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If you have not placed your order for a Tiger Run 2013 shirt, NOW IS THE TIME! But, your order must be in by May 27th, which is the final deadline. Shirt orders are for a choice of a regualr T-shirt, a T-shirt with a pocket, a polo shirt (with a collar), a sweatshirt(no collar), or a 1/4 zip sweatshirt (with collar). Don’t forget your size(s). To order shirts before the deadline, contact Holly at e-mail address: hollyhcg1224@aol.com with your order. Even if you are not yet registered for Tiger Run, but plan to do so either now or at Tiger Run, this is your opportunity to get a Tiger Run 2013 shirt. We will have a very limited quantity of extra Tiger Run 2013 shirts available at Tiger Run…for example, in T-shirts, only 5 Large and 5 Extra Large sizes and that’s it! For a t-shirt order form, prices and shirt graphics, check below under the “Tiger Run 2013″ heading, and click on the t-shirt order form located in the 4th paragraph. There will be no special orders for other styles of shirts, so please do not inquire.

As a matter of interest, Bend, Oregon, located in the center of the State of Oregon, has a June average daytime temperature of 73 degrees, and a average nightime temperature of 40 degrees. Because Bend is in the “high desert” area of Oregon, lip balm, hats and SPF-30 are often a good idea. At night, a light jacket for outdoor activities is also a good idea.

Friday, June 7 – Open registration – Pilot Butte Drive-in Cruise-in
Registration will begin at noon and end at 8pm, with a early evening break so we can all attend the cruise-in.
The cruise-in to the Pilot Butte Drive-in usually begins at 4pm, but a good number of ‘cruisers’ have already established their parking place by then.
Saturday, June 8th – Car show day
Parking for the car show begins at 8am…all show cars must be on the showfield located at the Convention Center by 10am. The actual show-n-shine runs from 10am to 2pm. Ballots for Popular Choice voting must be turned in by 1pm.
The Awards Banquet begins at 6pm in the hotel Convention Center. You must have a banquet ticket for the awards dinner. Those without banquet tickets are asked to wait until dinner is over before entering the banquet room for the Awards portion of the evening, somewhere around 7pm. The awards program is open to all.
Sunday, June 9th – Drag Racing in Madras and the after drags ‘Good Bye’ pizza in Bend
Madras, Oregon, about 40 miles north of Bend, is where the drag strip is located. Maps will be available. We usually finalize Tiger Run with a ‘after drags’ social event, which changes from year to year. This year, we are presenting a ‘Good Bye’ pizza feed at Abby’s Pizza located at 1115 NE 3rd, just a few blocks south of the Bend Riverhouse hotel. The pizza and drinks are on you, but it’s a great opportunity to get together one last time with fellow Tiger Run participants before we all head ‘back home’. Be sure to join us!

June 7-8-9, 2013, the new dates for Tiger Run have proven to be quite interesting. Due to the date change, there are some that will be unable to attend. But, there are more that now will be able to attend, many that have never been to Tiger Run in the past!
Some reminders: for those staying at the host hotel, the Bend Riverhouse (866-558-9893), a Continental breakfast for 2 is free – it’s actually a breakfast buffet located in the hotel restaurant that overlooks the Deschuttes river…check the hotel website for other amenities; for other meals, there is a good restaurant available in the hotel, and several other restaurants and fast food places within very close proximity (the Pine Street Tavern is a good suggestion); there is a major shopping mall across the street from the hotel – remember, Oregon does not have a sales tax!!

If registered or registering, don’t forget to place your order for a Tiger Run shirt. We will have a very limited supply of additional shirts available, so don’t miss out on a Tiger Run shirt by not ordering.

This year, we will have a Silent Auction with some very quality baskets of items on which to bid. Some of the baskets being available for auction are a Golf basket, a Movie Night basket, a Made-In-Oregon basket, a Barbeque basket, a Wine & Cheese basket, a Spa basket, a Car Detail Kit basket, a Garden basket, and others. There will not be a regular raffle, but, we will be raffling off 2 size 17×20 specially designed Tiger Run mirror plaques. We MAY have a 50/50 raffle, but that decision will be made later, so watch this website for additional information.

There will be a car wash area set up at the hotel. They will tell us where in the near future. Also, there will be trailer parking available within walking distance of the hotel. Trailer parking information will be available at Tiger Run at the Information table. The show field is located at the Convention Center across the street from the hotel, so be sure NOT to park your trailer there. There will be a swap meet area, next to the showfield.

The basic schedule for Tiger Run is Open Registration on Friday, the Gr-r-eat cruise-in to the ’50′s themed Pilot Butte Drive-in Friday night (they have a 1/3 lb. gourmet burger, or you can attempt their 1lb.2oz. gourmet burger), Saturday is the car show, parking from 8am-10am and the show from 10am-2pm, Saturday night is the awards banquet, Sunday is drag racing in Madras, Oregon, and Sunday night is a Good-bye pizza feed or whatever you feel like at a local restaurant.
Be sure to check this site for future up-dates and information.

Please read the text below, and you can click on the red highlights to find the 2013 Tiger Run registration form and the Tiger Run T-shirt order form. With the number of reserved hotel rooms and Tiger Run registrations already coming in, it looks like another g-r-eat show for 2013!

Want to pay your Tiger Run fees online? We can invoice you via PayPal! Just send an e-mail to Holly by clicking here.

Here it is January, 2013, and Tiger Run is but a few short months away! Now that the holiday’s are over and the days are getting longer, it’s time to start thinking about preparing our classic cars for the up-coming car cruising season. Tiger Run, our yearly GTO NW Regional Meet has new changes, in dates and location, for 2013. The new Tiger Run Meet will be in BEND, OREGON, and the new dates are JUNE 7-8-9 of 2013. The new host hotel for Tiger Run is the BEND RIVERHOUSE, located at the north end of Bend, just as you begin to enter the city. There are plenty of rooms available, and reservations can be made by calling toll free 866-453-4480. This is a resort hotel, so all the amenities of a resort are available, such as a pool and hot tubs as well as great dining, and access to shopping all around the hotel. A variety of other restaurants are also within walking distance.

Of course, we will still have our Friday Night Cruise-In to the Pilot Butte Drive-In, just a few short minutes drive from the hotel.

Click here for Tiger Run Registration Forms. There may be minor changes in our activities schedule, but, the car show will still be Saturday morning in the host hotel convention center parking lot, beginning with parking at 8am, and the actual show from 10am-2pm. The awards banquet will also be Saturday evening at the host hotel convention center.

Tiger Run 2013 T-shirts designs are finalized and you can order them now. We are limiting the style of Tiger Run 2013 shirts that will be available this year. The new Tiger Run shirt styles that will be available will be either T-shirt, T-shirt w/pocket, a polo shirt (with a collar) or a sweatshirt. So when registering for Tiger Run, be sure to mark the correct style shirt, and size, when ordering. There will be a few extra t-shirts available at Tiger Run, but in a limited number of quantity of sizes. Click here for t-shirt order forms.

This is an event open to all Pontiacs of all years and all descriptions. Even if your Pontiac is ‘under construction’ or ‘not finished’, you are still welcome to register and join us to participate in our events. You must be registered to have your particular vehicle in the car show and/or for the awards banquet dinner. Most all of us have done some or considerable work on our cars, and anyone with an unfinished or under construction car has the opportunity to speak with others of us who have been in your shoes. You may learn something that may be easier, better, or correct when it comes to completing your car.

For more information, contact DuWyne at myblack69gto@aol.com or Frank at buglett67@comcast.net

Want to pay your Tiger Run fees online? We can invoice you via PayPal! Just send an e-mail to Holly by clicking here.

If you’d like to post a For Sale or Wanted ad on the Goat Herd website, it’s easy!

Write up what you’d like to say, provide a title for your ad and send it via e-mail to Holly and DuWyne Geist at HollyHCG1224@aol.com. You can include one (1) photo, too. Please provide photos in .jpg or .png file formats and try to keep the size of the file under 1mb (megabyte). That’s usually a “medium” size photo (or about 400×600 pixels). Once received, it will get posted as soon as possible.

If the item(s) sell, you find what you’re seeking or you don’t want the ad up anymore, let Holly and DuWyne know so we can keep all ads current.

Good luck!

The Herds very own DuWyne and Holly Geist won the coveted Tom Foster Award at the 2011 GTOAA International Convention.

The Herd thanks them for all of their hard work over the years.   The award was well deserved.

Folks, it’s been a long time coming and here it is … the new Goatherd web site. We’ll be working out the kinks, getting content up to date and making sure Gulley knows how to work the controls. I hope you like the new format and it makes things better as you gear up for Tiger Run 2010, the Summer Dream Cruise and then the 2011 GTOAA Nationals!

Cheers,

Ty

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