the OD Trailered

classes (those cars will be absorbed into the regular classes) and

added a Specialty Class for the 2012-2013 Boss 302, in addition

a new Modified Extreme class was created. There are over 800

Certified MCA Judges but many have not judged for a long time,

The Board voted in new requirements for judges to judge in at

least one National every 3 years or their certification will be

dropped. The Board also decided to begin tracking some mem-

bership demographics in the hopes of improving and expanding

member benefits.

Robin Paulsell

MCA Regional Director/MCA National Director-Elect

Gold Card Judge MCA #75252

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Nov 1 Board Meeting - Bob Fentress, 7:00 pm - Pizza Pirate, 72 Solano Square, Benicia

Nov 4 Mixed Nutts Baseball, Yountville Veteran’s Home, Borman Field, 2:45pm Contact: Bill Davis

Nov 4 Apple Hill W/Sacramento Area Mustangs, 8:45am, Marriott Hotel 11211 Point East Dr.,

Rancho Cordova, CA Email: Doug Kilner - [email protected] if you wish to attend.

Nov 11 Veterans Day Parade Meet at Fairfield Mall parking lot by Starbucks at 9:45 am Leave

for staging at 10:15am Chair: Brian Evans

Nov 24 CHiP’s for Kids Toy Drive, sponsored by GHMC, Walgreens 2590 N Texas St, Fairfield,

Chair, Kirk Stafford or ?

Nov 24 CHiP’s for Kids Toy Drive, sponsored by the Napa Valley Cruisers, Foster’s Freeze, 1195

West Imola Ave , Napa 10am – 3pm Chair: Tammy Robinette

Nov 27 General Membership Meeting, Stars Rec. Center, 155 Browns Valley Pkwy, Vacaville, 7:30 pm

Dec 6 Board Meeting - Stafford residence, 7:00 pm

Dec 8 Christmas Dinner Napa Elks Lodge Chair: Cristy and Dan Cordeiro

Dec15 Wreaths Across America, Information TBA

Dec 25th Merry Christmas! No General meeting this month!!! See you January 22, 2019

NOTE: If you sign up to attend a GMHC event but cannot attend,

please notify the event chairperson ASAP.

If you need contact information, please email: [email protected]

GHMC Christmas Party

Napa Elks Lodge

December 8, 2018 Dan & Cristy Cordeiro promise lots of fun!

WATCH YOUR MAILBOX SOON FOR YOUR INVITATION

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✿ Ron Bramlett has been having health problems so I was sent

a Get Well card.

✿ Kari Stinnett was in the hospital for a lupus flare-up so I

sent her flowers. If anyone knows of a member in need of some Sunshine, please let me know!

Liz Tunac, 707-553-1659 or email [email protected]

✿H A P P Y ✿✿B I R T H D A Y✿

MUSTANG TRIVIAL PURSUIT GAME Bob Fentress stumped the audience with his October Question.

What convenience feature was introduced on many Ford models in the 1965 model year, but did not appear on the

Mustang until 1967? It still exists on the Mustang, but is rarely if ever used in the latest generation models.

The answer was: The double sided key

Bob’s Question for November is :

What TWO names did Mercury use for cars that were

Mustangs with slightly different trim?

Watch for the next question in the December issue of Pony Tales

NOVEMBER BIRTHDAYS

11/1 Iris Taylor

11/6 Cheryl Stafford

11/7 Jessica Robinson

11/8 Joey Ohlsen

11/13 Bob Haran

11/16 Lisa Pfeifer

11/19 Isabella Schneider

11/23 Brian Evans

11/28 Dan Cordeiro

11/28 Robert Pacini

11/28 Evan Robinson

11/30 Bob Rand

DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS

12/2 Courtney Leathers

12/3 September Arnold

12/6 Elise Stevenson

12/7 Andrew Schneider

12/8 Judy Davis

12/8 Robert Schuette

12/11 Lisa Banovitz

12/11 Stephanie Otto

12/12 Jerry Imboden

12/14 Lisa Mitsopoulos

12/17 Lauma Jurkevics

12/18 Yvonne Walter

12/20 Susan Cotton

12/21 Angela Billings

12/22 Ron Normandin

12/25 Austin Bauer

12/26 Ron Bramlett

12/27 Anthony Yrigollen

12/31 Jennifer Beckley

PLEASE LET US KNOW IF WE HAVE FORGOTTEN ANYONE!

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THE GOLDEN HILLS MUSTANG CLUB MEETS THE 4TH TUESDAY OF THE MONTH AT:

It’s Your Club. . . Let’s Have Some Fun With It

GOLDEN HILLS MUSTANG CLUB

www.goldenhillsmustangclub.com

P.O. Box 497

Fairfield, CA 94533-0049

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EACH MONTH FOR OUR TROOPS

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VACAVILLE, CA 95688


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