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Ohio Valley Austin Healey Club
  Serving Greater Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky
Monthly Meetings
   Meetings are the 2nd Monday of the Month unless indicated - 7:00 PM 
   Family, friends and guests are always welcome!


   January 2024:        No Meeting
   February 2024:      Jacobs
   March 2024:           Wallace's               
   April 2024:             Ballinger's
   May 2024:              Rettig
   June 2024:             
   July 2024:              Wolfer's
   August 2024:         Grabow
   September 2024:   Cox's
   October 2024:        Lindauer Bonfire
   November 2024:    Duffey's
   December 2024:    Restaurant TBD
 
                                                                   Activities  Calendar                                            





 


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Tid-Bits
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The Golden Age of British Sport Cars
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Joe Schreibeis   What has he been up to ?
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​Green BJ8  in " Every one wants to rule the world " 
​  Like Blackberrys,  Cobbler  ?  Come out to Pratt's Berry Farm and get fresh Berries of all types !

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                                                PHOTOS of Conclave  -  Https://Dropevent.com/Conclave2019
2023 ............................................................ Bellefontaine Hill Climb revival
 (  https://www.motorsportreg.com/events/bellefontaine-hillclimb-revival-sports-car-preservation-ltd-804583 )                                                     PHOTOS at   www.jlofoto.net                                                                                                         
March 20 .............................................................................. Retired Old Men Eating Out 1:00  Back Porch Saloon
                                                                                               9626 Princeton Glendale Rd.  ( 747 )          
                                                                             
February 28 .......................................................................................... Juliettes Lunch 12:30  Grove Park Grille
                                                                                                                6735 Kellogg Rd. Cincinnati
                                                                                                                 RSVP Lauren ( LLwallace@fuse.net )


March 23 ......................................................................................... Meeting at Wallace's 1:00 kick tires 2:00 meeting
                                                                                                                     6824 Tree Ridge Drive
                                                                                                                           ( Details in Newsleak )




​February OVAHC Meeting Minutes 
Twenty-eight members attended the monthly meeting at the Jacobs home in Fairfield, OH on Saturday, February 10 on an unusually warm afternoon. The club surprised Tech Guru Richard Pratt with a Mardi Gras King cake. Joyce supplied it, and Dale some candles in the shape of an 83, and Nancy Bacon lit them up. It was blazing fiercely. This was followed by an OVAHC Happy Birthday song rendition. Later we discovered that President Scott bit the king cake "baby" in his slice. He either gets good luck or good fertility for the rest of the year, depending on whom you ask.
President Scott Brown called the meeting to order and thanked Joyce and Jake for hosting. (applause) November minutes were approved as published. Vice Presidents Wallace, and Editor Mary Ann had no initial reports. Historian John Parrott and Treasurer Cindy Loos were away.
Scott revealed the Southeast Classic (SEC) has moved from Little Switzerland, NC due to new ownership raising the rates too high. Now the show is at the Shelton Winery in Dobson, NC near I-77. The host hotel is the Hampton Inn. Dates are Oct 31 – Nov 3. Book as quick as you can by calling directly to (336) 353-9400 and ask for SEC event. 
John Wallace said not to worry about snow as he lived around there for years. Very pretty scenery and the road to get there is Route 52. It will probably be a 2 day drive to make it more enjoyable. Contact John or Scott to join the caravan.
President Scott reported the SEC in 2025 will be in Franklin, TN. Bluegrass AHC will host Springthing on 5/16-19/2024 and invited us all to attend. (Late news: Lexington, KY is the location)
Secretary Dale reported the new alignment for the 2024 meeting hosts. Changes are Lindauer for April, September is now open and NOT at the Loos home (my mistake),and October is at the Parrott homestead. November is open, too.
Membership Rosalee said we have 49 OVAHC / national members plus 4 OVAHC / MVAHC multi-club national members. We have 2 honorary members and 10 local only members. Two members changed from national to local only, one national member moved away, and one national member has not renewed as of this date.  
Treasurer Cindy sent her report to Jake via email: Since the 11/5 Duffey meeting a credit of $850 for national dues, $205 for local only dues, $615 for AHCA rebates, and $43 for split the pot, for a total of $1713: with debits of $700 to AHCA for members dues, $50 to AHCA for LO fees, and $75 for Jacobs meeting allowance for total of $825. One person overpaid $5 but donated it to the club. Our current balance is good. Tech Team balance is $1,728.09.  
Activity Activator Skip asked for a show of hands for Wisconsin Conclave attendees. About ten so far. Skip is starting on the Wisconsin Conclave caravan route for September 2024. Chicago presents a BIG traffic problem. Plan is Route 52, circle 
freeway for Indy, back onto 52, stay overnight near Joliet, IL. Then skirt around Chicago and drive on to Conclave.
Skip said "The Great Race" is coming Saturday, June 22 from Owensboro, KY and staying overnight in Lawrenceburg, IN and he is considering how we can tag along. It ends in Maine on June 30. Details to follow. The Monday, April 8 total eclipse of the sun was discussed. Contact Skip or Tim if you want to hear their plans. Denny Lindauer said that Holtkamp Winery outside of Lawrenceburg is hosting an eclipse viewing, too. For all activity questions or comments, please contact Skip.
Business Manager / Delegate Jake is trying to get with Live Oaks to re-establish our drivers' training sessions with two dates this year in Milford. The delegates are trying to give drivers awards for your Healey trips. The AHCA is granting free AHC memberships (not to include OVAHC membership) with postcards to hand out for 2024.  
Conclave 2024: (See latest comprehensive update from the Wisconsin Club received on Sunday, attached) Currently at 200 Conclave registrations. The Blue Water Resort is sold out and other hotels are booking up fast. Jeff Porada is driving in Road America races Friday, Saturday, and Sunday beforehand. Jake has bunk-beds open for 2 guys to stay with him and son John during Conclave at Blue Water Resort. Jake had a report for using the ferry boats across Lake Michigan vs going through Chicago. (contact Jake for details) Conclave VP Neil Anderson announced the future lineup to Jake:
2025 is Branson, MO hosted by Kansas City AHC (September most likely);  
2026 is open but now vetting Lexington, KY.  
2027 is being planned for Lake Tahoe, NV. 

Tech Director Tim said we had two new sessions recently. First was to examine and start the 1958 Bugeye Sprite and 1996 Mazda Miata owned by members John and Karen Haines. We fired up in both short order and will help to advertise them for sale. They provided coffee and doughnuts in the AM and pizza with beer in the PM. Next we went to the Wallace garage to inspect "Christine's" 100-6 brakes. We cleaned and balanced wheels and drums and enjoyed our morning treats, but had ham or roast beef sandwiches with our beer this time. John ordered parts and we will return to finish the job next week. John Parrott has received his big Healey frame/body back and invited the tech team to return this month to help mount the axles, etc. He can expect a good crowd since he has become famous for his wonderful chili.  
Tim is ordering four top trunnion bearing kits through The Winners Circle to replace the old bronze washers as an upgrade to the front suspension. These first four were spoken for by Slater, Rettig, Wallace and Ross. Tim is ordering tech team hats through the RP Diamond OVAHC Store. He still has some $40 clutch slave cylinder bleeder kits for sale. If you want to buy any items, need to schedule a session, have questions, or want to join in the fun, just let him know.
Historian John Parrott was not present but asked Web Site Manager Don Klein to relay some of the OVAHC storied history. (You need to attend to hear these stories) He spoke about the Conclave of 1984 in Snowshoe, WV and passed around "The Chatter" which was the AHCA publication before the Healey Marque, for us to see.  
Old business: Jeff Porada said the Wisconsin Conclave gymkhana has about 90 cars signed up and our club is helping again. OVAHC's job this time is to do tech inspections of the cars beforehand and the committee wants to know how many workers we can provide. Contact Jeff to volunteer asap. jeffporada@gmail.com
New Business: Vice Presidents John and Lauren announced their fourth June OVAHC trip. Prior trips were: 2021-Hendersonville, NC.; 2022-Staunton, Virginia; 2023-Hell, Michigan. Now for 2024 is Frankenmuth, MI. Frankenmuth is Michigan’s “Little Bavaria” near Lake Huron. Great walks, shopping, eating, drinking, and driving. Distance to the motel is 337 miles from our house. Date for departure AND arrival is June 17 and returning June 20 (3 nights). We will stay at the Frankenmuth Motel. The motel is rated 4.5 stars. Rooms are $125.42 per night including taxes. Two queen beds per room. (If you mention you are a US veteran, total price is $338.67 with proof of service shown when you check in.) Pets incur a $15 surcharge per night. Twelve rooms have been set aside. We are under “Ohio Valley Car Club”. Telephone number is: 989-652-6171. The rooms are set aside until 30 days prior to the June 17 date. However, it is best to make reservations soon.
More New business: Tim Ross is proposing a trip this fall to the Zanesville, OH area instead of re-returning to Hocking Hills. He and Bobbi took the Miata and Mini clubs there and had a fun time. A three day 500 mile drive can be set up if someone will help set it up this spring. John Wallace raised his hand to assist. Details to follow this fall. 
And More New business: Vice President Lauren Wallace has picked Trio Bistro in Kenwood on Wednesday, February 28 at 12:30 PM for the Juliettes lunch. The December Christmas lunch will be at Grove Park Grille on Kellogg Avenue near Coney Island on Thursday, December 19. Lauren Wallace is making all the arrangements (thank you) and went over the delicious menu picked just for us. Details to follow this fall. Split-the-pot was won by Ken Campbell for $50 and the club kept $50.  
The next meeting is Saturday, March 23 at the Wallace home. President Scott thanked Joyce and Jake for hosting (applause) and then we went back to snacking and socializing.
Submitted by Secretary Dale 


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