MARCH 2014

CONTENTS

Cover 1

President _2

Sponsor _3

VeeP 4

Membership 5

Activities 6-7

Governor 8-10

Board of Directors Min. 11-12

NCM Report _ 13-16

NCM Thermometer _ 17

Birthdays&Anniversaries 18

Calendar_ ______ _19

Valentine Run Pictures 20

Upcoming Events /Flyers 21-27

For Sale 28

Ads 29-32

Charities 33

SJCC Page 34

San Jacinto Corvet te Club, Inc .

The Grand Sport Newslet ter - Houston, Texas

Sponsor: AutoNation Chevrolet, Gulf Freeway

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I want to thank Valarie and her team for a great Valentine’s Day Rally. I convinced my Valentine partner,

Marlene, to dress up the same so we would be guaranteed a prize for “best dressed couple” as I told her

we would never win “closest to the the course time” or the “most correct answers”! I learned I should

never doubt our own abilities!! We won the “most correct answers”!!! The weather was great and we

had a great time with SJCC friends.

I see the calendar is starting to fill up with events, including some ones one not done before! Mark your

calendar for March 22 and let’s meet at Corvette World of Houston. You may come and go as you need.

Looks like Chip and Gordon also have a fun trip planned on the 29th too!

With Spring arriving just around the corner, we will see an increase in car shows on the calendar. Remem-

ber this year we decided not to do the Corvette Chevy Expo (3 days) as a club but instead to support our

fellow local Houston clubs with their charity car shows. Sam Houston CC, Space City CC, National Afro

American CC, and Corvette Owners Club of Houston have all their dates on our SJCC Calendar. There will be

SJCC points given so put these dates on your calendar too! Would be great if everyone could try to make

at least one of these shows! The first coming up is:

Sunday, March 29: Sam Houston Corvette Club Car Show

Location: K1 Speed, 14900 Northwest Freeway, Houston, TX 77040; Entry Fee $35

9 am—12 noon: set up and registration

12 noon—2 pm: People Choice Voting

4 pm—Awards

Save the Wave,

Suzanne

FROM THE PRESIDENT

The Grand Sport

March 2014

AutoNation Chevrolet Gulf Freeway We want to earn your business

Nothing from our sponsor for March—safe driving and more to come in April!

From Our Sponsor

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From your VeeP

I assume that by now everyone realizes that I am full of little catch phrases or as I prefer “Words to

live by.” Most often used being is, “If you don’t have a Plan B, then you don’t have a Plan A.” Kathie

and I had planned to go see our son who is stationed at the Pentagon and just received orders for Af-

ghanistan and was to deploy on February 20th. We have been wanting to go see DC and John and

family, but not necessarily at that time of the year. Kathie’s sister from New Orleans was scheduled

to come to the Medical Center for testing. Great, she can stay at our house and take care of the dogs

while we are gone, and seeing how she is not on my list of favorite people, I won’t have to be there

while she is. Not so great, we get word the day before the Bandit Run that she will be there that Sun-

day, so everything I thought I had two weeks to do before her arrival I now have to miss the run and

get done in one day. Really not so great the following weekend is the chili cook off and I can hear the

applause for my award winning chili. Wrong, Kathie has rounds that weekend so I have to “make

nice” and am not allowed to hide in my garage. As Jim Colvin says, “Suzanne scares me. But Kathie

scares the Hell out of me.”

Special “Thanks” to Ken Koenig and Marilyn Bakenhus for handling the raffle and auction at the Feb-

ruary meeting, believe they did better without me there. Thanks also to Valerie Hendershot for the

cupcakes I understand she brought, and to those who brought items for the March raffle. Psst – I

love cupcakes. I understand Rick Owen is our first featured Christmas party spot light dancer with his

winning bid for the February auction. Thanks and congratulations, Rick.

See ya at the Meeting

Mike K

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

At the February 17th Board meeting, seven new members were approved for a total of 181.

Please welcome new members:

Tony “Crash” Rose of Friendswood, with an atomic orange 2008 coupe and a pro racing background

Michael and Karen Stone of League City, with a brand new 2014 black Stingray coupe, former members and Stg-at Arms in the 90’s

Bob Karlin and Dana Fisher-Karlin of Jersey Village, with a red 2009 Z06 and a yellow 2010 GS; have joined us on some of Jeb & Lori Jonas’ road trips

John and Kim Swart of Katy, with their Supersonic Blue 2011 GrandSport; have been at our last two meetings and the Chili Cook-off, and are on the cover of the February GrandSport

Learn faces and names in our Shutterfly (https://sanjacintocorvetteclubphotos.shutterfly.com/) photo page -- click on the “SJCC Members” button next to the Home button. (To get an SJCC Shutterfly account, contact Suzanne Ansley at suzvette01@hotmail.com.) If you don’t find your picture, or want a different one, send a photo to Suzanne.

NOTE: To find officers, directors, and chairpersons’ contact info, go to our web page www.sanjacintocorvetteclub.org/ and click on About Us/Officers and Directors.

New membership and late renewals remain at $70 for a single and $90 for a couple. Please make out your check to SJCC and mail to me, or give it to me or an officer. Thanks!

Paul Grout/SJCC Membership

2605 Lakeway Dr

Seabrook TX 77586

paul_grout@live.com

Membership March 2014

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ACTIVITIES

What a beautiful day to drive. It was a little chilly in the morning with a slight breeze and the sun shining. After the drivers and navigators fueled up with high caffeinated drinks they were ready to begin.

With the sparkles of sun rays bouncing off the polished Corvette’s they line up to receive their first desti-nation letter. Walt handed them the wax sealed red envelope to be open only in case of complete disori-entation. Then Walt, Mark, and Paul timed 2 minute interval departures. Jan, Jeri and I were scattered in different directions with the delicious food for the end of each leg.

On the first leg of the race the drivers headed east towards Clear Lake. They enter Ellington Field where the Astronauts train and were given a tour around the “Vomit Comet” In the end they enjoyed hot coffee, doughnuts, kolaches, and other tasty appetizers at Jeri and Mark Veile’s home. Then they were off to the second house.

On the way to the next location the drivers zoomed up and over Kemah’s big bridge and gazed down on the second largest marina in the US. They were directed past a little known park, “The Bayou Wildlife Zoo”, which is worth another drive to spend the day. Then on to Friendswood where Buddha found his head and where many now know what a natatorium is used for. Here they were able to breathe a sigh of relief as they enter a Cupid’s wonderland of hearts, roses and glitz. Some came in with smiles and laugh-er and others came in with “What the H____!!!” But all could enjoy a hot Italian meal with a choice of pastas, vegetables, and hot garlic bread. Unfortunately, some faint of heart were not able to continue the adventure. We missed all of your faces but hope you found your way home without additional mishaps or knock down arguments.

The next leg was to the east for Desserts!!!!. This part of the journey led members past mementos of the Great Space Program, passing NASA and two T-38 astronaut training jets and a mock up of the Space Shuttle before rounding the peaceful Bay Shore park. Onward to South Shore Harbor where members were welcomed by Herb Noakes. They relaxed inside his beautiful home and outside on the serene patio while enjoying loads of sweets; chocolate fondue, scrumptious pineapple upside down cake and so much more. While they were all relaxing Walt, Paul and Mark were crunching numbers to see who had the closest times and most correct answers to the not so easy clues. Jan, Jeri and I were chatting about who was the cutest couple.

And the results were……….

From Val… The Valentine Progressive Lunch Rally…….

ACTIVITIES

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For the closest elapsed time, Jeff and Anne Markwart. They received a hand painted tote bag filled with romantic movies, for her The Notebook, and for him Couple’s Retreat, along with popcorn.

Suzanne Ansley and Marlene Pattillo won the most correctly answered questions. Their last question will be, “How to divide up the goodies?” A bottle of “Ménage a Trois” wine, a crystal wine stopper and box of decadent chocolates awaited them in their hand painted tote bag.

Our third gift went to our cutest couple, Charles and Marcia Ynman. The smiles and cute attitudes they brought into each host’s home and their coordinating outfits added happiness to the day. As they were receiving their gift they both acted as if they just won an Emmy. Their hand painted tote bag was filled with heart shape pasta, heart healthy tomato sauce to be served in the white china pasta bowl with a pasta spoon. Now they have the ingredients for their next romantic meal. It was a close call with Suzanne and Marlene adorned in heart antennas and matching heart socks.

At the end of the day we had 34 attendees with 14 cars. Only a few dared not to run the route, a few we lost along the way and a few needing marriage counselors but I didn’t hear of calls to divorce lawyers so our annual Valentine’s Day Rally has been declared a success!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you again Mark and Jeri Veile, Herb Noakes, Paul and Jan Grout and a non-Corvette member and my dear friend, Diane Stuart. I couldn’t have done this without your help.

Hearts and Bows,

Your activities director,

Valarie Hendershot

The Valentine Progressive Lunch Rally

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March 15 - The 2013 Southwest Region Awards Banquet in Oklahoma City. The dead line for registration has come and gone so I hope you’ve signed up for this party.

SCHOLARSHIPS:

There are three (3) scholarship programs available to SJCC members and their families. Please visit the appropriate websites and review the eligibility requirements.

April 26 – Deadline for the NCCC scholarship application to be submitted. This is the “received by” date. Visit http://www.corvettesnccc.org/scholars_program.html for requirements and application form.

June 15 – Deadline for the NCCC Southwest Region scholarship application to be submitted. Visit http://www.ncccswregion.org/2014/SWR-Scholarship-2014.pdf. This scholarship is for immediate family only.

Aug. 31 – Deadline for the SJCC scholarship application to be submitted. Requirements and application form should be availa-ble on the SJCC website soon.

NCCC:

March 1 – National Newsletter Contest – 1st Issue Due

May 1 – National Website Contest Closes

June 15 – National Newsletter Contest – Final Issue Due

Aug. 25-29 – NCCC Convention in Savannah, GA

Aug. 29 – NCCC Club Newsletter & Website Contest Winners Announced

Check out all the discounts for NCCC members at http://www.corvettesnccc.org. Take advantage of the NCCC discount at par-ticipating Choice Hotels by booking online at http://choicehotels.com. Use the Special Rate ID Code #00800794.

Reminder: We do not have permission to use the 2014 Corvette logo on clothing, our website or newsletter, etc.

FROM THE GOVERNOR

From Governor’s Desk

March 2014

NCCC SOUTHWEST REGION:

Always check the SW Region 2014 schedule as posted at http://www.ncccswregion.org/schedule.html for any changes. Flyers are posted there as they become available. Please note date change and location for SJCC/CMCT 1st Choice Events Oct. 4-5, as well as the addition of a Play Day/Track Day Oct. 3.

Date: 2014 Events: (see below for club abbreviations)

March 15 SW Region Awards Banquet in Oklahoma City

March 16 SWR Governors Meeting

April 6 1st Choice – 7 LS AutoX – TOCC

April 12-13 1st Choice – 14 LS AutoX – CTCC/MCCC - Waco

May 3-4 1st Choice – type events TBD – LCC – location TBD

May 10 Driving School/Track Day (non-sanctioned) at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in OK

May 11-12 1st Choice – 14 HS AutoX – Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in OK

May 17-18 1st Choice – 14 LS AutoX – CTV/CCT/BRCC – location TBD

May 24-25 1st Choice – 7 LS AutoX – OCCC – OK City

1st Choice – Drags at Thunder Valley in Noble, OK

June 7-8 1st Choice – 14 LS AutoX – TVS/SCCC – OK City (Sheriff’s Facility)

June 14-15 1st Choice – type events TBD – BRCC/CCT hosted by CTV – location TBD

Sept. 20-21 1st Choice – 12 LS AutoX – CTV/BRCC - TMS in Ft. Worth

Sept. 20 SWR Governors Meeting – Ft. Worth

Sept. 27-28 1st Choice – 13 LS AutoX – CCOC/SCCC – OKC (Sheriff’s Facility)

Oct. 3 Play Day/Track Day (non-sanctioned) – SJCC – Grand Sport Speedway, Hitchcock, TX

Oct. 4-5 1st Choice – 14 LS AutoX – SJCC/CMCT –Grand Sport Speedway, Hitchcock, TX

Oct. 18-19 1st Choice – AutoX – COAST – OKC (Sheriff’s Facility)

1st Choice – Drags – OCCC – Thunder Valley in Noble, OK

Oct. 25-26 1st Choice – 14 LS AutoX – CTCC/TCCC – Waco

Nov. 1-2 1st Choice – 7 LS AutoX – TV – location TBD

FROM THE GOVERNOR

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Abbreviations of SWR Clubs:

BRCC (Brazos River Corvette Club) Granbury, TX

CCOC (Corvette Club of Oklahoma City)

CCT (Corvette Club of Texas) Dallas, TX

CMCT (Corvette Motorsports Club of Texas) Houston, TX

COAST (Corvette Owners Association of South Texas) San Antonio, TX

CTCC (Cen-Tex Corvette Club) Waco, TX

CTV (Cowtown Vettes) Ft. Worth, TX

ETCC (East Texas Corvette Club) Lufkin, TX

LCC (Longhorn Corvette Club) Austin, TX

MCCC (Mid-Coast Corvette Club) Lake Jackson, TX

NTV (North Texas Vettes) Ft. Worth, TX

OCCC (Oklahoma City Corvette Club)

SJCC (San Jacinto Corvette Club) Houston, TX

SCCC (Sun Cities Corvette Club) Albuquerque, NM

THT (Tin Hall Toys) Santa Fe, TX

TCCC (Texas Competition Corvette Club) McGregor, TX

TOCC (Texas Outlaws Corvette Club) Graham, TX

TV (Tejas Vettes) Plano, TX

TVS (Tulsa Vette Set) Tulsa, OK

OTHER INFO:

Remember to send Paul Grout. SJCC Membership Director, any change in address, phone number, email address, etc. so we can keep the SJCC and NCCC membership databases up-to-date.

Get the most corvette fun through NCCC, the Southwest Region and the San Jacinto Corvette Club and make these your FAVOR-ITES:

http://www.corvettesnccc.org (National Council of Corvette Clubs)

http://www.ncccswregion.org (NCCC Southwest Region)

http://www.sanjacintocorvetteclub.org

Get out and enjoy driving your vette.

Marlene Pattillo

SJCC Governor

FROM THE GOVERNOR

SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB, Inc

Board of Director’s Meeting Minutes for Grand Sport

SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB, INC.

Board of Director’s Meeting Minutes for Grand Sport

January 20, 2014

The Board of Directors of the San Jacinto Corvette Club, Inc. held the monthly meeting at Auto Nation Chevrolet Gulf Freeway,

13800 Gulf Freeway, Houston, Texas 77034. A quorum of the Board was present. President, Suzanne Ansley, called the

meeting to order at 6:55 P. M.

Directors in attendance were Ken Bakenhus, Frank Bobbie, Ginny Pearce, Mark White, Geoff Ansley and Charles Ynman. Officers

present were: Suzanne Ansley, Marcia Ynman, Dana Petroni, Valarie Hendershot, Bill Heede, Marlene Pattillo and Paul Grout.

The Board approved the Board of Director’s Meeting minutes from December, 2013.

Treasurer’s Report: Dana Petroni distributed the Treasurer’s Report to Board Member and announced the club’s monthly

expenses. The Board approved the report and monthly expenses.

Membership: Paul Grout advised that membership remains at 209. Also, the new membership application is now on the SJCC

website.

Activities Report: Valarie Hendershot presented the following activities for Board Approval:

March 15 – Southwest Region Banquet

March 22 – Street and Meet Car Show at Corvette World of Houston

April 18, 19, 20 – Tour de Fleur with Mike Kochanowsky, Chairman

July 12 – SJCC Club Birthday at Geoff and Suzanne Ansley’s house

July 26 – Backyard Bash at Alena & Bill Heede’s house

The Board approved the above activities.

Discussion on Other Activities:

Bob Pattillo introduced options for the First Choice Event to be held on October 4 to 6, 2014. He said that the turnout at the

Police Academy was very small last year, and there may be a better turnout if the event were to be held at the Grandsport

Speedway, which is higher in price. The Board approved a motion to reserve the Police Academy with an $80 non-refundable

deposit and for Bob to continue to negotiate with the Grandsport Speedway on their cost. Bob will present his findings at the

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

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SAN JACINTO CORVETTE CLUB, Inc

Board of Director’s Meeting Minutes for Grand Sport

Discussion on Other Activities:

Bob Pattillo introduced options for the First Choice Event to be held on October 4 to 6, 2014. He said that the turnout at the

Police Academy was very small last year, and there may be a better turnout if the event were to be held at the Grandsport

Speedway, which is higher in price. The Board approved a motion to reserve the Police Academy with an $80 non-refundable

deposit and for Bob to continue to negotiate with the Grandsport Speedway on their cost. Bob will present his findings at the

February Board meeting.

Valarie Hendershot suggested using a one-on one notification system that would send members about upcoming event infor-

mation on their phones.

Valarie Hendershot also suggested that the club consider having the annual awards banquet in January, rather in December.

More venues are available in January than in December and the cost should be lower.

Paul Grout directed everyone’s attention to his Membership Report in the Grand Sport where he wrote about the importance

of greeting each new member personally at meetings and events.

National Corvette Museum Report: Ken Bakenhus discussed the following issues:

The Motor Sports track is still under construction and on schedule and suggested listing all of the caravan participants in the

Grand Sport.

Ken will continue to raise money for the One Acre Fund that needs approximately $3,500 to meet the goal.

News Editor Report: Linda Lee sent out an email to request news items for the Grand Sport.

New Business:

Suzanne Ansley advised the following:

She is in the process of securing committee chairpersons and members who will be responsible for the refreshments at club

meetings.

She would like for the Board to consider implementing term limits for Board Members and requested that at the next meeting,

the Board make suggestions on how to accomplish this.

The 2013 SJCC internal financial audit has been completed and it will be distributed to Board members prior to the February

Board meeting.

Since there was no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 8:12 P.M.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING

The NCM Caravan is up to 51 SJCC participants

SJCC NCM ONE ACRE CLUB UPDATE Thanks to the generosity of all the One Acre Club donors, we are closing in on our goal of $15,000.00. As of 2-17-14, the SJCC One Acre Club fund is at $13,855.00. If you have not contributed yet, please jump in and help SJCC reach our goal, only $1,145.00 to go. Over the next four months we will have various items for sale, auction and always open to a donation to the One Acre Club in any amount. Coins do add up to dollars, at the February membership meeting we received $160.00 in coins I’m sure everyone has heard about the sink hole at the NCM. For those of you that do not receive NCM email updates I have included the following update from Wendell Strode on the sink hole repair progress. From Wendell Strode:

2/17/2014 Update - activity picked up as workers began doing various tasks back in the Sky Dome, including removing some of

the yellow panels. See my previous update from the local TV station. In the meantime, there was a meeting in our conference

room with all the major players.......5 from the construction management firm, 4 from the Geo Tech engineering firm, 2 from the

civil engineering firm, 2 from WKU Center for Cave and Karst Studies, 1 from environmental engineering firm, 1 from Chubb In-

surance, 3 consultants retained by Chubb and 3 from the NCM.

Lots of discussion concerning future plans. While there will always be some decisions made onsite and when executing the

agreed on plan, this is what I understood to be the agreed on plan.

(1) Secure and Stabilize the red spire. Hayward Bacon Inc. the Geo Tech engineering firm will be handling this.

(2) Extract the 3 cars that are on top and appear to be easily accessible.

(3) Secure and stabilize the sinkhole area (various options discussed)

(4) Extract the remaining cars. Please note previous photo from the National Corvette Museum that showed six of the cars.

(5) Begin work on mitigating the entire sinkhole area. This will include exploring the caverns that can be seen in some of the pre-

vious video/photos. At this time, the plan is to remove all the dirt from the sinkhole to allow the WKU Cave/Karst professionals

and others to see the floor and the caverns (some people get excited about going down and into these areas). One observation

that was repeated today and I do not believe I have shared with everyone - for the sinkhole to be 25 - 30 feet deep, then it had to

fall that far........so 'bottom' will be another 25 - 30 feet deep......or approximately 60 feet actual depth.

(6) Finalize plan and implement plan to mitigate the entire sinkhole area.

(7) Finalize plan and then execute plan for repairs to Sky Dome floor.

AMBASSADOR REPORT March 2014

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Keep in mind that this is a layman's understanding and summary of all the discussion and agreements reached from about 7 - 8

hours of talks. Tomorrow I plan to visit with the Construction Manager and confirm this. If different I will share with you in the next

day or two.

Hayward Bacon will have equipment and employees here within two days and will begin (1) above. This will not be an easy task,

but one they are very comfortable doing and I guess this is why they are the # 1 geo tech engineering firm in the world.

In the meantime, several other tasks were agreed on. Cost estimates are being prepared for each of these. While every profession-

al associated with this project feels confident that this sinkhole is an isolated case, a series of drillings, borings and tests will be

completed.

The Sky Dome and the area out back (old PDI and the parking area out back) will become a full fledge construction zone. Tempo-

rary fence will be installed and the Construction Manager will be bringing in a trailer (office). We will have night time security and

there will be times it will be 24 hours. The companies involved with this plan to work 5 10-hour days and 8 hours on Saturday.

We will be renting a warehouse to take the excess cars to as we are crammed tight right now.

Probably no update tomorrow as mostly it is doing what we outlined above. Scripture tells us that God's compassion never

fails.....that they are renewed every morning and great is His faithfulness. His love has been awesome this far on our journey and

knowing He will be with us and His compassion for us will be renewed tomorrow and all other tomorrows gives all of us strength

for the journey.

In the meantime, the public hearing for the Detailed Development Plan for the NCM Motorsports Park is scheduled for 2/20/2014.

This will be with the Planning and Zoning Commission. Our new General Manager has stepped right in and has been quite involved

in every aspect of that. Working with our Construction Manager, Warren County Public Works, and civil engineering company, DDS

Engineering, we believe this should be approved. This DDP will then allow us to apply for building permits for the control tower,

garages and move forward with all our plans that are outlined on www.motorsportspark.org

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Newspaper article: BOWLING GREEN, Ky. (WBKO) -- Construction is well underway at the National Corvette Museum. Red tape is being put up; extra

support is being added to the structure; and side panels are being taken out of the wall to make room for a crane. That crane has

the big task of pulling the cars out of the sinkhole.

Geologists with WKU have been on the scene since the room first collapsed and said since that time, things in the sky dome have

remained relatively calm opening up the door for construction.

"It looks pretty stable. We haven't seen any major movement where the cars are at. There's obviously some type of potential for

some other type of cave or passage under there that it could move into," said WKU Geologist, Jason Polk.

Just to be safe holes are being cut into the floor and filled with concrete at key points to provide extra support for the spire that

sits in the middle of the room. Once that's done a crane will be lowered into the area where pieces of wall have been taken out.

Not only will someone be operating the crane, someone will also be attached to the end of the line to hook up the cars.

"We will have vehicle recovery people that know all of the lifting points and devices to use in the rigging to lift it out properly with-

out causing anymore damage," said Scott, Murphy, & Daniel CEO, Mike Murphy.

The plan is for the wheels to be removed and replaced by bolts that attach the car to the crane for safe removal.

Construction officials add the first two Corvettes that fell inside the hole still haven't been seen. They know they're down there.

They're just not sure if they're buried in soil or if they're sitting on rock. It adds a wrinkle to an already difficult excavation process.

The entire recovery is expected to take two weeks.

http://www.wbko.com/home/headlines/Corvette-Reveals-Plan-To-Remove-Cars-From-Sinkhole-245900821.html?device=phone

San Jacinto Corvette Club

NCM 20th Anniversary Caravan Participants 1/24/2014 Last Name First Name Start Location BG, KY Hotel

Ansley Geoff Birmingham Barren River

Ansley Suzanne Birmingham Barren River

Averitt Mike ? Barren River

Averitt Brent ? Barren River

Bakenhus Ken Houston Barren River

Bakenhus Marilyn Houston Barren River

Bakenhus Robert Houston Barren River

Bakenhus Amy Houston Barren River

Berger Bob Houston Motel 6

Berger Kitty Houston Motel 6

Billington Charles Houston Barren River

Billington Joleen Houston Barren River

Bobbie Frank Houston N/A

Bobbie Paula Houston N/A

Cockrell Bill Birmingham Barren River

Coghill Carol Birmingham Barren River

Fergerson Gilbert Birmingham Barren River

Fergerson Brenda Birmingham Barren River

French Larry Houston Barren River

French Vickie Houston Barren River

Harris Bill Houston Barren River

Zamaitis Patti Houston Barren River

Heede Bill Birmingham Barren River

Heede Alena Birmingham Barren River

Holden Chuck Birmingham Barren River

Holden Jill Birmingham Barren River

Johnson Bob Houston Barren River

Johnson Sandy Houston Barren River

Kappel John Houston Motel 6 & Barren R.

Kappel Ilene Houston Motel 6 & Barren R.

Knowles Guy Birmingham Barren River

Knowles Peta Birmingham Barren River

Knowles Rolly Birmingham Barren River

Knowles Taylah Birmingham Barren River

Mellen Frank Houston Barren River

Mellen Bernice Houston Barren River

Pattillo Bob Birmingham Barren River

Pattillo Marlene Birmingham Barren River

Pearce Chip Houston Barren River

Pearce Ginny Houston Barren River

Pfau Joe Houston Barren River

Pfau Lisa Houston Barren River

Spaziani Mike Houston Barren River

McGinnis Jeanne Houston Barren River

Webber Larry Houston Barren River

Ynman Charles Houston Barren River

Ynman Marcia Houston Barren River

Hernandez Thomas-Toast ? ?

The Lodge is located 21 miles from the NCM Barren River Lake State Resort Park 270-646-8151 1149 State Park Road, Lucas, KY 42156 Lodge Rooms $89.95 + tax August 27, 28, 29 & 30, 2014

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Now, back to the One Acre Club fund raising, I still have a few of the Commemorative Flint, Michigan bricks

with a 2014 Corvette on top. Each brick is an authentic numbered brick from the original 1953 Corvette as-

sembly plant in Flint, Michigan. The brick will come with a certificate of authenticity. All you have to do to

obtain one of these bricks is to donate a minimum $200 to the One Acre Club. Now for those that have previ-

ously contributed, don’t fret, your previous donation

can be applied toward the $200. Please note, the Cor-

vette is a 1:24 scale model, but the brick is actual brick

size.

I will also have a few 2014 dealer brochures for sale at

$20 each. These brochures are full color and cram

packed with many pictures that will have you wanting

to run to your nearest Corvette dealer, of course that

would be our club sponsor, AutoNation on the Gulf

Freeway.

In the March membership meeting we will be auctioning this beauti-

ful 75”X92” quilt donated by Denise & Mike Munoz. All proceeds will

go toward the SJCC One Acre Club. The quilt will be on display at the

February & March membership meetings.

For One Acre Club donations, please make checks payable to National

Corvette Museum or NCM and forward them to me at a meeting or

by mail. I will send the checks to the proper person at the NCM to

ensure the donations are credited to the SJCC

Any amount is appreciated, bring your donation to the club meetings or mail your donation to:

Ken Bakenhus

3609 Pinemont Dr.

Houston, Texas 77018

Save the Wave

See you at the March meeting

Ken

NCM One Acre Club

Lets see how fast we can make this thermometer pop its top!

Ken

Bakenhus

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The “One Acre Club” is a program for individuals or groups to

assist the NCM in funding the purchase of land to develop the

Motorsports Park.

In order to maintain an accurate record of the contributions

please make checks out to NCM (National Corvette Museum)

and mail to Ken Bakenhus, 3609 Pinemont Dr., Houston, TX

77018 or hand deliver the donations at activities or meetings.

We will update the thermometer regularly to keep up with the

progress of the clubs goal of $15,000 for the National Corvette

Museum’s One Acre Club.

For more details on the One Acre Club contact Ken Bakenhus

and/or checkout the website at

http://www.motorsportspark.org

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY:MARCH

T.O.M.————-———————————————— ———-- Rich Borremans

Golden Armadillo ———————————————-———– Tim Mattingly

Why me, Lord? ——–——————–——————————–- Walt Hendershot

Hero Driver ———–—————————————————– Charles Ynman

“I’ll Never Do That Again!” ——–——————-–—————– Charles Ynman

Michael Kochanowsky

Kenneth Mantooth

Dee Murray

Beverly Nelson

Kenny Sibley

John Swart

Jeri Veile

Mike Averitt

Adam Beaty

Danny Beaty

Micki Baker

Jose Henriquez

Valarie Hendershot

Kathy Kirk

ANNIVERSARIES: MARCH

AND THE WINNER IS…….

5 years: Burnette Dowler

20 years: Lisa & Joe Pfau

MARCH

March 7 SJCC Club Meeting Mattingly’s 7pm

March 15 2013 SW Region Awards Banquet Oklahoma

March 17 SJCC Board Meeting AutoNation 7pm

March 22 Street Meet @ Corvette World of Houston 10am

March 29 LaGrange Car Run

March 30 Sam Houston Corvette Club Car Show

APRIL

April 4 SJCC Club Meeting Mattingly’s 7pm

April 5 COCH Car Show Sugarland Town Square

April 12 Space City Car Show

April 18-20 The Tour de Fluer

April 21 SJCC Board Meeting Auto Nation 7pm

April 26 58th Annual Sylvan Beach Festival 2014

MAY

May 2 SJCC Club Meeting Mattingly’s 7pm

May 3 NAACC Car Show

May 17 Kemah Car Show

May 19 SJCC Board Meeting Auto Nation 7pm

JULY

July 12 SJCC Birthday Party

July 26 SJCC Backyard Party

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS (be sure to check out the web site: www.sanjacintocorvetteclub.org

and related flyers included in this GrandSport edition))

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Valentine Progressive Lunch Rally

LaGrange Car Run Saturday, March 29th

The members of San Jacinto Corvette Club have been invited to visit John Burk-land’s fantastic automobile collection in LaGrange. John will have over 1 40 of the finest cars ever built on display for us to enjoy. If you have not seen his collection, you are in for a real treat - he just added 10 more from the Barrett-Jackson auction. And, to top it off, he is also providing lunch for us!

We will meet at the Exxon station, exit 723 on I-10 W, at 9:00 AM and head out around 9:15AM. It is a fun drive to LaGrange and Gordon will lead the way in his new C7.

All you need to bring is an empty bladder, empty stomach and a full tank of gas. Also, bring your CB radio if you have one.

Since John is feeding us, we will need a head count by March 25th.

Please RSVP to Gordon or Chip.

Gordon Bisel at glbisel@comcast.net

Chip Pearce at cpearce19@yahoo.com

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Tour de Fleur – Part Seventeen “The quest for the flower continues…”

Well it is about time to saddle up and head to the Hill Country. Seems hard to believe that this will be seventeenth year, and I still have as much fun as I did in year one. Easter falls later this year so the flower viewing might not be as profuse as in years past. All we can do is hope that the cold winter has held the flowers back. We have a new account manager at the hotel and she was crying about our pricing but after much haggling I got her to agree to only a $10 night increase. Not know which route we will take to get to Fredericksburg, or where we will be stopping for lunch. As of yet do not even where we will wander to Saturday morning, but I can tell you it will have some quaint and interesting spot for lunch. There is a flyer in the Grand Sport so check it out, call in your reservations and stay tuned for further details. Senior Cruz Master Mike K

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Tour de Fleur – Part Seventeen “The quest for the flower continues…”

-or

“Hey – Was that a Blue Bonnets”

April 18-20, 2014 Host Hotel

Fredericksburg Inn & Suites

Phone: 830.997.0202

Room Rate: $139.00 plus tax (either 2 queens or 1 king)

Note: Rooms will be released 4/4/14

Friday – April 18, 2014 Meet

County Line Restaurant & Shell Station

Intersection Hwy 290/FM 362

Driver’s Meeting 9:00 am, depart 9:15 am (west bound Hwy 290, Channel 15)

Bring a full gas tank, empty bladder, and CB Radio

– Lunch -

To Be Announced

Dinner Enjoy the local eateries

Party by the pool

Saturday – April 19, 2014 Saturday Morning

OPTION 1

Driver’s Meeting

9:30 am We will take some scenic Hill Country roads to enjoy the flowers (?), some spirited

driving, a n d visit a local establishment along the route for lunch.

OPTION 2

???????? Shopping or do what you want ???????

Saturday Night

Dinner @ 7:00 pm To be announced

Live Local Evening Entertainment - (with special guest star(s))

Sunday – April 20, 2014 Aspirin, breakfast and return to Houston

Questions

Mike Kochanowsky – mikek307@sbcglobal.net

SYLVAN BEACH PARADE

Meet: LaPorte High School located at 301 E Fairmont Parkway, LaPorte, Texas

Time: 9:00 a.m. SHARP! Parade begins at 10:00 a.m.

After the parade, we will meet for lunch.

April 26, 2014

58th Annual Sylvan Beach Festival 2014! The festival will kick off with a parade which will begin at 10:00am. The parade will start on the

corner of Fairmont Parkway and Broadway.

Activities at the park begin immediately following the parade with many exciting things to enjoy

including live entertainment, food, arts & crafts booths, cook-off, a carnival, pageant, and much

more.

Always an exciting event, this year’s Miss Sylvan Beach will be crowned on stage at the Park.

Admission is $5 from 9:00am-5:00pm and $10 after 5:00pm, $2 for senior citizens, and free for

children 10 and under accompanied by an adult.

For More information contact: Edwin Woods

281-482-3025

WoodsEdwin@aol.com

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REGISTRATION FORM San Jacinto Corvette Club

10th Annual Kemah Car Show Saturday, May 17, 2014

Please print clearly

Name: ______________________________________________________

Address: ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­_____________________________________________________

City: ______________________________________ State: ___________ Zip: ­­­­­­­­­­_________

Phone No.: _________________________

E-mail address: _____________________________________________ (REQUIRED)

Club Affiliation: _____________________________________________

100% of your donation will go to Kidz Harbor in Liverpool, TX

CORVETTE Entry Fee per Vehicle: $45.00 before 4/17 $55.00 after 4/17 (Hospitality suite available all day for registered par-ticipants.)

Year: ______ Color: ____________________________

“X” all that apply: COUPE ___ CONVERTIBLE ___ Grand Sport ___ $ ______

Z06 ___ ZR-1 ____ Modified ___

Additional Donation to Kidz Harbor $ ______ Check Total: $ ______

MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYBLE TO: Kidz Harbor Please note display rules: No tire dressings allowed in display area. Drip pan under any car that drips. No external display items. All “accessories” must be displayed inside the vehicle. Sponsors have requested that all beverages be purchased on site. I understand that the San Jacinto Corvette Club and its members, the Kemah Boardwalk, restaurants and the show sponsors are not responsible for loss or injury to me or my property. I expressly release them and the promoters from any liability for such loss or inju-ry. I agree to provide and pay for my own insurance.

Signed: ______________________________________________________ Dated: ______________________ Send check and completed entry form to: San Jacinto Corvette Club Questions or concerns, please contact: c/o Larry Webber Larry Webber (281) 499 – 5541 P. O. Box 825 kemahvettes-2014@yahoo.com Missouri City, TX 77459 Charles G. Ynman (713) 419 – 5330 cynman7672@aol.com

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FOR SALE

2009 GMC Sierra 1500, Texas Special Edition,

(dechromed), white over tan/black leather, 52k miles,

5.3 V8, perfect shape, bought new as left over in 2010,

still has remainder of 5yr, 100,000 mile factory warran-

tee on drive train. bucket seats, center consol, light tint

on windows, religious on synthetics, fiberglass bed cov-

er, bluetooth, sunroof, rare vintage Torque Thrust

wheels with slightly over sized Bridgestones, 2 inch lift

utilizing original springs used to assure comfy ride, must

see and drive, none finer. Completely stock mechanical-

ly and never abused. Moving on to a heavy duty 3/4 ton

truck. After market rear sway bar, makes truck handle

great! $20k chuck, 832-640-7006

Complete set of GM Z06 wheels with Tire pressure sen-

sors and set of Hoosiers, good enough for 2 track days.

Now's the time guys, these wheels fit all C6 Z06 and

Grand Sports, try real grip real cheap! $1,300, chuck

832-640-7006.

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2014 CHARITIES

BUSY year with lots of ways to help others!!

Toiletry items

Pop Tabs

Wine Corks

Lays Brand Chip Bags

Mars Brand Candy Wrappers

Newspapers

Toiletry items and pop tabs benefit Ronald McDonald House.

Corks, chip and candy wrappers are recycled through Terra Cycle and money donated to

Kidz Harbor. Newspapers benefit Houston Humane Society.

Bring the items to SJCC club meetings and they

will be collected each month.

Mars and Lays brand wrappers/bags include:

Skittles Starburst M and M’s Sun Chip

Twix Snickers Dove Fritos

Mars Lays Doritos Tostitos

Cheetos

The Grand Sport is a monthly publication of SJCC solely for the purpose of reporting club news and other items of interest to the membership. The Grand Sport welcomes articles from the membership. Some articles may be edited before publication. When submitting articles, electronic means (email, diskettes, etc.) is recommended and preferred. Calibri text, Rich Text, HTML, MS Word, Excel, etc. are recommended.

SJCC members receive The Grand Sport by email each month without charge.

Non-members may subscribe for $20 per year by email. Contact the editor.

San Jacinto Corvette Club, Inc. (SJCC), established in 1957, is an

organization of Corvette enthusiasts and their spouses. SJCC is a

member of the National Council of Corvette Clubs, Southwest Re-

gion. SJCC monthly club meetings are held on the first Fri-

day of each month, except December, at Mattingly Enterpris-

es, 9426 Katy Freeway, Building #8, Houston, Texas 77050

at 8 p.m. Visitors are welcome. SJCC Board of Directors meetings

are held the third Monday of each month at AutoNation Chevrolet

Gulf Freeway, Houston, TX at 7 p.m. Yearly membership dues are

required. Annual dues are $70 for a single membership and $90 for

joint membership.

Advertising

Advertising rates (semi-annually/annually) for 2012 are:

Full Page $100/$120 Quarter Page $60/$80

Half Page $80/$100 Business Card $45/$60

Trade Fair: $30/3 mos.; $45/6 mos.; $60/year

Corvette-related items for sale by club members may be included in the newsletter free of charge, on a space available basis. Please submit ads in writing. Ads by non-club members are billed at the Business

Card rate above. Contact Linda Lee at 281-533-9916 or email at

mrsdejablu@att.net

Business Tagline or Motto

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Club, Inc.

P.O. BOX 13992

Houston, Texas 77219

Phone: 281-444-0749

Fax: 713-615-5863

http://www.sanjacinto

Corvetteclub.org