2003-2008 Meeting Minutes

• The  Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held January 12, 2003, at Mama Maria's, Salem, VA, with President Chris Reynolds presiding and 15 present.
• Our chapter agreed to donate $25 to the Annual MDA Car Show to be held at the Roanoke Civic Center, February 28 through March 2, 2003.
• The new club emblem was approved and changed to reflect a multi-lined (blue and white, if in color) star with the Pontiac crest (red, if in color) at its center with the word "Pontiac" going through both of them.
• Judy Akers and Christi Reynolds agreed to handle the chapter scrapbook.  An Activities Chairman will be appointed at a later meeting.
• Our spring BOP Car Show will be held on May 3 (rain date May 10); location is indefinite.  Randy Hurt will check on prices of dash plaques and award trophies which will be used for future car shows.
• New members are:  James E. Brown, Sr. (Oil Can) from Blue Ridge, VA, and Thomas Christenbury from, Troutville, VA.
• Our next meeting will be held February 9, 2003, at Western Sizzlin, Franklin Road, Roanoke, VA, at 5 p.m.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
  
  Respectfully submitted,
  
  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary

• The Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held February 9, 2003, at Western Sizzlin, Franklin Road, Roanoke, VA, with President Chris Reynolds presiding and 18 present.
• Chris and Christi Reynolds will enter their 1969 Firebird and Steve and Linda Snead will enter their 1966 GTO in the Annual MDA Car Show to be held at the Roanoke Civic Center February 28 through March 2, 2003.
• A motion was made and approved by the Club permitting Chris Reynolds to prepare flyers for the 7th Annual Spring Buick Olds Pontiac GMC Truck Show tentatively scheduled to be held at Midpoint Chevrolet Pontiac Oldsmobile Buick GMC in Rocky Mount, VA if Berglund gives him the okay to have the show on May 3, 2003 (rain date May 10).
• Randy Hurt will check on cost of dash plaques and award trophies at CMT for our spring and fall car shows.
• Tom Overholt agreed to serve as our Activities Chairman this year.
• Chris Reynolds requested that members, who participated in car shows last year, give him a listing of the shows and how they placed if awards were presented.
• Chris Reynolds is making business cards for all members that will show each member's car on his/her card.
• We have another new member, Charlie Tull of Boones Mill, who owns a black tri-power 1966 GTO. 
• Our next meeting will be held at Mama Maria's, Salem, VA, on March 9, 2003, at 5 p.m.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
  
  Respectfully submitted,
  
  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary

• The Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held March 9, 2003, at Mama Maria's, Salem, VA, with President Chris Reynolds presiding and 17 present.
• Chris and Christi Reynolds' 1969 Firebird took one of the top three cars at the Annual MDA Car Show held at the Roanoke Civic Center, February 28 through March 2, 2003.  We also appreciate Steve and Linda Snead entering their beautiful 1966 GTO in this show.
• Our Annual Spring Buick-Olds-Pontiac-GMC Truck Show will be held May 3, 2003, (rain date - May 10) at Midpoint Chevrolet-Pontiac-Olds-Buick-GMC, 17801 Virgil Goode Hwy. (Route 220N), Rocky Mount, VA.
• We have another new member, Jim Rumford, Roanoke, VA.
• Our next meeting will be held at Mama Maria's, Salem, VA, on April 13, 2003, at 5 p.m.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
  
  Respectfully submitted,
  
  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary 

• The Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held April 13, 2003, at Mama Maria's, Salem, VA, with President Chris Reynolds presiding and 16 present.
• Our club received a donation of $200 from Berglund Chevrolet towards our Midpoint BOP & GMC Truck Show to be held on May 3, 2003 (rain date May 10, 2003).   A club member, Ron Ferguson, also donated $100 to be used for the purchase of trophies since the club members voted to give trophies at this show.
• Club members are to arrive at Midpoint (Route 220, just outside Rocky Mount, VA) at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, for our spring show.
• We have another new member:  Ray Miller, Vinton, VA.
• Our next monthly meeting will be held on May 18, 2003, at 4 p.m. at Fishburn Park, Brambleton Avenue, SW, Roanoke, VA (across from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company).  Each member should bring his/her own food basket and enjoy the fun and fellowship with our club members.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. 
  
  Respectfully submitted,
  
  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary

• The Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held on May 18, 2003, at Mama Maria's Restaurant, Salem, VA, with President Chris Reynolds presiding and 17 present.
• Our club's Annual Spring Buick-Olds-Pontiac-GMC Truck Show, sponsored by Midpoint Chevrolet-Pontiac-Olds-Buick-GMC, Rocky Mount, VA, held on May 3, 2003, was a success although there were rain showers.  We had 23 entries at this show of which three became new members.  We had great assistance from all members in attendance.  Chris and Christi Reynolds' 1969 Firebird won "best in show" and received a nice large trophy. 
• Our club presently has 33 members, including four new members:  Buddy Dix, Jeff Patterson, David and Cindy Reams, Roanoke, VA, and Bev Moulse, Salem, VA.
• Club members participating in the Greenhill Park Car and Truck Show, Salem, VA, to be held on June 7, 2003, are to meet at Mama Maria's Restaurant, Salem, VA, at 8 a.m. and depart at 8:15 a.m. for this show.
• Our next meeting will be held at Fishburn Park, Brambleton Avenue, Roanoke, VA, (across from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company), on June 8, 2003, at 4 p.m.  Each member should bring his/her own food for this event.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
  
  Respectfully submitted,
  
  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary

• We discussed our fall Pontiac-GMC Truck Show and decided to have it on September 20, 2003, (rain date - September 21), at Home Depot, 3217 Hershberger Road, NW, Roanoke, VA.  We owe many thanks to Home Depot for their sponsorship of this upcoming show
• Our next meeting will be held at Fishburn Park, Brambleton Avenue, Roanoke, VA, (across from Shenandoah Life Insurance Company), on July 13, 2003, at 4 p.m.  Each member should bring his/her own food for this event.
• Our August meeting will be potluck at the home of Steve and Linda Snead on August 17, 2003, at 4 p.m.  Thanks for the invitation, Steve and Linda.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
  
  Respectfully submitted,
  
  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary

• The Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held on July 13, 2003, at Fishburn Park, Roanoke, VA, with President Chris Reynolds presiding and 19 present.
• It was announced that the 2nd Annual Star City Motor Madness Cruise-In Car and Truck Show, which was held on July 3 and 4, 2003, received approximately $32,000 from this event.  The money will be donated to The Virginia Museum of Transportation located in downtown Roanoke.
• Our club decided to buy dash plaques and wall plaques which will show two of our club members' cars-David Ream's Trans Am and Charly Tull's GTO.  These plaques will be used for our fall Pontiac-GMC Truck Show to be held on September 20, 2003, (rain date - September 21), at Home Depot, 3217 Hershberger Road, NW, Roanoke, VA.
• Our club members made plans to cruise our Pontiacs to the Pink Cadillac Diner, Fancy Hill, VA, (just north of Natural Bridge) on July 27, 2003, for dinner.  Members are to meet at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (rear parking lot), Troutville, VA, (I-81, Exit 150-B) at 3 p.m.  Cruisers will travel via Route 11 through Troutville and Buchanan, which is a more scenic, relaxed, and safer route to the restaurant. 
• The August 17, 2003, meeting will be potluck at the home of Steve and Linda Snead at 4 p.m.   
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
  
  Respectfully submitted,
  
  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary

• The August 17, 2003, meeting of the Star City Pontiac Club was held at the home of Steve and Linda Snead, Salem, VA, with a potluck cookout.  Many thanks to Steve and Linda for hosting this meeting.  We had a wonderful time, and the food was delicious and plentiful.
• President Chris Reynolds presided at this meeting with 15 present.  Charly Tull reported that he will have chapter members' shirts embroidered with our newly designed chapter logo ready for distribution at our September meeting.
• Plans for our September 20, 2003, (rain date-September 21), Pontiac-GMC Truck Show to be held at Home Depot, 3217 Hershberger Road, NW, Roanoke, VA, were discussed. 
• Our next meeting will be September 14, 2003, at Fast Freddy's, 816 West Main Street, Salem, VA, at 4:30 p.m.
• There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.
  
  Respectfully submitted,
  
  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary

• The Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held September 14, 2003, at Fast Freddy's, Salem,VA.  President Chris Reynolds presided at this meeting with 23 present.
• Three club members participated in Olde Salem Days on September 13, 2004, with their fine Pontiacs. 
• Shirts with our new club emblem embroidered on them were distributed at this meeting.
• Plans for the Saturday, September 20, 2003, 7th Annual Star City Pontiac Injun Uprising Pontiac GMC Truck Show to be held at Home Depot, Hershberger Road, Roanoke, VA, were finalized.  Berglund was notified that our club's fall show would not be held at their Woodson Pontiac lot.  Chris Reynolds reported that he had ordered 50 dash plaques for this show.  Home Depot still declined to donate money for the show but offered to rope off the parking lot on Friday evening so that it would be ready for our show on Saturday morning.  Home Depot also authorized our use of their restrooms during the show and will loan tables for our use.
• Midpoint has agreed to sponsor our club for the 2004 Spring BOP-GMC show.
• Our next meeting will be held on October 12, 2003, at 5 p.m. at The Grill of the South (formerly Charcoal Steak House), 5225 Williamson Road, NW, Roanoke, VA.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned. 

Respectfully submitted,

Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary
 

• The Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held October 12, 2003, at The Grill of the South, Roanoke, VA.  President Chris Reynolds presided at this meeting with 16 present.

• Our September 20, 2003, 7^th Annual Star City Pontiac Injun Uprising Pontiac GMC Truck Show held at Home Depot was a great success.  Many thanks to all who participated in this event.  Our Club will give trophies at future car shows for longest distance traveled, best paint job, etc.

• Charlie Tull will host our Christmas party at his home in Boones Mill on December 14, 2003.  Members are to bring gifts to this party not to exceed $15.00 per gift.  Men should bring a man’s gift and women should bring a woman's gift.

• Our next meeting will be held on November 9, 2003, at 5 p.m. at The Grill of the South (formerly Charcoal Steakhouse), 5225 Williamson Road, NW, Roanoke, VA.  Election of club officers for 2004 will be held at this meeting.

There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary

 

• The Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held November 9, 2003, at The Grill of the South, Roanoke, VA.  President Chris Reynolds presided at this meeting with 17 present.

• Club members approved a donation of $150.00 to benefit medical expenses for Arnie Beswick and $150.00 for Good Neighbors Fund.

• Officers for year 2004 were elected and are as follows:  Chris Reynolds, President; Steve Burak, Vice President; Steve Snead, Secretary and Randy Hurt, Treasurer.

• Our club has a new member:  Alan Stark & Daphne, Henry, VA, who owns a 1965 GTO.

• Our club Christmas Party will be December 14, 2003, at 5 p.m., hosted by Charlie and Carol Tull, Boones Mill, VA.  Members are to bring gifts to this party not to exceed $15.00 per gift.  Men should bring a man’s gift and women should bring a woman’s gift.  Members should also bring either a dessert, salad or vegetable dish.

   

  There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned.

   

  Respectfully submitted,

   

  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary        

   

• Due to inclement weather, the Star City Pontiac Club's December 14 Christmas party was rescheduled for January 25, 2004, and will be hosted by Charlie and Carol Tull at their home in Boones Mill, VA.

  Wayne W. Reynolds, Secretary

• Our monthly meeting was held on March 14 at Ragazzi's Italian Restaurant in Roanoke with 19 in attendance.
• The invocation was given by David Cundiff.
• After the meal, club president Chris Reynolds called the meeting to order.
• The club was advised of the sudden passing of longtime member Stan Cumbee. A gift of $50.00 from the club treasury was approved and given to the Pembroke Charity as requested by the family in lieu of flowers. Stan, a very active member of our club, will be greatly missed.
• Plans for our upcoming Spring Car Show to be held on May 8 with a rain date of May 9 at Midpoint Pontiac were discussed. A signup sheet for items needed for the show was passed around. Chris urged each member to come up with at least one door prize for the show.
• Trophies and dash plaques were discussed. For the dash plaques, it was decided that we would use Ron Ferguson's 99 Anniversary TA and Tom Overholt's 69 GTO. Other possibilities were George Akers' 71 Grand Ville Convertible, Carl Slate's 55 Star Chief, and Russell Cannaday's 57 Star Chief. These will be possibilities for our Fall and future shows. Chris advised we have 22 trophies left over from last year's show so we would only have to purchase 8 more for this show. He also came up with a way to modify them so as to make them a little different. The 3 star ornament on top can be replaced with an ornament which will hold the same club emblem that was used on the fall plaques. We already have the emblems so the cost will be minimal. Chris also advised that Midpoint had agreed to give us $200 to help with the show. One additional award was approved, that being an award fro Best Paint.
• Finally, Carl Slate advised he would secure insurance for the Midpoint show.
• A flyer was passed around for members to consider the purchase of jackets through CMT with club logos to be embroidered on them. The cost per jacket with logo will be $40.00 with small logo and $65 with a larger one to be placed on the back. The flyer will be circulated again at the April meeting and orders can be placed at that time.
• The next meeting will be held April 18 at Mama Maria's in Salem.
• The meeting was then adjourned.

          Steve Snead, Secretary

• Our monthly meeting was held on April 18 at Mama Maria's Italian Restaurant in Salem with 23 in attendance
• The invocation was given by club Vice President Steve Burak.
• After the meal, club President Chris Reynolds called the meeting to order.
• Treasurer Randy Hurt was not present so the Treasurer's report was delayed to the May meeting.
• Plans for the upcoming Buick, Olds, Pontiac, GMC, and Cadillac show to be held May 8 at Midpoint Pontiac were finalized. Chris again urged members to gather door prizes to be given away at the show. Chris advised that Midpoint had agreed to give us $100 for the show, which would offset the purchase of dash plaques and additional trophies needed. We also discussed the purchase of a canopy to be used for the snack booth and signup desk. Chris advised that he had placed show info to be included in the Roanoke Times and also Smoke Signals. Carl Slate had secured and brought the insurance coverage for the show. The signup sheet was again passed around for items needed for the show. We look forward to a great show and a good turnout for the event. We also discussed that we are still looking for a location and sponsorship for the fall show. One possibility discussed was Duncan Automotive in Salem.
• Chris advised that he had reported to POCI on our membership roster. We now have 42 club members and associates, a 47% increase over last years' number. We are constantly looking for fellow Pontiac and GMC owners to join our club.
• Orders for club shirts are still being taken. The shirts are yellow with the club emblem embroidered on them. The shirts, supplied by CMT Sporting Goods are $20. Orders for jackets are still being considered and will be discussed at a future meeting.
• A new aspect of our meetings which Chris suggested would be that of time allotted for classified ad announcements form club members looking to buy, sell, or trace car related parts, etc. Some items mentioned  were: 1. Rob Fariss is looking for an engine to put in a '72 Grandville. 2. Chris Reynolds has a new quarter panel in box for 69 Firebird. 3. Jim Rumford needs a Rochester or Carter 4bbl carb and a driveshaft yoke for a 400 trans. 4. Jack Akers advised he would like to sell a 2 bbl carb and intake for a 350-400 engine.
• The next meeting ro be held on May 16 will consist of a tour of Sink's Chevrolet Museum near Blue Ridge at 2:00 PM. We will then cruise back to Famous Anthony's on 460 for our meeting at 5:00 PM.
• The meeting was then adjourned.

          Steve Snead, Secretary

• Our monthly meeting was held on May 16 at Famous Anthony's-460 East of Roanoke with 15 in attendance.

• The invocation was given by club Vice President, Steve Burak.

• After the meal, club President Chris Reynolds called the meeting to order.

• Treasurer Randy Hurt presented the treasury report.

• Our spring car show was discussed and all agreed it was a success. We had 25-30 entries of various makes-Pontiac, Olds, Buick, Cadillac, and one GMC Caballero which got the People's Choice Award. Everyone thought the trophies turned out well. We had a large number of door prizes donated thanks to the efforts of club members.

• Plans for the fall show are beginning to be made. We hope to get a new sponsor for the fall show and the location and date will be announced very soon.

• Possibilities for a club outing were discussed, one being a cruise to the Starlight Drive-In in Christiansburg. No date was set.

• Upcoming events were announced: Poker Run- May 23-Longwood Pard in Salem, Festival in the Park Show- June 5, Star City Cruisers Show at Tanglewood Mall on June 12,and Star City Motor Madness-July 2-3.

• Chris and Christi Reynolds won a top 30 out of 80 entries with their '69 Firebird Convertible at the Botetourt VoTech Show on Sat. May 15.

• Classifieds for this month included: Ray Miller looking for rebuildable 350 engine, Rob Fariss still looking for 350-400 engine, and Chris Reynold has alum, intake for 350 engine for sale as well as the 69 Firebird qtr. panel.

• Our next meeting will be 5:00 P.M. June 13 at Mama Maria's in Salem.

• The meeting was then adjourned.

• Our monthly meeting was held on July 11 with a pot luck picnic at the home of Steve and Linda Snead. We had 27 to attend.

• The invocation was given by Steve Burak before our feast of various goodies brought by club members and families.
• We were pleased to welcome 2 more new club members:  Bruce and Joyce Mitchell owners of a '67 Lemans convertible
• Also we had 1 guest:  Derek Kotheimer, owner of a '72 Lemans.
• President Chris Reynolds had a short meeting following the meal and brought us up to date on plans for our fall show.
• The date for the fall show will be September 25 and most likely will be held at Duncan Mitsubishi in Salem once final details with the dealership are worked out. Also, Duncan hopes to sponsor our Spring Show at their Pontiac/GMC location in Christiansburg.
• Upcoming shows and events of interest are: 
  • Craigsville Car Show-Sept. 18
  • Cathedral of Praise Car Show-Sept. 18
  • Penhook and Rocky Mt. Farmers Mkt. Shows on Aug. 21
  • Streetscene '04 in Covington on Aug. 14
  • Trans Am Nationals on Aug. 27-29
• Steve Burak advised that Star City Motor Madness on July 2-3 was huge success for the Transportation Museum. He also thanked club members for their help and participation downtown on Sat.
• Steve also fielded thoughts from the club that we participate in the local bike drive for the upcoming Christmas season with the club purchase of a bike to be donated for the drive. All present were in favor of this idea and we will follow up on this at a future meeting.
• Our next meeting will be held on Aug. 8 with our tour of Sink's Chevrolet Museum rescheduled for that day at 2:00 P.M.
• The monthly meeting will be held at 5:00 PM with location to be announced.
• Classifieds for this month are: Wanted-Rob Fariss-350-455 engine for a Grandville conv. Ray Miller-350-motor. Jim Rumford-4bbl Carter AFB carb. and a yoke for a Turbo 400 trans.
• For Sale: Jack Akers-2bbl carb & intake for 350-400. Chris Reynolds-69 Firebird quarter panel.
• Our meeting was then adjourned.

Steve Snead, Secretary

 

• On August 8, our afternoon began with an outing to Sink's Chevrolet Museum. What an incredible collection of cars, displays, and memorabilia! Our thanks to Rocky Sink and his family, and Ken Spangler for opening their homes and museums for our enjoyment.

• After the tour, we all met at Famous Anthony's on 460 East for our dinner and meeting.

• The invocation was given by Steve Burak.  After dinner, Chris Reynolds presided over the meeting.

• Treasurer, Randy Hurt advised us of our checking account balance.

• Steve Burak brought us up to date on the success of Star City Motor Madness. Approximately $30,000 was raised to benefit the automotive wing project at the Transportation Museum.  Steve also discussed further our clubs participation in the bike drive for Toys for Tots coming up this Christmas season.

• Chris welcomed new members and advised our club membership is now at 53 members and associates.

• A number of club members had attended car shows this summer and came home with top awards. Charlie Tull won a Gold award for his 66 GTO at the National POCI Convention in Joplin, Mo. Carl Slate won Best GM other than Chevrolet at the Chilhowie car show on July 3 for his 55 Pontiac. Carl also won 1st Place in Antique Original class at the Buena Vista show. Ron Ferguson also won top awards at Chilhowie and Buena Vista for his 30th Anniversary T/A. Charlie Tull and David Reams also were at the Floyd car show.

• Upcoming events noted were: Sept. 11-Olde Salem Days. Sept. 18-Cathedral of Praise Car Show. Sept. 25- Star City Pontiac-GMC Show at Duncan Mitsubishi in Salem. Oct. 2-Buchanan Festival. Oct. 16-Vinton Moose Lodge show. Oct. 23-Tanglewood Mall show Help Us Help Kids.  

• Plans for our fall show were discussed and a sign up sheet was passed around.

• Chris advised that Jim Sanders, Mgr. at Duncan Mitsubishi had pledged $700 toward awards and plaques for our show. Thanks! Jim.

• Chris is working with CMT Sporting Goods for the purchase of Plaques.

• We agreed that Carl Slate's 55 and Chris Reynolds Collector T/A would be featured on the plaques.

• Chris urged all members to solicit or contribute door prizes for the show.

• Our September meeting will be held on the 12th at 5:00 P.M. at Mama Maria's in Salem.

• Our meeting was then adjourned.

  Steve Snead, Secretary

• Our monthly meeting was held on Sept. 12,2004 at Mama Maria's in Salem.

• President Chris Reynolds presided and there were 21 present.

• We were pleased to welcome new member Jack Strickler.

• Randy Hurt gave the treasurer's report.

• Members attending recent Car shows and receiving awards were:  Chris and Christi Reynolds went to The Trans Am Nationals with their '69 Firebird and received top award for heavy custom.  Ron Ferguson attended the Rich Creek Car Show held today and won a trophy for Most Unique Car, his '99 T/A convertible Ann. Edition.  Carl Slate also attended the show and won Best GM with his '55 Pontiac

• Plans were finalized for our Pontiac-GMC-Buick-Olds-Cadillac Show to be held at Duncan Mitisubishi on Sept. 25.

• Chris advised that Duncan had pledged $xxx to sponsor the show. 

• Trophies and dash plaques have been ordered. Both feature photos of Carl's '55 Pontiac and Chris' T/A Collector Edition

• Members were urged to keep collecting door prizes for the show and to be at Duncan Mitsubishi at 8:00 A.M. on the 25th to setup for the show.

• Our next meeting will be held on Oct. 10, 2004 5:00 P.M. at Mama Maria's

• Our meeting was then adjourned.

          Steve Snead, Secretary

• Our monthly meeting was held at Mama Maria's on October 10 with 19 in attendance.

• Steve Burak gave our invocation.

• Following the meal, Chris Reynolds called the meeting to order.

• Chris gave a report on our Fall Car Show held at Duncan Mitsubishi.  We had 30 entries with 15 entries from outside of the club.

• Jim Sanders, mgr. of Duncan Mitsubishi was very pleased with the show and advised he would like for us to do it again.

• Carol Cundiff has volunteered to take over the sign up sheet for the club and is providing a tote to store supplies for future shows. Thanks! to Carol.

• No treasurer's report was available at this meeting. We hope to have final results of our show at the Nov. meeting. 

• Chris advised that he has received a special magazine subscription rate from Primedia, the co. that publishes High Performance Pontiac. More info. will be availabe at StarCityPontiac.org 

• We have shirts available with logos already embroidered on them for 19.00. 

• Steve Burak again presented the Toys for Tots bike drive and the club agreed to donate $100 to the cause.

• Also the club voted to donate $200 to the Good Neighbors Fund for this Christmas season. 

• Our next meeting will be held on November 14 at 4:00 at Mama Maria's. 

Steve Snead, Secretary

 

• Our monthly meeting was held at Mama Maria's on November 14 with 29 in attendance.
• Charly Tull gave our invocation.
• Following the meal, Chris Reynolds called the meeting to order.
• Club member Jack Akers gave a short program on things to do to winterize our cars for storage.
• He also advised that the final figures were in for Star City Motor Madness and that $60,000 was raised during the event to benefit development of the automotive wing at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.
• Treasurer Randy Hurt was present and advised our checking account balance, less the donation that was approved for the Toys for Tots bicycle drive.
• Club members attending local fall shows were Judy Akers and Ray Miller. Judy won a top 25 for her 97 Trans Am and Ray won a top 25 award for his 66 Impala SS convertible. The show was held at the Wal-Mart at Valley View Mall in Roanoke
• Steve and Linda Snead attended the Vinton Moose Lodge Show and brought home a top 50 award for their 66 GTO.
• Chris advised we are still trying to get an order together for club jackets. Charly Tull is looking into getting non hooded ones.
• Our next meeting will be our Christmas party to be held on Dec. 12 at the home of Charlie and Carol Tull. We will meet at 4:00 and Chris will be sending out flyers with directions to the Tull's home. Everyone should bring a covered dish. The meat will be provided. Also each person should bring a gift ($15.00 limit) for a gift exchange. We are looking forward to this event.
• Jim Rumford still needs a 4bbl carb
• Chris still has 69 Firebird 1/4 panel, '94 T/A hood, and a set of 15X7 Rally II wheels for sale.
• Jack Akers has a 400 trans for sale-75.00, 2bbl intake and manifold and a 2 spd trans for sale.
• Officer elections will be held next month.
• The meeting was then adjourned,

  Steve Snead, Secretary

• The Star City Chapter had it's December meeting/Christmas party at the home of Charlie and Carol Tull with 31 members, spouses, and guests present. Many thanks to the Tulls for opening their home to us and for their gracious hospitality. The evening began with a social time and a short business meeting. Club officer nominations were confirmed and voted on by those present. Officers for the 2005  remained the same with: Chris Reynolds, President; Steve Burak, Vice President; Steve Snead, Secretary; and Randy Hurt as Treasurer.

• Our club project for this holiday season included the donation of 2 bicycles to the Toy for Tots program here in Roanoke and and a $200 donation to the local Good Neighbors Fund sponsored by The Roanoke Times newspaper. Donations go to the needy of our valley.
• During the meeting we remembered member Stan Cumbee who passed away suddenly this past year. A card was signed to be sent to his wife Debbie. Also, past president Jack Akers and Judy could not be with us as Jack's father passed away. Our thoughts and prayers go out to them.
• After a great pot luck dinner, we had a Chinese gift exchange. Everyone was after that Big Red Package. Congratulations to Michael Wheeler on ending up with that one.
• Our club has grown considerably over the last year, thanks to everyone's efforts and we look forward to many fun activities in 2005 including our spring and fall car shows and the POCI convention in July. Many of our members have already registered and made reservations. We hope to see many of our fellow POCI members in Greenville!
• We wish everyone a Happy and Prosperous New Year!

Steve Snead, Secretary

 

• Our January meeting was held on January 9 at Mama Maria's in Salem with a record 42 in attendance.
• The meeting began with a social time and our invocation was given by Steve Burak.
• After the meal, President Chris Reynolds called the meeting to order.
• Charly and Carol Tull were recognized and thanked for their hospitality in having our Christmas Party and Potluck dinner.
• It was requested that members bring in recipes for their dishes at the February meeting to share with other members.
• New member Nikki Fannin was recognized.
• Treasurer Randy Hurt advised the club of the checking account balance after the $200 Good Neighbors Fund donation during their recent drive.
• Steve Burak gave an update on the Transportation Museum and Star City Motor Madness which in last 3 yrs has donated over $100,000 for the advancement of the automotive wing to the museum. They are looking for additional volunteers to work at this years event to be held on the 4th of July weekend. Workers are needed to help park the cars early the morning of the downtown car show. Anyone interested can contact Jack Akers or Steve Burak.
• Chris reported that the plaque of appreciation to Rocky Sink of Sink's Chevrolet Museum had been delivered by Wayne Reynolds and Rocky was very pleased.
• Upcoming events include the MDA Car Show at the Roanoke Civic Center Mar. 4-6.
• Our spring car show is tentatively set for May 14 at Duncan Pontiac in Christiansburg.
• POCI convention coming up July 12-16 in Greenville, S.C.
• We thank Charly Tull for volunteering to be our Activities Coordinator this year and look forward to some fun club outtings.
• Our next meeting will be held at Mama Maria's on Feb. 13 at 4:00. Let's break our record again next month. See you there!

Steve Snead, Secretary

• Our February meeting was held on the 13th at Mama Maria's in Salem. We had 23 in attendance.

• The invocation was given by David Cundiff prior to the meal.

• Afterwards, Club president, Chris Reynolds conducted the business meeting.

• Our Treasurer, Randy Hurt advised of the checking account balance.

• He advised he had sent our check to the Good Neighbors Fund since the last meeting. We were reminded that the 12.00 yearly club dues need to be paid. Membership also requires each person pay their POCI dues also.

• Plans are beginning to come together for our spring car show. The show is tentatively scheduled for May 21 at Duncan Pontiac in Christiansburg, Va. Due to the AACA meet on May 7 and the Piedmont Show in Greensboro on May 14, the show was moved up to the 21st. Chris showed us a new design for the flyers and plaques which met the club's approval.

• Chris also advised that Gary Duncan had invited us to tour his collection of cars at their Duncan Ford location after the show on the 21st.

• Chris challenged all members to solicit door prizes for the show.

• We have a number of club logo shirts for $20.00 and hats for $10.00 available.

• Our next meeting will be on March 13 at 4:00 P.M. at Mama Maria's. We urge all members and prospective members to attend as we continue to plan and get volunteers to help with the show.

• The meeting was then adjourned.

          Steve Snead, Secretary

• Our March meeting was held on the 13th at Mama Maria's in Salem. We had 30 in attendance.

• The invocation was given by Steve Burak.

• Our treasurer, Randy Hurt advised the club of the checking account balance.

• Jack Akers gave an update on Star City Motor Madness set for July 3-4 with Cruise night on Williamson Rd. on July 3 and the Car show in downtown Roanoke on July 4. The event won the status of top fundraiser for 2004 and they look forward for additional growth this year. The event benefits the automotive wing at the Virginia Museum of Transportation. This year the cruise area is being expanded and will run from the Civic Mall (Former Sears building) out to Happy's Flea Market. This year a Harley group will gather at Happy's with various activities planned. The main location will still be at the former Woodson Pontiac location(now Berglund Credit Line).
• Several of our club members participated at the MDA car show at the Roanokd Civic Center in March. They were: Charly Tull with his '66 GTO,Rob Fariss with his '69 Firebird T/A clone, and Scott StClair with his Firebird T/A Sharkmobile.
• Our Spring car show is set for May 21 at Duncan Pontiac/GMC  2630 N. Franklin St. Christiansburg, Va. 24073 Phone: 540-381-2000 from 10 AM-3 PM. We will have 17 classes available with a class for works in progress. Notices of the show have been posted with Smoke Signals, Hemmings, and Hi perf. Pontiac magazines.
• Club members are still urged to gather door prizes to be given away at the show.
• Club jackets are available with embroidered logos. Orders can be placed anytime with Chris Reynolds or Charly Tull.
• Our next meeting will be held on April 10-5:00 PM at Famous Anthony's-460 East(Orange Ave.)-Roanoke.
• The meeting was then adjourned.

Steve Snead, Secretary

 

• Our April meeting was held on the 10th at Famous Anthony's-460 East-Roanoke. We had 23 in attendance.

• Our invocation was given by Steve Burak.

• No treasurer's report was available for this meeting.

• Steve Burak gave us an update on the Star City Motor Madness Event coming up in July and advised the next meeting would be April 18.

• Plans for our Spring Car Show  are being finalized for May 21st at Duncan Pontiac/GMC in Christiansburg. A signup sheet was passed around for members to bring various items. Dash Plaques have been ordered and Chris Reynolds is working with Kudo's Trophies for the awards. The show has been listed on upcoming events with The Roanoke Times.

• Club jackets were available for pickup and can still be ordered by contacting Chris Reynolds or Charly Tull.

• Our next meeting will be held on May 15 again at Famous Anthony's on 460 East. 5:00 P.M.

• The meeting was then adjourned.

          Steve Snead, Secretary

• Our May meeting was held on the 15th at Famous Anthony's-460 East-Roanoke. We had 22 in attendance.

• We welcomed newcomer, Jeff Patterson to the club. Jeff has a '91 Trans Am GTA which he has owned since new.

• Our invocation was given by Jack Akers.

• After the meal, club president Chris Reynolds led the business meeting.

• Chris advised that he had completed the annual POCI report.

• The club approved continuance of our website and approved the 35.00 fee for the next year.

• Chris advised that he hoped to set up a classified ad section on the site in the near future.

• Plans for our Spring car show set for May 21 at Duncan Pontiac in Christiansburg  were finalized.

• Chris advised he had received 5 Magazine Subscriptions from High Performance Pontiac as well as Gift Certificates from Ames Performance Engineering. He urged club members to keep collecting door prizes for the show.

• Treasurer Randy Hurt advised the club of  the checking account balance.

• It was announced that jackets are unavailable right now but Charly Tull is looking into a new source for them.

• Our next meeting will be held on June 12 at Frank's on Brambleton Ave. We look forward to seeing everyone there!

• The meeting was then adjourned.

          Steve Snead, Secretary

• Our June meeting was held on the 12th at Frank's Italian Restaurant on Brambleton Ave. in Roanoke with 30 in attendance.

• Charly Tull gave our invocation.

• After the meal, club president Chris Reynolds called the meeting to order.

• The success of our spring show were discussed. The club took in xxxxxx at the show which included the sponsorship money from Duncan Pontiac. Many thanks for them having us and making our show successful. All comments from the Duncan staff were positive and they hope we can have future shows at that location.

• Thanks to our show, our club treasury now stands at xxxxx.

• We had 42 entries at the show with some entries from West Virginia and North Carolina. 44 trophies were given out in the various classes as well as an appreciation plaque to Duncan for having us.

• Several of our members attended the Pontiacs at Pigeon Forge this month. Ron Ferguson received a 1st place trophy for his '99 Trans Am Anniversary and Carl Slate placed 2nd in his class for his '55 Pontiac. Congratulations to Ron and Carl.

• We have 15 members planning to attend the POCI Convention in Greenville, S.C. July 12-16. David Cundiff suggested the club pull together a display for a booth at the convention. Any members having banners, photos, videos, were encouraged to bring them to the next meeting before the convention.

• Darrell Wheeler suggested that we setup a Stanley Cumbee Memorial Award to be given out at a future show. Stan, a long time member of the club passed away suddenly last year.

• Our next meeting will be held on July 10th-5:00 P.M. back at Frank's.

• The meeting was then adjourned.

          Steve Snead, Secretary

• Our July meeting was held on the 10th at Frank's Italian Restaurant on Brambleton Ave. in Roanoke with 26 in attendance.

• Steve Burak gave our invocation.

• After the meal, club president Chris Reynolds called the meeting to order.

• The club has paid off Kudos for the initial club shirt order from last year, which will leave the checking balance as xxxx.

• Our club will have 6 vehicles entering the POCI Nationals in Greenville, SC.

• Duncan has decided against the Fall show at the Salem location. Chris asked Jack Akers and Charlie Tull to contact Robert Bennett about a possible car show at that location.

• Jack and Judy Akers graciously volunteered to host the annual picnic. The next meeting will be at their house on August 14 at 4:00 PM.

• The meeting was then adjourned.

          Chris Reynolds, President

• Our August meeting and summer picnic was held on Aug. 14 at the home of Jack and Judy Akers with 28 members and guests present. Many thanks to our gracious hosts for having us!

• Charly Tull gave our invocation prior to a delicious hamburger, hot dog, pot luck dinner.
• After the meal, club president Chris Reynolds conducted our meeting.
• He advised of our newest club member Dale Echols and welcomed him to our club.
• Club treasurer, Randy Hurt adv. our bank balance now stands at xxxxx.
• Chris recapped their trip to the POCI convention in Greenville. 6 club members along with their cars brought back 6 awards with Gold awards going to Carl Slate-'55 Star Chief, Charly Tull-'66 GTO,Chris Reynolds-'69 Firebird, and Jerry Kling-'87 Fiero.1st Place in the popular vote were Ron Ferguson-'99 Anniversary TA and Scott StClair-'00 Trans Am.
• Plans for our upcoming Fall Car Show were discussed. It will be held on October 8 at Grand Home Furnishings at Valley View Mall. Chris is working on ordering awards and dash plaques. Plans for a "Grand" Champion Award to be chosen by our sponsor and a Stanley Cumbee Memorial Award were discussed.
• Our next meeting will be held at Frank's on Brambleton September 11 at 5:00 P.M.
• The meeting was then adjourned.

          Steve Snead, Secretary  

• Our September meeting was held on Sept. 11 at Frank's on Brambleton in Roanoke with 23 in attendance.
• David Cundiff gave our invocation prior to the meal.
• After dinner, we had our business meeting. We thanked Jack and Judy Akers for having us for the summer picnic.
• Our treasurer, Randy Hurt advised we now have xxxxx in the club account.
• The club motioned and approved a $100.00 donation to the American Red Cross to aid the  Hurricane Katrina relief effort.
• Vice president, Steve Burak gave an update on Star City Motor Madness advising that the Automotive Wing of the Va. Museum of Transportation now has approx. $2.3 million to proceed with that project. This year's Motor Madness raised $40,000 and over the past 3 years had made $120,000 for the project. Also the project is looking for additional backing through a corporate sponsor.
• Club members participating in recent shows were Chris and Christy Reynolds, who went to the Trans Am Nationals in Ohio and came back with 3 trophies for their modified '69 Firebird Convertible. In addition to being in the winners circle for their previous awards, they got the Kid's pick trophy, a founder's award, and a 2nd at the cruise in. Congratulations!
• Carl Slate was in the recent edition of Smoke Signals with his '55 Starchief.
• Plans for our fall show at Grand Home Furnishings on Oct. 8 were finalized. Although Grand's would not give us monetary contributions, they are providing the great location at Valley View Mall and will  advertise the event. Also owner, Robert Bennett advised he would try and have his XXX '67 GTO movie car there and possibly his Bandit Firebird. A signup sheet was passed around for items club members will be providing. Chris advised he had taken care of dash plaques and award plaques.
• Flyers and registration forms were passed out for distribution.
• Our next meeting will be Oct.'09 at 4:00 P.M. back at Frank's on Brambleton.
• The meeting was then adjourned.

  Steve Snead, Secretary       

• Our November meeting was held on November 13 at The Homeplace in Catawba, Va. Club members met in Salem and assembled for a cruise over the mountain to the Catawba valley. A number of our prized cars participated in the event.

• Thanks to Steve Burak for organizing and making reservations for us. The invocation was also given by Steve Burak.
• After a delicious homestyle meal, our meeting was called to order by club president Chris Reynolds. Chris gave us a report on our recent fall show at Grand Home Furnishings. Registration fees totalled xxx, plus xxx from 50/50 drawing and xxx from food and door prize ticket sales for a total of 1069.00. Considering we used a rain date, we were able to break even on expenses vs. receipts. Our treasury now has a balance of xxx.
• Jack Strickler was with us and advised his wife Faye was now at home and doing better after her recent illness and hospitalization. Jack thanked the club for all their prayers, cards, and concern shown during that time.
• Plans were finalized for next month's meeting and Christmas party to be held and the home of Charly and Carol Tull.
• A sign up sheet was passed around and members are encouraged to bring two pot luck dishes to the gathering to be held on December 11 at 4:00. Directions will be sent out in December's mailing.
• At the December meeting, club officers for next year will be nominated and elected. Chris  Reynolds announced he will not be running for president this year, but will remain very active in the club. Members need to think about replacements for Chris and other officers. The next president will have some pretty big shoes to fill as Chris has done an outstanding job in promoting and growing the club during his 3 years in office. Thanks from all of us!
• Chris advised of a friend of his who has a 70 Lemans for sale. It is in fair condition and priced at 1900.00. Contact Chris if interested.
• The meeting was then adjourned and everyone took their cars over to the field in front of the restaurant for pictures. 

  Steve Snead, Secretary       

• Our January meeting was held on 1/8/06 at Frank's on Brambleton in Roanoke with 27 in attendance.
• Steve Burak gave our invocation and the meeting was called to order by our new club president, Charly Tull.
• New members, Cal and Patty Saunders were introduced. They have an original '61 Pontiac Bonneville 2 dr. bubble top. Welcome! Cal and Patty.
• Club officers for this year were introduced. Charly Tull, President, David Cundiff, Vice President, Steve Snead, Secretary, and Randy Hurt, Treasurer.
• Jerry Kling, will be our Show Coordinator and Steve Burak, our Activities and Special Events Coordinator.
• Randy Hurt gave the treasurers report.
• Steve Burak circulated a survey sheet around getting club members opinions on things to do and outings for the club.
• Upcoming events are the MDA Car Show on 3,4, and 5. We discussed the possibility of having a club booth at that show and further discussion will follow at the February meeting. Charly also mentioned an upcoming Build a Street Rod class at the Roanoke VoTech center.
• We will be discussing plans at the next few meetings for our Spring Car Show, tentatively set for May 6 or 7 and possibly held at one of Berglund's locations or at one of Duncan's locations.
• Charly passed out a form for club members to sign up to participate in various areas at the car shows and also to make suggestions in a number of areas with regards to shows and other activities of the club. He asked everyone to take these home, fill them out and bring them back to the next meeting.
• After dinner, the meeting was then adjourned. Our next meeting is scheduled for February 12th.

Steve Snead

Secretary

 

 

• Our February meeting was held on 2/12/06 at Frank's on Brambleton in Roanoke with 22 in attendance.
• Steve Burak gave our invocation and the meeting was called to order by club president Charly Tull.
• Randy Hurt gave the treasurer's report.
• A motion was made and approved that we take out an ad in the program for the Star City Motor Madness event coming up July 4th weekend here in Roanoke. $100 was approved for this ad.
• The next motion presented  and approved was that we start a 50/50 drawing to be held at each meeting. Each attending member puts $1 in the pot. A name is drawn from the entire membership. If the winning name that is drawn is not present the entire pot is added to next months 50/50 until an attending member's name is drawn.
• The next motion presented and approved was a new procedure for Judging and Awards at our car shows in the spring and fall. It was decided that the show become a participant judged show meaning that everyone who enters a car gets a ballot and has a voice in judging the show. The votes will be added up and the car with the most votes in that class will receive a "Best of Class" award. All other entrants in each class will receive a "Class Winner" award. Awards will be given out at 2:30 P.M.
• "Peoples Choice" awards will be limited to one vote per person attending with name of the voting person on the vote slip.
• There will also be awards for: Dealers Choice, Longest Distance Driven, Under Construction, and a Stan Cumbee Memorial Award. It was also suggested we have a Best Paint Award.
• Jerry Kling had a sample flyer and signup sheet for our upcoming spring show to be held May 6 at Duncan Pontiac/GMC in Christiansburg, Va.
• Jack Akers presented an update on laws regarding old cars. There is a bill coming up in the Va. General Assembly #HB288 brought by Del. Danny Marshall which would further limit the use of antique plates. It was suggested we contact our local delegates and req. they not vote for this issue.
• It was announced that Joanne Kling was going to be our "Sunshine Girl". Please advise her if you know of anyone in the club who is ill or has suffered the loss of a loved one. She will send out a card from the club letting them know we are thinking of them.
• Steve Burak brought us up to date on Special Events. The top picks from last months meeting were:
  • Cruise to the D-Day Memorial in April with lunch at the old Train Station in Bedford.
  • Cruise to the Peaks of Otter for one of their buffet meals.
  • Cruise to the Starlite Drive-In Theater in Christiansburg.
  • Meeting at Fast Freddie's on a Saturday afternoon and stay around for the Cruise Night there.
  • He advised we have a reservation for meeting and dinner at the Homeplace in Catawba for Oct. 8.
• Charly urged members to start collecting door prizes for the May car show.
• Finally, he advised that Keith Farmer of Straight Street here in Roanoke would like to organize a car show and asked if our club members would be interested in participating.
• After dinner, the meeting was adjourned.
• Our next meeting will be held on March 12 back at Frank's on Brambleton.

   

  Steve Snead

  Secretary

• Our March meeting was held on 3/12/06 at Frank's on Brambleton in Roanoke with 28 in attendance.
• Steve Burak gave our invocation and the meeting was called to order by Vice President David Cundiff.
• Our club president Charly Tull was unable to attend due to the death of his father. Our condolences to Charly and his family.
• Treasurer Randy Hurt advised the club now has xxxxx in our account.
• A 50/50 drawing was held and Wayne Reynolds took the pot. Congrats Wayne!
• Activities chairman, Steve Burak advised that a cruise to the D-day Memorial with a late lunch at the old Bedford train station is on for April 22. Please let Steve or Wayne Reynolds know if you will be going.
• Charly and David are in the process of composing a letter for local Pontiac dealers to send out to purchasers of new Pontiacs advising of our club and membership requirements and asked for any input club members might have.
• Further plans for the spring car show to be held May 6 at Duncan Pontiac/GMC in Christiansburg were discussed. Only 55 days before the show. Members are urged to gather or purchase door prizes to be given away and the show.
• Signup sheets were passed around for various items needed for the show. The show has been listed on Hemmings Website and in Smoke Signals Magazine.
• It was suggested that we consider also having a model car competition during our shows. Randy Hurt advised he would be willing to work with setting that up along with his DJ duties.
• Chris Reynolds advised he had updated our website with all the show info., flyers, and apps.
• Several posters were circulated to be placed out announcing the show.
• Jerry Kling passed around samples of some business cards for the club and would be having them printed for passing out.
• Final plans for the show will be made at our April 9 meeting.
• After dinner, the meeting was adjourned.

   

  Steve Snead

  Secretary

• Our April meeting was held on 4/9/06 at the Roanoker Restaurant with 35 in attendance.
• Steve Burak gave our invocation and the meeting was called to order by club president Charly Tull.
• Treasurer Randy Hurt advised our account now stands at xxxxx and announced names of members still owing their club dues for this year. He urged everyone to bring their memberships up to date.
• Activities coordinator Steve Burak advised of dates for club outings:
  • April 22-D-Day Memorial and lunch cruise. (Now rescheduled for May 20)
  • June 10-Meeting at Fast Freddie's in Salem 3:00, with dinner and cruise in.
  • July 9-Meet at Roanoker for dinner and meeting.
  • July 23- Cruise to Peaks of Otter and dinner at the lodge.
  • August 20-Cruise to the Starlite Drive In in Christiansburg.
  • Oct. 15-Cruise to the Homeplace in Catawba with dinner and meeting.
• Final plans for the upcoming May 6 Car show at Duncan Pontiac in Christiansburg were discussed.
• Show Coordinator Jerry Kling went over the list of people signed up for the various committees for the show.
• Envelopes and flyers were prepared for mailing.
• Members were asked to keep collecting door prizes and items for goody bags.
• Also, needed are individually wrapped baked goods for sale at the show.
• Charly Tull reviewed the new procedures for show judging which will be done by show entrants.
• After the meal, the meeting was adjourned.
• Due to a conflict with Mother's Day and our show, there will be no May meeting.

   

  Steve Snead

  Secretary

• Our June meeting was held on June 10 at Fast Freddie's, a popular Saturday night cruise-in spot with 29 in attendance. A number of club members brought their classic Pontiacs out for the event.
• Steve Burak gave our invocation and the meeting was called to order by club president Charly Tull. New club members Bill & Vickie Cullop were welcomed with their '05 GTO.
• Treasurer Randy Hurt advised our account now stands at xxxxx. Our spring show at Duncan Pontiac grossed xxxxxx.
• Thanks to Wayne Reynolds salesmanship of 300.00 in blue door prize tickets.
• Plans for our Fall Show are already in the works. Show coordinator Jerry Kling advised we had secured the lot at Duncan Acura on Peters Creek Rd. in Roanoke for the October 7 event.
• Charly advised that a 7 of our club members had gone to the Greensboro Pontiac Show on June 3 and all rec'd class winner awards. Carl Slate won the Dealer's Choice award at that show.
• Also attended was the Pontiac at Pigeon Forge show. Awards won were Ron Ferguson's 99 Anniversary T/A, and Carl Slates '55 got Best of Show. Our club also rec'd Best Club Participation award.
• Activities coordinator, Steve Burak advised that our cruise to the D-day Memorial is now rescheduled for July 22 rain or shine. We will meet at the Food Lion Store on 460 E. that day at 11:00 and cruise to the memorial with a late lunch at the old train station restaurant in Bedford.
• The meeting was then adjourned for dinner and time to enjoy the Cruise-In.

Steve Snead

Secretary

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• Our July meeting was held on the 9th at the Roanoker Restaurant with 30 in attendance.

• Steve Burak gave our invocation and the meeting was called to order by club president Charly Tull. We welcomed Cal Saunder's dad, Pete Saunders as our guest this month. 

• Treasurer Randy Hurt advised our account now stands at xxxxxx. Randy reminded that any members who have not paid their dues for this year, please do so. They are 12.00/year and you are required to be a member of the national POCI to be a local member. 

• Steve Burak gave an update on the July 3-4 Star City Motor Madness. An estimated 20,000 vehicles cruised Williamson Road on Monday night July 3.

• Steve thanked all club members who helped out with the Prize Wheel and other aspects of the event. They do need volunteers for next years event. 

• We have a couple of club members with new cars. Christy Reynolds now has a 98 Trans Am Convertible and Darrell Wheeler just purchased a very nice '66 Grand Prix.

• Upcoming events are the club cruise to the D-Day Memorial on July 22 with lunch at the old Bedford Rail Station Restaurant; Covington Street Scene-Aug. 12

• Old Salem Days on Sept. 9; Roanoke Valley Cathedral of Praise Show on Sept.16 (an award for the club with the most participation); and our Fall Show at Duncan Acura on Oct. 7 

• Jerry Kling advised we have Business Cards printed that can be given out to prospective club members, flyers are printed up for the Oct. Show.

• He advised we need to start gathering Door Prizes for that show and we might ask vendors if they would want to sponsor some type of trophy for that show. 

• Carol Cundiff passed around a signup sheet for any of the club ladies who might be interested in a Card Making Workshop. Contact Carol if interested in that.

• Several club members were heading out to the GTOAA Nationals in Kentucky July 13,14,15. They are Cal Saunders, Charly Tull, and Bill Cullop. Good luck guys!

• The meeting was then adjourned for dinner.  Our next meeting will be Aug. 9 at the Roanoker Restaurant. 5:00 P.M.

Steve Snead

Secretary

 

·         The August meeting was held on the 13th at The Roanoker Restaurant with 25 present.

·         Club vice president David Cundiff presided over the meeting in Charly Tull's absence.

·         Steve Burak gave our invocation.

·         David advised we have a new club member, Otto Jacobi. Welcome Otto!

·         Plans for the upcoming fall car show to be held on October 7 at Duncan Acura from 10-3 were discussed further. David urged everyone to take some flyers and pass them out at various events and shows. He advised they plan to send out some letters to neighboring POCI chapters in hopes some would attend our show. Also needed are door prizes and items to put in goody bags.

·         Judging for the show to be headed by Bill Cullop, Darrell Wheeler, and Steve Snead.

·         Treasurer Randy Hurt was present and advised the club now has xxxxxxx in our account.

·         Activities director Steve Burak advised the outing to the D-Day Memorial was a success and commended their guide at the site with his knowledge and direction that made the visit very interesting. There were 12-14 cars, members and guests that participated. After the tour, they had a delicious late lunch at the old train station restaurant in Bedford.  The next club activity will be this coming Sunday(Aug.20)  with a Cruise to the Starlite Drive-in Theatre in Christiansburg, The movie playing is Talladega Nights. We will meet at the road going into Pinkerton Chevrolet in Salem at 6:00.

·         David announced that Chris and Christy Reynolds plan to attend the Trans Am Nationals in Dayton, Ohio Aug. 25-27. Anyone interested in going can contact them with questions.

·         Congratulations to Bill Cullop on their Popular Vote Award at the GTOAA meet in Louisville, KY. Bill advised there were 400 cars at the event as well as 90 Concours vehicles.

·         The meeting was then adjourned. Our next meeting will be Sept. 10 with location to be announced.

Steve Snead

Secretary

 

• Star City Pontiac Club meeting was held on September 10, 2006, at Famous Anthony’s (Brookside), Roanoke, VA, with 23 in attendance.  President Charly Tull called the meeting to order and Steve Burak gave the invocation.  We were honored to have as our guest, Mike Brown, who was a former member and past president.  

• Members discussed and finalized plans for our fall car and truck show to be held on October 7, 2006, at Duncan Acura on Peters Creek Road.  Rain date for this show will be October 8, 2006. 

• Bill Cullop discussed judging classes for future car shows and also passed several pages of detailed information about each class.

• Chris and Christi Reynolds won 1^st place in their class ’67 thru ’81 Heavy Custom Firebirds at Dayton, Ohio, Trans Am Nationals Show. 

• Our next meeting will be a cruise to The Homeplace Restaurant on October 15, 2006.  We will meet at Pinkerton Chevrolet at 3:15 p.m. and depart at 3:30 p.m. in order to arrive at The Homeplace Restaurant by 4:00 p.m. 

• After dinner and there being no further business to discuss, the meeting was adjourned. 

Submitted by Wayne Reynolds in absence

of Steve Snead, Secretary

 

• The October meeting was held on the 15th at The Homeplace in Catawba, Va. The afternoon outing began with a cruise from Salem over Catawba Mountain on Rt.311 to the restaurant where we had a delicious home cooked meal. There were 28 members and guests were present along with a number of members cars which we were able to park as a group on the front lawn.

• Prior to dinner, Steve Burak gave our invocation and the business meeting was called to order by Pres. Charly Tull.

• We welcomed Jack Akers brother Ken Akers and his wife Helen as guests this month. Also, new members, Otto and Lorraine Jacobi were with us. They have an '04 GTO.

• Club treasurer, Randy Hurt was not present so we did not have a Finance Report available for this month's meeting.

• The fall show was reviewed and ideas for changes and improvements were solicited. Thanks to all those who were involved in making the show a success even though it had to be postponed twice due to wet weather.

• Congratulations to Bill & Vicki Cullop for their Best GM award at the Roanoke Valley Cathedral of Praise Car Show and also to Chris and Christie Reynolds for getting the People's Choice Award there.

• Our next meeting will be held on November 12 at 4:00 at The Roanoker Restaurant. We hope to see everyone there!

   

  Steve Snead

  Secretary

   

• Our November meeting was held on the 12th at The Roanoker Restaurant with 30 members in attendance.

• Prior to the meal, our invocation was given by Club president Charly Tull followed by welcoming remarks.

• Club Treasurer, Randy Hurt advised that he had deposited xxxxx from our from our fall car show and our  current balance presently is xxxxx. After the payouts for trophies, food, etc. , it appears the show just about broke even. We felt this was very good considering the show had to be postponed twice due to rain.

• Charly stressed the importance of members keeping their POCI dues up to date as this is a requirement for the local club membership.

• Chris Reynolds advised that the POCI.org website is now up and running.

• Thanks was given to Judy Akers for writing an article to be sent in to Smoke Signals regarding our Fall Show along with photos. Smoke Signals has advised it will be printed in an upcoming issue.

• Congratulations to club member Al Wood on his award for his '60 Catalina at the Good Guys show in Charlotte. He received the "Chicks Choice" Award. Way to go Al!

• Charly advised that Gary Duncan has okayed us to have our Spring '07 Show at their new Pontiac Store in Christiansburg, It will be held on May 13 with a Rain date of May 20, 2007.

• Special events coming up is our annual Christmas Party coming up on Dec. 10 at the Tull's home. Each family is urged to bring 2 dishes to share as well as 2 gifts(15.00 each) to exchange. Women, bring a woman's gift and Men bring a Man's gift. Club officers will be elected during the business meeting. Steve Snead requested to give up the Secretary position after 3 years and Steve Burak has asked that someone else take over the Special Events chair.

• Thanks to Chris Reynolds for making up club logo stationery. Jo Ann Kling will be sending thank you notes to our show sponsors and contributors of door prizes for the event. Thanks! Chris and Jo Ann.

• Jack Akers gave us an update on the  Star City Motor Madness which has been moved from the actual 4th of July dates to the last Fri. & Sat. in June, the cruise night being on Fri. and the car show on Sat.

• Finally, club member Darrell Wheeler is looking for a heater control for his '66 Grand Prix.

• The meeting was then adjourned.

Steve Snead

Secretary

• Our December Meeting/Christmas Party  was held on the 10th at the home of Charly and Carol Tull with 37 members, wives, and guests present. Our thanks to Charly and Carol for their gracious hospitality. Prior to dinner a short business meeting was held by club president Charly Tull.

• Club officers for 2007 were elected and are as follows: President-Charly Tull, Vice President-David Cundiff, Treasurer-Randy Hurt, and Secretary-Christi Reynolds. Other leaders chosen were: Show Coordinators Jerry Kling and Bill Cullop and Activities Coordinators-Al Woods and Wayne Reynolds.

• Other business voted on unanimously was a gift of 200.00 from the club treasury to the Roanoke Good Neighbors Fund.

• A plaque of appreciation was presented to Charly Tull for leading us as president during 2006. Thanks Charly!

• Jack Akers gave us a short update on the Star City Motor Madness Event which will now be held on the weekend prior to the Fourth of July.

• Our next meeting will be held on January 14, 2007 at the Roanoker Restaurant. Club dues for the 2007 year should be paid at this meeting.

• Next Steve Burak led us in prayer, after which, everyone enjoyed a great potluck banquet.

• After dinner, we had our traditional Chinese gift exchange. Everyone was after the package with the Tiger Tail attached this year.

• We hope everyone had a very Merry Christmas and look forward to the coming New Year of Club Meetings, Shows, and Events.  See you in 2007.

Steve Snead

Outgoing Secretary

• Our January meeting was held on January 14, 2007 at The Roanoker Restaurant with 26 members attending.

• Prior to dinner the invocation was given and the business meeting was called to order by Vice President David Cundiff.

• Club Treasurer Randy Hurt advised that our current bank balance is XXXXXXXX.

• Chris Reynolds advised that he completed $200 contribution by the club to the Good Neighbors Fund.

• Jack Akers gave us an update on Star City Motor Madness.  The show has been moved from the previous dates of July 3^rd and 4^th to Friday, June 29^th for the cruise and Saturday, June 30^th for the show.  The show times will be from 11:00 AM - 9:00 PM.

• Our Spring show will be held on May 12, 2007 at Duncan Pontiac GMC in Christiansburg, VA.  We have an ad in Hemming’s for the show and are working on getting an ad in Smoke Signals, the GTOAA publication, and the National Firebird Club publication.  We need goody bag stuffers and door prizes.  These can be brought to any meeting.  We will have forms to turn in with the door prizes so everyone will know who donated them.  Chris Reynolds will set up links on our website to the websites of donating businesses.

• The MDA car show will be held the first weekend in March.  We are looking for volunteers to enter their car and work a booth at the show.

• Local club dues are now due.  The rate is $12 per year, with associate members being free.

• Club member Mike Brown drove his new Pontiac Solstice so the club members could check it out.

• We have a new member, Walter McKay.  He has a 66 Catalina 2+2 and a 67 Bonneville hardtop.

• Sherry Wheeler’s name was drawn as a winner for the monthly 50/50.  She was not in attendance so $13 was added to the pool for next month

• Jack Akers suggested that everyone e-mail Griffith in Danville about antique plates.

• Our tentative date for the Fall show is October 6^th.

• Our next meeting will be held on February 11^th at Frank’s on Brambleton at 4:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

   Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our February meeting was held on February 11^th,2007 at Frank’s restaurant with 38 members attending.

• Prior to dinner the invocation was given by Steve Burak and the business meeting was called to order by President Charly Tull.

• Club Treasurer Randy Hurt advised that our current bank balance is XXXXXXXX.

• Jack Akers gave us an update on Star City Motor Madness. The show has been moved from the previous dates of July 3^rd and 4^th to Friday, June 29^th for the cruise and Saturday, June 30^th for the show. The show times will be from 11:00am-9:00pm. VMT parking will be at the Library.

• Our Spring show will be held on May 12^th, 2007 at Duncan Pontiac GMC in Christiansburg VA. We have an ad in Smoke Signals, the GTOAA publication, and the National Firebird Club publication. We need goody bag stuffers and door prizes. These can be brought to any meeting. We will have forms to turn in with the door prizes so everyone will know who donated them. Chris Reynolds will set up links on our website to the websites of donating businesses. Chris printed flyers for everyone to hand  out; 500 black and white and 300 color copies.  Please sign up for what you are bringing to the spring show.  If you pre-register for the spring show you will save $5.  Chris has show registration forms on our website.

• The MDA car show will be held the first weekend in March. We are looking for volunteers to enter their car and work a booth at the show.

• Local club dues are now due. The rate is $12 per year, with associate members being free.

• Linda Powell’s name was drawn as a winner  for the monthly 50/50.  She was not in attendance so $31 was added to the pool for the next month.

• Our tentative date for the fall show is October 6^th.

• Upcoming shows are Pigeon Forge show June 1^st and 2^nd, 2007. Run to the Sun in Myrtle Beach on March 15^th.

• Darryl Wheeler is looking for a 65-70 full size posi unit.

• Our next meeting will be held on March 11^th at Frank’s on Brambleton at 4:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our March meeting was held on March 11, 2007 at Frank’s on Brambleton with 29 members in attendance.

• Prior to dinner the invocation was given by Steve Burak and the meeting was called to order by Vice-President David Cundiff.

• President Charlie Tull is recuperating from a ruptured hamstring.
• Club Treasurer Randy Hurt gave a treasury report:
• MDA Car Show
  • Special thanks to Jerry Kling for organizing our booth at the MDA Car Show.  Thanks to everyone who helped man the booth.
  • We may have picked up some potential members at the MDA Car Show:  J.W. & Amber Walker, 66 Grand Prix, 2001 WS-6 TA owner.
  • Bill and Vickie Cullop and Steve Snead entered their cars in the MDA Car Show.
• SCP Spring Show
  • Our Spring show will be held on May 12, 2007 at Duncan Pontiac GMC in Christiansburg, VA.  We have an ad in Hemming's for the show and are working on getting an ad in Smoke Signals, the GTOAA publication and the National Firebird Club publication.  We need goody bag stuffers and door prizes.  These can be brought to any meeting.  We will have forms to turn in with the door prizes so everyone will know who donated them.  Chris Reynolds will set up links on our website to the websites of donating businesses.
  • Chris Reynolds passed out posters for everyone to distribute with show information.
  • If you would like to sponsor a trophy at our car show this will allow you to pick your favorite car as the recipient.
  • John Adams wants to have a booth at our Spring show.
  • Barry Brooks wants everyone to know he has a car studio.
• Wayne Reynolds passed out activity sheets so he could get a feel for what activities everyone might enjoy.
• Judy Akers name was drawn as a winner for the monthly 50/50.  She won $45 ($31 from last month + $14 from this month).
• Jack Akers advised of a bill being passed.  A one time fee of $50 with proof of a daily driver is now required to obtain antique tags.
• Upcoming shows:
  • Star City Motor Madness – June 29 is the cruise and June 30 is the show.
  • Run in the Sun – Myrtle Beach, SC
  • STARS – Southern Trans Am Regionals Show – Fort Walton Beach, FL
• We are still waiting for the Fall Car Show coverage in Smoke Signals.  Chris will check on this.
• Ray Miller has a 77 Grand Prix for sale. V8, 4 barrel carb, 50K miles, all original, $9500.
• Our next meeting will be on April 29, 2007 at 5:00 PM at Frank’s.

   

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our April meeting was held on April 29, 2007 at Frank’s on Brambleton with 30 members in attendance.

• Prior to dinner the invocation was given by David Cundiff and the business meeting was called to order by Club President Charly Tull.

• Club Treasurer Randy Hurt gave a treasury report.

• SCP Spring Show

  • Our Spring Car Show will be held May 12, 2007 at Duncan Pontiac GMC in Christiansburg, VA.  The dealership is in a new location on the right-hand side of the road, up from their old location.  We are buying tables at Sam's to have for this show and all future shows.  We have banners up at the dealership for the show. 

  • Thanks go to Wayne Reynolds for purchasing the trophies for the club and to Bill Cullop and Jerry Kling for working with the dealership for this show.

  • Please give all door prizes and goody bag stuffers to Carol Cundiff and Vicky Cullop.

  • Chris Reynolds sent out 90 flyers to all previous show entrants and to the SCP members who do not normally attend meetings.

• Chris Reynolds revamped the graphics on the website and has added a forum area for members to post questions, show info, items for sale, etc.

• Upcoming Shows:

  • Star City Motor Madness - June 29 is the cruis and June 30 is the show.

  • Pontiacs in the Park - Petersburg, VA - May 20, 2007

  • Piedmont Chapter Show in Greensboro, NC - May 26, 2007

  • Pontiacs at Pigeon Forge - Pigeon Forge, TN - June 1-2, 2007

  • POCI Eastern Regional Meet - NJ - Aug 10-12, 2007

• Jack Akers gave an update on Star City Motor Madness

  • VMT Parking will be on Elm Ave at the library

  • Car registration will be on Salem Ave to Campbell Ave.

  • Still looking for volunteers to help park cars from 11-12:30 AM or 12:30 - 2 PM.

  • They will be presenting a prize to the club with the most cars.

  • The Fat Ammons Band will be performing

  • The Advance Auto Monster Truck Simulator will be there

  • They will have a people's choice award judged through Singular cell phones.

• The club voted to put a 1/2 page ad in the Star City Motor Madness magazine.

• Rucker Tibbs Jr's name was drawn for the 50/50 drawing.  He was not in attendance so the $15 carries over until the next meeting.

• Carl Slate purchased a new Plymouth to restore.

• Gary Duncan is looking for a 77 TA with all paperwork.

• Wayne Reynolds has put together the following activities for the club

  • June 16 - Douthat State Park - Picnic

  • July 21 - Fast Freddy's - Cruise In

  • August 18 - Christiansburg K-Mart Cruise In

  • September 15 - Peaks of Otter - Picnic

  • October 14 - Homeplace Restaurant - Cruise In

• Our next meeting will be on June 10 at 5 PM at Frank's on Brambleton.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our June meeting was held on June 10, 2007 at Frank’s on Brambleton with 37 members in attendance.

• We had 38 cars entered in our Spring Show.  We discussed doing more advertising, maybe a newspaper ad, for future shows.  It was suggested that no more cars be allowed to "drive-thru" the show.  It was also suggested that we may want to team up with another car club to do a fundraiser.

• We have new members, Ray and Judy Wooten of Farmville.  They have an 06 GTO, a 67 GTO Conv. and a new Solstice.

• Summer Events: 

  • Cruise In at Farmville on the 3rd Friday of each month from 6 till dark. 

  • June 15 is the Douthat Park picnic - meet at Lord Botetourt High School at 11:00 and bring your lunch.

  • Star City Motor Madness, Friday June 29 from 6-10 PM, Saturday June 30 from 2-9 PM, all parking will be on Jefferson Street.  VMT parking is at the library.  Randy Hurt will be playing music on Saturday from 2:30 - 4:30.

  • Mother's Car Show at the Shelor Motor Mile Speedway July 6-7.  If we have 10 or more cars we may get on TV.

  • Ames Tri-Power Nationals August 10-12.

  • Richmond Commonwealth Car Show is being held in Septemeber.

• We are changing our Peaks of Otter Cruise to September 22.

• Tentative date for our Fall show is October 13.

• Treasurer Randy Hurt advised we have cash on hand of xxxxxx.

• Club participants in the Greensboro show were Carl Slate, Ron Ferguson, Wayne Reynolds, Bill Cullop, and Charly Tull.  All won class winner plaques.  We won a plaque for club participation.  Carl Slate won Best of Show.

• Club participants in the Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge Show were Chris and Christi Reynolds and Bill and Vicki Cullop.  Both won first place in their class.

• Cindy Reams' name was drawn for the 50/50.  She was not present.  She would have won $18.  $33 will carry over to next month's meeting.

• Our next meeting will be on July 8 at 5:00 PM at Bellacino's in Daleville.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our July meeting was held on July 8, 2007 at Bellacino's in Daleville with 29 members in attendance.

• Club Treasurer Randy Hurt gave a finance report.

• We had a Star City Motor Madness update.  In spite of the weather there were between 300-400 cars in attendance.  Steve Burak thanked everyone that volunteered and worked the prize wheel.  We discussed possibly putting a full page ad in the SCMM 2008 program and also adding the dates of our Spring and Fall Car Shows.  Everyone enjoyed hearing Randy and his band Encore play.

• The following members entered car(s) in the Mother's Car Show in Dublin:  Chris and Christi Reynolds, Cal Saunders, Carl and Carol Slate, Bill and Vicki Cullop, Ron Ferguson, Charly and Carol Tull, and David and Cindy Reams.  It was a two day event.  The quality of the approximately 200 cars was amazing.  Christi will bring pictures to the next club meeting.  Chris and Christi's 69 Firebird was one of four finalists in the Mild Custom class.  The won a trophy, a bucket of Mother's wax and polish, and a television interview that will air on ESPN2 this fall.  Cal Saunders was also interviewed by the television crew with his 61 Pontiac bubbletop.

• Our fall show is currently scheduled for October 13 with a rain date of either October 14 or October 20.  Duncan does not want to host the fall show.  Charly is checking into using the parking lot of Kudos (CMT Building).  He is also checking with Kudos, Remax Alliance realtors, NGB Billiards, Duncan Automotoive Group, Dairy Queen and Grand Piano as possible sponsors.  Also discussed was possibly trying a later time for the show, possibly 1:00 - 5:00 PM.  Charly is checking on cost and availability of a live remote by a radio station.  A letter will be drafted if anyone needs to present it to possibly sponsors explaining about our show and the sponsorship prices.  We may suggest that if a sponsor donates $100 or more they will get their names on the dash plaques and wall plaques.  Sponsor can also sponsor certain classes or awards (Best ofs). 

• Jerry Kling will bring the fall show sign up sheet to the next meeting.

• Jack Akers' church, Halesford Baptist, is having a pig roast on September 8th and are hoping to have some cars in attendance.  Talk to Jack Akers for details.

• There is a cruise-in every third Friday at Walmart in Farmville.  It usually has 40 to 80 cars in attendance.  It starts around 5:30 and they present three trophies for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd best car.  The next cruise-in is on July 20th.

• Our Fast Freddy's cruise is July 21 - everyone try to meet there no later than 4 PM so that we can try to all park together as a club.

• July 21 and every third Saturday is an unorganized cruise-in at River Ridge Mall in Lynchburg, VA.  It starts around 2 pm and they give away lots of great door prizes.  Since July 21 is our Fast Freddy's cruis-in we may try to go to the August cruise-in as a club.

• We have new members, Ray and Judy Wooten from Farmville.  They have a 65 GTO, 66 Lemans Conv, 67 GTO coupe, 67 GTO conv and a 68 GTO conv.

• Ron Ferguson would have won $47.50 in the 50/50 drawing, but he was not present.  $47.50 will be carried over to the next meeting.

• Chris Reynolds will check on renting the newly remodeled Vinton War Memorial for our Christmas Party.  It was discussed possibly getting several car clubs together to attend and split the cost of Randy's band, Encore. 

• Our next meeting will be on July 8 at 5:00 PM at Bellacino's in Daleville.  Everyone liked the new location as they set up a buffet of subs, pizza, salad, drinks, a cookies for $8 per person.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• There were thirty people in attendance. I asked the blessing and the food was served. The meeting was started by President Charlie Tull at 5:30 P.M.

• Treasurer's Report: xxxx plus pending deposit of xxxx (from Duncan Motors) for a grand total of xxxx

• Car Show Report: Oct.13 at CMT from 1 to 5 P.M. Rain date still ???.

  • Jerry Kling listed many needs-printing, posters, advertising, car parkers, easy-ups, etc. Chris will do a mass mailing plus Roanoke Times Ad.  Also an ad in Hemming's Motor News.

• Charlie would like to partner with Maguire's and the American Cancer Society and other car clubs to put on a fund raiser car show next year/

• Car Show at First Baptist Church-99 cars free food to entrants and 25cent food for the public. Everyone enjoyed.

• August 18 is the Farmville Run    Wayne talked about the cruise-in to Christiansburg K-Mart. Club will meet at Pinkerton at 3:30 for the cruise.

• Carol Tull collected shirts to be monogrammed. Cost is $6 to $8 each.

• Sept. 22 is the Peaks of Otter cruise. Club will meet at the 460 Food Lion at 4:00 P.M.

• Oct. 14 is the cruise to the Homeplace, time to be announced. 

• Meeting closed at 6:10 P.M.                                                                                                        

Respectfully Submitted,

    Steve Burak

• Our September 9, 2007 meeting took place at Bellacino's with 27 members in attendance.
• We skipped the treasury report due to Club Treasurer Randy Hurt being absent.
• Upcoming Events
  • Our club cruise to the Peaks of Otter on 9/22.  Meet at 4:00 PM at Food Lion on 460.  We will eat at the Peaks restaurant.
  • The cruise to the Homeplace was changed to Sunday, October 21 because of a conflict with the rain date for our fall show.  We will meet at Pinkerton Chevrolet at 3:15 PM, and will depart at 3:30 for the cruise to the Homeplace.
  • Our car show will be held on October 13 from 1:00 - 5:00 PM.  Be there by 11:00 am to help set up.  The rain date will be Sunday, October 14.
  • Everyone checked the signup sheet so they know what to bring.  The Cling's will have door prize forms if anyone needs them.
• Upcoming Car Shows
  • Capital Pontiac (All Pontiac Show) at Capital Pontiac GMC on Laburnum Ave in Richmond, VA.
• Linda Snead would have won the 50/50 if she were present.  $12.50 will carry over to the Homeplace meeting.
• Congratulations to Randy Hurt on his new 2006 GTO, to Steve and Sandy Burak on the new 2003 50th Anniversary Corvette, to Carol and David Cundiff on their 1928 Pontiac, and to Chris and Christi Reynolds for winning 1st place in Heavy Custom at the Trans Am Nationals!
• The next meeting will be held at the Homeplace Restaurant on October 21.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our November meeting took place at Bellacino's with 24 members in attendance.
• David Cundiff asked the blessing and the food was server.
• We have 2 new members!  Ronnie Kilgore Jr has a 2001 Trans Am.  Pamela and Denton Gordon have a 67 GTO, a 77 Trans Am, and a 99 Grand Prix.
• Our club Treasurer Randy Hurt gave the finanace report.  We currently have xxxxx in the bank.
• Our Fall car show went well.  Everyone loved the picture plaques.  We need to send a show report into Smoke Signals.
• We discussed May 10, 2008 as the Spring Show Date.  Rain date is TBA.
• Our annual Christmas party will be held at The Tull's house on December 2, 2007 at 4:00 PM.  Everyone sign up to bring 2 dishes; men bring a male gift and women bring a female gift of $15 in value.  Chris will send invitations.  Please RSVP.  This date can be changed to the 2nd Sunday in December if there is a weather problem.
• We had a great time on our cruise to The Homeplace.  Jack Strickler did a fine job getting us lined up for our picture.  Chris has published this on the website.
• Randy Hurt purchased a new 2006 GTO.
• Congratulations to Ray for winning Best Of Show in Petersburg and getting his picture in High Performance Pontiac magazine.
• We discussed the MDA Car Show - March 7-0, 2008.  They have set up Car Club Alley this year so our club can have a table with 1 car parked in front of it.  We need to come up with display ideas.  Chris is checking to see if we can park together as a club.
• We may try to do a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society.
• Star City Motor Madness will be held the last weekend in June 2008.
• The Radford Mother's Car Show in 2008 will be held July 4-5.
• Sherri Wheeler won $23.50 in our 50/50 drawing.
• We have officer elections next meeting.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our December Meeting/Christmas Party was held at The Tull's house with 26 in attendance.
• We have a new member, David Gillespie.  He owns a 72 Firebird 350.
• Darrell Wheeler is purchasing a 62 Grand Prix that he previously owned.
• Officer Elections were held.  The new President is Bill Cullop, Vice President is David Cundiff, Secretary is Christi Reynolds, and Treasurer is Steve Snead if Randy Hurt would like to give up his position.
• Bill Cullop will appoint positions at the next meeting.  These include Activity Chairman and Newsletter Editor.
• Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge will be on June 6-8, 2008.  Chris Reynolds has created a new website for the show:  http://www.pontiacsinpigeonforge.com
• The Star City Motor Madness show in 2007 donated $35,000 to the Transportation Museum.
• Chris Reynolds will handle making a $200 donation to the Good Neighbor's Fund for the club.
• The next meeting will be held on January 14, 2008 at 4:00 PM at Frank's on Brambleton.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our first club meeting of 2008 took place on January 13, 2008 at Franks on Brambleton.

• There were 38 members in attendance.

• After the invocation given by Steve Burak, everyone enjoyed a buffet of pizza, salad and sandwiches.

• David Cundiff filled in for our new President Bill Cullop.

• Our New Club Officers are President - Bill Cullop, Vice President - David Cundiff, Treasurer - Randy Hurt, Secretary - Christi Reynolds, Newsletter Editor - Chris Reynolds.

• We are looking for one or two volunteers for car show coordinator and activities coordinator.  If more people offer to pitch in and help, our club will only get better.  The car show coordinator helps arrange food sign up sheet, sets up classes and arranges judges.  The activity coordinator arranges club activities.

• Spring Car Show

  • We need to set a date.  We are checking other car shows and dates along with Duncan's availability.  We need to set the date and a rain date at the next meeting so that we can print flyers in time for the MDA Car Show.  Chris Reynolds will update the website with all current car shows so we can plan around them if necessary.

  • We need more doorprizes as we are out.

  • We need someone to help plan and organize car show activities.

• MDA Car Show

  • We need to pick a car to display in front of the SCP booth.  The car should be a car that represents our club.

  • We need volunteers to help design a display for our booth.  We are trying to make a big impression and gain new members.  Please give this some thought.

  • We also need volunteers to take turns manning the booth.

  • Anyone who plans on entering the MDA show needs to plan on meeting in the parking lot at a certain time so we can all park together as a club.

• Joyce Shelton won the 50/50 drawing!  She won $17, and $17 went to the club.

• Club dues are due.  Dues are $12 per year, with no charge for associate members.  Please pay your dues to Randy Hurt.

• Paul and Lou Marcy visited our meeting.  They have a 66 GTO.

• New Cars

  • Randy Hurt bought a new 64 Bonneville in white and drove it to the meeting.

  • Chris & Christi Reynolds bought a new 69 Firebird Convertible 350HO, red w/white top and drove it to the meeting.

• Out next meeting is Sunday, February 10 at 4:00 PM at Frank's on Brambleton.

Respectfully Submitted,

     Christi Reynolds, Secretary

 

• Our February meeting took place on February 10, 2008 at Bellacino's with 14 in attendance.

• Steve Burak gave the invocation.

• We need volunteers to man the club booth at MDA.  Please sign up for a time slot.

• We are looking for a location for our spring car show.  Please notify Bill Cullop if you have a suggestion. 

  • Possible dates for the show are May 3, May 10, or May 17. 

  • If we can get a location and date for the show, we could get flyers out at the MDA car show.   

  • Charly Tull's black GTO will be on display at our booth at the show.

  • The MDA show is March 7-9.  Hours are Friday 5-10 PM, Saturday 9 AM -10 PM, Sunday 10 AM - 5 PM.

• Ron Ferguson and Carl Slate will be our new activity directors.

• Jim Clark will help out with Judging and Classing.

• We need show coordinators.  Jobs would include putting up banners, passing our sign up sheets, etc.

• Randy Hurt gave the treasury report.  We currently have xxxxx in checking, plus dues being paid and xxxx in change for our car shows.

• Upcoming Shows - MDA car show at the Roanoke Civic Center.  Heart of Virginia Car Show and Festival - May 3, Farmville, VA.  Pontiacs in the Park - May 30 - June 1, Petersburg, VA. 

• If you would like to take your car to the Heart of VA car show, Ray has offered to store your car at his house until the Pontiacs in the Park show.

• Club members we need to remember in prayer:

  • Jack Strickler due to a blood clot.

  • Russell Cannaday is on life support in an induced coma.

  • Ray Miller is not feeling well.

  • David Reams is having heart trouble.

• Our next club meeting will be held on March 2 at T-bone Jack's in Salem, VA at 4:00 PM.

        Respectfully Submitted,

             Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our March meeting took place on March 2, 2008 at T-Bone Jack’s on Electric Road in Salem with 32 members in attendance.
• Our club treasurer Randy Hurt gave a treasury report.
• Club dues are due!
• Upcoming car shows
  • MDA Car Show – March 7-9 – we need volunteers for our club booth.  Charlie Tull’s black GTO will be at our booth.  Jack Akers and Randy Hurt will also enter their cars.
  • Star City Motor Madness – George Barris will be there Friday and Saturday.  Barry McGuire may come to the show.  SCMM is desperately in need of volunteers to help with the show.
• Russell Cannaday is off of life support after 48 days in intensive care.  Please continue to pray for his kidneys to work again.  He is on dialysis now.
• Jack Akers, Wayne Reynolds and Charlie Tull are our new car show coordinators!
• We have a new member – David Cartie – he owns a Blue-Green 98 Trans Am.
• Lois Reynolds would have won the 50/50, but she was not in attendance.
• Our Next Meeting is on April 13 at 5:00 PM at T-Bone Jacks.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

 

• Our April meeting took place on April 13, 2008 at T-Bone Jack’s on Electric Road in Salem with 33 members in attendance.
• We have some new members!  Ron Stark has a 1980 Sunset Orange Trans Am.  Andrew, Jessica & Trey Webb have a silver GTO.   Eric & Jennifer West are also new members.
• Please remember Russell Cannday's family in your prayers.  Russell was a member of the Star City Pontiac club for many years and passed away last month.  Please keep Ray Miller in your prayers as well.
• Our Spring Show will be held on June 14 with a rain date of June 21.  Please see Bill if you need flyers or posters for the show.
• We need door prizes!  The club will send thank you notes to people who donate.
• Harold and Joyce Shelton bought a new 88 Safari wagon.  Jim Clark has a net 92 Trans Am Convertible.
• Star City Motor Madness desperately needs people to park cars. 
• Denton Gordon has a car trailer for sale.  99 26' Pace with cabinets, checkered floors, 10,000 lb axles.  Will take $7000.
• Andrew Webb won $30.50 in the 50/50 drawing.
• Our next meeting is on May 18th at 5:00 PM at T-Bone Jacks.  The meeting was moved from May 11 which is Mother's Day.

   

   

  Respectfully Submitted,

      Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our May club meeting took place at T-Bone Jack's on May 18 with 29 members in attendance.
• We plan to reduce the mailing list to active members to reduce postage costs.
• Ron and Carl will have an activity list for the next meeting.
• There will be a cruise in at Advance Auto at Crossroads Mall every Saturday night due to the shutting down of the Fast Freddy's cruise in.
• There will be a cruise in on Fridays at the Bingo Hall in Vinton.  It will start between 5 - 6 PM.
• Carl Slate and Randy Hurt went to the Fort Chiswell show.  Carl won Best Interior.
• The Greensboro car show date has been changed to September 20 in Burlington at Dave Wescott Pontiac.
• Star City Motor Madness Update
  • If you register before June 6th your name will be in the flyer.
  • They desperately need help parking cars.  See Jack Akers if you want to help.
  • Randy Hurt will DJ at the Civic Mall on Friday night, and Encore will be playing downtown on Saturday.
  • The Corvette club has Franklin Rd this year.
  • George Barris is making an appearance and giving a speech at 5:00 PM, showing videos, and giving some awards.
• Upcoming shows
  • Russell Cannaday's son is having a car show on June 7 next to the Blue Ridge Antique Mall.
  • Outlaw Cruisers - Downtown Rocky Mount.  $15 on Sundays from 1-4 PM.
  • Pontiacs in the Park in Petersburg on May 30-June 1
  • Our Spring Car Show - June 14th at Berglund on Williamson Rd.  Members show up at 8 AM for set up.
• Randy Hurt gave a treasury report.
• Pam Gordon won $13.50 in the 50/50 drawing.
• The next meeting will be held at T-Bone Jack's on June 22 at 5:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• Our June club meeting took place at T-Bone Jack's at 5:00 PM with 22 members in attendance.
• Our Spring show raised over xxxxx.  We had 42 registered cars and 4 unregistered.  There was xxxx in food sales.
  • We need more help in future shows with concessions.
  • Berglund may sponsor our fall car show.
  • Berglund is trying to start a cruise in the lot where the car show was held.
• Steve and Sandy Burak have a Rockola Jukebox for sale and a 1961 Lighted Budweiser Sign, one of 200, for sale.
• We have two new members - Danny and Nancy Johnson.  They own a 1956 2 Door Hardtop
• 5 members entered their cars in the Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge car show.  There were 103 cars at the show.  Ron Ferguson, Bill & Vicki Cullop, Chris and Christi Reynolds, and Carl Slate won first place in their classes, and Jim Clark won 3rd.  Chris Reynolds put pictures on the www.pontiacsinpigeonforge.com website and our club website.
• Chris and Christi Reynolds provided a large stack of pictures to Judy Akers for the club photo album.
• Upcoming Shows
  • Mother's Car Show at the Motor Mile Speedway on July 4 and 5
  • Chilhowie car show - July 5
  • Narrows car show - August 16
  • Rich Creek car show - September 7 - David Thompson with the 28 Pontiac sponsors this show
  • Pipestem - August 23
  • Trans Am Nationals - August 22-24
• Jack Akers proposed opening up our show to Chevrolets and giving everyone a plaque or doing just specialty awards.
• Jim Clark attended the New River Autofest.  Charly Tull and other members attended Russell Canaday's Memorial Car Show (120 cars).
• Randy Hurt gave the Treasury Report - cash on hand as of June 22 xxxxx.
• Our Fall Car Show may be October 8 or 10.
• Randy Hurt won $10.50 in the 50/50 drawing.
• The next meeting will be held on July 13 at 5:00 PM at T-Bone Jack's.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• There were 23 members in attendance

• Steve Burak asked the blessing

• Pres. Bill Cullop opened the meeting.

• Treasurer's report;  $xxxxx current bank balance.

• SCPC fall car show will be held at Berglund Chevrolet on Williamson Road on Sat. Oct. 11, 2008 (date not yet finalized)

• Chris sent reminder cards to those members who have not paid this years dues. It will be their last reminder before they are dropped.

• Carl Seville is recovering from a liver transplant, the club is sending a card

• Jack Akers reported that Grand Piano would host a car show for their grand opening in Westlake.

• 205 cars came out for the Christiansburg cruise-in.

• Berglund is planning to host cruise-ins on the first and third Saturdays of the month. They plan to have music and food for purchase at their Williamson Road location. 

• Next meeting; Aug 10, 2008 at T-bone Jacks at 5 P.M.

Respectfully Submitted, 

     Steve Burak   

• Our August club meeting took place on August 10, 2008 at T-Bone Jack's with 22 members in attendance.

• Steve Burak asked the blessing

• We discussed our Fall show.  We need to set a date, possibly October 4, 11, or 18.  We are leaning towards October 18.  We will have a sign up sheet for ladies to volunteer for the concession stand so that no one gets stuck working the entire time.  We may raise our food prices.  The awards will be picture plaques.

• Upcoming Shows:  Church of God Show on September 20.  2009 POCI + GTOAA show on July 7-11, 2009 in Dayton, OH.

• Jerry Kling will bring photos of POCI convention to the next meeting.

• Charly and Carol Tull and Cal Saunders won first place in their classes at the Ames Pontiac Nationals.

• Berglund Cruis is the 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month.

• Jack Akers gave a Star City Motor Madness update.  They need extra help for parking next year.  If you help you can go to a volunteer picnic.

• Judy Wooten would have won the 50/50 but she was not in attendance.  $20 will roll over to the next meeting.

• The next meeting will be held on September 14, 2008 at T-Bone Jacks at 5:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted, 

     Christi Reynolds, Secretary   

• Our September club meeting took place on September 14, 2008 with 26 members in attendance.

• Randy gave a treasury report.  Cash on hand as of September 14 is xxxxxxx.

• Steve and Sandy Burak will be moving to Oregon.  They have been a big part of this club over the years and will be greatly missed.

• Our Fall car show will be held on October 18 at Berglund Chevrolet on Williamson Rd.

• We need door prizes for the show, food volunteers, 50/50 and door prize ticket volunteers. 

• We have a sign up sheet for the concession stand so no one gets stuck working it all day.

• We are raising our food prices.  Hot dogs will be $2, drinks $1.  Combos with a drink, chips and a hotdog will be $3.

• Bill Cullop will check with Carl Slate about the show insurance.

• Michael Wheeler would have won the 50/50 drawing but was not in attendance.  $32 will go back into the pot.

• The next meeting will be on October 12, 2008.  We will cruise to The Homeplace.  We will meet at Pinkerton Chevrolet at 3:15 and will leave at 3:30 sharp for The Homeplace.  Our reservations are at 4:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted, 

     Christi Reynolds, Secretary   

• The October meeting took place on October 12, 2008 following a cruise from Pinkerton Chevrolet with 29 members in attendance.  Thirteen cars participated in the cruise.

• The club signed cards for Wayne Reynolds and for Steve and Sandy Burak.  We discussed purchasing a Jukebox ornament for Steve and Sandy.  David will pick it up.

• Otto and Lorraine Jacobi have been married for three weeks.

• We discussed the upcoming car show.  Everyone is to meet at Berglund at 8:00 AM for set up.

• Otto Jacobi won the 50/50 drawing.  He won $44.

• The next meeting will be held at Franks on Brambleton on November 9 at 4:00 PM.

Respectfully Submitted, 

     Christi Reynolds, Secretary   

• The November meeting took place at Frank's on Brambleton with 25 members in attendance.

• Fall show stats

  • 28 cars entered

  • We made $xxxx.

  • $xxx in door prizes

  • $xxx in 50/50

  • $xxx in Registration

  • All pictures from fall show and the cruise to The Homeplace are online now.

• Our club Christmas party will be Sunday, December 7 at 4:00 PM at Charly and Carol Tull's home.  Please RSVP to let Carol know what food items you will be bringing.  Men bring a man's gift, women bring a women's gift of $15 in value.

• Steve and Sandy Burak sent us their new address and it was distributed.

• We discussed our club helping out with the Pontiacs in Pigeon Forge show in 2009.

• Rucker Tibbs would have won $12 in the 50/50 drawing but was not in attendance.  $12 will roll over to the next meeting.

• The next meeting will be on December 7 at 4 PM at The Tull's.  Don't forget about officer elections!

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary

• The December Meeting was our annual Christmas party at The Tull's home with 24 in attendance.

• Charly Tull gave the invocation.

• Officer elections took place.

  • Bill Cullop, President

  • David Cundiff, Vice President

  • Randy Hurt, Treasurer

  • Pam Gordon, Secretary

  • Chris Reynolds, Newsletter Editor/Webmaster

• The club voted to give a $200 donation to the Good Neighbor's Fund.  Chris Reynolds will contact Randy to arrange it.

• A discussion was started about possibly doing a Toy's for Tots event next Christmas where all attendees would bring a toy to donate.

• Our next meeting will be held on January 11 at 4 PM at Frank's on Brambleton.

Respectfully Submitted,

    Christi Reynolds, Secretary