June Meeting 11 am, June 11, 2016

Legends Ledger
June 2016
Photo by George Skidmore
Program by
Patriot Paws
Details on page 3
Please park in the back
of the restaurant.
4901 Belt Line Rd., Dallas
972-392-4600
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery
11 am, June 11, 2016
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Events
June 5 Autos in the Park Cooper Aerobics, 12200 Preston Rd Dallas, TX
Move in: 8am Show: 10am-3pm, Solid Axle Corvette Club will have a display of
53-62 Corvettes and will be having a meeting of the Red River Chapter of the club at 1:00pm. The space
allowed for Legends at this event has been more than filled so we are unable to accept any more cars at
this point. We have 32 Vettes entered with all generations represented from the 54’s to the new C7’s.
It promises to be another great show of American muscle and style. This event is free to the public and
will have the best of the auto industry from numerous countries. Come on over and see some very fine
automobiles. For info contact Tom Lainson at 214-862-3555 or [email protected].
*June 11 Legends Club Meeting
BJ’s Brewhouse 11:00 AM
Please park in the back of the restaurant. 4901 Belt Line Rd., Dallas, 972-392-4600
Program: Patriot Paws will demonstrate with a service dog and tell about their organization and accept
our donation earned at the Charity Auction. Map on page 3.
June 11 NCCO Corvette Show
June 11-17 Hot Rod Power Tour Shawnee, OK
Gonzales, LA-Kansas City, KS
Grand Casino
Via Baytown, TX, Austin, TX, Traders’ Village Grand Prairie, TX, Oklahoma City, OK, Wichita, KS
Tues., June 14 the Power Tour will be at Traders’ Village in Grand Prairie
*June 17 Friends Place Car Show
1960 Nantucket
Richardson, TX
One block South of Campbell Rd. in Richardson. A day center for Alzheimer’s
sufferers. Several of us have brought our cars there the last few years and it’s a rewarding event for us
to see the recognition of their past as they see the cars. The clients seem to respond to the older things in
their lives. Friday, June 17th at 10am to just after lunch. We are also invited to have lunch with the folks.
For more info call: Tom Lainson, 214-348-8396, 214-862-3555 cell, [email protected]
CLoT Club
*Participation
Event
June 23-25 Bloomington Gold Indianapolis Motor Speedway
*June 25 Legends Dinner Cruise Indianapolis, IN
Meet at 1:00 PM
Meet at the Valero Station on the Northeast corner of Hwy 114 & I-35W for a cruise
through North Texas and some VERY small towns to arrive about 3 PM to eat at Catfish O’Harlies, 1019
US-287, (940) 626-4595 just north of Decatur, TX. Towns we’ll be cruising thru are Justin, Ponder, Krum,
Bolivar, Slidell, Alvord. For info call: Mary Jeanne Entrekin (214) 663-1468. Details on pg 9.
*June 26 Legends Brunch
A week late because of Fathers’ Day
Jake’s Uptown, 6195 W. Main St., Frisco, TX 75034 (214) 705-1770
9:30 AM
(Across from FC Dallas Soccer Stadium. Exit Dallas North Tollway @ East on Main St.) map on page 3
*July 9 Legends Club Meeting Spring Creek BBQ
270 N Central Expy, Richardson, TX (972) 669-0505
11:00 AM
*July 17 Legends Brunch
July 23-24 Corvette Invasion Circuit of the Americas
Austin, TX
Sat. 10am-2pm--Judged car show, live music, vendors and silent auction. Saturday
evening there will be a several excursions to choose from in the Austin area. Sun Morning--first 400
cars to register will get Corvette Parade Laps and then finish off with traditional cruise over to the Oasis
Restaurant on Lake Travis for lunch. Register online at: www.corvetteinvasion.com $75 early or $100
late registration. More info on page 11
*Aug 13 Legends Club Meeting
1810 N I-35E, Carrollton, TX (972) 446-8388
Corvette World of Dallas
Sept 9-11 Vettes and Jets on the Lex 2016 11:00 AM
Corpus Christi, TX
Registration opened April 1 and all 400 spaces are taken. They are keeping a list of late
entries as alternates when anyone cancels. Full Info: www.vettesandjets.org
Sept 12-14 Solid Axle Corvette Club Convention Effingham, IL
Full Info: www.solidaxle.org Mon.- 9 AM Board Meeting, 2 PM Board/Chapter Reps.
Meeting, 5 PM Convoy to Mid-America Corvette Mike Yager’s Home for Welcome Party. Tues.-Motor
Coach Tour of St Louis, dinner and a show, Wed.-SACC workshops and special women’s workshops.
6PM Solid Axle Corvette Club Annual Banquet Guest speaker, at the Mid America Campus.
Sept 15-18 Mid-America Corvette Fun Fest
Effingham, IL
Thursday starts FUNFEST. The Funfest Road Tour is late afternoon and you must sign
up for this with Funfest registration. Just call 800-500-1500 or corvettefunfest.com for full info.
Sept 17 Wheels for Wellness Car Show
*Sept 19-Oct 10 2016 Legends Cruise
Ft. Worth, TX
New England in the Fall
details pg. 10
Three week 4,000-5,000 mile cruise to New England in mid-late Sept. Contact: Bill Tichy
(972) 650-8007 or [email protected] Details on page 7.
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A week late because of Fathers’ Day
Legends Brunch-9:30 am
Sunday, June 26, at
Jake’s Uptown
6195 W. Main St., Frisco, TX 75034
(214) 705-1770
(Across from FC Dallas Soccer Stadium.
Exit Dallas North Tollway @ East on Main St.)
June Meeting
11 am-Saturday, June 11
BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery
4901 Belt Line Rd., Dallas
972-392-4600
Please park in the back of the restaurant.
Program: Patriot Paws representatives
will present program and demonstration
and receive club donation raised at Charity
Auction and other club collections.
Are you getting club e-mails?
If you’re not, please contact
John Zachary at [email protected]
OFFICERS
President:............................................ Sam [email protected] .............................................(972) 530-8017
VP of Operations:................................ Joel [email protected]..................................................(972) 727-6833
VP of Special Events:........................... Jerry [email protected] ...............................................(214) 435-3753
Secretary:............................................. Linda [email protected]......................(972) 530-8017
Treasurer:............................................. Roger Berry............................................................................................................(972) 386-6224
DIRECTORS
Director of Communications:................ John [email protected].................................................(214) 707-2265
Weekend Wrench Coordinator:............ Ken Dobbs...........................ken_dobbs@verizon.net...........H-(972) 423-3732 C-(972) 896-4611
Membership Coordinator:.................... Tom [email protected]............................................(214) 862-3555
Newsletter Coordinator:........................ Diane [email protected]..................................(405) 615-3856
Legends Ledger Newsletter: Published monthly. Send submissions to [email protected]
Submission deadline is the 20th of the month.
Club Web Site:
Coordinated by John Zachary (see above)
http://www.vettelegends.com
Send submissions to John at: [email protected]
Meeting Speakers:
If you have a recommendation for a guest speaker to address the club
at one of our meetings, please contact Joel Joseph.
Membership Information:
Coordinated by Tom Lainson (see above)
$35 for annual membership
Dues are paid annually at a meeting or mailed to:
Club Mailing Address:
Corvette Legends of Texas
P.O. Box 260316
Plano, TX 75026-0316
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Pate Swap Meet
For the third year in a row Legends club sponsored a booth at
the Pate Swap Meet at Texas Motor Speedway. It has become wellknown among our Legends members for being a great place to stop,
rest, have lunch and a cold one during a day of “junking”. Plus a few
people have cleared their garages of excess parts.
We set up the booth on Wednesday, April 27. Bill Preston planned
and prepared lunch and dinner Thursday and Saturday. The threat of
rain on Friday kept most of us home, but I understand that a couple of
hardy souls went out to sell some prized Corvette parts.
Thanks to Dan Jacobs, Jerry Echols, Tom Entrekin, Gary Williams, Mark Elliott, Tom Douglas, Sam Deneault, Jack Stewart and
Kevin Shedden for coming out to work the booth. JC Cherry, Bob
Rockett and Joe and Kathryn Maulsby stopped by too.
We seem to have sold most of our extra stuff, so Legends is not
going to sponsor a booth next year. Perhaps we’ll do it again in a
couple of years.
Bill Preston busy in the cook tent with plenty of “eaters” moving in for the kill.
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Sam Deneault (seated) agressively selling stuff to an interested
shopper.
Kevin Shedden and Tom Douglas waiting for customers...
or lunch.
2016 Lone Star Corvette Classic
Don Sebert’s Black/Silver 1956 in the Lone Star Member section of the show
Bill Preston’s Black/White 57 on display as the 2015 Non-Member Best of Show
Bruce Jarrett’s Blue/White 1961 displayed in the LSCC generations exhibit
Jerry Echols with his 66 Maroon survivor in the Non-Member Show & Shine
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May Meeting
Erika & JC Cherry visit with
Tom Douglas after the meeting
Ellen & Jerry Fernandez
COVER PHOTO by George Skidmore
A photo that shows what Legends Club represents:
Embracing and welcoming the current generation of
Corvettes while cherishing and appreciating the origins
and all developments through the years.
Represented by the first C7 in our club owned by Lucky Sluder,
the oldest model owned by George Skidmore and all the generations
in between represented by Joel Joseph’s ‘71.
And they are Red, White & Blue!!!
CORVETTE LEGENDS OF TEXAS
GENERAL MEETING
Saturday, May 14, 2016
at Outback Steakhouse, Plano, Texas
The meeting was called to order by Sam Deneault,
President at 12:10 p.m.
Lady Legends: Sharon D’Uva.
50-50: Bill Preston. Congratulations!!
Our Program was Sharp Auto Shields from Grand Prairie,
Texas. They provide paint protection film for cars, motorcycles, etc.
Upcoming meetings 2016
June 11 BJ’s Brewery, Addison, Texas (Demo &
presentation of check to Patriot Paws)
Tom Lainson reported we currently have 148 members.
Joel Joseph reported approximately $3,700 was made
from the April auction.
Meeting adjourned at 12:50 p.m. followed by the raffle
Minutes submitted by Linda Deneault, Secretary.
George Skidmore and Adam & Randy Romack
Sharon D’Uva, Kathryn & Joe Maulsby and Mike D’Uva
Kristina Wadley, Susan Joseph and Mary Davis
Bill Preston watches the demonstration by Sharp Auto Shilds reps.
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Sam & Linda Deneault and Lucky Sluder taking care of
the raffle tickets.
Rare member picture... Thanks
to George for snapping my
picture to prove I’m really there!
-ed.
2016 Legends Cruise
New England
in the Fall
Sept 19-Oct 10
New England Trip
Planning Begins
Tom Entrekin, Anne & David Sandfort
Erika Cherry, Barb Echols and Ron Thur
The Nutmeg State/Constitution
State, aka Connecticut, is going to be the first New England stop for the Legends members on the club's next
great adventure. Leaving Texas on Tuesday, September
19, the Corvettes are expected to arrive in Danbury, CT
on Wednesday the 20th.
Using Danbury as our first tour base, some of the tour
options being considered include:
-West Point tour and museum
-Train trip into NYC
-FDR National Historic Site in Hyde Park, NY
-Culinary Institute of America (CIA) for dinner
-Old Rhinebeck Aerodome for an air show and
museum tour
-Lime Rock Park where the Ferrari Challenge is
scheduled that weekend
When the group got together for a planning meeting
several weeks ago they discussed trip/tour options and
the scheduling flexibility which may result in more than
one tour group on any given day.
Leaving Danbury the group will head up the coast to
the Mystic Seaport & Village.
For CLoT members who have questions or may want
to participate in the New England Trip, but were not able
to join the group planning please call Bill Tichy (972) 6508007
Cathy Hubbert, Pat & Ron Cople and Tom Hubbert
Ken & Linda Dobbs with their grandson (right) and Taylor of Sharp Auto Shields
Mickye Zachary, Julia Kelsey, Mary Jeanne Entrekin, Mike D’Uva and Cathy
Hubbert before the meeting
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AER Spring Classic
Solid Axle Gang
2. Take shirt to
Embroidery King
for Legends Logo
& your name
Tom
1. Order shirt
with your Corvette
on it from
Galli Shirts
by Jack “Rude Dog” Hays
I attended the AER Spring Classic car show on
May 7 at Sam Pack’s museum in Carrollton. This year
they placed all Corvettes in one class. At the end of the
awards ceremony they awarded three class trophies
to Danny Barboza from Denton and Gordon Moore,
both with sweet 61’s and my 1965 Glen Green Coupe,
known to you as “Vetzilla”.
At the end they gave out top awards to the 16 cars
that received the most votes regardless of class. I
was shocked, that out of about 250 cars, Vettzilla was
awarded a Top 16 award! Thanks to all the Legends
members who helped me restore my trusted ‘65.
LEGENDS
Club Shirts & Hats
at
Embroidery King!
972-317-1686
We carry Corvette Legends merchandise for you to wear
to your next club meeting or just to show your love for the car.
Men’s Shirts
Hats
-Cotton Short Sleeve Polo
Women’s Shirts -5-panel, mesh
-Long or Short Sleeve Oxford
-Cotton Short Sleeve Polo
back, plastic
-Long or Short Sleeve Twill
-Long Sleeve Oxford
snap closure
-Long Sleeve Heavy Denim
-Long Sleeve Twill Dress
-6-panel, self-Long or Short Sleeve
-Long Sleeve Heavy Denim
fabric closure
Lightweight Denim
***Orders placed before the 25th of every month will be available for pickup
at the following month’s meeting.***
Price includes Corvette Legends embroidered logo on upper left chest.
Add your first name to upper right chest for $5.00 extra.
If there are any questions about an item, call Embroidery King at
(972) 317-1686, Address: 1297 FM 407 Suite 302A, Lewisville, TX 75077
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We have identified 35 Solid Axle Corvettes among those
owned by our CLoT 148 members/couples. Tom Lainson has
designed a special club shirt to identify these car owners.
It features the owner’s car in the appropriate color and
body style on the left and the Legends club emblem,
“Solid Axle Gang” and member’s name on the right.
Polo shirt can be ordered in 16 colors with your car embroidered from Galli Shirts, www.gallishirts.com/id330.htm
or call 1-866-245-5882 $6390 (including shipping)
Right side embroidery is done at Embroidery King
(972) 317-1686, Address: 1297 FM 407 Suite 302A, Lewisville, TX 75077
For more info:
$2106 (including tax)
Tom Lainson, [email protected] or 214-348-8396
Attention Lady Legends!
We can now order “Lady Legends”
iron-ons for Shirts,Jackets and Hats.
The iron-ons come in a
variety of sparkly colors:
multi-color, silver, platinum, navy, blue, red,
green, peach, gold, hot
pink, pink, black, and
white.
Didn’t list a color you
want? Just ask.
The cost is $5 per iron-on. For $1 more you can
supply a shirt or other item and our supplier will
professionally heat press the logo on for you.
If you would like her to press the logo on your item
for you, please put the item/items and payment in a
ziplock bag, labeled with your name and logo color
choice for each item. Bring it to a meeting and Sue
will have it back to you at the next meeting or arrangements can be made to get it sooner. Sue will
start taking orders after January 1. You can order
at any meeting or call Sue Joseph, Lady Legends
Coordinator: 972-727-6833 or email [email protected]
Saturday, June 25 Legends Dinner Cruise
to
Catfish
O’Harlie’s
Decatur, TX
Texas Motor
Speedway
Meet at 1:00 PM
at the Valero Station
1:00 PM
Meet at the
on the Northeast corner of Hwy 114 & I-35W
Valero
Station
18501 I-35W,
Northlake, TX
(817) 490-9067
Buckee’s
(18501 I-35W, Northlake, TX)
We will cruise through North Texas and some VERY
small towns to arrive about 3 PM to eat at
Catfish O’Harlies, 1019 US-287, (940) 626-4595
just north of Decatur, TX.
Towns we’ll be cruising thru are Justin, Ponder, Krum,
Bolivar, Slidell, Alvord.
For info call: Mary Jeanne Entrekin (214) 663-1468.
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“Wheels for Wellness”
Saturday, September 17, 2016
It’s Time to Say Goodbye
On April 13, 2016, by vote of the board, we made the
decision to cease Cowtown Cruisin’ for a Cure Car Show.
We have made this decision with careful consideration
for the attendants, the board, and the cause alike.
Our decision behind this was based on several reasons, one of them being board members expressing to
us they would not be able to commit to the foundation
due to health reasons or upcoming obligations.
In 14 years since Cowtown Cruisin’ for a Cure Car
Show began, we have donated to Texas Health Harris
Methodist Hospital, Fort Worth and UNT Health Science
over $440,000. This money helped in many ways for
treatment and research for prostate cancer. Dr. Lacko, of
UNT Health Science, has been able to employ an extra
person and just recently received two patents on treatment for prostate cancer due to our donations.
Cowtown Cruisin’ for a Cure Car Show has tested
over 20,000 men and made over 1,300 of them aware of
potential issues and were sent for follow up tests.
This was a hard decision to be made. We are pleased
with the success and accomplishments of the foundation,
the board members and what were able to provide to the
community.
Thank you for your support throughout the years.
Sincerely, Chris Goetz
Founder of Cowtown Cruisin’ for a Cure
Birthdays
for June
06-01 Earl Browning
06-01 Vicki Linberg
06-08 Mark Fricke
06-11 Bryan Liptoi
06-11 Wanda Patterson
06-13 Esther Towles
06-13 Jim Harper
06-17 Roy Evanczyk
06-19 Pat Cople
06-22 Janice Smith
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06-23 Rocky Rainbolt
06-23 Tom Entrekin
06-24 Kevin Shedden
06-24 Barb Macdonald
06-26 Diane O’Brien
06-26 Philip Schilt
06-26 Linda Boren
06-27 Roger Berry
06-28 Chris Feger
Downtown Fort Worth Car Show
May 24, 2016
As you may be aware, a decision was recently made
by the founder of the Cowtown Cruisin for a Cure foundation to dissolve the foundation. It was a good organization dedicated to a very good cause and did some very
positive things during its existence. I am proud of my
past association with it.
With that being said, several of the past board members, including myself, feel that there is still a lot more
to be done and clearly want to continue putting on the
Downtown Fort Worth Car Show. Therefore we are in the
process of establishing a new 501c3 non-profit foundation “Wheels for Wellness” and are pleased to inform
you that the car show will once again take place. It is
scheduled for Saturday, September 17, 2016. We are in
the process of developing new flyers, forms, website, etc.
and anticipate having the online registration available by
the first of June.
Our goal is to make things bigger and better. We
are excited about the future. Any assistance in getting
the word out to the local Car community is appreciated.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely, Cris Lofgren
Wheels for Wellness
(682) 429-1010 - [email protected]
Legends members get fleet pricing on parts at
Huffines Chevrolet
in Lewisville
Batteries Plus+ Discount
Get the commercial price on any batteries and home,
commercial or auto light bulbs at the Lewisville or Denton locations by asking for the
“Corvette Legends” discount.
If your business needs batteries,
contact Tom Atchison 214-215-1948 for a personal quote.
4th
Annual
Saturday, July 23 & Sunday, July 24
* This year’s event will be at the world’s famous F1 track the
Circuit of the Americas
Register online at: www.corvetteinvasion.com
$75 early registration, $100 late registration
For info contact Shawn Jones at [email protected]
Hotels: Please mention “Corvette Invasion” to get your group rate
*Hampton Inn & Suites Hutto (512) 846-2992 327 Ed Schmidt Blvd, Hutto, TX 78634
Saturday 10am-2pm-Judged car show (move in 8:30am), awards at 2:30 live
music provided by the “Clutch Kings”, food and specialty
vendors, and silent auction. Some proceeds to benefit charity. Come cool off by sitting in the Velocity Lounge and watch
the elite group of Mexican supercars called the
Autobahners race around the track during the car show.
Saturday evening there will be several excursions to
choose from in the Austin area.
Sunday Morning the first 400 cars to register will get
Corvette Parade Laps on the track. You can watch the Formula 1 race via TV in the Velocity Lounge.
Then finish off with the traditional cruise over to the
Oasis Restaurant on Lake Travis for lunch.
Holiday Inn Express & Suites Hutto (512) 846-1168
323 Ed Schmidt Blvd., Hutto, TX 78634
Holiday Inn Express, 512-249-8166
12703 Ranch Rd 620 N Austin, TX 78750
Hampton Inn & Suites Bastrop (512) 321-2898 240 S Hasler Blvd, Bastrop, TX 78602
John Zachary will be organizing a tour down to Austin for this
event, if you want to cruise with other club members. John
is staying at the Hampton Inn in Hutto* on the north side of
Austin.
Details will follow in the July newsletter or contact John,
[email protected] or (214) 707-2265
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