F E B 2 0 1 3 YOUR CLUB OFFICERS PRESIDENT Mark Strango 699-3878 VICE PRESIDENT Mike Ebersole 699-8757 TREASURER Kathy Strango 607-9115 SECRETARY Alana Velez 853-6629 MEMBERSHIP Joyce Merritt 220-0110 THE ROUTE 66 CAR CLUB IS A QUALIFIED 501 (3) CHARITY MEETINGS Planning & Executive Board Meeting March 6, 2013 LADIES LUNCH 7 PM, McCoy Motors Meeting Room, Switzer Canyon Road General Membership Wednesday March 13, 2013 7PM, Sizzler Restaurant - East Route 66 Tuesday February 19th Noon at Josephina s Restaurant ( Roseann Strenge, Diana Santa Maria, Ruth Fisher, and Cathy Stidham s Birthdays ) MEMBERSHIP 2013 Membership Dues are now due. NEWSLETTER EDITOR Jon Wiedenheft 818-693-3307 CRUISE CHAIRPERSON * Maggie Bortree 607-6792 HISTORIAN Sean Evans 699-5872 CAR SHOW COORD John Fajardo 451-1204 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Steve Haws ( Website Editor) 351-7177 Bruce McLaughlin 292-0664 CLUB EVENTS CRUISE COMMITTEE Breakfast Cruise In to Cracker Barrel - Sunday Feb 24 at 8:30 AM. 2560 E. Lucky Lane, Flagstaff Dinner Cruise In to LaFonda Mexican Restaurant Sunday March 10th at 5:00 PM. LaFonda is located at 1800 N. 2nd St, Flagstaff (at the corner of 2nd St and 2nd Ave). Cameron Trading Post Cruise Saturday April 13th. Meet at 8:30 at Savers (5060 U.S. 89) to caravan. Route 66 Fun Run - Sat/Sun May 3-5 TBA Arrangements The Route 66 Car Club Cruise Committee Members are Maggie Bortree, Alana Velez, Pam Ebersole, and Sallie Page. All suggestions for cruises should be forwarded to Chairperson Maggie Bortree at 928-607-6792 for consideration for board approval.. Robert Penaker 527-6844 Jim Velez 699-1400 Pat Wiebe 779-2236 FRIDAY NIGHTS Galaxy Diner Cars and members gather around 5-5:30 PM. Management reserves a couple of tables for us every Friday night. It s a great opportunity to have a malt, French fries, and hang out with fellow club mem bers and of course..talk cars! WEB-SITE Check out our Web-Site for the latest club news and event updates www.route66carclub.com
PAGE 2 2013 EVENTs of INTEREST (not Club Sponsored) DATE DAY EVENT LOCATION March 9 Sat Clarkdale Car Show Clarkdale March 30 Sat Mingus Union High School Cottonwood Classic Car & Bike Show Apr 27-28 F/S BeeLine Cruise-In Car Show Payson Apr 27-28 F/S April Action Car Show Moab, Utah May 22 Wed Western Interstate Region Conference Heritage Square Theme Tribute to Route 66 June W/A Summit Car Show Doney Park MEMORABLE EVENTS February Birthdays Ted Stringer 11 Lowell Page 13 Roseann Strenge 17 Pete Page 22 Bob Bortree 23 Diana Santa Maria 23 Ruth Fisher 28 Cathy Stidham 28 March Anniversaries Frank & Joanie Baker 10 Michael and Joyce Grady 12 Ed & Kennedy Torel 21 February Anniversaries Ron & Helga Dinwiddie 7 Dale & Melinda Auten 14 George & Cathy Stidham 16 Nik & Nicole Christian 17 Lee & Susan Riddell 23 Jim & Kaye Roper 26 March Birthdays Bob Strenge 4 Kathy McKee 4 LuAnn Hunt Gore 5 Joyce Grady 9 Vince Sommers 10 Cecil Gary 12 Micheal Grady 15 Jerald Dale 16 George Castleberry 23 Linda Lindner 24 Randy Travis 29 Don Lindner 30
PAGE 3 OUR 2012 SPONSORS Without their help we wouldn t have a show! City of Flagstaff Findlay Auto Group Terry Marxen Pepsi Leading Edge Auto Paint Peabody Investments Corp. Peace Surplus, Inc. Snap On Tools 4R Holdings All Awards Baggitt Ford Baskin Robbins Big O Tires Burger King Cinder Hills Boarding Kennel Coco s Bakery Restaurant Courtyard by Marriott Express Yourself Signs, LLC Flagstaff Auto & Metal Recyclers Galaxy Diner Granny s Closet Heath s Automotive Service Interiors Plus La Fonda Restaurant McCoy Motors Hountain High Plumbing Muffler Magic Napa Auto Parts Niles Radio Owendale Kia Radisson Woodlands Hotel Stage Left Deli GOT SHIRTS? Your One-Stop Shop for Official Route 66 Club Duds Polo Shirts T-Shirts Black Satin Jacket Black Letterman s Jacket To Order, call or visit Flag Tee Factory at 16 S. Mike s Pike 226-9800 Submitted by Kathy Strango TREASURER S REPORT for JANUARY Balance 12/31/2012 $ 1,664.90 1/2/2013 Webhosting Debit (13.94) 1/2/2013 VOID CK # 2355 - Key Deposit 150.00 1/8/2013 Deposit - Membership 140.00 John Fajardo - Reimb Registration Supplies 1/9/2013 2404 (432.31) 1/9/2013 Sizzler - Meeting Room 2405 (58.55) 1/30/2013 PO Box Rental Debit (124.00) 1/31/2013 Balance 1,326.10 Route 66 Historical Notes from Sean Evans: - At the western end of Route 66 is the Santa Monica Pier. The pier will soon undergo a major renovation with a 360 ft by 36 ft portion to be demolished and reconstructed over an 8 month period. Work should be completed by early 2014, or maybe later depending on summer vacationeers. - Debate is going on in Amarillo, Texas over the dismantling of Stanley Marsh s Cadillac Ranch Art installation near Route 66 ( this is the field where a multitude of Cadilacs have been up-ended). Consideration for this is due to Marsh s involvement in various civil and criminal lawsuits. - In Williams, AZ, a medical marijuana dispensary opened on Route 66 in late January. Interestingly the dispensary is called the Route 66 Wellness Center! _ Television Station WEIU-TV which hosts a program called Heartland Highways featured a story about Atlanta, Illinois which has embraced Route 66 tourism. And by doing so, according to the mayor, sales-tax revenues have risen by 43% from 2008 to 2012. As part of this effort, the town plans to reopen a 1920 s boarding house for overnight travelers. ( Hint, hint Flagstaff.)
PAGE 4 Wow.See the Route 66 Car Show write-up by the ARIZONA CLASSIC T-BIRD CLUB of Phoenix submitted and printed in the EARLY BIRD Magazine of the CLASSIC THUNDERBIRD CLUB INTERNA- TIONAL : COOL CARS -- COOL TOWN Historic Route 66 goes right thru Flagstaff, one of the coolest towns in Arizona. Flagstaff is also a favorite summer destination for many of the `Snow Bird` members in our T-Bird club who seek relief from the summer heat in Phoenix... and it`s a great location for a Cool Car Show. Every Spring, the AZ T-Bird Club members, Paul & Jean Fruscello, jump in their `56 T-Bird and migrate to Flagstaff where they live all summer. While there, as in past years, they do all the planning for our club`s participation in one of the best summer car shows in Arizona...Route 66 Days. They plan the 140 mile caravan from Phoenix (even in the rain to test T-Bird wipers), they arrange for rooms, parking at the show and...they schedule the all important `Happy Hours` and evening dining for about 45+ members... and they work for free! This year`s show was the 8th annual Flagstaff Route 66 Days Charity Car Show held every Sept. It`s a sold out event with 425 Cool Cars parked on the closed off streets in the historic downtown business district. What a perfect site for a car show. It seems like the whole town turns out to see this show with the `locals` bringing all their dogs along for a walk on a cool sunny day. With hundreds of outstanding Cool cars on display, many vendors to check out, lots of dogs and people to watch...route 66 Days has it all. The Route 66 Car Club of Flagstaff again did a terrific job on this annual show which gets better every year with cars entered from everywhere. This year`s award for longest distance driven went to Oliver and Terry Holler who drove their `82 DeLorean 2500 miles from Myrtle Beach, SC. The top show award went to Doug & Trish Weigel of Albuquerque, NM,... 1916 Ford Model T Milk Truck and the top T-Bird award (all years) went to Donald & Violet Ledford from Lake Havasu City, AZ, for their`57 T-Bird. Although none of the Arizona Classic T-Bird Club`s ten cars were in the winner`s circle this year, our fearless leaders, Paul & Jean Fruscello certainly were. They were this year`s winner of the big Route 66 Days 50-50 drawing for a fist full of cool cash.now we don`t feel so bad about them working for free! We thank the Flagstaff Route 66 Car Club for their hospitality and especially our very own Paul & Jean and all the other club members who helped make this Cool Weekend one of our favorite events. As Paul says "We are looking forward to next year...keep driving those `Birds!" P.S...Don`t forget the Rain-X! Stewart Wright, CTCI #17206 Glendale, Arizona Arizona Classic T-Bird Club reprinted from EarlyBird magazine, Nov-Dec 2012 Classic Thunderbird Club International The Route 66 Courier thanks the EARLY BIRD and Stewart Wright for sharing this article & pictures with the Route 66 Club!
ROUTE 66 COURIER And from THE BIG THANKS Department The Courier will reprint in over the next few months some of the Thank You Letters sent by the grateful recipients of our Route 66 Car Show donations. PAGE 5
PAGE 6 2013 Flagstaff Route 66 Car Show Update As of Feb 13, 95 cars and 3 paid Vendor entries have been received! Following is the Car Show Flyer that has been sent out. Last Page