The Octagon

NEWSLETTER OF THE CLASSIC CLUB

Vol. 45 No. 11 Issue 530 November 2007

MAINTAINING THE BREED FOR OVER FORTY YEARS

PRESIDENT: Kathy Cook. 8554 Amber Oak Dr., Orlando, FL 32817. Phone 407 678 6814

E-mail – kcook@mail.ucf.edu.

EDITOR: Send Articles to Tony Roth, 551 Gilbert Rd., Winter Park, FL 32792. Phone 407 671 6888 - E–mail – ClassicMGClub@cfl.rr.com.

MEETING: As usual it is the third Thursday, November 15^th at 7:00 PM in the Maitland Senior Center, 145 S Maitland Ave. in (you guessed it!) Maitland Directions, from Horatio and Orlando Ave. (AKA 17-92), Go West on Horatio to Maitland Ave. Then left (South) on Maitland Ave. to Packwood. Go right (West) on Packwood about ½ a block to the parking lot. (1st driveway on the left). Plans for the Flankey Mini Car Show and Chili cook off will be discussed. I also hear that President Kathy will be interviewing candidates to be her replacement.

THE ANNUAL FLANKEY MINI CAR SHOW AND THIS YEAR CHILI COOK OFF Sunday November 25^th at noon over fifty British cars will assemble on the pastures of Jim and Camille Flankey’s horse farm for an afternoon of fun, fellowship and chili tasting. The cars will be judged and the chili will be judged. All in all, it will be another fun event as has all Flankey shows in the past. The Classic MG Club will provide beverages and cornbread. If you desire to enter the chili competition, please RSVP to Camille at 407 886 3347 or Cflankey@embarqmail.com after November 16^th. You will be added to the official ballot. Then bring your tried and true recipe for all to taste and try to choose a winner. We request that you bring an appetizer, side dish, or dessert for the table. An RSVP on what you will bring will be appreciated. The address is 8096 Gillam Rd., Apopka. Directions to Flankey’s: From I-4 and Lee Rd., Go West on Lee Rd. to the Orange Blossom Trail (Hwy 441). Turn right and go north to Clarcona, Ocoee Rd. Turn Left and go west about six miles to Apopka-Vineland Rd. Then right and go north about 1 mile to Gillam Rd. (Gillam Rd. is now paved.) Right and go 2/10ths of a mile to the driveway (Horse sign on right). Right appx. 600 feet to the house. Note: Apopka-Vineland Rd is CR 435. You can take it South from downtown Apopka or North from Silver Star Rd. to Gillam Rd. on 435. Call Camille’s pager 407 247 2447 if you get lost. A little something extra for the ladies, There will be a display of Princess House products if you are interested in seeing some of their beautiful items and possibly shopping for Christmas gifts, etc. We look forward to hosting you to a fun filled afternoon. Please do not hesitate to invite other British Car owners to come with you. EVENT PAST: By Marlene Files. All of you who did not go on the overnighter to Avon Park...you really missed something...For a long while now I have been wondering about the health of the citrus industry here considering how things are around here...all of those trees killed...But on the way to Avon Park we were amazed by the amount of trees there bazillions of them …all green and so healthy looking...you look down the rows and can not see the end...it was wonderful...sort of like old Orlando. And the developers seem to be few and far between...alleluia...We stopped for lunch in Frostproof at a diner called...ta da...the Frost bite...again like a picture out of the past with black and white tile and red leatherette stools...the atmosphere was great and all generations seemed to be represented...and besides that the food was good...It was only a short distance to the Jacaranda Hotel a tribute to the 20's, even the downstairs seemed to be original and lovingly taken care of including the grand dining room, which was being readied for brunch. We asked the friendly gals in back of the desk about it and they said that there would be about 150 for brunch that day but in the season 600 to 800 could come. The hotel is in good shape because it is owned by the community college and they house about 60 girls there who learn about hotels...they were not there then because they
go into Orlando on the weekends (partying). Next time we go there we will spend more time seeing some of the other sights...Sebring, Lake Wales, Chalet Suzanne (sp) and perhaps even trying to find the Frostbite again...Thanks to the Camichos the choices were really great! TTFN (Ta Ta for now) CHRISTMAS PARTY: Kathy and Al Cook will host the annual Holiday Party at their house on December 15. Hors d’oeuvres will be at 5:00 with dinner to follow. The club will provide the meat, coffee and tea. Bring a side dish or appetizer and any other beverage you may desire.

Please RSVP by December 12 and let Kathy know what you will be bringing to share on the table by email kcook@mail.ucf.edu or phone (407) 678-6814.

TOUR OF LIGHTS: In lieu of the meeting, on December 20th we will have dinner and a car tour of Christmas lights. Watch for further details. On this and the Christmas party in the December newsletter.

THE EDITOR AND STAFF OF THE OCTAGON wish everyone a festive holiday season and great 08.