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2012 Officers Vice President’s Note
Gail Wilfing—President
(574) 232-6521
Diane Kopscick-Vice President
(740) 427-2637
Ken Shaw-Treasurer
(812) 294-4898
Duane Johnson-Adv. Council Rep.
(765) 628-7668
Ron Marchand-Two-Year Director
(574) 967-3640
Dottie Pierce-Secretary
(317) 849-6868
Bev Lucas-Newsletter Editor
(317) 748-7599
Early Birds of Hoosierland Early Birds of Hoosierland Early Birds of Hoosierland CTCI Region 2, Chapter 45CTCI Region 2, Chapter 45CTCI Region 2, Chapter 45
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Club Officers 1
& President’s Note
Henryville Tornado 2
March Meeting Photos 3
April Meeting Info 4
May Meeting Info
EBOH Calendar of Events 5
EBOH Club News 6
Bragging Rights/Greg Pierce 7
Saturday, April 21st
Drive & Dine 11:30 AM
Guided Tour of the Scottish Rite
Cathedral located at 650 N. Meridi-
an Street at 11:30 AM followed by
lunch at 1:00 PM at the Elbow
Room located at 605 N. Meridian
Street Indianapolis, Indiana.
http://www.aasr-indy.org/
RSVP: Bev & Don Lucas
(317) 748-7599 or
Sunday, May 20th
EBOH 40th Anniversary
Meeting—1972-2012
Caravan to the
Abe Martin Lodge,
Brown County—
Nashville, Indiana
Lunch Buffet at 12:30 PM
followed by fun and
games! Renewing old ac-
quaintances and embrac-
ing new ones!
RSVP:
(812)294-4898 or
1972-2012
The Early Birds of Hoosierland had a fun-filled day at the Athenaeum and Rathskeller Restaurant in Indi-anapolis. Forty members and guests enjoyed the tour of the Athenaeum and its history as a German-American club. We sampled German specialties from the extensive Rathskeller menu. Izumi Udaga-wa of Chiba, Japan, the guest of Mike and Kathy Flaugh, is no doubt the person who has traveled the farthest to attend an EBOH meeting! It was great to see our new members Brad and Lisa Nogar from Ohio, who are also active members of the Ohio Val-ley Early Birds. On April 21 we will tour the Scottish Rite Cathedral and dine at the Elbow Room in Indianapolis. Details are inside this newsletter. Many thanks to Bev Lucas for planning both March and April activities. Bev is the queen of our newsletter and keeps us informed of all things EBOH. She is the best! Our May meet-ing will be a highlight of the year as it will commemo-rate EBOH’s 40th Anniversary in 2012. Some of the charter members are still active, and we will recreate their first event in 1972 by driving in a caravan to the Abe Martin Lodge at Brown County State Park. De-tails will be provided at the April meeting and in the next newsletter. We hope everyone who has ever been associated with EBOH will attend and help us celebrate. Bill Bishop is taking the lead in planning an EBOH caravan from Indiana to Memphis in Au-gust for the 2012 CTCI convention. If you are taking your car to the convention and have not notified Bill, please call him at 765-453-2358 or email him at [email protected]. Thanks, Bill, for your many contributions to EBOH. Thanks are extended to Dottie Pierce, our club secretary, for all her hard work and especially for the story and pictures she submitted to CTCI’s Early Bird magazine, March-April 2012 issue. We all know what a terrific club we have; now the world knows, too. March 2, 2012 is a day our members from Hen-ryville, Ken and Martha Shaw and Joel and Sandy McShane, will never forget because of the tornado that devastated their town. Luckily neither couples’ homes were demolished, but many of their neigh-bors lost everything. As you won’t be surprised to learn, many club members stepped up and gave $2,500 toward rebuilding lives. Ken reported that the money will be donated via the Henryville Community Church. Dodge raindrops and tiptoe through tulips in April! See you on the 21st.
Diane
1972-2012
Page 2 Hoosier Bird News
EBOH Donation to Henryville, Indiana—Picking up the pieces after Tornado!
In Henryville, an EF-4 tornado — the second-highest on the Fujita scale that measures tornadic force — brought 175-mph winds and stayed on the ground for more than 50 miles. Two days later, all the talk was of the future, and of rebuilding. Inside St. Francis during Sunday Mass, the only light came from candles on the altar and pale sunlight coming through stained glass windows. There was no power and no heat. The congregation of about 150 people compared notes about damage to their homes, the safety of their families. Along the 10-mile stretch of winding county road from Henryville to Marysville, almost every home and barn is damaged; and the reports go on and on………………
In the midst of all this devastation and destruction, the “Early Birds of Hoosierland” were so concerned for all of these families living in Henryville and most of all our own club members, Ken & Martha Shaw and Joel and Sandy McShane. I received numerous phone calls and emails wanting to know if I had heard from anyone in Henryville. We finally were able to reach Joel to find out that they had only slight damage to their home and the Shaw’s were good! Both of them, very, very lucky! The Red Cross and Salvation Army were attending to the families in Henryville and our club members decided we should make our own donation of $500.00 to Henryville in hope that we could help in some way. Club member, Charlie Kinder has also added another $500.00 too! To date, many club members stepped up and gave to total of $2,500 toward rebuilding lives. Ken reported that the money will be donated via the Henryville Commu-nity Church. Here are the responses from the Shaw’s and McShane’s during their horrible ordeal.. ***************************************************************************************************************
Hi Bev,
Sorry I have been so lax in keeping in contact with everyone. Martha and I sincerely appreciate everyone`s concern not only for us and Joel & Sandy but the entire community. None of us are native to Henryville and have no family ties to the area although we have lived here for 36 years but we are still overwhelmed by the destruction to the area. Last week Martha and I took a drive through the side roads within a mile of our home and the destruction was unbelievable. I can`t believe it came that close. It is hard to imagine the amount of aid coming into the area. I plan to contact the Hen-ryville Community Church next week about our club`s donation. I have talked to my neighbor who said he heard they have received donations to rebuild about 20 homes. This may be good place to direct our donation. I will keep every-one informed. Once again our thanks to everyone.
Ken & Martha Shaw
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We are so blessed. We are safe, we now have a generator, so have heat (Sandy can do coffee and hair in the morning!). Staying home due to looters. We cannot believe what good friends our Thunderbird Club friends are and all the offers of help. You guys are the best! We mean it – the best, this has been a very emotional time for us. We love all of you! Sandy & Joel
PS: All cars are ok! Joel’s trailer is destroyed, but functional! We never knew that joining the Thunderbird Club would ever mean so much to us!!
A few things I learned about Tornado survival:
1. Never underestimate the generosity of family and friends (and the power of be-longing to a great car club!) – amazed and grateful to all who called and for offers of help.
2. Never underestimate the generosity of strangers and volunteers – we are in awe at all the help our little town has received.
3. Be better prepared. Joel’s birthday gift will be a weather/emergency radio and a generator (a big generator, so I can have hot water!).
4. Solar lights from your yard can be brought in at night when you have no power - better than candles!
4. Be generous to those in need – every little bit helps.
5. Shop more! Joel always teases me about using my coupons to get “freebies” & stock piling toiletries and personal items. But I was able to donate a whole bag of stuff – right from my closet.
Hope to see all of you soon.- Joel & Sandy McShane
Photos taken by Joel & Sandy McShane.
Page 3 Hoosier Bird News
EBOH March Meeting Photos
Page 4 Volume 3, Issue 3
APRIL MEETING
Saturday, April 21st @ 11:30 AM—Meet at the Scottish Rite Cathedral located at 650
N. Meridian Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46205 (317) 262-3100. We will take a guided
tour of the beautiful Scottish Rite Cathedral at 11:30 AM followed by lunch and our
meeting at 1:00 PM at the Elbow Room Pub & Deli located at 605 N. Meridian Street.
The parking at the Scottish Rite Cathedral is free. The guided tour will be $3.00 per
person. The Elbow Room is one block from the Cathedral within walking distance.
Lunch will be ordered individually off the menu, a 20% gratuity tax will also be added
as well. Please RSVP: Bev & Don Lucas (317) 748-7599 or [email protected] by
April 15th.
MAY MEETING - EBOH 40TH ANNIVERSARY 1972-2012
HOW TO START A FIGHT…..
When our lawn mower broke and wouldn't run, my wife kept hinting to me that I should get it fixed. But, somehow I al-ways had something else to take care of first, the shed, the boat, making beer... Always something more important to me. Finally she thought of a clever way to make her point.
When I arrived home one day, I found her seated in the tall grass, busily snipping away with a tiny pair of sewing scis-sors. I watched silently for a short time and then went into the house. I was gone only a minute, and when I came out again I handed her a toothbrush. I said, "When you finish cutting the grass, you might as well sweep the driveway."
The doctors say I will walk again, but I will always have a limp.
Sunday, May 20th @ 12:00 Noon—Caravan, if you like, from the south side of Indianapolis (more details soon). Meet at Abe Mar-
tin Lodge, Brown County State Park, Nashville, Indiana 47448 (812) 988-4418. Lunch buffet at 12:30—cost $10-$11.00/person. Followed
by fun and games (outside if possible) please bring your chairs and coolers of pop if you like too! If you have any photos, etc. from 1972 that you
would like to share as well bring those along as well. The Abe Martin Lodge is nestled in the picturesque hills of Indiana’s largest state
park, 16,000 acre Brown County State Park. The Main Lodge, built in 1932 of hand-hewn native stone and oak timber cut in the
park, has 30 guest rooms, a unique gift shop, and two spacious and comfortable lobbies, one with a fireplace. Native sandstone
and warm woods surround you in the restaurant, reminiscent of the 1930’s. The lodge has beautiful outdoor verandas overlook-
ing the sloping back lawn, park and the hills. The lodge also features fifty-four rooms in the
Annex building along with twenty housekeeping cabins and fifty-six rustic
cabins. Abe Martin Lodge truly has accommodations to meet any need.
EBOH Calendar of Events 2012
January—Saturday, January 21, 2012 - @ 12:00pm—EBOH Planning Meeting — MCL Res-taurant & Bakery located at 5520 Castle Corner Lane, Indianapolis.
February—No Meeting
March Meeting — Drive & Dine—Saturday, March 24th @ 11:30 Tour the Athenaeum followed by lunch at The Rathskeller, Indianapolis, IN—RSVP Bev Lucas (317) 748-7599 or email [email protected] by March 17th. April Meeting — Drive & Dine—Saturday, April 21st—11:30 AM—Guided tour of the Scottish Rite Cathedral followed by lunch at the Elbow Room—Indianapolis, Indiana. RSVP Bev Lu-cas (317) 748-7599 or email [email protected] by April 15th. May Meeting —Sunday, May 20th—EBOH 40th Anniversary—
Brown County State Park– Nashville, Indiana –Meet at the Abe Martin Lodge at 12:00 Noon—Buffet at 12:30—$10-$11per person. Followed by fun & games. RSVP: Ken & Martha Shaw (812) 294-4898 or email
[email protected] ASAP.
June Meeting—Sunday, June 24th—Wallace, Indiana Trip — Meet in Lebanon, IN at 10:00 AM at McDonald’s at Exit 140 at I-65 & 32. Caravan to Wallace, Indiana and tour the Model T Museum owned by Mick & Thelma Ellingwood and tour additional warehouse parts buildings owned by Kevin Cork. We will cross the main drag and have lunch at the Highway 341 Country Café owned by Tony & Linda Shuman at 12:00 Noon. After lunch we will motor back to Lebanon for a found farewell. RSVP Bill Bishop & Bobby Carroll (765) 453-2358.
July Meeting—Saturday, July 14th—8:30 AM—Tour Carmel Farmers Mar-ket– 10:00 AM Tour Palladium located at One Center Green, Carmel, IN 46032 and at 11:00-11:30 AM walk up Monon Trail for lunch at Bub’s Burgers & Ice Cream located at 210 W. Main Street—Carmel, Indiana, 1:00 PM possible view the Museum of Miniature Houses. RSVP: John & Judy Gersting (317) 253-6965 or email [email protected].
August Meeting —”Birds on Beale”—Memphis, Tennessee—CTCI Convention August 21-25th, 2012.
September Meeting—Saturday & Sunday—15th & 16th—Overnight —Vevay, Indiana—More details to follow. RSVP Joe & Jan Baker (765) 759-
2289 or email [email protected]. October Meeting —TBD—Possible Auburn, Indiana Overnight Trip—RSVP: Greg & Gail Wilfing.
November Meeting—Saturday, November 10th —Thanksgiving at the Baker’s—Arrive at Noon—Eat as soon as possible! RSVP Joe & Jan Baker RSVP Joe & Jan Baker (765) 759-2289 or email [email protected]. December Meeting—Saturday, December 1st —EBOH Christmas Par-ty—Hillcrest Country Club—RSVP Diane & George Kopscick (740) 427-2637 or email [email protected]. (Further clarification of meetings, schedule of times, and any further information will be in each Newsletter and on email and discussed at monthly meetings).
Page 5 Volume 3, Issue 3
40th Anniversary
Page 6 Hoosier Bird News
To order EBOH gear, sweatshirts, jackets, t-shirts, sweaters,
golf shirts, hats, patches, etc.
Contact Laurie @ T&T Sales & Promotions
15320 Herriman Blvd., Noblesville, IN 46060-4207
Phone (317) 774-7106
[email protected] or www.tntsalespromo.com
April Anniversaries
April Birthdays CLASSIFIEDS!
For Sale: 1956 Chevrolet Bel-Air 2 door hardtop, V8, power pack, 3 speed manual transmis-sion with over-drive. AACA National 1st place Senior. Older restoration, still very nice. Needs nothing. Great driv-er. $35,000. Contact: John Larch 765-474-3155 For Sale: 1955 Thunderbird – both tops Spoke Wheels & Radials As well as Original wheels/bias Tires & Hubcaps. Thunderbird Blue, new paint, very good inside & out, electric fuel pump as new as Mechanical$29,500. Contact: Jim Caylor (317) 769-3201 (H) (317) 503-5374 (Cell) For Sale: 1956 Thunderbird - Raven Black exterior and Flame Red interi-or, White hardtop, Black canvas soft top, Restored in Aug. of 2004, 312 c.i. engine rebuilt in 2004, manual transmission, over-drive, new wire wheels, w/red inserts, Town and Country ra-dio. Runs and looks great. $35,000. Contact: Bill Windmiller @ 317.788.1925 or 317.902.8901 (cell)
To View All Upcoming Car Shows &
Events Around Indiana check this web-
site: OldRide.com
BIRDS ON BEALE STREET --- MEMPHIS 2012
Anyone interested in or planning on attending the “Birds On Beale” International Convention August 21-25, 2012. We are starting to plan a caravan for the trip to Memphis and the return trip. Some may say it is premature but hey, it’s better than being immature! Ron Marchand, Bobby Carroll and Bill Bishop are in the infancy stage at this time. I will be compiling a file list of those interested in infor-mation and emailing any and all information pertaining to the trip. Just send your email address to Bill Bishop at [email protected].
18 Greg Pierce
26 Linda Pierce
1 Casey & Missy Starsiak
2 Les & Sandy Freed
2 Dave & Betty Tulowitsky
10 Melvin & Faith Casey
11 Sam & Gina Waltz
14 Bobby & Donna Carroll
18 Bill & Sherrel Bishop
23 Paul & Virginia Frisbee
26 Tom & Maggie Smith
28 Ron & Barb Marchand
Page 7 Volume 3, Issue 3
REMINDER…..
EBOH DUES ARE PAST DUE
$30.00 DUES ARE DUE AND
PAYABLE BY
JANUARY 1, 2012
Please send check for $30.00
Payable to EBOH
to:
Ken Shaw
6707 Hwy. 160 E.
Henryville, IN 47126
Thank you!
My twin brother Stephen, who is on the Lafayette
Police Department, was asked to ride the Harley
Trike in a parade in Lafayette. He had multiple
problems with the motorcycle when he went to ride
in it. The lights and brakes were not working well
and it would not restart after he turned it off. At
that point Stephen asked our Dad if he could work
on it. The Trike was in our parent’s garage for two
years. Dad repaired the wiring and charging. He
replaced the rear brakes and wheel cylinders. He
also cleaned the carburetor and fuel tank along with
numerous other things. The Lafayette Police De-
partment had purchased two 1969 Harley Trikes in
1969 to be used in the down town area for Parking
and Traffic control. The top speed on this Trike is 55 MPH. It had 350 miles when Stephen brought it
to our Dad to work on. The Trike now has 550
MPH. Stephen has been able to ride the trike in sev-
eral different parades including the Veterans Day Pa-
rade, MDA, Christmas Parade and Dancing in the
Streets Car Show and Parade. He also used it to es-
cort a Harley Davidson Charity Ride. We are very
proud of “Poppy”.
Stephanie Godby
Daughter of Greg & Linda Pierce
Bragging Rights—Greg Pierce
Bev Lucas 10632 E. 79th Street
Indianapolis, IN 46236
Birds on Beale! 2012 CTCI International Convention
Memphis, TN
August 21-25, 2012
Downtown Marriott & Cook Convention Center
H oosier Bird News is published monthly and is the official publica-tion of the Early Birds of Hoosier-
land, a club dedicated to the preservation of the 1955, 1956, and 1957 Thunderbirds. Membership is open to anyone with an interest in the Classic Thunderbirds.
