1 Northlander March 2013 - North Country Region

Judy Hendrickson
LOOKING BACK
We just finished clearing the driveways and walkways from what must have been 2 feet of snow from the Blizzard of ’13! However,
some drifts were over 4 feet! Snow was up to the door knob on the side door of the “Porsche Palace.” Thankfully, long
time friend Berthold Langer is staying with me for a few months and was here to help clear away the snow. We swapped off
scoop shovel versus snow blower and, of course got to experience replacing a shear pin before even finishing the first of my “3”
driveways. We’ll see how much blows back with the continuing winds today.
When looking through the back issues of Northlander for this month I discovered 1983 was pretty slim on issues with only a
Fall/Winter, Summer, Fall and Winter issues, so there is nothing new to report from that year. However, 1993 sported a March/
April issue boasting some 36 pages plus cover. NCR had grown to 230 strong by the end of February 1993 and had a respectable
number and variety of events. There had already been three tech sessions and the articles dealt with these along with ads/articles
about upcoming events. I’ll limit “reprint” from this issue to the cover and the North Country Events list so you can get a feel for
what we did back then versus what all we do now.
By January 2003 the region had grown to 450 and Northlander was being published monthly. The March issue was packed
with many great stories, regular columns and upcoming event flyers. Two articles in particular stand out: one dealing with the
2002 Euro 928 get together and the other being one of Ellen Beck’s great stories of “Thelma and Louise’s” travels – this time to
Albuquerque, NM, on the occasion of the 2003 Winter Board Meeting for PCA National. But since both are relatively “long” I
felt I must choose and so I chose the Euro 928 story that follows.
From Volume XVI, Number 2, March/April 1993
continued on page 16..
March 2013
15 Northlander