Hi Everyone, I am posting this notice at the request of Bill McPheeters: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The 19th ANNUAL IMPERIAL OWNERS STATEWIDE MEET, will be in Oakhurst, California, May 3,4 & 5, 2002. These ANNUAL MEETS started at Morro Bay, Calif. in 1984, and is now rotated among the three sponsoring clubs; The Northern California Imperial Owners Club; Southern California Imperial Owners, Inc., and Imperial Owners Association of Sacramento Valley. This years meet is sponsored by the Northern California Imperial Owners Club. Meet Coordinators: John Kerr & Roger Selby 1-650-347-1157 Club & Meet Treasurer: Pauline Yetter 1-650-697-1399 LOCATION The Statewide Meet will be at the BEST WESTERN YOSEMITE GATEWAY INN, 40530 State Highway 41 (located in the heart of down town Oakhurst), OAKHURST, CA 93644 The HOTEL will be the Headquarters for Registration & Lodging. The car show will be held at a nearby City Park. ROOM RESERVATIONS, CALL direct to HOTEL, 1-800-545-5462 The HOTEL has saved 58 rooms for us & will hold the rooms until APRIL 15, 02. Special room rates for our meet are $55.00 per night, plus the usual room tax, sales tax, etc.. Please make your reservations early & mention IMPERIAL OWNERS CLUB to get our Special rate. DEADLINES & EVENTS APRIL 15 Car registration deadline to be eligible for Class Parking & Voting Awards. HELP US order an adequate supply of awards for your class. Enter by April 15th. MAY 3 - Friday, 12 noon; Drivers meeting at HOTEL Parking Lot. 12:30 PM; Tour surrounding Scenic Area ending at Bass Lake, tour leader will be Dick Clark. 5 PM to 7 PM; Meet registration in HOTEL. 5 PM to 7 PM; NO HOST COCKTAILS & hors d'oeu-vres courtesy of NCIOC. MAY 4 - Saturday, 7 AM to 10 AM - Car wash & preparation. 9 AM to 10 AM - Late meet registration. 10 AM - Cars in place for show at the City Park. 11 AM to 1 PM CAR SHOW & JUDGING. 1 PM - Voting completed & ballots turned in. Afternoon at Leisure. 7 PM - Banquet dinner with awards presentation at the VIEW POINT RESTAURANT. MAY 5 - Sunday morning - Breakfast on your own. Tour time to be announced. We will have a short Tour driving Northwest on State Hwy 49 to VISIT the SHELDON BALL CAR COLLECTION. DEPARTURE, HAVE A SAFE TRIP........THANKS FOR COMING. ***For car entry form & banquet dinner choices contact meet coordinators*** This Official information is posted by the unofficial Bill McPheeters, Visalia, Ca