LBMTC - 44th Annual Turkey Hunt

Sunday, November 20 was a perfect California day for a Model T tour. The temperature hovered in the low 80s and there was not a cloud in the sky. First of all, as we gathered at the Bagelry, our tour leader, Ed Williams, handed out booklets, which included our route, a multiple choice quiz, a fill in the blank quiz and a space for each Thanksgiving Symbol we would find at each of the seven locations. Also in the booklet were stories from years gone by starting with the first Turkey Hunt in 1961. The answers to the quizzes mentioned above were found in these stories. Ed told everyone at the drivers meeting that there were three routes so be sure to follow the route in your own booklet.

   At Location #1 we had a really hard time trying to figure out if the little pinecone Michael Spaziano found on the ground might be what we were looking for. But no, it turned out to be a sticker carefully hidden from easy view of a turkey. Some of the stickers were much easier to find than others and some were low and some were high.

   At the park Fabulous Phyllis was proud of the clue that she thought appropriate for Thanksgiving – and that was an empty Wild Turkey bourbon bottle. And no, it didn’t help her score!

   Wardlow Park was the perfect ending about noon for the Ts and drivers and passengers. There were hamburgers and hotdogs and lots of good side dishes brought by members with Polly’s pies for dessert.

   After the poker hands were drawn and the quizzes corrected the winners were announced.

   1^st prize, $35 Gift Card – John and Julie Ginesi

   2^nd prize, $25 Gift Card – Bob and Mary Jane Teitsworth

   3^rd prize, a 20 lb Frozen Turkey – Jeff and daughter Katie Hood

   Booby prize, a can of Turkey Soup – Nick and Michelle D’Antonio

   A big thank you goes to Ed Williams for the great planning, Tom & Reggie Leroux for purchasing and cooking all of the food, Joe Brun for securing the park permit and vehicle for equipment set-up, George and Betty Gunther for being location attendants, Julie Ginesi for helping to type the Turkey Hunt booklet, and another big thank you to Bob Johnson who let us use the super comfortable plastic chairs and tables from the Veterans Stadium.

Tour Photos