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Volume 11 Issue #1 January–February 2017

Smoky Mountain Classic

Thunderbird Club

A CTCI Multiple GOLD MEDALLION and GOLD AWARDS Winning Newsletter

Look inside this issue for more stories/pictures.

CTCI CHAPTER #116 OFFICERS

PRESIDENT

FRANK NAVRATIL 865-458-0935 H 412-512-9002 C

[email protected]

VICE PRESIDENT

RICK RAWE 865-539-6022 H 865-599-9350 C

[email protected]

SECRETARY

PEGGY CARDWELL 865-219-7294 H 865-680-1957 C PEGGYCARD-

[email protected]

TREASURER

BOB BLY 865-657-9494 H 865-680-2506 C

[email protected]

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE (‘16-’17)

BILL JURKONIE 865-932-0470 H 865-406-8829 C

[email protected]

DIRECTOR-AT-LARGE (‘17-’18)

CHARLIE HENSLEY 865-482-6536 H 865-805-7898 C

[email protected]

NEWSLETTER EDITOR

BILL LONG VOL-458-0426 H VOL-256-1116 C

[email protected]

MEMBERSHIP CHAIR

ANN BLY 865-657-9494 H

[email protected]

Email addresses are

hyperlinked.

Visit our website:

www.smokymountainthunderbirds.org

Again in 2016!

SMCTC Veterans Day participants turn on to Gay

Street. See all the participants inside.

NEWS FLASH!! Just off the internet, CTCI has selected SMCTC to host its

2018 International Convention!

Location is Knoxville Convention Center and date is August 15-19, 2018, mark you calendars!

Captain America . AKA Mason, was on board

the Cardwells’ “lavender” ride to save the day!

mailto:[email protected]









mailto:www.smokymountainthunderbirds.org

President’s corner… by frank navratil, club President page 3

Meeting minutes… by peggy cardwell page 4

Fall color and winery tour… by Ann bly page 5

Knoxville veterans day parade… by dorian abernathy page 6-7

No-meeting breakfast… by Jeannie terry page 8

Everybody loves a parade ...by Charlie Hensley Page 9

Christmas party ...by Rick Rawe Page 10

Meet a member—the blys page 11

Tech tips… by ed page 12

Classified ads page 13

sponsors page 14

Coming attractions page 15

Events calendar page 16

Smctc application page 17-18

CTci application page 19-20

Birthdays / Anniversaries

For Bird Lovers

February Anniversaries

January Birthdays

January Anniversaries

February Birthdays

When? Thursday, January 19, 2017

Where? Calhouns; Maryville; 751 Watkins Rd.; near Target and (former) Kroger

Time? 7pm for meeting, come earlier for dinner

Grace Phillips 5

Nick Mabry 14

Stephen Chen 15

Rick Rawe 16

Julie Krieg 19

Bill Long 24

Katie Holvey 24

Sahra Ratledge 26

Bob Witt 28

Charla Norgaard 31

George Kabalka 1

Jack Gray 12

Houston Ratledge 23

{None that we know of.}

Charlie Hensley &

Kathy Fahey

28

James & Charla Norgaard 28

“The President’s Corner”

EDITORS CORNER

THE BIRD WORD publication is issued near the middle of the EVEN-numbered month by The Smoky Mountain Classic

Thunderbird Club. Send articles and items of interest to the Editor, Bill Long, at the email address on the front page.

The Bird Word would like to welcome all these new members who joined in 2016: Randy Moats (3-16); Bob and Lin Helsel (4-16);

James and Charla Norgaard (5-16); Will and Linda Cook (5-16}; David and Charlotte Tinnon (5-16); Marvin and Jan Hill (6-15); Da-

vid and Carol Anderson (7-16); Eddie and Linda Dunlap (10-16); Randy and Gail Cagle (10-16); and Rusty and Denise Kean (11-16).

As the year winds down, it’s hard to remember all the events we had in 2016. We closed the year with the Fall Color and winery

tour hosted by the Bly’s, followed by the Oak Ridge parade and our annual Christmas party at the Rawe’s. At the Veteran’s Day

parade on November 11, of course, we had 16 classic Thunderbirds, 2 Retro’s and 1 Ford truck in our

display. The TV announcers invented many new names for the colors or our cars! It was a beautiful

fall day in East Tennessee.

Our event calendar for 2017 is filling up, but we have openings in the early part of the year. If there is

something that you would like to plan, please contact Grace Phillips. She can help you with the plan-

ning. On that note, please mark your calendars for May 19-21, for MockingBird Run IX (yes number

9!). Charlie Hensley and Kathy Fahey are chairing this year’s event. It will take place in Tullahoma Tn.

Where is Tullahoma, TN? Very close to Lynchburg TN. Guess who is located in Lynchburg. So if you

haven’t figured it out yet, our focal point for MockingBird Run IX is “The Jack Daniels Distillery”. Space

is limited, so please register shortly after you receive your information in January.

At our November meeting, we had our annual board elections. We had only one position expiring this

year. That was the At-Large Director position held by Perry Anthony. Perry decided not to run again if

we could find a candidate who had not served on the board before. Well, Charlie Hensley did step for-

ward and was unanimously elected. Congratulations Charlie. Also, Bev Hammond will coordinate the Saturday “No Meeting”

breakfasts, and take that over from Perry also. Thank you Bev. On behalf of all our members, I want to thank Perry for his

years of leadership on the board, countless hours involved on event planning, and his vision for our club and his prodding along

the way. Perry is not going away, just taking a breather to get ready for our next big challenge.

Speaking of the next big challenge, if you haven’t heard, SMCTC has been approved by CTCI to host the 2018 International Con-

vention. It will take place in August, 2018 in Knoxville. Bill Long has championed our cause, supported by many of you. Stay

tuned for more on this from Bill, who will be our convention chairman.

Finally in closing, I want to say thanks to all of you who supported our club this past year and to those of you who helped me

along the way. Let us also remember this holiday season and the families who have had their lives altered due the Gatlinburg

fires.

Frank Navratil

Meeting Minutes

Welcome: President Frank Navratil welcomed our members and opened the meeting at 7:10pm, at Calhoun’s Restaurant (Maryville) with 32 members in attendance.

Membership Report: Ann Bly reported on our new members, Rusty & Denise Kean, owners of a 1957 Colonial White baby Bird and our visiting guests, Mark & Mindy Edwards, owners of a Blue 1957 baby Bird.

Gib Giberson Book: Rick Rawe mentioned anyone that wanted a copy of the rules to get with him. The book was passed around for all to sign.

Minutes: Peggy Cardwell reported on the minutes of the last meeting that they are posted on the club website. A motion was given, seconded and all voted in agreement to accept the minutes of the last meeting on 8/28/2016.

Treasurers Report: Bob Bly reported on the club account and stated that he would email a copy of the report to club members. He also gave mention to the Thank You card the club received from the city of Jonesboro regarding the monetary donation given to them by our club to be used for the Arts scholarship program.

Newsletter & CTCI Report: Bill Long stated that he is in real need of articles for the Bird Word. The Bird Word won a Gold Award at the 2016 CTCI Con-vention in San Diego. Our club had 8 couples attend the convention, all having a great time. Also mentioned was CTCI 2017 Convention being held in New Jersey. CTCI By-Laws changed, allowing election voting to be done online as well as with paper ballot. Bob Witt, CTCI Regional Director for our region and Bill Long, CTCI President, will attend The CTCI February Board Meeting.

Sunshine Report: Charla Norgaard reported. Cards were sent to: Errol Keith, Denise Trulli, Yvonne King, Ann Bly and Lou Puma. Sympathy card sent to Whit Whitaker.

Old Business:

Recent Events- Ann Bly

Winery tour. Weather was great and they had 16 in attendance.

Veterans Parade was a success. We had 19 cars and one American Hero. WATE filmed the parade and had very unusual opinions of the car colors.

Upcoming Events: Grace Phillips/Frank Navratil

“No Meeting” Hilton Breakfast December 3rd hosted by Doug and Jean Terry/Perry Anthony

Townsend Parade December 4th. Information to be emailed out. Hosted by Doug and Jean Terry

Club Christmas Party December 9th at the home of Rick and Janice Rawe. Sign-up sheet passed around for attendance and food.

Oak Ridge Parade December 10th. Information to be emailed out. Hosted by Charlie Hensley.

Open months for activities are January, February and March. April is the Tech Session and Ladies Event. May is the Mockingbird Run. June and July are open. August is the CTCI New Jersey Convention. September is the Club Picnic. October is possibly the Fall Foliage Tour. November is the Veterans Day Parade and December is Christmas Parades and club Christmas Party. Event suggestions were Chesapeake’s for dinner or a dinner and a play. Let Grace or Frank know of your suggestions.

Mockingbird Run IX: Charlie Hensley and Kathy Fahey. The Date for the run is May 19-21,2017. The club approved the location to be Shelbyville, Tul-lahoma and Lynchburg. Attendance is capped at 100 people. Registration is $95.00 per person. Paris is to handle the registration starting in January 2017.

Roadworthy Plan: Perry Anthony/Rick Rawe. The Board approved this program. Free evaluation on your classic bird. The Roadworthy Plan will be in the Bird Word.

Elections: Frank Navratil:

Director at Large position with a 2- year term. Bob Bly spoke a motion for nominating Charlie Hensley. It was seconded by Bob Witt with the whole club all in favor. Also, Bob Witt will become our CTCI Liaison.

Open Appointed Positions needed to be filled:

“No Meeting” Breakfast: Bev Hammond graciously accepting the role of planning this event.

Website: Donna Long graciously continuing her great job on the site.

Early Bird Representative: We need a representative for finding articles for the Early bird. Let Frank Navratil know if you have an interest.

2018 CTCI Convention: Bill Long

Nothing definite yet on the location agreement. He is still working on location and cost.

Other:

2017 Club Picnic: To be held at Jerry and Peggy Cardwell’s Farm. Planning is for a September 30thdate.

Hats for Sale: See Doug Terry if interested.

Name Tags: Contact Bob Griffitts if in need of a name tag.

Next Club Meeting: January 19,2017 held at Calhoun’s Maryville.

Winner of the 50/50: Rusty Kean $33.00

Club shirts, jackets, etc. Contact Sylvia Witt for more information.

Motion made, seconded and passed to adjourn.

A Event Report

Fall Color and Winery Tour Hosted and reported by Bob and Ann Bly

October brought great weather and an opportune time for a fall drive to several area wineries on Sunday, October 23, 2016.

Eight cars made the sojourn to four wineries, starting with the Wineries at Seven Springs Farm. The owners were celebrating

their first year of operation, and treated us to samples of 12 wines. Fortunately,

they had set up a tent and served lots of snacks so we could continue to the

next stop. They videotaped our departure and our classic cars can be seen on

their website. (Look at their Facebook page on October 23.)

Lunch was provided at Spout Springs Estates (Blaine, TN), which has a magnifi-

cent view of the Smoky Mountains. Along with the wines, we enjoyed soup and

sandwiches and watching the grape pressing process (No, Bob did not take his

shoes off to help, contrary to rumors).

Dessert was served at Goodwater Wineries. The owner’s wife is a culinary chef,

and we had her delicious baked apples while he told us about their wines and

history of their winery.

The final leg of our trip took us to the Eagle Springs Winery. Although we ar-

rived just before closing time, they made sure we sampled all their wines and

had the opportunity to explore their gift shop.

It was the first road trip for Will and Linda Cook who just had gotten their car

roadworthy. Also, on their first trip with the SMCTC were David and Carol An-

derson. Others making the trip were Bob and Sylvia Witt, Bud and Phyl Morello,

Bill and Sharon Jurkonie, Beverly and Richard Hammonds and Bob and Ann Bly.

The wineries are eager to have us return as they enjoyed having the cars at

their establishments and the drivers and passengers as purchasers of many

bottles of wine.

A Event Report

Knoxville Veterans Day Parade

Hosted by Dorian Abernathy

This year’s Knoxville Veterans Day Parade was the most enthusiastic one that we have seen. The election had just passed and

many were feeling patriotic (and glad it was finally over!). Kids and parents were several rows deep all along Gay Street. Most

were waving flags and verbally thanking every veteran for their service. The Smoky Mountain Chapter had the largest contingent

we have every had with sixteen early classics, two modern classics and one of America’s favorite ride, a Ford pickup! As always,

the event is recorded on local TV . This year’s coverage spent a longer than normal time dedicated to our rides. It was due in no

small part to the appearance of Super Hero—Captain American riding right in the middle of Peggy and Jerry Cardwell’s Dusk Rose

1957. He also goes by the name of Mason and he was the star of the show. The local newspaper also did a sizeable write-up on

the event and Mason got his share of coverage there also. The other feature of the article was the very descriptive, and non-

Ford sounding, version of the names for our colors.

Below is the list of Veterans that are a part of our Smoky Mountain Classic Thunderbird Club.

Thank them for their service.

Mason—AKA Cap. America.

Air Force Veterans Bob Griffitts

and his son Bob proudly graced

our display.

Charles Abernathy ARMY Lee Royston ARMY

Dorian Abernathy ARMY Doug Terry ARMY

Dick Burdette ARMY Bob Witt ARMY

Howard (Randy) Cagle ARMY Donnie Zinsmeister (N/G) ARMY

Bev Hammond ARMY David Tinnon (Resv) NAVY

Robert Helsel ARMY David Anderson NAVY

Bill Jurkonie (N/G) ARMY Bob Griffitts AIR FORCE

Bill LaBelle ARMY Ronnie Martin AIR FORCE

Karen Sue Keith ARMY Whit Whitaker AIR FORCE

Bud Morello/Reserve ARMY Candice Wilson (active) AIR FORCE

JB Morgan (Korean War) ARMY James Wilson AIR FORCE

Roger Phillips ARMY Nolan Sharbel MARINES

Houston Ratledge ARMY

A Event Report

Knoxville Veterans Day Parade

PARTICIPANTS

Perry & Alyce Anthony Rusty Kean ( NEW member)

Jim & Charla Norgaard

Frank Navratil

Bob & Bob Griffitts ** Charlie Hensley—Kathy Fahey

Bob & Sylvia Witt *

Bill & Sharon Jurkonie * Ted Newton

Bud & Phyl Morello *

Jerry & Peggy Cardwell w/

Captain America—Mason!

Doug & Jeannie Terry * Bill LaBelle-Denise Trulli *

Event Coordinator

Dorian Abernathy *

Don & Charlotte Keener

Roger & Grace Phillips * Rick & Janice Rawe Bob Bly Bill Long

(*) denotes

Veteran

on board

A Event Report

“No Meeting” Breakfast - December 3, 2016 It was a brisk Saturday morning, but that didn't stop our hungry members from gathering at the Airport Hilton today. Approximately 30 people attended this " no meeting " gathering where we enjoyed good food, good conversation and lots of laughter. Given the circumstances of the Gatlinburg fires, we conducted a few minutes of business where our club decided to take up a collection for the victims of the fires. The club donated $250 and thanks to the generosity of our members, we brought that amount to a $1000 donation to the Red Cross with a passing of a hat. The Hilton manager chose new club Director, Charley Hensley's "pea green" car as her favorite. Congrats Charlie for winning a free breakfast! Please join us for a "no meeting" breakfast. we meet the first Saturday of the even- numbered months. Thanks, Jeannie Terry

Charlie shouts

“Green Power”

and I guess that

applies wither it’s

“guacamole”,

“pistachio” or

“pea green”.

(He really isn’t

holding up a

torch—just looks

that way.)

Perry’s cap was filled with cold cash for

the victims of the Smokies fires.

We never tire of looking at the colorful array of Thunderbirds!

Join us for the next “No-Meeting” Breakfast on

February 4, 2017. Contact Beverly Hammond

“[email protected]” to confirm your attendance.

GREEN

POWER

A Event Report

TOWNSEND CHRISTMAS PARADE: December 2016

NOTE: The Townsend Parade had to be postponed this year due to the tragedy in the Smokies and the new date could not be accommodated by our club. We decided to focus on the Oak Ridge Parade this year.

Everybody loves a Parade!

The Oak Ridge Christmas Parade and the light meal afterwards was enjoyed by 10 club members and combined six classic Thun-derbirds. All went off this year without a single problem or ‘adventures’ experienced last year. The Smoky Mountain Classic Thunderbird Club was number 45 of 121 entries; but, we only waited about 20 minutes after the front of the parade began mov-ing before we moved. Parade marshals and local police officers kept everything moving and everyone had a great time. Kathy Fahey provided hot chocolate, hot apple cider, and home-made Christmas cookies for Club members...and anyone else who happened by...during our line-up preparations. Jeanie and Doug Terry provided surprise gifts for participants through a ticket-drawing. Thank you Doug for shaking down those suppliers The Mayor of Oak Ridge, Warren Gooch, came by and visited with us during the line-up along with several other parade group participants. The parade was very well attended by the citizens of Oak Ridge and surrounding areas. The streets were lined with happy viewers for the entire length. Per Charlie H, the parade was the most attended that he could remember. The parade covers about 1.2 miles from Corporate Center on Lafayette Avenue to the Chamber of Commerce/Oak Ridge High School Parking areas located on the Oak Ridge Turnpike. After the parade, we caravanned about one mile to "The Other One", a retro-restaurant located in an original Manhattan Project building in Grove Center. The historic shopping center was part of the original Oak Ridge facilities constructed during WWII. Memorabilia decorates the walls of the restaurant. Service was fast and efficient and we enjoyed conversation and fellowship until our meal was complete.

Rhinestone Cowboy, and Green Power Ad-

vocate, Charlie, was wired for the night.

Remember to send any

updates to your phone

or email to Ann Bly.

A Event Report

Christmas Party by Rick Rawe

Nine is enough!! Friday, December 9, was the 9th annual club Christmas Party at the Rawe’s. There were 41 people in attendance for food, libations, a car tour (Rick showed off his newly acquired ’56 Corvette), and, of course, the always hi-lite of the evening - the Chinese auction of both nice and silly gifts. Perry Anthony received a special T-shirt to commemorate our visit to

Perry’s Cafe while at the CTCI convention in San Die-go. Doug Terry also received a special ball cap (description unprintable here!) from the Tennessee Hills distillery in Jonesborough. Houston brought his famous grape salad and 17 year old granddaughter, Kate, who is determined to own a ’65 Mustang in the near future. Would guess that granddad Houston will make that happen! Sadly missed this year were Martha Jane Whitaker and Dottie Ratledge who were dearly loved by all of us. While they are gone, we will continue to celebrate them at future Christmas parties, but just not at the Rawe’s. Nine is enough for us, but #10 will be held at the Norgaards in Tellico Village.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Janice is not the only one with Tupperware in this

house!

Houston shows off his

“date.”

President Frank holds court at this table.

Jersey Shore girls, Donna and Jeannie,

discuss the old boyfriends they will check

on while at this summer’s CTCI Regional.

New members, Norgaards and Keans, share with

Bob, Bill and Len. Bill, Doug and Bob camp out near the food.

Meet a MemberMeet a Member

If you want to tell your Thunderbird story and have it appear here, write it up and send it along with a good picture of you and your car to the editor. If you don’t care to test your story telling ability, just reply to an earlier e-mail questionnaire that was sent by the editor. If you don’t still have that email, drop the editor a note and he will resend it to you.

ob was bitten by the Thunderbird bug in 1987 when they lived in Indiana where he purchased a 1963 Ford

Thunderbird. He joined CTCI that year. It wasn’t Ann’s favorite car, but they brought it with them when they

moved to Tennessee in 1990. It received a nearly-free restoration from a former Canadian race car driver

who just loved working on cars. Bob purchased his Fiesta Red 1956 Bird in 1997 and sold the 1963 Bird at

auction, much to Ann’s delight.

Ann had taken a job in Nashville, and Bob drove his

car to an automobile restoration company in Leba-

non, TN. He figured he could monitor the progress of

its repair when he drove to Nashville on alternating

weekends. After thousands of dollars and no pro-

gress on fixing the car, he, Bill Long and Perry Antho-

ny hauled it back to Knoxville. Some of its parts were

in boxes. After another ‘big pile’ of money spent on

its restoration, it was finally drivable. Along the way,

many members of the club, most notably Rick Rawe,

have helped keep it drivable. Jeanne Terry gave Bob

an Italian good-luck charm which seems to have

helped. Bob’s car has won CTCI Concours Silver,

Gold, upgraded to Senior Status and First place in

Senior Touring. It also won Dealer’s Choice at the

Fabulous Fords Forever show in Manchester, TN.

Bob and Ann are charter members of the Smoky Mountain Classic Thunderbird Club. Bob drafted the Bylaws and set it up as a

non-profit private club. He has served on the board as a director and officer. They have attended multiple CTCI Regional and

International Conventions since the inception of SMCTC and have enjoyed the many friendships they have made along the

way. Bob enjoys judging and Ann enjoys sightseeing and shopping while on their various trips. Bob continues his law practice

in Knoxville and Ann is a retired RN. They reside in Tellico Village with their dog, Bogey.

B

Take a look at our website: “www.SMOKYMOUNTAINTHUNDERBIRDS.org”

Members contact Ann Bly for Username and Password if you don’t have it.


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As passed by your Board, the ROADWORTHY PROPRAM has launched. If you have a Thunder-bird [ classic] and are a member of the Smoky Mountain Classic Thunderbird Club in good standing, you can make contact with either Rick Rawe, [ 865 599 9350 / [email protected] ] - Knoxville or Perry Anthony, [ 865 360 7724 / [email protected] ] - Greenback. Then you can make arrangements to have your classic T-Bird checked for safety-related issues at NO COST. You will receive a short report of items that appear defective and you can then make arrangements to have them corrected if you so choose.

The intent of the ROADWORTHY PROGRAM is to provide resources for members who have a classic Thunderbird [ ’55-‘57] and would like to have their T-Bird put through a “check list” process to determine areas that might need repair. The “inspection team” does not do mechanical repairs as those services should be obtained independently. The Roadworthy Program is NOT a restoration or repair service. The program will require that you make arrangements with one of the “inspectors” and then require your T-Bird to be brought to one of the locations listed above. Should your T-Bird be inoperable, please let the “inspectors” know as on-site inspections may be possible.

Introducing the ROADWORTHY PROGRAM

Many of us watched Dolly Parton, everybody in East Tennessee’s favorite

girlfriend, in her Christmas movie recently. We could not help but notice

that she chose a red 1956 Thunderbird as her car of choice for the charac-

ter she played. It figured prominently in the movie which was shot in neigh-

boring Georgia. Turns out the owner’s car was on the cover of The Early

Bird back in 2015. We will try to get him, —and Dolly, to make an appear-

ance in “Thunder ‘n Lightnin’ in the Smokies” in 2018. Wish us luck!

Mark your long range calendars for

August 15-19, 2018 for

“Thunder ‘n Lightnin’ in the Smokies” —

A CTCI International Convention.

Many more details will be forth coming.

The Club is counting on

you to play a role for this

important event in the

life of our Club.



CLASSIFIED ADS

FOR SALE:

* Convertible top (‘57 style) for ‘55-57; Needs canvas &

weatherstripping (clamps included) otherwise good

shape,,NOW $2500, new price!!

* Complete set of ALL “Early Bird” magazines…$350

* ‘84 Avanti car in very good condition…$10,000

* 1—1957 plastic model car—1/25 scale…$20

* 2—1956 plastic model cars—1/24 scale…$20 each

* 1—1956 metal model car—1/24 scale…$25

* 2—1955 plastic model cars—1/16 scale…$30 each

* Or all model cars (all Thunderbirds) $75

MORE ITEMS JUST ADDED!

* Hard top back window—GOOD condition (minor scratch)…$20

* Good used water pumps (3) …$5 each

* Good used gas tank—1957 …$15

* All this and MORE good T-Bird “STUFF” … Inquire

Contact Perry at “[email protected]”; 865-360-7724

** My 60 year kindergarten reunion is coming up soon and I’m worried about the 175 pounds I’ve gained since then. ** My therapist said that my narcissism causes me to misread social situations. I’m pretty sure she was hit-ting on me. ** I did not like my beard at first, but then it grew on me. ** The location of your mailbox shows you how far away from your house you can be in a robe before you start looking like a mental patient. ** I used to think I was indecisive, but now I am not sure. ** A soldier who survived mustard gas and pepper spray is now a seasoned veteran. ** They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a type-O. ** This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I had never met herbivore. ** I stayed up all night to see where the sun went down. Then it dawned on me. ** Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she could not control her pupils? ** What does a clock do when it is hungry? It goes back four seconds. ** Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes. ** Velcro--what a rip off!

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Become a new member or renew your membership.

Each membership includes a subscription to the bimonthly, award

winning, Early Bird magazine along with member access to CTCI

events, publications, the CTCI website, FaceBook page and mem-

ber store, a roster of your fellow Thunderbird enthusiasts, and

individual technical support, just to name a few of your individual

benefits.

Calendar year membership for renewing members is still only $35.

“www.CTCI.org”

Our regular bimonthly meeting for January will take place at our normal meeting place in Maryville.

Join us to review parades and parties since our last meeting and to make plans for 2017 activities.

Get the latest on the 2018 Convention plans.

Thursday evening, January 19, 2017; Maryville Calhouns

MockingBird Run IX takes place May 19-21, 2017 (mark your calendar)

Location is Tullahoma, TN (Middle Tennessee 1/2 way between Nashville and Chattanooga)

This is Tennessee Whiskey and Tennessee Walking Horse country.

Copy this page and put these dates on your calendar and/or in your phone.

UT Home games: Sept. 9, 23, 30; Oct. 14 ; Nov. 4, 18, 25

Current issue on our website:

www.smokymountainthunderbirds.org

Month Event Date Time Host

January Club meeting January 19, 2017 7pm Calhoun's Maryville

Dinner and Play TBD TBD Sylvia Witt

February Breakfast Airport Hilton February 4, 2017 9am Beverly Hammond

Club meeting March 16, 2017 7pm Calhoun's Maryville

Tentative Event TBD TBD Jerry Cardwell and Perry Anthony

Breakfast Airport Hilton April 1, 2017 9am Beverly Hammond

Tech Session TBD TBD TBD

Women's Event TBD TBD TBD

Club Meeting May 18, 2017 7pm Calhoun's Maryville

Mockingbird Run IX May 19-21, 2017

Breakfast Airport Hilton June 3, 2017 9am Beverly Hammond

Club meeting July 20,2017 7pm Calhoun's Maryville

Photo Shoot July 16, 2017 TBD Perry Anthony and Bill Long

Breakfast Airport Hilton August 5, 2017 9am Beverly Hammond

CTCI National Convention

New Jersey August 2-6, 2017

Club meeting At Club Picnic TBD TBDClub Picnic TBD TBD Jerry & Peggy Cardwell

Breakfast Airport Hilton October 7, 2017 9am Beverly Hammond

Club meeting November 16, 2017 7pm Calhoun's Maryville Veterans Day Parade November 11, 2017 TBD Dorian Abernathy

Breakfast Airport Hilton December 2, 2017 9am Beverly Hammond

Townsend Christmas Parade TBD TBD Doug & Jean Terry

Oak Ridge Christmas Parade TBD TBD Charlie Hensley

Christmas Party TBD TBD James & Charla Norgaard

Scheduled Tentative Not Planned New Event Club meetings

March

November

December

April

June

May

October

July

August

September

Smoky Mountain Classic Thunderbird Club 2017 Chapter #116 Event Calendar (12-12-2016)


Frank Navratil, President

Rick Rawe, Vice President

Peggy Cardwell, Secretary

Bob Bly, Treasurer

Ann Bly, Membership

865-657-9494

If no other name known use Bill Long -#8982

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