Townsmen Car Show – August 31, 2019 • Loomis Train Depot Its that time again. The 2019 Townsmen Car Show. This years event was held Saturday August 31, 2019 at the Loomis Train Depot. There were lots of beautiful classic cars to view, along with some wonderful people to talk cars with. There was a huge raffle and lots of prizes to win. Photos by Ron C.
Eskaton Car Show – August 29, 2019 Nine Roamin Angels special cars went to Eskaton. The Residents came out to view our Special Cars and visit with us. At lunch we had good food and entertainment. 50’s and 70’s music. The residents and staff danced to the oldies. Had a great time. Ken Basile gave rides to some of the residents and staff in his Mercury. One resident, Inez, was 101 years old. Looking forward to next years Eskaton Party. Commentary by Pat G. • Photos by Pat G. and…
My goal staging “Cruisin’ the Pines” has always been to insure the future of this Club. Obviously you’ve got to populate the show with content that interests the current car guys and gals. Equally important, however, is encouraging the kids to join us in our passions and become car guys and gals. Teen Car shows, R.C. Vehicles, safe biking, Gary Apple type projects, and hands on Riebes displays to name a few focuses help stimulate that interest and most importantly, the love of using our brains, heart and hands by…
Combination Annual Meeting and Car Show Meeting 8-13-19 It was a great Roamin Angels combination meeting and it was well attended. The car show meeting was lead by Car Show Director, Mike H.. The regular meeting was officiated by Jim R., the club president. Special guests were the Grass Valley cars that had been in the Great Race. It was a fun and informative meeting with the Board giving their reports. Car Show Directors gave updates to each of their part of the show. Jean H. and her crew put…
Coming to our 2019 Car Show! Come meet Miranda Jonte as she promotes her new American Independent Film: After the passing of her much-beloved dad, Miranda Jonte also called MARA, takes over her father’s vintage car restoration shop. She finds herself responsible for running a garage full of men, as well as filling her father’s very big shoes. And as glad as she is to continue her father’s legacy, she also pines for love, and romance, and perhaps more importantly: for family, especially now that her father is no longer around. “I’M A…
July Trailblazer’s Pizza only had about 6 Roamin Angels, but lots of friends and family for the Band “Running for Cover” Good music and not tooooo loud, we were still ably to visit. Pat G won the $$ that night. Good music, good friends and good food. Fun. Trailblazer Pizza Night/Show & Shine – 3rd Tuesdays, 5:00-8:00pm. 60’s live rock band music and a beer garden. 10% discount on orders called in advance. “The new style of pizza is great”. Check with Ray Yedding for more info. Next meeting is Tuesday,…
Continuing a tradition that began 118 years ago, Grass Valley hosted this year’s July Fourth parade. It was in 1902 that an agreement was struck between Nevada City and Grass Valley to alternate the parade between the two communities. Since then, Grass Valley has hosted the celebration on odd-numbered years and Nevada City on even-numbered years. Fourth of July Parade awards : Grass Valley 2019 Best Auto – 1st: Gra-Neva A’s, 2nd: The Great Race, 3rd: The Roamin’ Angels Ken M. in his 1940 Packard took Jason Fouyer and Family…
Signed up for the combo General Meeting and Car Show Meeting on August 13th? I know a lot of you are. The gathering starts about 4:30pm at Condon Park. Come have a glass of a little something to ease the tensions. About 5pm the local cars and drivers from “The Great Race” will share their stories about the trek from Riverside to Tacoma. I’ve also extended invitations to the “Constitution Day Parade” team so they can tell you about their event and how some classics fit in. 5:30pm or so…
Mike C., a former Roamin Angel member, asked a few of us if we wanted to take a Road Trip to a Car Show in Klamath Falls OR. So, on June 28th, 8 couples and their vintage cars met at K-Mart here in Grass Valley and away we started off down Hwy 20 towards Corning where we would stop for our first pit stop and top off our fuel tanks. Then we were off to Redding where we stopped for breakfast. Onward up Hwy 5 to Weed, CA stopping again…
At the Grass Valley Air Fest, Bev G.i and Jo Ann B. took a once-in-a-lifetime adventure and soared to the skies in a real WWII era B-25 J Mitchell Bomber. Bev said, “It really was great and we had a super time! We climbed all over the plane. I liked the tail gunner position, you can see all over! It was a 30-minute experience that both gals will never forget! – Photos by Bev G.
