Cedar Rapids Corvette Club Beyond the Glass October 2009

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From the President The calendar says that it is now Autumn; where did the summer go?

A big Thank You to Homecoming Director Bob Baker, and to everyone that signed up to help with our homecoming parades this year.

Cedar Rapids Washington has asked us to carry their homecoming king & queen candidates in their homecoming parade this year, so that is a great new addition to our schedule.

Now lets hope for great weather for all of the parades!

CRCC hosted drivers from all around the West Region, and there were many nice comments from the drivers and spectators about the well organized and well run events.

1 From the President The calendar says that it is now Autumn; where did the summer go? Our Corvette driving season is slipping away fast, so I hope that you have plans to get the Vette out and enjoy some of Iowa s finest scenery during this autumn season. A big Thank You to Homecoming Director Bob Baker, and to everyone that signed up to help with our homecoming parades this year. All of the parades have been filled out with drivers and alternates for each school. Cedar Rapids Washington has asked us to carry their homecoming king & queen candidates in their homecoming parade this year, so that is a great new addition to our schedule. We look forward to working with them in future years as well. Your help as a driver/alternate is appreciated, and the students really enjoy the Corvette rides on their special day. Now lets hope for great weather for all of the parades! We also owe special thanks to Competition Director Chris Beebe, Larry Beebe, and to all who helped with our CRCC - NCCC Sanctioned Autocross Weekend at Hawkeye Downs Speedway, August 29 & 30. CRCC hosted drivers from all around the West Region, and there were many nice comments from the drivers and spectators about the well organized and well run events. It was a terrific weekend, and our Club can be very proud of this fine autocross event. I always look forward to the annual fall Leaf Run. Scott Morgan is planning a route and a cruise for us, for Sunday, October 18. Please let Scott know if you would like to participate, so he can finish firming up the plans. Contact Scott at: phone (319) or by sjmorgan@rockwellcollins.com We always enjoy welcoming new members to the Cedar Rapids Corvette Club! At our September meeting, we received Emily Rozinek and Steve Luense as a new members. Welcome! Our October meeting will be at Pat McGrath Chevrolet, on Thursday, October 15. Our Car Show Committee will be presenting checks to our 2009 Charity recipients, so lets have a nice turnout to welcome them. The meetings at Chevyland are always great! Guests are always welcome. We still have more opportunities to get out and enjoy Corvette camaraderie, so please see the calendar of events in this Newsletter, for more information on upcoming things to do. Drive safely, Lyle

2 October/November UPCOMING EVENTS: Mark your calendars! ** Please also see the Competition page for upcoming competition events! ** Tuesday, October 6, evening dinner cruise for October. We are going to the Prairie Moon in Prairieburg. Buffet with pork barbecued ribs, all you can eat, and side dishes, or order off the menu. Meet at the Marion Wal-Mart & plan to depart at 6:15 PM. Contact Social Director, Roger Thompson, at: manorhaus@gmail.com to sign up. Tuesday, October 13, dinner out at Scorz Restaurant, Mt. Vernon. Meet at the Marion Wal- Mart & plan to depart at 6:30 PM. Contact Carol Cummings, at phone: (319) or carol.cummings@verizonbusiness.com to sign up. Thursday, October 15, Monthly membership meeting, 7:00 PM. NOTE: Our October meeting will be at Pat McGrath Chevyland. Come early for Corvette fellowship. We will present checks to our 2009 Charity recipients at this meeting. Always a great meeting at Chevyland! Guests are always welcome. Saturday, October 17, Annual Halloween Party, 5:00 PM, Maple Ridge Farm at 3574 St. Peter s Road. Pot luck and hayrack ride. Bring a dish to share, your own table ware, and enjoy a nice evening around the fire place. The road is gravel, so bring the tin car. Sunday, October 18, annual Autumn Leaf Run. Meet at the Marion Hardees Restaurant, and plan to depart at 9:00 AM. Scott Morgan is planning a route and cruise for us; please let Scott know if you plan to participate, so he has a rough count for lunch. Contact Scott at phone: (319) or by sjmorgan@rockwellcollins.com Thursday, November 19. Monthly membership meeting, 7:00 PM. Our November meeting will be at St. Elizabeth s Church Basement, 1350 Lyndhurst Drive, Hiawatha. This is our last meeting of the year. We will be accepting nominations for officers for CRCC for Stop by early for treats and conversation. For our Tuesday Night Out Dinner Cruise on October 6th we are going to eat at the " Prairie Moon " in Praireburg. We are being treated to pork barbecued ribs, all you can eat, served buffet style. Along with the ribs, will be a couple potato dishes and a couple salads. We can also order from the menu if prefered. The Prairie Moon is a modern, well-lighted family place. There are even some picnic tables out on the patio for those who want to eat outside. The cost is $ We leave the Marion Walmart parking lot at 6:15. Our cruise will be on the scenic Buffalo Ridge. This is an enjoyable, peaceful drive. Please let me know if you plan to join us so I can let Brandon and Brian know how many to plan for. Roger : ) manorhaus@gmail.com CRUISE AND DINNER What could be better? Tuesday October 13th. Meet at 6:15 p.m. Marion Walmart Leave at 6:30 p.m. SCORZ BAR AND GRILL 109 FIRST ST NW MT. VERNON GREAT FOOD!!! GREAT PEOPLE!!! GREAT FUN!!!!!!!!! (and a great possibility that we ll stop at DQ on the way home) Club Dues are due by October 17 (postmarked after October 17, add $5) Primary Spouse/Companion NCCC $25 $10 CRCC Total Total for 1 couple - $ 60 Belonging to a GREAT Corvette club - priceless bring to meeting on October 17 or mail to: Larry Beebe CRCC Governor 614 W. Wate St Wilton, IA

The Fall Leaf Run will be on Sunday October 18. We will meet at the Marion Hardees at 9:00 AM. If you are planning to go, please send me your name, passengers name, and your cell phone number.

3 The Fall Leaf Run will be on Sunday October 18. We will meet at the Marion Hardees at 9:00 AM. If you are planning to go, please send me your name, passengers name, and your cell phone number. I would like to hand a list out before we go, as I'm sure several folks, including me, will not have a CB. I have begun planning the route. I have a destination in mind that will have a breathtaking view, unfortunately the final 1 mile up the private drive is gravel. I hope that doesn't deter anyone from going, since it is a private drive, the speed limit will be "very slow". I have a restaurant in mind for lunch, however I have not contacted them yet. They have very good American/Italian cuisine (especially pizza). I know they can accommodate us, I will just need to give them an approximate head count. Please contact me via or phone (319) cell. I am expecting to return to CR about 5:00 pm. There should be plenty of "photo ops" so bring your camera and hope/pray for a beautiful day. Thank you, Scott Morgan sjmorgan@rockwellcollins.com Nomination of Officers for Cedar Rapids Corvette Club It is not too soon to be thinking about officers for next year. At the November 19 general meeting, we will receive nominations for officers for After the meeting, our Secretary mails out ballots to our entire membership, for a secret ballot vote for the new officers for next year. The ballots are returned by US mail, and then counted by the Trustees. At the Christmas Party on Saturday, December 12, the Trustees will announce the new officers for CRCC for Please see the list of the current officers, published in this Newsletter. As is the case for every year, all offices for 2010 are open for nominations, except for two trustee positions that carry over. The Trustees have three year terms, that expire in alternating years, so there will be one open Trustee position to be filled. A few notes about being an officer for CRCC: 1) This is a great Club, with a lot of great, caring, and helpful people. 2) Being an Officer takes some time, but it is NOT a 24/7 job; we know & expect that people have other responsibilities, jobs and lives 3) It is not necessary to be at all activities there are others who will gladly help out. 4) Some things can be delegated others are willing to pitch in & help you. Past officers are a great resource for ideas and information, and they are always willing to help in the transition. We need a full slate of officers so that the Club functions as it should, to provide the many great activities, events, charitable works, and services that our members enjoy. Please consider running for one of the officer positions. It is a great experience, and you will have a lot of fun. This is a great way to learn a lot about all the aspects of CRCC, and to get to know our members. Let Lyle or one of the other officers know if you have any questions about a particular position, and if you are interested in running for an office. We appreciate your efforts to keep CRCC moving forward smoothly into the new year! -Lyle Knutson

4 Cedar Rapids Corvette Club Minutes Meeting September 17, 2009 Madeline Watertor, Secretary The meeting was called to order by President Lyle Knutson at 7:00 P.M. There were 62 members present at the meeting. The meeting was held at Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton Church. Guests present were: Steve Luense and Emily Rozinek. Steve owns a 2000 Silver Convertible, and Emily owns a 2002 Silver Trans Am. Both Steve and Emily were voted in as new members. Good and Wellness Tim Fees mom has congestive heart failure and is in hospice. Gary and Carol Cummings celebrated their wedding anniversary on September 9th, Clint and Liz Wasendorf celebrated their wedding anniversary on September 7th, Bob and Dawn Baker celebrated their wedding anniversary on September 13th. Kim Bowen, Helen Hall, Liz Wasendorf, Roger Thompson, Kent Goldsmith, Jan Otto and Cheryl Roberts have celebrated, or will be celebrating birthdays. President Lyle Knutson asked for additions or corrections to the minutes of the August meeting. There were no additions or corrections to the meeting minutes. President Lyle Knutson called for a motion to approve the minutes as written. A motion was made by Dianna Knutson and was seconded by Bob Baker to approve the August meeting minutes as written. The motion was passed. Treasurer Larry Bushaw presented the club s financial report. Larry also reported that donations from homecoming events are being received. President Lyle Knutson asked for a motion to approve the financial as presented. A motion was made by Wayne Martin and was seconded by Chris Beebe to approve the financial report as presented. The motion was passed. Vice President Tom Oakley reported it has not been very easy getting money from advertisers for their advertisements in the newsletter. Secretary Madeline Watertor reported a get well card had been sent to Linda Bonar. Bob Bonar said Linda appreciated the get well card. Governor Larry Beebe reported membership dues for 2010 must be postmarked by October 15, CRCC had the second largest number of FCOA members. Members children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews up to age sixteen can become FCOA members. A new youth membership has been created for children ages sixteen to twenty. These children cannot have access to a corvette through a parent. The National Kidney Foundations raffle corvette was won by a person from Arizona. The person did not want the corvette, so NCCC wrote him a check for the value of the corvette. A NCCC scholarship was won by Terry and Cindy Kocher s grandson. Previous scholarships have been won by Brian Abney and Dana Blake. Larry also reported there would be eight events at Southridge Mall in Des Moines on September 26th and 27th and events in Newton on October 10th and 11th Competition Director Chris Beebe reported the events at Hawkeye Downs were a big success. An average of forty cars participated in each of the nine events. Chris thanked all workers and participants for the events. Racers came from all over to attend the events. Social Director Roger Thompson reported he received many nice comments about the Hawkeye Downs events. Roger also reported 65 members attended the September Tuesday Dinner at Shelly s in Springville. There was a roast for Lowell and Cookie Phelps. Lowell and Cookie will be moving to Florida. The October Tuesday Dinner will be on October 6th at the Prairie Moon in Prairieburg, Iowa. Larry Armbrecht reported the Annual Halloween Party will be held on October 10, 2009 at Maple Ridge Farms in Midway Iowa. CRCC will provide hot dogs, etc. Members should bring a dish to share for the pot luck. Do not bring corvettes to this event, as the road to the farm is gravel. Homecoming Director Bob Baker reported Washington Homecoming event needs one more car and the Anamosa Homecoming event needs one more car. Members participating in the homecoming events should check the sign- up sheets on the computer for times and dates.

Karla will publish a two month calendar of anniversaries, birthdays and club events. Historian Dianna Knutson reported she needs pictures for the CRCC display at Pat McGrath Chevyland.

5 President Lyle Knutson thanked Bob Baker for the marvelous job he did in getting members to participate in homecoming events. Editor Karla McMurrin reported information to be published in the newsletter must be received by Thursday September 24, Karla will publish a two month calendar of anniversaries, birthdays and club events. Historian Dianna Knutson reported she needs pictures for the CRCC display at Pat McGrath Chevyland. Dianna is taking pictures of new members. Trustee Wayne Martin reported he receives the newsletter online and it looks great. Wayne also reported that he and Trustee John Watertor, and President Lyle Knutson did an audit of CRCC s books with Treasurer Larry Bushaw. The club s books are clean. Webmaster Larry Bushaw reported he would like information to put on the web site. Car show co-chairman talked about the charities for the 2010 car show. Co-chairman Dick Butschi recommended that CRCC retain the charities from There charities from 2009 are: Make A Wish, The Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, The Eastern Iowa Brain Injury Foundation, Clothe A Child and Miracles In Motion. President Lyle Knutson called for a motion to retain the same charities for A motion was made by Gary Tomsen and was seconded by Chris Beebe that CRCC retain the same car show charities in 2009 for The motion was passed. Wayne reported the charities will be presented with their donation checks at the CRCC October 15th meeting. Car show Co Chairman Dick Butschi will be sending out invitations to major sponsors of the 2009 car show inviting them to attend the meeting in October. Pat Fritz had the treat calendar. Any members wishing to bring treats to the meetings should contact Pat. President Lyle Knutson reported there are new sign-up sheets for events. These new sign-up sheets have been requested by K&K Insurance. Regular waivers will be signed at events. John Baker reported Roger Hawkins from McGrath s will be moving to Champaign Illinois. Roger will still be working for McGrath, but will be closer to car auctions. President Lyle Knutson reported volunteers are needed to organize the Annual Leaf Run. Scott Morgan volunteered to organize this event. The date for the Leaf Run is Sunday October 18, President Lyle Knutson reported the October meeting will be held at Pat McGrath Chevyland. The November meeting will be back at Saint Elizabeth Anne Seton Church. At the November meeting nominations will be taken for 2010 club officers. Carol Cummings reported there will be a cruise on October 13th to Scorz Bar and Grill in Mount Vernon. Bill Hampton was the winner of the fifty-fifty drawing. President Lyle Knutson called for a motion to adjourn the meeting. A motion was made by Larry Beebe and was seconded by Bob Parrish to adjourn the meeting. The meeting was adjourned at 8:10 P.M. The next meeting will be on October 15, 2009 at Pat McGrath Chevyland.

Historically Speaking 2009 CRCC Officers & Committees Elected Officers: President Lyle Knutson 319-393-7123 cyride@aol.com Vice President Tom Oakley 319-436-2479 crccvpres@gmail.

com Historian Dianna Knutson 319-393-7123 crcc-historian@mchsi.com Homecoming Director Bob Baker 319-389-0598 bubba2@mchsi.com Competition Director Chris Beebe 563-732-3766 crcccompetition@gmail.

com Editor Karla McMurrin 319-842-2655 karlandan@msn.com Governor Larry Beebe 563-732-3766 crccgovernor@gmail.com Appointed Officers: E-mail messenger Di Neal 319-366-5187 LaDeeDiVet@aol.

6 Historically Speaking 2009 CRCC Officers & Committees Elected Officers: President Lyle Knutson Vice President Tom Oakley Secretary Madeline Watertor Treasurer Larry Bushaw Social Director Roger Thompson Historian Dianna Knutson Homecoming Director Bob Baker Competition Director Chris Beebe Trustee (1 year) John Wateror Trustee (2 year) Diane Bowen Trustee (3 year) Wayne Martin Editor Karla McMurrin Governor Larry Beebe Appointed Officers: messenger Di Neal Webmaster Larry Bushaw Committees Car Show Chairperson Wayne Martin Car Show Chairperson Dick Butschi Car Show Co-Chair Larry Bushaw Refreshments Pat Fritz

Four Cedar Rapids Corvettes head to the Black Hills Corvette Classic July 2009 Dave & Dawn Marsden, Paul & Jan Hildebrand, Chris & Linda Damewood and Gary & Carol Cummings met at John s Truck Stop in

7 Four Cedar Rapids Corvettes head to the Black Hills Corvette Classic July 2009 Dave & Dawn Marsden, Paul & Jan Hildebrand, Chris & Linda Damewood and Gary & Carol Cummings met at John s Truck Stop in Urbana IA on Wednesday July 15 th ready to head to South Dakota. First stop was you got it Breakfast at Junies Truck Stop at Elk Run Heights, Waterloo. The food was great and the waitress loved our cars. Wednesday nite we checked into the Ramkota Inn in Sioux Falls, SD, and headed downtown for Hot Summer Nights. As we were checking out about 6 blocks of Corvettes, we heard quite a few police sirens. Coming down the middle of the street amidst all the Corvettes, we saw two rows of police motorcycles followed by approximately 300 Harleys. They parked in the middle of the Corvettes and joined the party. What a sight! Thursday 7/16 Joining 400 Corvettes on I-90 headed west toward Spearfish, was a real high. Everywhere you looked, every exit, every rest stop there were Corvettes everywhere. We pulled off in Mitchell for breakfast at the Country Kitchen, and then drove past the Corn Palace. They were in the process of decorating the building, so we stopped and watched for awhile. While there, several girls from the Chamber of Commerce came out and asked if they could take pictures of our cars. We not only let them take pictures, but let them sit in the cars for the pictures. They said we made their day. They were so excited. We saw our first Wall Drug sign when we were 344 miles from Wall, SD on Wednesday. Did you know that from that point on to Wall SD, there are at least 90 Wall Drug signs? They are everywhere. We drove thru the Badlands on our way to Spearfish. We checked into the Howard Johnsons, and then headed for Deadwood for dinner. Friday 7/17 We were off for a drive in the Black Hills. Spearfish Canyon can t be beat. Especially with all the Corvettes on the road. The Corvette Wave takes on a new meaning when you are in the Black Hills during the Black Hills Corvette Classic. It s easier to just hold up your hand rather than the up and down motion with waving. You are constantly meeting Corvettes. We began to wonder if there were any other cars allowed in the Black Hills during this Corvette event. Saturday 7/18 We headed out first thing in the morning for Devils Tower, then headed south thru Wyoming to the Dinosaur digs in Hot Springs. We found a little used county road, where you could see for miles. No crossroads no driveways no houses guess you know what happened then mph registered on Paul s GPS. Wow!!! We checked into the Super 8 in Keystone and went to Mount Rushmore for the evening lighting ceremony. After the lights came up on the presidents, the park rangers invited all veterans, and active duty military personnel onto the stage. Since Paul was a veteran, he was up on stage and introduced to the crowd. We were sure proud! While in Keystone, we ate dinner at the best restaurant we had found on the trip, and breakfast at the very worst. Sunday 7/19 Unfortunately all good trips must come to an end. We loaded up and headed east. After looking back at the mountains, we again decided to count the Wall Drug Signs from Rapid City to Wall. I think there were somewhere around 50 signs submitted by Carol Cummings

Welcome New Members Emily Rozinek drives a 2002 Silver TransAm WS6 - She

Steve Luense drives a 2000 Silver Corvette convertible.

and your Corvette to put on the display.

8 Welcome New Members Emily Rozinek drives a 2002 Silver TransAm WS6 - She likes to race at Hawkeye Downs. Steve Luense drives a 2000 Silver Corvette convertible. Historically Speaking - Members, please keep me in mind when you take pictures at Corvette events. Send me your pictures that you would like me to put on the picture display at McGrath's Chevyland. If you go on a "Corvette Vacation", be sure to get some pictures of you and your Corvette to put on the display. Send your pictures to me at crcc-historian@mchsi.com. Don't forget to seek me out at meetings and cruises to have your picture taken with your Corvette, as well as a picture for the all-member photo book. Thanks. -- Dianna Knutson CRCC Historian

September & October 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday

October 1 2 3 4 5 Larry & Lois Behrends 6 Dinner Cruise

Watertor 10 Rocky & Kim Dales 11 Scottie Lovan Laura

, Pat McGrath Chevyland 16 17 Halloween Party 18 Leaf

Burris 24 25 26 27 28 Ginny Bruster 29 30 31 November 1

Sheila Pickrell 8 Bob & Linda Bonar 9 10 Mike McConnell

Armbrecht 18 Al & Kathy Willenborg 19 CRCC Mtg @ 7 p.m., St.

Lyle Knutson 20 Bob & Belihna Hampton 21 22 23 Garland

9 September & October 2009 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Cheryl Roberts October Larry & Lois Behrends 6 Dinner Cruise to Prairieburg 7 Tom & Jan Otto 8 9 John & Madeline Watertor 10 Rocky & Kim Dales 11 Scottie Lovan Laura McLaughlin Cruise to Scorz CRCC 7 p.m., Pat McGrath Chevyland Halloween Party 18 Leaf Run 19 Bob & Diane Bowen Don Johnson 23 Greg Burris Ginny Bruster November 1 2 Mike Williams 3 Dinner Cruise John & Pat Fritz 7 Sheila Pickrell 8 Bob & Linda Bonar 9 10 Mike McConnell Peggy Parker Pat Blake Larry Armbrecht 18 Al & Kathy Willenborg 19 CRCC 7 p.m., St. Elizabeth Ch. Lyle Knutson 20 Bob & Belihna Hampton Garland Groom Kathy WIllenborg December 1 Doug Blake David Rugg 2 Dan Knight Dennis & Virginia Bruster

NE Cedar Rapids Corvette Shopping List 2010 2004 2009 1997 Cyber Gray

10 stamp here Cedar Rapids Corvette Club P. O. Box 414 Marion, Iowa To: October st St. NE Cedar Rapids Corvette Shopping List Cyber Gray Grand Sport Yellow ZO6 Which one will Red Coupe you choose?? White Coupe call the Vette Specialist John Baker ext. 116

From the President...

From the President... How many times over the years have you heard... after we celebrate the 4 th of July it s like summer is over? Well I disagree. It s like an incentive to get the Corvettes out even