Tomatalk
January 2015
Happy New Year!
Tomahawk Chapter
Tomatalk
Officers
January 2015
President - Tony Miller
Volume 40 ~ Number 1
The Tomatalk is published monthly by
the Minnesota Chapter 13 of the Pontiac Oakland Club International. The
Tomahawk Chapter was founded in
1977. The chapter is dedicated to the
preservation and enjoyment of Pontiac,
Oakland and GMC vehicles of all years
and models, stock and modified.
Club events are organized for the enjoyment of our members.
All letters to the editor should be signed.
Articles, letters and editorial content
represent the opinions and viewpoints
of the authors and not necessarily that
of the Tomahawk Chapter or POCI.
8044 Wood Duck Tr.
Circle Pines, MN 55014
[email protected]
651-786-1214
Vice-President
Todd Lewis
5895 St. Albans No.
Shorewood, MN 55126
651-895-9325
[email protected]
Secretary - Steve Weese
8838 Baltimore St. NE
Blaine, MN 55449
763-780-0937
[email protected]
Treasurer - Jim Notch
107 Charity Circle
Montrose, MN 55363
952-594-5000
[email protected]
web site: tomatalk.org
Newsletter Editor &
Web Site Administrator
Paul Bergstrom
1165 County Road 83
Maple Plain, MN 55359
763-479-2248
[email protected]
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President’s Message
The December meeting was held at Norm’s Tire,
and Joy proved to be a wonderful hostess who provided not only coffee and cookies, but helpful suggestions as well! Gotta get that girl in a Pontiac!
She even ended the meeting with some door prizes, which added a little sparkle to our Christmas
meeting! A heartfelt thanks goes out to Norm’s
Tire for their hospitality.
We again discussed ideas regarding hosting the POCI Annual Convention for
2017. There seems to be some hesitation on hosting due to our numbers, but it was
brought up that perhaps we can co-host with a Wisconsin Club. Paul Bergstrom
will be reaching out to the other Club to see if they might have some interest in
this.
We are also asking that Club members re-submit their holiday ideas for the
20-SIXTEEN Holiday Party in January or February of 2015 so we can be more
proactive on booking what we want rather than waiting until the last minute--as
the older I get, the quicker those minutes go by!
That being said, I look forward to seeing you at the 20-Fifteen Holiday Party/
slash/January Club Meeting at Jimmy’s in Vadnais Heights on the 31st of January
for a night of fellowship and good cheer (remember to bring a guy/gal gift if you
wish to participate in the exchange, $15-$20 value),
Until then, I wish you and yours a wonderful and safe holiday season!!
Tony Miller, Tomahawk Chief
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December
Meeting Minutes
12/16/14
We met at Norm’s Tires with 18 mem-
ber’s present. The meeting was called
to order at 7:02. Joy apologized for not
being able to host us in November.Last
month’s minutes were read and accepted. Jim Notch gave a treasurer’s report
and it was accepted. Barbara Felker
had forwarded some mail to Jim, from
Toys for Tots.We discussed our charitable giving and it was decided that we
would continue what we had done last
year. We will donate to The Salvation
Army, Toys for Tots and the Rosetown
Legion.
New Business - Convention
Paul has some information on Chula
Vista resort in the Wisconsin Dells.
They have a beautiful resort there and
it could make for a nice location for a
future convention. Maybe we could
team up with the Wisconsin Chapter
for the 2017/2018 POCI Convention?
Todd suggested maybe we could get
together at one of the drag strips next
summer.
It must be winter as Nick had boots on!
Jim, Hal, Jamie, and Melissa won
prize’s that Norm’s Tires provided.
Steve “Mudbird” Weese
Tomahawk Chapter Secretary
Old Business - Our members had fun at
Tony’s birthday party.
Banquet - Of the three suggestions we
had last month only Bennett’s was still
available for the dates we had selected.
Little Venetian was also suggested as a
possible alternate. It was suggested that
we should find a place with a private
room for us and try to have our banquet
at the same location every year.
High Performance Pontiac Magazine POCI will be sending out a membership mailer to all those who had subscribed in order to recruit new members.
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FEATURE CARS WANTED!
Want to see YOUR car featured
in the Tomatalk? Contact Paul
Bergstrom 763-479-2248, or
email [email protected]
and we’ll make it happen!
January
Membership
Meeting
Meanwhile...
Back at the “Pontiac Ranch”
* will be held at the
Annual Banquet
Congratulations to the following
Minnesota members who are being
recognized in 2015 for membership
milestones in POCI:
POCI MEMBER RECOGNITION
BENNETT
LINDA
20 year
BERGSTROM PAUL
40 year
BOYUM
MARK
40 year
ENGELHARDT STEVEN
35 year
HEGSTAD
LARRY
25 year
HOFFMANN DALE
40 year
KNUDTSON ROBERT
25 year
KOHLMAN
JIM
30 year
MOULDER
TOM
30 year
NOSKOGREG35 year
PHILLIPS
JACK
25 year
The banquet reservation form is included with
this newsletter (see center pages). We hope to
see you there. Keep those Ponchos rollin’!
Paul Bergstrom, Tomatalk Editor
.
POCI’s 2015 Convention
Louisville, Kentucky July 21-25
Register on-line at www.poci.org
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2015
POCI Convention
Louisville, KY
Louisville Fair
and Expo Center
On-line
July 21-25
registration is available at
poci.org. The host hotel is the Crowne
Plaza-Louisville Airport.
Check the poci.org website for hotel
availability and convention updates, or
call the the POCI Club Office at (877)
368-3454.
Peek-A-Boo Plexiglass Pontiac
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GM Blast From The Past
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The pre-paid banquet reservation is NON-REFUNDABLE.
On the night of the banquet, the Tomahawk club will reimburse $10.00 to each club member.
OPTIONAL: We will do the gift exchange again.
1132 COUNTY RD EAST, VADNAIS HEIGHTS, MN Phone 651-482-1100
JIMMY’S FOOD & DRINK
Dinner Buffet: Tossed Salad with Assorted Dressings, Oven Roasted Turkey & Roast Beef,
Country Style Stuffing, Home Made Gravy, Baby Red Mashed Potatoes, Sauteed Green Beans,
Baked Rolls w/Garlic Butter. Served with Coffee and Dessert.
6:00 pm Cash Bar ~ 7:00 pm Dinner Buffet
Saturday, January 31st, 2015
2015 Tomahawk Chapter Annual Banquet
# ATTENDING ________________
Gift exchange $15-$20 Value
Questions? Call Jim 952-594-5000 or email: [email protected]
TOMAHAWK CHAPTER, C/O JIM NOTCH, 107 CHARITY CIRCLE, MONTROSE, MN 55363
PLEASE MAIL THE BOTTOM HALF OF THIS FORM ALONG WITH $27.00 FOR EACH MEAL.
RESERVATIONS ARE DUE BY JANUARY 24th. MAKE CHECK PAYABLE TO: TOMAHAWK
CHAPTER AND MAIL TO:
PHONE NUMBER ______________________________________________________________________
CITY/STATE/ZIP _______________________________________________________________________
ADDRESS _____________________________________________________________________________
NAME ________________________________________________
Dinner Buffet price is $27.00 per person (includes tax and gratuity)
2015 TOMAHAWK CHAPTER BANQUET RESERVATION FORM
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Thanks to Karen Ford for the
“Pluggers” submission.
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TOMATALK
CLASSIFIED ADS
~ Parts For Sale ~
per, gauges, grills. Dash vents, A lot
of odds and ends and more. Email me
what you are looking for.
[email protected]
1962 Pontiac parts: rechromed windshield wiper bezels for single speed
wipers only (will not fit 2-speed overlap wiper cars), fits P/8 (big car) 1961
& 1962. Never installed after rechrome
$175. Power brake vacuum reservoir,
bead blasted, powder coated black &
tested to hold vacuum, fits ‘61 & ‘62
Pontiac big cars (may fit other years)
$75; rear electric antenna mount, replated with clear zinc (silver coat) w/
rubber grommet, for ‘62 Pontiac, may
fit other years $25. Contact Nick at
(651) 451-7701 or (651) 263-5918,
email [email protected]
1955 Pontiac parts for sale: stainless,
2 wheels, steering wheel, heater sytem, call for more details. Al Breitbarth
(952) 933-4874
1963 & 64 Pontiac: Full size parts.
Regular and rare parts. Some 59 parts,
64 GP body 64 conv. Call or email with
needs. Ed Kodet Evenings (612) 3778256 or [email protected]
For sale: Mad Dog Headers - Pontiac
1961-1964 $200; #96 Heads - good
condition $250; 1963 reproduction
drivers side quarter panel 2dr HT $50.
1963 - kick panels, drive shaft, rocker
panel covers. Doug (651) 786-2145
~ Wanted ~
Wanted set of (4) restored 14 x 6 Rally
II wheels in 4 3/4” bolt circle. Don’t
need any trim. Thanks. John Zeglin
763-972-2907
Wanted: 1958 Pontiac cars/parts/
memorabilia/toys/etc. Call Jim 952594-5000 email [email protected]
Wanted: #13 heads for a 1970 GTO 400
engine, Fred Klokonos (507) 332-7060
For sale: (1) TH-350 tranny crossmember (used) for 75-81 F-body
$30; (1) TH-400 tranny crossmember
(new) for 70-74 F-body $50. Contact
Todd Lewis (651) 895-9325 email:
[email protected]
For sale: numerous 1970-1976 Firebird parts. Passenger side door with
glass, rear window, chrome rear bumPage 11
Send want ads to:
[email protected]
Tomahawk Chapter
Technical Advisors
Oakland and 1926 - 41 Pontiac
Gary VanKempen
Tomahawk Chapter
web site:
763-561-3911
tomatalk.org
1942-54
Al Longley
763-421-6953
1955-62 - Position
Open
1963-72
Rollie Pederson
Photos
and stories of member
cars wanted. Send them by mail,
e-mail or carrier pigeon to:
Paul Bergstrom, Tomatalk
1165 County Road 83
Maple Plain, MN 55359
763-434-7400
1973-2010 - Position
Open
High Perf. - Tom VanKempen
763-434-7156
e-mail: [email protected]
Firebird & Trans Am
Tom Hegland
651-592-9305
[email protected]
TOMATALK
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Club Historian
12 issues:
Mark Boyum
651-462-8493
$250 full page
$150 half page
$75 quarter page
$25 business card size
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Minnesota Tomahawk Chapter
Membership Application Form
POCI Membership Number: __________
Membership in the Pontiac Oakland Club International is encouraged (see poci.org)
Name: __________________________________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip/Postal Code: ________________________________________
Country: ________________________________________________________
Phone:_____________________________ Fax:_________________________
E-mail address:____ _______________________________________________
Pontiac(s) owned: _________________________________________________
Referred by: ___________________________________________________________________
Annual dues are $20.00 (check payable to MN Tomahawk Chapter)
$15.00 for an “electronic” membership, newsletter received via email
SEND APPLICATION FORM AND DUES TO:
Jim Notch, 107 Charity Circle, Montrose, MN 55363
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