Yearly Archives: 2012
December OMS Meeting
The Oregon Mini Society Holiday Party will be starting at 6:30pm December 15th at the home of Roger and Susan Ferguson. There will be lots of food but plan to bring a side dish, a salad, or a dessert to share with the other elves. And, BYOB for wine or spirits. There will be a gift exchange [...]
December Winery Tour
Join the Club Event this Saturday, a TOUR of three wineries, two of which were named in the recent Portland magazine Top 50 Wines issue. We’ll meet at NOON in the Bi-Mart parking lot on the Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway at SW Western Ave. (Plan on lunch before we meet; no tasting on empty tummies!) The route [...]
November OMS Meeting
Back by popular demand… The November OMS Meeting is at Joe’s Burgers & Bar (Raleigh Hills). Sunday, November 11th, with a start time of 7:00 pm. Come a bit early to get a bite to eat and a pint of the beer. You know the routine: order downstairs; consume upstairs. Good people, good eats, good [...]
October Members 2012
OMS would like to welcome our first October 2012 member – Lee from Hillsboro. Lee says his first car was a 1963 Triumph TR-4 that he and his dad rebuilt. And when he lived in England for a year and a half, he had a Clubman 1275 GT as his daily driver to and from work. Now Lee is looking [...]
September Members 2012
The month of September has brought in some new OMS members. Nathan and Realy Ann from Boise, Idaho: Realy Ann shared with us that Nathan does all their engine work and they are looking for more minis to ”tear around with”. They have a 1964 Morris Mini Minor Deluxe (pale green w/white roof, RHD, 998cc), a ‘76 Leyland [...]
October OMS Meeting
Sunday, October 14th, at 2:00pm will double as the OMS sponsored BBQ/Potluck/JETMotors Grand Opening. OMS will supply the BBQ Chicken Members will supply a side dish/dessert, chairs and BYOB and JET Motors will supply the spacious Shop displaying lots of mini stuff and lots of minis. 9766 SE City View Dr. Happy Valley OR 97086 [...]
Don’t Miss the LeMay Museum this Sunday!
Sunday, Sept 16th: OMS Club Event: LeMay Museum plus, for those who are interested, Museum of Glass, ending the day with dinner destination in Lacey. WHERE: LeMay Museum WHEN: Sunday, Sept 16th MEETING TIME: Salmon Creek (north side of Vancouver, WA) at 9:00 am in the Safeway parking lot off 134th St. NOTE… Both I-5 [...]
Meet the minis at the Newberg Drive-In
Saturday, Sept 15th: 20th Annual All Collector Cruise-In and showing of Grease is happening at the Newberg Drive-In. WHERE: Newberg drive-in WHEN: Saturday, Sept 15th MEETING TIME: Meet outside the gate at 6PM Parade together inside (there is NO spot saving). Movie starts at dusk. COST: $8/person BRING: Portable Radio or make friends with a [...]
ABFM Results
PEOPLE’S CHOICE CLASS AWARDS: Early Saloon (external hinge) First Place: Jim and Cyndy B., Second Place: Roger F., Third Place: Don D. Mini Cooper, Cooper S (all) Second Place: Rhonda and Mark H., Third Place: Steve W. All LWB closed Minis First Place: Burt R. Variants and Kits Second Place: Ward B. Late Saloon and [...]
2012 Award Winners
Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance. July 15th, 2012 Bruce and Kerri exhibited two winning cars at Forest Grove this year. Both their restored-to-original woody and their recently finished MGB took First in their respective classes. Nice work you two. Sandy Fly-In, July 29th, 2012 Bruce and Mary’s little “Herschel” took First for “Best Foreign”. The ‘Hula-dog’ is truly a crowd-pleaser. [...]