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1 Volume 52 - Issue 12 December, 2018 Air Capital Corvette Club Newsletter Message from the Prez... December dates to remember 12/21 Winter Solstice 12/24 Christmas Eve 12/25 Christmas Day Birth Signs: 12/31 New Year's Eve Birthstone: Turquoise, Tanzanite, Topaz & Zircon Flower: Narcissus & Holly We started last month off with the fabulous Annual Turkey Dinner in Yoder hosted by Linda P. from SWCC who is so gracious to invite all 3 Wichita Corvette Clubs to join in the fun. Ron Boswell led us to our own private parking lot across the street from the Church. We filled up that empty lot and it was a beautiful site to see all the Corvettes parked together. The dinner is one of the best attended all year and it doesn't disappoint with turkey and all of the fixins. If you stuck around long enough you were able to purchase a pie to take home and enjoy. Unfortunately the Veteran's Day Parade was cancelled due to bad weather this year. Many of us were looking forward to it, but I know that David Dennis will keep us in mind for next year and we hope the weather cooperates then. We have a lot to be grateful for this year; 1) We have a new E-Board. Please help me give them a warm welcome at the December meeting. 2) We finally have a beautiful new logo for our club T-shirts. The order forms will be coming soon. 3) Kent is working hard, so we can pay online soon. If you haven't been to a meeting lately look at what you have been missing. We look forward to seeing everyone at the Christmas Party on December 8th! Don't forget to bring a dish to pass, a wrapped gift and cash to bid for the gift you really want to steal. Details to come at the December meeting. Continued on Page 2 Page 1

2 December, 2018 Volume 52 - Issue 12 Air Capital Corvette Club Officers: President: Deb Schmitz Vice President: Mike Blackburn Secretary: Marc Haynes Treasurer: Jay Shore Officer at Large: Andy Michael Events Chairman: Victor Cooper Newsletter Editor: Kent Michael ACCC s Web Page: Continued From Page 1 This is my last President's message to the club. I want to say a big THANK YOU for your kind words of encouragement and support through my 2 year term. I have really enjoyed my 4 years on the E-Board and I have learned a lot as well. This is a great club with many benefits! Most of all the friends we have made. I know you will enjoy the new E-Board. As always, if you have any ideas for club events or places to go please share them with any E-Board member. Looking forward to seeing you at the next club meeting on December 5th at Davis Moore Chevrolet at 6:45 pm. Deb Schmitz, ACCC Lame Duck President Saturday, December 8th Christmas Party Sunflower building, Just Inside the 13th St. Entrance to the Sedgwick County Park Hosted By: The ACCC Party Starts At 6:00pm Page 2

3 Volume 52 - Issue 12 December, 2018 Minutes from the November 7, 2018 ACCC Meeting Called to order by President Deb Schmitz at 6:45pm at Davis-Moore Chevrolet Roll call by registration Introduction of new members and guests. Guest David Dowty, pledging to become new member. Minutes from previous meeting: Motion to approve by Preston Hughes, 2nd by Mary Mehl. Passed with some opposition Secretary, Marc Haynes: Mike McKee still in Sandpiper Bay, Jay shore recovering from surgery Dave Armstrong recovering from surgery Kerry Unrein wife recovering from surgery Vice President Mike Blackburn: Club s memberships in good standing, 100 (173 including family members) 2019 Renewals 17; due thru December to avoid $5 late fee T-shirt art contest. 4 designs presented to attending members for vote. Wichita Flag design presented by Art Warren is the chosen winner. Merchandise will be made available soon. Car for Charity show is in January. Rules will only permit car clubs of specific make/models to enter 12 cars together as a single entry. Corvette clubs in Wichita have decided enter individually if at all. A coordinator is need for an ACCC entry if there is any interest. Mike also updated members on Corvette Caravan to celebrate 25 anniversary of Corvette Museum. Treasurer, Jay Shore: Financial account balance $1, A written report is on file. Officer at Large, Andy Michael: Top 4 points (no names). 550, 410, 410, 390 Events Chairman, Victor Cooper: Rundown of upcoming Club events. Dave Dennis is coordinating Veterans Day parade, Saturday November 10, 11am. Club staging is at Elm and Main. Looking for convertibles for special assignment. Show and shine at Waterwalk immediately following parade with several patriotic programs scheduled. Food vendors will also be on site. ACCC Christmas Party is December 8, 6pm; Sunflower building at Sedgwick County Park. Betty Henderson will be coordinating the decorating around 3 if anyone would like to help. If anyone is interested in coordinating a bowling night in Newton, contact Monte Rains. Newsletter, Kent Michael: Kent is developing a system to allow credit card payments directly to the club. Old Business: Recap of the past Drive and Eat events. Good times had by all and good eats. Cindy Dykes asked for input on Eureka Springs event if there are any suggestions. She sits on the event s Board, they meet in January. Travis Pearson attended the Texas mile event and gave a detailed rundown of his performance and experience there. He spoke of several amazing cars, including an extremely modified Ford GT developing 3,000 hp. Awesome account of the event and an impressive run for himself. New Business: New Officer Elections. Current officers leaving the Board are President Deb Schmidtz, Treasurer Jay Shore, and Events Chairman Victor Cooper. A big THANKS, to them for their service to the Club. There were no nominations from the floor, and Gene Brown declined his nomination leaving only 3 nominees. The new officers were elected by acclamation and will be serving a two-year term beginning in January, New officers are Linda Smith, Charles Timmons, and Nicholas Thorp. Sale items: Gene Diller has interior parts for sale, aluminum small block Corvette valve covers, and 76 clam shell seats Terry Menard has a red 64 Stingray for sale. Art Warren has C6 narrow body bra After Meeting Dinner: Show of hands for the after-meeting dinner and free pie at Village Inn. 50/50 Pot Winner: Joe Elliott $32.00 Door Prize Winner: Jackie and Dennis Thomas Meeting adjourned at 7:30 Next Meeting: December 5, 2018, 6:45pm at Davis-Moore Chevrolet. Respectfully submitted, Marc Haynes, Secretary Page 3

4 December, 2018 Volume 52 - Issue Officers Mike Blackburn President The President shall assume the duties of chief executive of the Club, and as such shall preside over all meetings, activities and functions of the Club. The President is held accountable to both the Executive Board and the general membership in all decisions. The President shall appoint committee chairmen as required. Charles Timmons Vice-President The Vice-President shall be responsible for the proper maintenance of Club business. The Vice-President will maintain all membership records and report to the President on any and all Club duties not specifically assigned to others. The Vice-President shall preside in the absence of the President. Mark Haynes Secretary The Secretary shall be responsible for the recording of minutes of all Club meetings and functions and correspondence with Club members, other clubs and Club business associates. Linda Smith Treasurer The Treasurer shall receive and disperse all monies as directed by the Executive Board and the general membership. The Treasurer shall be accountable for an accurate reporting of the Club's financial position and business. Andy Michael Officer-at-Large The Officer-at-Large shall be responsible for the presentation of general business to the Executive Board. The Officer-at-Large shall keep an accurate record of attendance and other factors pertaining to the presentation of awards to the general membership. The Officer-at-Large shall be available to perform other duties as directed by the President. Nicholas Thorp Events Chairman The Events Chairman shall be responsible for scheduling and maintenance of all Club activities and/or events. The Events Chairman shall be responsible for all matters pertaining to the National and/or Regional affiliated organization (If applicable). ACCC Dues Reminder If you have not yet renewed your ACCC membership for 2019, this is a friendly reminder that membership dues are payable on September 1st, and are considered delinquent after December 31st. To insure the financial integrity of your Corvette Club, we ask that you please take time to: Complete an updated Membership Form ( Either bring it to the next meeting of The (Wednesday, December 5th) or mail it to: P.O. Box 813 Wichita, KS Along with your $25.00 check made payable to: Air Capital Corvette Club. We have had a fun year so far with even more great things coming up next year. Page 4

5 Volume 52 - Issue 12 December, 2018 Saturday December 8th. Merry Christmas!!! It is time for our annual Christmas feast. Saturday evening, Dec. 8th. This year, we will be in the Sunflower building at the Sedgwick County Park which is between 21st North and 13th North just west of the big ditch. It is very close to the 13th street entrance to the park (see map on next page). We have the building from 8am to 10pm. Betty Henderson and her gang of loyal helpers will probably be there by 2PM and could use any other volunteers who are willing to help set up. We can use all the help that is cheerfully offered. Party Starts At 6pm and dinner will start at 6:30pm sharp so we can get through the gift exchange before it is time to clean up. Meat, coffee, tea, and table service will be provided. If you want a different type of drink, bring your own. Your obligation is to bring one dish, which could be salad, starch, deviled eggs, desert, whatever you wish to provide. We want everyone to go home stuffed. There will be a white elephant gift exchange. Each person is to bring one wrapped present. This could be a model car, Corvette calendar, something pretty, a hubcap, old starter, or a jar of navel lint. Gifts should be less than $15 down to worthless. Using the same rules as last year. You open a gift and if you want to keep it, you throw in $5 for the Lord s Diner fund. If you don t want to keep it, the gift will go up for auction starting at $1. The winning bidder either gives their gift or number to the original gift opener. And round and round we go. I will explain better as we get into the gift exchange when you can see the auction in action. Rules for the gift exchange after the Christmas feast. All donations (forced or otherwise) will go to the Lord s Diner. Two possibilities: Person-A opens a gift. Person-A absolutely loves the gift (or doesn t want to get screwed with a worse gift) and wants to keep it. Person-A immediately gives $5 to the Lord s Diner fund. Nobody else can later claim that gift. Person-A doesn t want to pay the $5 to keep the gift. The gift is now in play. We will immediately start an auction at $1 with $1 increments. The high bidder, Person-B, gets the gift and it is theirs to keep. Nobody can later claim it. If the Person-B has already received a gift, Person-B will give the gift to Person-A. Person-A again has the option of paying the $5 or throwing it back into play. And round and round it goes until all gifts are opened. Person-A is eligible to bid on later gifts. You can bid on gifts even if you haven t already received a gift. In that case, Person-A will open another gift. Page 5

6 December, 2018 Volume 52 - Issue 12 Minutes from the November 20, 2018 ACCC E-Board Meeting Called to order by President: Deb Schmitz at 6:45 at Kent s shop Roll call: All current officers present plus newly elected officers; Charlie Timmons, Linda Smith, and Nicholas Thorp Secretary: Marc Haynes Mike McKee will be moving to permanent room at Sandpiper. Entertainment for the Awards Banquet has been arranged. Cathead for 2 hours and meal, $150 Vice President: Mike Blackburn: 100 current members. One new membership Mark & Roxie Julius, drive a white 2001 Corvette. Report and discussion on new Club logo, availability and ordering of products, modifications to approved design. Charlie Timmons will be taking over as Vice President for Treasurer: Jay Shore Bank balance $ ($300 deposit check deducted for building rentals). Sunflower building shelter reservations for July 3, 2019, and December 7, Jay will refund money and checks to members for outstanding T-shirt orders. Linda Smith will be taking over as Treasurer for Officer at Large: Andy Michael Leaders of participation points for the Club are 1st Broton, 2nd Michael & Hanschu, 4th Hughes Andy will take care of the awards for the Club Banquet. Events Chairman: Victor Cooper Christmas Party December 8, 2018, 6pm, at the Sunflower building, Sedgwick County Park. Betty Henderson and Marsha Battaglear will be decorating beginning 3-4pm. Help is appreciated. The Board voted to take necessary action to have the 2020 Awards Banquet at the Petroleum Club. Nicholas Thorp will be taking over as Events Chairman for Newsletter: Kent Michael: The ability to make payments to the Club by credit card is in the very near future. This will be available online and by chip or swipe of a card. Old Business: Darlene and Art Warren recognized as T-shirt logo design winners. Honorable mention for the 2nd and 3rd place winners. New Business: Deb Schmitz New officer appointments: Mike Blackburn will be taking over as Club President for Vice President is Charlie Timmons. Secretary is Marc Haynes Treasurer is Linda Smith. Events Chairman is Nicholas Thorp. ACCC Dinner is Here Officer At Large is Andy Michael. Board Meeting dates have been changed for convenience to the third Tuesday of each month. Meeting adjourned: 8pm. Next Board Meeting: January 15, 2019, 6:45pm at Kent s shop. Respectfully submitted, Marc Haynes, Secretary Page 6

7 Volume 52 - Issue 12 December, 2018 December 5 January 2 January 5 January 11 January February 6 February 9 February March 6 March 9 March 8-9 April 3 April 6 April 6 April April May 1 May 4 May 11 May May ACCC January Drive and Eat Hosted by: ACCC Awards Banquet, Petroleum Club, Wichita, Cars for Charities Rod & Custom Car Show, Centry II, Wichita, ACCC February Drive and Eat, Mosley Street Melodrama, Hosted by: Doug & Mary Mehl. Darryl Starbird's Rod & Custom Car Show, Tulsa, Oklahoma. ACCC March Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Dale & Barb Brotton. Sunflower Swap Meet, Century II, Wichita, ACCC April Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Corvettes of Enid 26th Annual Corvette Expo, Chisholm Trail Expo Center, Enid, Oklahoma. Hot Springs Corvette Weekend, Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, Arkansas Michelin NCM Bash, National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky. ACCC May Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Gene & Marcene Brown. A.C.C.C.All Corvette Show, Wichita, C4 National Corvette Museum, National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky. 29th Annual Lone Star Corvette Classic, Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas Schedule of Events December Schedule of Events June 5 June 8 June 1 June July 3 July 6 July August 4 August 7 August August September 4 September 7 October 2 October 4-6 October 11 November 6 November 9 December 4 December 7 ACCC Christmas Party, Sunflower House, Sedgwick County Park, Wichita, ACCC June Drive and Eat, Hosted by: NCRS Midway USA All Corvette Show. Davis Moore Chevrolet. Wichita, Bloomington Gold Corvettes, Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis,Indiana ACCC July Drive and Eat, Hosted by:???????? Black Hills Corvette Classic, Spearfish, South Dakota. ACCC August Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Corvettes at Carlisle, Carlisle, Pennsylvania Caravan & NCM 25th Anniversary Celebration, National Corvette Museum, Bowling Green, Kentucky. ACCC September Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Andy & Jess Michael. Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. ACCC October Drive and Eat, Hosted by: ACCC November Drive and Eat, Hosted by: ACCC Christmas Party. Page 7

8 Wichita, Kansas Membership dues for ACCC are $30.00 for new members and $25.00 for renewals. Dues paid by a new member joining after July 31st will apply for the remainder of the year as well as the next year. For renewing members, dues are due and payable on September 1st and are delinquent after December 31st. If dues are not received by December 31st, renewal will be the same amount as a new member ($30.00). ACCC requires all members to be at least 18 years of age and hold a current valid driver's license. Please fill out this form and bring it to the next meeting of The or mail to: P.O. Box 813 Wichita, KS Checks should be made payable to: New Membership Renewal Name: (Last) (First) (Initial) Address: Home Phone: ( ) - Cell/Mobile Phone: ( ) - (City) (State) (Zip) Address: Date of Birth: / / Do you have a current valid driver's license? Yes No State Issued: Place of Employment/Occupation: Spouse: Name: (Last) (First) (Initial) Address: Cell/Mobile Phone: ( ) - Do you have a current valid driver's license? Yes No State Issued: Date of Birth: / / Place of Employment/Occupation: Year(s), Type and Colors of Corvette(s) Currently Owned: Members Signature: Spouse Signature: Date / / Payment: Date Paid: Amount Paid: Cash: Check: Check: #

9 Volume 52 - Issue 12 December, 2018 December Birthdays Grover, Phyllis - 5th Bailey, Glen - 8th Cain, Rick - 13th Haynes, Sheryl - 15th Michael, Andy - 15th Michael, Jess - 16th Titterington, William - 18th Mehl, Doug - 19th Riggs, Steve - 20th Warren, Art - 22nd Thelman, Rick - 23rd Dennis, David - 26th Pearson, Travis - 26th Thomas, Jacqueline - 27th Bosley, Eric - 30th Page 9

10 P.O. Box 813 Wichita, Kansas December, 2018 Newsletter Next Meeting Wednesday, December 5th, :45 P.M. Davis-Moore Chevrolet 8200 W. Kellogg Drive Wichita, KS The meetings are held at 6:45 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month at Davis-Moore Chevrolet, 8200 W. Kellogg Drive, Wichita, Kansas unless otherwise stated. The Newsletter is published monthly for the members of the Air Capital Corvette Club and other Car Clubs who wish to share newsletters or information with our club.