C.O.C.A. Times

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3712 W. SCENIC AVE., MEQUON, WISCONSIN 53092
Phone: (262) 242-3131 OR E-mail: Bedvibr8or@aol.com
In this Issue.·
Summertime greetings to our members and to al l new members who have joined
since the last issue of C.O.C.A. Times. I hope you are all enjoying the hobby and
making new finds and new friends during this season of flea markets, auctions and
antique shows. Your assoc iation has been busy making plans for our 2011 national
convention, which will be announced in the fa ll issue of this magazine.
We had a nice turnout for our spring meeting at the Chicagoland show in early April.
In addition, Greg McLemore kindly shared some of his experiences as our guest
speaker and the members approved an updated set ofby laws for the association .
The new by laws are posted on our web site if you want to review them .
We are also pleased to confirm that we have signed improved contracts with the
Hilton Garden Inn, St. Charles, IL through the fall 2013 Chicagoland show. The new
contracts lock in our $99 per night room rate. In addition, effective with the spring
20 ll show, the hotel is including a $5.00 voucher per room per night that is good
towards breakfast in the hotel's Great American Grill. Our thanks to association vice
president Marsha Blau for negotiating those great arrangements. Please remember to
make your room reservations with the hotel itself (630-584-0700) if possible and tell
them you are a COCA member when making the reservation. It is also a good idea to
remind them of your COCA membership when checking in and out. The association
will then get credit for your room nights, which helps us negotiate better deals for
COCA members.
Your association is operated by a board of directors and various committee chairper-
sons. In addition, we are always looking for volunteers to help us provide better and
more cost effective services to our members. Currently, we are looking for volunteers
to help with the day to day administration of our web site and to help us improve the
design and functionality of the site. If you are willing to help with the web site or
with any other association activity, please email me at erickjohnson@cox.net.
In closing, l want to remind everyone that our association is always looking to grow.
Growth ensures our survival, but it also allows your board, committee chairpersons
and volunteers to provide you with a greater benefit for your dues dollar. Most impor-
tantly, the growth of interest in our hobby is vital to our investments in our collec-
tions and in our coin op related businesses. Each of us should bring new members
into COCA and develop interest in our hobby whenever and wherever possible. l
hope to see you in Raleigh Durham, North Carolina for our 20 IO convention and at
the upcoming Chicagoland show November 12, 13 and 14.
Erick Johnson
COCA President
• Superior Horse Race
( cover story)
Johnny Duckworth ................. 4
• It's a Mystery?
Randy Razzoog &
Dave Dennett ......................... 7
• Watling Fortune Telling Mirror
by Jim & Merlyn Collings ...... 8
• Anatomy of a Clown, Part II
by John Peterson .................. 12
• The National Game
by Bill Petrochuk .................. 14
• Tales of the Hunt
Hosted by Jack Freund
Knowledge or Luck
by David Quattrocchi ..... 16
• Mansfield's Choice
by Roger Smith .................... 20
• David Cook's Gathering
May 2010 .............................. 25
• Lu Cat
by Bill Howard ..................... 26
• Chicagoland
by Jack Kelly ........................ 28
• Dan David's Gathering
June 2010 ............................. 32
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• In Memory of William Lippay
by Bill Petrochuk .................. 33