THE TRI STAR. PRESIDENT S MESSAGE We began March by gaining four new members, Bob spent a lot of time reading the owner s manual for his new S550

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1 THE TRI STAR ON THE MOVE The Halls, Pasinis, Loyds + Amanda join the Porsche Club for a drive to Death Valley and Sunday Brunch. Bob spent a lot of time reading the owner s manual for his new S550 PRESIDENT S MESSAGE We began March by gaining four new members, which is great. I found that being President has some advantages as Chris Murray and George DeGrella began teaching me more about my computer. I am slowly becoming computer literate and find it interesting. Also interesting was our March visit to Sheri s Ranch in Pahrump. Thanks to Claude and Marian Black for setting this up. Another thank you to George and Jeannie DeGrella for setting up our April meeting, in conjunction with Wings & Wheels, in Jean, NV. In May we will meet at Amlees Restaurant in Henderson and in June at the Creekside Restaurant in Boulder City. Both of these locations will be providing us with exclusive use of their facilities. The owners of Amlees are personal friends of Billie and I, and will be opening early to host our Club. Please join us for these meetings while Spanish Trail undergoes their remodeling. The Club flag flew at Sheri s Ranch, the closest Nevada brothel to Las Vegas. Claude Black led a group of members on a tour where they learned that the ladies earn up to $500K per year. We have a cruise to Russia and a National Parks tour coming up. We know everyone cant attend every event, but we hope to see you as often as possible Ed Waymire MAY/JUNE 2007 PAGE 1

2 COAST TOUR IRON BOTTOM TOUR Since 1999, Ed Pasini has held his No Frills Iron Bottom Motoring Tour on the back roads of Central California. The Ninth annual event, open to pre-1976 cars, was held April 12,13 &14. The event covers 1,000 miles and begins and ends at the Pasadena Rose Bowl. Thirty minutes, and no trains. Ed Pasini guaranteed a train every 12 minutes. Betty Loyd says USC, stands for U See a Choo Choo? New Club members Salomon and Jackie Braun also joined the tour. They brought their E320 diesel and got 720 miles on one tank of fuel. With premium going for $3.80 per gallon the entire gang was re-evaluating diesel technology. WINGS AND WHEELS, JEAN, NV. This year Ed and Bev Suhrbier of Palm Desert, brought their 1957, 220 Cabriolet. This is a very special Mercedes. The Suhrbrier s drove it around the world in 2000, participating in the London to Peking run. The car was fully restored before the rally and had to be restored again after traversing fifteen countries and surviving a sandstorm on the Gobi Desert. The No Frills is a free vintage tour. The Suhrbrier s spent over a quarter of a million for a lifetime of memories on the London to Peking event, thus illustrating the variety of the automobile hobby, Bob Cottam celebrated his 79th birthday and 40th year as a Mercedes Club member with wife Alice,the DeGrellas, Fiores, Geskes, Loyds, Muenchs and Murrays. The group displayed their Mercedes and enjoyed aerobatics and a parachuting demonstration MAY/JUNE 2007 THIS ISSUE PROVES OUR CLUB IS ON THE MOVE! FOR MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION GO TO CLICK ON MEMBERSHIP PAGE 2

3 COMING EVENTS FOR UPDATES BETWEEN ISSUES CHECK May 6: 11:00AM Brunch Amlee s Restaurant 3827 Sunset Rd. Reservations Marcella Pasini , $30 per person all inclusive June 3-7: Four Day National Park Tour Reservations required. See web-site for registration form. Bob Cottam June 10: 11:00AM Brunch Creekside Restaurant 1501 Veterans Memorial Drive, Boulder City Boulder Creek Golf Club. Reservations Billie Waymire $16 per person all inclusive July 8: 11:00AM Brunch Spanish Trail Country Club, Aug 16-19: Cowboy Poets Gathering: Call Betty Loyd Sept 9: 11:00AM Brunch Spanish Trail Country Club Sept: Tech Session Fletcher Jones TBA Oct 14: 11:00AM Brunch Spanish Trail Country Club Socks for Tots THE TRI STAR Las Vegas Section Mercedes Benz Club of America 723 S. Casino Center Blvd. Las Vegas, NV OFFICERS AND BOARD MEMBERS President- Ed Waymire Vice President-Bob Hall Secretary - Billie Waymire Treasurer - Jerry Muench Past President - George DeGrella Claude Black Jeanne DeGrella Marty Dowling Han Geskes Mercedes Hilbrecht Ty Hilbrecht Betty Loyd Don Loyd Penny Muench Oct 21: Oktoberfest Spring Mountain State Park Reservations Claude Black Chris Murray - WEBMASTER Dec Holiday Party Spanish Trail Country Club Date and Time TBA. Alan Nelson GOING TO CALIFORNIA? If you have a California trip coming up, make time to visit the Mercedes Benz Classic Center in Irvine. There are several outstanding examples of classic Mercedes on display. If you choose to fulfill a dream, you can even buy a classic. The center will also restore and maintain your classic. You don t have to be car crazy to enjoy a visit. The center is located a 9 Whatney. You can arrange a visit by calling Alan Nelson Ed Pasini Tri Star Editor 6980 Emerald Springs Lane LV epas356@aol.com MAY/JUNE 2007 PAGE 3

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