President's Message

 

Runabouts to Rockets
Volume 45 #3-4
March - April 2026

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Wow! What a winter that we are having this year! As I write this message in early
February, I am tired of the snow and the brutally cold temperatures that we are
experiencing in southern Ohio. I thought that I was going to get a lot of small projects
finished on several of my cars this winter since I have a heated garage, but it looks like
they are going to need to wait until Spring because I prefer not to drive them from my
storage location and do not want to take my truck and trailer out on the snow and salt
covered streets. I am really looking forward to warmer temperature to melt the snow
and spring showers to clear off the streets.

I would like to thank everyone that took the time to vote in our recent election of
directors for 2026 and thank our club secretary, Suzette Hall for coordinating the
election. On behalf of the NAOC, I would like to congratulate and welcome Jason
Clemons as a new board member, Bob Petters for returning to the board, Mike Cibulas
and Dave Hall (Ohio) for being reelected to another term to the board. I would also like
to thank Al Robison and Clay Tober for running for the board and hope that they
consider running again later this year since two of our current board members are
finishing their second term. All NAOC members are eligible to serve on the board and
our only requirement is that you bring your ideas to our annual board meeting that is
held during our NAOC meet. We have 12 directors and we elect 4 each year for a
three-year term, and you are limited to 2 consecutive terms.

Things are coming together nicely for our 2026 NAOC Meet in Dayton, Ohio. I would
like to thank everyone that has mailed their registration and have made their room
reservations for this year’s meet. As of the end of January, I received the first 20
registrations and 34 rooms have been reserved. A total of 15 members submitted their
registrations and booked their rooms by the end of January, so they were eligible the
drawing for one free night per my previous commitment. I would like to congratulate
Bruce Powelson for being the winner for the free room night. I will be doing another
drawing at the end of March, so please book your room as soon as possible and send
me your registration form. This will allow me to get more rooms if needed before they’re
booked by other organizations and early registration really helps organize the meet.
For those bringing children to the meet, children 12 and under can attend the Welcome
Party and enjoy the Pasta Station for a discounted rate of $25, and select Chicken
Tenders with Fries for the Awards Banquet for $25.

The NAOC always welcomes new members, so please share your NAOC experiences
with your friends and invite them to join us. Our Membership Application is also
available on this website.

Thank you for being a member of the NAOC family!

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Greg Minges

President

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