Club members who participated in the Rendezvous and have been attending meetings have already heard about and experienced a high level and quality of activities due to the efforts of our Activities Directors, John Carter and George Koeber.  The next couple of months are not to be missed.  Check out the following:

All British Field Meet

Sept. 3-7

The Meet is held on Labor Day Weekend. That will be Friday through Monday of Labor Day Weekend. Starting Friday evening and continuing for the next three days there will be plenty of fun activities: Meet and Greet Parties, Vintage Races, Land Rover Adventure rides, and photo competition, vendors, plus over 800 vehicles!  We have enough volunteers to count popular car show votes but we can always use more.

NW Meet, Lake Chelan, WA

Sept. 16-18

Meet at the site of the Parker House (now closed) in Washougal, WA, Exit 7 @8:30 a.m.  The tour  will depart at 9:00.  Please have your tank full.  We will tour east on Hwy 14 to Hwy. 97 – then North to Yakima where we willl spend the night.  Make your own reservations @ Oxford Suites (509)457-9000 $105.00 Includes a big breakfast, evening hors d’oeuvres, beer and wine. River views. Mention the Austin Healey Club of Oregon. The rooms will be held until Sept. 6. Thursday morning we will meet with members of the Cascade Club in Cle Elum and tour the rest of the way to Lake Chelan with them.  If you have not made your reservations for the NWMeet the phone number for the Hotel is Best Western Lakeside Lodge, (509) 682-4396.  If you have any questions regarding the Meet contact Lois Buhman neilandlois@comcast.net .  Sunday, Sept. 18^th we will return to Portland.

October Meeting October 9^th

A tour  to Fern Ridge Reservoir is planned.  We will meet at the Shari’s Restaurant at the corner of Hwy 213 and Beavercreek Road in Oregon City @9:00 and depart at 9:30.  We will tour back roads to Eugene where Bob and Carla Bollinger will host us for a BBQ at their Yacht Club.  The general meeting will be held at approximately 2:30.  We will return to Portland Saturday evening.  Please let us know if you are planning to attend so there will be enough food for all.  Please call John Carter (503) 579-6599 or George Koeber (503)244-3731.

November Meeting, November 13^th

Tech Session and Meeting at John Wilson’s in Marcola, OR

John Wilson will have a tech session at his shop at 37141 Parsons Creek Road, Marcola, Oregon (if you are using a GPS you will need to put in Springfield instead of Marcola)

The tech session will start @10 a.m. and will involve tearing down and reassembling a transmission.  The general meeting is scheduled for 3:30.  No tour will be scheduled due to the chance of inclement weather.  John has informed us that he will have a pot of  chili on for us.  Please let us know if you are planning to attend so there will be enough food for all.  Call John Carter 503-579-6599 or George Koeber 503-244-3731.

December 4^th Christmas Party

The  party will be held at the Mountain Park  Recreation Center, 2 Mount Jefferson Terrace, Lake Oswego, OR, 97035.

The fun will start at 5:30.  There will be a social time between 5:30 and 7:00 at which time there will be a silent auction  to benefit charities.   After dinner  activities are planned including a gift exchange for those wanting to participate.  We are also asking for donations for the auction.  Please contact us if you have something you wish to donate (it doesn’t have to be  Healey related).  The club has approved that each member will pay $10 per person with the balance of the  cost to be paid for by the  AHCO.  Feel free to bring your own libation for the social time and during dinner.  If you are planning  to attend send your check to John Carter(16173 SW Dekalb St.,Portland,OR 97224).  You can also pay at any club activity.  The cut off date for notification is November 24^th (so we can give the caterer the count). Live music and other entertainment is being planned.

Other Unofficial Goings-On:

August 31st  A TV Shoot for the ABFM.  Your chance to have your Healey on television.

Bill Hawkins, owner of the British Auto Works has asked the AHCO to participate in an early morning television shoot which will be used to promote the ABFM.  The filming crew will be at BAW about 05:30 AM and will be filming for a couple of hours.  There will be coffee and doughnuts as fortifications.

September 11.

Open House at Hanger 26 at the Aurora Airport.

The event will feature hot airplanes and hot rods.  And if any Healeys want to show up there might be a cool British Car or two. We have been personally invited by Lonnie Gilbertson of Gilbertson’s Machine Shop in SE Portland.  There will be free hot dogs until they run out and a live band, the Jim Mesi Band.  BYOB.  Starts at 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM.  Address is 23055 Airport Road NE. Hanger 26. Aurora, OR 972002.  Directions: From i-5South Bound, Take Exit 282A to first stop light, left, tonext stop light, right , 1/4 mile . Right into “orange gate” follow guides to parking @ north end ot airport.   Turn left.

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.