Well Attended Potluck and Business Dinner February 21
by Nathan Massie
Each year we have a business meeting to discuss the club, elect officers, and plan
our events for the year. At least, thats the official reason for the February
Potluck.
The unofficial reason is the great food and wonderful company. Thanks to Bill Davis, we met at St. Pauls Episcopal Church (261 S 900 E) again this year. Its a perfect meeting place, with a large meeting room right next to the kitchen, so we can use the equipment to warm up a dish or put the finishing touches on dessert.
While the food was getting spread out, everyone talked of the driving season, shared pictures of their summer trips, and listened to stories of the current car project. Once the food was ready, the call went out, and everyone lined up to filltheir plates. What a feast! The menu ranged from salmon to braised beef, salads, and lots of excellent desserts. Everyone outdid themselves with the food, and no one left hungry.
As the supper was winding down, Gary stood up and started the business meeting. The first order was to elect the Board of Governors. Gary had sent out an email earlier that week listing the proposed Board, and with a quick chorus of agreement, the Board was elected.
The Board includes: Gary Lindstrom, Governor General; Bruce Schilling, Membership Director; Mark Noeltner, Webmaster; Marty Van Nood, Chancellor of the Exchequer; Floyd Inman, Newsletter Editor; Jim Pugs Pivirotto, Board Member; Mitch Johnson, Board Member. Gary asked for a show of thanks to Jeff Porter, who served as the Newsletter Editor the past year, and whose efforts made the newsletter alive photos along with the text. The group quickly agreed with a hearty round of applause. Gary then announced that the new Editor is Floyd Inman who has volunteered (Right! ! ! !) to serve as Editor.
The next order of business was to decide the events for the year. We had a lively discussion and tried to form a mix of old favorites and new experiences for the year to come. There were several suggestions for new drives, places to visit, or helpful tech sessions, and in the end we compiled a list of events for the year (thats why its important to attend the February Potluck, so your event ideas can be heard!). The result is the Lucas Calendar (you know, subject to change at any time intermittent use only not to be used after dark pick your favorite Lucas joke) that appears in this newsletter. We also picked on a few of the club members who werent present, and stuck them with the responsibility for organizing a few of the events. Yet another reason to attend the Potluck!
Some of the highlights include:
St. Pats Day Parade.
Due to increased insurance costs, the Hibernian Society of Utah has asked for a
donation of $10 per car. This is new. During the Potluck, we passed around a signup
sheet for folks to commit to the Parade, to determine if there was enough interest
for the BMCU to join the parade. About 12 people signed up, so we decided to make
this the March driving event.
May 28-31, Memorial Day Run.
Last years Jackson trip was wonderful, and some suggested we do the same. Others
wanted to do something different. One suggestion was a resort in southern Utah, thats so remote that they dont even have a land phone. After some discussion,
we decided to appoint a group to come up with a plan.
July 24th Pioneer Day Parade.
This even would be new for us. The focus of the discussion was, oddly enough,
not so much for the fact that it might be warm, but because this Parade is very highly organized (unlike the BMCU?) and the Parade organizers want a firm
commitment to the number of cars and other details. There was also some discussion
as to other requirements for this Parade. In the in end, we decided to add this event to the calendar, with some additional investigation.
January 2005 Tech session.
The idea for this event is powder coating. We still need someone to organize this
event.
Sunday events.
Several folks expressed an interest in having a few of the events on Sundays, since
work responsibilities prevent them from joining our traditional Saturday events.
The group agreed to try a few Sunday events to see how it works. If attendance is
strong, we may continue to have more Sunday events in the coming years.
After we decided on the events, Marty Van Nood gave the Exchequer Report. While our finances are sound, the club experienced our first year that ended with a loss, largely because of the well received, but expensive, December color newsletter. Marty also asked the group to give thanks to Gary as the Governor General, and everyone quickly responded with a round of applause.
With that, the meeting portion of the evening adjourned, and everyone gathered again into groups to finish off the desserts and tell a few more stories before the evening ended.
Attending were: Gary and Sandy Lindstrom, Bill and Robyn Rhinehart, Connie and Kendall Dewsnup, Marty Van Nood and Terri Kauffman, Mary, Larry and Suzy Bishop, Mark and Joyce Noeltner, Mark and Karen Bradakis, Nicholas S. Nichols II, Pugs and Diane Pivirotto, Susan and Jon Hermance, Julie and Dan McEligot, Bill and Julie Van Moorhem, Mitch and Diane Johnson, Doug and Ilene Wimer, Bob Jahnke, David and Muriel Machovec, and Nathan Massie.