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From the President . . .
Hello Cruisers,
Well we thought we were getting to the end of the virus.
We did another Happy Cruise. You will be happy to hear Chris made it through the complete cruse. “Way to go Chris!” You and Mike did another great job putting this cruise together. The latest run was just a happy time cruise and hopefully we can continue to do at least one a month until this virus is done. We had about 20 cars that participated. The retirement and senior parks really love seeing us go through their areas. As I have said before, these are strange times and the cruises have been a great way to break it up. Our next cruise is scheduled for July 15th, 2020. This is sadly the date of the now cancelled Main Street Reunion that our club puts on every year.
The Elks cannot open for meetings in time for our August General Meeting and September does not look very good. Your board has managed to hold their monthly meetings the last couple of months, of course practicing social distancing with our masks. So we have been staying up with club business. If you have anything you think needs to be addressed please submit it to a board member or myself. It must be submitted in written form.
Please stay safe and keep everyone in your prayers. I hope this finds everyone in good health. Keep the rubber side down and drive safe. The general Mike Phillips Sr., President Napa Valley Cruisers 2020 meeting for September is again, tentative. We Go check out our new Napa Valley Cruisers website at: will send out an email www.nvcruisers.com closer to the date. Our new email is: [email protected] The Latest Scoop Upcoming August Birthdays Events
Marilyn Budde ...... August 5 Gayle Schildt ...... August 11 NVC CLUB EVENT: Jeanne Feigel ...... August 15 Monthly Breakfast Ron Morofsky ...... August 19 Jean Kelly...... August 23 Every 1st Sunday of the month Mike Butler ...... August 24 Who knows? 2020 at 8:30am Theresa Long ...... August 27 Jefferson Cafe Tony Stoer ...... August 28 3070 Jefferson Street, Napa, CA 94558 Sandy Houck...... August 30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NVC CLUB EVENT: August Anniversaries Monthly Club Meeting Mark & Pam Shonrey...... August 5 Every 2nd Thursday of the month Bill & Nancy Hogberg ...... August 18 Who knows? 2020 at 6:30pm Ron & Mary Morofsky ...... August 19 Jerry & Peggy Larghi ...... August 27 Napa Elks Lodge Rob & Mari Schmidt...... August 28 2840 Soscol Avenue, Napa, CA
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September Birthdays NVC CLUB EVENT:
Janice Luce ...... September 1 August HAPPY Cruise Mari Schmidt...... September 3 August 15th, 2020 - 5:00pm Les Puryear ...... September 5 South Target Parking lot next to In-n-Out Ken Wason ...... September 7 Watch your email for details! Jan Knudsen ...... September 8 This would have been the day of our Chuck Schildt ...... September 10 Main Street Reunion Car Show! Jerry Larghi ...... September 15 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Wiley Washington ...... September 17 Brian LaDow ...... September 18 Lori LaDow ...... September 21 Thunder in Depot Park Helen Utz...... September 22 August 15, 2020 ~ Rio Linda, CA Barry Gates ...... September 23 8:00am - 3:00pm Larry Langdon...... September 27 6730 Front Street, Rio Linda Mike Phillips ...... September 28 Alex 916-200-6489 or Johnny 916-204-7665 Nancy Hogberg ...... September 30 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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September Anniversaries August 21-23, 2020 ~ Pleasanton, CA 8:00am - 5:00pm
Alameda County Fairgrounds Michael Jr. & Marcie Phillips . . . September 4 4501 Pleasanton Avenue, Pleasanton, CA Mike & Tammy Robinette . . . . . September 8 https://www.good-guys.com/wcn Jim & Helen Utz ...... September 28 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2 Madness on Main Street 36th Annual Golden Hills Mustang September 12, 2020 ~ Martinez, CA Club Biggest Little Car Show 10:00am - 6:00pm September 26, 2020 ~ Suisun City Main Street, Martinez 8:00am https://10times.com/main-street-car-show Suisun Waterfront, 300 Main Street, Suisun City, CA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Cool September Morning Cruisin’ North Car Show for a Cause Classic Car Show October 17, 2020 ~ Petaluma, CA September 12, 2020 ~ Roseville, CA 10:00am - 4:00pm 9:00am - 2:00pm Petaluma Plaza North Shopping Center Denio’s Farmers Market, 1551 Vineyard Road, Roseville CA 259 N McDowell Blvd, Petaluma, CA 916-988-6376 707-843-2930 - Steven Martin Sr. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [email protected]
https://cruisinnorth.com/index.php/cruisin-alzheimers-car-show 34th Annual Street Rod Extravaganza ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ September 12, 2020 ~ Chester, CA 9:00am - 4:00pm NVC CLUB Chester Park, 102 Meadowbrook Loop, Chester, CA 96020 530-258-2562 EVENTS: http://www.streetrodextravaganza.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CHP Toy Drive sponsored 35th Annual Cool September by NVC Days Car Show November 28, 2020 ~ September 18-20, 2020 ~ Lake Tahoe Fosters Freeze 9:00am - 9:00pm - varies daily 1195 W. Imola Avenue, Napa, CA Heavenly Village and Hwy 50 11:00am to 3:00pm
530-541-7300 Bring unwrapped new toys for children of all ages. All toys will http://goodsamsaferide.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ be distributed by the CHP within Napa to children in need. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Street Rods for Veterans NVC Christmas Party September 19, 2020 ~ Ripon 10:00am - 2:00pm December 5, 2020 ~ See page 4 for details VFW Post 1051, 12455 Ripon Road, Ripon, CA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 209-470-7822 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ NVC BOARD NOMINATIONS Board nominations are scheduled for October 8, 2020, which is Hot Chili and Cool Cars the tentative date of our October general meeting. There will September 19, 2020 ~ Rocklin, CA be ballots sent out via email and also inserted in the NVC 10:00am - 3:00pm newsletter in September with instructions for voting. Quarry Park and Rocklin Road 916-624-2548 If there is someone you wish to nominate to be included on the https://www.rocklin.ca.us/event/hot-chili-cool-cars ballot, please contact Mike Phillips at 707-227-4706 or send an ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ email to [email protected] by August 31, 2020.
WE STRONGLY SUGGEST VERIFYING THESE EVENTS ARE STILL SCHEDULED CLOSER TO THE EVENT DATES. 3 Sunshine Corner Our President Mike is doing very well. Talked with Let’s not forget the following members who are bat- him the other day. He said he feels better than ever tling serious illness. Please send encouragement before. Keep up the good health Mike. cards, or if they can, a phone call. Let’s make their day and put a smile on their faces. Roxy Chiurco was sent to the hospital by ambulance due to an infection while passing kidney stones. She Mike Phillips Sherry Ghlisletta spent the night in the hospital, and is now home Claudette Daily Bob Wetzler recuperating. Sue Lemmons Jan Knudsen Talked with Claudette Daily, she is doing pretty well Mark Sohnrey Rob Lee after her surgery. Still uncomfortable but glad to be Valery Nance here as her heart stopped during surgery. Please everyone stay healthy, wear your masks, use Sue it was so nice to see you out watching the hand sanitizer and remember the six foot distance. Cruise. Sue is recovering from her back surgery. Doctors are talking about doing another surgery on Remember if you know of a member in need of her back, only lower, to see if she can be more com- SUNSHINE please contact: fortable.
Yvonne Westberg 707-337-5532 Sue, you and Claudette are our Energizer Bunnys. You can leave a message or text me. After all of your very serious surgeries you just keep going and going, unbelievable!
4 In case the COVID-19 situation has got you down, here are some facts about the 1500s . . . Contributed by Chris Butler
With all the complaining about the need/importance to wash our things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much hands, wear masks, social distancing, etc. - it seems timely, and meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot good to note, we really have nothing to complain about. The next to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes time you are washing your hands and complain because the water stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be . . . Hence the rhyme . . . “Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.” Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite spe- were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide cial. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to the body odor. show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the Hence the custom of . . . carrying a bouquet when getting married. bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat. Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other Hence the saying . . . ’Chew the fat.” sons and men, then the women, and finally the children. Last of all - the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid someone in it. content caused some of the lead to leach into the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the Hence the saying . . . “Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.” next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous! Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bot- Houses had thatched roofs - thick straw-piled high, with no wood tom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the the upper crust. cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and Hence the saying . . . ’The upper crust.” fall off the roof. Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination Hence the saying . . . “It's raining cats and dogs.” would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and pre- There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This pare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other drop- couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and pings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big drink and wait and see if they would wake up. posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. Hence the custom of . . . holding a wake. That's how canopy beds came into existence. England is old and small and the local folks started running out of The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. places to bury people. So, they would dig up coffins and take the Hence the term . . . “Dirt poor” bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So, they when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on the floor to help keep would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the cof- their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, fin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to lis- piece of wood was placed in the entrance way to hold the straw in. ten for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer. Hence the term . . . a thresh hold Hence the saying . . . ”A dead ringer.” In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added And that's the truth. Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! ! 5 NVC July Happy CRUISE!
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My Dad really enjoyed the Happy Cruise. He sent this note to share with NVC. Thanks, Dan
Very nice cruise we enjoyed tonight, many thanks to the Napa Valley Cruisers Car Club.
Thank you all! “Papa” Dan McCabe Check your email for more information on the next Happy Cruise which will be on August 15th, 2020 Calling all Cruisers . . . Someone posted on our website that he needs our help. If you have any suggestions, input, or are interested, please contact Fred.
Name: Fred Hess
Message: I have a 1963 Corvair convertible that I'm interested in selling. I am wondering if you might know someone who might be interested or could help me figure out what I might get for it. Anyone interested can call me at (360) 298 4901. I am in Napa.
Email: [email protected]
6 Don’t Know Much About . . . Contributed by Mary Wetzler
Definitions can be clarifying or very confusing. This month I will cover basic definitions pertaining Some facts behind folklore. to governments/economies. After some research, most governments cannot be described with Weather proverbs are often rhyming couplets with one word. The definitions are taken from multiple sources, and only cover a few definitions. colorful descriptions and were often linked to a natural
meteorological condition. These jingles originated Capitalism—an economic and political system in which private owners (individuals and busi- centuries ago when people watched the skies, oceans, nesses) produce goods and services, to sell for profit, based on supply and demand. plants, and animals for clues to upcoming weather. (market economy). Adam Smith is considered the first theorist of Capitalism, as opposed to mercantilism. “A year of snow, crops will grow” Several inches
of snow contains more air than ice. Air is trapped Communism—an economic ideology that advocates for a classless society in which all proper- between interlocking snowflakes creating insulation for ty and wealth is communally-owned, instead of individually owned. Karl Marx (philosopher and the plants it covers. When the snow melts, the protect- economist) developed this as an alternative to capitalism. In theory, there is no private property ed plants are kept moist. or owner-run business. There is a strong central government that regulates everything. Citizens are provided their basic needs. “If there is thunder in winter, snow will fall 7
days later” This is true about 70% of time Democracy—a form of government in which the common people hold political power and rule (according to Topper Shutt, chief meteorologist from either directly or through elected representatives (Demos”, Greek for “common people” and Washington DC), especially from the East Coast to the “kratos for strength). First democracy was in 508 BC, led by Cleisthenes (Athenians). Plains. Thunder is caused by a big dip and then a big Socialism—an economic and political theory that advocates the means of production, distribu- rise in the jet stream (powerful wind current acting like tion, and exchange of goods and services should be owned or regulated by the community as a railroad tracks), forcing high and low pressure systems whole. from west to east across North America and separat-
ing cold air in the north from warm air in the south. As Democratic Socialism –an economy in which the means of productions are socially and col- cold air moves south, it replaces warm air with cold air lectively owned and controlled, alongside a democratic political system of government. by lifting it up, causing thunderstorms. Cold air behind The bold words above can trigger an initial “gut’ response; “Good!”, “Bad”. These are basic defi- the front settles in and can hang around for days (until nitions. Some immediately think of our country when we hear “democracy” (rarely does anyone the next weather system arrives—maybe 5 to 7 days) think of 508 BC Athens). “Communism” can bring thoughts of dreary buildings, dreary clothes, and temperatures can still be cold enough to cause un-smiling people. “Capitalism” may not get a gut reaction. Right now “Socialism”, probably has snow fall. the biggest mixed bag of initial reactions. Venezuela often comes to mind with the word, fol- “A ring around the moon means rain will come lowed by “failed socialism.” real soon” A halo around the moon is caused by While researching countries listed under “Socialism” it lead to types of socialism: Marxist-Lennon moonlight reflecting through ice crystals in high-level (single-party ruling governments), multi-party ruling governments, social democracies… clouds. These clouds do not produce precipitation, but Socialist states…Looking up Socialist states (there are over 21 countries listed); there is “state they often occur in advance of an approaching low socialism,” described as the working class uses the states’ power and government policy to pressure system that can bring rain or snow. establish a socialized economic system. This could mean that the production, distribution and “Raining Cats and Dogs”This may be form Norse exchanges are nationalized under state ownership; or simply a system in which social values, or mythology. Odin, Viking god of storms, was often pic- workers’ interests have economic priority. tures with dogs and wolves, symbols of the wind. The USA is often referred to as a “mixed economy” or country, in that it has characteristics of Witches supposedly rode on brooms during heavy capitalism (markets led privately by supply and demand) and socialism (Medicare, Social storms and were accompanied by black cats. Security, police, firefighters, public schools, libraries). Other countries listed were Canada, UK, Dog = winds; cats = rain. The expression didn’t Chili, Germany, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand. These countries also elect their govern- become popular until Jonathan Swift used it ment officials (a form of democracy). The Netherlands are listed as social-capitalists countries Gulliver’s Travels, in the 1700s. with free-markets and multiple social services. (from Farmer’s Almanac 2020)
For a few more possible options of how the phrase “Raining Cats and Dogs’ came to be, check out this link: http://www.loc.gov/everyday-mysteries/item/what-is-the-origin-of-the-phrase-its-raining-cats-and-dogs/ 7 NVC P.O. Box 3224 Napa, CA 94558
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