THE ROUTE 66 CAR CLUB IS A QUALIFIED 501 (3) CHARITY

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1 JULY 2014 YOUR CLUB OFFICERS PRESIDENT Mark Strango VICE PRESIDENT Mike Ebersole TREASURER Kathy Strango THE ROUTE 66 CAR CLUB IS A QUALIFIED 501 (3) CHARITY MEETINGS General Membership Wednesday August 13, PM, Sizzler Restaurant - East Route 66 MEMBERSHIP Planning & Executive Board Meeting August 6, PM at Sizzler Restaurant. Kathy McKee reports that our club has 60 paid Member Families. SECRETARY Alana Velez LADIES LUNCHEON Tuesday, July 15th at 12:00 at Beaver Street Brewery. MEMBERSHIP Kathy McKee NEWSLETTER EDITOR Jon Wiedenheft HISTORIAN Sean Evans CAR SHOW COORD John Fajardo BOARD OF DIRECTORS Steve Haws ( Website Editor) Maggie Bortree Robert Penaker Jim Velez Pat Wiebe CRUISE COMMITTEE The Route 66 Car Club Cruise Committee Members are Maggie Bortree, Alana Velez, Sallie Page, Lance McKee. All suggestions for cruises should be for warded to Chairperson Maggie Bortree at for consideration for board approval.. FRIDAY EVENINGS WEB-SITE Club members have been gathering at the Crown Rail road Café on Route 66, just west of the Museum Club. Starts about 5:30 PM Check out our Web-Site for the latest club news and event updates: RTE 66 CAR SHOW ~300 Cars have signed up so far, along with 18 Vendors. Pat Wiebe needs more baskets. The next goody bag meet ing will be July 15th at Pat s house ( ). PRESIDENTS NOTE PLEASE attend the Aug 13 General Meeting as we will be doing final preparations for the Car Show, and handing out assignments. Thanks!

2 ROUTE 66 COURIER PAGE 2 CLUB EVENTS July 12 Sat Gunslinger Car Show, Holbrook, AZ July 20 Sun Car Club Picnic Fort Tuthill, Flagstaff Aug 23 Sat Thunder Over the Coconino Car Show, Valle AZ Sept 5-7 Fri-Sun Route 66 Days Car Show, Flagstaff AZ Sept 20 Sat Mormon Lake Lodge Dinner 5:00 PM ANOTHER PICTURE FROM OUR BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS FILES: 2014 EVENT s of INTEREST (not Club Sponsored) DATE DAY EVENT LOCATION July 26 Sat Winslow Fly-In 8:00-2:00 Winslow Lindberg Reg. Airport Aug 2,3 Sat/Sun Beat the Heat Tractor & Engine Show Crockett Ranch N. Hwy 89 Aug 9-10 Sat/Sun Cool Country Cruise In Car Show Williams, AZ Aug Thur-Sun Route 66 International Festival, Kingman AZ Sept 20 Sat Sedona Car Show Sedona Airport (reg first; limit 110 cars) Sept Sat/Sun 3rd Annual Tru-Steel Car Show Prescott Valley, AZ All years, makes, and models Contributed by Don Johnson Kohl s parking lot Sept 27 Sat Historic Prescott Corvette Show Downtown Courthouse Oct 4 Sat Just Cruis n Car Club Car Show Historic Winslow Old Rte 66, Standing on the Corner Nov 8 Sat Walkin on Main Car Show Cottonwood, AZ No details

3 ROUTE 66 COURIER PAGE 3 OUR 2013 SPONSORS Without their help we wouldn t have a show! Freeman Law Jax Wax of Arizona Leading Edge Auto Paint Peabody Investments Corp Peace Surplus, Inc Snap On Tools-Vance Naaktgeborn Xooma Teaam 212 4R Holdings All Awards Babbitt Ford Baskin Robbins MEMORABLE EVENTS July Birthdays July Anniversaries 7/4 Dale Auten 7/2 Herb & Diana Santa Maria 7/7 Janet McLaughlin 7/3 James & Judith Lukas 7/9 Bruce McLaughlin 7/30 Preston & Sinyne Slayton 7/21 Kennedy Torel 7/30 Mike Whittaker 7 /31 Debbie Castleberry 7 /31 Ron Dinwiddie August Birthdays 8/2 Lance McKee 8/8 Ed Kennedy 8/12 Linda Sturm 8/15 Marian Johnson Big O Tires Burger King Cinder Hills Boarding Kennel Coco s Bakery Restaurant Concentra Urgent Care Courtyard by Marriott Express Yourself Signs, LLC Golightly Tire Granny s Closet Heath s Automotive Service Inspector s Auto Appearance Interiors Plus Mama Burger McCoy Motors August Anniversaries 8/1 Sean & Karin Evans 8/3 Jim & Shirley Rohr 8/13 Jim & LuAnn Gore 8/21 Andy & Mona Keksis 8/16 Kathy Bryan 8/18 Tim Hewitt 8/20 Jim Rohr 8/21 James Lukas 8/25 Sinyne Slayton 8/27 Jennifer Sommers 8/27 John Zink Mountain High Plumbing Muffler Magic JUST YOUR AVERAGE CAR SHOW IN CUBA Napa Auto Parts Niles Radio Sam s Club Stage Left Deli TSB Undercar Specialist Transmission Man Wal-Mart Supercenter Win Oil Co. Just think of all the barn finds if the trade embargo was lifted?

4 PAGE 4 ROUTE 66 COURIER SAM S CLUB 3RD ANNUAL CARS FOR KIDS CAR SHOW This years Cars for Kids Charity Car Show brought out eight Route 66 Car Club members showing their classics. Supporting this charity event were Mike Whittaker, Mike Hernandez, Mac McCrorey, Herb Santa Maria, Sallie Page, Lacey Ebersole, Jim Gore, and Jim Velez. Mike Whittakers Mustang Mike Hernandez Ford Pick-Up Truck Mac McCrorey s 31 Plymouth Jim Gore just enjoying the show. Herb Santa Maria s 65 Chevy Impala Lacey Ebersole s 71 Nova & Sallie Page s 70 Mustang (Sam s Club Con t next page)

5 PAGE 5 SAM S CLUB CARS FOR KIDS CAR SHOW (Con t) LuAnn & Jim Gore s recently completed VW Jim Velez 64 1/2 Mustang RIORDAN DAYS OF SUMMER Car Display a BIG HIT Our club supported the Riordan Mansion State Historic Park open house with fifteen classic cars, and they made a very colorful display. Weather was beautiful and the cars were very well received by mansion visitors. Left: Ed Torel s 1951 Ford next to Andy Keksis 1948 Chevrolet From Left to Right: Mac McCrorey s 55 Chevy, Mac and Jackie s 31 Plymouth, Ken Howard s 68 Cougar, Randy Travis 53 Buick, Lance McKee s 70 Cougar, Ed Wiebe s 36 Chevrolet, and LuAnn and Jim Gore s 64 VW. ( Riordan Car Show Con t)

6 ROUTE 66 COURIER RIORDAN DAYS OF SUMMER Car Display (Con t) Above: Ron Fisher s 2002 Miata, Mike Whittaker s 66 VW, Darrell Boomgaarden s 71 VW, Tim Hewitt s 74 Olds Omega, Jon Wiedenheft s 62 Buick Special, and Sean Evan s 2005 PT Cruiser Same cars as shown above from the opposite view Randy Travis Red 53 Buick Special, Lance McKee s 70 Cougar, Ed Wiebe s 36 Chevy, and Jim Gore s 64 VW PAGE 6

7 ROUTE 66 COURIER PAGE 7 OUR CAR CLUB A BIG HIT IN THE 4TH OF JULY FLAGSTAFF PARADE! Mother Nature provided a beautiful window between monsoon rains for the 2014 Flagstaff parade. With sixteen cars looping thru downtown Flagstaff, our club made quite an impression on over 10,000 spectators. Kathy Perkins, Jan Blankenship, and Pat Wiebe strolled along the cars, handing out goodies to the children. Maggie and Bob Bortree, while not driving in the parade, came out to assist in decorating the cars. Ron Fisher did a super job of taking the following action pictures of each of the sixteen classics! Jim & Shirley Rohr and family led the club Herb Santa Maria and grandson in his 65 Malibu John and Edith Ball & grandson in their festive decorated truck Randy Travis and side-kick Bonnie in his 53 Cadilac Ed & Kennedy Torel in their 1956 Chevrolet (Parade Con t)

8 PAGE 8 FLAGSTAFF 4TH OF JULY PARADE (Con t) Jim and Judy Lukas & family in their 1990 Ford Mustang Mark and Kathy Strango in Kathy s 1971 Chevelle. Check out those wheel decorations. Sallie Page, honoring Lowell s memory, in their 70 well decorated Mustang Newly Weds Steve and Lynne Haws in their 64 Chevy Nova. Steve dragged a line a cans behind the car to celebrate the occasion! SpongeBob and his 36 Chevy, extensively decorated and driven by Ed Wiebe (aka Mr. San Francisco Hill). Jon Wiedenheft and Ms. Panda riding in a 62 Buick Special along with Kimberly and Kae Lyn Strango (daughters of Mark and Kathy ). (Parade Con t)

9 PAGE 9 FLAGSTAFF 4TH OF JULY PARADE (Con t) Ken and Candyce Howard in their 68 Mercury Cougar Mike Whittaker driving his VW Bus Darrell Boomgaarden with his 1971 Volkswagon Juergen Burmeister in his 1999 BMW Z3 Coupe Lance McKee in his 70 Cougar (Parade Con t)

10 PAGE 10 FLAGSTAFF 4TH OF JULY PARADE (Con t) A few random shots taken before and during the parade. Kathy Perkins walked the entire parade, handing out candy to the children. The classics of the Strango s, Sallie Page, Steve and Dottie Haws, and Ed Wiebe being prepped. OK Guy s, time to get the show started. New members Jim and Judith Lukas with the Grandkids. Sallie, Candyce, Pat and Maggie wishing all a Happy 4th of July. Jon holding a Drivers Meeting. What, do you mean we have to follow a bunch of Lamas?! (Parade Con t)

11 PAGE 11 FLAGSTAFF 4TH OF JULY PARADE (Con t) Some more random shots taken during the staging phase of the parade. Pictures by Ken and Candyce Howard and the editor. John and Edith Ball doing a dramatic 4th of July presentation of their pickup. Shirley Rohr prepping ; Jim supervising. Ken & Candyce Howard s Cougar all set to go. Kennedy and Ed Torel working on their 56 Chevy. Kimberly Strango and Ms. Panda wishing all a Happy 4th of July. Juergen letting us know what he thinks of the parade! Last Page