2019 Summer Picnic

The date selected for the summer picnic this year was July 21^st.  As luck would have it, predictions of heat index temperatures of 105^o and high humidity (which did come to pass) drove us to push the event to it’s “rain date” on July 28^th.  Although warm, the day was clear and breezy and quite pleasant!  Dottie Cece hosted again this year.  The food was great with burgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, watermelon and all the et ceteras along with pot luck dishes and desserts galore.  The car games were run by Ken Trudel, Dennis Allsop and John Mennucci – lots of fun.  Ray Pagliarini brought a “youngster”, Jen, who was interested in buying his Model A.  She was getting double-clutch lessons from Ray and Angel through the afternoon and participated in the games, too.  Thanks to Sparky for donating so many car game prizes!  A really nice day!

The Smart Guy Parks in the Shade

Gathering Under the Trees

Conversations

More Conversations

The Budziaks and Ouelettes in the Shade

Richard Digging In

Ken Coaches the Newbie in Potato Game

Cluing Dot and Kevin Into the Rules

Checking the Stopwatch

Running Out of Gas

Rosalie and Ray with a Potential Buyer

Ken with the Prizes

Kevin Gets His Prize

Richard Humbly Gets His Prize

Dottie & Marguerite

 

June 9, 2019 – The Meeting

 After the usual business meeting we had a very nice array of refreshments provided by Carol Trudel & Dot Pecchia. We also enjoyed a bit of a different type of program. Our Program Committee Chairpersons, Moe and Jan Rousseau enlisted their daughter Charlene Canual to speak to us.  Charlene is an advocate for Organ Donation.  Her interest in this field stems from being a recent liver donor to her cousin.  She has recovered well from the surgery and her cousin is feeling so much better since receiving a portion of Charlene’s liver.  Charlene is very active in her “new” advocacy role – participating in events such as 5K walks for organ donation awareness. She did a great job of presenting the need for organ donation, how to sign up to be a donor, communicating with friends and family related to your wishes to be a donor, and answered questions from the audience.

Charlene Canual, Moe and Jan Rousseau

 

 

 

 

 

2019 MARC Award for the the Quail Tales

Kudos to our Publisher and Editor team of the lauded Quail Tales Newsletter!  Al and Sandy Bowder received the coveted MARC award for the continuous production of an excellent newsletter.  We so appreciate all the work that they have done!  Dawn Mennucci presented this award to the Bowders at the May 19th meeting. (Photo courtesy of Ken Trudel)

May 27, 2019 Memorial Day

Little Rhody Model A Club participated in two parades this Memorial Day!  The weather was exceptional. The line up in Wickford by Wilson’s Park was about 9:30 AM.  The crowd was larger than in many years, and lots of small children attended.  American flags were seen everywhere you looked!  We headed off to lunch after Wickford, and then lined up for the West Greenwich parade at 1 PM.  This parade was definitely a special American small town affair and well attended by the locals!  Between the two parades, twelve cars joined in the events.

Lining up in Wickford

Richard and his Roadster

Along the route in Wickford

Kevin's Truck in West Greenwich

Meet and Greet in West Greenwich

A Beauty!

And Another one!

Awaiting the Call to Start in W.G.

Sean and Gretchen's Car

Anxiously awaiting....something

The WG Line Up

Mary Consulting with Dave

Larry and Pat

Good to Go!

The Little Rhody 2019 Dust Off on April 27th

The Tour was planned by Bob and Evie O as a tour through farmlands in memory of Eleanora Paolantonio.  Although the weather forecast said it would be sunny after 7 AM, it turned out cloudy with a few periods of sprinkles through the day.  Still, it was clear enough to enjoy the scenery along the country roads in Windham County, Connecticut.  We gathered at “the Dunk” at routes 6A and 102 in RI at about 10:30 AM.  After a meet and greet, the group of twelve Model A’s and three “moderns” took off along route 101 into Connecticut. At the first stop (the unavoidable PIT Stop), we lost a couple of the members who missed a turn.  High tech cell phone contacts made it possible to catch up with them in Pomfret!  The tour was about 43 miles all told.  Dottie Cece was amazed that we went by her childhood home, not once but twice on the ride!  The scenery was mostly of spring-green farmland and vistas across hills and valleys.  Lunch was at the Black Dog Bar and Grille at about 1 PM – Good food!    The only car problem that required a quick stop and fix was an unstoppable horn on Bob Osborne’s ’29 Coupe! 

The line up at Pomfret Town Hall

 

Bob, Our Fearless Leader

 

Pomfret Town Hall

 

Keep 'em Coming!

 

Arrivals at The Black Dog Bar and Grill

 

More Arrivals

 

And Still More

 

Ken, Carol, Sean, and Dawn

 

Jan and Moe

 

Bob lets David know he's picking up the check...

 

Sue and Don

 

Mary, Ed and Sue

 

The whole crowd 

 

Moe and his trophy for the car that breaks down

 

Moe's Trophy on Bob's Car to help boost his car home

March 17th 2019 St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Mary Ouellette, a new member of the club, enthusiastically championed a parade venture in West Warwick on St. Patrick’s Day.  The club had four cars in the parade.  Mary was thrilled to be able to distribute copies of the Pawtuxet Valley Times featuring a picture of she and Ed with their Model A on the front page related to the parade!  The weather was sunny and cool, a nice day for the parade!  We were greeted by large crowds of people of all ages along the route.  Mary had arranged participation in a luncheon at the Elk’s Club after the parade. Entertainment was provided by Irish Dancers and Bagpipe and Drum Players. 

 

Lining Up

Meet and Greet

Discussion of Parade Readiness

A new member's Truck

Mary Distributes the Newspaper Article

Checking out the Crowd

Next to Boneheads Restaurant

Lunch at the Elk's Club

Irish Dancers

Junior Irish Dancers

Bagpipes and Drums