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Newsletter Date
Special Points of InterChristmas Gala
This picture is at the Corvette plant, we got to park right up at the door.
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Museum Tour
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Sponsors Page
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Inside this issue:
President’s Article
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Community Service 4
Corvette Only Parking space at the Museum.
Events Calendar
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Membership Re-
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Birthdays
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Meeting Minutes
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Corvette Museum
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Message from the President
Hello,
Fall slipped through fast and it feels like winter is here....Brrrrr. Evan though winter is here there are still
some CGCC events yet to come.
Thank you to Bob & Betty Felker and Chuck & Crystal Hulka for arranging and leading the Walla Walla
Wine tour. It was a really fun weekend. Coming events are: Veterans Day Parade and the Gala.
We are pleased to announce Rick Ford has volunteered to be Chairperson of the 5-Star Event. We are
looking forward to his leadership in working with the committee. Rick will be arranging a meeting
soon. 2013 is going to be another great year for our 5-Star CGCC has many things to celebrate, 45 years
as a club, 60th Anniversary of the Corvette and 70 years for Clover Park Technical College
where CGCC's endowment scholarships help to support students to move forward in their lives.
As we look forward to the Holidays, please remember to get a slip from Jan for a Soldier or a Shelter
Family member. There are a few names left. They will be available for pick up at the November meeting. Thank you to those who signed up in October, your generosity is appreciated. See Jan's article for
more details.
The Gala is around the corner and Sheryl is putting together a great evening. November will be the last
month to sign up so come join the fun. We are looking forward to celebrating with our CGCC friends.
See you in November.
Alisa
(Cover pictures from the September 2012 trip to the Corvette Museum, submitted by Rayetta)
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PLEASE JOIN US!
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Second Saturday of Each Month 7:00
P.M.
Lakewood Elks
6313 75th St W
Lakewood, WA
Dinner & drinks are available prior to the
meeting. Come early to meet & greet!
Members, prospective members and guests are
WELCOME!
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING
Thursday before the General Membership Meeting
7:00pm
November premeeting meal. We are at the deadline for UnderGlass articles and the Elks have
not finalized the specific menu items. They are
having a " Wine Fest" and the food will apparently be of the "German" variety. I'm sure that
covers a very large range from sauerkraut to potatos to sausage. Anyway I won't try to guess, so
we will have to wait for the e-mail meal count at
which time I will provide the specifics of the
meal. Sorry for the delay, it will be a surprise
for all of us. Thanks for your patience.
Doug Willrich
2012 Officers & Committee Chairs
ALISA DILLON (253) 853-5823
PRESIDENT
CLUB SALES
Charlene Petersen (253) 691-2348
Angie Guy (253) 582-2624
DOUG WILLRICH (253) 973-8028 COMMUNITY SERVICE
Jan Landry (360) 832-6990
VICE PRESIDENT
BOB THOMAS (253) 862-1756
SECRETARY
MARILYN UNDERHILL
(253) 752-5234
TREASURER
NWACC REPRESENTATIVES
Chuck Hulka (253) 853-3118
George Schwartz (360) 456-1242
Elvira Tucker (253) 568-6647
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM REPRESENTATIVE
Len Tucker (253) 568-6647
EVENTS
Don Mulligan (253) 639-0781
FIVE STAR
Rick Landry (360) 832-6990
Dennis Beaulieu (253) 847-4781
FOOD & PHONE
Candy Bundy (253) 584-3123
GALA EVENTS
Sheryl Menche (360) 785-7506
HISTORIAN
Billy Chambers (253) 202-0095
MEMBERSHIP
Michelle and Bill Wallace
(253) 330-3962
PARADES
Jim Dillon (253) 853-5823
PHOTOGRAPHER
Christine Ervin (360) 273 3880
Ray Helt (253) 952-8123
PUBLIC RELATIONS
Ray Helt (253) 952-8123
Jim Dillon (253) 853-5823
RAFFLE
Penny Swanson (253) 536-8440
Maile Willrich (253) 923-8028
ROSTER
Rick Landry (360) 832-6990
SUNSHINE
Candy Bundy (253)584-3123
UNDER GLASS
Micki Wendt (253) 267-1887
[email protected]
WEB MASTER
David Bailey (206) 984-1320
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THANK YOU MEMBERS FOR YOUR CARING
A very big thanks to those members who signed-up for a soldier from the Washington
Soldiers Home and/or a family member from the Family Renewal Shelter. We still
have 13 more soldiers available to choose from. I will be available at the November
10th CGCC Members Meeting or you may call me at 360-832-6990 and I can give you
a name and wish list if you are not going to be able to attend the meeting.
EVERYONE WHO HAS CH0SEN A NAME, PLEASE REMEBER THAT GIFTS ARE
TO BE WRAPPED IN HOLIDAY PAPER THEN ATTACH (TAPE) THE GREEN OR PURPLE TAG
YOU RECEIVED WITH THE NAME ON IT SECURELY TO THE GIFT. IF YOU CHOSE A SOMEONE
REQUESTING JUST A GIFT CARD, WE SUGGEST YOU PUT THE CARD INTO A HOLIDAY CARD
AND THEN ATTACH THE TAG TO THE ENVELOPE. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE GIFT, PUT
THEM INTO A BAG OR BOX ALL TOGETHER THEN SECURE WITH TAPE AND
ATTACH THE TAG. WE ARE COLLECTING THE GIFTS AT OUR NOVEMBER
MEETING AND AT OUR GALA ON DECEMBER 1ST. IF YOU CAN NOT DELIVER THE GIFT/S, PLEASE CALL ME AND WE WILL WORK SOMETHING
OUT.
See you soon,
Our Christmas Gala is just around the corner so it’s time to make plans to go.
Where: Emerald Queen Hotel & Casino, (Hotel Ballroom)
When: Saturday, December 1 2010
Cost:
$25 per person
Please sign up at CGCC meeting in October or November
And give your money or check to Marilyn (our Treasurer)
Or send your reservation and check or money order made
Out to CGCC, to: Marilyn Underhill
1815 N Villard St
Tacoma WA 98406
The deadline to mail your reservation is November 10,
our meeting night.
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Happy
HappyBirthday
Birthday
November
At the October meeting, there
were 88 members in attendance
with sponsor Dick Lynch bringing
two guests: Kenneth Niemann and
Kenneth Timmemon. One more
regular meeting this year...hope to
see you then! Michele & Bill Wallace and incoming Membership
Chairs Rick & Cheri Austin
Michele Cardinaux Wallace
(253) 330-3962
Curt Wikstrom 1-Nov
Joan Greenwood 4-Nov
Lila Gardner
8-Nov
Valerie Oakes 8-Nov
Michael Eeds
8-Nov
Don Rollins
10-Nov
Jack Wilcox
13-Nov
Pyon Roten
15-Nov
Darlene Rutt
16-Nov
Jane Richards 17-Nov
Kay Pautz
18-Nov
John Stafford
22-Nov
Larry Knutson 25-Nov
Barbra Madison 26-Nov
Phil Berven
28-Nov
2012 EVENTS
December
Bill Wallace
2-Dec
Michael Ervin
5-Dec
Sharon Duschel 6-Dec
Joe Taylor
6-Dec
Pixie Pomeroy
12-Dec
Ed Burnett
14-Dec
Connie Miller
16-Dec
Dave Baine
18-Dec
Ken Owen
20-Dec
Bob Grube
21-Dec
Christine Majscak 21-Dec
John Pomeroy
23-Dec
David Bailey
25-Dec
Gayle Lyscio
26-Dec
Audrey Holmes 31-Dec
Additions and/or changes are highlighted in red
October
10/4
Five Star meeting @ 6:30PM. Dinner @ 5:30, Carr's Restaurant
10/6
Red Hat Days and Bar Tour. Event coordinator: Gary Christman
Car show at 10:00AM. Parade at 1:30PM. Tour to vodka distillery to follow.
10/5-7 Wine Tour to Walla Walla. Event Coordinators: Betty and Bob Felker
10/11 Board of Director's meeting @ 7PM. Dinner @ 6. Carr's Restaurant
10/13 General membership meeting @ 7PM.
10/21 Book Club @ 4PM, Barnes & Noble, Lakewood Mall
November
11/1 Five Star meeting @ 6:30PM. Dinner @ 5:30, Carr's Restaurant
11/3 NWACC Banquet, Hawk's Prairie Golf Course
11/8 Board of Director's meeting @ 7PM. Dinner @ 6, Carr's Restaurant
11/10 General membership meeting @ 7PM
11/10 Veterans Day Parade in Auburn. Meet for breakfast at IHOP, Super Mall
@7:30AM. Move to parade staging area around 9:00AM.
11/17 Book Club @ 4PM, Barnes & Noble, Lakewood Mall
December
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General Meeting – October 13th, 2012
The meeting was called to order at 7:05 pm by President Alisa Dillon
President: Alisa Dillon
It is certainly nice to see everyone tonight.
Vice President: Doug Willrich
Gary Fowler was appointed Sergeant at arms.
Food for next month, it is going to be a German themed meal, Doug will provide specifics in the
newsletter
Carlene Petersen, George Longhurst and Rick Austin have volunteered to do the Annual Audit of
our finances.
Treasurer: Marilyn Underhill
Marilyn provided a detailed financial report.
Alisa asked for a motion to accept, a motion was made, seconded and approved by the membership.
Secretary: Bob Thomas
Alisa solicited a motion to accept the minutes for the September meeting as printed in the newsletter. There is one change, The Date of the 5 Star needs to be changed to the 17th. A motion was
made, seconded and approved by the membership.
Club Sales: co-Chairs Charlene Peterson and Angie Guy
There is a sales table, everything $10.00 off.
Community Service Chair: Jan Landry
This is the time of year when we ask you to pick out a Soldier, or family to purchase Christmas
gifts for. We have a number of people we have been asked to provide for. Jan and Rick are handling this. See her article in the Under Glass. Gifts need to be ready for the November Meeting or
at the Gala event.
We have 20 Soldier’s names and 20 Soldiers that chose to be anonymous and 3 families from the
Family Renewal Shelter.
Events Chair: Don Mulligan
Doug is covering for Don tonight,
On October 21st, the book club is meeting at the Barnes and Noble, Lakewood at 4:00pm.
November 1st, 5 Star Meeting at Carrs Restaurant at 6:30pm
November 3rd NWACC Banquet.
November 10th, Veterans Parade, Auburn. See Parade report in Under Glass
November 10th, General Membership Meeting, Lakewood Elks.
See event calendar for more events.
We had 3 events over the last month.
The Spaghetti feed at Christman’s. The event went well; it was fun to drive the track at the Ridge Motorsports track (except for the rain). Thanks to Gary and Barb for putting on a great event.
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Rick Landry talked about the Wine tour. We had 14 cars attend, stayed at the Winehart hotel that
had been recently renovated. On Saturday we went to 5 different wineries and a good dinner that
evening. Weather was perfect, mid to high 70’s. Much thanks to the Hulka's and Felker's for setting this up.
Gary Christman talked about the Red Hat day parade. 15 Corvettes showed up. There were over
70 cars in the show. Tour was up to Wilkerson and then up to Carbonado, we met up with a couple
of perspective new members. It turned out to be a great fall tour.
Sponsors report:
Dick Lynch came up. He introduced Ken Neiman from Silverdale and his son Ken; Ken purchased
a 427 60th Anniversary with the decal kit.
Five Star Event: No Chairperson – Report by Alisa
We had a planning meeting on October 4th; the 17th may not be a good date for the event, due to a
large show the same weekend in South Tacoma Way. We are looking at potentially moving it to
the 24th. We are still looking for a chairperson(s). Most of the chairs are in place but we need
someone to run the meetings and coordinate the event.
Food/Phone: Elvira Tucker
Elvira is back; today she has lots of homemade goodies. Special thanks to Brent and Rae Thomas
for covering last month.
Gala Event: Chair: Sheryl Mencke
It’s October so it’s time to get moving on signing up for the Gala event on December 1st at the Emerald Queen Casino. You get a dinner that costs 34.95 for $25.00. The food will be Prime rib,
Chicken cordon blue and Salmon. Angie Guy will have her photography equipment set up and will
be offering special pictures for a small charge.
There is special pricing for rooms at the event.
Historian: Billy Chambers
Billy is not here tonight,
Janice Campbell has some club pins from the 70’s that she found and wishes to present to the club,
for either sale or hand out. But some will be kept for the History of the club.
Membership: Michele and Bill Wallace:
We have a couple of guests, (came with Dick Lynch) 86 members attended the meeting tonight.
NCM Representative: Len Tucker
There is an article about Len in the latest NCM magazine.
Len brought up all of the people that made the tour to Bowling Green.
We received a plaque from the museum for group that traveled the farthest to come to the museum.
It was a two-week trip, it turned up to be a great trip, had a great time.
2014 is the big National Caravan to the museum.
He has raffle tickets for a Red Coupe, drawing in January.
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Last month, 8 CGCC members with their Corvettes participated with members from the
Glass Odyssey and Cascade Corvette Clubs in
a Northwest Corvette Club visit to the National
Corvette Museum. We received a plaque for
traveling the furthest distance in 2012 for a
club event at the Museum. We had a great
three day visit at the Museum.
On the first day of
our visit, we participated in 3
Xperiences which included VIP tours of both the Museum and the Corvette
Plant. We also had the privilege of seeing Joe and Valerie Oaks take delivery (R8C) of their new Night Race Blue 427 2013 Corvette. We had three
Xperience Vettes on display on Corvette Boulevard along with Joe and Valerie’s new 427, what a sight.
Day two saw us taking a tour of
the Kentucky country side and
visiting Glendale, a small antique
and crafts town for lunch and a
visit to the Makers Mark Distillery. Day three we spent volunteering at the Museum.
On the way to the Museum, a fast 4 day trip, we had the opportunity to stop at the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. On our
return trip, we navigated the Tail of the Dragon, 318 turns in
11 miles; toured the Biltmore House (Mansion) and Grounds
(great brunch); and spend a day site seeing in our Nation’s Capital, the other Washington. We also
stopped at Wall Drugs for ice water while traveling thru South Dakota.
If you missed this fantastic trip, you have another opportunity coming in 2014. Once every five
years, Corvette owners from all over the country and beyond hear the call and begin their exodus to
Bowling Green, Kentucky for the National Corvette Caravan. Individuals and clubs join groups along the
way, forming long caravans reaching from coast to coast, converging on the National Corvette Museum
the last week of August 2014. With fun stops along the way, this is something every Corvette enthusiast
needs to do in their lifetime.
Start making plans now to take your
place in history and be a part of this automotive
phenomenon.
If you would like additional information about the NCM, please contact
me during any of our meetings and
events, or contact the Museum directly at
1-800-53VETTE or on their web page at
http://www.corvettemuseum.org/.
Len Tucker, Your National Corvette Museum
Ambassador
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MEETING MINUTES CONT.
NWACC: Chuck Hulka/George Schwartz, Elvira Tucker
Chuck presented the NWACC report.
Last NWACC meeting was on Sunday Sept 9th,
Last autocross was Sept 16th, 27 cars attended. Weather was perfect.
The NWACC Banquet is coming up November 3rd, at Hawks Prairie Golf course.
Flyers have been emailed to the members or are available on line at the CdeO website. The Banquet starts at 5:00 with a social hour, dinner at 6:00.
This year we had 4 show and shines and 6 autocross events.
At the NWACC meeting representatives were notified that the President and Secretary positions
are available. Let Chuck, George or Elvira know if you are interested in running for one of these
offices.
At the next NWACC meeting they will be accepting suggested changes to the bylaws,
Insurance: NWACC has looked into insurance for clubs Directors and Officers, the cost of provided as a groups policy through NWACC would be $735.00 per club which is way too much
money for most clubs.
Newsletter: Micki Wendt
Deadline for articles is the Friday after the General meeting. There has been an issue with mailing out the UnderGlass. The computer Micki is using does not work with the club printer. We
are working on resolving this.
Parades: Jim Dillon
November 10th is the Veterans Day parade. A sign-up sheet is available. We will be sending out
email to the members. Meet at the IHOP at the supermall at 8:00am. If you were in the military
and have a flag from your branch of service we would like you to display it. We will have
American flags and CGCC flags.
Dennis came up to remind everyone present to vote. This is the last General meeting to be able to vote.
Those who have not voted will be sent ballots in the mail to be returned by October 31, 2012.
Dick Lynch mentioned the Cruise in, there was great food provided by H.D. Hotspurs Catering Jet gave a
battery charger away at the cruise in that was a big hit, $85.00 for club members. This is a float charger
that is offered as an option on the 60th Anniversary Corvette.
Photographers: Christiene Ervin and Ray Helt
Ray wanted to thank the Greenwoods for all of their pictures.
Public Relations Ray Helt / Jim Dillon
Rainer Collision will be sponsoring the Club in 2013, they are located in Gig Harbor.
Member present award:
Eva Bennisen, Dan Hagerty, were drawn, Barb Christman won a Corvette Centennial Book
(donated by Jet) and a pair of CGCC coffee mugs.
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Member present award:
Eva Bennisen, Dan Hagerty, were drawn, Barb Christman won a Corvette Centennial Book
(donated by Jet) and a pair of CGCC coffee mugs.
Roster: Rick Landry
As always the Roster is confidential. Send any updates to Rick.
Sunshine: Candy Bundy
Thanks to Liz Longhurst for covering last month.
Dan Tumia, owner Corvettes of Auburn received a card
Angie Crawford received at card.
Nina Chambers also received a card.
Valerie Oakes was sent a card and a plant.
Crystal Hulka received a card.
Kathy Fechter received a card,
Linda Kindred received a card and flowers.
Bill Gander is having double hip replacement surgery
It’s been a busy couple of months
Website: David Bailey
No Report, send any updates to David.
Old Business
D and O insurance, Alisa is soliciting quotes. This is still in the discussion stage.
5 Star, this is our big event, so far no one has stepped up, so we need to decide if we want to
have the event. If no one steps up, we will discuss.
New Business
Jan wanted to thank everyone who stepped up for our Soldier & Families.
Raffle by Maile and Penny Swanson,
Anything else for the good of the club
Collected for the Zebra box $104.00
The Meeting was adjourned at 8:50 pm
Trivia Byte
July 2nd, 1992 marks the day when the one
millionth Corvette, a white convertible,
rolled off the assembly line.
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THANK YOU CLUB SPONSORS!!
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Contact Dick Lynch Fleet/commercial Sales Manager, Cell (253) 405-3610, or email [email protected]
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Submitted by Rayetta Montgomery
What a great trip! Len Tucker did an outstanding job
planning our travels and the many destinations. We all
agree that he can be our tour leader anytime. All of us
also agreed that a smaller group is the only way to be
able to see everything we got to see.
We all got a very special VIP tour of the Corvette plant
with one guide for each 4 of us. Instead of the usual 40minute tour, we got to be in the plant for 2 ½ hours! Seeing some of the things not usually seen, like how
the VIN was put on the engine (VIN is on car in 3 places) and even how the engine is finalized with all
those parts. Did you know, one person builds every engine of the Z06 & ZR1 and that their name is on
that engine? I didn’t either! Seeing all those body parts come together and the final marriage with the
frame & engine is pretty fascinating.
The Corvette Museum gave us the same super tour. The displays change often, so any time you go, you
see something new. Because of the time of year, they had a great 9/11 display of artifacts from the World
Trade Center. If there is anything you need to know about your Corvette, the Museum Library probably
has that information.
It was a special day at the Museum not only because 3 of our group had their cars in the Museum Xperience, but…a big wahoo…Joe and Valerie Oaks took delivery of their gorgeous new Corvette! How terrific that we were all able to celebrate with them!!
It is amazing to me that all of the roads in Kentucky seem to be rolling, green and fun to drive. We all
drove out to Glendale where there were lots of
quaint shops to spark our interests. We ate lunch at
the most beautiful, manor house style restaurant.
We missed the last tour of the day at the Makers
Mark Distillery. But a guide just off work took the
time to show us how Bourbon is made. This was
another special day, as the Oaks were putting the
first miles on their new Corvette!
Friday was a free day for all of us so, Len Tucker,
Bob Gunderman, Dave & DeeDee Ellingson and
Ken & I volunteered at the Museum. Hey, it was fun! Not everyone gets to stack bricks or wash and label
bricks from the Flint plant! DeeDee helped unpack new items for the gift shop & catalog.
The most fun drive ever was the Tail of the Dragon. This 21-mile stretch has 11 miles with 318 curves!
Yep, you got that right. Better than autocross…it is the real thing! Believe me, it was a thrill (I drove).
Another fun-filled day was our tour of the Biltmore Estate.We had a great Brunch Buffet at Deer Park
Restaurant; then toured the winery & shops and drove around the massive grounds.
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What a huge, beautiful estate it is! The house (castle??) was unbelievable. Everything about it was super
sized. Those poor Vanderbilts.
We took a day tour around Wash. DC, but there is way more to see than you can ever begin to see in one
day. But we did a mighty fine job of hitting all the highlights; even though we were hampered by a huge
downpour and wind!! It was the only rainy day of the whole trip. Still, we had many a good laugh.You
should have seen us in our fancy, free rain ponchos!!
Several of us took the opportunity to visit families while out in the “east” and headed home in different directions. A chance meeting occurred when the Ellingson’s (from MN) and the Montgomery’s (from CT)
just happened to meet up at a Rest Stop on their way home. What a nice surprise to both!
All of us said it was a fantastic trip beginning to end. If you had planned on the tour but changed your mind
and not come along, you really missed out!
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