Club Officers Secretary Linda Slothower

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1 Northwest Arkansas Corvette Club P.O. Box 1064, Rogers, Arkansas Corvette Times November, 2014 Newsletter Editors: Linda and Gordon Slothower Newsletter deadline: Pictures, articles, items for sale must be to the editor by noon on Wednesday after the monthly meeting. President Jeff Hunter Vice-President Richard Nauert Club Officers Secretary Linda Slothower Treasurer Joanna Peak President s Corner ~ Jeff Hunter Dear Corvetters, We had a great meeting this month. We voted on the charities which will receive the proceeds from our 2015 car show. Thank you to each member who nominated a charity. Every charity nominated does so much good in our communities and every one of them would have been a great choice. The two charities selected were the Chase Family Foundation and the Elizabeth Richardson Center. We will be happy to work hard on next year s car show to benefit these two important non-profit organizations. We also decided on the amount to give to our 2014 charities. P.A.L. (Police Athletic League) and Compassion House will each receive $7,040 from this year s car show. Thank you to every member of our club for your work on the car show. You should be very proud to be able to make such large donations to these charities. I hope you will all join us at the many area Christmas parades this year. They are always a lot of fun for those of us in the parade and for members of the communities who turn out to cheer us and get in the holiday mood. And speaking of the holiday mood, I hope you are all planning to go to our club Christmas party on Friday, December 5 at the Holiday Inn in Springdale. We always have a great time and this year sounds like it s going to be a party to remember. We will have a short business meeting at the party to formally elect officers. We will present the checks to our 2014 charities. And the Dirty Santa gift exchange is always a good time. Thanks to Richard Peak for organizing this fun event. Be sure to let Richard know if you will be there. We also hope you ll join us this Thursday, November 13 for this month s Second Thursday Dinner:at Flying Fish just off the square in Bentonville. Meet there at 6:30 p.m. They have seafood, gumbo, fried grits, etc. Happy driving! Jeff

2 Next Club Meeting: No Regular December Meeting Our club Christmas Party will be Friday, December 5, :00 p.m. 6:30) at Holiday Inn, 1500 S. 48th in Springdale Please Join Us: Northwest Arkansas Corvette Club Christmas Party Friday, December 5 Springdale Holiday Inn and Convention Center Our club s annual Christmas party will be held on Friday December 5 in the Holiday Inn Hotel conference area (in the hotel, not the Convention Center) in Springdale. The doors will open and cash bar will start at 6:00 p.m. Dinner will start around 6:30 or 7:00. The club will be paying for our dinner that night. We just need to know how many will be attending. If you DO sign up for dinner and DO NOT attend, you are expected to reimburse the club for your dinner. Deadline to sign up is Monday, December 1. We do need to have you sign up, even though the club is paying. You cannot just show up. Please RAPeak@cox.net or call Joanna at We will not be having our regular December meeting. We will have a short business meeting before dinner is served during the Christmas party and officially vote for the new officers for We will also present our 2014 charities with their checks. Following dinner, the meeting and our charity presentation we will have our Dirty Santa gift exchange. This is optional. You do not have to participate. It is up to each individual. If a couple wants to bring only one gift, you will only exchange for one gift. Gifts should cost around $ This is not a white elephant gift exchange. Think of something that you would like to receive yourself. It does not have to be car related, although those gifts go over well. We have rented the presidential suite for our after-party. You are invited to join us there for lasting fun. The Holiday Inn has reserved a block of rooms for any of our members who want to spend the night instead of driving home. Our special rate is $69. To get this rate you will need to book by November 28 by going to: ode=en&gpc=ncc&hotelcode=spdar&_pmid= This is always a fun evening! We hope you can all work this into your busy holiday schedule Christmas Parades Fayetteville: Friday, November 21 - The theme is Let Fayetteville Glow. Line up 4:30 or 5:00 at the library s lower parking lot. The parade begins at 6:00 and basically goes around the square and back. Cassville, Missouri: Wednesday, November 26 Line up at high school at 4:00 p.m.; parade starts at 5:45 Springdale: Saturday, November 29 line up at Parson s arena at 4:30 p.m. Rogers: Monday, December 1 Parade begins off Olrich St. Line up at 5:30; parade starts at 7:00. No one is allowed to throw candy and no live Santas are allowed in cars at any of these parades. Parade organizers will have Santa in a special ride in the parades. If you need help with how to put lights on your car (required in some parades) contact Richard Peak. Let Joanna know if you want to participate in a parade.

3 2015 Charities Selected at our November club meeting, the following local charities will be awarded the proceeds from our 2015 Summer s End Corvette Show: Chase Family Foundation was represented by Susan Chase and John Bakker. Nominated by Gwen Adams, this small local charity helps home bound senior citizens in need who qualify for Meals on Wheels. All of their money is spent in the local area and they are entirely volunteer run. The Chase Foundation provides essential supplies such as toilet paper, food and even pet food at Christmas time to feed the seniors on holidays and weekends when Meals on Wheels is not operating. Last Christmas they gave large bags of supplies to 71 homebound seniors. They also provide transportation for seniors to medical appointments, grocery store, etc. John told about a n 83 year old woman who lived in a trailer home. She had lost her husband and then her home just three weeks before they came with a Christmas bag for her. She was waiting to open her bag on Christmas so she would have something to open. For more information go to: Elizabeth Richardson Center - Jeff Hunter told about the doctor s dismal prognosis when Allyson was a baby diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy. They were told most children died by age 12. Staff at the Elizabeth Richardson Center said, Forget what the neurologists say. We see miracles every day. With the help of ERC, Allyson was able to thrive, graduate college, and lived long past the initial expectation. ERC representative Lynn Keller told the group they have five child development centers in area towns providing physical, occupational and speech therapy for children with development disabilities. They place adults in jobs and provide job coaches. They teach job skills to high school age students. Last year they served more than 600 individuals. If they receive our club s help, they want to renovate a new location in Springdale and put in a playground which, because it is for children with developmental disabilities, is very expensive. More information is available at: ZR1 Blue Devil Makes Debut After Restoration This week at the SEMA Show in Las Vegas, Chevrolet held a surprise unveiling - the restored 2009 ZR1 Blue Devil, which had fallen victim to the Museum s sinkhole in February. The car had been on display at the Museum as-is from March 3, when it was recovered from the hole, through August when it was returned to Chevrolet for restoration. Museum personnel were alerted about motion detectors going off in the Skydome area of the facility on the morning of Wednesday, February 12. They arrived to find a sinkhole measuring about 45 feet wide, 60 feet long and up to 30 feet deep and it had swallowed eight Corvettes. Three weeks later, the ZR1 was pulled out of the sinkhole. Despite falling nearly 30 feet, it started and drove out of the Skydome under its own power. After that unprecedented event, the ZR1 was the first car to be lifted out of the sinkhole, said Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president, performance vehicles and motorsports. It was great to recover it, bring it back to Chevrolet and begin the restoration of this significant Corvette. The ZR1 remained on display at the museum until September, when it was returned to Chevrolet for restoration. The damage included: Cracked carbon-fiber ground effects and a broken passenger-side rocker panel; Damaged passenger front fender, as well as cracks in both doors; Cracked windshield, hood window glass and passenger headlamp assembly; Bent rear control arms on the driver s side; Cracked oil lines to the supercharged LS9 engine s dry-sump oiling system. Six weeks after work began, the restored ZR1 was started for the first time at the General Motors Heritage Center. Two other cars will be restored next year the 1-millionth Corvette and a 1962 Corvette while the other five will remain in their as-recovered state to preserve their historical significance. They will become part of a future display at the museum.

4 Meeting Minutes ~ Linda Slothower MINUTES Northwest Arkansas Corvette Club November 3, 2014 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Jeff Hunter. Thoughts and prayers were requested for Richard and Birgit Nauert on the death of Richard s daughter a couple weeks ago. Also to Debi Rankiin on death of her mother. We received a nice thank you card from Debi for the gift certificate we sent for her to buy a plant as a remembrance. Minutes were approved. Treasurer s report was read and approved. Welcome back to Larry and Patti Daniels and to Jim and Brenda Murphy. Haven t seen them in a while. Visitors were Charles Caldwell who has a 2014 Torch Red manual coupe and friend of his Scott Hobbs. No new cars to report but Steve Patton drove a C-7 loaned from Chevrolet of Fayetteville for the U of A homecoming parade. Jon Simmonds told about the new cars available at Chevrolet of Fayetteville: 2014 Convertible in Blade Silver with black interior, Z-51, automatic - good deal because it is a 2014; 2015 White Z-51 coupe with adrenalin red interior; 2015 Blade Silver coupe with black interior; 2015 Yellow Z-51 coupe with black interior; 2015 Torch red Z-51 with manual transmission and black interior; 2015 Black on black coupe with manual transmission; (on order) 2015 Shark Grey ZO6 with black interior and manual transmission; 2015 Arctic White ZO6 with black interior and manual transmission. Car Shows: Jim Mcmillen reported he knew of no more this shows scheduled for this year. Last Sunday at the old WalMart parking lot there were 7 Corvettes; 3 belonged to the judges. Bikes Blues and BBQ at Arvest Ballpark parking lot had something like 260 cars. Cruises: Kevin Cornell led a cruise to the Gun Museum in Claremore, Oklahoma. They ate at Hammet House and spent a couple hours at the museum there was a lot to see. Everyone had a good time and saw some fall color. The pie was a highlight. David Forbes led a cruise to Ozark, Missouri. They went to Lamberts for good food. Not many attended. Charlie Heidelburg went on a cruise with the Camaro Club to some wineries. He enjoyed the cruise and suggested we do something similar. British Iron Club is going to Jasper this Saturday at 9:30 from grocery store. They divide into two groups fast group and grandpa group. Jeff encouraged members to organize a cruise. Birthday and Anniversaries were recognized Charities Voting: We heard a recap of descriptions of the nominated charities. After being instructed to each vote for two different charities, the Chase Family Foundation and Elizabeth Richardson Center were announced as the charities selected to receive the proceeds from our 2015 car show. Second Thursday Dinner: On Thursday, November 13 we will meet at Flying Fish just off the square in Bentonville. Meet there at 6:30 p.m. They have seafood, gumbo, fried grits, etc. Business card challenge: David Forbes and Sharon Hunter each passed out 3 business cards to Corvette owners. David received a gift certificate to Firehouse Subs. President Jeff pointed out this is a good way to meet other Corvette owners. 50/50 winner was Jeff Hunter $57 Continued on next page

5 New Business continued from previous page Christmas Party: Friday, December 5 at the Holiday Inn in Springdale. Doors and cash bar open at 6:00; dinner at 6:30 or 7:00. The club will pay for dinner. If you sign up and don t show up, need to reimburse the club. We have a party room to ourselves, decorated, great buffet, cash bar. We will have a brief business meeting to vote on officers, then the meal and Dirty Santa gift exchange. Rooms available for $69 a night to members. Also have presidential suite reserved for our after party which is always a great time. Let Richard know by a week ahead of time if you will be attending. Gifts for Dirty Santa exchange approximately $20. If a couple both want to participate you will need to bring two gifts. Christmas Parades: All parades say no throwing candy and no live Santas in cars. Santa will be in the parades. If you need help with how to put lights on your car (required in some parades) contact Richard Peak. Fayetteville - Friday, November 21. The theme is Let Fayetteville Glow - line up 4:30 or 5:00 at the library s lower parking lot. The parade begins at 6:00 and basically goes around the square and back. Springdale Saturday, November 29 line up at Parson s arena at 4:30 p.m. Cassville Wednesday, November 26 Details not yet available. Rogers Monday, December 1 Parade begins off Olrich St. Line up at 5:30; parade starts at 7:00. Old Business We voted on the amount to be donated to our two charities for 2014: PAL and Compassion House. Proceeds from the show were $14, Charlie Heidelburg made a motion to give $7,040 to each. David Adams seconded. After discussion, the motion carried. Jeff offered congratulations to our members and thank you on behalf of car show committee for all the work done in Representatives from these charities will be invited to our Christmas party where checks will be presented. Jon Simmonds is also invited to Christmas party. Nominations for 2015 officers were made: President Jeff Hunter Vice President Richard Peak Secretary Linda Slothower Treasurer Joanna Peak Nominations were closed.the motion carried. We will vote at our Christmas party. For Sale: Jim McMillen has buffer and pads for sale. It has never been used. It is from Griot s Garage and includes a DVD which shows how to use it. It is worth $250. If interested, talk to Jim. This is an orbital buffer that won t allow you to burn your paint. The final vote on purchasing 200 Window clings for members to put on their cars was approved. Linda Slothower to proceed with the purchase. Richard Peak asked about how to use the excess money in our account. We sometimes offer extra money to 3rd charity nominated. Membership dues are due in January so we will build the treasury back up. It will probably cost about $1,400 for Christmas party. Discussion of dues: Some clubs with higher dues include NCCC insurance. Discussion of summer cookout for members with some of the extra money. A motion to give $3,520 for 2014 charity in 3rd place was made. We gave 100% of car show proceeds to our two charities. This is not a bylaws change. Motion carried. Will vote again during business meeting at the Christmas party since the amount exceeds $100. Door prizes were awarded. Meeting adjourned at 8:21 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Linda Slothower, Secretary

6 Corvette Tech Corner ~ Jim McMillen Do you need help with that Corvette repair? Here are a few suggested businesses that can help. MECHANICAL: Bill Alred ~ Rogers Bill s Automotive One ~ Bentonville Chevrolet of Fayetteville ~ Fayetteville ; discounted shop rates for corvette club members to $68/hr and 15% off on parts Hedges Corvette, LLC ~ Rogers (also Body/Paint, Auto Glass, Interior, Auto Parts, and Suspensions/Exhaust) Specializing in Corvettes Rick Lynn ~ Centerton ( ) BODY/PAINT: Bob Morey s Auto Body ~ Bentonville Redline Finishes ~ Springfield MO Whitlow s Auto Body ~ Rogers SUSPENSIONS/EXHAUSTS: Corvette Crib ~ Bentonville TIRES: Garrett Tire ~ Springdale The Tire Rack ~ AUTO GLASS: American Window Tinting ~ Fayetteville Auto Glass Center ~ Bentonville INTERIOR; Ashley Auto Trim ~ Bentonville Corvette Crib ~ Bentonville Turley Custom Auto Trim ~ Springdale Big Daddy s (Chuck) ~ Bentonville AUTO PARTS: Country Corvettes ~ Rogers Corvette Crib ~ Bentonville Everett Chevrolet ~ Springdale If you have had a positive experience with other Corvette suppliers and would like club members to know about them please their information to newslettereditor@nwacorvetteclub.com so we can include in future newsletters. If you have had a poor experience and would like others to know, feel free to let us know about those, too.