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July 16th, 2004 - Bryce Cook, Editor

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The Jacobson’s picnic tour

Sunday July 25th. tour, pool party, picnic, ice cream social. Bring your picnic lunch, your swim suit and towel. We will meet at the Burlington High School parking lot at 10:45am, and leave about 11:00am for a short tour ending up at Lyle and Francie Jacobson’s. We will have a picnic lunch, pool party, and an ice cream social. The club will buy the ice cream and topping. Please RSVP not latter than the 23rd of July so we can plan the
ice cream and topping. Email jacobson_lyle@hotmail.com or call Eric Hall at 360-445-3105.

MG/Jaguar Softball Picnic

Directions can be found here

Don’t miss this! Sunday 15 August from 11am to 6pm

Welcome to the first annual MG/Jaguar Softball Picnic at the beautiful Sudden Valley Resort, near Bellingham, WA. This will be a fun experience and a chance to kick back and enjoy yourself with a break from the usual club summer events. Bring your classic British Car and show it off to the Sudden Valley residents and local Media. It will be carefully watched over by Sudden Valley Security in a private asphalt area, while you play a game of softball nearby. If you’re not in the mood for a ballgame, our Canadian friends will be offering you a chance to play that very British game – Croquet. Just imagine yourself with a beverage in one hand, leaning on your croquet mallet! Rather do something else? We will have exclusive use of the Sudden Valley Adult Center where you can lie by the pool, have a swim, cook your burgers on the outside BBQ or use the inside cooking facilities with lots of room to sit and chat. All this and just a few steps away from each activity. If you want to stay on for dinner after the ballgame, Bob’s Burgers and Brew at the Sudden Valley Clubhouse offer hearty food at great prices. Reservations recommended.

• KISM Radio will be in attendance and will be raffling a restored 1967 Ford Mustang. KISM will also be doing live commentary on our classic cars.
• Our cars will be parked in a grassy area in the center of activities with SV Security keeping a friendly eye on them while we head off to enjoy ourselves
• Hamburgers, Hot Dogs and beverages will be available, including soft drinks, a Beer Garden and a Mocha iced coffee bar, or you can bring your own makings to barbeque at the Adult Center
• The main Olympic size swimming pool will be available to all guests including children, so bring your togs. (Changing facilities/showers available at the Adult Center where there is also an adults only pool)
• Friendly softball game, supervised by the Sudden Valley Recreation Director for all interested in getting a little exercise. (bring your own glove and bat if you have one)
• Family “Whacky Water” games for those little and big adult kids who just want to have fun. Quiet times lying by the pool at the Adult Center for those who just want to hang out and chat.
• If you want to stay on for dinner after the ballgame, Bob’s Burgers and Brew at the Sudden Valley Clubhouse offer hearty food at great prices. Reservations recommended

Preliminary admission price is just $5.00 per person (this covers facilities use fees, security and soft drinks. Bring your own burgers, buns, salads and beverages or whatever else takes your fancy). In addition there will be a commemorative Sudden Valley MG/Jaguar baseball cap offered for around $10.00 to S12.00 (limited numbers so purchase early in the day).

Call Bruce MacCormack (360-676 7777) or email bruce@brucemaccormack.com for more details or directions to Sudden Valley. Activities Chairs: Bruce needs tentative numbers of attendees as soon as possible.

Mt. Baker MG Car Club events*

The schedule of events for the year is as follows:

Feb 7 Cascade Pizza Planning Luncheon*

Feb 28 Leap Year Tour To Widbey Island* Wayne

Mar 27 President Tour* Tom

Apr.24 NWMGCC Tulip Rally

May 1 & 2 MG’S on the Pier in Port Angeles

May 8 Canadian (Sumas) Try Again Tour* Kim & karen

May 22 Vancouver BC ABFM Bellevue CC off I-90 exit 11B

May 30 AARC Boulevard Park Car Show* Wayne

June 5 Brad Whaley’s Winery Tour* Brad

June 27 Bellingham air & car show Lyle

July 2-3-4 Rally in the Valley in Eastern B.C.

July 12-16 GOF Harrison Hot Springs

July 24 Seattle ABFM Bellevue CC off I-90 exit 11B

July 25 Lyle and Francie MG tour

Aug. 8 Wayne’s Tour to Mt. Baker and picnic*

Aug. 15 Sunday Sudden Valley Picnic and soft ball game……Bruce

Sept 6 Monday\Labor Day Tour *

Sept 25 Early Fall Tour * We need a Tour Leader

Oct 16 Halloween * We need a Tour Leader

If you are a tour leader in the months of, July, Aug. and Step. please send to your editor the guide lines as to starting place, general area of the tour, lunch or picnic, ending time and place of tour.

Welcome new member Gary Seirstad with a ’72 MGB
Welcome back Andy Bradley with a ’46 MGTC and ’69 MGBGT

June 10 meeting notes:

President Tom Noel announced that Andy Bradley is willing to do a MG clinic, and so is Jeff Stiner who both own repair shops.

Frank Travis moved to pay the dues to the English MG car club, and the motion was passed.

The idea of having a club web site was much discussed. Eric Hall owns the MBMGCC domain name. "mgmgcc.com." Eric is going to find out the cost of a web site, and may set it up and do the newsletter taking it over from Bryce Cook. Tom will set up another meeting to discuss where we go from here.

WANTED MGA in any condition.
Tom Engholm
P.O. Box 685
Deming, WA. 98244
(360) 592-1153

To : All MBMGCC MEMBERS

We have just returned from four days at the "Gathering of the Faithful" - GoF West held this year at Harrison Hot Springs Resort, BC. It is sponsored by "T" series MG owners, with 120 MGs from as far away as California attending. This year the members of the MBMGCC did very well!

Bob Earl's 1939 MG VA 4 passenger convertible coupe won "Best Pre-War"

Dave and Barb Fischer-Fleming's '53 TD won first in its class

Guy and Carita Boswell's '62 MGA won "Best Modern MG" as well as driving it to 1st Place in the Funcana.

Lee an Betty Dawes driving their TD finished 3rd in the Funcana

Margaret Travis received "Arts and Crafts Merit Award" for a hand knit sweater with the MG Octagon knit in.

Other members of the club attending were Wayne Musselman, Lyle and Francie Jacobson, Ron and Audrey Paterson, Kim and Karen Herford and Frank Travis.

Call Bruce MacCormack (360-676 7777) or email bruce@brucemaccormack.com for more details or directions to Sudden Valley.

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