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THE CHEVROLETTER
May
2017 Vol. 43, Issue 5
2017
BOARD OFFICERS
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President:
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Vice
President:
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Secretary:
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Treasurer:
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Public
Relations:
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2017 Adjunct
Officers
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Membership
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Newsletter
Editor
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Web
Master
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Date
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Time
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Meeting/Event
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Chairperson/Contact
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Location
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01/07
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7:00pm
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January
Meeting |
Clay
Hagen |
Davanni's,
Plymouth |
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02/04
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7:00pm
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February
Meeting |
Lyle
& Jerene |
Dehn’s
Country Manor |
03/04
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7:00pm
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March
Meeting |
Marge
& Jeff |
The
Patty Wagon, S. Minneapolis |
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04/01
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7:00pm
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April
Meeting |
Ted
H. |
Casper’s,
Eagan |
05/06
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7:00pm
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May
Meeting |
Norm
Riska |
Cam's,
Brooklyn Park |
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06/03
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3:30pm
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June Meeting/Dam Days |
Steve
& Laurie |
Morristown
- Ballpark |
07/01
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7:00pm
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July
Meeting |
Dick
& Laurie |
Dangerfield’s,
Shakopee |
08/05
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1:00pm
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August
Meeting/Picnic |
Bob
& Shelly, Don & Carolea |
Eveland Family Farm, Andover |
09/09
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7:00pm
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September
Meeting |
Marge
& Jeff |
Patty
Wagon, S. Mpls. |
10/07
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7:00pm
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October
Meeting |
Judy
& Bill M. |
Frankie’s,
New Hope |
11/04
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7:00pm
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November
Meeting |
Tom
& Shelly L. |
TBD |
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12/02
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7:00pm
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Annual
Awards Banquet |
Marge |
Richfield
VFW, Richfield |
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Indicates
"Poker Event" date - don't forget to draw your card
from Don |
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2017 Event Dates
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Date
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Time
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Meeting/Event
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Chairperson/Contact
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Location
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02/19
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9am-1pm
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Swap
Meet |
Bob
& Shelly |
Luther
Brookdale Chevrolet |
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04/08-09
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GSTA
Show |
Chopper
& Clem |
Minnesota
State Fairgrounds |
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05/17
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Car
Cruise Night |
Don
N. & Lavon B |
The
Lookout, Maple Grove |
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06/03
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10am-3pm
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Dam
Days Car Show
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Steve
Nordmeier
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Morristown,
MN
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06/21
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Car
Cruise Night |
Don
N. & Lavon B |
The
Lookout, Maple Grove |
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06/23-25
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Back
to the 50's
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Everybody
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Space
Needle-MN Fairgrounds
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07/19
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Car
Cruise Night |
Don
N. & Lavon B |
The
Lookout, Maple Grove |
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08/19
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7pm-10pm
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Sweet
Summer Nights |
Everyone |
Luther
Brookdale Chevrolet |
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08/16
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Car
Cruise Night |
Don
N. & Lavon B |
The
Lookout, Maple Grove |
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09/02
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12-3pm
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Lookout
Trophy Car Show |
Don
N. & Lavon B |
The
Lookout, Maple Grove |
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09/20
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Car
Cruise Night |
Don
N. & Lavon B |
The
Lookout, Maple Grove |
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10/??
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Apple
Run |
Available |
TBD |
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10/18
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Car
Cruise Night |
Don
N. & Lavon B |
The
Lookout, Maple Grove |
May
6th Meeting & Directions
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Cam’s,
8517 63rd Ave N, Brooklyn Park, MN 55428
Eat at 5 PM, Meeting at 7 PM
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Spring Greetings!
First off, thanks to Ted H. for arranging the meeting
room at Casper’s. Also thanks to the members who
attended the meeting.
I noticed Norm
drove his ‘56 Chev. I am not sure if spring has arrived
yet but I’ve been fighting the bug to start prepping
my yard and gardens. I’ve seen several motorcycles,
hot rods and classics on the roads already. I can only
assume most of you members have started dusting off your
vehicles, getting the batteries installed, and taking
care of any finishing touches.
At the April
meeting I sold one t-shirt and had one denim shirt returned.
The denim shirt in question fit our club member in the
arms and shoulders but the body of the shirt was way too
short so it ended up looking like a long-sleeved tank
top. “Too bad, so sad”—not a great visual
knowing how some of our members tend to be a bit broad
around the belly like me.
Thank you goes
to Jim and Lavon B. for allowing the club trailer to be
parked at their place. Jim must have a problem patch of
lawn he doesn’t want to deal with.
It’s official…another
GSTA show is in the record books and what an incredible
display CLEM and Chopper put together. Many, many
folks stopped to comment on the two beautiful Corvettes
and even more complimented the display, the back-drop,
the photos, stands, Burma-Shave signs and how well everything
fit together. If you missed the show, you missed a great
set-up, display, and cars.
Both Corvettes
were built by Chopper and each won trophies in their classes.
The 1957 Corvette is owned by Sheldon H. and the 1960
is owned by Chopper. Special thanks to Chopper for working
day and night for weeks to have his car ready for the
show. Thanks also to his wife, Julie, who kept Chopper
caffeinated and fed during the push to complete his car.
At the same time CLEM was getting the display parts made
and collected. The result was “WOW”! Please
thank members CLEM and Chopper when you see them for all
their work, skills, and imagination. Thanks also to the
members who helped with set-up, tear-down, and manning
the table during the show.
The May meeting
will be at Cam’s hosted by NORM. I’ll see you
folks on the 6th.
Dan
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Minutes
From The Meeting On April 1st, 2017
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President:
Dan
B. called the meeting to order at
7:01pm. He thanked Ted H. for organizing
the meeting place and thanked everyone
(39) for coming out. He also mentioned
that next month’s meeting will
be hosted by Norm R. at Cam’s.
Dan
called on Renita. She explained she
had some computer trouble and was
under some duress as she retyped the
entire Chevroletter late one night.
She also noted that she is really
just the interim secretary. With that,
Jerene A. made a motion to approve
last month’s meeting minutes.
Ted seconded the motion to accept
the minutes as published.
Don
was not to be seen but the belief
was he is now in Minnesota.
Treasurer:
Jerene
reported last month’s beginning
and ending balances. She explained
that one sponsor and one member’s
dues had been collected. Also
money was deposited from the merchandise
sale. The only expense was the
printing and mailing of the newsletter.
Deposits exceeded expenses.
Renita
handed out the latest roster but explained
there were still a number of members
on the list who have not paid their
dues. She plans on deleting those
who have not paid before the updated
roster is uploaded to the website.
Bill
M. announced the attendance as 39
members or 24 units. Bill continued
to sign in all members and asked
how the group liked this method.
The members agreed with this type
of record-keeping rather than passing
a sign-in sheet around.
Shelly
was not present tonight.
Marge
was not present either.
Kirby
is still out of touch but Laureen told
everyone that Kirby called to say ‘hi’
and they will be here soon.
Committee
Report:
Chopper
said they are ready for the car show.
They could still use some help on Saturday
and Sunday. He asked for those who are
setting up to be there by 10am. Dan told
everyone that he will be at the show both
Saturday and Sunday to help at the Chevy’s
Best area.
There
are discount tickets online and the parking
is free.
Sweet
Summer Nights:
Dan said
there will be a short board meeting after the regular
meeting to talk about trophies, dash plaques, and other
ideas. He did not receive any ideas from the group.
He asked again for input as the car show is a few months
away.
New
Business:
June Meeting:
Ted asked
how many members were planning on going to Morristown
for the car show and June meeting. In past years those
traveling to Morristown have met, ate breakfast, and
caravanned to the car show in Morristown. He’d
like a count in a month or so to alert the Perkins in
Savage (corner of #13 and #42) so they can prepare a
space for us. Ted asked Boyd or Bill (whoever is there
first) to lead the convoy down south.
Honor Flight:
Ted announced
that he won’t be at the May meeting because he’ll
be with an Honor Flight. He invited everyone to come
over to the Humphrey Terminal (#2) to welcome the veterans’
home. It is an experience you won’t forget!
Sheldon asked
if we hadn’t in the past donated some funds to
Ted to cover his expenses for the Honor Flight. Bill
made a motion for the club to donate $250 to cover some
of Ted’s expenses.
Sandy (former treasurer) realized that we did in the
past donate money to Ted but it was in error of the
club’s non-profit status. Due to this, the club
is not able to directly benefit any person financially.
So we have been in error and she apologized for this
past practice. Bill revised his original motion to instead
donate $250 to the Honor Flight organization. Dan asked
if this would be appropriate. Sandy agreed it would.
Jerene seconded the motion to donate the funds to the
Honor Flight organization. All were in favor. Motion
passed.
Steak Fry:
Ted thanked
those who came last week (March 29) to the steak fry
in Crystal at the VFW. This event occurs every 5th Wednesday
in those months with five Wednesdays. Many in attendance
didn’t know anything about the steak fry and asked
for it to be announced in the newsletter. The next month
with five Wednesdays is May. We’ll get back to
Ted for particulars.
Old Merchandise:
Dan mentioned
there still are some shirts available so see him after
the meeting.
Tri-Five
Nationals:
Steve N.
asked if anyone else was going to Bowling Green in mid-August
for the tri-five car show. He said he and JP, Mike R.,
Dan B., and Larry Haugen are driving down. This event
is Friday, August 11 and Saturday, August 12 at the
Beech Bend Raceway. Registration is only for tri-five
owners.
Meeting
Adjourned:
Jerene made
a motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:22pm and Brian
M. seconded the motion.
Respectfully
submitted,
Renita Dellwo, (your interim--really)
Secretary
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- Mike J. |
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- Lea R. |
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(If
we missed your birthday this month, or if you don't
want your birthday listed at all, please let the
editor know to update our records.)
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Editor's
Notes
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Honor Flight:
Ted H. is again a guardian on the Honor Flight to Washington,
D.C. on Saturday, May 6 (our meeting date). The flight
returns to Humphrey Terminal (terminal 2 or the small
terminal) at approximately 10:20pm. If you have time,
join others for the Homecoming Party to greet the returning
WWII and Korean Veterans from an emotional day of visiting
their memorials in our nation’s capital. For more
information go to www.honorflighttwincities.org.
A Touch
of Country Class Boutique: Some of the members attended
this craft show two or three years ago when it ‘accidentally’
coincided with Steve’s June meeting and car show
in Morristown. This year, sadly, it does not. However,
the dates are Thursday, May 18 – Sunday, May 21 and
Thursday, May 25 - Monday, May 29. Hours are 9am - 7pm
daily. It would be a great road trip and fun day. The
parking lot is grass and there are eight buildings full
of stuff (even some man-cave things)! The address is 41830
150th Street, Waseca, MN but it’s only about four
miles south of Morristown. I will pass out some postcards
at the meeting.
Old Merchandise:
We are going to have SALE Part 3 at the May meeting. There
aren’t many items left and they are a bargain. Shirts
are $5 and sweatshirts are $10!! Mens Cotton Polo Shirts
Light Blue: two large, two XL, Mens Cotton Polo Shirt
Medium Blue: one XL, Mens Cotton Polo Shirt Medium Grey:
one XL, Grey Sweatshirt: one L, Grey Hooded Sweatshirt:
one L, Grey Mens T-Shirts: two XXL
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Historian:
Kirby
was spotted somewhere on Highway 61, headed north
to Hastings. Welcome Back! (I have to mention the
photo is from the CB Archives and I need to acknowledge
Jim S. just in case he’s copyrighted this image.)
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Lookout
Show: The first Car Cruise Night is Wednesday, May
17. Cars and drivers start rolling in about 4pm or so
and stay to chat and eat until dark. The new hosts this
year are Don and Lavon. Doesn’t that have a nice
ring to it? Don and Lavon are not married to each other
however. Don and Carolea are a couple and Lavon and Jim
are the other couple. Carolea and Jim will not be far
away and will also be assisting with crowd control. For
the Norwegians in the group, this is the Norwegian holiday
of Syttende Mai (17th of May) declaring Norway’s
independence and everyone knows how ‘independent’
a Norwegian can be! (Editor’s note: I am 100% Norwegian).
Crystal
VFW Update: I spoke with Ted H. the day of printing
this newsletter. The Crystal VFW is no longer going to
have the steak fry on the 5th Wednesday of the month and
that’s that.
| Tidbit
from Tom: |
(Thank
you Tom L. for this contribution!)
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Heavens
to Murgatroyd!..Would you believe the email spell
checker did not recognize the word, Murgatroyd?
Lost Words from our childhood: Words gone as fast as the
buggy whip! Sad really!
The
other day a not so elderly (65) (I say 75) lady said something
to her son about driving a Jalopy and he looked
at her quizzically and said, “What the heck is
a Jalopy?” OMG (new) phrase! He never
heard of the word jalopy!! She knew
she was old but not that old.
Well,
I hope you are Hunky Dory after
you read this and chuckle.
About
a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have
become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology.
These phrases included “Don’t touch
that dial,” “Carbon copy,” “You sound
like a broken record” and “Hung out to dry.”
Back in the olden days we had a lot of moxie. We’d put
on our best bib and tucker to straighten up and fly right.
Heavens
to Betsy! Gee whillikers! Jumping Jehoshaphat!
Holy Moley!
We
were in like Flynn and living
the life of Riley, and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse
us of being a knucklehead, a nincompoop or
a pill. Not for all the tea
in China!
Back
in the olden days, life used to be swell, but when’s the
last time anything was swell?
Swell has gone the way of beehives, pageboys,
and the D.A.; of spats, knickers, fedoras,
poodle skirts, saddle shoes and pedal pushers.
Oh, my
aching back. Kilroy was here, but
he isn’t anymore. We wake up from what
surely has been just a short nap, and before we can say, well I’ll be
a monkey’s uncle! Or, this is
a fine kettle of fish! We discover that
the words we grew up with, the words that seemed omnipresent
as oxygen, have vanished with scarcely a notice from our
tongues and our pens and our keyboards.
Poof,
go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left
behind. We blink and they’re gone. Where have
all those phrases gone?
Long
gone: Pshaw. The milkman did it. Hey! It’s your
nickel. Don’t forget to pull the chain.
Knee high to a grasshopper. Well, Fiddlesticks!
Going like sixty. I’ll see you in the funny
papers.
Don’t take any wooden nickels.
It
turns out there are more of these lost words and expressions
than Carter has liver pills. This can
be disturbing stuff!
We
of a certain age have been blessed to live in changeable
times. For a child, each new word is like a shiny
toy, a toy that has no age. We at the other end
of the chronological arc have the advantage of remembering
there are words that once did not exist and there were
words that once strutted their hour upon the earthly stage
and now are heard no more, except in our collective memory. It’s one
of the greatest advantages of aging.
See ya later,
alligator!
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