The Transfer Case

Boy Scout Meeting Hall - West End of Shurman Street in Santa Rosa Meetings are held on the first Monday of each month at 7:30pm

President: Jim Dickey Vice President: Peter Parks

Secretary: Mark Treasurer: Tony Maffia

Board of Directors:

Alan Leach Rich Barna

Corey Allard Donnie Langdale

Holly Mazzetta

February 2005

Last month’s run was the annual Winter Fun event! And from what I hear it defiantly was “Winter Fun”. With more snow on the ground than in past years, trails this year proved bit challenging. Lets just say that Donnie’s rear end went out completely this time before he even got on the trail, he went to town, got it fixed and then meet up with his group by lunch time, which had only gotten about two miles!! Of course there were other parts breaking around the club. Turns out that Mark, our club secretary, donated 4 or 5 quarts of power steering fluid to the 4x4 gods, as his power steering hose kept hemorrhaging.

The club tradition of serving Saturday morning breakfast continued this year. All estimates show that we served 440+ breakfasts this year. That’s a lot off eggs and potatoes! The other meals this year lacked the quality that it had in past years but I guess thats what happens when these events get as big as they do.

Some of our members went on runs Sunday which proved to be the looong...day of the weekend. Mud holes and Jeep Rubicon’s that refused to air down their tires proved to make it a long day.

Blood Run

• The next blood run will be in March with the date to be announced at that meeting. We meet at the blood bank. Dinner at Mary’s Pizza shack Following.

Adopt-A-Trail

• No report. Corey was not at the meeting.

Delegate’s Report

• Don Spuler Re-elected to North District Chair.
• The raffle liberty went to camp jeep and sold 1,300 dollars in tickets.
• Winter Fun 700 people registered 26,000.00 in revenue
• The different 4x4 clubs around California and nationally will join together to Fight closures.
• The USFS is GPS mapping all the trails in California. If you have a favorite trail, fishing hole, campsite, or even small side trail you need to inform them because when they are done they will be closing the rest of the areas to public use.
• Convention 2006 will be in Newport Beach. February 17, 18, and 19.

Safety Committee

• Mike and Randy say:

When winching keep your hands out of there! It is a good idea to have a strap or rope tied to the end of your cable. So that your fingers stay intact, just ask one of the participants of winter fun. The good news is that he was warring gloves so they did not have to look for his fingers. As always you should follow all club guidelines for safe winching.

Future Runs and Events

· January- Winter Fun

1. The Breakfast crew starts 4:45am (blue shirts and black pants)

2. We will need 6 people in the serving line 6 people cooking and a few runners.

3. All other run info and fliers can be found on the Cal4 web site. Look for the Upcoming 2006 dates! See ya’ next year.

· February – Bowling Day

1. Alan Leach will be putting on this run.

2. It will be held at Continental lanes on Sebastopol Rd. in Santa Rosa (As close to off roading as you can get. If you have bowled there you know) on February 12^th at 100pm.

· March- Cow Mountain Run

1. Randy has volunteered to put on a Cow Mountain March 19

2. Departure times from Coddingtown mall will be discussed at the March meeting.

3. Benefit for Mike at Pappolia March 6^th

· Contact Mike Ludeman for information

· April- Safety Clinic at Western Auto body

1. Mike has been kind enough to loan us his shop for the day to hold a safety meeting. A date will be set on the February meeting.

2. The club thinks pizza or a hot dog BBQ will happen.

3. Bring you parts and Tools and help a fellow club member out.

· May – Tony will announce

· June – Corey will announce

· July- Run-a-muck/Donnie’s run.

1. Run-a-muck Cal4 event watch your In gear for details

2. Donnie might be planning a separate run depending on the cost of the Cal4 event this year.

· August- Please Volunteer

· September- Jim (our Fearless leader will announce)

· October- 4x4 Pumpkin run/ Moab run.

1. Rich will be planning a run in the sprit of Halloween. This year I am thinking of a possible Hollister or Cow Mountain run. Depending on interest. If any one is interested in doing a longer distance run there are some 4x4 trails that lead to ghost towns near the Yosemite area. (Get it! Ghost towns, Halloween)

2. Peter will be doing his annual run to Moab. Dates and details to follow.

· November- Peter will announce

· December- New Year’s day run.

1. Meet at the Coddingtown mall at 6am leave no latter than 7am.

2. Please make sure your rig is gassed up.

3. Last year was cold and very snowy please plan accordingly

Cow Bell

Mark’s squirting power steering hose awarded him this month’s prestigious Cow Bell Award!!

Raffle

Randy L. won this weeks raffle with the help of his daughter.

(Can you say RIGGED!!)