State of the Union March 2

March 2, 2010

•The annual Easter Egg Hunt, sponsored by the Women’s Committee, will be Saturday, March 20 at the Union Hall. The doors will open at 10:30 and the egg hunt will begin at 12 noon sharp. This is always a lot of fun for the kids so come on out.
•The annual Easter Monday golf tournament will move to Good Friday, April 2, this year. We need 25 teams paid up by March 14 to secure a caterer. It is a 3-man scramble at $50 a person, which includes dinner and prize money. It will be held at the Warrenton Golf Course with a 12:30 shotgun start. If you are interested contact Bill Chancellor at x2350 or at 636-456-2460.
•GM announced their February sales this morning. Overall, sales were up 11.5%, with the four core brands up 32.2% compared to last February. Van sales came in at 4619, up 24.6%. The other manufacturers report later today. There will be a full recap of the van market tomorrow.
Yesterday GM announced a joint program with the UAW called the GM Vehicle Plant Tour. As part of the tour, GM is sending four semi-trucks with six vehicles each – Chevy Equinox, Malibu and Camaro, Buick LaCrosse, GMC Terrain and Cadillac CTS Sport Wagon – on a tour that will make monthly stops at major GM plants across the United States and Canada. “The hardworking men and women at these plants are focused each day on producing high-quality vehicles,” said Cal Rapson, vice president and director, UAW International. “The UAW is proud to support a program that enlists the help of our members to play an active role in promoting these vehicles in their communities.” The vehicles will be used by the plants for overnight employee test drives, shorter ride-and-drive programs and community events that showcase the vehicles. Wentzville is scheduled to have the vehicles here beginning May 5 and running through June 2. More details to come.
• Minutes from the weekly diagonal slice meetings with Mike Bullock and John Dansby are available in the Wentzville Newsline at the plant entrances.