Volume 31, Issue 5 – Newsletter of the NWOhio Miata Club
Meander to the Poor House
Date: Saturday, June 7, 2025 | Meet: 9:00am
Place: North parking lot of Mayberry, Centennial Rd, Sylvania, OH
At 9:30 we will begin our meander to the Hillsdale College Shooting Sports Lodge for lunch, arriving at approximately 11:00am
https://shootingsports.hillsdale.edu/facilities/
At about 12:30pm we will depart from the Lodge to the car show at the Poor House. (should be designated parking there for us – show over at 2:00).
https://www.hillsdalehistoricalsociety.org/upcoming-events
Individuals feel free to leave the car show any time
Please respond to Sherry Koral by May 31 to save your spot.
Phone 419-265-1943 or email tkoral@bex.net
Spring Fever Meander – by Pat Dettmer
Kicking off the season for 2025 turned out to be a great time with eleven Miatas, 18 members and 1 guest meeting at Loma Linda’s parking lot to prepare for the spring drive. No rain was in the forecast, but cooler temperatures caused members to drive with the top up. Fortunately, it was a fairly short drive as Diane Shull’s very tall guest did manage to fit into the car.
Meandering through Oak Openings Park, the south side of the Maumee River, and Tontogany Creek Road was enjoyed by the group as we saw the trees and spring flowers preparing to bloom and the deer
roaming in the fields.
Doc’s Ribcage Restaurant seemed to please the hearty appetites of everyone with barbecued ribs being the favorite choice. While our food was being prepared, Dave Beasley introduced his friend,
Bobby Carwile and son Ryan. Bobby gave a short presentation about his history of drag racing all kinds of cars. Son Ryan has taken an interest in racing Miatas.
As the luncheon ended, the sun had come out and warmed up the temps so members went outside to check out Ryan’s racing Miata. Since Bobby lives close by, those that lingered a while longer got a special treat of seeing the 1964 Malibu that Bobby races. Even though she is not the “little old lady from Pasadena”, Sue Greeley did get to climb into the driver’s seat. Once the oohs and aahs were finished, we all climbed into our little “race cars “ and headed home.
N.W. Ohio Miata Club 30th Anniversary Celebration
The Tire Squeal – June 7-22
Tented Pavilion on the lawn
July 12th | 1pm-Close
Food provided by the Hosts
Hors d’eurvres
From the Grill
Filet Mignon | Chicken Breasts
Short Ribs
Corn on the Cobb | Sweet Peppers | Onions
Baked Potatoes
Baked Beans
Cole Slaw
Home Baked Sour Cherry Pie (No Sugar)
Soft Drinks
Cash Bar
with
Beer | Wine Margaritas – 3 Flavors
RSVP – With choice of Meat
No later than June 23
Pat and Steve Beam
419-822-4156 or 412-352-7345
The Tire Squeal involves driving a loop of roads at your own pace, while stopping to sample the local food, including that “delicacy”, Indian Pork Tenderloin. An homage to Germany’s Nürburgring, it’s called The Schweinefiletringtm (translation: Pork Tenderloin Ring)!
It’s a charity event for Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, so donations are appreciated, but not required. You can score points to win prizes by visiting locations of interest and restaurant but the contest is optional, so you can just have fun doing the drive. Complete info is available at https://schweinefiletring.com/home.
In the past, we have had several cars from our club participate. We do one day of back road driving to a motel in the area, two days of driving around in circles and catching local attractions, then a day’s drive back home. It can be done any time during the two week period of the event.
If this sounds interesting, contact Bill Potvin at bpotvin24@gmail.com and indicate four day periods you would be available between June 7 and 22.
Tentative 2025 Event Calendar
| Saturday, January 11 | Luncheon at Whitehouse Inn hosted by Jarvis & Marsha Gamble |
| Saturday, February 15 | Luncheon at Delta 109 hosted by Steve and Pat Beam |
| Saturday, March 15 | Luncheon at 5th Street Pub hosted by Terri and Greg Wilkins |
| Saturday, April 26 | Meander to Doc’s Rib Cage by Steve & Pat Dettmer & Dave Beasley |
| Saturday, May 3 | Adopt-A-Highway Session organized by Gamble & Himmelein |
| Sun-Fri, May 11-16 | Smoky Mountain Adventure Organized by Steve & Pat Beam |
| Saturday, June 7 | Meander to Poor House Car Show hosted by Terry and Sherry Koral |
| Sat-Sun, June 7-22 | The Tire Squeal 2025, Southern Indiana Road Tour |
| Saturday, July 12 | Club 30th Anniversary Party hosted by Pat and Steve Beam |
| Saturday, July 19 | Adopt-A-Highway Session organized by Gamble & Himmelein |
| Saturday, August 30 | Eric Jones Memorial Riverrun Tour hosted by Buckeye Miata Club |
| Saturday, October 4 | Adopt-A-Highway Session Organized by Gamble & Himmelein |
NWOhio Officers
| President Terri Wilkins | 419-619-4952 tandgwilkins@gmail.com |
| Membership/Treasurer Steve & Pat Dettmer | 419-350-5986 stevepatd@gmail.com |
| Editor Bill Potvin | 419-377-7197 bpotvin24@gmail.com |
| Technical Editor Greg Wilkins | 419-619-4952 tandgwilkins@gmail.com |
| Facebook Group Guy Terry Koral | 419-265-1608 tkoral@bex.net |
| Adopt-A-Highway Co-Chair Jarvis Gamble | 419-410-5209 jarvisgamble@gmail.com |
| Adopt-A-Highway Co-Chair Marv Himmelein | 419-873-8224 mkhimmelein@gmail.com |
30th Anniversary Celebration
As you can see in the announcement above, long time club members and all around nice guys, Pat and Steve Beam, have generously offered to host this event, including providing their country estate, as well as the food.
More details will follow, but please respect their generosity by responding in a timely way, so that they can plan for the correct amount of food.
Spring Adopt-A-Highway
Even though the club’s first road cleanup of the year was in May, the weather was more like early April. No matter to Jarvis Gamble and his merry band of men and women powered through the rain and picked up a sizable collection of trash.
Thanks to Sue Greeley, Jordan May, Mike Burns, Pat Dettmer, Dave Beasley and Bob Reitzel.
NorthWest Ohio Miata Club 
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