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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT
The first quarter
of 2013 has been a busy one for the Museum.
Ray Hansen and the Education Committee continued the Museum’s focus on
education with two presentations and a tour for members. The first
presentation was held on February 16 where Kenny Dreer entertained a
large crowd of 75-80 people talking about the New Norton motorcycle
development under his direction plus a very interesting discussion of
the current Norton Company with some informed speculation of its future
and fortunes. On March 16, Bo Miller gave a very informative
presentation on building a street motorcycle engine for speed and
reliability.
Ray has also arranged for our members to tour the LeMay Museum on April
13. (More on page 3).
Another event that you may find interesting is a presentation on the
history and business success story of Langlitz Leathers on April 27.
Langlitz is a Portland icon and world-famous maker of leather motorcycle
riding gear as well as leather goods for general use.
When you receive this newsletter we will have already held the member’s
appreciation potluck luncheon. Hopefully you had a chance to attend to
catch up with old friends and see what is happening at the Museum.
Speaking of getting involved, we need you to help out this summer and
volunteer to be a docent. The Display Committee, chaired by Gene Walker,
is working very hard to line up some great cars and motorcycles for our
display this summer. This should be the best year ever and will include
some cars and bikes that are 100 years or older as the centerpiece of
the display. The Museum will be open every Saturday and Sunday from 10 -
4 starting June 1 and will go through September. If you count up all
those days it is pretty clear that we need a lot of volunteers to cover
all those times. It is a lot of fun and a great way to contribute to the
museum without taking very much time from your summer schedule. Contact
Don Feller, Doug Nelson or me about spending a few quality hours with
your museum.
The Las Vegas motorcycle auction put on by Mid-America Auctions was held
in January and I mentioned in the last issue that I planned to attend
and try my luck selling a couple of my restored bikes. I am pleased to
report that they both sold and although I might have wished for higher
bids on one, it was great fun and met my objectives for attending. The
selling prices ranged from the affordable (depending on your
perspective) to the truly outrageous. The vintage motorcycle hobby does
not come close to the prices for the old car market but they are
definitely on the increase from a few years ago. I am busy in the shop
working on the next restoration projects and hope to have a couple
finished by summer. If so, I will have them on display at some of the
many museum events this summer.
I hope to see all of you at one or more of our upcoming events. This is
your museum and it is here for you and your family to enjoy.
President Mike Bostwick
503-245-5444
Appeals for
Maintenance Answered!
By Ed Weber
An appeal was sent out to the
membership to assist with maintenance elements at our Museum campus.
The following folks have responded:
Don
Peterson and Mike Bostwick have volunteered to
monitor the condition and needs of the Texaco Station.
Gene Jacobs and
Dave Mulheron have volunteered to monitor the condition
and needs of the garage building and air compressor behind the station.
Marvin Nisly
has volunteered to perform maintenance on the storm drain catchments
annually.
Don Feller has
volunteered to perform weed control on all elements of the campus.
Don Blain, Steve
Zielinski, Neal Beutler, John Chandler and Ed Weber
have volunteered to conduct grass mowings on the show field.
There are still opportunities
for volunteers to assist with maintenance in the main Exhibit Hall and
gazebo and assist with landscaping and irrigation activities on the show
field.
THANKS
TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE STEPPED FORWARD!!
Call Ed Weber at 503-390-3804
for details on maintenance opportunities remaining.
NW Vintage Car &
Motorcycle Museum Newsletter
The latest copy of the NW Vintage Car & Motorcycle Museum newsletter is
here.
Newsletter
2012-02 (April-June 2012)
For earlier newsletters or to download Adobe Acrobat Reader click on the
following Newsletter link
We are in the process of building the main
Museum building.
To see more pictures click here.
Shade Trees Planted At
Campus
Our new Car Campus area received new shade trees, thanks to a very
generous donation by Paul Jensen, owner of J.B. Sod of Salem. On
February 13, 2006, thirteen Norway Maple trees were delivered to the
Campus area and planted . To find out more go to
Shade Trees Planted.
Gazebo Construction
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