2012

15 December, 2012 Ed H took his gun truck to do Blue Santa Christmas toy and food delivery for needy children. The truck was crewed by Ed, Patrick C and Panda. Charlie S had planned to attend, but was unfortunately quite ill that day. LSMVPA member Sid M was working as a volunteer at Blue

2 December, 2012 Liberty Hill parade went well. On hand driving were Allan, Sam, Clint, Big John, Patrick, and I. Scott P was there, but his deuce had a brake issue as he was leaving for the parade, so he wisely left it at home. There were several folks riding too. Interesting, after our discussion

2 December, 2012 Cars and Coffee attended by Sam, Barry, and Rory. Latest news is the show will NOT be moving to the Oasis, that is a splinter group with some politics or other rubbish involved.

11 November, 2012 Saturday’s Veterans day Parade in Austin TX was another big success with a record setting 22 vehicles at the parade. We gathered at the TXDOT parking lot early Saturday morning and headed to the Congress Street bridge at 0730. The weather was great and the parade started at 0900. The crowd was

10 November 2012 Waxahchie, Texas What a busy weekend with two huge events over three days for us starting with Waxahachie. The Servi-Car with company arrived on the afternoon of the 9th giving us some time to ride the streets and hit the pud before dark. The recon found the area was target rich and

10 November, 2012 The Lone Star MVPA was present at the Bastrop Vet car show with 3 vehicles. The Event started at 7:30 AM with judging at 1:00 pm and awards at 3:30 PM. Our reserved location was in the Bastrop Post office annex parking lot. This location could not have been better! The club

10 November, 2012 The Cedar Park Veterans Day Parade was held on 10 Novmber 2012. Pictures by Sam R.

9-10 November, 2012 Annual Veteran’s Appreciation of the Texas Czech Genealogical Society of Texas Location: Caldwell Civic Center Activity: There were speakers including an Air Force Col. who flew search and rescue in Vietnam and then spent 7 1/2 years as a prisoner of war. A biographical talk about Col. Edward Kallas, a Caldwell native,

4 November, 2012 The Cars and Coffee Car Show in Leander was held on 4 November. Pictures by Barry F. and Sam R.

3 November, 2012 The Hot Rod Revolution Car Show was held on 3 November 2012. Hot rods from all over the country showed up for this annual car show. This is the second year that the Lone Star MVPA participated in this ecent. We had a total of 6 members and their MV’s show up

27 October, 2012 The Lone Star MVPA was present with three club members with vehicles at the Hog Eye Festival, held in Elgin. We were in the Car show as non-paid and therefore were not in the judging! The Event started at 8:00 AM with judging at 100 pm and awards at 4:00 PM. Our

27 October, 2012 The Camp Hearne Living History Event was held on 27 October. Several members attended. Pictures courtesy of Cathy L.

19-21 October, 2012 In all we had nine jeeps (MB/GPW, M38, M38A1C, M151A2, CJ3B) two M35A2 Deuces and my M1009 with only one break down all weekend. We drove a total of 170 miles on post, mostly off road and we got to poke around on some M1 Abrams under maintenance while some others were

13 October 2012 Rosanky, Texas The Lone Star MVPA was present with 4 vehicles. The Event started at 8:30 AM with judging at 1:00 pm and awards at 4:00 PM. Our reserved location was under the trees again and we were in the shade most of the day! The car show was a fundraiser for

7 October, 2012 Thanks to all that participated in the October Cars and Coffee event. Pictures by Rory C.

6 October, 2012 Thanks to all of the drivers, co-drivers and family members who helped make our trip to Gonzales for the Come and Take It Parade another success. We came away with a 1st. place in the group participation category. Once victory was at hand. afterwords we changed up a bit and went to

22 September, 2012 The King’s Hobby open house was attended by Tim W with his Jeep, Rory C with David C’s M1009, Barry F with his extensive weapons and equipment display, Charlie S. and Mark. Most of the time was spent manning the display, and chasing the shade with our chairs! The visitors were pleased

15 September, 2012 The Club Picnic was a great success. We had a total of 42 members and their guests show up for great BBQ provided by Bert’s BBQ and great company. We started gathering at 1100 for a 1600 BBQ dinner. The weather was great. Pictures by Rick H. and Sam R.

7 July 2012 The Welcome Home Iraq Veterans parade was held on 7 July. We gathered early in the TXDOT parking lot and headed to the parade line-up at 0730. The parade staff had lost all paperwork associated with the parade and had to organize the parade on the fly. After about 30 minutes we

4 July 2012 Milano, Texas The Milano 4th of July Parade was attended by Ricky C. and his GPW. He was representing the LSMVPA and the 36th ID. He won 1st place for vintage vehicles. To assist in reducing download time, Thumbnail pictures are below – simply click on the picture to see an enlarged