PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE Steve Shultz

Tooling down the road the oth-

er day, I saw an MG. Back in

the 80s when I was in high

school and generally aware of

cars, such an occurrence would

not rank as anything particular-

ly notable. MGs were, at the

time, fairly common. I believe

we had three or four Bs in the

Cary High parking lot, a man-

ageable number to eyeball when a part would disappear

(which happened on at least one occasion to a marker

light cover) since it would usually reappear on one of the

other cars in short order.

Seeing an MG on the road in 2015 may not be as common

as it once was, but our little British cars seem to be more

common than vehicles from another of the great British

marques affectionately known within MG circles as “The

Dark Side” (a.k.a Triumph). It seemed to me that I see

MGs about twice as often as TRs, with the possible excep-

tion of one attractive purple TR-6 that seems to follow

me. Or maybe I’m just paranoid.

So I got to thinking (not always, or even often, a good

thing) and decided to try and add up how many of each

type of British sports car rolled out of the Triumph and

MG factories from the period of roughly 1950 to 1980. I

added up the models I could think of, focusing mainly on

the two-seat sports cars. I may have unintentionally left a

few out, for which I apologize in advance. I suspect I’m

not breaking new ground here and that there is already

some reference out there, but I actually looked up each

model and then added up the production figures. Note

that values for some models may not match your: a)

memory, b) book, c) friend’s recollection, or d) reality.

There seems to be some fudge factor in the actual num-

bers of cars produced, and some sources include pre-

production models, etcetera. Plus one can’t believe every-

thing one reads on the Interweb. Yes, I know that comes

as a shock.

But without further delay, here are the results of my re-

search:

QUADRIGA NEWS Monthly Newsletter of the North Carolina MG Car Club

September 2015

I was shocked (well, that may be a bit strong of a word…

I was mildly surprised) to see that the number of Tri-

umphs is reasonably similar to the number of MGs, so the

perception of seeing twice as many MGs began to make

less sense. I was also surprised (yes, mildly) that the

number of wedge-shaped Triumphs (the 7s and 8s) ex-

ceeded the number of TR-6s, considering that most of the

Triumphs I see tooling around are of the 6 variety and the

6s are older than the 7/8s. If I recall, no wedges were pre-

sent at the car show this spring, and I have to wonder if

someone is quietly buying up all the un-rusted cars ….

(Continued on Page 3)

IN THIS ISSUE

Officers & Committee Chairs Page 2

Club Affiliations, Noggins & Natters Page 2

Birthdays, New Members, Page 3

Natter Chatter, Club Elections Page 3

Lake Tour, Mountain Tour Page 4

Archive Quiz Answers Page 4

Vineyard Tour & Poker Rally, Good Eats Page 5

B-Stingers Update, Club Recipes Page 6

Classifieds, Events Page 7

Calendar Page 8

Years Built Model # Built

53-55 2 8,638

55-62 3 78,269

61-65 4 40,253

65-67 4A 28,465

66-73 GT6 40,926

67-68 5/250 11,427

68-76 6 94,619

75-81 7 143,729

62-80 Spitfire 314,332

Total 760,658

TRIUMPH

Years Built Model # Built

50-53 TD 29,664

53-55 TF 9,602

55-62 A 101,081

62-80 B 514,703

67-69 C 9,002

61-79 Midget 226,427

Total 890,479

MG

PRESIDENT

Steve Shultz 919-608-2069 president@ncmgcc.org VICE-PRESIDENT

Dennis Taylor 919-567-2787 vicepresident@ncmgcc.org TREASURER

Tom Casey 919-326-3847 tomcasey395@gmail.com RECORDING SECRETARY

Casey Yunker 919-239-3668 yunker00@yahoo.com CORRESPONDING SECRETARY

Paul Stella 910-538-5335 secretary@ncmgcc.org

MEMBER AT LARGE

Terry Jones 919-780-9847 terryjones46@earthlink.net

2015 CLUB OFFICERS 2015 COMMITTEE CHAIRS

MEMBERSHIP Freddy Jones 919-270-4506 fthemanj@gmail.com

QUADRIGA EDITORS Gary & Wayburn Mills 252-243-4757 glmmgb@yahoo.com

BREAKFAST COORDINATOR Dennis Taylor 919-567-2787

REGALIA Kimi Cousins 919-859-2992

TECHNICAL Konrad Schoen konradschoen@frontier.com

WEBMASTER Justin Brooks 919-471-6268 webmaster@ncmgcc.org

MOUNTAIN TOUR Jim Lathan 919-469-0470 jeanandjiml@bellsouth.net

COASTAL TOUR Debbie Hawkins 919-676-8888 ddhawkins@yahoo.com

TRIANGLE BRITISH CLASSIC CAR SHOW Gary Mills 252-243-4757 glmmgb@yahoo.com ANNUAL DINNER Pat Taylor 919-567-2787 grammyforcarleyolivia@ gmail.com

Laura Miller 919-851-7042

The North Carolina MG Car

Club is proud to be affiliated

with:

North American

MGA Register

www.namgar.org

The MG Car Club

Ltd.

Abingdon, UK

North American

MGB Register

www.namgbr.org

The New England

MG”T” Register, Ltd.

www.nemgtr.org

If you are not a member of the

national group for your car,

consider joining today.

Thanks to Carl & Jeff, their families

and staff for hosting the August Nog-

gin & Natter.

NOGGIN & NATTERS

Noggin & Natter is the NCMGCC

monthly social event to update the

members on upcoming events, discuss

MGs and have a great time with your

friends. N&Ns are held at different

club member’s homes on the 2nd

Thursday of the month from

approximately 6:30pm until 8:30pm

or a Saturday at a time of the hosts

choosing. Check the information at

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Oct. 8th - Noggin & Natter

Thursday Night, 6:30 pm.

The October N & N will be at the

home of Casey & Janet Yunker,

8504 Applecross Circle, Apex, NC

(919) 673-6184

Directions from Durham: Take I-40 East to Exit 293 (US 1

South). Take Exit 96 (Ten-Ten

Road). Turn right onto Ten-Ten

Rd. Go 7 ½ miles and turn right

onto Johnson Pond Rd. Go 1.8

miles and turn right onto Burnside

Drive and immediately turn right

onto Applecross Circle. The road

dead ends at the house.

From the Raleigh Area:

Take I-440 (Southside beltline) and

exit onto US 70/401 South. Take

US 401 South at the 70/401 split.

Just before you get to Wake Tech,

turn right onto Ten-Ten Rd. Turn

left onto Johnson Pond Rd. Go 1.8

miles and turn right onto Burnside

Drive and immediately turn right

onto Applecross Circle.

Sept. 12th - Noggin & Natter

Saturday, 11 am to 2 pm

The September N & N will be at the

home of Rick & Brenda Scott, 3102

Camelot Court, Durham, NC.

919-949-1686

Directions: From the Raleigh ar -

ea, take I-40 West. Take Exit 270/

US 15-501 towards Durham. Turn

left onto Garrett Rd. (Chili’s on the

left). Turn right onto Pickett Rd.

and then left onto Westglen Rd.

Turn right onto Pinafore Dr. Cross

over Cromwell Road and Pinafore

Dr. becomes Camelot Court. 3102

will be on your left.

There are several other ways to get

to the noggin. Check your GPS or

Mapquest.com for other routes.

Sign up now to host a Noggin

& Natter in 2016. See page 8

for more information.

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NATTER CHATTER Terry Jones

Hello out there in

NCMGCC land! Well, as

we see the days getting

shorter and (maybe) cool-

er...we were treated to a

great Natter at the home of

Sports and Compacts, by

our hosts Carl Cason and Jeff Basham with the excel-

lent support of Jeff's wife Susan Garrity, and the staff

of Sports and Compacts as well.

We were made to feel right at home, and it was a most

entertaining evening, with cars for everyone's tastes,

from the way cool Mazda Miata raced by Carl's son,

Carl (and I think maybe Carl and Jeff have had a few

laps in it too...) to the SCCA Sprite that Carl has cam-

paigned quite successfully for many years, to a very

original early second generation Sprite that a customer

brought in for freshening, to our own mix of club

members' prized LBCs. Now, we can't wait to see what

Jeff has in store with the (Monster Mazda) Magnette...get

busy Jeff, we look forward to its outing...maybe at

a monthly breakfast in 2016??

Thanks again for a memorable evening!

Now on to the fall...the September Noggin 'n' Natter will

be at the home of Rick and Brenda Scott, 3102 Camelot

Ct., Durham, on the morning of Saturday, September

12th, from 11am -2pm. I am sure we will be feted in a

most excellent way, and get to see Rick's TR-6, as well

as his prized English Bike, a Norton Commander, one of

Britain's finest and most storied two wheelers...so get

your calendar marked, and get your marque ready for the

fall. Let's get out to Durham and show Rick and Brenda

our appreciation for their most generous gesture. We

thank you.

Cheers!

TJ the Natter Guy

WELCOME NEW MEMBERS

Name Address British Cars

Jim & Jessie Stalnaker 4751 Eagle Path, Winston Salem, NC 1967 MGB BRG

SEPTEMBER

Sep. 1 Laura Lathan

Sep. 2 Steve Bohuczky

Sep. 2 Randy Laxton

Sep. 2 Rick Scott

Sep. 2 Steve Shultz

Sep. 4 Julie Williamson

Sep. 12 Terry Jones

Sep. 13 Candy Morong

Sep. 13 Jack Norton

Sep. 13 Ruth Pfitzenmaier

Sep. 14 Rick Zuberg

Sep. 17 Jean Lathan

Sep. 17 Keith Miller

Sep. 18 Eric Russell

Sep. 18 Dennis Taylor

Sep. 19 Kim Walling

Sep. 21 Dave Ahrendt

Sep. 23 Gary Austin

Sep. 26 Carolyn Banks

Sep. 27 Drake Edwards

OCTOBER

Oct. 1 Ken O’Connell

Oct. 2 Tracy Shultz

Oct. 5 Susan Straw

Oct. 6 Sally Fulbright

Oct. 6 Shirley Teets

ELECTION OF OFFICERS

It is time to start thinking about officers for 2016. A nominating committee of Steve Shultz

and Randy Laxton are looking for a few good men and women to serve the club in 2016. If

you are interested in any of the officer’s positions please contact Steve at 919-608-2069 or

president@ncmgcc.org or Randy at 919-271-1087 or randylaxton@nc.rr.com What a

great way to serve your club! All positions, except treasurer, are open. I Want YOU to

serve on the board.

(President’s Message Continued)

(there must be at least a hundred) and secretly cornering

the market. Or maybe that’s the paranoia again.

In any case, there were about a million and a half chanc-

es to buy a really fun car between 1950 and 1980, and

I’m glad to still occasionally see one on the road today.

So the next time you are on the byway and spot an MG,

Triumph, or any of the other beloved LBCs, be sure to

give a friendly wave and take pleasure in seeing a clas-

sic doing what it is designed to do, be driven!

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FALL LAKE TOUR

When – September, 19, 2015

Where – Lake Gaston, home of Myron &

Nancy Grueneich

IT’S TIME!

It is time for the best day trip of the

year, hands down. Everything the

club loves, a great drive in our

LBCs on back roads, great chance to

socialize with club members, really

good food, and a free gift to remember the 20th Lake

Tour. Isn’t that what our club is all about!

If you are not hungry when you get there, you will be

once you smell the pig cooking on the grill. There will

be BBQ pork, slow cooked all day, potato salad, cold

slaw, baked beans, and get this, homemade ice cream!

All of this put together by the Swine Master (aka Don),

Flaming Smoke Mistress (aka Linda, in charge of the

fire pit), Sty Master & Sty Mistress (aka Myron & Nan-

cy, in charge of the pig sty), two Sooie Chefs (aka Jim &

Lin).

Please bring a chair and the beverage of your choice, and

be prepared to experience the laid back mood of being

on “Lake Time”. It will also be a chance to meet some

of our Va. members. So mark your calendar now, and

make plans to have one of the best times ever.

Dennis & Pat Taylor will lead the group to Lake Gaston.

Meet at the McDonald’s in Rolesville at 9:00, with a

drivers meeting at 9:25, and departure at 9:30. The

McDonalds is about a 15 minute drive from the US 1/US

401 split in North Raleigh. When you get to Rolesville,

the speed limit is 35, don’t speed, or your day may start

out all wrong. The drive to Lake Gaston will take about

an hour and a half, through some great back roads with a

comfort stop half way.

You will have time to chat and sit around the fire pit be-

fore we eat at around 1:00 pm. Of course the ribs, which

everyone jockeys for position around the grill, will be

ready a little before that, and they go fast! The leaves

should be beautiful on your drive up, so if weather per-

mits, put the top down.

If you are not coming with the group, or from a different

direction, here is Myron & Nancy’s address and phone

number, so you can put it in your GPS.

Myron & Nancy Grueneich

364 Windward Dr.

Henrico, NC 27842

Phone (252) 308-1719

Swine Master & Flaming Smoke Mistress, (aka Don &

Linda)

FALL MOUNTAIN TOUR

October 16th-18th Jim Lathan

The Grand Canyon of the

East. That’s the accolade

given to Linville Gorge.

Unfortunately, the only

way to see the spectacular

Wiseman Point view is

across a five-mile gravel

road.

The next best opportunity

is Linville Falls, at the

head of the gorge. This is

easily North Carolina’s

best waterfall and we’ll

hike up to the observation

point on Saturday morn-

ing.

Our Mountain Tour dates are October 16th through 18th.

To go along, you’ll need to call the Comfort Inn in Mor-

ganton and apply your credit card to reserve a room for

the 16th and 17th. Rooms are $89.99 per night, plus tax-

es, for a single-king or double-queen. Our availability

and price guarantees expire on September 16th, so don’t

delay making the call if you’re planning to go.

How about trip insurance? The best way to make sure

the Mountain Tour won’t be a flop for you is to get your

MG on the road beforehand. Local 50-mile rounds in

the coming weeks can be great fun and are excellent for

spotting any potential problems. My recommendation is

to also make the Lake Tour on September 19th. It’s an

easy one-day drive and good insurance against unex-

pected MT road gremlins.

ARCHIVE QUIZ ANSWERS

From AUGUST NEWSLETTER

1. C TA

2. A 1936

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GOOD EATS

Pecan Penuche

Sharon Mango

from her Aunt Emma

Ingredients:

4 c brown sugar 1 1/2 c milk

1/8 tsp salt 1 tsp vanilla

5 TBSP butter in small pieces 1 c chopped pecans

Directions: 1. Combine the sugar milk and salt in heavy 3 quart

saucepan, stirring to mix well. Place over medium

heat and bring to a boil, stirring constantly till sugar

dissolves.

2. Continue to boil until mixture reaches the firm-ball

stage. (244°) Like fudge, drop a small amount into

cold water till ball forms.

3. Remove from heat and place pan in cold water in

the sink. Add butter and let it melt and cool.

4. Add nuts and vanilla; stir till it loses some of its

sheen.

5. Pour into buttered 6 x 10 glass pan (I don't think it

really needs to be glass. I sometimes use a pie

plate) and Penuche will be about 1 inch thick. In a

larger pan, the Penuche will be thinner.

6. Place in refrigerator until cool and hard.

FALL VINEYARD TOUR &

POKER RALLY

October 3, 2015 or rain date October 10

When: 10:00 AM, October

3, 2015 or rain date Octo-

ber 10 (please let us know

by October 1 if you are

participating by replying to

red54MG@gmail.com)

What: Nice slow drive and a Poker Run Rally followed

by noshing and nattering and five card poker.

Trip Duration: Starting in Cary at 10:00 am going

through Cary and around Raleigh, then through and out

Highway 98 about 65 miles and this takes over one hour

normally. With our LBC’s we would take a leisurely

pace, with at least one stop and would take more than

two and close to three hours. So, we arrive at the vine-

yard about 1:00 ish.

Where: Join at any of three locations:

Tour starts at Panera Bread, (beside the club’s

old Golden Corral off Dillard Drive) Cary and

goes to McDonalds on Leesville Rd. near I-

540.

Poker Run Rally starts at McDonalds on

Leesville Rd. and I-540 and goes to Bunn via

back roads in Wake and Franklin Counties

with at least one stop.

Come Directly to the Vineyard:

Whispering Oaks Vineyard

1624 Sledge Rd.

Louisburg, NC 27549

Tour Information: This tour offers a pleasant little MG

car trip local to Raleigh that incorporates a fun Rally

(not a time/distance rally). All members are invited

with or without LBCs. Style of Rally allows maximum

participation and minimal logistic support as there will

be no time keepers or manned rally stations.

We will have some local wines from Duplin or Hinnant

wineries that are made from these types of grapes for

tasting which can make great spritzers. Some local

beers and English beer will be provided to reward the

folks that venture out. We will also have snacks so no

one will starve.

Important: Our hosts get three things for sharing their

time and farm. They get to promote the fact that LBCs

will be lined up and folks that are there to pick grapes

can see them (we do after all draw a crowd). Second

they sell some grapes and get some repeat NCMGCC

customers. Lastly they get to talk to us, show us around

and enjoy some unique company as we enjoy theirs.

Poker Rally Rules:

We will travel more

or less as a group so

no navigational skills

are required unless

you get lost. The

navigator will instead

be looking for road-

side details and trying

to complete a “Points of Interest” form that includes

local sights, signs, road names and trick questions. The

more POI’s you get correct the more playing cards are

dealt to you at each stop and at the end point. At the

end of the Rally, you make the best 5-card hand possi-

ble and we will select a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place. There

will be a hard “cluck” prize for anyone that has hard

luck travel story. (There I was tooling along at 37

MPH when this awful buzzing noise started under the

bonnet…). Each participating car will get to submit a

five card hand. A tie is possible and if that happens we

will draw for a high card for the winner.

Watch your email for more information.

Octagonally Yours,

Randy and Barbie Laxton

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B-STINGERS UPDATE Jim Lathan

So what do a vintage 1972 MGB Race Car and a main-

frame computer room have in common? Several things,

actually.

For one, both are technologically outdated, but that

doesn’t mean that both aren’t still fast. Second, both

incorporate the use of firewalls, although the firewalls

serve different purposes. And finally, both have (had)

halon fire suppression systems.

The firewall in a car, of course, serves to separate the

driver from the engine compartment and provide a tem-

porary barrier for driver escape if an engine fire occurs.

The computer firewall is figurative only, but protects

against an external “fire” of unauthorized access. Either

way, the firewall can be a life-saving shield, if only fig-

uratively.

That brings us to a current B-Stinger safety upgrade.

Heretofore, our fuel pressure gauge had been a direct-

read device. That is, there was a connection from the

fuel line through the firewall to the back of the gauge.

Our safety improvement was to install a pressure sensor/

transmitter in the engine compartment, transmitting inert

fluid through the firewall to the gauge. Thus the possi-

bility, however small, of raw fuel escaping into the driv-

er compartment was eliminated.

The second safety upgrade dealt with our original halon

fire suppression system. The 1970’s technology for race

cars and computer rooms was to use halon (an inert gas)

as the fire extinguishing medium. Unfortunately, halon

is similar to freon in its environmentally degrading ef-

fects and is no longer manufactured. The newer technol-

ogy is called AFFF (Aqueous Film Forming Foam). Our

choice was the Firecharger Suppressant System, market-

ed by a fellow vintage racer. We have nozzles in the

engine bay, in the driver compartment and at the fuel cell

in the rear. Another advantage of this system over halon

is that it can be recharged at the track, if necessary.

Safety Fast is the MG mot-

to. If you want to see what

it actually looks like, come

let us show you at the VIR

Gold Cup Races on Sun-

day, September 27th!

CLUB RECIPES Anita Weekes

While one of life’s pleasures may be driving around en-

joying the countryside with the top down, some of us

may also enjoy gardening. If you should notice under

those glamorous green leaves, yet another ton of squash,

we share some tasty recipes that our club members enjoy

preparing.

Zucchini Appetizer

3 cups thin sliced zucchini 1 cup bisquick

½ cup chopped onions ½ cup parmesan cheese

½ t. Oregano ½ cup veg. oil

1 clove garlic chopped 2 T. parsley

½ t. salt Dash pepper

4 eggs, slightly beaten

Mix all ingredients. Spread in a greased 13x9x2” pan.

Bake in a 350 degree oven until golden brown, about 25

minutes.

Maureen Lambe

Yellow Squash Pie

2 cups cooked, drained, mashed squash

1 can (14 oz.) Eagle Brand milk

2/3 c. melted butter or margarine

3 eggs, well beaten 1 ½ c. sugar

1 t. salt 1 ½ T flour

½ t. cinnamon ¼ t. nutmeg

Mix all ingredients well. Pour into 2 regular pie shells

(unbaked). Bake 45 minutes at 400 degrees or until

done.

Tracy Shultz

Crustless Zucchini Quiche

6 c. shredded zucchini

2 cups shredded cheese (mozzarella or cheddar)

1 cup buttermilk baking mix

4 eggs, beaten ¼ cup salad oil

1 t. salt 2 t. Italian seasoning

Chopped green or red pepper, (optional)

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease large pie pan or

casserole dish. Mix ingredients well and pour into pre-

pared dish. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until knife inserted

comes out clean.

Anita Weekes

Zucchini Lasagna

Slice zucchini into ¼ in slices. Boil for about 4 minutes

and drain. Use in place of noodles and prepare your lasa-

gna as normal.

Anita Weekes

Sports and Compacts

40 Years Experience All Types of MG Repairs

5306 Hillsborough St. near the fairgrounds

919-854-7300

Steve’s British Connection 630-553-9023 sbcinc@aol.com

CARS WANTED

Austin Healey Singer

Jaguar, XK-XKE Morgan

MG “T” Series, MGA Micro-Cars

Triumph TR 2-3-4-250 Volvo P1800

Mercedes 190-220-230- Karmann Ghia

250-280 SL Ford Mustang 64-67

Porsche 356-911-912-914 Model A and T Alfa Romeo

Other Interesting European and American Cars

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1979 MGB,

white w/

MGB side

stripe, soft

and hard top,

working

dealer inst. British Leyland A/

C, direct bolt on wire wheels. A show quality car with

proven awards. Asking $7,000.

1952 MGTD, Clipper Blue, 95

percent restored. Have new soft

top not installed. VERY RARE

HARD TOP and hard side cur-

tains. A must see!! Asking

$24,000.

Saturday, October 3, 2015

www.ncmgcarclub.org

NOGGIN & NATTERS for 2016

Call Terry Jones at 919-780-9847 or e-mail:

terryjones46@earthlink.net, if you would like to host

a Noggin & Natter in 2016. Call now and pick your

favorite month.

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TO:

North Carolina MG Car Club

P.O. Box 12273

Raleigh, NC 27605

2015 EVENTS

Sep. 12 Saturday Noggin & Natter, 11 am to 2 pm

Rick & Brenda Scott

Sep. 19 Lake Tour - Myron & Nancy Grueneich’s

house at Lake Gaston. See page 4 for more

information.

Sep. 19 NO BREAKFAST DUE TO

THE LAKE TOUR

Sep. 26 Brits at the Beach - www.bmccf.org

See page 7 for more information

Sep. 25-27 Heacock Classic Gold Cup Races at VIR

www.virnow.com

Oct. 3 Vineyard Tour & Poker Run

Randy Laxton. See page 5 for more infor-

mation.

Oct. 3 Myrtle Beach Britfest - See page 7 for

more information

Oct. 8 Noggin & Natter - Casey & Janet Yunker

Oct. 16-18 Mountain Tour - Jim & Jean Lathan. See

page 4 for more information.

Oct. 24 Uwharrie Mountains British Car Meet

10 am to 6 pm. For more information go to

ww.ccbas.org and click on Uwharrie Meet

Nov. 14 Saturday Noggin & Natter

Harold & Vickie Panel

Nov. 21 Breakfast - 8:00 am, Golden Corral, Cary

Dec. 10 Noggin & Natter - Paul & Kimi Cousins

Dec. 19 Breakfast - 8:00 am, Golden Corral, Cary

2016 EVENTS

Jan. ??? Annual Dinner

Jan. 16 Breakfast - 8:00 am, Golden Corral

Grenelle Street, Raleigh

ARTICLE SUBMISSION DEADLINE

Articles for the October newsletter are due to the edi-

tor at glmmgb@yahoo.com by September 20th. All

members are encouraged to submit articles. Best arti-

cle during the year will receive the 2015 Speckled Pen

Award.