The Birds’ Nest www.buffalothunderbirdclub.org Newsletter of the Buffalo Thunderbird Club Dedicated May 2014 to Thunderbird Enthusiasts Secretary’s report Our May meeting was held at Lorrie and Bill Schueler’s. We thank them for the great dinner and warm hospitality! Officers President We reviewed our old business – Todd Ruth 803-1965 [email protected] Todd printed the car show flyers. They turned out well and in many Vice-President different colors! Don Vincent Rose Mary Keenan, from West Herr, sent Todd the layout of the Secretary parking lot so we can pre—plan the car placement for the show. 833-5472 [email protected] New business – Barb Stachura 434-7598 [email protected] Barb and Walt Stachura will host the dinner before the show. It will be Treasurer Sat. Aug. 9, at 6 p.m. at 4517 Sharon Dr., Lockport, NY 14094. Goodie bag stuffing and last minute planning will happen. Wendee Lorbeer 633-8433 [email protected] Todd is working on the raffle tickets for the car show. CTCI Rep Plans for our next meeting on June 7 at the Niagara Aerospace Bill Schueler 688-4605 [email protected] Museum tour are: We will meet in Museum parking lot. Park in front of building. Tour starts at 5pm. The admission is $5. After the tour, VTCI Rep we’ll all head to Como Restaurant. Dinner reservations are for 6:45. Gregg Zimmerman [email protected] For our July 13 tour of Singer Farms then lunch at Gordie Harper’s, a Club Historians suggestion was made to try and go to the “Ford Lords” car show. Given the time of our events ,we would not be able to make it in time. An inventory of our club T-shirts and hats is in progress. 633-1396 Bill & Nancy Crane Tech Editor Barb volunteered to call some local stores to get info on new polo Art Lorbeer 633-8433 [email protected] shirts and windbreaker jackets with our logo on it. These would not be Newsletter Editor for a fund raiser, but for members only if they want one. A discussion on advertising for our car show went on: when to start Walt Stachura 434-7598 [email protected] and in what publication to place the ads in. Thanks, Barb 5/17/2014 Page 1 Cruise nights & meetings Our calendar Sat May 24 “The Caz” 20th Annual Cazenovia Park Casino, Buffalo June 7—5 p.m. 10AM-5PM (Todd & Don will be there!) Niagara Aerospace Museum Sat June 7 5PM Niagara Aerospace Museum / Como Restaurant Como Restaurant –6:45 p.m. Sun June 15 11th Annual Clutch Artists Father’s Day Spring-A-Rama Main Transit Fire Hall 6777 Main St Williamsville NY Registration July 13—Sunday Singer Farms 10 a.m. Gordie Harper’s Bazaar 9AM Awards 4PM Mon June 30 5PM Elma Town Grill Cruise Night 6650 Clinton St at Bowen Rd Elma NY Wed July 9 5:30PM Jamie’s Ice Cream and Pizza Cruise Night 1401 Nash Rd , North Tonawanda August 9 –6 p.m. Goodie bag stuffing Barb & Walt Stachura Lockport Sun July 13 10AM Singer Farms / Gordie Harper’s Bazaar Sun Jul 20 West Herr Classic Car Show West Herr Ford 9AM-4PM 5025 Camp Rd Hamburg NY Thurs July 31 Ford Night at Akron Cruise downtown Akron NY 6PM Sat Aug 9 Pre-show preparations, Barb & Walt’s Lockport, NY 6PM August 10 Car show! West Herr Used Car Outlet Transit Rd. Sun Aug 10 29th Annual All TBIRD Show! Tues Aug 26 5:30PM Carson’s Ashford House Cruise & Corn Roast 5:30PM 9219 Rt219 Ashford Hollow Sat Sept 6 5PM Hidden Valley Animal Adventure / Trailside Grill Sun Sept 7 12th Annual Colden Fall Car Show Colden Fire Hall Rt 240 Sept 6—5 p.m. Hidden Valley Animal Adventure Trailside Grill 8448 Grutekunst Rd 10AM-5PM. Breakfast served beginning at 7AM in firehall. Sat Sept 27 4th Annual Cruisin’ For A Cure Buffalo, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm & Carlton Sts Buffalo. 9AM-4PM Show parking in ramp if inclement weather. Please support our sponsor According to the folks at E-ZPass, you don’t need separate tags for all of vehicles. If you have a collector car the simplest approach is to register that car on your E-ZPass account. You are able to have more than one car assigned to the tag. When going through the E-ZPass lane, simply hold the tag up so the reader can grab the information from it. And you don’t need to mount the Velcro to the windshield to hold the tag either. Now that’s simple! 5/17/2014 Page 2 Niagara Aerospace Museum & Dinner at Como Restaurant—June 7 Our June meeting will be a tour of the Niagara Aerospace Museum on Saturday June 7th at 5:00 p.m. The admission is $5/person. Following the one hour tour we have 6:45 p.m. dinner reservations at The Como Restaurant. Additional information Niagara Aerospace Museum 9900 Porter Road / Niagara Falls Intl Airport Niagara Falls, NY 14304 (716) 297-1323 Website: http://wnyaerospace.org/ Additional information Como Restaurant 2220 Pine Ave. Niagara Falls, NY 14301 (716) 285-9341 Website: http://www.comorestaurant.com/ Directions to Museum Take US Rt 62 (Niagara Falls Blvd) to Niagara Falls International Airport. Enter terminal and follow signs to museum. Parking in front of the building. Note: This is high traffic time so adjust your time accordingly. Mapquest: Click here Directions to Como Restaurant Take US Rt 62 for 5.6 miles going towards the falls to 2220 Pine Ave. US Rt 62 ends at Pine Ave. Mapquest: Click here 5/17/2014 Page 3 Sunday July 13—Singer Farms tour & lunch at Gordie Harper’s Bazaar Our July meeting will be a tour of Singer Farms at 10 a.m. The tour will include the alternative energy units, wind, solar and thermal, followed by shopping in the barn. Parking is in front of the barn. Following the tour lunch will be at Gordie Harper’s Bazaar. Additional information Singer Farms Naturals 6730 Lake Rd. (Route 18) Appleton, NY 14008 (716) 778-7077 Website: http://singerfarmnaturals.com/ Additional information Gordie Harper’s Bazaar 3333 Lockport-Olcott Rd. (Route 78) Newfane, NY 14108 (716) 778-8048 Website: http://www.gordieharpersbazaar.com/ Car Show Goodie Bags It’s not too early to help fill the Goodie Bags for our show! Please check if you have any previously obtained 'Goodie Bag' items you might be not interested in using and if so, consider returning back to stock for our upcoming Car Show! If you any new items you'd like to include in this year's 'Goodie Bag' collection or larger items you'd like to donate towards our Chinese Auction please let us know at your earliest opportunity, to further assist us in our preparations. 5/17/2014 Page 4 Hidden Valley Animal Adventure—September 6 Less than one hour from Buffalo a guided trolley ride through 60+ acres animal park. The ride will give you a chance to have an up close and personal interaction with the many animals. Last ride of the day is at 5 p.m. We will meet at the Rt 20A exit (East Aurora) off Rt 400 at 3:15 p.m. We will take Rt 20A to Hidden Valley. Those wishing to drive separately or wanting to spend more time at Hidden Valley can arrive at whatever time they wish but should plan to arrive at the park no later than 4:15 p.m to the see the small animal adventure which closes at 5 p.m.      $18 + tax adult $14 + tax child 3 –10 Under 2 free Group rate for 25 people will save $2 per person. The club will pick up $10 of the cost for members. It is our intention to invite friends and family to join so we can take advantage of the group rate which will not only save money but will also ensure we are on the same tour trolley and will be available for dinner at the same time. Additional information Hidden Valley Animal Adventure 2887 Royce Rd. Varysburg, NY 14167 (585) 535-4100 Website http://hiddenvalleyadventure.com/ Lithium batteries safety reminder. Boeing airplanes, Tesla cars, Laptop computers, cell phones and GPS’s are but a few of the devices that are powered by Lithium batteries. By their very nature they are hazardous, yet with proper care they rarely have a problem. That’s why many of us forget to care for them properly. High heat can stress these batteries and when they fail, it’s catastrophic as seen in this picture. Be smart and don’t leave battery powered devices in an area that will expose them to high temperatures. 5/17/2014 Page 5