You can join us for just Saturday’s tour and dinner or stay overnight at the Season’s Motel in Morton and go on the train ride on Sunday. The Seasons Motel phone number is: 1-360-496-6835

Saturday, August 7th: Two meeting places: departing from Southcenter/Westfield Mall Starbucks at

8 AM or meet in Morton at the Seasons Motel with departure at 11 AM.

Phil and Beckie Daniels will lead us on a tour to Mt. St. Helens Windy Ridge Visitor Center. If you have not been to this viewing point, it is great. The drive is about 35 miles of winding paved two lane roads virtually on the side of the mountains. The viewpoint is closer to the mountain than the Johnson Ridge one and about the same elevation. Bring binoculars. The park service provides a 25 minute talk about the eruption and takes questions.

What to bring: binoculars, a picnic lunch (lunch will be about 1 PM), your park pass or $5.00 for the entry to the park, water, drinks, hand sanitizer (outhouse facilities only), litterbag, sun hat and /or umbrella for shade (there is no shade).

BBQ Dinner will be at Phil and Beckie’s home near Onalaska at 6 PM.

Phil and Beckie will supply the main course.

What you bring:

Your own drink–alcohol is acceptable.

A thru E salad or bread

F thru K vegetable or appetizers

L thru P potato or pasta

Q thru Z dessert

Sunday August 8th:

Train ride out of Elbe. Departing the Seasons Motel at 9 AM, arrive at Elbe at 10 AM for the train Ride.

Lunch in Elbe.

Please RSVP to Beckie if possible BJD97@Juno.com

Lois Buhman

Cascade Austin Healey Club Activity Coordinator

cell phone number: 206-267-8056

This is a joint tour with the Cascade Club.  We will meet at the Burger King at Delta Park @8:30 a.m. with departure at 9:00.  We will tour to Morton, Washington where we will meet the Cascade Club.  You will want to bring a picnic lunch for our lunch break.  We will have a short meeting during the lunch stop.  At the end of the tour we will arrive at Phil and Becky Daniel’s for a pot luck dinner.  Please bring a dinner course as shown:  Last name A-E bring Salad or Bread; F-K bring Vegetable or Appetizers; L-P bring Potato or Pasta; Q-Z bring Dessert.  Bring your own drinks.

You are invited to stay over and enjoy a train ride at Elbe, Washington on Sunday. We will be stay at the Seasons Motel in Morton. Phone (360)496-6835.   200 Westlake Drive    The rooms are $80-$90.

We will meet at John & Judy Carter’s house at 16173 S.W. Dekalb St., Tigard, at 8:30 a.m.  The tour will start at 9:00.  We will tour to Bald Peak State Park where we will enjoy the view with coffee and “sweets”.  From there we will  tour to Carlton where we will have a picnic at Wennerberg Park where we will play and compete in some “lawn games”.  The meeting will be at 2:30.  You may bring your own picnic lunch or you may purchase lunch at the nearby Deli in Carlton.  Directions to the Carter’s home – Hwy 99 to Bull Mountain Rd. to 161^st  Ave.  Turn East to Dekalb, turn right on Dekalb to address.  Call if you get lost (503) 579-6599.

Activities
Portland Historic Races, July 9-12
The 2010 Baxter Auto Part Portland Historic Races, July 9 – 12, 2010 held at Portland International Raceway, features an annual entry list of more than 250 prestigious historic race cars, representing a wide variety of manufacturers. The restored cars are divided into groups according to make, age and horsepower, where they are raced at high speeds close to or at their full potential.  This year the featured marque is Alfa Romeo.  Boasting an open paddock, the Portland Historic Races allow enthusiasts the opportunity to see race cars up close and interact with the drivers and crew. The event also features a display of more than 700 collector cars and hot rods, a food and wine pavilion, a kid zone, an autocross, and a vendor midway. 

In past years the Austin-Healey Club of Oregon has had 15 or more member cars in the car club static display corrals.  These numbers have dwindled in recent years to less than a half dozen last year.  I believe this is partially due to the cost of $45.00 for registration.  Certainly that is a sizeable amount of money to spend just to park your car on the grass and be part of the show.  On the other hand it provides you with two tickets for each of the event days, total access to the pits, concessions, food vendors, and grandstands.

A final reason to attend the Historics is the car club parade laps.  The picture is the Schneider Healey coming out of the corner and onto the front straight.  Another factor seems to be concerns for locating the car club corrals inside the race course. Many participants complained the first year the corrals were moved to this location. We all felt trapped until the race day ended and the race course could again be crossed.  The PIR officials heard many complaints about this and now allow passage between race  heats.  About every 20 minutes throughout the day the race course is closed, the gates are opened and collector cars can freely pass in or out of the corral area.   I encourage the AHCO membership to join me at the Historic Races this summer.  I don’t think I have missed the event in over twenty years and have grown to love vintage racing.  Additionally, we have several AHCO members that will be racing their Healeys and will appreciate our cheering them on.  If I have convinced you to join me please send a check for $45.00 to the AHCO Activities Director John Carter in the next week to ten days.  John needs to file the registrations and fees with the PIR event by June 1, 2010.  The mailing address to use is 16173 – SW Dekalb Street, Portland, OR  97224.
June12, – The tour and AHCO members meeting will be hosted by Wanda and Michael Hartfield. We will meet at the former Sherwood  GI Joes parking lot  on Hwy 99 (sort of behind the McDonalds).  Meeting time is 10:00 AM.  The tour will depart at 10:30.  The tour will be approximately 60 miles in length and pass through the Dundee, Amity, Dayton vicinity with a stop at the Amity Vineyard Winery where we will enjoy a sampling of the wines.  There is a $5.00 charge for the wine tasting.  We will continue the tour on to the Hartfields home for lunch and the meeting  There will be a short Executive Board meeting prior to the general membership meeting.  the later meeting will start at 3:15 PM.   Please notify the Hartfields if you plan to attend so they can plan the food.  Michael and Wanda Hartfield may be reached by phone at 503-476-3202 or by email at hartfiel@alumni.princeton.edu.
June 28-July 2, Rendezvous  – The registrations for the Austin-Healey Club USA Rendezvous hosted by the AHCO have now reached a total of 87.  If you are planning to attend and have not yet registered please do so very soon.

July and August Events
Mark your social calendar for a Healey Club event on Saturday, July 17  for a tour and picnic. Details will follow.
On Saturday, August  7th we are planning a joint event with the Cascade Club for a BBQ and tour in Morton,WA. Staying overnight will be optional. Details will follow.

On Saturday, August  7th we are planning a joint event with the Cascade Club for a BBQ and tour in Morton,WA. Staying overnight will be optional. Details will follow.

Rendezvous News -  I need to alert Club members to a couple of important Rendezvous matters which may require their attention.  First, the Eugene, OR Rendezvous begins in eight weeks!!  If you are planning to attend theRendezvous please register with Bill Bolton.  Use the form available on the Club website, http://Healey-Oregon.org.  If you want to purchase Rendezvous regalia, please use the registration form to order the items in advance so sufficient supplies will be available.  Second, if you intend to stay at the Valley River Inn you need to be aware that rooms featuring the reduced Rendezvous rate are now very limited and are being reserved at an rapid rate.  As of this weekend there are only ten rooms remaining.  Please call the Valley River Inn today and get your rooms reserved (Phone: (541-743-1000).  Once the block of rooms is filled other Valley River Inn rooms may still be available but they will not be at the special Rendezvous rate.  Third, if you already have your room reserved but have not sent your Rendezvous registration to Bill Bolton, please do so ASAP.  The Rendezvous Committee is trying to keep track of all the event components.  It is helpful when the numbers of event registrations and accomodation reservations match.  Please don’t wait until you arrive in Eugene to register.

Club Activities

May 15 – This is the final reminder.  Note the date is the third Saturday of the month. The May tour to Longview, WA is a day trip to Bill and Nancy Boylan’s country home outside of Longview.  We will have a B-B-Q weather permitting and if it is raining we’ll come up with something else.  The Boylan’s address is 549 – Diebert Ave. Lonview, WA.  Their phone number is 360-425-7014, and email is wnboylan@msn.com.  Please take special note — If you are planning to partake of the Boylan’s hospitality please call or email with an RSVP.   Club Vice President, John Wilson, will be leading a tour from Portland to Longview.  The tour will assemble in the Fred Meyer parking lot located on Cornelius Pass Road on the south side of the Sunset Highway at 09:00 AM Saturday.   Departure time will be 09:15 AM .  The Club business meeting will convene at 2:00 PM at the Boylans.

June 12 – The tour and Club meeting will be hosted by Wanda and Micheal Hartfield.  We will meet at the G.I. Joes parking lot in Sherwood (kind of behind the McDonald’s on Hwy. 99) at 10:00 a.m. and plan to leave at 10:30. The tour will be approximately 60 miles long and will be in the Dundee, Amity and Dayton vicinity with a stop at the Amity Vineyard Winery where we will enjoy a sampling of their wines. (There is a $5.00 charge for the wine tasting).  We will continue the tour on to the Hartfield’s home for lunch and the meeting.  Lunch will be around 2:00 so you may want to pack a light snack.  The meeting is planned for about 3:15.  Please notify the Hartfield’s if you plan to attend so they can plan the food.  Michael & Wanda Hartfield 503-476-3202 or e-mail hartfiel@alumni.princeton.edu.
July 9 – 11 – Portland Historic Races.  We are getting ready for the 34th annual Portland Historic Races at PIR and would like to have the participation of as many Healey club members as possible. The number of members coming has been decreasing the last few years. Let’s get those cars out and active! With your Corral fee you will be able to park together in the race infield to enjoy the fun. Some may even want to autocross for a $5 donation to charity. At lunchtime you get to take a lap or two around the track just for fun. There are lots of races and vendors and hundreds of cars to look at.
The Corral fee must be collected in advance. Please send the $45 fee to John Carter at 16173 SW Dekalb St.,Portland,OR 97224. John must send all of the money in together before the June 1st deadline so send it to him at least several days before that . If you have any questions please call me at 503-579-6599.
So let’s get those cars out and gather for some fun at the races. We need the Austin Healey marque represented. Last year there were more MG’s than Healeys!
Other Activities
May 8 – On Saturday, May 8, 2010 the British Auto Works (BAW), located at 10580 – NW 289 Place in North Plains, OR, is holding an open house and a rally.  If you are unsure of the location there is a map at the BAW website, www.britishautoworks.com. The openhouse will run from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.  There will be coffee and doughnuts available.  The annual Queen’s Rally will start at 10:00 AM.  The rally will be short, simple and fun. If you plan to run the rally, please call the shop (503-647-0435) and tell them.  They would appreciate getting a head count.

Another item of interest was found in the BAW newsletter ,”Brit Bits”.  After May 15th the shop will have coffee and snacks available for British car folks every Saturday morning.  The newsletter invites people to drive your car out,  stop by, have a cup, and talk cars.  There will also be a prize given to one of the visitors each Saturday they are open.