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Mercedes-Benz Club of America • Sierra Nevada Section • July/August 2019

inside this issue…aloha Party.........................1President’s message ...........2new memBers.......................2offiCers ................................2event Photos.......................3July first tuesday dinner .4Christmas in July ................5longBoards BBQ................6dinner & Play .....................7merCedes -Benz s63............8items of interest.................9vintage merCedes ad .......10seCtion events...................11

Attn: Kwanny Woo11500 S. Virginia St.

Reno, NV 89511

[email protected]

MBCA National Office800-637-2360 • www.mbca.org

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sierrA nevAdA offiCers

Bill Shepherd • President775-826-0388

[email protected]

Patti Settember • Vice President775-852-1522

[email protected]

Sue Dodson • Secretary775-771-1083

[email protected]

LaVern Lipinski • Treasurer775-882-4697

[email protected]

Gary Dyer • Immediate Former President775-250-2672

[email protected]

Don Williams • Director-at-Large775-851-5465

[email protected]

Bill Shepherd • Membership Chair775-826-0388

[email protected]

Patti Settember • Events Chair775-852-1522

[email protected]

Marc Dodson • Newsletter Editor775-771-1080

[email protected]

Mary Dyer • Webmaster775-445-9041

[email protected]

sierrA nevAdA mbCAformer presidents

Marc Dodson • 2011Gary Dyer • 2012 & 2013

Sherry Avilla • 2014Don Williams • 2015 & 2016

Gary Dyer • 2017

Weasel Clause: The Silver Star is the official publication of The Sierra Nevada Section of MBCA,

however, opinions expressed in this publication are not necessarily those of the Sierra Nevada Section, MBCA, or its officers, so there.

No animals were harmed in the testingor production of this newsletter… just the editor.

Attn: Kwanny Woo11500 S. Virginia St.

Reno, NV 89511

www.sierranevada.mbca.orgMBCA National Office

800-637-2360 • www.mbca.org

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PRESIDENT’S EXHAUSTPRESIDENT’S EXHAUST

Welcome NeW sierrA NevAdA mBcA memBers…Gonzalo & Katherine Lopez — Reno, NV

ews Flash…Marc Dodsonwho founded theSierra NevadaSection in 2011 isgoing to retire atthe end of Octo-

ber. His expert knowledge and effort ismuch appreciated by all the memberswho have chosen to join the MercedesBenz Club of America (MBCA). He willsurely be missed. I will also step downas President. These actions are puttingthe membership on notice that we neednew blood on the Board, especially peo-ple who can formulate and communi-cate all the events of the Section. If youwould like to be a candidate for theboard please send me an email at [email protected] or a text to 775-843-4616 and I will offer your name to thecommittee.

We have a Section Board meeting onJuly the 11th to be held at the MercedesDealership board room at 5:00 PM. Weinvite all members to attend. Part of theagenda will be to appoint a nominatingcommittee for the Board of Directors.The committee will search the member-ship for interested candidates and pres-ent a list to the Board by August 15th.Further nominations may be made by anActive/Family Member in good Stand-

ning to the Secretary of the Section (SueDodson 775-771-1083 or [email protected] ) no later than August 30th.All election ballots will be distributed inSeptember. To be counted, all ballotsmust be received by the Secretary nolater than September 30th. The newboard takes office on November 1st. Wethank the current Board for their contin-uing efforts.

Once again our heartfelt thanks to allthe hosts who have given their time toorganize, make reservations, collectfunds and promote all the events so verywell done this year. The first Tuesdaydinners still reflect a pretty constantlevel of participation and we would liketo see more members included. All theevents are the perfect place to meet newpeople and enjoy the conversation.Please check the “Section Events” pageof the Newsletter. Future events will beemailed as well to you prior to theevents. Be sure to RSVP if you plan to at-tend. If you want to do an event just letMarc Dodson (775-771-1080) know andhe will put you on the list.

Best wishes to all and lets “HAVEFUN” and participate.

Your Pres

Bill Shepherd


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Order Off the Menu • Separate Checks775 Old US Hwy 40 • Verdi, NV • 89439 • (775) 657-9207

Great Food • Good Times

FIRST TUESDAY DINNERFIRST TUESDAY DINNER

THE RESTAURANTNEEDS A COUNT SO

PLEASE RSVP

OUR JULY FIRST TUESDAY DINNER WILL BE AT THE

SASQUATCHTAVERN & GRILL

JULY 2ND • 5:30 PM

Questions or RSVP:Contact Marc Dodson

(775) [email protected]

OUR JULY FIRST TUESDAY DINNER WILL BE AT THE

SASQUATCHTAVERN & GRILL

JULY 2ND • 5:30 PM


What: Drive to the Longboards Restaurant at Plumas Pines Golf Resort, California 402 Poplar Valley Road, Graeagle, CA 96103 When: Saturday July 27, 2019 dinner at 5:30 PM Cost: $42.00 per person Menu: A Buffet with:

Caesar Salad Tri-Tip Hand Carved with Au Jus Sliced Teriyaki Chicken Brest Potato Salad Sun dried Tomato Basil Farfalle Salad Fruit Salad Coffee, Iced tea and Herbal Tea Assortment No host: Cash Bar and Cash Desert Other info: we need at least 20 people, Close out is July 21 at Midnight You can register and pay by Credit Card at MotorsportReg (see the Attached link) OR Send me a Check by July 21st with Payment to: NVMBCA Bill Shepherd, 3850 Plumas ST, Reno NV, 89509 Questions: 775-843-4616 (text) or [email protected] More info: we will meet near the Pizza Hut in the North Hills Shopping Center parking lot Lemmon Drive and Sky Vista Parkway at 3:30 PM www.motorsportreg.com/events/mbca-drive-plumas-pines-golf-resort-sierra-nevada-343062

July 27th


PICNIC & A SHOWPICNIC & A SHOW

at Bartley ranCh

saturday, august 17thlive PerformanCe of

◊ Picnic Dinner 6:00 pm at the Pavillion(BYOB & a Dish to Share)

◊ Show Starts at 7:30 pm◊ $28 Per Person for the Show

MUST BE PRE-PAID by August 6th!

* More info? LaVern Lipinski • 775-882-4697 • [email protected]

Check made out to SNMBCA • Mail to LaVern Lipinski, 6 Gay Circle, Carson City, NV 89703Or Register & Pay through:

www.motorsportreg.com/events/guys-dolls-bartley-ranch-mbca-sierra-nevada-487424

If You Pass


you’re a sponsor ofthe National Automobile

museum, and you Probably didn’teven Know it!

Here in Reno, we’re lucky to behome to one of the top-rated automuseums in the world, The NationalAutomobile Museum. And yourSierra Nevada MBCA Section is aproud sponsor!

What does that mean to you?Well, since your club is the sponsorof a 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SLGullwing on prominent display atthe museum, all of our membersget special benefits:• Members get free admission intothe facility, plus a 50% discount forany guests, during normal businesshours.• Members can request freeguided tours of the museum, sub-ject to the availability of the tourguides.• Members receive a 10% dis-count at the National Auto Museumgift shop. Besides automotivebooks and car memorabilia, thisalso includes the full line ofMequiars Automotive cleaningproducts that are sold through thegift shop.

The museum has our memberlist on file, so just tell the cashieryour name and that you’re a mem-ber of the Sierra Nevada Mercedes-Benz Club of America. You’ll getyour free museum admission anddiscount at the gift shop.

The National Automobile Mu-seum is located at 10 South LakeStreet in Reno, (775) 333-9300.

On the Yellow Line

fter three-plusdecades review-ing automobiles,I’m still notjaded. I alwayslook forward tothe next test

drive. That said, I’m not easily wowed,either. Most cars I review I enjoy in someway or another, largely because mostmodern automobiles are extremely com-petent—a far cry from the many disas-ters I tested in the 1980s. (I’m looking atyou, Yugo.) Still, it’s hard to get me re-ally revved up unless a car transportsme not just to a different location, but toanother state of mind. The Mercedes-AMG S63 rocketed my brain straight tonirvana. It’s Incredibly Great

Let me not mince words here: This$180,000 beauty with the handcrafted,603-hp twin-turbo V-8 blows awayevery other four-door sedan on the mar-ket. The S63 excels at everything. Speed?We’re talking about a 4,500-pound,sumptuously loaded, and blissfully spa-

Acious four-door that can scorch to 60mph in just 3.4 seconds and on to a topspeed of nearly 190 mph.

Luxury? Go on, look inside at thatgorgeous cockpit, made even moremouth-watering thanks to optionalPorcelain/Black Nappa leather ($4,450)and Designo black-lacquer trim ($1,300).Safety? Standard is just about every anti-accident feature you could imagine;with the optional driver-assistance pack-age ($2,250) the car is even safer and, incertain conditions such as stop-and-gohighway traffic, it can drive itself.

To top it off, the S63 is even quickerthan its more expensive and more pow-erful V-12 sibling. How, you ask? Well,the S63 has 4Matic all-wheel drive asstandard, aiding off-the-line traction,and the system isn’t available on therear-drive-only S65 AMG, whose V-12 issimply too torquey for the hardware.

It’s phenomenal. The handling is im-pressive, and while the S63 is big it feelslight in your hands, and the chassis bitesharder than you might expect.

Mercedes-Benz S63Best Luxury-Performance Sedan… Periodreprinted from Automobile Newsletter with permission

Free Back issues of star magazineKen Garber has a collection of past issues of Star magazine, starting in 2004.

Most are in the blue library shelf boxes, and are FREE for the taking… just ask! Formore info, contact Ken Garber at 775-720-5674 or [email protected].


sierra Nevada mBcA Name Badges

We encourage all members to weartheir MBCA name badges to all SierraNevada section meetings and events.

WhAt???You don’t have a Sierra Nevada

name badge? Right now you’re prob-ably thinking, “How can I, a mere mor-tal, achieve the level of prestige andacclaim of those that proudly displaytheir Sierra Nevada MBCA namebadges for all to see?”

This one item will not only identifyyou as an official Sierra NevadaMBCA member, it will:

4 Make you taller4 Make you slimmer4 Restore your hair4 Improve your sexual prowessHow much would you be willing to

pay for such a miracle item?$1,000? $2,000? $5,000?Well, now you can order your

Sierra Nevada MBCA name badge fora mere $11!

But wait, there’s more…If you order in the next 10 minutes

you can get TWO name badges forthe incredibly low price of only $22!

With this name badge you can holdyour head up high! You will becomethe envy of the neighborhood, the firston your block, and the proud owner ofa Sierra Nevada MBCA name badgeidentifying you as part of an elite groupthat has $11 to spend.

operators are standing by! Call the MBCA office at (800) 637-2360, or order onlineby going to:www.mbca.org/prod-uct/name-badge

Be sure andorder the magnet-backed version.

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SECTION EVENTSSECTION EVENTSEvents compiled by Miss Informed

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2019 Sierra Nevada MBCA Event Planning CalendarJanuary 8: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner held one week late due to New Year’s holiday. Hobey’s Steakhouse in Hobey’s Casino, 5195Sun Valley Blvd., Sun Valley, NV, 5:30 PM. Order off the menu with separate checks. Please RSVP by January 3 to Patti Settember,[email protected], 775-852-1522.

January 19: Sierra Nevada First Quarter Board of Directors meeting, 2:00 PM, Shepherd residence, 3850 Plumas St., Reno, NV. All members arewelcome to attend. Contact Bill Shepherd, 775-843-4616.

February 6: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Wednesday Dinner. Grand Sierra Resort Cantina, 6:00 PM. Optional bowling, GSR Lanes at 4:00 PM, $4 pergame . Order off the menu with separate checks. Please RSVP so we can get a count. To RSVP or for more info, contact Vencil Wells, [email protected] or 818-667-9745.

March 5: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner. Glen Eagles, 3700 N Carson St., Carson City, NV. Order off the menu with separate checks.Hosts Bill & Lori Shepherd. Please RSVP by March 3 so we can get an accurate count, contact/text Bill Shepherd, 775-843-4616.

April 2: Sierra Nevada Second Quarter Board of Directors meeting, 4:00 PM, MB of Reno dealership. All members are welcome to attend. ContactBill Shepherd, 775-843-4616.

April 2: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner, 5:30 PM, BJ’s Restaurant at Summit Center, 13999 S. Virginia Reno NV. Order off the menu withseparate checks. Hosts Jim & Judy Covert. Please RSVP by March 3 so we can get an accurate count contact Judy at 775-772-0749 or email; [email protected]

May 7: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner, 5:30 PM. An evening of Hawaiian Delights at the home of Rose Mary Bucher & Dan Clune, 6316Meadow Creek Dr., Reno, NV 89519. Dress is Aloha Crisp Attire. Wear your favorite Hawaiian vacation outfit or come as you are. Must RSVP byApril 30. To RSVP contact Rose Mary at [email protected], 775-815-5298.

June 4: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner, 5:30 PM, Chihuahua’s Cantina & Grill, 7111 S. Virginia St., Reno NV. Order off the menu withseparate checks.. Please RSVP so we can get an accurate count. To RSVP contact Gary Dyer 775-250-2672 or email [email protected].

June 14: Sierra Nevada MBCA Poker Run, 10:00 AM. Meet at Tamarack Casino, South Virginia, Reno. in the east parking lot. Surprise location forlunch. For more info or to RSVP, contact Gary Dyer 775-250-2672 or email [email protected].

July 2: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner,5:30 PM, Sasquatch Tavern & Grill, 775 US 40, Verdi, NV.. Please RSVP so we can get an accu-rate count. To RSVP, contact Marc Dodson 775-771-1080 or email [email protected]

July 11: Sierra Nevada Third Quarter Board of Directors meeting, 5:00 PM, MB of Reno dealership. All members are welcome to attend. Contact BillShepherd, 775-843-4616.

July 12: Sierra Nevada “Christmas in July” Backyard Party at the home of Marcus & Christy Dodson, 1840 Wendy Way, Reno, NV, at 6:30 PM.Christmas theme only, NO PRESENTS. For more info & RSVP, contact Christy at 775-771-7777, or email: [email protected]

July 27: Sierra Nevada MBCA Road Trip to dinner at Longboards Restaurant, 402 Poplar Valley Rd., Graeagle, Calif., in the Plumas Pines Golf Re-sort. $42 per person. Prepay by July 21. Leave from Pizza Hut, North Hills Shopping Center parking lot, Lemmon Drive and Sky Vista Parkway at3:30 pm for 5:30 pm dinner. To RSVP, go to: www.motorsportreg.com/events/mbca-drive-plumas-pines-golf-resort-sierra-nevada-343062 or call or textBill Shepherd, 775-843-4616 or email [email protected].

August 6: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner. Hosts Tom & Grace Jenny. Details to follow. For more info contact Patti Settember, 775-852-1522.

August 17: “Guys and Dolls” Musical/Play at Bartley Ranch. $28 per person for the show. Must be PRE-PAID by August 6. Meet for picnic dinner at6:00 pm at the Pavillion. BYOB and a dish to share. The show begins at 7:30 pm. To pay and RSVP, go to: www.motorsportreg.com/events/guys-dolls-bartley-ranch-mbca-sierra-nevada-487424 or contact LaVern Lipinski 775-882-4697, [email protected].

September 3: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner. Hosts LaVern Lipinski & Carlos Lucovich. Details to follow. For more info contact PattiSettember, 775-852-1522.

October 1: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner. Hosts Karin & Lloyd Gash. Details to follow. For more info contact Patti Settember, 775-852-1522.

October 10: Sierra Nevada Fourth Quarter Board of Directors meeting, 5:00 PM, MB of Reno dealership. All members are welcome to attend. Con-tact Bill Shepherd, 775-843-4616.

October 12: Tech Session at the MB Dealership. Details to follow. For more info contact Bill Shepherd, 775-843-4616

November 5: Sierra Nevada MBCA First Tuesday Dinner. Hosts Bill & Lori Shepherd. Details to follow. For more info contact Patti Settember, 775-852-1522.

December 20: Sierra Nevada MBCA Section Christmas Party, 6:00 PM at Bricks Restaurant, 1695 South Virginia St., Reno. Details to follow. Formore information, contact Ray Rich 775-560-9592.

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