RANCHO CUCAMONGA PT CRUISER CRUISIN’ CLUB
OCTOBER 2009
NEWSLETTER - ISSUE # 35
INLAND EMPIRE - SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Sunday - September 27 2009
Miniature Golf Park Event Exhibition
Back in 2007 our club
presented a trophy to Jim Guignard
for winning 1st place at miniature
golf. This time the club did not
award a trophy but the winner did
receive from each player $1.00
which made it better by winning
money and not a trophy. Actually it
was Dale Brooks idea to give the
winner money to pay for his
luncheon that the club goes to after
each cruise.
The winner with the highest
score meaning the lowest score was
Manuel Carrillo. Second place was
won by Alex. Alex did not win
anything but was happy and very
surprised he won second place. The
score keeper was Robin Brewer and
she did a great job at keeping score
for all the players.
At Scandia located on I-15
between 10 & 60 freeways the price
of admission goes by height. One
price - all day unlimited use
throughout the day. If a person is
at 54 inches in height they pay one
price and below 54” they pay about
$2.50 less.
Scandia Amusement Park
has two beautifully landscaped
Scandinavian themed miniature golf
course and over 12,000 flowers
planted annually amongst many
rushing rivers, trickling streams,
and cascading waterfalls!
Plenty of club cruisin’
members decided to go on this
cruise and afterwards cruised over
to Spires located on Foothill &
Haven in Rancho Cucamonga for a
luncheon.
The restaurant staff knows
our club because we do go there
often so they immediately set us up
and gave us as usual great service.
First time cruisin’ with our
club was the newest club member at
the time Gloria Aguirre and her
grandson. To welcome Gloria
Aguirre, Tommy Dorsey insisted on
paying for her luncheon. Alex
decided to treat the group on
whatever they wanted for desert. It
was a great cruise and a nice day for
all that went on this cruise. This
cruise was an afternoon cruise, we
met a Denny’s at 1:30 pm and left at
1:45 pm taking the 10 and then
going south on the 15. Continue 
Rancho Cucamonga PT Cruiser Cruisin’ Club
(RCPTCCC)
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Alex Mendoza - USMC Bad Dog Cruiser
Alicia Mendoza - Kitty Cruiser
Jim Guignard - Gold Cruiser
Robin Brewer - Dolphin Cruiser
Ray & Claudia Oviatt - Cruisin' Cruiser
Dale & Silvia Brooks - Hyway Cruiser
Jim Dekoker - Bears Cruiser
Mike & Maria Savedra - Inferno Red Cruiser
Tommy Dorsey - Old School Cruiser
Edward G. Johnson - Candy Cruiser
Ken & Laura Brownell - Ken's Cruiser
Thomas & Mabel Johnson - TJ's Cruiser
Tom Judkins - Convertible Cruiser
Manuel & Lucy Carrillo - God Mothers Cruiser
Barry & Debbie Scott - Silver Ghost Cruiser
Hollywood(Ken)&Vine(Barb) - Freedom Cruiser
Mel & Myrna Dickey - Tautester Cruiser
Jim Anderson - J. P. Cruiser
Paula Anderson - Ice Cream Cruiser
Jerry & Rita Gillespie - Spidey Cruiser
J. J. Johnson - Tweedy Bird Cruiser
Doris Shakespeare - Route 66 Cruiser
Sharon Breaux - Ms. Brown Sugga Cruiser
Phil & Rosie Page - Midnight Cruiser
Gloria Aguirre - Sea Shell Cruiser
Mark & Valerie Fisher - Patriotic Cruiser
*****
Rancho Cucamonga PT Cruiser Cruisin’ Club
~ Recognized ~
Cruisin’ Club Members of the Month for 2009
~ April ~
Maria Savedra - Inferno Red Cruiser
~ May ~
Tommy Dorsey - Old School Cruiser
~ June ~
Mryna Dickey - Tautester Cruiser
~ July ~
Thomas Johnson - TJ’s Cruiser
~ August ~
Laura Brownell - Ken’s Cruiser
~ September ~
J. J. Johnson - Tweedy Bird Cruiser
~ October ~
Lucy Carrillo - God Mothers Cruiser
Continue  The travel time was
short and the people on the
freeway on this nice sunny day
gave us a happy greeting as we
went by them. It is always a
good feeling when we get a
wave.
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Special Meeting
2010 Cruises
On Sunday October 18, 2009 the
membership was called to come
together and discuss the
upcoming cruises for next year.
The response was outstanding
and Spires’ restaurant in
Rancho Cucamonga was the
place we met because they
always provide our club with
the back room where the
membership can sit and enjoy a
meal, mingle, share stories,
take pictures and just plain talk.
Upon arriving to the
restaurant 7 tables were set up
in a u-shape form, but with-in
the first half hour we had to re-
arrange the set-up several
times because we needed more
tables as more and more of the
membership dropped in. Poor
J. J. it didn’t matter where he
sat he was always the one who
had to move from his chair to fit
more tables for others coming
in. Glad he was in good spirits.
We enjoyed a good
meal, some ordered breakfast
and others ordered
lunch/dinner. This unscheduled
lunch-meeting went from noon
to about 5:30 pm when we said
our good-bys ‘til next time,
with a 3-day cruise to Laughlin,
Nevada to show our club spirit.
When the transition was
made from RCPTCC to RCPTCCC
(cruisin’ club) it was made clear
to the membership that we
would have no meetings other
than coming together after a
cruise to enjoy a nice luncheon.
The clubs’ turnout of
about 22 cruisin’ club members
was amazing with lots of club
input in regards to the
upcoming 2010 cruises. There
will be at least three 3-day
cruises, one being the Grand
Canyon Cruise in April of 2010
and also another 3-day week
end in Laughlin, Nevada. (Alex)
 Saturday October 10 2009
33rd Annual Walnut Festival Parade

For this cruise we met at Denny’s at 7:30 am and left

at 8 am. Not having been to this parade before we use
the directions on the map the City of Walnut sent us
and it was okay because we arrived there in no time at
all. We traveled the on the 10 freeway west, 57 south,
and exit at Brea Canyon Road.
For the last several years the City of Walnut
has invited our club to participate in the Walnut
Festival Parade and each time we were committed to a
scheduled event so we were not able to attend. This
time however they rolled out the red carpet and
welcomed our cruisin’ club with open arms. The
person I contact for this cruise is Christine McBurney
from the City of Walnut. She directed our group and
made this cruise an excellent choice for the club to be
part of. We will definitely be part of this again in
2010.
Several of the club members have never been in
a parade so this was something new to them and
expressed anxious moments throughout the morning.
One thing for sure about a parade, we have to get their
early, find the staging area for our club, register the Rancho Cucamonga PT Cruiser Cruisin’ Club - 2009
club, then decorate and clean up the PT Cruisers
making them look parade ready. The citizens of this
fine city came out and joyfully waved and clapped at Join This Club
all of the entries on the parade route. A $25.00 One Time Lifetime Fee
Cruisin' Club Membership I.D. Card $5.00
On Monday October 12th I received a phone call
Password Code Access To Club Info.
from the Walnut Festival Parade Coordinator and was
informed that Rancho Cucamonga PT Cruiser Cruisin' Your Name on the Club Web Site
Club won the Trophy in the parade. I called everyone Monthly Newsletter
that went to the parade and told about this good Cruise Updates
news. All were very impressed as was I very much. Name Tags
After the event we did not stay for the festivities at WWW.RCPTCRUISERCLUB.COM
Suzzane Park but instead we cruised up to Foothill &
Haven in Rancho Cucamonga for a fantastic lunch and
a group get together. Stayed at Sprires for a couple of
hours and then called it a day getting ready for the
next cruise on Sunday the next day.

EL PUEBLO DE LOS ANGELES HISTORIC PARK

PARADE - MIRA LOMA
MARCH FIELD AIR MUSEUM
CLUB CRUISES FOR 2009 CRUISIN' CLUB PICNIC BBQ
L. A. COUNTY ARBORETUM & BOTANIC GARDEN
DOODAH PARADE BOWLING PARTY EVENT EXHIBITION
PALM SPRINGS AIR MUSEUM PECHANGA RESORT & CASINO
70TH ANNUAL LINCOLN PILGRIMAGE PARADE THE LIVING DESERT
PARADE HAS BEEN CANCELLED - RAIN. POMONA FAIR & PARADE
PLAN B - CRUISE TO MINIATURE GOLF PARTY EVENT EXHIBITON
THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MUSEUM 33RD WALNUT FAMILY FESTIVAL PARADE
DR GEORGE CANCER FOUNDATION CAR SHOW CALICO GHOST TOWN
DATE FESTIVAL & COUNTRY FAIR PARADE TROPICANA CASINO CAR SHOW - LAUGHLIN
DESERT HOT SPRINGS 4TH ANNUAL CAR SHOW KNOTTS BERRY FARM
SAN JUAN CAPRISTRANO MISSION CHINO PLANES OF FAME AIR MUSEUM
A SALUTE TO VETERANS PARADE CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON AT TOMS FARMS
THE FLOWER FIELDS
USS MIDWAY AIRCRAFT MUSEUM
HEMET-RYAN AIR SHOW LET’S WELCOME 2010 WITH A
TEMECULA VALLEY BALLOON & WINE FESTIVAL GREAT BIG CELEBRATION !
CLUB WEBSITE WWW.RCPTCRUISERCLUB.COM
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Sunday October 11 2009 - Calico Ghost Town

This cruise was the next day after the Walnut Festival Parade so we had to go
home after the parade and spruce up our PT Cruisers to cruise to Calico Ghost
Town which is somewhat past Barstow going north.
We arrived at the meeting place around 10 am and left shortly
thereafter. Jim Anderson was there but informed us he had to work that
morning so he was unable to go but gave us a send off on this cruise. He
brought along his dog Klondike, named after an ice cream and which is the
theme for Paula Anderson PT Cruiser. After all who were going on this cruise
arrived, we left heading north on the I-15 freeway. Approaching the on ramp at
Bear Valley Road we communicated via two-way radios with Ray & Claudia
Oviatt who were waiting to join us. Easily they came onto the freeway and
joined our group sliding in front of Tommy Dorsey who is always the tail end
cruiser on all our cruises.
I had never been to Calico Ghost Town even though we past it many
times traveling to and from throughout the years past. I was surprised at how
many things there are to see at Calico. The mining train around the mountain
was nice to go on because I was able to get off some good shots with my
camera while riding on the train.
One of the events Calico had on this day was where several men from
the audience try to move a large rock. Then it becomes the girls turn to try this
feat. One girl surprised many of us because she moved the large rock about 7
feet. Pretty strong - pretty & strong. The gift shops have a variety of things to
buy and the food smelled good. We stayed and wondered around through the
hills, mines, shops, and viewed several skits with Calico Ghost Town employees
dressed like the old west.
A famous 50’s restaurant called Peggy Sue’s is close by but we decided
to go someplace else for lunch. Ray & Claudia suggested a restaurant heading
towards 15 freeway south and which would get us closer to home for lunch.
This restaurant is new in California and I believe I heard someone say that more
of these restaurants are ging to be built in California. If they do I hope they
built one in Rancho Cucamonga.
The food is delicious and the variety and selection is beyond anyone’s
imagination. Needless to say I was one of the ones that ate too much and now
it was time to stretch those legs and walk a little. I remember getting a plate
with salad and then Texas style ribs, baby back ribs fruit and a lot more. The
selection is awesome. It kind of reminds me of the Home Town Buffet, but even
though it is similar there is no comparison.
The cruisin’ club talked via 2-way radios about next year cruises and
several good trips were mentioned which will definitely be on the cruise list
coming out at the end of this year. Well there is much to cover on these reviews
but the best of October is yet to come when our cruisin’ club goes on the much
awaited Clem’s 3-day 2-night Tropicana Resort Hotel & Casino Event Halloween
Car Show in Laughlin later on this month. This car show event week-end rates
can’t be beat with for only $99.00 we get a 2-night stay at the Flamingo and the
hotel will pay our registration & entry fee to the car show. Next review coming
up first week of November.

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