October 1999
As you may notice from the list of Officers and Regional Representatives on the inside cover of this newsletter, TE/AE now has nine Reps rather than eleven as we have had for a while. Henry Ward (Rep for central New York) and George Coleman (Rep for The Carolinas) have resigned their positions. They both served long terms in these positions of service to the club (Henry was a Rep from the beginning of the club in 1976) but found it necessary to step down at this time. I thank them for their years of dedication and hard work and look forward to their continued membership in the club.
The Board will soon be reviewing the entire area of Regions and Representatives, trying to better define our regions and the best roles for the Reps and Board members. I will keep you posted on this as it solidifies.
When John Webber took on the heavy lifting of the Editorship again, it was with the agreement that it be for only one year. That time will be upon us before we know it. We need to find a skilled and motivated volunteer to pick up the reins from John early next year. As some of you may know, Kirk Even was planning to be the next Editor but his change to a new job (and career) and the addition of their new daughter Shannon has overtaken his spare time and he has had to forego the position… for now. So if you know of someone or are that someone that can take on this critical club responsibility, please contact John Webber or me.
Pat and I leave in a couple of days for our longest trip ever in the Tiger … both in miles and days. We leave from here (near Boston) down to Pasadena, Maryland for the Chesapeake Region's Clam Feast on Sunday, September 12. Tom Calvert and his team putting on the event anticipate a great turnout and wonderful time.
From there, we head down to Raleigh, North Carolina for a few days and from there, to Dillard, Georgia for the 1999 S. O. S. event on the 17th - 19th of September. Over 25 cars and 75 people are expected for this event. Ed Esslinger, Eric Gibeaut, Jim D'Amelio and the crew seem to have found a winning combination of location and timing for this event. That is, as long as we don't get a hurricane coming through at the wrong time!
I have checked the car over from end-to-end for a safe trip and hope for good weather. A tops-down trip sure beats a rainy, foggy (on the inside), wet (on the inside) trip. Better for marital harmony too. We look forward to seeing everyone at these two great TE/AE events.