Air Capital Corvette ClubNewsletter

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Volume 40 - Issue 6 June, 2007

Air Capital Corvette Club Officers:President . . . . . . . . . . . . Monte Rans 620-327-2711Vice President . . . . . . . . Greg Esping 620-896-2810Secretary . . . . . . . Marsha Battaglear 316-721-1166Treasurer . . . . . . . . . . Jack Crossman 316-542-9937

Officer at Large . . . . . . . . .Linn Smith 316-806-8004N.C.C.C. Governor. . . . . . Gary Jones 316-946-9320Newsletter Editor . . . . . . Kent Michael 316-682-4403ACCC’s Web Page. . . . . http://members.cox.net/accc

Message from the Prez . . .May has been one of those up and down months. Westarted out with our drive and eat to Andover wherewe were treated to a buffet of roast beef and chicken.Thanks Rex and Candy for the scenic drive that tookus to dinner.

The following weekend 27 cars participated in theRiver Festival parade to support our sponsor JimHattan as he continued his obligation as Admiral WindWagon Smith. Jim was very thankful for the great turnout of cars.

I was told by one of the members who went to Texasthat it was a great event and it was too bad I missed it(again). Seems that the event gets bigger and bettereach year.

This month we also lost one of our current memberswho had been an active participant in many club

events. Ken McGrew passed away on May 19.Several members were able to attend a memorialservice on May 24 driving their corvettes by request ofhis family. After the service we were led to theBotanica Gardens (one of Ken’s favorite places) byKelly McGrew in Ken’s corvette and enjoyed abar-b-que dinner (also a favorite of Ken’s). Jean andfamily wanted to express their gratitude to the club fortheir support during this difficult time.

Mark your calendars for the Lake Afton show onSunday June 10 and the Fathers Day show at theSedgwick Coun ty Zoo on Sunday June 17 .Registration for the Zoo was to be in by June 1.

See you at the meeting,Monte

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Minutes from the May 2, 2007 ACCC MeetingThe meeting was held at Don Hattan Chevrolet. Monte called the meetingto order. Gene Brown introduced his very special guest Jerry Salter whoco-founded Air Capital Corvette Club with him. The motion was made andpassed to accept the minutes as printed. Vice President – Greg Esping reported we still have 58 paid members. Treasurer – Jack Crossman reported $683.86 in checking and $1288.45 insavings. Officer at Large – Lin Smith reported the points standings: 1st Battaglears,2nd Espings, 3rd Michaels, 4th Mehls, 5th Rans. Secretary – Marsha Battaglear had no report.NCCC Governor – Gary Jones was absent. (He gave- in to the Siren Songof the Grand Canyon).Newsletter – Kent Michael invited anyone who had old pictures to sharewith him. He also is including them in the newsletter.

Old Business Marsha Battaglear gave the club an up-date on the search for a place forthe Friday night Social. Discussion was initiated regarding the wishes of theclub as to whether we wanted an informal or formal social on the Fridaynight of our Anniversary Celebration. Most members in attendancepreferred an in-side facility vs. a park shelter because of the “unknown”Kansas weather. Daryl Burbach made a motion with a preface; that sincethe committee was comprised of responsible individuals; the AnniversaryCommittee should be given the pre-approval to spend as much money asnecessary (around $500.00 or whatever it takes) to secure an acceptablevenue for the social. The motion was seconded by Don Crigler and passed.Matt Hoofer asked for the money to order the anniversary banner. Themotion was made and seconded. The club asked that Don HattanChevrolet’s name be added to the banner and all literature. The motion waspassed as amended. The least said about the Buster’s Run the better. The drive through the GypHills made it all worthwhile for some of us though.Monte stated that he had visited with Ron Britt and the trip to Abilene is set.If we plan to go to Brookville we will need to get a count and decidewhether we will take the morning or afternoon train. Kent Michael then gave information on the River Festival parade. Although many members scrambled to get copies of theirinsurance in by the deadline, Kent had to admit that he recently found out that club insurance was sufficient. Jim Hattanpaid our $100.00 entry fee. Five buttons were included. Since all participants must wear a button, a drawing wasconducted to distribute the “free” buttons among parade participants. Rex Corbin, Dick Volkman, Kent Michael, MonteRans, and Gene Brown were the lucky recipients. Kent gave instructions on where the staging area would be and theparade route. We will meet at Don Hattan at 4:30 and caravan to the staging area. Wear your club shirt.We had some discussion on the possible trip to the Salt Mines in Hutchinson. Because of their rules we cannot set up atime as a club. The motion was made and passed to set up a time and let everyone make their own reservations ifinterested. The date is Aug. 25th and the time is 2:10pm or 2:30pm.

New BusinessLake Afton is June 10th and accommodations are the same as last year.We discussed the importance of getting the entries in for the Zoo Father’s Day Car Show as a group and to write “CorvetteClub” for club affiliation. We will invite Southwinds to be with us. Kevin gave us information on the Corvette Museum’s Alaskan Cruise. It sails May 30 and has an elective extended landtour. Daryl suggested we do a drive-by for Ken McGrew. He will check with Jean. Mike McKee announced that he will be ordering more T-shirts if anyone is interested.Jay Wohlgemuth won the 50/50 pot.Randy King won the door prize.The meeting was adjoiurned. Secretary,Marsha Battaglear

Saturday, June 9thDrive & Eat

Meet at the Truck Stopon the South West side

of the61st Street North

and I-135 Exit.

Hosted By:Kevin & Paula Mansfield

Group Leaves Promptlyat 5:00 PM

NoteDifferent meeting place for this month. Also, the Drive

& Eat is Saturday at 5:00pm

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2007 Schedule of Events

June 6A.C.C.C. Meeting, 7:00 P.M., Don Hattan Chevrolet, 6000 Hattan Dr., Wichita, Kansas.

June 9 June Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Kevin & Paula Mansfield

June 10 All Wheels Car Show, Lake Afton, Wichita, Kansas

June 15-17 Bloomington Gold, Pheasant Run Resort, St. Charles, Illinois

June 16-22 NCCC National Convention, Nashville, TN

June 1713th Annual Father’s Day At The Zoo Car Show, Sedgwick County Zoo, Wichita, Kansas.

July 11A.C.C.C. Meeting, 7:00 P.M., Don Hattan Chevrolet, 6000 Hattan Dr., Wichita, Kansas.

July 14 July Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Jack & Murla Crossman

July 14 13th Annual Automobilia Moonlight Car Show, Downtown, Wichita, Kansas.

July 19-21 Black Hills Corvette Classic, Spearfish, South Dakota

July 22-26 NCRS National Convention, Boston, MA

July 26-29 Vette's on the Rockies, Breckenridge CO

August 1A.C.C.C. Meeting, 7:00 P.M., Don Hattan Chevrolet, 6000 Hattan Dr., Wichita, Kansas.

August 4 August Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Greg & Marie Esping

August 10-12Air Capital Corvette Club 40th Anniversary Celebration, Wichita, Kansas

August 11Twilight Classic Car Show, Sponsored by South Winds Corvette Club, Beech Lake, 13th & Webb Rd., Wichita, Kansas.

August 24-26 Corvettes at Carlisle, Carlisle, PA

August 30 - September 2

Anniversary Celebration - National Corvette Museum

September 5A.C.C.C. Meeting, 7:00 P.M., Don Hattan Chevrolet, 6000 Hattan Dr., Wichita, Kansas.

September 7 September Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Gary & Betty Henderson

September 21-23Mid America Designs Corvette Funfest, Effingham, Illinois

September 27-29Pace Car Reunion - National Corvette Museum

October 4-6 Eureka Springs Corvette Weekend, Eureka Springs, Arkansas.

October 10A.C.C.C. Meeting, 7:00 P.M., Don Hattan Chevrolet, 6000 Hattan Dr., Wichita, Kansas.

October 11-13 Classic Corvette Extravaganza - National Corvette Museum

October 12 October Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Rex & Candy Corbin

October 25-27 Z06 Fest - National Corvette Museum

November 7A.C.C.C. Meeting, 7:00 P.M., Don Hattan Chevrolet, 6000 Hattan Dr., Wichita, Kansas.

November 9 November Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Earl & Deanna Kunc

December 5A.C.C.C. Meeting, 7:00 P.M., Don Hattan Chevrolet, 6000 Hattan Dr., Wichita, Kansas.

December 7 December Drive and Eat, Hosted by: Daryl & Cindy Burbach

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Minutes for May 16, 2007 ACCC E-Board MeetingMonte called the meeting to order at Don Hattan Chevrolet. He mentioned some e-mails that he has receivedinviting us to different events. We briefly discussed the Sundowner Parade and its success. It was thought tobe fun and many members showed up. Jim Hattan was very pleased with the turn-out.

Vice President – Greg Esping reported we have 58 paid members. We discussed the possibility of printingmembership cards. Kent stated that we used to have them. We also discussed resurrecting and revising therecruiting letter. We also could update the new member letter. Marsha, Kent and Greg will work on them. JimHattan used to give a 10% discount to members who showed their cards. Monte will check to see if this is stilltrue Kent also mentioned that we used to give a free membership to anyone who bought a Corvette from thedealership as a goodwill gesture. That was clarified to be an associate membership for one year. We wouldneed to check with Jim Hattan to see if he was interested.

Treasurer – Jack Crossman reported $933.15 in checking and $1288.45 in savings.

Officer at Large – Lin Smith reported the points. 1st Battaglears, 2nd Espings, 3rd Mehls, 4th Michaels, 5thRans.

Secretary – Marsha Battaglear had nothing to report.

NCCC Governor – Gary Jones reported that NCCC has officially revised the tech inspection to be simplified.He shared that Tim Bailey has asked if we would consider giving up our sanctions to other groups for this yearsince we are not using them. The motion was made and passed to do so.

Newsletter – Kent Michael distributed additional car show calendars.

Old Business

Monte has talked to Ron Britt and our Abilenetrip is set. We are still searching for a venue forthe anniversary celebration. There was somediscussion as to possible places that had notbeen called. All other trips are on track. Marshamentioned that the Salt Mines trip did not workout because of the many restrictions on groups.After discussion we decided to drop the idea andallow members to make their own reservationsas individuals; we would not arrange it as agroup. We also decided rather amusingly thatthere will be no more Busters runs.

New Business

We discussed the importance of getting theentries in for the Zoo Father’s Day Car Show.You get four free tickets with a registration madeby June 1st.

The up-coming t r ips a re s t i l l a “go” fo rBloomington, Vettes on the Rockies andFlagstaff. Our club will extend an invitation toSouthwinds members to join us if interested.

The meeting was adjourned.

Secretary,Marsha Battaglear

My family and I really appreciated the show of Corvettes at Ken’smemorial service. Please mention this in the newsletter whenyou get a chance. Also our thanks to everyone that brought thedelicious desserts to the reception that followed. We want tothank all of you for your prayers and support during this difficulttime.Sincerely,Jean McGrew & Sons

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ACCC 1975

Air Capital Corvette ClubWichita, Kansas

Membership ApplicationRegular membership dues for A.C.C.C. are $50.00 per year for new members and $45.00 per year for renewals. Membership dues include A.C.C.C. spouse membership and one National Council of Corvette Clubs (N.C.C.C.) membership.

Associate membership, designed for the non-Corvette owner, is $25.00 per year for new members and $20.00 per year for renewals. Associate membership does not include spouse or N.C.C.C. membership.

A.C.C.C. requires all members to be at least 18 years of age and hold a current valid driver's license.

Dues for renewals are payable on September 1st and are considered delinquent after the November A.C.C.C. meeting. Renewals received after the November meeting will be considered as new. Memberships received after September 1st will be valid through the next calendar year.

Please fill out this form and bring it to the next meeting of The Air Capital Corvette Club or mail to:

Air Capital Corvette ClubP.O. Box 813Wichita, KS 67201

Checks should be made payable to:

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Air Capital Corvette ClubJune, 2007 Newsletter

Next MeetingWednesday, June 6th, 2007

7:00 P.M.Don Hattan Chevrolet

6000 Hattan Dr.Wichita, KS 67219

The Air Capital Corvette Club meetings are held at 7:00 p.m. on the firstWednesday of each month at Don Hattan Chevrolet, 6000 Hattan Drive, Wichita,Kansas unless otherwise stated.

The Newsletter is published monthly for the members of the Air Capital CorvetteClub and other Car Clubs who wish to share newsletters or information with ourclub. Non-members who would like to receive the newsletter can receive a one yearsubscription by sending $5.00 (to cover postage) to: Air Capital Corvette Club, P.O.Box 813, Wichita, KS 67201

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