RANCHO CUCAMONGA PT CRUISER CRUISIN’ CLUB
JULY 2009
NEWSLETTER - ISSUE # 32
INLAND EMPIRE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Sunday June 14 2009
El Pueblo De Los Angeles Cruise
(Olvera Street)
The last time I
remember going to Olvera Street
in Los Angeles was probably
about 1980 so it’s been a while
and I didn’t know what to
expect. In fact I had no idea of
how to get there. I examined the
directions and they made it
sound easy and they were after
verifying with Tommy Dorsey
who is very knowledgeable of the
Los Angeles area. For this cruise
we met at Denny’s in the
morning of the cruise and headed
towards Los Angeles via the San
Bernardino Freeway (10). We
made our exit and circled around
Olvera Street which was good
because we found a parking lot
right across the street where we
all parked our cruisers together.
The excitement at
Olvera Street always seems to be
there with all the shops, vendors,
restaurants, entertainment, and
the many tourists who go there.
The area is well kept and the
buildings are very clean and nice
to look at, but the one thing that
I found that changed
dramatically is the fact that the
vendors will not bargain from
their set price on the
merchandise.
Our group did find
some good bargains and bought
many things, one being a great
looking cool hat that Tommy
bought. I myself have always
liked the garment that Clint
Eastwood wore on the western
movies so I bought one. It
covers the front and back and
your head slips into it which
leaves your hands free because
of the way it’s made. Continue 
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Rancho Cucamonga PT Cruiser Cruisin’ Club Continue (Olvera Street)
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~ esteem actIve club members ~ We ate at one
* * * * * of the restaurants at
Alex Mendoza - USMC Bad Dog Cruiser Olvera Street and even
Alicia Mendoza - Kitty Cruiser though it was a little
expensive the food,
Jim Guignard - Gold Cruiser
entertainment and the
Robin Brewer - Dolphin Cruiser entire atmosphere was
well worth the price. Even
Ray & Claudia Oviatt - Cruisin' Cruiser
so this is one restaurant
Dale & Silvia Brooks - Hyway Cruiser that we will not come back
Jim Dekoker - Bears Cruiser to or at least most of us
won’t.
Mike & Maria Savedra - Inferno Red Cruiser
The musicians
Tommy Dorsey - Old School Cruiser come up to the table and
ask if you want to hear a
Edward G. Johnson - Candy Cruiser
song, but after the song
Ken & Laura Brownell - Ken's Cruiser they let you know that it is
Thomas & Mabel Johnson - TJ's Cruiser $8.00 for each request.
Tom Judkins - Convertible Cruiser In addition to
Frank & Lucy Carrillo - God Mothers Cruiser this there are no refills on
the drinks, and the
Barry & Debbie Scott - Silver Ghost Cruiser
waitress figures out the tip
Hollywood(Ken)&Vine(Barb) - Freedom Cruiser automatically which is
Mel & Myrna Dickey - Tautester Cruiser included on the final bill. I
guess most tourists might
Jim Anderson - J. P. Cruiser do what we did, enjoy the
Paula Anderson - Ice Cream Cruiser meal, celebrate the
moment and get a little
Jerry & Rita Gillespie - Spidey Cruiser
experience about where
J. J. Johnson - Tweedy Bird Cruiser not to eat next time.
Doris Shakespeare - Route 66 Cruiser
This day
Sharon Breaux - Ms. Brown Sugga Cruiser was one we took pleasure
Phil & Rosie Page - Midnight Cruiser in and will savor the
moments we spent
together finally returning
Rancho Cucamonga PT Cruiser Cruisin’ Club home via the East I-10.
~ Recognized ~ We concluded our itinerary
Cruisin’ Club Members of the Month for 2009 on this cruise and stopped
~ April ~ at the same Denny’s we
Maria Savedra - Inferno Red Cruiser started at and went in and
~ May ~ stayed a while having
Tommy Dorsey - Old School Cruiser something to drink and
~ June ~ ordering dessert before
Mryna Dickey - Tautester Cruiser
calling it a day until our
~ July ~
next cruise……..remember
Thomas Johnson - TJ’s Cruiser
keep those pt cruisers
~ August ~ clean and looking sharp, it
~ September ~ doesn’t have to look like a
~ October ~ custom cruiser as long as it
~ November ~ gets you there and back
~ December ~ home. (Photos pg. 2)
(above) Checking Out the Sights. Sharon (below)

ABOVE - ALEX MENDOZA & TOMMY DORSEY

(REMEMBER THE BBQ FOR JULY 26TH)
GROUP PICTURE BELOW ON A CRUISE
LUNCHEON AT OLVERA STREET - JUNE 14TH

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DOODAH PARADE
PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM
70TH ANNUAL LINCOLN PILGRIMAGE PARADE
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PLAN B - CRUISE TO
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MUSEUM
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A SALUTE TO VETERANS PARADE
THE FLOWER FIELDS
USS MIDWAY AIRCRAFT MUSEUM
HEMET-RYAN AIR SHOW
TEMECULA VALLEY BALLOON & WINE FESTIVAL
EL PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES HISTORIC PARK
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CRUISIN' CLUB PICNIC BBQ
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PECHANGA RESORT & CASINO
THE LIVING DESERT
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33RD WALNUT FAMILY FESTIVAL PARADE
CALICO GHOST TOWN
TROPICANA CASINO CAR SHOW - LAUGHLIN
KNOTTS BERRY FARM
CHINO PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM
CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON AT TOMS FARMS

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 Sunday June 07 2009 - Temecula Valley Balloon & Wine Festival Cruise
We all met at Denny’s on Milliken in Ontario and traveled by way of the I-15 south. I wasn’t so
sure about where to turn getting near the festival and so I asked the membership if they knew exactly
where this place was and no one knew. So we travel and made our exit at Rancho California Road and
travel about 10 to 12 miles through very beautiful open rolling hills on a two lane highway. The cruise
on this road was spectacular and I was looking for a street that was mentioned on the directions so we
continued about another 6 miles when we decided that we might have gone too far. So we turn around
and headed back the way we came and after a bit came upon the road we were looking for. We turned
right into this dirt road which was covered with tiny rocks but we figured it must be up and over the
rolling hills ahead so we traveled about 4 to 5 miles on this road and again realized that we were lost.

We made a 7 movement U-turn on that dirt road and headed back towards the paved road.
The experience traveling on this road was highly motivated for some because it had been ages since
some of us went cross country 4 wheeling and kicking up so much dust that one could barely see the
car in front or behind. But we did manage to find the pave road and continued south until we came to
a small road that said Skinner Lake which was not at all on the directions, so we turned and over the
horizon we came across a magnificent view of the festival.

There must have been at least 10,000 people. We managed to park together and walk over to the
entrance. Actually some of us ran over to the entrance to make a very much needed comfort stop.
This being new to us, we found it exciting and happy that we were finally here so we strolled into the
area where they had about 100 vendors and all of them cooking really good food. Some of us tried
very hard to resist the aroma because it was so tempting to try many of the foods there. We spent
most of the day walking and enjoying the festival and left about 2:30 pm and headed into Old Town
Temecula where we shopped and sat down to eat a very delicious lunch at a Mexican Restaurant. The
food was simply delicious and after we ate, we again walked around town and left for home towards
the late afternoon. We cruised along the I-15 north and said our good-bys along the way on the 2-way
radios as we took different routes heading home.

BALLOON & WINE FESTIVAL OLD TOWN TEMECULA

THE RANCHO CRUISIN’ CLUB TOMMY DORSEY’S OLD SCHOOL PT

Congratulations to THOMAS JOHNSON for Being Voted RCPTCCC Cruisin’ Club Member of the Month for: JULY 2009

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