C.O.C.A. Times
Issue: 2009-July - Vol 11 Num 2 - Page 3
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3712 W. SCENIC AVE., MEQUON, WISCONSIN 53092
Phone: (262) 242-3131 OR E-mail: Bedvibr8or@aol.com
In this Issue:
Hello fellow coin-op addicts and a special welcome to our new members. Our
membership continues to grow each year. I hope each and every one of you enjoys
being a part of our club.
At our spring meeting we returned to "The Victorian Palace" and home of Jas-
per Sanfilippo. I could tell by the smiles on your faces that everyone enjoyed their
visit. We had 192 in attendance, and we were able to raise $3840 for the Sanfilippo
Foundation. I 00% of the $20 per person fee went directly to the foundation. As
always Jasper was a perfect host. Thank you Jasper for a wonderful evening of
fun.
Also at our spring meeting I was pleased to announce that the national COCA
convention for 20 IO will be held in Raleigh/Durham North Carolina. The dates
will be Friday July 23 through Sunday July 25. We plan to tour 7 collectors homes,
have 2 banquets, room to room trading, and an auction. Our host hotel will be the
new Hilton Garden Inn Durham South point. It is located next to one of the largest
and newest malls in the South and only IO minutes from Raleigh/Durham airport.
Room prices will be $109 for 1 King or 2 Queens and include full cooked to order
hot breakfast. Please wait until August I st to sign up for rooms. Full details will
be available soon on our website (coinopclub.org). Sign up sheets will also be in
the fall issue of COCA Times Magazine. Like all the rest of our great conventions
this is one you will not want to miss!
Our club has also contracted with the Hilton Garden Inn, St. Charles IL. for the
next 3 Chicagoland shows. Nov 12,13, 14,-2009; April 8,9,10,-2010 and Novem-
ber 11,12,13,-2010. The rate is $99 per room, single or double. Please be sure to
tell the reservation agent that you are a COCA member when making a reservation,
when checking in, and when checking out. Our rates for rooms and our meeting
dinners are based on the number of room/nights that we use at the Hilton and we
need you to make sure that we receive credit for your stay. This will help us to
continue to obtain the lowest rates. Call them direct at 630-584-0700.
Our next meeting will be on Friday Nov. 13th at the Hilton. The cash bar will
open at 5 with dinner at 5:30 and the meeting at 6:00. The election of officers will
be conducted at this meeting. The nominating committee has selected the follow-
ing candidates: Erick Johnson - President, Marsha Blau - Vice President, Doug
Cain - Treasurer, and Lester Aaron - Recording Secretary. Nominations will also
be taken from the floor. Our guest speaker will be Tim LaGanke. His topic will
be how he acquired and sold his vast collection of penny arcade machines and his
ensuing battle with the Internal Revenue Service. His talk promises be both en-
lightening and humorous.
I hope to see you in San Francisco for our 2009 convention or at our November
meeting.
• Pulver Vending
The Man in the Snow White Suit
by Roger Smith
( cover story) ............................ 4
• Donkey Gold Mine
by Bill Howard ..................... 14
• An Old But True Coin-Op Story
The Clawson Machine
by Ira Warren ....................... 18
• Band of Brothers
by John Peterson .................. 22
• Mills' Perfect Weighing Scale
by Jim & Merlyn Collings .... 26
• Chicagoland -April 2009
by Jack Kelly ........................ 28
• The Meteor
by Bill Petrochuk .................. 33
DEADLINE FOR
NEXT ISSUE:
AUGUST
8, 2009
Bill Petrochuk
COCA President
3
3712 W. SCENIC AVE., MEQUON, WISCONSIN 53092
Phone: (262) 242-3131 OR E-mail: Bedvibr8or@aol.com
In this Issue:
Hello fellow coin-op addicts and a special welcome to our new members. Our
membership continues to grow each year. I hope each and every one of you enjoys
being a part of our club.
At our spring meeting we returned to "The Victorian Palace" and home of Jas-
per Sanfilippo. I could tell by the smiles on your faces that everyone enjoyed their
visit. We had 192 in attendance, and we were able to raise $3840 for the Sanfilippo
Foundation. I 00% of the $20 per person fee went directly to the foundation. As
always Jasper was a perfect host. Thank you Jasper for a wonderful evening of
fun.
Also at our spring meeting I was pleased to announce that the national COCA
convention for 20 IO will be held in Raleigh/Durham North Carolina. The dates
will be Friday July 23 through Sunday July 25. We plan to tour 7 collectors homes,
have 2 banquets, room to room trading, and an auction. Our host hotel will be the
new Hilton Garden Inn Durham South point. It is located next to one of the largest
and newest malls in the South and only IO minutes from Raleigh/Durham airport.
Room prices will be $109 for 1 King or 2 Queens and include full cooked to order
hot breakfast. Please wait until August I st to sign up for rooms. Full details will
be available soon on our website (coinopclub.org). Sign up sheets will also be in
the fall issue of COCA Times Magazine. Like all the rest of our great conventions
this is one you will not want to miss!
Our club has also contracted with the Hilton Garden Inn, St. Charles IL. for the
next 3 Chicagoland shows. Nov 12,13, 14,-2009; April 8,9,10,-2010 and Novem-
ber 11,12,13,-2010. The rate is $99 per room, single or double. Please be sure to
tell the reservation agent that you are a COCA member when making a reservation,
when checking in, and when checking out. Our rates for rooms and our meeting
dinners are based on the number of room/nights that we use at the Hilton and we
need you to make sure that we receive credit for your stay. This will help us to
continue to obtain the lowest rates. Call them direct at 630-584-0700.
Our next meeting will be on Friday Nov. 13th at the Hilton. The cash bar will
open at 5 with dinner at 5:30 and the meeting at 6:00. The election of officers will
be conducted at this meeting. The nominating committee has selected the follow-
ing candidates: Erick Johnson - President, Marsha Blau - Vice President, Doug
Cain - Treasurer, and Lester Aaron - Recording Secretary. Nominations will also
be taken from the floor. Our guest speaker will be Tim LaGanke. His topic will
be how he acquired and sold his vast collection of penny arcade machines and his
ensuing battle with the Internal Revenue Service. His talk promises be both en-
lightening and humorous.
I hope to see you in San Francisco for our 2009 convention or at our November
meeting.
• Pulver Vending
The Man in the Snow White Suit
by Roger Smith
( cover story) ............................ 4
• Donkey Gold Mine
by Bill Howard ..................... 14
• An Old But True Coin-Op Story
The Clawson Machine
by Ira Warren ....................... 18
• Band of Brothers
by John Peterson .................. 22
• Mills' Perfect Weighing Scale
by Jim & Merlyn Collings .... 26
• Chicagoland -April 2009
by Jack Kelly ........................ 28
• The Meteor
by Bill Petrochuk .................. 33
DEADLINE FOR
NEXT ISSUE:
AUGUST
8, 2009
Bill Petrochuk
COCA President
3
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