March 2016 Sunspots - Sunburst Corvette Club of Crystal Lake, IL

SUNSP
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The Official Newsletter of the
Sunburst Corvette Club
March 2016
Presentation of Sunburst's 2015 to the MS Society,
represented by Brett Kinley, at the February 4th
meeting
Left to right: President Mike Stevens, MS Society Representative: Brett Kinley, Charity Co-Chairs:
Julie Thomas and Carole MacCabe
SUNSPOTS is a monthly publication of the Sunburst Corvette Club
PO Box 433, Crystal Lake, IL 60039
SUNBURST CORVETTE CLUB
Sunburst 2016 Officers
PRESIDENT
VICE PRESIDENT
SECRETARY
TREASURER
GOVERNOR
MIKE STEVENS 847-577-9302
MIKE SMOSNA 847-458-8745
MARILYN ROBERTS 847-669-3810
DEE ROSENDAHL 847-334-4368
Bill Hoak 815-385-3197
MEETINGS
1st Thursday of every month
except January at
Galati's Hideway
800 Feinberg Gt. Cary, IL
847-516-3663
2016 Committee Chairs
APPAREL
CAR SHOW
CHARITY
KATHY SAMUEL 847-741-1455
GARY GEMBALA 224-520-0245
JULIE THOMAS 847-438-0001
CAROL MACCABE 847-963-1919
CRUISE DIRECTOR RON GLIOT 847-387-2739
GOODWILL
KAREN BAIRD 815-355-0000
HISTORIAN
GARY GEMBALA 224-520-0245
MEMBERSHIP
BILL MUMFORD 847-658-6446
NEWSLETTER
KRIS JENSEN 847-975-0002
PHOTO GALLERY
JANET ELSTON 847-489-2212
PUBLIC RELATIONS MIKE MURPHY 847-815-2388
RISA MURPHY 847-815-2388
SGT AT ARMS
DAVE THOMAS 847-438-0091
SPONSORSHIP
MIKE ROSENDAHL 847-334-4360
WEBMASTER
MIKE SMOSNA 847-458-8745
YAHOO GROUP
BILL MUMFORD 847-658-6446
Sunburst Corvette Club is
a member of National
Council of Corvette Clubs
For more information on
NCCC or upcoming
sanctioned events call
Bill Hoak at 815-385-3197
Membership Dues
Effective 9.1.15 thru 8.31.16
New Member Single $67.00
Couple $90.00
Sunburst Mission
● To encourage planned trips, events
and social activities for the
members of the club.
● To provide and regulate events and
exhibitions for Corvette Owners.
● To encourage careful and skillful
driving.
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SUNSP
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Table of Contents
Message from the President
Meeting Minutes for March
Notes from the Governor
Sunburst Events Calendar
Upcoming Events Information
Spring Show'n Shine
Strut Your Stuff
Fall Color Run
NCCC Midwest Region Calendar
NCCC MW Region News - Info
Charity News
Tech Tips
Corvette Classifieds
Celebrations
Kids & Corvettes
Pets & Vettes
“New Babies”
Sponsors
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9 - 10
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Message from the President
February 2016
Greetings Sunburst Members,
It looks like March is coming in like a lamb this year, so let's hope the it
doesn't exit like a lion. After a relatively mild winter I know that most of
us are “itching” to get that Vette out of storage. There looks like we'll
have a ton of Sunburst events this year, as well as an almost infinite
number of other events to enjoy our rides and each other's company.
Most of you may know that Bill and Jo Hoak are moving in early April.
Bill has done a marvelous job as our NCCC Governor. He has kept our
membership aware of all of the Midwest Regional events and
happenings and he has consistently been a leading point scorer in the
region. Most autocrossers can identify Bill by the sound of that crate
engine and the roar of those Billy Boat pipes. Jo has also been a big help
by being the premier stager at autocross events and now is the Secretary
for the Midwest Region. Their departure leaves a big void in the
Sunburst Corvette Club. We wish them well in the next phase of their
lives.
Now we need someone to step up to assume the duties of Governor. I
hope you took the time to read over the e-mail I sent earlier in the week
outlining the basic duties of the Governor. Long time Club member
Matt Waters, has served in that position previously and he assured me
that he would work with the new Governor during whatever transition
period is necessary. Matt continues to be active in Midwest Region
activities and serves as the “Facebook Dude” for the region. So please
take some time to consider helping the Club by serving as our Governor.
Talk to me if you're interested.
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Message from the President
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Gary Gembala has put together a “show & shine” event on Saturday,
May 7th. This event is a “two fooder”, starting with breakfast, showing
our cars for a couple of hours at Martin Chevrolet, having a Club
picture taken and ending, with lunch, of course. I would like to see as
many of members there for the photo shoot, because that pic will be
our “calling card” for the year. Mark your calendars now.
On the same Club event note, don't forget to make your room
reservations for the rolling event “Bring 'em Home” (the twin cites two
night event, July 7-9) and the Fall Color Run. The Roberts have
planned first event to escort the West Coast Wanderers (Gembala's et
al) back home to the burbs – contact them for more info. Pat and I are
planning a Club presence up to the Lacrosse, WI area for the second
event, October 7-9.
Don't forget to order to Car Show Tee Shirts. We will have the shirts
available at the April membership meeting and they represent wearable
advertising for our Car Show. Wearing the shirts at cruise nights, car
shows, rallyes, autocross events, even church can help many be aware
of the show. The order will be placed on March 10th.
Finally, I realize the length of last month's membership meeting was
way tooooooo long. That won't happen again. The Board has
considered ways to better manage the agenda and control the length of
“special presentations”. We felt your pain.
Save the Wave,
Mike Stevens
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SCC Meeting Minutes
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Meeting Minutes – Continued
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Meeting Minutes - Continued
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Notes from the Gov
March 2016
Notes from the Gov for February 2016
Hello all. After attending the February governors and NCCC meetings in St. Louis we traveled
down to Hot Springs Village where this month’s missive is being formulated.
There were many things discussed at the governor’s meeting concerning NCCC.
The 2016 convention to be held in Omaha was a big topic of discussion. If you have not been to a
NCCC convention or it has been awhile since you have attended one, this looks like it will be a one
to remember. Not only autocrossing, both high and low speed events but also the following events
and tours are planned for your enjoyment:
Henry Doorly Zoo and IMAX
Lauritzen Gardens
Boys Town
Fontenelle Golf Course
Road Rally through scenic Loess Hills
Borheims Fine Jewelry
Kuck Motorsports and Car Collection
Strategic Air and Space Museum
And other exciting NCCC Competitions
There will a special tribute to honor the military branches and the veterans who have served and are
serving to defend our freedoms. A special corvette, which has been on display at the National
Corvette Museum, will be presented at the Monday evening dinner party. This one of a kind
corvette is a tribute to our veterans and is assisting in raising funds for the Madonna Rehabilitation
Hospital of Omaha, a facility directly impacting the recovery of our service members.
Go to the NCCC website and click on Convention and sign up! Jo and I are going as well as the
Douglas’ we would like for you to join us!
If you are planning on attending the Memorial Day autocrosses at the MSP in Bowling Green send
in the registration and your check because the event now has a waiting list!
The Charity Director for the NCCC has resigned. If you have an interest in becoming the new
Director of Charity, there is an application on the NCCC website.
Speaking of Charity, the NCCC is going to change direction in the way it does the Charity raising
in the future. NCCC for years has raffled a new Corvette to be given away to a lucky winner. With
the Corvette Museum raffling off a new Corvette every month or so, it was harder to get people to
buy those raffle tickets. So, now I have been asked to which of the following charities would you
like NCCC to participate. They are, in no particular order:
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Notes from the Gov
March 2016
Shiner’s Hospitals
Lions Clubs International
St. Jude Children’s Hospital
The charity committee has examined not just these charities but several others and determined
that these are the best bang for the buck. Please let me know which charity NCCC should
support with this year’s charity raffle by April 1, 2016.
There are 17852 members of NCCC as of this writing. 158 of new members came from new cars
purchased through Chevrolet. NCCC has an agreement with Chevrolet to put an application with
each new corvette delivered.
I know I have requested that all members please have their correct addresses and email addresses
listed on the data base. This is important because when information is mailed and the address is
incorrect, NCCC has to pay to send the information out again. This affects the NCCC budget
and could have an impact on future increases in dues to members.
Future Corvette Owner Association is 25 years old! If you would like to sign your children or
grandchildren up for FCOA, there is one time $10.00 fee. At the age of 16, hopefully they will
become Youth Members of NCCC. We need to bring this younger generation into NCCC.
The 2016 NCCC Club Website Contest was opened on February 1, 2016 and at this point only 4
clubs have entered. The entry deadline is June 1, 2016 and I think our website is certainly up to
the task! It is easy to navigate and is full of information for our club members. Way to go Mike
Smosna, with a little help from his friends!
Sponsorship for NCCC for 2016 has started well as we welcome back many of our loyal sponsors
and add a few new ones. The following companies have committed to working with NCCC this
year: Michelin North America, Mid America Motorworks, Eckler’s, Goodyear Tire and Rubber
Company, Corvette Central, Corvette America, Zip Products, Novistretch, Paragon Corvette
Reproductions, Hagerty Insurance, Legacy Insurance, and Carlisle Events. New to NCCC are
Condon Skelly Insurance, T.O. Hass Tires, and the National Corvette Museum Insurance.
Hopefully, every member received the Eckler’s calendar for 2016. They are looking for pictures of
clubs and cars for next year’s edition. If you wish to send pictures please do so to Debbie
Lindsay, Director of Sponsorship by August 31, 2016. She can be contacted via the NCCC
website.
Michelin Drive and Compare will again be held at the convention this year in Omaha.
Registration will run from July 1 thru 15, 2016. This program gives the participant the ability to go
and drive one of Michelin’s cars with different brands of tires and see which one handles best.
Both Lee Douglas and I did it at last year’s convention and had a blast! Nothing like driving
someone’s car like you stole it!
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Notes from the Gov
March 2016
There is a Discounts Page on the NCCC website. A new addition to that page is
Corvetteexhaustsystems.com. They offer exhaust systems for C5, C6 and 2014 later models. NCCC
members will receive a 15% discount on their products with the use of the code nccc20161 when
ordering.
NCCC will be participating in the following Corvette events this year and soon more details to
follow as to how you can be involved.
Bloomington Gold
Corvettes of Carlisle
Mid America Motorworks Funfest
I acquired several flyers of events that are going to be happening nationally. If you are interested
please contact me.
This might be my last “Notes from the GOV”. I thank you for allowing me to be Sunburst Corvette
Club’s governor for the last 2 plus years. Jo and I will still be members of Sunburst Corvette Club
and I still will be attending the Midwest Region meeting in St. Louis (Jo was elected secretary).
However, it is probably best if someone else can attend the Sunburst Corvette Club meeting and
report in person to you. If you happen to be traveling in this area and somehow manage to come
close to Hot Springs Village, Arkansas, please stop and see us! We will be happy to see you! There
are some fantastic driving roads for Corvettes here!
Save the wave!
Bill Hoak
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Sunburst Events Calendar
Sunburst Events
March 2016
3rd
9th
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
Board Meeting – 6:00 pm
Galati's Hideaway
Galati's Hideaway
April 2016
7th
13th
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
Board Meeting – 6:00 pm
Galati's Hideaway
Galati's Hideway
Galati's Hideaway
May 2016
5th
7th
11th
22nd
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
Show & Shine - Club Pic - Martin Chevrolet
Board Meeting – 6:00 pm
Sunburst Fun Rallye - Mike Stevens
Galati's Hideaway
Crystal Lake, IL
Galati's Hideaway
Johnsburg, IL
June 2016
2nd
8th
24th - July 11th
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
Board Meeting – 6:00 pm
Highway to Heaven - Gary Gembala
Galati's Hideaway
Galati's Hideaway
July 2016
4th
6th
7th - 9th
13th
Wonder Lake 4th of July Parade - Mike Stevens
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
Bring 'em Home - Forrest Roberts
Board Meeting – 6:00 pm
Wonder Lake, IL
Galati's Hideaway
Minneapolis, MN
Galati's Hideaway
August 2016
4th
6th
7th
10th
13th
28th
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
SCC/Mad City CC AutoCross - Mike Moushey
SCC/No. IL CC AutoCross - Bill Hoak
Board Meeting – 6:00 pm
SCC Poker Run - Lee Thorson
SCC Car Show - Gary Gembala
Galati's Hideaway
Crystal Lake, IL
Rockford, IL
Galati's Hideaway
Johnsburg, IL
Crystal Lake, IL
September 2016
1st
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
14th
Board Meeting – 6:00 pm
Galati's Hideaway
Galati's Hideaway
October 2016
6th
7th - 9th
12th
29th
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
Fall Color run - Mike Stevens
Board Meeting 6:00 pm
SCC Halloween Party - Jean Mumford
Galati's Hideaway
Onalaska, MN
Galati's Hideaway
Little Angels
November 2016
3rd
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
9th
Board Meeting – 6:00 pm
Galati's Hideaway
Galati's Hideaway
December 2016
1st
Membership Meeting – 7:00 pm (Dinner – 6:00 pm)
3rd
Christmas - Jean Mumford
14th
Board Meeting – 6:00 pm
Galati's Hideaway
Golf Course Illinois
Galati's Hideaway
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Upcoming Events Info
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Upcoming Events Info
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Upcoming Events Info
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Upcoming Events Info
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Upcoming Events Info
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Upcoming Events Info
Don't Forget: shirt orders need to be placed by
March 3
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Upcoming Events Info
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Upcoming Events Info
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NCCC Midwest Region Events Calendar
NCCC - MW Region Events
March 2016
6th
Charity Cook-Bake Off
26th
Little Egypt CC - 3 Rallyes
April 2016
2nd
MW Region Awards Banquet
10th
Mid-West CC - 3 Rallyes
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th
16 - 17
Windy City CC & Chicago CC- 7 LowSpeed Events
nd
rd
22 - 23
MW Region Meetings
30th
Central IL CC - 6 LowSpeed Events May 2016
1st
Rolling Prairie CC - C LowSpeed Events 14th
Wisconsin CC - 3 Rallyes
th
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Badger State CC 4 Rallyes
th
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MW & SE Region Memorial Wkend Kickoff
28th - 30th
NCCC 21 LowSpeed Events – NCM
June 2016
4th - 5th
Green River CC - 14 Low Speed Events
5th
River City CC - 7 Rallyes
th
th
11 - 12
Wisc & Kettle Moraine CC - 14 LowSpeed Events
th
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Brew City CC NS Charity Car Show
18th - 19th
Windy City & Central IL CC - 14 LowSpeed Events
th
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Windy City CC - PC Concours
July 2016
2nd - 3rd
Central IL & Rolling Prairie CC - 12 LowSpeed Events
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th
9 - 10
Badger St, Brew City & No. IL CC - 14 LowSpd Events
th
nd
17 - 22
NCCC Convention
30th
Corvettes of MN - 7 Rallyes
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Windy City CC NS-PC Concours
August 2016
14th
Badger St CC - 1 Concours, 2 PC Concours
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Windy City & Northern Rays CC - 7 LowSpeed Events
st
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Chicago Crossroads CC - 7 LowSpeed Events
September 2016
3rd - 4th
Windy City & Northern Rays CC - 10 LowSpeed Events
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th
9 - 10
MW Region Meetings
17th - 18th
Rt 66 & St Louis CC - 12 LowSpeed Events
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Lakeside CC - 1 Concours, 3 PC Concours
October 2016
1st - 2nd
Midwest FUNdraiser - 10 LowSpeed Events
9th
Windy City CC - 3 Rallyes
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Land of Lincoln CC - 6 LowSpeed Events
November 2016
11th - 12th
MW Region Meetings
Delafield, WI
Salem, IL
Countryside, IL
Milan, IL
So. Bend, IN
St. Louis, MO
Location TBD
Location TBD
LaCrosse, WI
Waukesha, WI
Bowling Green, KY
Bowling Green, KY
Taylor, MO
LaCrosse, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Milwaukee, WI
Rantoul, IL
Joliet, IL
Location TBD
Milwaukee,WI
Omaha, NE
Woodbury, MN
Downers Grove, IL
West Allis, WI
So. Bend, IN
So. Bend, IN
Milwaukee, WI
St. Louis, MO
St. Charles, MO
Tinley Park, IL
Rantoul, IL
Orland Park, IL
South Bend, IN
St. Louis, MO
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NCCC News
Midwest Region 2016 Officers
Regional Executive
Larry Pagliaro
Mail to: [email protected]
Regional Competition Director
Bill Docherty
Mail to: [email protected]
Regional Membership
Director
Shannon Davis
Mail to: [email protected]
Regional Secretary
Jo Hoak
Mail to:
[email protected]
Regional Treasurer
Nancy Bailey
Mail to: [email protected]
Family Helping Family
The NCCC has established a program where NCCC
members traveling have options if something
happens to them; their car or if they just want to
have a cup of coffee with a fellow member.
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Charity News
2016 Charitable Organizations
McHenry VFW Post 4600
Veterans Helping Veterans
McHenry VFW Post #4600
3002 West Route 120
McHenry Illinois 60051
Among the programs offered by the McHenry VFW is a Thanksgiving
Dinner for Great Lakes Naval personnel that are away from home, many
for the first time, as a thank you for their service.
The mission of St. Jude Children’s
Research Hospital is to advance
cures, and means of prevention,
for pediatric catastrophic
diseases through research and
treatment. Consistent with the
vision of our founder Danny
Thomas, no child is denied
treatment based on race, religion
or a family's ability to pay.
Address: 4619 N
Ravenswood Ave Ste 302,
Chicago, IL 60640 Phone:
(773) 784-6704 Website:
stjude.org
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Charity News
Crystal Lake Corps
The Salvation Army of McHenry County
provides emergency assistance to individuals
and families who find themselves without the
basic necessities for survival. Assistance can
include but is not limited to: emergency
shelter, rent assistance w/eviction notice,
utility bill assistance w/disconnect notice,
medical prescriptions assistance, clothing and
winter coat vouchers, emergency food.
At TLS Veterans our vision is to
transform lives through service
to veterans. Our mission is to
provide veterans in need and
their families the services
necessary to experience hope
and achieve success. We do this
through our four main values of
respect, integrity, compassion
and advocacy.
To collect clothing and money in
order to provide clothing directly
to underprivileged individuals or
to organizations that will
distribute the clothing to
underprivileged individuals. The
organization will focus on
distributing winter clothing in
Kane County with the ability to
distribute clothing throughout
Illinois based on the availability of
clothing and finances.
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Tech Tips from Jim Downing
C6 (and C7?) Headlights
The factory navigation system in your C6 gets its map and other
information from a DVD disc that is inserted behind the Nav
screen. The information is not downloaded into Nav, if you remove
the DVD then the Nav stops working.
When the C6 was in production, GM produced a new disc with
updated maps and information every year. Price with tax and
shipping was about $220. But when the C6 production stopped in
2013, GM stopped making updated discs. Even with the 2013 disc,
our maps and information were now 3 years old, that’s as old as I
like to get. I was considering an aftermarket Nav system.
The factory C6 Nav system will project turn/distance information
onto the Heads Up Display (HUD) on your windshield in “Street”
mode. As you approach a turn, an arrow will appear telling you
which way you’ll turn, and the name of the street. There will also be
a countdown bar, when you get to 0 then you’re at the turn point.
Unfortunately, none of the aftermarket systems can connect with the
HUD, and you lose the arrow/countdown features if you replace the
factory Nav.
Fortunately, GM has just come out with an updated disc, 2016
version. You can order it online from GMnavdisc.com and the price
has come down slightly- now about $195 with tax and shipping.
Part #23286274. We have installed ours and it works well.
Now you have more choices.
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Corvette Classifieds
ControlParts
Servo for Sale
1990 -OEM
96Cruise
Corvette
Fits 1990 – 1996 C-4s. Used but looks and works like new.
Corvette Central sells them for $129. Any reasonable offer accepted.
Heater / AC Dash Control
(GM# 19153503)
Fits 1994-96 C4 Convertible or Coupe. Used but looks and works like new.
Corvette Central offers rebuilts for $329 and original Delcos were $307. Any
reasonable offer accepted
For more information or
to make an offer call or
text Bob Hrodney at
815-236-0291
Email: [email protected]
Corvette
Classifieds is offered to members
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of Sunburst Club at no charge.
Non-members are invited to advertise in
Sunspots. A half page ad with photos costs
$25 and will run for 2 months.
If you wish to advertise in this publication of SCC,
please send all information to Kris Jensen @
[email protected]
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Celebrations
March Birthdays
4th
12th
14th
16th
17th
22nd
23rd
26th
30th
Karen Baird
Clara Baumgartner
Jana Tyk
Mike Murphy
Tom Fellberg
John Henney
Lee Thorson
Janice Carlsten
Steve Weger
March Anniversaries
4th Tom & Judy Rudolph
8th Ralph & Nancy Evans
26th John & Gina Wiertz
Congratulations to All
Kids & Corvettes and Pets and Vettes are MIA
Please send your favorite pictures and a brief
description to Kris at [email protected] for inclusion
in next month's newsletter.
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New “Babies”
Just Arrived: Ron & Cheryl's 2008 Coupe
If you would like to share information about your new ride, with the club, just send a
note with pictures and brief description. If you'd like to share your store, include that as
well. All can be sent to Kris at [email protected]
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SUNBURST Gold Level Sponsor
SUNBURST Gold Level Sponsor
SUNBURST Silver Level Sponsors
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SUNBURST Bronze Level Sponsors
SUNBURST Rt 66 Level Sponsors
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SUNBURST Rt 66 Level Sponsors
New
If members have questions or know of anyone who is
interested in being a Sunburst Corvette Club sponsor,
please contact Mike Rosendahl, Sponsorship Chairman,
at 847-334-4368
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