Sept-Oct 2008 Corvette Gazette

Corvette Club of Utah
P.O. Box 1207
Riverton, UT 84065
Sept/Oct 2008
www.corvetteclubofutah.org
TABLE OF CONTENTS
2008 Corvette Club of Utah Officers ............................................. 4
Birthdays ....................................................................................... 5
2008 Event Summary.................................................................... 6
New Members ............................................................................... 7
Getting to Know the Members....................................................... 7
Michael and Julie McFadden .................................................... 7
Verlyn (Satch) Miles and Jacque Miles .................................... 7
Glenn and Debbie Simmons ..................................................... 8
Bruce and Alta Laurence .......................................................... 8
Mark Meents ............................................................................. 8
Jerry Hanson ............................................................................ 8
Ken Lingren............................................................................... 8
Terry and Nadine Troxel ........................................................... 8
In Memory of ................................................................................. 9
National Corvette Museum .......................................................... 10
Western States Corvette Council ................................................ 10
Corvette Racing .......................................................................... 10
Mountain West Street News (MWSN) ......................................... 10
National Corvette Museum National Caravan – 2009 ................ 10
Corvette Museum Caravan 2009 Return Trips ........................... 11
Corvette Club of Utah News........................................................ 12
Wear Your CCU Name Badge ................................................ 12
Sales Presentations ................................................................ 12
Event Points ............................................................................ 12
Not Hearing About Upcoming Events ..................................... 12
Club Shirts, Jackets, and Hats................................................ 12
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Butch Cassidy Days at beaver – July 4 & 5 ........................ 12
July 2008 Membership Meeting .............................................. 13
Vettes to Wagons Cruise – July 19th ..................................... 16
True Grit Cruise Colorado - Aug 1st – 3rd .............................. 16
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Wyoming Downs Cruise – Aug 9 .......................................... 17
Kruiser for Kids Charity Car Show – Aug 16th ....................... 17
September Events ....................................................................... 17
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Peach Days – Sept 5 & 6th................................................... 17
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Yellowstone Cruise – Sept 11 – 14 ..................................... 17
Membership Meeting .............................................................. 17
Cruisin for a Cure – Sept 20th ................................................ 18
Birthday Breakfast and Fall Leaf Cruise – Sept 27th ............. 18
October Events............................................................................ 18
Membership Meeting .............................................................. 18
Future Events .............................................................................. 18
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CCU Christmas Party – Dec 13 ............................................ 18
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CCU Awards Banquet – Jan 24 ............................................ 19
Advertisements............................................................................ 20
Front Cover Photo Credit
Gateway Car Collection in Gateway, Colorado.
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2008 CORVETTE CLUB OF UTAH OFFICERS
President
John Hawkins
Gazette Editor
Bob Clayton
Vice President
Luke Hofenagel
Special Events Chair
Kim Riley
Vice President
Horst Hackbarth
Special Events Chair
Mike & Judy Corgiat
Vice President
Paul Cox
Historian
Liliane Hoefnagel
Secretary
Char Ohlson
Webmaster
Dave Ohlson
Treasurer
Jalee Cox
NCM Ambassador and
Public Relations Chair
Parley Dudley
Membership Chair
Mike Barker
To e-mail a CCU Officer, go to http://www.corvetteclubofutah.org/ and click on 2008 Officers for a list of the officers. Click
on the blue underlined title of the officer to send an e-mail to that officer.
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BIRTHDAYS
September 2008
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Gary Pederson
Denis Dye
Duard Welder
Deaun Dye
Earl Wilkerson
Gabiele Hackbarth
Laurie White
Collette Flanagan
Karen Fox
Mike Kosakowski
Jake Fisher
Audrey Frailey
Carol Probert
Bert Hunsaker
Joanne Munson
Richard Pape
Brent Williams
Bruce Bailey
Dick Ward
Terry Ballard
Diana Rice
Ronna Guidera
Marilyn Larson
David Hess
LaRue Linderman
Kori Jensen
Dan Larsen
Nancy Moench
Chris Margetts
Ken Fox
Steve Ballard
Ron Price
Janice Jeffers
Bernie Poelzl
John Kennedy
Joan Ward
Vaughn Williams
Curt Crocker
Vern Harrington
Robert Liston
Jamie Sadler
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Marilyn Larson
John Ledkins
Cabrini Riddle
Joel France
Debbie Sawyer
Connie Derrick
Gerry Hanson
Darrell Moench
Kraig Fox
Adam Curtis
Pat England
Carol Salzetti
Rex Bush
Sydnee Dickson
Jim Cummings
Gibb Marsh
Glenn Simmons
Robert Clayton
Horst Hackbarth
Catherine Larsen
Nancy Parker
Gin Strong
Ned Anderson
Shrilynn Gildea
Dennis Salzetti
Jim Larsen
Lloyd Laycock
Lee Turner
Jalee Cox
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Liz Hunsaker
Ardell Brown
Valerie Donoso
Becky Barnes
Sandy Elliott
Larry Shappart
Theresa Gunderson
John Riddle
Mary Beth Schmidt
Robert Anderson
Dale Bess
John Nelson
Curtis Gaylor
Tana Lowe
Claudia Ruseler
Kent Guymon
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2008 EVENT SUMMARY
SEPTEMBER
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Peach Day’s Car Show & Fun Run – Brigham City, UT
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Officer Meeting/Hofenagel
11-14 Yellowstone Cruise/Cody, Wy
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Membership Meeting/Ardell Brown’s – Draper, UT
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Utah’s Cruisin’ For A Cure Car Show /Ardell Brown’s – Draper, UT
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Birthday Breakfast & Fall Leaf Cruise/Home Town Buffet – Layton
OCTOBER
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Officer Meeting/Hackborth
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Membership Meeting (Officer Nominations)/Larry Miller
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Birthday Dinner/TBA
NOVEMBER
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Eastern Caribbean Cruise/Miami
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Officer Meeting/Barker
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Membership Meeting (Officer Elections)/Larry Miller
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Birthday Dinner/TBA
DECEMBER
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Birthday Breakfast/TBA
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New/Old Officer Meeting/Red Lobster – Murray, UT
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Christmas Party/Lion House – SLC, UT
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Membership Meeting/TBA
JANUARY 2009
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Awards Banquet/Joseph Smith Memorial Building
MARCH 2009
27-29 35th Annual Parts Plus AutoRama – South Town Expo, Sandy, UT
MAY 2009
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Seligman-Topock Historic Route 66 Fun Run – Kingman, AZ
SEPT 2009
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2009 National Corvette Caravan – Bowling Green, KY
***Always Check the CCU Website for the Most Current Information***
NEW MEMBERS
Mike and Julie McFadden – Park City, UT
2007 Black Coupe
Recruited By: Mike Barker
Verlyn and Jacque Miles – Ogden, UT
2004 Black Coupe
Recruited By: Their Son Zach
Glenn and Debbie Simmons – Alpine, UT
2003 Red Coupe
Recruited By: Website
Bruce and Alta Laurence – Logan, UT
1993 Ruby Red Coupe
Recruited by: Bob Clayton
Mark Meents – Ogden, UT
2008 Yellow Coupe
Recruited By: His Brother, Dave Meents
Jerry Hanson – St George, UT
2002 Silver Coupe
Recruited By: Web Site
Ken Lingren – Salt Lake City, UT
1998 White Coupe
Recruited By: Web Site
GETTING TO KNOW THE MEMBERS
MICHAEL AND JULIE MCFADDEN
Julie and Mike grew up in Salt Lake City and Boise. Mike attended Boise Jr. College, The College of Idaho and the
University. Julie attended BYU and the U o U.
They met while Mike was attending the University of Utah Medical School in 1965. They have since lived in Hawaii,
Missouri and Wisconsin before returning to Utah in 1994. They have two children, Rich and Mike Jr. Both are married to
Deborahs’ and live in Colorado and Seattle with their three grandchildren.
This is the first Corvette picked up at the factory in 2006. The car now has 24,000 miles and used to commute from Park
City to his office in West Jordan. Other cars include a Volvo XC70 that has proved to be better in some conditions than
the C-6. They also have an airport cruiser Windstar that they can’t seem to part with.
Interests beyond work include golf, skiing, reading, cooking, collecting wine and walking their Siberian Husky, Cody. Julie
is an artist and continues to paint and study.
VERLYN (SATCH) MILES AND JACQUE MILES
Verlyn was born in a farm house in Smoot, Wyoming. He attended Utah State University in Logan, Utah from 1957
through 1961, receiving a B.S. in Industrial Management. He received a master’s degree from the University of Utah in
1972 in Manpower Administration.
Jacque and Verlyn met when he went in for some nose surgery. He later tried to call her at the Doctors office where she
worked, but was unable to reach her. He found her name in a phone booked and called. He called and found out that
she was committed at the time, but would like to have lunch. He won her over with his charm and they started dating and
were married on September 10, 2001. Jacque is a Registered Nurse and works for Critical Care Systems as a Clinical
Account Executive.
Verlyn currently owns a 2004 Corvette Coupe, black on black. Before this he owned a 1980 black on black Corvette. His
son, Zachary, has owned a 1988 Corvette Convertible and most recently a 2001 Corvette Z06. He is currently looking to
purchase his third Corvette and rejoin the club.
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GLENN AND DEBBIE SIMMONS
Glenn and Debbie Simmons live in Alpine, Utah. Debbie and Glenn are the parents of 10 children and 8 grandchildren.
Debbie is a native of Ogden, but has lived in many parts of the U.S. Glenn grew up in Southern California, but has lived
most of his adult life in Utah. They have lived in Alpine for the last 6 years; and in Highland for 11 years prior to that.
Glenn is Director of Planned Giving at Utah Valley University, where he has worked for 14 years. He is also part owner of
Premier Administration, a company which does accounting and administration for over 300 charitable trusts and
foundations. Debbie has recently gone back to being a stay at home mom. Glenn is very happy as she also keeps the
cars and garage spotless.
Glenn had a 12 cylinder Jaguar and then a Porsche 911 Targa in his younger days, but this is his first Corvette. They
both fell in love with them after test drives in the last few months. Their Corvette is a 2003 50th anniversary edition which
a prior owner took extremely good care of while driving very little. Now their favorite activity is to go for drives in the
evening and enjoy the car.
BRUCE AND ALTA LAURENCE
Bruce worked in Upholstery in his older brother’s shop here in Logan during the summer and while attending the first two
years of school at USU. He was called and served a Mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of LDS in the Southern
California Mission from August 1960 to August 1962. While at USU, he was heavily involved in Photography, Army
ROTC, and part time work in his brother’s Upholstery shop. He was on the Buzzer Staff at USU, and took many
photographs for the yearbook at USU.
He met his wife Alta while serving a mission. So he waited for her for a year, and they got married in September 1963.
They both went to school for the last year of his USU experience, and as soon as he had graduated, and was
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commissioned a 2 Lt in the Army, they were assigned to go to Fort Hood, Texas in the 2 Armored Division. He worked
there as a Photo Officer for 18 Months, and was then transferred to the Signal Corps School at Fort Gordon Georgia, and
ran the 24 channel close-circuit television system at the Signal Corp School. This was in the early days of this kind of
television work in 1964. They been married almost 45 years, and we have had six children.
Bruce’s Hobbies are Rifles, (Lifetime member of NRA), Archery, canoeing, and Corvette Automobiles. He bought a new
1993 Anniversary model, which has been maintained in like new condition.
MARK MEENTS
Mark is an Ogden boy. He went to Bonneville Highand is a district manager for Windsor Industries, an industrial cleaning
equipment manufacture. He does not have any kids but has 2 cats. He likes to drive his Corvette, hike, dirt bike, and
snowmobile. His 2008 Corvette is his 3rd Vette. He has loved Corvette's since he can remember. He also has a truck
that he uses for his work.
JERRY HANSON
Jerry is a driver for Wal-Mart in St. George. He has worked for them for 8 years. He grew up in South Dakota and moved
to Utah about 30 years ago. He lived in Salt Lake for most of that, but liked the warmer weather so moved to St. George.
He has 4 kids and 5 grand kids, most of them in Salt Lake. After high school he was in the Army, two tours in Viet Nam,
one year in the jungles, the other, part of a pink team flying the jungles. Aviation has been a part of his life for the past 30
years. He has around 5000 hours in many different types of aircraft and jets.
The Corvette is his first after 30 years of waiting. It is a 2002 coupe and has no plans of ever selling it. Ever since he got
out of the military he always wanted one of the old stingrays, but this one caught his eye and the rest is history.
KEN LINGREN
Ken works as a dispatcher for a Salt Lake trucking company. Before that, he was a load broker for a major global supply
chain company. Before that, was an over-the-road truck driver. Ken is married with 3 boys. He enjoys chess, reading,
poker, playing his guitar, and driving his new Corvette.
Ken purchased his first Corvette 10 days ago. His '93 Lincoln Town car wouldn't pass Utah emissions, so he went looking
for another used car. His budget was $8,000 to $12,000. After several days of looking, he was at a car lot looking at used
Cadillac’s. They had 3 C5 Corvettes for $20,000 to $25,000. He was just curious, and took one for a spin & decided that
was his car. He couldn't afford any of the C5's, so he went online and for 3 weeks researched the Corvettes. He found a
'98 white coupe and bought it.
TERRY AND NADINE TROXEL
Terry was born in Casper Wyoming and lived in many different states as his father was a truck driver. He graduated from
Bingham High School and enjoys hunting, fishing, working on cars. His Corvette is his first one and they also own a
Toyota RAV 4 and a Chevy Pickup. Nadine was born in Provo Utah and lived in Utah most of her life. She graduated
from Bingham High School and enjoys fishing, reading, and being with her family. They have 4 children, 3 girls and 1 boy,
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and 2 grandchildren. Terry has wanted a Corvette ever since he rode in his uncles 1968 Corvette in Boulder Colorado.
Finally the dream came true.
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Angelina Parker, wife of Gary Parker, both members of CCU who resided in Clinton, Utah, passed away on July 21 ,
2008. Our deepest sympathy to Gary and the Parker family.
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NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM
The Corvette Club of Utah is a lifetime member of the National Corvette Museum. For more information or membership
information go to http://www.corvettemuseum.com/ . Our NCM Ambassador is Parley Dudley.
WESTERN STATES CORVETTE COUNCIL
The Corvette Club of Utah is a non-voting member of the Western States Corvette Council (WSCC). For more
information, membership information, or to read the WSCC Redline Magazine go to http://www.wscc.ws/ . Our WSCC
representative is Bob Tillotson.
CORVETTE RACING
The Corvette Club of Utah fully supports the American Le Mans Racing Series (ALMS) and the ALMS Race at Miller
Motorsports Park. For more details about Corvette racing check out the web sites at:
http://www.corvetteracing.com
http://www.millermotorsportspark.com/index.cfm
MOUNTAIN WEST STREET NEWS (MWSN)
The Mountain West Street News (MWSN) is a local publication that promotes and advertises area events for car clubs
and enthusiasts. CCU is part of this publication. Our CCU correspondent for MWSN is Bob Tillotson. You can join
MWSN and receive it’s bi-monthly publication by attending the MWSN Picnic each summer. MWSN, P.O. Box 172, Roy,
UT 84067 or call (801) 773-8438.
NATIONAL CORVETTE MUSEUM NATIONAL CARAVAN – 2009
There is a National Corvette Caravan from all points in the United States to Bowling Green, KY beginning August 29
2009. The caravan will be leaving Salt Lake City on August 31, 2009. The Corvette Club of Utah will be a part of the
NorCal Caravan which is headed by Steve Cleveland and includes northern California, Nevada and Utah. For details and
registration go to www.corvettecaravan.com .
Sunday August 30, 2009, the Corvette caravans from California and the surrounding north western states will converge on
Utah for their second night’s stop along the way. We hope to bring all of the club caravans together at the Miller
Motorsports Park raceway that afternoon. We hope to include dinner and a parade lap for the participants. Sunday’s
night stay will be in Salt Lake City, Utah. The host hotel is the Airport Hilton. We have booked 175 rooms at a rate of
$75.00 + tax for the night. O NLY if you are registered with the Corvette Museum for the Caravan will you be given this
rate. All other will be charged the normal room rate of over $120.00/night. Each individual or couple must make their own
reservations by calling 1-800-999-3736 on or before 6/31/2009. You must identify yourself as members of the Corvette
Caravan 2009.
Monday August 31, 2009, all of the club caravans, including the Corvette Club of Utah caravan, will leave the Salt Lake
City area in the morning. The departure point for our club and the visiting Corvette clubs will be from the Airport Hilton
West parking lot at 7:00am. Our destination for the first day of travel will be Denver, CO. Our lodging for that night will be
the same hotel used in the 2003 Bowling Green caravan, the Crystal Inn Hotel in Aurora, CO. Crystal Inn Hotel and
Suites, 3300 N. Ouray Street, Aurora, CO, (303) 340-3800. The reservation block is under the name, Corvette Club of
Utah. Sonia Vanderworth is our Sales Coordinator.
Tuesday September 1, 2009, The CCU caravan’s second day’s travel will take us approx. 470 miles east on I-70 to our
hotel in Junction City, KS. We have a 40 room block reservation at the Courtyard Marriott, 310 Hammons Drive, Junction
City, KS 66441. The room rate is $89.00, and includes an indoor pool and hot tub, courtyard café and market. We have
asked for a single King Size bed in the room, but you can request a change to that if you like when you book your
reservation. The block is under Corvette Club of Utah and the number to call is 785-210-1500. Our sales assistant was
Penny McDonald.
Wednesday September 2, 2009, Our third day out will take us approx. 455 miles to The Hampton Inn, 221 Potomac Blvd.,
Mt. Vernon, IL. The room rate is $85.00 and this one includes a full breakfast, pool and hot tub. The reservation block is
again in the name of Corvette Club of Utah. Call 618-244-2323 for reservations, ask for Phyllis.
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Thursday thru Saturday, September 3 – 5, 2009, Microtel Inn and Suites, 1980 Mel Browning Rd., Bowling Green, KY
42104, (270) 745-9922. The reservation block is under Corvette Club of Utah. Our reservation coordinator is Preetesh
Patel.
Check the Corvette Club of Utah website for the latest information.
CORVETTE MUSEUM CARAVAN 2009 RETURN TRIPS
Our Caravan Captains are responsible only for the trip to the museum. . If you are planning a trip home and would like to
share the trip with other members then send me your itinerary and I’ll place it in the Gazette.
Bob & Jo Clayton, (801) 399-2557, robert.clayton@comcast.net
Sunday & Monday, Sept 6-7, 2009, Holiday Inn Express, 4000 Market St, Hannibal, Mo (573) 406-0300 – Nauvoo, IL
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Tuesday Sept 8 , Holiday Inn Express, 1970 W Hwy 76, Branson, MO (417) 336-1100 – Branson sites and shows
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Wednesday Sept 9 , Holiday Inn Express, 10804 S. 15 St, Bellevue, NE (402) 502-4500 – Independence, MO
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Thursday Sept 10 , Holiday Inn Express, 100 W Hwy 16, Oacoma, SD (605) 734-5593 – Mormon Trail Center & Corn
Palace
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Friday Sept 11 , Holiday Inn Express, 433 West Mount Rushmore Rd, Custer, SD (888) 465-4329 – Wall’s Drug, Mount
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Saturday Sept 12 , Holiday Inn Express, 201 Airport Rd, Rawlins, WY (307) 324-3760 – Handcart Visitor Center
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CORVETTE CLUB OF UTAH NEWS
WEAR YOUR CCU NAME BADGE
We have lots of new members in the club. The only way they will be able to remember your name is you wear your CCU
name badge. To encourage you, only members wearing naming tags will get raffle tickets for the Membership Meeting
door prizes. Come on, dig out those badges.
SALES PRESENTATIONS
Sales presentations at any of our membership meetings from any business or organization other than our sponsor must
be approved at the Officer’s Meeting the month prior. Please, no exceptions.
EVENT POINTS
From Article XI, Section 1 of the ByLaws – Points will be awarded to the members for their participation and the winner
will be determined by the highest score for each calendar year. We as officers have defined participation as attending the
meeting and/or event, not just showing up, getting on the roll, and then leaving. Participation in the birthday dinner or
cruise gets a the point.
NOT HEARING ABOUT UPCOMING EVENTS
We try to keep you informed with the Gazette, the CCU Website, and e-mail reminders. If you want to receive e-mail
updates on events, changes to the schedule (and that does happen), you need to let us know your current e-mail address.
If you change your e-mail address, you need to tell us or you won’t get CCU e-mail. Please e-mail your most current email address to Kim Riley at vetnwild@comcast.net.
CLUB SHIRTS, JACKETS, AND HATS
If you would like to purchase Club shirts, jackets and hats, contact Horst at 450-5231, e-mail: vette_fun4two@yahoo.com.
Items must be prepaid.
BUTCH CASSIDY DAYS AT BEAVER – JULY 4TH & 5TH
The Corvette Club of Utah participated in the Butch Cassidy Days Car Show at Beaver, Utah and received the Car Club
Participation Trophy. Kim Riley was presented the Trophy for Best Corvette Original and Ken and Audrey Frailey won the
Trophy for Best Corvette Custom.
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Kim Riley was surprised to learn that the 1917 Chevrolet and 1930 Hudson once belonged to her father. Kim's
Grandfather and father took a horse and wagon to Salt Lake City and bought the car new. It was the first Chevy in
Beaver. The 1917 Chevy had been in the barn for years, but in the 80's it started right up and the new buyer drove it
home. Kim got to take a ride around Beaver in the car and was amazed to see that there was a button to start the car, a
button to stop the car, and a button to turn on the head lights. Amazing that they had the same technology back then as
the new C6 Corvette.
The club had a fun time in Beaver. We rode up the scenic Beaver mountain to Puffer Lake, visited the old Territorial Court
House and Jail Museum. John D. Lee and other famous trials were held there. Charles Manson was also arrested in
Beaver and held in this jail at one time. We visited the candle factory, cheese factory, and gun shop. A fun time was had
by all.
JULY 2008 MEMBERSHIP MEETING
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The July Membership Meeting was held on July 16 in Roy. Bob Tillotson hosted the event cooking brats and hot dogs to
go with the pot luck dinner. Up coming events and car shows were discussed. Club members were asked to collect pop
tops from beverage cans and bring
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Yellowstone Cruise
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Yellowstone Cruise
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them to the meetings for the Ronald McDonald House. Members were also asked to bring the small toiletries from their
motel stays. Plans were also discussed regarding refurbishing several rooms at the Ronald McDonald House. The
concluding event was the raffle of an overnight stay in Wendover in support of the Tony Hofenagel ALS Charity Cruise.
Parley Dudley was the lucky winner for an overnight stay at one of the casinos.
VETTES TO WAGONS CRUISE – JULY 19TH
The Corvette Club of Utah held a charity cruise for ALS and participated in the Bear Lake Car Show in Montpelier, Idaho.
There were 40 Corvettes on the cruise up through Logan Canyon with the Highway Patrol stopping traffic for us at the
intersection in Garden City. The Tony Hofenagel charity cruise organized by Lee Turner was highly successful, with lots
of nice prizes for the raffles. Just under $2,000 was raised for the new local ALS charter.
The Car Show, Museum Tour, and dinner at the Museum organized by Steve and Debra Wolfley were also a lot of fun.
Each year, Steve and Debra organize an event near Bear Lake and are always first class events. Once again, the
Corvettes made the car show for the community and the Rotary Club was happy to have us there and participating in their
car show. The Cobra Club showed up late with 14 Cobra’s and left early. Lee and Nona Ellis, Luke and Lillian Hofenagel,
Dameon Young, and Doug Spencer took home car show awards. Ken Rice took home the biggest prize, a Love Seat
won during the car show raffle.
Dinner was at the National Oregon/California Trail Center. Prime Rib was the main course and the museum did a great
job serving it. The next day, everyone headed home in small groups, some stopping at the Wolfley’s and others heading
over the Mirror Lake Highway. It was a great weekend.
TRUE GRIT CRUISE COLORADO - AUG 1ST – 3RD
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The Corvette Club of Utah returned to Colorado on August 1 . With 19 Corvettes, we headed for Grand Junction,
Colorado. After a quick lunch, we headed up to the Gateway Museum to see a private collection of cars. However, the
107 degree temperature and the stop lights in Grand Junction started taking it’s toll on the Corvettes. We had a couple
overheat and others had their air conditioning shut down as the Corvette’s started protecting their engines from the heat.
The trouble was worth it and the car collection was magnificent. The museum and resort were built among some of the
prettiest scenery we saw that day.
On Saturday, it was off to Ridgeway, Colorado where many of the outdoor scenes of True Grit were filmed. On the way,
we picked up another couple in a Blue C-6 who stayed and played with us most of the day. It was then up and over the
Colorado Rockies to Silverton, Colorado. Most of us had lunch in the local Cat House and watched the trains come in
from Durango. After the wives shopped, we headed back into the Colorado Rockies to Durango, Colorado. Some of us
decided to take the “scenic” route to Moab and ended up about 50 miles from the Gateway Museum. It was a long driving
day.
On Sunday, everyone headed out in small groups. Everyone either went to Arches, Dead Horse Point, or Canyon Lands.
The view was spectacular from all three sites. On the way home, the group I was traveling with got to watch my C-6 blow
it’s top on US-6. If you have a painted roof on a C-6, be careful. The fix from the recall didn’t work. It was great trip, good
accommodations, and just plain not enough time.
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WYOMING DOWNS CRUISE – AUG 9TH
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On Saturday, August 9 , the Corvette Club of Utah headed to Evanston, Wyoming for the Wyoming Downs Horse Race.
This we were parked around the circle near the entrance. In exchange for the Car Show, participants were given free
admission to the races plus a $5 credit per person for drinks or food. This year, they reserved tables for us so we could
eat and watch the races at the same time. The races were exciting and fun. No one lost a lot of money and no one made
it big. Despite the downpour during the later part of the day, it was a fun Saturday out to the races.
KRUISER FOR KIDS CHARITY CAR SHOW – AUG 16TH
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On Saturday, August 16 CCU supported the Shiners’ Hospital with the annual charity car show for the “kids” hosted by
the Shriner’s at the Midvale City Park in Midvale, UT. As always, it was a cool shady afternoon on the grass. This is a
unique car show, because the kids come up with the awards and do the judging. Cal Schenk had the Corvette the kids
liked this year. The crowd was not as big as in previous years, but it still was a great way to help the kids.
SEPTEMBER EVENTS
PEACH DAYS – SEPT 5TH & 6TH
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Friday, September 5 – The Fun-Run (Poker) starts at Hansen Chevrolet in Brigham City between 6:30PM and 7:30PM.
Traditionally it is five stops and is supposed to end in North Ogden this year.
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Saturday, September 6 – This is one of the biggest outdoor car shows on the Wasatch front. Saturday morning starts
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with the Peach Days parade through Brigham City at 10:00AM followed by an all day car show in Watkins Park at 6 West
and Forest Street. Registration is from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM at 1000 South and Main Street (Behind Burger King). There
is lot’s to see at this car show.
Check the Corvette Club of Utah website for the latest information.
YELLOWSTONE CRUISE – SEPT 11TH – 14TH
South members will meet at 7:45am at the Smith on 5300 South and 655 West. We will meet North Members at the
Flying J at Willard/Perry, exit 347 at 9am.
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Thursday, September 11 - We will travel to West Yellowstone the first day and stay the night. West Yellowstone,
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Montana - Best Western Desert Inn - Sept 11 . Rate is $136.00, two Queen beds, continental breakfast included. Call 1800-574-7054 or 406-646-7376.
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Friday, September 12 - we will travel through Yellowstone Park and exit the North East exit and ride up over the scenic
Bear Tooth Highway and down into Cody, Wyoming and stay the night. We can visit the Buffalo Bill Museum and tour
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Cody. Cody, Wyoming - Best Western Sunset Motor Inn - Sept 12 . Rate is $106, two Queen beds, continental breakfast
included. Call 1-800-624-2727 or 307-587-4265.
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Saturday, September 13 - we will travel back into Yellowstone Park via the East Entrance and exit the South entrance
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and down through the Tetons into Jackson Hole and stay the night. Jackson Hole, Wyoming - Antler Inn – Sept 13 . Rate
is $140.00, two Queen beds. One block to downtown Jackson. Call 1-800-522-2406.
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Sunday, September 14 - we will travel back home. For more information contact Kim Riley vetnwild@comcast.net
Check the Corvette Club of Utah website for the latest information.
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Wednesday, September 17th – 7:00 PM at Ardell Brown’s home, 865 East 12000 South in Draper, UT. Come and see a
marvelous car collection. Be sure to wear your name badges to be eligible for the door prizes.
Check the Corvette Club of Utah website for the latest information.
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CRUISIN FOR A CURE – SEPT 20TH
BIRTHDAY BREAKFAST AND FALL LEAF CRUISE – SEPT 27TH
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Saturday, September 27 – 10:00AM at the Flying J, Exit 343, in Ogden. This year the fall leaf cruise will be to the North.
We will be going north on I-15 to Brigham City. We will then take US-89 to Bear Lake via Logan Canyon. We will stop in
Garden City for lunch. From there, it is SR-30, 16, and 39 to Huntsville via Monte Cristo. Then it’s up the old Snow Basin
road to Trapper’s Loop and down to Mountain Green. From Mountain Green, we will be taking the North Morgan Valley
Drive and SR-66 to East Canyon. Finally, we will take SR-65 to I-80 and down Parley’s Canyon to home.
Check the Corvette Club of Utah website for the latest information.
OCTOBER EVENTS
MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Wednesday, October 15th – 7:00 PM at Larry Miller’s Chevrolet Dealership, 5650 S State Street in Murray. This will be
the night to nominate new 2009 officers. Officer elections will be held during the November membership meeting. The
club membership is pretty diverse and the only way the club can meet the different interests of the club membership is if
members will take that chance and run for an office. New officers bring new ideas and new activities. The names of
eligible members will be announced at the membership meeting. It’s based on the number of activities and meetings you
attend. Let one of the officers know or your club friends know which office you want to run for so you can be nominated
during the meeting. The names of nominees and a ballot will be mailed with the Nov/Dec Gazette. Be sure to wear your
name badges to be eligible for the door prizes. For more information contact Kim Riley, 255-2662 or
vetnwild@comcast.net .
Check the Corvette Club of Utah website for the latest information.
FUTURE EVENTS
CCU CHRISTMAS PARTY – DEC 13TH
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Saturday, December 13 – 6:30PM. The Corvette Club of Utah will hold their annual Christmas Party in the Lion House.
Social starts at 6:30PM with dinner served at 7:00PM. After dinner, you can walk through Temple Square and see the
Christmas Lights. Parking will be difficult at best so we recommend the use of Front Runner and Trax as much as
possible.
Check the Corvette Club of Utah website for the latest information.
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CCU AWARDS BANQUET – JAN 24TH
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Saturday, January 24 – 6:30PM. The Corvette Club of Utah will hold their annual Awards Banquet in the Joseph Smith
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Building, Wasatch Room on the 10 floor. Social starting at 6:30pm and dinner will be served at 7pm. Menu for Buffet
Dinner, Mixed Green Salad, Assorted Seasonal Fruit Tray, Roast Beef with au jus or Grilled Halibut with Bay Shrimp and
Mediterranean Sauce, vegetables, new red potatoes, rolls, raspberry lemonade, and dessert. Validated parking under the
building. For more information contact Kim Riley, 255-2662 or vetnwild@comcast.net
Check the Corvette Club of Utah website for the latest information.
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