What’s in Store for MidCal MINIs?
If you missed the MidCal meeting on Friday, February 17th, you missed a fun evening reconnecting with your MINI family. During the traditional after dinner parking lot meeting, our littlest MidCal member looked quite natural behind the wheel of the gorgeous blue MINI Cabrio. (Look out CHP, in about 16 years, watch out for a new generation of MINI speed demons! If you plan to catch her, you better get a MINI of your own.) Topics at the meeting included upcoming MidCal events as … [Read More...]
Annual Whoa Nellie Run – Tioga Pass
Saturday October 8, 2011, the MidCal MINIs embarked on their annual run to the Whoa Nellie Deli via Yosemite and the Tioga Pass. The Fresno contingent met at Starbuck's at Shaw just east of 41 at 7 am. Just past 7:30 am the group left to caravan to the meeting location in Oakhurst to rendezvous at about 8:00-8:15. The Oakhurst meeting location was the Raley’s Parking lot on the corner of HWY 41 & HWY 49. After a brief pit stop, the expanding caravan headed back onto 41 and on to and … [Read More...]
Meeting
All MidCal MINIs Meetings Occur on the Third Friday of the Month Unless Otherwise Noted What: MidCal MINIs' March 2012 Meeting: When: Friday, March 16 at 6:30pm Where: Yosemite Falls Cafe at Granite Park - 4020 North Cedar Avenue, Fresno, CA Join us for an evening of great conversation, fun stories and a common love of all things MINI. Following dinner, an informal Club meeting is held in the parking lot to update the group on upcoming events and to exchange ideas for … [Read More...]
Featured Member – Sandra Lee Scott, Author
“Bloomin’ Boomers is insightful, thoroughly researched, entertaining, and inspirational.” “Bloomin’ Boomers comes at a time when we are wont to look back a bit at the landscape of our journey.” These are just a few of the reviews of a new book written by our very own Sandra Lee Scott (known to the MidCal group as Sandee Archer, Ken's better half). Sandee has highlighted the lives of 191 leading-edge Baby Boomers* "Bloomers" and their profound impact on popular culture as well … [Read More...]
My Top 10 MINI Resolutions for 2012
After reading an article by Jennifer Knightstep, Automotive Correspondent for the Journal Register Newspapers, I started from her basic car resolution list and composed my own Top 10 MINI Resolutions for 2012. While the rest of the world is busy making New Year’s resolutions involving weight loss or budgets, Jennifer and I have been making a list of resolutions about our cars. Some are obvious (like not driving when too tired or drunk - not me, I don't drink) and some are highly … [Read More...]
Featured Member – Sandra Lee Scott, Author
“Bloomin’ Boomers is insightful, thoroughly researched, entertaining, and inspirational.” “Bloomin’ Boomers comes at a time when we are wont to look back a bit at the landscape of our journey.” These are just a few of the reviews of a new book written by our very own Sandra Lee Scott (known to the MidCal group as Sandee Archer, … [Read More...]
Club Runs
Saturday October 8, 2011, the MidCal MINIs embarked on their annual run to the Whoa Nellie Deli via Yosemite and the Tioga Pass. The Fresno contingent met at Starbuck's at Shaw just east of 41 at 7 am. Just past 7:30 am the group left to caravan to the meeting location in Oakhurst to rendezvous at about 8:00-8:15. The Oakhurst meeting location was the Raley’s Parking lot on the corner of HWY 41 & HWY 49. After a brief pit stop, the … [Read More...]
Monthly Meetings
All MidCal MINIs Meetings Occur on the Third Friday of the Month Unless Otherwise Noted What: MidCal MINIs' March 2012 Meeting: When: Friday, March 16 at 6:30pm Where: Yosemite Falls Cafe at Granite Park - 4020 North Cedar Avenue, Fresno, CA Join us for an evening of great conversation, fun stories and a common love of all things MINI. Following dinner, an informal Club meeting is held in the parking lot to update the … [Read More...]
About MidCal Minis
MidCal MINIs is an informal car enthusiast club organized in 2005. The club was inspired by Michele Melo of Hanford, who as a member of SoCal MINI Maniacs (SCMM), a Southern California Mini club, wanted to create a similar social group in the San Joaquin Valley. Michele and a group of like-minded enthusiasts, Steve Tech, Elaine and Steve Sams, Lavita Nash and Robert Fisher joined with others from Valley towns to create the Valley's first MINI … [Read More...]
