Happy 40th Birthday Big Sky Region!
In May/June 1974, Paul Rasmussin of Western Porsche Audi in Great Falls and James Mariska of Missoula began the process of forming a new region to more directly serve Montana's remote members. Montana was then part of the Siver Sage and Can Am Regions. It was a long drive to attend functions!
25 New members were required to form a region. The December 1974 application was signed by James "Clem" Johnson (President), J.T. Masterson (Vice President), Patty Lewis (Secretary) Neil Trengove (Treasurer) and 24 members mostly from Great Falls and Missoula. It was also signed by 1 each from Billings, Kalispell and Helena.
Silver Sage and Can Am released their areas of Montana in early December 1974. On January 25, 1975, the Big Sky Region Charter was granted by the PCA Executive Council.
Initial Officers listed in February 1975 were all from Great Falls: Clem Johnson (Chairman of Board), Tom Masterson (President), Bill Lewis (V. President), Pattie Lewis (Secretary), Dr. Robert Dean (Treasurer) and Karen Rasmussin (Newsletter, Membership). Area Directors were: Joe Dailey, Tome Hines, Scott Cranston and Amos Little.
The newsletter was called "2 PM News".
We hope that members in each part of Montana will hold local events to celebrate this milestone. If you want me to promote any of your planned gatherings, just send me an email or call me.
Jeanette Cheney, Editor
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NEWS & Events
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"Drive Local": Looking for Area Social Chairpersons:
Our Region covers a huge area of land. In an effort to make "get togethers" a bit easier, we have divided up the region and are looking for Social Chairperson to lead each area.
To start, we are asking you to organize 2 or 3 social gatherings per year, give the information to Jeanette and she will promote it to the membership. It won't be much work, we just need your creativity and knowledge of your local area.
Northwest: Michael Holle 406-253-3665 eagletracks@hotmail.com
Butte/Bozeman/Billings: Dana Binford 406-210-0066 dbinford10356@gmail.com
Great Falls:
Helena:
Missoula:
Eastern Montana:
If you would like to volunteer, email jeanettecheney@yahoo.com or call me at 406-253-8675. We will post updates in The April Issue of Flat Out.
Northwest Spring Social: Saturday, April 18, 2015
Randy & Jeanette invite you the Tamarack Brewery in Lakeside, MT for an informal gathering, lots of great food and a good reason to get your Porsche out of the garage and on the road (praying for good weather).
We'll meet in the Private Dining Room at 5:30 p.m. for cocktails and dinner. Please RSVP to jeanettecheney@yahoo.com or 406-253-8675.
Inland Northwest Region Tri-Cities Wine Tour: May 15-16
For further information, click on this link:
Drivers Ed: May 30 & 31, 2015 - Lewistown, MT
Registration Deadline is Wed. May 27
Join us to explore the capabilities of your favorite Porsche at the next Driver Education event. It will be held again a the very special facility near Lewistown, Montana. Our staff of PCA-trained instructors will keep you in your comfort zone as you learn the line, as your confidence builds, and while a permanent grin gets tattooed on your face.
REMEMBER: Tech Inspection is Required PRIOR to attending DE. (Inspector can be anyone who "must be able to recognize the components being inspected and assess their condition".) Further information is available at:
If you have Questions: Call Dave Cooley at 406-781-8598.
Yellowstone Region Montana Tour: July 17-19
Drive from Wilson, WY on Friday. Lunch in Hamilton. Overnight Missoula. Then on to Fairmont Hotsprings and Dinner in Annaconda. For further information, click on this link:
Zone 6 Grande Tour: Takoma, WA 7/25 -- Portland, OR 8/8
This tour will cover 4,576 miles over two weeks. If you can do it all, it would be great to join up as it comes through your area. Click below for more info.
Grand Tour Link
Other ZONE 6 REGION EVENTS
Check out the link on the Big Sky web site to each of the Zone 6 Regions and their upcoming events.
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In The Zone: Tim Hagner, Zone 6 Rep
We have a winner!! The new Zone 6 Logo. Hope you like it. Thank you to all that entered.
Happy New Year to all of Zone 6. The New Year brings lots of great Porsche friends, fun and adventure our way. Make sure you stay involved and are not missing out. The best way to stay involved is to be involved with you club: volunteer. "Adventure" you ask, have you looked at the Zone 6 Grand Tour? Starts in Tacoma, WA, July 25 and ends in Portland, OR, Aug 8, two weeks later after a clockwise route that drives in all 16 regions!
To our outgoing Board members throughout the Zone, Thank you! Your hard work and commitment to your club is very much appreciated and helps make PCA the great club it is. New Board members, you have some big shoes to fill! I look forward to meeting you during the upcoming year. Don't forget to say "Thank you" to your Board members, it is a volunteer job that they do for you!
Do you ever wonder how many primary members we have in Zone 6? I've attached part of a spreadsheet that shows some Zone 6 stats and the bottom line is all PCA. Our Zone 6 is the 6th largest region out of 13 total regions.
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Total Members |
# Regions Gaining Members |
# Gained |
# Regions Losing Members |
# Lost |
Net |
Net % Change |
| Zone 6 |
4,977 |
11 |
163 |
5 |
16 |
147 |
3% |
| Total |
67,442 |
101 |
2,075 |
40 |
336 |
1,739 |
3% |
For those Regions that have "driving seasons", hold on, winter will pass. I keep reminding myself of this as I stand in the garage and dream of roads not yet traveled.
Don't forget: it really is about the people.
tim
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Big Sky Thermal Mugs
Get your Big Sky thermal mug. Makes a great Gift!
Special SALE: 14 oz. is $15 20 oz is $20.
Thermal, double wall keeps liquids very cold or hot. Stainless steel interior. Push button dispenser on top of lid. Inner part of lid unscrews for thorough cleaning. Great quality & function.
or call Randy at 406-892-9210
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