THE ENLIGHT NER January 2015 NEWSLETTER Majestic Glass Corvette Club rd Street, Anacortes, WA (360) or (360)

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1 THE ENLIGHT NER January 2015 NEWSLETTER Majestic Glass Corvette Club rd Street, Anacortes, WA (360) or (360) Website: THE ENLIGHT NER is a monthly publication of the Majestic Glass Corvette Club, incorporated in 1974 in the State of Washington. Mailing address is rd Street, Anacortes, WA Statements and articles appearing in THE ENLIGHT NER are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of the MGCC, its officers, or editor. The Majestic Glass Corvette Club provides local charitable support to organizations in Snohomish, Skagit, Island, and Whatcom Counties as well as to National non-profit organizations and families in need. Proceeds received from fund raising activities that include hosting of Annual Car Shows, etc., are used for this purpose. The distribution of funding is reviewed and approved by the membership. Our club sponsor is: Jerry Smith Chevrolet Kia, Reservation Road and Highway 20, Anacortes, WA (360) Club Supporters are: Corvette Alley, rd St., Anacortes, WA (360) , Village Pizza, 807 Commercial Ave., Anacortes, WA (360) or CLUB OFFICERS PRESIDENT LINDA GILBERT VICE-PRESIDENT SANDY RUCH SECRETARY KAREN AMMAN TREASURER DOUG GILBERT APPOINTED POSITIONS Activities All Members Web Master Bill Amman Statistician Vacant Car Shows Dave Overton Elections Betty Carey Newsletter Editor John Lucke Membership Barbara Strowbridge Sergeant at Arms Paul Borgen PAO Bill Amman February Birthdays 6 Karen Amman 20 Sandra Wagner 9 Dick Shafer 23 Dave Thomason 13 John Lucke 24 Ellizabeth Sevy MEETING SCHEDULE: Tues., Feb. 10, Tues., Feb. 24, ACTIVITY SCHEDULE: Denny s, Mt Vernon at 7:30 PM. Village Pizza, Anacortes at 7:30 PM. Feb 14, Tacoma Corvette Club; annual open house, Auburn, Other Events: Feb. 7-8, Corvette/Hi-Perf Swap Meet, Puyallup Feb, 21, Berry Cool Car Show Burlington WA February Anniversaries 5 Skip & Rita Nelson 8 Bill & Barb Strowbridge

2 Minutes: January 13 Meeting at Mount Vernon: The Meeting was called to order at 7:15 PM by the president. Members in attendance were (24): Bill & Karen Amman, Dick & Betty Carey, Bill & Mary Ann Chellis, Frank & Maureen DePuy, Jack Duncan & Joann, Doug & Linda Gilbert, Susan & Jack Harrison, Gene & Doris Hitt, Ann Humphreys, Joanne Olson, Linda Paul, Bryan Pierson, Bill & Sandy Ruch, Bill & Barb Strowbridge. The minutes of the Nov. 25,2014 meeting were read and approved. Treasures report was given. Membership (45) Old Business: We all had a wonderful time at the Christmas party. The dinner was good and once again the entertainment was superb! Thanks Jack. We re looking for a new location for next year s New Year s Day Brunch. Bill Ruch reported on our donation to his company s fund raiser. Sandy read a thank you card from the Marysville food bank. New Business: On Feb. 14 Tacoma Corvette Club will hold its annual open house in Auburn. Noon to 3 PM. Linda Paul is looking into the possibility of having our Valentine s dinner or lunch at Anthony s in Anacortes. We are considering Feb. 28 for that get together. Linda suggested we do some impromptu drives and lunches this year. At the next meeting Bill Ruch may show us some videos of past years club functions. We discussed a possible road trip to Republic. June 6 & 7 are the dates of our Waterfront Car shows. We will contact Angel of the Winds Casino about a possible 3rd show. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM Jokers up was won by Maureen DePuy. Next meeting will be at Village Pizza in Anacortes on Jan 27, January 27 Meeting at Anacortes: The Meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM by the president. Members in attendance were (20): Bill & Karen Amman, Jerry Bacon, Jack Duncan & Joann, Doug & Linda Gilbert, Susan & Jack Harrison, Ann Humphreys, John & Cynthia Lucke, Joanne Olson, Dave Overton, Mel & Linda Paul, Jim & June Reed, Ron & Linda Telles. The minutes of the Jan 13, 2015 meeting were read and approved. Treasures report was given. Membership (45) Old Business: Our Valentine s lunch will be at Anthony s in Anacortes at 12 noon. Feb 14 is the Tacoma club s open house in Auburn. We will meet at Mt Vernon Petco at 10 AM. For our new club shirts we will buy any style or color we want and give them to Linda Paul by the last meeting in March. She will take them to have our club logo applied. Bill Amman & Dick Carey will have information on purchasing new radios at our next meeting. Dave Overton has tickets for the Puyallup Swap meet on Feb 7 & 8. New Business: Linda Gilbert suggested a progressive meal/scenic drive. We would start early, stop someplace for a muffin or something else small, drive to a lunch stop, and finish off with dinner after a short drive. We re also considering a drive ending up at a Casino for dinner. We talked about a possible 3rd car show at Angel of the Winds Casino on Aug. 23. We may take a drive which would end up at a retirement community. Yakima car show on June 12, 13, and 14. The meeting adjourned at 8 PM Jokers up was won by Ann Humphreys.. Next meeting will be at Mt Vernon Denny s on Feb 10, 2015.

3 Blast from the Past: MINUTES OF 28 JAN 1998 MEETING at Village Pizza. The meeting was called to order at 7:30 PM by the vice president. Members in attendance were: Humann, Gilberts, Mitchelle, Strowbridges, Van Fleets, Reeds, Duckens, Watson & Fosters. Minutes of 13 Jan 1998 meeting were reviewed and accepted as presented. The financial report was provided by the treasurer. OLD BUSINESS: A. Dash plaques for the car shows have arrived. B. Donna Ducken discussed the activity schedule and reminded members about the Valentines Dinner. C. Linda Gilbert is coordinator for Smitty's Car Show and potluck in Oak Harbor on March 8th. Mt. Vernon area members will leave Round Table Pizza at 9:30 AM. D. Donna also mentioned club "T" shirts and radios. E. Kevin presented the new car show flyers for this year's shows. NEW BUSINESS: A. Donna Ducken discussed information from the BCCC about Route 66 trips. B. Donna provided info about a music CD that would be appropriate to use at our car shows. Motion was made, seconded and voted on to purchase the CD for $ (Blast from the Past: continued) C. A request was made to see if the club could stop at some "assisted living villages "to display our cars and visit with the residents. Members discussed the issue and agreed that it could be done in conjunction with a scheduled future run. More details later. D. Kevin announced that our car show dates did not get in the "Good Guys " Schedule for E. Bill Strowbridge has received information about the Lake Tahoe tour from the Fresno, Ca club, scheduled for September Bill will be point of contract for this event. Theme this year is The Roaring Twenties". Bill also mentioned that other club members will be staying at the Quality Inn in Whitefish, Mt on July during the Glacier National Park run. Bill brought up a winter event in which we bring photos of our cars to a restaurant and have the waitresses, etc. vote on the car they like the best. There bei ng no other business, the meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM. The next meeting will be at Round Table Pizza on 10 Feb 98. Kevin Humann won "Joker Up". Newsletter Editor note: The interesting thing about the Fresno Lake Tahoe trip was the Cynthia and I attended with the Stockton club! Member s ride of the month: Mona s 1995 Coupe

4 Corvette News: The first new retail production 2015 Z06, supercharged engine delivering 650hp and 650 lb/ft! Sold at Barrett Jackson Scottsdale for $800,000! Two 68 L88 racecars (#2 of Don Yenko and #44 1 of 3 James Garner s AIR cars) did not meet reserve. Corvette Racing: CORVETTE RACING AT DAYTONA: Rolex 24 GTLM Win for Corvette C7.R Corvette Racing returned to Victory Lane for the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Sunday, scoring a hard-earned GT Le Mans class victory in the opening race of the 2015 TUDOR United SportsCar Championship. Antonio Garcia, Jan Magnussen and Ryan Briscoe won in their No. 3 Chevrolet Corvette C7.R in Corvette Racing's second race back at Daytona since Garcia crossed the finish line by seconds. The winning trio completed 725 laps (2,581 miles in 24 hourw) for the team's second Rolex 24 victory. Corvette Racing captured and Rolex 24 overall win 14 years ago but didn't race at Daytona again until last season in the first race for the TUDOR Championship as well as the Corvette C7.R. GTLM pole-sitter Oliver Gavin, Tommy Milner and Simon Pagenaud placed third in class following a strong run.

5 Word of the month: Catalytic (pronounced katl-it-ik) Definition: relating to, involving, or acting as a catalyst. Catalyst: 1) a substance that speeds a chemical reaction without itself undergoing a change. 2) a person or thing that brings about a change or precipitates an event. If the substance speed change without undergoing a change why do I have to replace my catalytic converters? I know people who are like #2 and not always in a good way! Recipe of the month: Cajun Sausage Egg Boats Ingredients: 4 demi sourdough baguettes (I found them in the bakery section of the grocery store) 4 links smoked sausage, cut in 1" pieces, I used Amanda's sausage 8 eggs ½ cup heavy cream 8 ounces pepper jack cheese, grated 3 green onions, thinly sliced 1 tomato, diced - optional 1 jalapeño pepper, finely diced - optional salt and pepper, to taste Directions: Preheat oven to 350 F. Cut and pull out the middle of all 4 sourdough baguettes, leaving ½ inch of bread in the bottom and on the sides. Set baguettes aside. Prepare sausage according to package directions. Cut links into bite-size pieces and set aside. In a medium bowl, lightly beat together the eggs and the cream. Whisk in remaining ingredients and sausage. Evenly divide and pour the mixture into each baguette boat. Place all 4 baguettes on a baking sheet and bake for minutes or until set in the center. Allow boats to cool for 10 minutes, cut and serve.

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