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Todd reported (via Mark since Todd was still on his honeymoon!!) a balance of. There are still a few bills yet left to pay from the show. Hopefully they’ll be taken care of by next meeting.

Nothing new to report, everything seems to be going smooth.

We raised $120.00 for Richard Wright at the show. Thanks to everyone who contributed.

Mike Connor was not able to make the meeting but sent the following items that needed to be discussed.

Frames for the Thank-you plaques will cost $3.00/plaque. We need 60 plaques which would run around $180.00. A motion was made by Scott Patterson and seconded by Don Guthrie to go ahead and spend $190.00(to include tax) on frames. Motion carried unopposed.

Mike will pay for postage and bring receipt and bill to next meeting.

A comment on the t-shirts by some of the ladies was they didn’t like the pockets and not right sizes. It was also brought up maybe to try a different color. Please give some thought about the type of shirts what we want for our next show.

Bill Watkins has the show and club shirts if you’re interested in purchasing some.

We had a total of 99 registrations, 91 trucks registered and 93 trucks total.

On Saturday Feb. 3, 2001, at Prime Quarter in Madison, WI we’ll hold our annual Christmas party. A deposit of $100.00 was paid to Prime Quarter to hold our reservation. The price for dinner is $16.95 per person. Meet at 5:00PM for drinks and eat at 6:00PM. Look for a map in a later issue of your Club newsletter.

We need to find a new place to hold the banquet. Pott’s Inn is closed down. If anyone has any suggestions please let one of the officer’s know.

Deadline for signing the contract at the hotel is November 15^th. We need someone to be Show Chair so we can go ahead with the Show. If no one will step forward there will not be a show next year. We will discuss it more at the next meeting.

Do we want to sign up to be on a club list for Mustangs & Ford Magazine? Dave Farmer will be the contact person for this. If you have any questions or comments please give Dave a call.

Sean Connor reported via Theresa Sonn that he could get free web site space through Ford-Truck.com. Sean has volunteered to maintain it. Is this something we want to do?

Decision will be tabled until next meeting. In the meantime anyone that wants can check out the web site and see what they think of it.

Next meeting will be held at Floyd and Rita Johnson’s in Chaseburg,WI. Please details listed elsewhere in this newsletter.

Motion made by Theresa Sonn and seconded by Diane Martin to adjourn the meeting.

Meeting adjourned at 3:33 PM

No meeting in December

Gather at Noon, eat at 12:30PM and meet at about 1:00PM. Please bring a dish to pass and a chair to sit on. Telephone number is 608-483-2594.

As some of you already know, planning an event such as Dash to the Dells is a major undertaking. A show of this size requires almost a year of preparation in order to pull it off successfully. For the past 11 years, our show has grown at a slow but steady pace. Each year, we’ve added new names to our list of attendees. Everyone must admit we had some fun over the past 11 years!

But…those 11 shows were successful due largely to the efforts of a limited number of Club members. We’ve had many people offer to help once they’re at the show and we’ve been fortunate to have a few members come forward to chair various functions that hadn’t offered in the past. They’ve all done a great job, but for the most part, it has been the same few members, year in and year out, planning the entire show. I hesitate mentioning any names for fear of missing someone.

What we need this year, is for some new people to step forward and offer to take on the Show Chair and Door Prize Chair positions. It’s time consuming, but not impossible to take on one of these duties and I’m sure guidance from those with experience would be given if requested. There’s also no reason why these two functions couldn’t each be chaired by a number of people, each taking responsibility for a small piece of it. How much easier that would be???

One of the topics of discussion at the last Club meeting was a lack of familiarity with responsibilities of the various chairs, how to organize the show, and when tasks must be completed to assure a successful show. I have spoken with Mike Connor and we will come up with a timeline for all duties and tasks for the next newsletter. There is also a binder available that was put together by Chris Connor for each year of the Dash. That binder contains details of most everything done, including contact names for various facilities, costs, food and supplies purchased, sample flyers and other info. Mike also has lists of door prize vendors, letters, mailing labels and previous show attendee info on computer disks. This greatly simplifies sending pre-registration flyers and door prize/beg letters to vendors. All you need is a PC and a printer. Many of the tasks can be done pretty much no matter where a member may live. Here’s the blunt truth…if this Club wants a Dash 12, we need a Show Chair (or Chairs) and Door Prize Chair confirmed at the November meeting. Our hotel contract has NOT been signed yet.

I had the opportunity this year to attend the F-100 Nationals in Pigeon Forge, TN. That show is on a totally different scale from the Dash not only in size, but atmosphere. Our show offers something different. I’d call it, small town, Midwestern atmosphere. We go out of our way to make our guests feel welcome, learn some of their names, and reacquaint ourselves with them in following years. Don’t get me wrong, the F-100 Nationals in Pigeon Forge is great. We just have the luxury of a smaller size so we can offer more personal touches. That’s what keeps people talking about our show long after it’s over. That’s what brings many of our guests back the following year. That reputation also lures new F-Series lovers looking for the experience they’ve heard about from past attendees. This show is our Club identity and it’s to our benefit to keep that going.

I plan to bring a copy of the position duties and associated timelines to the next meeting for review. We need your help to make the Badgerland F-100s’ show a success. If you’d like to volunteer for one of these positions, please contact one of the officers. The only real prerequisite is the ability to attend most of the meetings to provide updates and get monies approved for organizing the event.

Sincerely,

Mike Sonn, President

$10,000 Rick Yarger 309-853-2010 (weekdays) fax 309-852-0713 6/00

Contact Daryl Fedkenheuer regarding the following 3 vehicles 608-764-8012 6/00

* ’63 F250 Unibody, Custom Cab, long box 292 V8, 4 spd. tranny, all original. Truck is in primer and has

Asking $1000. Have Gibbons IFS kit available for $300. Good winter project.

Ron Putzler 630-553-6969 10/00

* ‘58 F-700 4x4 marmon-harrington. Body is in good shape
$2950 negotiable Seward Auto Salvage Newville, WI 608-752-5166 10/00

* Pair of rust free ’61-’66 doors complete $175 Greg Masters 815-796-2225

Greg Masters 815-796-2225 6/00

* The following ’53 F-100 truck parts are offered by Paul Zien @ 262-279-5466 all for $600 6/00

* The following is offered by Floyd Johnson of Chaseburg, WI 608-483-2594 or email 10/00

1978 Lincoln Town car, 460 eng. with C6. Runs good but frame is in bad shape. $200 or offer

* The following is offered by Bob Kulinski 262-542-6823 or email ford54@execpc.com 10/00

Former fold-down camper trailer frame with 12" tires, no sides. Frame size is 6’ x 10’ and was rated for

800#. Offer ??? trade for truck parts???

’56 F100 rear-end with 4.10 gears Make offer.

Tires, BF Goodrich Radial T/A, P255/60R15. 200 miles on tires. Too wide to use - $100 for two.

* Any info. On conversion company in 1954 that made a 3 door crew cab (it’s a F350 w/bed)

Bob Everton 815-439-1431 6/00