1 Volume 45 Number 1 January 2016 2016 Officers & Chairpersons Director’s Message—Al Jones 810-275-2713 Director Al Jones [email protected] HAPPY NEW YEAR to all Buicktown chapter 810-625-2713 members and friends, I know the calendar says it’s winter but the temperatures out- Assistant Director side make it awfully tempting to get the Buick out and take it Larry Lutz [email protected] for a spin. My 4 year old granddaughter told me that she was 810-728-3133 going to pre-school on the first day of winter so she needed Secretary to bring her snow pants, mittens and scarf, even though it Jane Zitterkoph [email protected] was 45 degrees. I’m so excited about 2016 and all the fun 810-875-3592 we will have at our events. We will have all the wonderful dinner meetings we have always had, but we want to add Treasurer some other things to do that all of you can participate in if Richard Hubler [email protected] you would like. We are still discussing and planning all the 810-606-0563 cool things we can do this year to make it a memorable year for all of us. Call me or email me any ideas you want us to Member-at-Large consider and I promise that we will try to do it if we can. My Jim Burgess [email protected] number is 810-625-2713 and my email is 810-736-6580 [email protected], so don’t hesitate to contact me about Past Directors anything about the club. I hope many of you are going to the Roger Tyyska [email protected] hockey game on January 9. It sounds like it will be a fun 810-636-8450 night. Thanks to Perry and Jane for planning it. I am very Gil Mervis [email protected] fortunate to have a wonderful Board of directors to work 517 668-6320 with this year because I will need a lot of help since I am a rookie at this. There are some events you can put on your Membership/Editor/Webmaster/Agent calendar now for 2016. North American Auto Show from Roberta Vasilow [email protected] January 11- 24, Back to the Bricks 1st annual winter car show 810-655-8277 called “Chrome and Ice” on February 12 & 13 at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center, Autorama Custom Car Social show at Cobo Hall on February 26 – 28. I encourage you to Perry Pindur [email protected] consider going on the Back to the Bricks “Friendship Tour” 810-342-8132 this year from June 10-15. We are going to Ypsilanti, Port Huron, East Tawas, Grayling, West Branch, and Birch Run. Sloan Auto Fair Representatives Deb and I went last year for 3 days and had a blast!!! Even if Dan Emerton [email protected] you only go for a day or two, you will enjoy it! That’s all for 810-287-0343 now! Contact me with any questions, concerns, compliments, Gil Mervis [email protected] plans, ideas or anything you would like to volunteer for this 517 668-6320 year! BEST REGARDS! Al 2 Buicktown Christmas Party—IMA Brookwood, Burton MI December 12, 2015 3 January 9 Buicktown Fun Night Back to the Bricks Friendship Tour June 10-15, 2016 North American Intl Auto Show http://backtothebricks.org/visitors-guide/ January 11-24, 2016 promo-tour/ Cobo Hall June 22 www.naias.com Regular Meeting February 6 June 25 & 26, 2016 Saturday meeting and Lunch Sloan Auto Fair Paragon Corvette Tour at 10 and Lunch at Sam’s Italian Restaurant Swartz Creek July 20 Regular Meeting (moved ahead one week February 12-13 due to Nationals) Back to the Bricks Chrome & Ice Show 2016 BCA National Meet Dort Federal Event Center July 27-30, 2016 Allentown, PA registration info and online registration at: Autorama - Detroit http://www.buickclub.org/2016anniversary/ February 26-28, 2016 Cobo Hall Back to the Bricks www.autorama.com Ann’s Adventure’s Autorama Bus Trip August 12-16, 2016 Date: Saturday, February 27th, 2016 www.backtothebricks.org Cost: $50.00 per person Departure: 9:00 a.m. at Clio K-mart America’s Greatest Hot Rod Show! This will be held at Cobo August 24 Hall in Detroit and since several have asked me to take a group, Regular Meeting we’ll certainly give it a try. This trip includes the admission and the motorcoach. Join us for this day enjoying these custom made unique vehicles. September ? There is a food court available at the Autorama for lunch. We Michigan Buick Bash hosted by SEMBCA will make a food stop on the way home. The group last year had a really good time! September 28 March 12 Regular Meeting Brunch and Open House Detroit Model Railroad Club Holly, MI Noon-5PM $5 Ad- October 26 mission Regular Meeting April 27 Regular Meeting November 16 Regular Meeting May 22, 2016 Car & Motorcycle Show - Baker College of Flint December ? Christmas Party May 25 0 Regular Meeting 4 Members Spotlight— We are Al and Deb Jones. We were married on November 28, 1969 (46 years), and have 3 married children and 7 grandchil- dren. We have lived in Burton for 37 years, and I worked at AC Spark Plug for 32 years, retiring in 2005. We started Comfort Keepers Home Care in 2001 to help care for my mother, Doro- thy and still run it with 2 of our children. Our first classic car was a 1968 Buick Gran Sport GS400. We owned it from 2004 to 2013. We bought Charlie Jones’ 1965 Buick Special Con- vertible in 2014 and love driving it. We also own a 1985 Jaguar XJ6 Series 3 sedan. My project car is a 1946 Chevy Coupe that has been tubbed and waiting to be finished. We have been a member of BCA and Buicktown for 5 years. We really enjoy the classic car hobby because we meet so many great people who like to have a good time driving them and seeing cool places. We are Larry and Millie Lutz, We got married June 1st 2010, I worked at AC Spark Plug for 37 1/2 years, Millie owned a Day Care business and later a Scrapbook Store . Between us we have 4 children,12 grandchildren and 1 8/9 Great grandchildren. We own a 1990 Reatta,1982 Riviera convertible,1984 Riviera coupe and a 1965 Chevy pick-up street rod .We have been members since 2011 and feel very blessed to have made so many great friends and we enjoy the club very much !! New addition to the Buicktown Crier—Members Spotlight Send your article with pictures to [email protected] or a type written article and pictures (will be returned) to R .Vasilow, 6186 Torrey Rd, Flint MI 48507-5954 If we don’t get any responses you will be challenged by the directors to produce!!! And pictures will be taken! of you and your cars in the spring and summer so we can fill this void! Thanks! 5 Assistant Directors –Larry and Millie Lutz Happy New Year to all ! And Congratulations to Jane and Perry on their engage- ment ! What a wonderful way to start the new year. We hope that everyone enjoyed our Christmas party as much as we did and a big thank you to Keith O'neal for enter- taining us . We are looking forward to our new year in Buicktown and will be adding some extra activities for your enjoyment. We will be asking for volunteers for our Spring and Fall tours and also our picnics . We are looking forward to getting our Buick's shined up to show at local car shows this summer as a club . Our January fun night is being hosted by Jane and Perry , January 9th starting with dinner at Bubba O'Malley's and on to the Flint Hockey game , for more info call Perry ( 810- 342-8132). Plans for our February meeting are not confirmed yet but details will be in the Feb. Crier . A bus trip to Autorama on Feb. 27th is planned, for more info call Charlie Jones (810-845-4779). Please keep our members who have lost loved ones and those with health issues in your prayers. God Bless and drive safely Larry and Millie Kenneth McClellan Mr. Kenneth Wayne McClellan, age 73, died December 14th, 2015 at his home in Flint, MI. He is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Colleen Lou McClellan; children, Jacqueline M. McClellan, Michelle (James) Mascio, David Wayne McClellan, and "Sissy Gump"; sister, Reg- istered Nurse Susan (Dennis) McClellan-Wortman; grandchildren, Matthew and Nicholas Bender; nieces, Kimmy and Jenny; two grandnephews and two grandnieces; and many cous- ins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayne Day and Helen Laverne (nee: Hooper) McClellan. He graduated from Flint Northern High School in 1960 and went on to attend Mott Community College, then earning an Associates Degree from Baker Business University. In 1963 he married his best friend, Colleen Lou Fitzpatrick. Ken volunteered as basketball coach at Saint Leo the Great Church and School for six years. He was a registered member of MHSAA as a basketball and football official for 30 years. Ken was employed at Buick Motor Division in their financial department for 35 years and has been retired for 15 years. He is an active member of the Buick Club of America. As a Buicktown Chapter member he was treasurer for a number of years, and a charter member and co-director of Buick Driv- ing Enthusiasts (BDE).