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So during our very long 6 plus hour drive in mostly white out conditions on our way to Rapid City, South Da-kota on Friday - (the things we do for our grand kids). I am looking forward to driv-ing the Huckster with my windows rolled down, the warm air blowing through Mary's hair and driving to have fun with other people and their Model A's. Have you thought about joining us and going to the

Regionals this year? If so, I would suggest you make your hotel reservations now, so you do not get left out. Springfield and Bran-son will be here before you know it! At our February meeting we only had 3 suggested names for the new club mascot. You will have one more chance to submit a name at the March meeting. Who knows the best suggestion just may win a "prize". Also Dave MIller showed a short TV clip at the last meeting. He will repeat that video in March so all can get a good idea of the tour we will be taking on March 24th to the Railroad Muse-um.

Your board has been busy working on some great tours for this year - like a tour to the Fossil beds in late July. Also, some new and old favorites for eat outs. So, we want your sug-gestions to throw into the mix. Don't forget to read your newsletter and get your name on the sign up sheets, and be sure to save those dates. See you at the meeting,

Bob

President's Message

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May your Model “A” run on all four cylinders.

May a cool breeze always blow into your radiator.

May the road you travel be smooth and

May you always take time to enjoy the view.

May your Model “A” be full of love and laughter.

May your brakes never fade and May the sunshine on you.

But most of all… May God Bless and Keep You Always.

Happy St. Paddy’s Day!

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Upcoming Events

March 10 Regular Monthly Meeting

March 15 Eat out at Jack and Mary’s (see below)

March 24 J-B Railroad Museum (see p. 3)

March 25 Board Meeting (see below)

June 17 Club Breakfast

Big Events for the Summer

June 2 Skills, Grilles, and Grills Show in Gretna

August 19 Vintage Wheels at the Fort Car Show

March Board Meeting March 25 (Sunday afternoon) 2:00-4:00 pm at Sump Library, Papillion

Non–board members are welcome, but please let Bob know that you will be attending and if you want to have an item added to the agenda.

The February Eat –out was at the FarmHouse Café

Eleven hungry Meadowlarks met and had a nice dinner. Those attending were Ed & Sue Dellinger, El & Dot Gertner, Don & Janet Graves, Lee Hendrix, Bob & Mary McKinney, and Don & Karen Noodell.

Future eat-outs: April: The Warehouse in Bennington May (tentative): Catfish Lake Restaurant in Bellevue

Monthly Eat-out Information

Meeting treats — Thanks to Nancy Hanshaw and Mary McKinney for treats at

the February meeting. Jim Musel and Mary Denker will be providing our treats in

March. Will YOU bring treats for a meeting this year? S?

March Eat—out is at Jack & Mary’s Restaurant Known for the Best Fried Chicken in Omaha http://www.jackandmarysrestaurant.com/

March 15 at 6:30PM 655 N 114th Street in Miracle Hills

P-L-E-A-S-E sign up at the meeting or call Bob McKinney if you plan to attend or have to change your plans.

No More Coffee

Sorry, but the board has decided to stop serving coffee at the general meetings. There have not been that many people drinking it. We will have water to drink with the treats and there are several vending machines with lots of drink choic-es in the hall outside our meeting room. Feel free to bring your own.

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Upcoming Events

March Tech Talk

This Tech Talk is on an item everyone has a problem with sooner or later. In

some cases, I think it was sooner and probably still is a problem. Mostly it con-

cerns the 28-29 style, but 30-31 styles seem to have their problems, too.

That good old stop lite switch is the topic this time around. We will examine

both styles and figure out what can be done to cure the problem.

We will also discuss our upcoming distributor seminar. I will have some cores at the meeting, if you

need one. If you have one for rebuilding, bring it to this meeting. We will figure out what parts you

need to order so, when we do the seminar, you will have what you need.

If you have questions, call me at 402-659-1815. Don

J-B Railroad Museum - March 24

Join us to tour J-B (aka. Judy and Bill Wimmer) Railroad Museum at Beaver Lake south of Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Bill was in railroading from 1957 till July 2008. As Vice President–Engineering for the Union Pacific Railroad, he was awarded the 2007 Railroader of the Year award. During his tenure he collect-ed lots of artifacts that were to be headed to the dump and had them stored in different storage facili-ties. Since retiring, he has worked on sorting and restoring these railroad artifacts that he and Judy display in their own museum just off of Rock Bluff Road at Beaver Lake. Please be sure to sign up at the next general meeting or call Dave & Esther Miller 402-593-2009 to get signed up for the tour. We will meet at the Hy-Vee store parking lot at 16418 Westside Dr., Plattsmouth (just west of HWY 75) at 12:30PM. We will depart the lot at 1:00 to drive down to the museum for our 1:30 tour. After the tour we will return to Plattsmouth for an early dinner at Babe's Hometown BBQ. If weather permits, please feel free to drive your Ford Model A.

Parts, Please! Ken Grigsby has requested your unused car parts to use in making trophies for the Skills, Grilles, and Grills show. He still really needs them. Please bring them to the next general meeting or to Ken’s home. Give Ken a call if you are not sure what you have is suitable (402-296-3690).

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Past Events

Several Meadowlarks had a deLIGHTful day viewing LIGHT at KANEKO on January 17. We wandered around looking at the amazing light fea-tures and blown glass sculptures. We didn´t get to see one of the main attractions because the mirrored floor had been broken by someone dropping something on it. The group photo below was taken in front of a large sculp-ture by Jun Kaneko. Those attending were Bob & Mary McKinney with their granddaughter Ellie, Don & Janet Graves, El & Dot Gertner, Don & Karen Noodell, Ed & Sue Dellinger, Dave & Esther Miller, and Lee Hendrix. Thanks to Kevin Hendrix for taking our photo. We had planned to eat at the Old Mattress Factory but between the state wrestling tournament and Omaha Beer Week Beer Bus Tour, we had a hard time finding a place for 12. We ended up at King Kong.

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Steve Zikmund showed off his new “painting” of his 1928 Tudor at the February meeting. This was actually done by tak-ing many photographs in a dark room and putting them together—a technique called 'Painting with Light Photog-raphy.' It was done by Bernie Wolff of Bernard Wolff Photography.

July 21st– 22nd Extra Event for those interested. The SAC Aerospace Museum is again hosting a

premier classic automobile show featuring exclusive vintage and collectable cars, and motorcycles. A top quality collection of prestigious vehicles! There is no charge to display a vehicle at this show just the oppo-site. Those picked to display will be able to bring their vehicle to the museum on Thursday July 19th and Friday July 20th. The vehicles will be displayed inside the Museum amongst the planes. The building will be secured overnight. On Friday evening there will be a hors d'oeuvre and cocktail reception for those dis-

playing vehicles. On Saturday those displaying cars will be invited to a Banquet (2 people per displayed vehicle). On Sunday three different awards will be presented selection of the vehicles is specta-tor’s choice of the best liked Car, Motorcycle, and Children’s favorite. More information will be mailed out on March 1st. Those that don’t wish to display but would like to be spectators, the event is open daily July 21st – 22nd from 9 am to 5 pm. 28210 West Park Highway, Ashland, NE, 68003. Admission: $6-$12.

https://sacmuseum.org/event/nebraska-highway-66-concourse-classic/ Some have asked me why this show is called the Nebraska ‘Highway 66’ Concourse Classic. Hey, that’s an easy answer: Because the SAC Aerospace Museum is on Nebraska State Highway 66 (nothing to do with U.S. Route 66). From Dave Miller

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A Few Brave Members took a February Model A Trip John Leddy sent in a story about a few of our mem-bers driving their Model As to the Ground Hog Day Parade in Unadilla, Nebraska on Saturday, February 3. John, along with Steve Zikmund, Greg Bowden, and Bob Benton drove the approximately 50 miles to Unadilla, which is southeast of Lincoln. It sounds like the temperatures were in the upper 40s. The photo at the right is of Greg driving Steve’s Model A in the parade.

Henry Ford was Irish in descent, and after having made all of his mil-

lions in this country wanted to go back to his fatherland in County

Cork, Ireland. His reputation for wealth had long preceded his arrival.

So, when he finally stepped off the plane, there were a group of local

town officials waiting seeking contributions for the construction of one

of their local hospitals. And Ford, who was quite accustomed to being

touched in that fashion, he pulled out his checkbook and made a check

out for $5,000. The next day in bold print the local paper said Ford con-

tributes $50,000 for the construction of the local hospital.

The local officials came running back and said oh, Mr. Ford, we're terribly sorry. It was not our fault. It

must have been a typographical error, and we'll be happy to see to it that a retraction is printed in to-

morrow's paper. He said, wait a minute, I think I've got a better idea. He says, you give me one wish and

I'll give you the balance of $45,000.

So they said anything you want. He said, I want, when that hospital is finally built, to have an inscription

over the entranceway with a quote taken from a source of my choice. They said it's done. So he gave the

check for $45,000, the hospital was built. It is there today. It has a plaque over the entranceway with a

quote taken from the book of Matthew. It says, "I came unto you as a stranger and you took me in."

Reprinted from the Road Runner March 2010

An Irish Connection

History about the Omaha Ford Assembly Plant The first Model A produced at the Omaha Ford Assembly Plant rolled off the assembly line at 5pm on May 10, 1928—90 years ago. On that day 10 to 12 cars per day were rolling off the line, but the goal was to meet a daily production of 60 cars by the middle of the next week. According to the Omaha Bee-News on May 13, 1928, the plant was running with 435 men, working 8 hour days, 5 days a week (that was news in those days). The maximum capacity of the Ford plant was 220 cars per day, with a maximum working force of about 700 (from The 1928-1931 Ford Assembly Plant and Their Production by Steve Charles Plucker).

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The MAFCA Regional in Branson (June 24 – July 1) The Schedule of Events is now available. The Registration Form is now posted online. There

have been a few changes to the one published in the January-February issue of Model A News.

It is required that you belong to MARC to register for this meet.

Be sure to let Don Graves know if you are planning to attend or just want more information.

Info about the Regional in Springfield is published: The Agenda The Registration Form Be sure to let Sue Dellinger know if you are planning to attend or just want more information.

Welcome to R & R Powder Coating—a new adver-tiser for our newsletter. Powder coating is proba-bly the best and most durable finish you can have applied to metal or aluminum surfaces. It comes in many colors, even Model A wheel colors. You can check the chart at R & R for the color you have in mind. Remember, powder coating is not just for automotive parts; it can be applied to lawn furni-ture and anything else you want a durable worry-free finish on. There is one requirement you must keep in mind. The pieces to be powder coated must be totally cleaned of all paint, corrosion, and rust. This is so your results come back to you with a hard durable finish that you will be pleased with. Check with R&R for your powder coating needs—you will be glad you did.

You don’t have to be a MARC member to enter the 3 Raffles for this meet. Janet Graves, our treasurer, has tickets to sell. See her at the meeting or contact her at janet@omahaneb.org/402-453-7166.

Feeling Lucky??

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Member News

Contact Mary McKInney

(402-332-3993;

MaryBobMcKinney@cox.net

if you have any member news, good or bad, that you

would like to share.

Birthdays and Anniversaries

March Day Name Event

1 Larry & Elaine Blecha Anniversary

1 Shizuko Chase Birthday

8 Esther Miller Birthday

14 Linda Thomas Birthday

15 Dot Gertner Birthday

15 Melody Grigsby Birthday

18 Lee & Carol Hendrix Anniversary

18 Bob & Trish Rand Anniversary

27 Dale Freyer Birthday

29 El & Dot Gertner Anniversary

30 Delmar & Barb Bunch Anniversary

30 Dave Miller Birthday

April Day Name Event

10 Katie Musel Birthday

13 Tony Hartenhoff Birthday

16 Linda Beiriger Birthday

17 Charlie Earnest Birthday

19 Jim Musel Birthday

26 Millie Jankowski Birthday

26 Roger Olsen Birthday

29 Bob & Mary McKinney Anniversary

29 Dick Knapp Birthday

We do have some members having health issues this month, but they really are not ready to share the de-tails. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

New “Delineator Posts” The club has purchased 24 of these posts to use in place of the Model A Wheel Rope Stands that we have used for decades. These are much lighter weight and will be much more friendly to our backs. The membership approved this purchase at our October general meeting. We will also be purchasing 6 sets of weights to hold down our canopies. A bigger project coming up is replacing our storage trailer with a storage container. We need to wait until warmer weather to accomplish this.

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Please patronize our advertisers and tell them you saw their ad in our newsletter.

Members may place FOR SALE or WANTED ads in this newsletter for free—space permitting. Send the infor-mation to the newsletter editor, Janet Graves (janet@omahaneb.org). Business card ads (like those above) are $12 per year for members and $24 per year for non-members. If you would like to place one of these ads or know a business who would like to, contact our Treasurer, Janet Graves.

1930 Model A Parts For Sale Greg Kadel from Henderson, Iowa sent a list of parts that he would like to set as a whole package:

Motor will turn by hand, condition unknown, not all parts there

Transmission

Pedals

Steering Wheel to sector (?)

Front end—complete

Rear end—complete

Some crossmembers

1 motor mount

4 wheels—not all the same size

Radiator –unknown condition $ 500 Or Best Offer — 712-310-6093

Don’t forget to check out our FlickrPro photo website at

https://www.flickr.com/photos/156747756@N06/albums .

It’s a work in progress. We can add a lot more.

We have a whole terabyte of space to fill. If you have photos to add, please contact

Janet Graves (janet@omahaneb.org)

This is the official publication of the Meadowlark Chapter.

Members may publish at no cost, ads for items wanted, for

sale, or trade. They are also invited to submit technical

Model A information and other interesting tidbits. Material

should reach the editor by the last Saturday of the month.

The Newsletter Editor is Janet Graves

(janet@omahaneb.org, 402-453-7166)

Monthly meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month (except January) at 6:30PM

at the Douglas County Health Center – in the Town Hall. 42nd & Woolworth Ave. in Omaha.

Guests are welcome. See map and directions below.

Club Address: PO Box 6011, Omaha, NE 68106

The Meadowlark Club is a chapter of both national clubs.

MAFCA http://www.mafca.com/

MARC http://www.modelaford.org/

Our regular meeting place (Woolworth is 5 blocks north of Center ST): Enter on the south side of the building at ground lev-el, go past the reception desk, and take the elevator to 1st floor. Our meeting is in the Town Hall.

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Membership dues for the Meadowlark Club are $24.00 per year. Membership

in one of the national clubs is required. You may join both national clubs if

you wish. MAFCA dues are $50.00 per year and MARC dues are $45.00 per

year.

Prospective Members: Please call Membership Chairman,

Don Graves, (402-453-7166) for more information. Club web address: http://meadowlarks.omahaneb.org

Club web master: Janet Graves (janet@omahaneb.org) Newsletter editor: Janet Graves (janet@omahaneb.org)

2018 Officers

President Bob McKinney 402-332-3993 MaryBobMcKinney@cox.net

VP/ Pres. Esther Miller 402-593-2009 daemiller@cox.net

Secretary Sue Dellinger 402-298-8549 suened@jagwireless.net

Treasurer Janet Graves 402-453-7166 janet@omahaneb.org

2018 Board Members

Howard Denker 402-333-1393 popoutomaha@centurylink.net

Don Graves 402-453-7166 don@omahaneb.org

Dave Miller 402-593-2009 daemiller@cox.net

Jim Musel 402-995-1005 jim.musel@hmtrucking.com

Karen Noodell 402-234-6110 dn20256@windstream.net