We’re still rolling out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of
summer, those days of soda and
pretzels and beer (and extreme heat and rain). At our cottage last week we had monsoon rain
enough to noticeably raise the level of Golden Lake. I remember bringing in the hay in extreme
heat and I recall my Dad saying to us “if we can get
one more field in for today, we can all head to Lake Dore for a dip”. What more of an incentive could a young person
want?
We have all had
a full calendar during July and August with car shows throughout the Valley and
beyond and there’s more to come. The front
cover of this month's Flying Quail features those who joined in on our July ice cream tour hosted by Phil
and Wendy. This summer custom continues
with another ice cream tour on the 19th hosted by Dawn and Ron Roy, active
members who received the Presidents Trophy for having the most attended tours,
events and meetings in 2014.
This past month some
of us attended the funeral of dear friend and member Frankie Toporowski-Juby
and our condolences go out to Dub, or Del as
she insisted on calling him. We fondly remember
Frankie for her hospitality on tours when they received us at Lochwinnoch and
her flair with food that we all enjoyed.
Her beautiful gardens there should be a reminder to us to take the time
to smell the roses. Life is so precious.
Juliana and Ray
Coulas celebrate their 50th Anniversary, Sunday the 23rd. A beautiful picture of them on their wedding
day accompanied the invitation to celebrate with them in the Eganville Leader
and Pembroke Observer. The President’s
Mystery tour has been scheduled to take place on this same date, leaving the
TerMarsch parking lot at 10am. By the
time you read this, the tour and its stops will no longer be a mystery.
Wayne Brohart
has been busy in getting things ‘rounded up’ for the Road-A-o for August 30th. Start time 1pm at Lake Dore Park. Remember to bring lawn chairs and
refreshments. Dan Hewitt is assisting
Wayne in getting things together. This
is one of the clubs oldest traditions.
The food list is growing, but if you haven’t yet, please contact me by phone
or email if you can add something to the list.
Our September 2nd
meeting will return to the Kingburger Restaurant in Pembroke. For those of us who enjoy dining out,
socializing and supper starts around 5:30 and the meeting at 7 p.m.
Happy Trails to
all of you. Drive safely. See you all soon.
Delores
