2017 PERA News January 2018 Vol. 31 Issue 1 Off To Reno! September may seem like a long way off, but it will be up- on us before we realize so now is the time to mark your calendars! The 2018 convention will be held at the Pep- PLACE PHOTO HERE, permill Resort Spa Casino September 26-28, 2018. Check OTHERWISE DELETE BOX it out at: https://www.peppermillreno.com/. After a $400 million expansion and renovation, the Pep- permill was awarded AAA’s Four Diamond Rating and has consistently been named in the top 10 casinos in America. Spa Toscana was one of the additions and was inspired by the baths of Roman times and combines old world tradition with a modern emphasis on health and wellness. It’s 33,000 square foot retreat with a caldarium including in- door pool, sun deck and garden. 24 treatment rooms and a salon are available. The spa also includes a 9,500 square foot health club, two geothermally-heated, resort-style pools with private cabanas, and an outside bar. The ladies must make their reservations 2-3 weeks in advance! Speaking of geothermal, the Peppermill is actually heated with geothermal energy from two wells located on their property near the Tuscany Tower. The Peppermill was the only hotel designed for heating provided solely by geother- mal energy on their property. The Peppermill Resort Spa Casino, Reno’s premier Four Diamond resort, will host the 73rd annual PE- RA convention, featuring 10 restaurants, 17 themed Program Committee lounges, the fabulous Spa Toscana with 24 treat- The program committee will start the process of selecting ment rooms, the Tuscany Gardens with 3 pools, a topics, speakers and tours this month. If you have sugges- 100,000 square foot casino and 3 shopping bou- tions, now is the time to get them to Chairman Dave tiques. Come to America’s Biggest Little City, Reno, Monyhan or me. Reach Dave at [email protected]; Nevada, to indulge yourself in this tremendous ex- (800) 533-8010 and of course I can be reached at perience! [email protected] or (817)243-2646. We do have a tour confirmed for Friday afternoon. Chuck Barnett and all the good folks at Dura-Bond Bearing Com- pany in Carson City have opened their arms to the PERA group. Now is your chance to see what really goes into manufacturing those cam bearings you probably take for granted as well as the powder metal valve seats. Thank you Dura-Bond! Webinars, Elections & Sponsor News January 2018 Vol. 31 Issue 1 Obituary Webinars & Sponsorship 11 Webinars for 2018 Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Calouette family for the loss of their father, grandfather and founder We have a full webinar schedule for 2018. This of Cal Valves in Escanaba, MI. series has become very popular and we currently have a waiting list in case of any cancellations. From the Calouette family: January 17: Chuck Barnett, Dura-Bond Bearings Michael "Kelly" Henry Calouette (79) of Gladstone All About Cam Bearings passed January 1, 2018. He was very vocal about the February 21: Mahle Aftermarket, Inc. things he did not care for--politicians, hospitals, lawyers, TBD and long, sappy obituaries topping the list. In his honor, March 21: Ron Sledge, King Engine Bearings we'll try to keep this authentic to his real nature, which if Race Engine Bearing Lub, Clearances you ever had the chance to meet him, you'd know is hard & Tolerances to forget. April 18: Scott Sulprizio, United Eng & Machine He spent his early years chasing girls until he met the Alloys & Coatings love of his life, Joyce (Brassick), at "a beer party in the May 16: Marion Holt, FP Diesel woods." They were married October 4th, 1958 and spent TBD over 50 years raising four children, which eventually June 20: Randy Neal, CWT Industries turned into a party of 31 and counting. To him, family Balancing was the most important thing in the world. July 18: Mike Osterhaus, Melling Engine Parts From a young age, he was always "wheelin' and dealin'," TBD and was not only a successful entrepreneur for himself, August 15: ARMEX/ESCA but became the "go to" for many on advice for buying or Indoor Vapor Blasting With Soda selling things. Though he worked at Harnischfeger for 25 September: No webinar due to convention years, he loved being in business for himself. He found- October 17: Ryan Hamilton & Jay Ryan, SBI ed Bay de Noc Machine, and then later cofounded Cal Valves Valves with his son, Mark, in 1988. Cal Valves continues today as the family business. November 14: Scott Neely, Cometic Gaskets High Performance Gasket Technology Survived by children, Fred (Linda) Calouette of Glad- December 12: Jeff Guenther, Hastings Manufacturing stone, Mark (Sandy) Calouette of Escanaba, Debbie Race Rings Calouette of Gladstone, and Todd (Jill) Calouette of Registrations for our webinars are averaging over 190 Gladstone; grandchildren, Michelle (John) Kruzel, Sa- mantha Frederick, Desiree Calouette, Cully Calouette, with a high of 285! They are open to the entire industry Casey (Jenny) Calouette, Katy (Clem) Larson, Amy from PERA to ERI to AERA and we even get some OE Calouette (Stephanie Arduin), Jacob Calouette, Heather people attending. Calouette, and Cole Calouette; 10 great grandchildren; sister, Joan Lee of Gladstone; brothers, John (Joan) Calouette of Danforth, and Don (Sharon) Calouette of 2018 Sponsors: Gladstone; and several nieces and nephews. We have the maximum of eight fantastic sponsors Preceded in death by wife, Joyce (Brassick) Calouette; for the 2018 webinar series! A big thank you goes to: parents, Chester and Margaret (Gunter) Calouette; broth- Dura-Bond Bearing Company er, Robert Calouette; and sister, Bonnie Teal. Hastings Manufacturing Company King Engine Bearings Though he was long winded and generous in his story telling, he would not have wanted us to waste our time Mahle Aftermarket, Inc. writing about his many past accomplishments and pas- QualCast, LLC sions. Nor he wouldn't have wanted you to waste your Rottler Manufacturing time reading them. In fact, if he were to write his own Sunnen Products Company obituary it would read, "Mike is gone. The end." United Engine & Machine And we all hope you remember him as the humble, kind hearted, unfiltered, straight shooter he was. For further information, contact: Joe Polich In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials [email protected] please be directed to The Salvation Army or St. Vincent 817-243-2646 de Paul. Member News January 2018 Vol. 31 Issue 1 Got this ad from a friend. Boy this is some history. My guess these are surplus WWII engines. Perhaps Andy with Buffalo Engine Components can shed some light on who Hurwitz Federal-Mogul Motorparts received eight awards for ex- Bros. were? Wonder what the price would be today? cellence in business-to-consumer and business-to- business communications in the annual Automotive Communications Award program, hosted by Women in Auto Care. The awards recognize companies and agen- cies that provide automotive information through out- standing advertising, marketing and public relations ef- forts. Winners were recognized at the Women in Auto Care press conference and reception Tuesday, Oct. 31, during AAPEX in Las Vegas. Federal-Mogul Motorparts received the following awards for excellence, the first seven in the “B2C Category,” and the last one in the “B2B Category”: ◾Print/Electronic Ad: MOOG Independent Testing Ad ◾Direct Mail Piece or Campaign/ Newsletter: Garage Gurus Garage Forum Newsletter ◾Education Article: PartsMatter.com ◾Special Promotions/Promotional Events: Wagner #Things Worth Braking For Contest ◾Posters and Signage: Fel-Pro Leak Awareness Cam- paign ◾Application for Mobile Device: Garage Gurus App for Mobile Device ◾Media Outreach towards Non-English-Speaking Audi- ence: Garage Gurus Training ◾Newsletter to Customer or “External Audience”: Garage Gurus Monthly Newsletter King to Launch New Coated Race Bearings applica- tions at the Autosport International Show King Engine Bearings will be launching new, coated bearing applications at the Autosport International Show. King’s newest coated versions of their race bearings fea- ture pMax-Black™ and the new pMaxKote™ will be dis- played in the Engine Parts UK and Athena booth #E362, taking place at the Autosport International Show in Bir- mingham England on 11 - 14 January 2018. Babcox Media (Akron, OH) has acquired Professional “These new coated bearings have better seizure re- Carwashing & Detailing magazine and its digital properties, sistance than any other race bearing available. “We are according to aftermarketNews.com. Babcox now has nearly glad to be the first in the market with factory applied 20 publications catering to the automotive aftermarket in- coated bearings for these top selling applications” stated cluding Engine Builder Magazine. Meytal Sair Gal, VP Marketing, King Engine Bearings. Member News January 2018 Vol. 31 Issue 1 Who Am I? Any guesses on who this is? MAHLE Aftermarket Inc. was the recipient of two Au- tomotive Communications Awards from the Women in Auto Care, formerly the Car Care Council Women’s Board, at this year’s AAPEX show in Las Vegas. The awards were given in two Business to Business award categories: Special Promotion and/or Promotional Event, for the MAHLE “Drive With the Original” Promotion. Best 360 Degree Marketing Campaign, for the intro- duction of the MAHLE Original Gaskets Brand. & Engine Builder magazine and Federal-Mogul Motorparts recently announced the 2017 Engine Builders of the Year at a party on Dec. 6 at the Rock Bottom Brewery in Indianapolis ahead of the 2017 PRI Show. The honor of Engine Builder of the Year, sponsored by Speed-Pro, Sealed Power and Fel-Pro, was given to builders in three categories LKQ Corp.