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CORVETTE CLUB OF ILLINOIS NEWSLETTER! FEBRUARY 2014!
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I know that everyone is ready for SPRING to get here and get our Corvettes out of storage. We have had enough of the White Stuff this winter. Delora was just saying the other day that she is ready to go on a Road Trip to anywhere, just as long as her Vette is involved. This is a reminder to always check your email or Facebook to make sure that we have not cancelled or postponed a Club Event because of the weather. We hope that no one ventures out in bad weather, but we always try to make a decision as soon as possible as to the status of a Club Event. If you are in doubt about the weather just call one of the officers they will know what is hap-pening. Please plan to come to the Third Annual Chili/Soup Cook-off which is re-scheduled for February 15th at the Carpenter’s Hall at 6:00 pm as the time to eat. Everyone is welcome you can bring Chili, Soup, Dessert, or any-thing else that goes with Chili/Soup to share. This is turning out to be a lot of FUN for everyone who attends and of course you get to sample really Great Food. Art got to talk with Guy Larson at the Mecum Auction in Kissimmee, Florida about some of the plans for this year’s Bloomington Gold. The people of Bloomington Gold are trying to make this event even better for everyone. I will let Art tell everyone about the plans for this year. It looks to me that they have listened to some of the suggestions that they heard from last year. When we get the plans from the Bloomington Gold People for 2014 I will make sure that everyone knows what they are. I know that everyone can plan on helping out with the Mecum Auction like we did last year WHAT FUN that was. The people of Bloomington Gold told me that the registration would be available around February 15th.
You still have time to make your reservations for the Tail of the Dragon Trip on July 12-20, 2014. We have 37 couples signed up for this Club Trip at this time, but we still have rooms for 40 to 45. The plans are stay Saturday night at Pigeon Forge, TN and then on to Fontana Resort for Sunday thru Wednesday Night. We are then plan-ning to go the Biltmore Mansion in Asheville, NC for Thursday and to stay there in Asheville, NC. The next day we will go on to Charlotte, NC and the NASCAR Hall of Fame to tour different Garages, etc. There is a copy of tenta-tive schedule and motels in this news-letter. We are asking for everyone’s help to think of some Different Events or Places to Go for 2014. We like new ideas of events and places because we really like change. Doug !!DOUG’s TECH CORNER: This is just a reminder to do a few checks before you get your Corvette out of Storage. The first thing to do is check the tire pressure in all tires before you start driving your Vette because with the temperature change it could make the tire pressures change over the winter. Another item that you should check is to make sure that your Battery is fully charged because with all the computers in the newer Corvettes it only takes a low battery to make for a problem. It will not hurt to put a bottle of either Heet or a Gas Additive to make sure not to have any moisture in the Gas.
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Next Meeting!7:00 PM February 11, 2014!Sullivan-Parkhill Automotive!Champaign, Illinois!wear your name tag!!
Officers 2014!President: Doug Hanner! ! 217 [email protected]!
Vice President: Art Rapp!! 217 [email protected]!
Governor: David Crull!! [email protected]!
Treasurer: Karen Crull!! [email protected]!
Secretary: Doris Rich!! 217 [email protected]!
Web Address!www.ccofi.org!! !
Webmaster: Megan Weeks!! 217 [email protected] Newsletter: Carol Castellon!! 217 [email protected]!
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Minutes of January 14, 2014 Meeting The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by President Doug Hanner, 38 members were present. !Friendship Report: Steve Stiff is looking good and is doing chemo. Duane Lybarger had a pacemaker put in. !New prospective members Craig TraFelet 2012 Yellow Coupe !Webmaster Report: Please send Megan Weeks pictures of your car for her to add to the website. Also any flyers you get on car shows, please scan and send to Megan to add. Secretary report: Doris Rich Motion made by George Dick to dispense with reading of the min-utes and Curtis Heck 2nd. New members, please pick up your packets. There are Club Calendars for sale $15.00 !Governor Report: Dave Crull Corvette Caravan August 24th Midwest Region NCCC party March 22nd We have Club pins for sale $2.00 each. !Treasurer report: Karen Crull Gave the treasurer report and accepted treasurer report by Curtis, 2nd by Dave Rich. !Vice President: Art Rapp Absent !
Taking orders for: C5 Trunk poppers C5 Parade flags There are also Decals $3.00 Magnets for name tags $3.00 Men’s club shirts are here and the women’s shirts are on order. Shirts are $27.00 and hats are $15.00. !President: Doug Hanner We have the most pre-registered club members at Funfest. We will get best parking again this year. Doug Hanner is planning a trip next year to Pigeon Forge, North Carolina, and Run the Tail of the Dragon July 12-20th. We will tour the Biltmore Mansion and the NASCAR Hall of Fame / Garages. !Charity Golf Outing Dave Rich is working with Stone Creek Golf courses to get the contract drawn up and signed. !Past Events: Dec-7th Christmas party – We had a great turn out and loads of fun! ! New Events: Dinner & Movie -1/18/14 Chili Cook off – 2/8/14 Chicago Auto Show – 2/8-16/14 Lunch Dash – 4/12/14 Bass Pro Peoria Club Banquet – 4/27/14 Added entertainment (hypnotist) !New or Other Business 50/50 Drawing: $74.00 to George Dick. Motion to adjourn- made by Delora Hanner and 2nd by Dee Gon-zalez. The meeting adjourned @ 7:45 pm.
Hello!!! Below is the link you can send out to your hydra-tion station volunteers to have them sign up. Also listed is the password you will need to get in to the correct account. Just find your group’s name listed in the dropdown and enter the password. Please make sure you fill out all of the needed information, includ-ing t-shirt sizes.!! Please try and have people sign up sooner than later so we can ensure that each station is filled, and, we have enough t-shirts. We usually order the last batch a few weeks before the marathon so if you can have everyone registered BY the first week of April, that would be ideal.!! I will send out an email in a few weeks with a link for leaders to see who has signed up. In the meantime while we get that set up, email me if you want a listing of who has registered.!! Thanks again for participating in this year’s marathon, it’s going to be a great race!! !Link: http://www.doitsports.com/volunteer2/join-protected-group.tcl?event_id=195548!Password: vroom! !Kate Bugusky!Volunteer Co-Coordinator!217.366.9678!
CHILI/SOUP COOK-‐OFF Let’s do something fun to get rid of the winter-‐3me blues! The Club’s Chili Cook-‐Off is Saturday, Feb 15, and ea3ng starts at 6 PM! Very informal. Bring a pot of chili, other kind of soup, desert, or anything that goes with chili to share. And yes, you can taste all of the soups!
TAIL OF THE DRAGON MOTELS Comfort Suites - 161 West Dumplin Valley Road, Kodak, TN 37764 (Pigeon Forge, TN) July 12, 2014 1-865-933-3131 $80.00 + tax – 10 Kings & 30 Doubles !Fontana Resort Village - Highway 28, Fontana Dam, NC 28733 July 13, 14, & 15, 2014 1-828-498-2211 $99.00 + tax – 35 Doubles $170.00 + tax – 5 Cabins w/2 Bedrooms !Country Inn & Suites - 845 Brevard Road, Asheville, NC 28806 July 16, 2014 1-877-670-9001 $89.00 + tax – 6 Kings & 39 Doubles !Fairfield Inn - 1860 Remont Road, Gastonia, NC 28054 (Charlotte, NC) July 17, 18, 2014 1-704-867-5073 $86.00 + tax – 20 Kings & 25 Doubles
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! Maple Syrup Experience: Sunday, March 2, leave Og-den Phillips 66 station at 9:30 AM. Stop for lunch at Richard’s Farm in Casey. Dress warm to be in the woods collecting sap. Then watch it boil to maple syrup at Belle Vue Farm, 1 mile south of Palestine. Return approx 8 PM. This cruise is weather-dependent, the weather has to be below freezing at night, and above freezing and sunny during the day for sap to flow; if weather is overcast or raining or snowing or temp too high or too low, the cruise may be cancelled so check email before you come. Pure maple syrup is a natural antioxidant. You can buy all the syrup you want to bring back! Call Art or Carol for more information.
ANNUAL CLUB BANQUET will be held this year at the Ozark House in Bloomington, on Sunday, April 27. The restaurant is usually not open on Sundays, but is opening just for us that day. There is good paved parking, we will have a buffet (choices will be voted on at the March Club meeting), Club Awards and Recognition, Silent Auction starting at 1:00 (bring items for the auction), and entertain-ment this year (a female hypnotist). Located at 704 McGre-gor St, just one block off Rt 150, the Ozark House has been in business for over 35 years and is known for homemade recipes, succulent BBQ, hand-cut steaks, and exceptionally fresh seafood. Buffet starts at 2:00.
Tenta3ve Schedule for Tail of Dragon Pigeon Forge, TN 12 July 492 Miles – 8hrs Fontana Resort, TN 13-‐15 July 65 Miles – 1 ½hrs Asheville, NC 16 July 95 Miles – 2hrs Gastonia, NC 17-‐18 July 110 Miles – 2hrs -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ Stay in Kodak, TN about 25 miles from Pigeon Forge. Fontana Resort is a few miles from Tail of the Dragon and other Road Tours. July 16th -‐ Biltmore Mansion behind the Scenes Tour July 17th -‐ NASCAR Garage behind the Glass Tour July 18th -‐ NASCAR Hall of Fame The miles are just approximate un3l we make our reserva3ons. The start-‐ing point is Oakwood, IL on 12 July. -‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐ The list shows that we have 37 Couples (Corveaes) signed up right now for this Trip.
Have you heard? This year Corvette Funfest will celebrate America’s Armed Forces and America’s Sports Car! Corvette Funfest is Sept. 18th through 21st and will pay tribute to the men and women who serve our country. Every year we see more Corvettes at Funfest with patriotic or military paint jobs and designs. It’s a privilege to show our Veterans how much their commitment and sacrifice means to all of us at Mid America Motorworks. All Veterans will receive special promotions at Corvette Fun-fest, including personalized giveaways, preferred seating at Corvette Funfest venues, the lead in the Thursday Night Fun Run, complimentary Pancake Breakfast Sunday morning and much more. A Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be on display during Corvette Funfest. A 3/5 scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington DC, the traveling wall stands as a reminder of the great sacrifices made during the Vietnam War. The weekend will include Corvette Funfest favorites, such as expert seminars, Celebrity Choice Judging, Thursday Night Fun Run, Friday Charity Event, headlining Saturday night entertainment and more.
The NCCC Scholarship program is funded through donations from Clubs, individuals and corporate friends such as Mid America Motor-works. The NCCC Scholarship Committee awards $1,000.00 scholar-ships to worthy young people who have some connection with NCCC through a Father, Mother, Grandfather, Grandmother, etc., who has been a member of NCCC for at least three years. "Some connection" implies that the Applicant's relatives should have knowledge of the various requirements of the Scholarship Program. If the relative is not the Applicant's parent, the relative must write a letter to be included with the completed application indicating the following: His/Her relationship to the applicant His/Her NCCC Member Number That He/She will be the Applicant's Sponsor That He/She has been closely involved with NCCC for a period of three or more years. !All scholarship applications must be completed correctly and mailed to: NCCC Scholarship Committee 9741 Sunny Pointe Drive Laingsburg, MI 48848 !All applications must be received at the above address no later than the deadline date for the year. The deadline changes from year to year depending upon the date of the Annual NCCC Convention. The 2014 Received Deadline Date is April 26, 2014.
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Club Calendar!Feb 11 Club Meeting 7:00 PM, Sullivan-Parkhill; check with Doug if you’d like to meet for supper before the meeting
Feb 15 Chili/Soup Cook-Off 6 PM at Carpenter’s Hall, Champaign. Bring a pot of your best chili or a desert.
Feb 8-16 Auto Show McCormick Place, Chicago
Feb 15 Bloomington Gold Registration begins
March 2 Maple Syrup Experience leave 9:30 from Ogden; lunch at Richard’s Farm in Casey; destination Belle Vue Farm in Palestine, retuning 8 PM. Dress warm.
April 27 Club Banquet Ozark House in Bloomington. Entertainment this year will be a hypnotist! Club awards, Silent Auction to benefit our Club charity, and Club items for sale starts at 1:00. Buffet starts at 2:00.
February Birthdays!February 1 Sharon Ervin
February 5 Mikki Pierce
February 10 Ed Carleton
February 12 Margaret Brewer
February 15 Freda Warf
February 15 Greg Crawford
February 16 Richard Larimore
February 19 Cathy Stiff
February 20 Pam Weeks
February 20 Jerry Swisher
February 28 Larry Askew !INK CARTRIDGES: please save your used printer ink cartridges and bring them to the meetings; Carol can get $2 toward the purchase of new ink cartridges and this helps reduce the cost of the newsletter!
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