Cen-Tex Newsletter Sept 2012 - the Cen

Glass Sass September 2012
Cen-Tex Corvette Club
Meeting Times
Club meetings are held the first Tuesday of each month
At 7:00 pm, at Poppa Rollo’s Pizza Restaurant
703 N. Valley Mills Drive
Waco, Texas
NCCC Affiliation
The Cen-Tex Corvette Club is a member club of the
National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCCC), and as such,
offers several activities throughout the year that allow
its members to participate in NCCC-sanctioned events at the
local, regional, and national levels.
www.cen-texcorvetteclub.com
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2012 CTCC Officers
President – Richard Finley ref772@yahoo.com
VP and Events Director – Matt Herzog
Secretary – Janette Finley
Treasurer – Joe Reese
NCCC Governor – Craig Kamradt
Newsletter Editor – Colleen Kamradt
Membership Director – Scott Lloyd
Webmaster – Richard Finley
Historian – Jerome Carter
Museum Ambassador – Joe Reese
Board Members
Richard Pavelka – Emily Herzog – Ron Hensen
Tom Reynolds – Danny Rager – Doc DuLaney
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Cen-Tex Corvette Club
Sponsor
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President’s Report
September 2012
I would like to thank all the folks that came to the August meeting. That was a GREAT
turnout. The place was packed and Poppa Rollo’s almost ran out of pizza. (That’ll never
really happen!).
Things are starting to get busier. Our car show is just around the corner and in a couple of
months; we’ll be electing new officers, and then the Christmas party and Installation
Banquet. Just as a reminder, the Christmas party gift exchange will be a “white
elephant” Corvette item or a new item if you don’t have enough Corvette stuff already
lying around. The Installation Banquet will not have a gift exchange this year, but the
Club will purchase some gifts to be door prizes. There will also be a $15.00 charge per
plate due to the increased cost of the dinner and facilities. But, you don’t have to bring a
gift.
Please remember to pitch in with the gathering of auction items and door prizes for the
Great American Corvette & Chevy Day. We have a picked out a very deserving family this
year for our car show and John McClaren Chevrolet is excited about having it again this
year. So, please help make this year’s show another success.
Thanks to all,
Richard Finley
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Vice-President’s Report
September 2012
I really thought we were stepping out of summer and into fall, but I see in our near future
a few more triple digits. I’m not complaining, this summer was very mild compared to
last year. I’m also thankful for the timing of the rain showers we received. I still have
some green grass!!
August was a slow month, but I know September will fill our cups up quickly. Am I right?
I want to thank everyone that is pitching in and pulling our charitable car show together
for the 22nd of September that’s quickly coming our way. Sponsors are slowly filling up
the back of the T-Shirt and Mark Stewart is very gung-ho! We couldn’t ask for a more
personable and willing Club Sponsor. Please let me know if you are going to register, and
let me know your T-Shirt size(s). I plan on ordering the T-Shirts the day after our Sept
general meeting. For any questions/concerns/ideas, please email me at
mherzog@trane.com.
See ya’ll at the Sept Meeting and hopefully at our Car Show!!! Get to shining…..Ron….
Your VP,
Matt Herzog
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Governor’s Report
September 2012
August is come and is about gone by the time you read this. The heat of summer
is here, hopefully the heat will be dissipating soon… I at least hope so. The competition
season is about to heat back up with a regional fundraiser on Labor Day weekend.
Working on the car time is over, time for some more competition.
September starts off the 2nd half of the competition season. Right now a regional
fund raiser is set up in Arlington, Texas to be run at the GM Assembly plant on Labor Day
weekend, the flyer is available on the SW Region Website. After that, the next big event
for the SW Region is at Texas Motor Speedway in mid-September, they run a good event
and the flyer is available. They are running 12 low speed events this year instead of the
usual 10, the first cutoff has passed but early registration goes until September 1. The
next weekend is our Cen-Tex Car Show and then a car show/funkhana/ralleye up in the
Dallas Ft Worth area the weekend of September 29. All Flyers are on the Southwest
Region Website if someone needs one.
The competition schedule is available below with the latest and greatest on the
Southwest Region Website. Our sister club, has its’ event weekend scheduled for
October 13 & 14, and we will be running the Tejas Event here in Waco at the end of
October. In September, I will start sending around volunteer list for the events in
October. Here are the latest rankings for the NCCC Southwest Region for Cen-Tex
members.
LADIES - Colleen Kamradt – 13th, Penny Reese – 26th, Jane Franklin – 33rd, Janette Finley –
34th, and Emily Herzog – 35th.
MEN – Craig Kamradt – 13th , Don Franklin – 31st, Dean Adler – 46th, Cliff Prater – 49th ,
Mickey Nelson – 52nd, Joe Reese – 54th, Jerome Carter – 55th.
CLUBS – Cen-Tex – 6th , TCCC -15th
Your NCCC Governor,
Craig Kamradt
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Southwest Region 2012 Schedule
Date
Sept 15, 2012
Sept 22, 2012
Sept 30, 2012
13-Oct-12
Oct 20-21, 2012
Oct 27-28, 2012
Nov 3-4, 2012
Nov 16-17, 2012
Event
Autocrosses
Car Show
Car Show, Funkana,
and Ralleyes
Autocrosses
Autocrosses and
Drag Races
Autocrosses
Autocrosses
Autocrosses
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Location
Fort Worth, Texas
Waco, Texas
Mansfield, Texas
Waco, Texas
Oklahoma
Waco, Texas
Oklahoma
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Secretary’s Report
General Meeting
August 7, 2012
President Richard Finley called the meeting to order at 7:20 pm. There were 37 members
in attendance with no visitors.
Club members sang Happy Birthday to Jane Franklin, Joy Franklin, Judy Lloyd, Jerome
Carter, Tom Reynolds, Clayton Johnston, Geoff Schwere, and Richard Pavelka. Members
wished Happy Anniversary to Cathy and Richard Pavelka, Terri and Ron Henson and Teri
and Mike Myers.
Centex club members congratulated Joy and Jason Franklin on their announcement of a
new addition to their family arriving February 2013!
VICE-PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Matt Herzog: Centex Corvette Club now has business cards
that can be given to Corvette owners to let them know about our club. Copies of the
events calendar were handed out to members. Worker sign up and T-shirt size sheets for
Great American Corvette and Chevy Day were passed around. Members need to let Matt
know the quantity and required sizes for these t-shirts by August 31st. Registration cost for
the show is $25 by September 1, 2012. After that date the cost will be $30. Centex is
seeking sponsors for the Great American Corvette and Chevy Day. The cost for each
sponsor is $100. Securing nine sponsors would cover the cost of the t-shirts. A signed
release is required for each sponsor’s ad. Members were encouraged to seek donations of
door prizes and auction items for the show. The flyer for the show is on the club website
and can be printed and shown to potential donors. Members can also pass out copies of
the flyer at the Cruise Night being held just prior to our event.
Regina and Edward Davis and family have been selected as recipients of the proceeds from
the Great American Corvette and Chevy Show. The father is retired military and is now a
full time student at TSTC. The family attends Church of the Open Door and was
recommended by the pastor, Ronnie Holmes. The family includes five children. The
mother, Regina, must stay home to care for the youngest child, three year old Aiden. He
was born with a rare condition of chromosome twenty-two called Cat Eye Syndrome. He
has had eighteen surgeries and is often hospitalized. Aiden is legally blind and has an
ileostomy and a G-tube. Some of the ladies suggested that we look into the need by the
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Davis family for money or gift cards for school clothes.
Centex Corvette Club received a thank you from the Casey Whitehouse family for
donations made by club members at a previous meeting.
GOVERNOR'S REPORT - CRAIG KAMRADT: Centex Corvette Club’s website won 3rd place at
the NCCC convention in June. The plaque awarded will be displayed in the Poppa Rollo’s
Meeting room. Club members thanked Richard Finley for the creativity and work involved
with constructing the club’s website.
Some upcoming events that Craig mentioned include:
September 1-2 - Regional Fundraiser in Arlington
September 15-16 – 12 Low speed autocross events on the infield course at Texas Motor
Speedway - Register by August 1st to get dinner free one night
Cowtown car show and Funkana at the end of September
Centex Autocross at TSTC October 13-14
SECRETARY'S REPORT - JANETTE FINLEY: Colleen Kamradt moved to accept the minutes of
the July meeting as posted in the Centex newsletter. Willie Stillman seconded the motion
and members voted in favor of the motion.
TREASURER'S REPORT - JOE REESE: The club treasury is in good standing.
NEWSLETTER EDITOR - COLLEEN KAMRADT: President Richard complimented Colleen for
the nice format and appearance of the newsletter. Colleen needs articles for the next
newsletter in two weeks.
MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR - SCOTT LLOYD: Nothing new to report.
WEBMASTER – RICHARD FINLEY: Richard gave a report about the Ruidoso, New Mexico
road trip. Six couples (Judy & Scott Lloyd, Teri & Mike Myers, Sandy & Tommy Thompson,
Jane & Don Franklin, Kathey & Richard Pavelka and Janette & Richard Finley} enjoyed
cooler weather and a great visit. Saturday three cars took a side trip to White Sands
National monument. The white sand can be seen for miles before arriving at the location.
On Sunday four cars traveled to Old Fort Davis. The Corvettes passed a herd of elk with
huge antlers grazing in the cool morning air. The group looked for the “Marfa Lights” while
in this area, but only saw stars in the night sky. Mike Myers won a mileage contest getting
28.2 mpg. He received a small club logo made by Richard as a reward. Richard will post a
slide show of pictures from the trip on the Centex website. The only problem during the
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trip was with the AC in the Pavelka’s car. It was either off or blasting cold air. Kathey said
she nearly froze!
MUSEUM AMBASSADOR – JOE REESE: Patrick Dolan will be installed in the Corvette
Museum Hall of Fame.
HOW I GOT MY FIRST CORVETTE: Randy Ewers became a fan of Corvettes through his
older brother. He said he went to a Civil Air Patrol meeting with his brother so that after
the meeting they could go to Chatham’s Drive-in in Waco. He wanted to be seen riding in a
Corvette. Randy knew that “cool cars and cool girls were associated with Corvettes!” After
he and Jocelyn married he found a 1964 “rag top” Corvette in Dallas. Jocelyn told him they
could not afford the $500 cost for the Vette! Years later he read an article in Hot Rod
Magazine about cars that would appreciate in value. As a member of a teacher’s credit
union Randy qualified for a $1600 loan for the purchase of a car. He scoured newspaper
“Cars for Sale” ads for a Corvette. There were two in nearby Vidor, Texas and he went to
look at them. A 1966 Vette that had been used as a drag car was too rough. The other
Vette was also a bit rough. It was a 1967 4-speed convertible. Randy and his brother took
it out for a drive. The owner was asking $1595 for it and Randy wrote him a check! He still
has the car and is in the process of restoring it!
MYSTERY HANDSHAKER: Denise and Jerome’s grandson, Mason, drew Kathy Pavelka as
the mystery hand shaker. Kathy drew Scott Lloyd as the winner. Scott said the last time he
won was at the first meeting he attended…six years ago!
Meeting was adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
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Cen-Tex Birthdays and Anniversaries
September Birthdays
Jason Franklin
DeWayne Garrett
Ken Griffin
Mamie Johnston
Scott Lloyd
Mike Meyers
Mickey Nelson
Mike Schmoyer
Mike Stewart
September Anniversaries
Jerome & Denise Carter
Doc & Ellie DuLaney
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Ruidoso Trip – Inn of the Mountain Gods
Morning Line-Up
The Cen-Tex Crew
The 2nd favorite thing the Club likes
to do….eat great food!
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Gotta LOVE the Grand Sports!
What kind of view could Kathey & Jane be
enjoying?
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So pretty!
The cute couple! Thanks again to Don for providing such great pictures of the trip!!
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Cen-Tex Articles and Websites
If you have any articles or websites you would like to share with the club, please submit
same to me at colleenk@grandecom.net and I will publish them in the upcoming
newsletter.
Cen-Tex New Members
No new club members in August. Please make them feel welcome and a part of the CenTex family.
Cen-Tex Corvette Nursery
No new additions to report this month.
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