V O L. 5 0 I S S U E 12 SPECIAL 2017 CHRISTMAS EDITION D E C 2 0 1 7 What a great party this year! Some of the highlights of this year s event were: There were 82 in attendance! No last minute cancellations! Everyone got their menu choices and checks in to us well in advance of the deadline. Taking everyone s picture in the Foyer Lobby before they entered the banquet room was a great idea. We got wonderful pictures of almost everyone and they will be on the Club s website for all to see and enjoy. Oakhurst CC once again went all out to meet all of our requests, making this event so easy for us! Marilyn has more than 30 years experience planning events for corporations, organizations, & churches of all sizes and says you can always tell how successful an event is by the sound of enthusiastic, cordial conversation in the room. As we were nearing the end of taking photos of arriving guests in the Foyer Lobby, we couldn t help but see how everyone was talking, laughing, sipping a beverage, enjoying an appetizer or two and best of all SMILING! We decided we would create a 2017 Christmas Edition of the newsletter this year so we can all enjoy seeing the pictures of the party, and even make a copy of your own picture to send to families and friends. Over the years these Christmas pictures become wonderful memories of good times together. We heard no serious complaints about the food, rather there were many expressions of how good the food was. The Awards portion of the program was very special: The 2017 Board was thanked and the 2018 Board was introduced. The 2017 Tour Leaders were recognized. Longevity Awards were presented. Thank you Borba s and Freeman s for all your help with this event! LET S REACH FOR THE STARS IN 2018! Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 1 December 2017
THE MAKING OF THE CENTERPIECES The most enjoyable part of the Christmas Party for us is coming up with the centerpieces for the tables. The search for just the right theme and putting it together is so much fun. We ve had Snowman Hats, Rocking Horses, Santas and others. These centerpieces have been our gift to the club each year. But this year Marilyn found something that struck an amazing positive chord for her the stars. She found them at Beverly s and immediately thought of the Club s 50th anniversary in 2018 and how neat it would be to have a theme based on Reaching for the Stars in 2018. She brought the stars home and Herb got involved. He felt they needed a coat of satin white paint instead of the shabby chic they came with. It definitely made all the difference in the world! Caryn Borba, our talented Christmas Party Committee member, brought her creative skills to the project. We placed (taped) LED lights on top of silver chargers, then placed the stars on top, added wispy clouds, silver and blue ornaments (planets), tiny silver stars, and iridescent glitter. Herb also made the stars more stable by hot gluing tongue compressors to the bottom of the stars. Oakhurst added their touch with the black tablecloths and silver napkins folded beautifully. We had a wonderful time putting the centerpieces together and hope they encourage each of us to think out of the box not only for doing amazing things for the club but in terms of our own personal lives. Think of something that seems impossible to accomplish and go for it! You will be so blessed and amazed at what can happen. We already know of members who ve done just this. We think of Tom and Barbara Sharman restoring their beloved, historic Adobe home in Martinez and just recently moving back into it making it possible for their grandson and his wife and their young family (soon to be joined by a new addition in February 2018) to move into the Sharman s beautifully restored historic Victorian built by John Swett in 1848. Tom and Barbara are so excited about having this wonderful family right next door on the property and to enjoy watching their adorable great grandchildren grow up there. Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 2 December 2017
We had a very handsome group of Tuxedos: Jesse Cruz, Herb Neumann, Bob Estrella, Hank Haugse, Bob Rigor So proud of our ladies who wore their beautiful hats and furs: Sheila Kanne, Carmella Smith, Diane Trimpey, Barbara Sharman, Rose Estrella, Janet Andronis, Marilyn Neumann and Caryn Borba Our thanks to Jim Kanne for taking these photos for us! Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 3 December 2017
KON AND JANET ANDRONIS DICK AND DEB ARNOLD JOHN AND CLAIRE BAILEY DENIS AND DIANE BIANCHI RON & CARYN BORBA Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 4 December 2017
MIKE COZAD AND CARMELLA SMITH PAUL AND GENEVA CHIABOTTI JESSE AND LINDA CRUZ DENNY AND DEE DESMOND BOB AND PAM DOMINICI Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 5 December 2017
WAYNE AND PEGGY ENGLISH BOB AND ROSE ESTRELLA DOUG AND REYANNE FREEMAN RON AND BONNIE FRYE JUNE GENTRY Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 6 December 2017
PETE & MARI- ANNE GOOD- SON PETE AND MARIANNE GOODSON MARIANNE AND KEN - LIGHTS ALL AGLOW BOB AND LYNN GRADY HANK AND KAREN HAUGSE ALEX AND RUTH JANKE Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 7 December 2017
PETE & MARIANNE GOODSON JIM AND SHEILA KANNE ADELL KIRK WITH THE LARSENS BOB AND LYNN GRADY MARTY AND NANCY LARSEN PAM AND LARRY LEE MIKE AND MARIA MARSHALL Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 8 December 2017
KEN AND ELAINE MATHESON KEN AND ELAINE MATHESON DON AND KATHY MCGRATH RICH AND GLORIA MOHR HERB AND MARILYN NEUMANN PAUL AND MARNIE PETERSON Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 9 December 2017
ED AND PATSY POND MARK PIGHIN WITH THE TRUESDELLS BILL AND DEB PUGH BOB REED AND LYNDA OLIVER HARVEY AND BEVERLY RIGGS Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 10 December 2017
BOB AND SANDI RIGOR LARRY AND LIZ ROSENTHAL TOM AND BARBARA SHARMAN LARRY AND DIANE TRIMPEY Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 11 December 2017
KEN AND ELAINE MATHESON BILL AND DONNA TRUESDELL MARTIN AND IRLINE VAN ARDENNE GARY WALTON AND JACKIE ETHERINGTON EVELYN WILSON WITH PAM LEE Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 12 December 2017
2017 Tour Coordinator Peggy English presented Certificates of Appreciation to all those who led tours for the Club this year. We had a very full schedule of tours this year. We also included an emphasis on tours for the ladies which proved to be very popular. The men were welcome to join us and did so for the Rosie Rally and the Legion of Honor s History of French Millinery Exhibit in San Francisco. More to come in 2018. Great job this year, Peggy! Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 13 December 2017
Past President Marty Larsen and current President Bob Estrella presented Longevity Awards to: Martin & Irline Van Ardenne and Jesse & Linda Cruz who received their 5 year pins. Mike & Maria Marshall received their 10 year pins. Congratulations to all of you! Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 14 December 2017
Congratulations on 40 YEARS WITH THE DIABLO A S! Bob Reed received his 40 Year Pin! Where did those years go! Thank you, Bob, for all you ve done for the Club these past 40 years! Congratulations on 25 YEARS WITH THE DIABLO A S! Paul & Geneva Chiabotti and Dee & Denny Desmond received their 25 year pins. We thank all of you for 25 years! Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 15 December 2017
Outstanding Members Award Bob & Rose Estrella, the winners of the 2016 Outstanding Members Award, presented the 2017 Outstanding Members Award to Larry & Diane Trimpey. Congratulations, Larry and Diane! Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 16 December 2017
Introduction of 2018 Board Outgoing President Bob Estrella introduced the 2018 Board. They are left to right: Bob Estrella, Past President; Lynn Grady, President; Bob Rigor, Vice President; Secretary, Ruth Janke; Don & Kathy McGrath, Tour Coordinators; Hank Haugse, Editor. Not pictured: Roland Smith, Treasurer. Lynn Grady, Incoming President for 2018, presented Bob Estrella with a nice desk clock instead of the traditional Gavel. Another first, the President s wife received a gift. We all agree that Rose has not only been Bob s right hand person these past two years, but kept us all on the straight and narrow path as well. Bob and Rose have truly been a blessing to the club, and we can t thank them enough for everything! We know Bob will make an excellent Past President too. Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 17 December 2017
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MERRY CHRISTMAS & A HAPPY NEW YEAR Special Christmas Edition of The MotoMeter 21 December 2017