1 VCCC – Kamloops Chapter Newsletter Box 239 Kamloops, BC V2C 5K6 Email [email protected]Editor: Dave Dickinson National Website: www.vccc.com & www.NAAACC.ca ---------- November Issue Deadline for Classifieds & News- November 11 th ---------- ---------- December Deadline for Classifieds & News- December 16 th ---------- Thursday Sept 29 th Club Ambulance Starts & Runs It all stated Sept 15, 2005 with 7 guys going and getting the Ambulance and transporting it to Andy‟s shop. Now after 206 work sessions, attendance of 2075 consisting of 47 different members creating 4150 man hours plus many hours unaccounted for of items being worked on at some members homes the ambulance was started. It sounded real good. To finish the night off Craig backed it into its stall without anyone pushing. Well done fellows. Calendar of Events *Kamloops Chapter Events *Oct 23 rd Adopt A Road 10:30 am {BBQ & Pot Luck @ Dickinson’s to follow}{see ad p.6} *Oct 26 th Annual Club Auction at General Meeting {see coming events} *Nov 9 th Executive Meeting @ Ken Hoshowki’s *Nov 23 rd **General Meeting {4 th Wednesday not the last one} *Dec 3 rd Christmas Party [Details to follow] NEWS FLASH
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As November is Election of Officers I have been asked to once again print the duties of the various offices. [P.10] It is a big job for the nominating committee to contact each and every member and their spouse to see if they are interested in serving on the Executive. If you do not get contacted and feel you would like to be on the Executive please contact Ken Hoshowski 250 579 8966, Bob Gieselman 250 372 0469 or Keith Galbraith 250 828 0050. Yes it is a little work however it is nice to belong and join in on the fun. Keith Galbraith [Membership Chairman] is currently waiting for the white Name Badges from National VCCC. If you
would like to purchase a metal name tag talk to Jason at one of the meetings. [See p. 6 about membership renewals.]
I was speaking to Ivan LaJeunesse the Editor of the Okanagan‟s Newsletter. He said that he had a good
response from their members in regards to running articles relating to “My First Car”. If anyone has a story they
would like to share please contact me.
KAMLOOPS NEW AMBULANCE: - Thanks to
Ken Hoshowski for inviting his old time friend Jack Scott a
retired City of Kamloops Firemen to be our guest speaker at
the last meeting. Jack spoke about his early days as a
fireman and some of the experience and stories relating to
the club‟s ambulance. Jack said he join the fire department
as a young man as it gave him the opportunity to live
upstairs at the fire hall and to move away from home. As a
volunteer they made the night calls. He stated they were
paid $2.00 for a fire call and $1.00 if it was with the Ambulance. However they did get an additional 25 cents it
they had to use a hose. He was quite funny in the way he described some of the Ambulance calls. He said the
volunteers did not get to drive very often as the two paid fireman wanted to make certain they kept their paid
jobs. It was nice having Jack at our meeting as we got to learn more about our ambulance.
Sunday October 23rd Adopt
A Road {See ad page 6]
Wednesday Oct 26th
General Meeting: - For information of new members. The
October General Meeting is our annual auction night where members bring items to be
auctioned off for the benefit of the club. “Please No Flea Market Stuff”
Club
Auction
Congratulations to Craig & Marlene Beddie for been chosen to have their 1969 Model 442
Oldsmobile Cutlass as the photo used by ICBC on their 2012 calendar.
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Durant
Motors
Convention
Vancouver
2011
From September 14
to September 18 the
Durant Convention
was held in
Vancouver.
Approximately 50 Durant Club members gathered in Langley for four
days of fellowship, driving tours and technical exchange. 6 vintage
Durant‟s, 5 Stars and 1 DeVaux were trailered from Alberta, Minnesota,
California, Oregon and Washington. Members also flew in from New
York, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Ontario.
Durant Motors was started by William Durant in 1922 and stopped in
1932 due to falling sales due to the depression. Durant motors produced
the Durant, Star, Rugby, DeVaux, Flint, Frontenac, Locomobile and Dort
vehicles. Durant vehicles are found internationally and the Durant Club
has approximately 350 members worldwide. They have an excellent
website at www.durantmotors.com
where photographs, technical topics, and
an excellent question and answer archive
is located.
Ken and Norma McCormick and the
Hoshowski‟s hosted 3 couples from
California for 3 days after the
convention.
We also had 2 couple who flew all the
way from Adelaide Australia to attend. A good time has had by all. Next
years‟ convention is in Michigan. Submitted my Ken Hoshowski
Ken‟s 1930 Durant
The 1926 Star shown above is owned by Guy Belize from