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September/October 2009
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MBCA Ozark Section Newsletter
The Star of the Ozarks
SEPTEMBER EVENTSEPTEMBER EVENTSEPTEMBER EVENTSEPTEMBER EVENT
It is that time of year again where we shine our favorite cars and head to Altus, AR for a visit to the Wiederkehr Winery. They are having their annual Winefest Day on Saturday, September 26th. http://www.wiederkehrwines.com For those of us who wish to caravan from NWA, we will be leaving from Joel and Kathy Menold’s house, 4026 Jessica Lane, at 8am sharp! Last year we had 12 Mercedes in our caravan driving down the “Pig Trail” and it was a beautiful sight to behold. I know that we can beat that record this year! Let Joel and Kathy Menold know that you will be joining us for a fun day at the winery. Email them at [email protected] or call them at 479-756-6798. Don’t forget that the public will be judging and voting for their favorite cars with trophies and prizes awarded at the end of the day. You could be our big winner!!!
WEINFEST SCHEDULE
The schedule starts at 8:30 a.m. and lasts until 10:00 p.m. Here
are the various events and times:
• Tours of the historic wine cellars begin at 8:30 a.m.
• Arts & Crafts and Food Concessions: 9:00 a.m. to 3:30
p.m.
• Festival Banquet hours: 4:00 to 10:00 p.m.
• Banquet Food Service hours: 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.
• Festival Entertainment begins at 4:00 p.m. (see
entertainment features below)
WEINFEST ENTERTAINMENT FEATURES
The activities during the Festival Banquet include:
• Championship Grape Stomp
• Conga Line dancing through the wine cellars
• Sing-along in German and English
• Bacchus (the Roman god of wine) to enchant and entertain you
• Contests and door prizes
• Many more live entertainment acts
Throughout both days, come early and enjoy:
• FREE wine tasting tours, polka lessons, and tram rides through
the vineyards.
• Strolling musicians beginning at 11:00 a.m.
• Concessions with International cuisine
• Dining at the Weinkeller Restaurant and patio dining
• Horseback rides and pony rides
• Arts and crafts displays
• Award-winning Wiederkehr wines and gourmet items in the
1880 Wine and Gift Shoppe
Mercedes-Benz Automobile displays • Many more attractions
2009 Election This year there is only one vacancy to be filled in the Board of Directors category. Vern Sutter is Chairman of the nominating committee. Other members are Porfirio Gutierrez and Al Marks. Anyone interested in helping direct the Club with event ideas and club management should contact one of the Nominating Committee members. The election will be October 10. This is your chance to get involved with your club. Contact: Vern Sutter at [email protected] Porfirio Gutierrez at [email protected] Al Marks at [email protected]
OCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBEROCTOBER EVENT EVENT EVENT EVENT
Program: Our section’s important Annual Meeting, followed by a very novel type of entertainment.
Date & Time: October 10th at 8 a.m.
Location: Mimi’s Café, 2105 Promenade Blvd., Rogers, AR, then Pea Ridge, AR.
Details: See article on page 6.
Contact: Dave Jones at (479) 756-6943 or [email protected]. Please respond by October 8th so he can tell restaurant how many.
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Who’s Who? Ozark Section MBCA, Inc.
P.O. Box 3537
Bella Vista, AR 72715
Officers President Robin Retzlaff 479.248.1442
Vice-President Tamanda Khanga 479.290.6033
Secretary David Jones 479.756.6943 [email protected]
Treasurer Kathy Menold 479.756.6798 [email protected]
Regional Director
Charles L. Boyd 580.255.4040 [email protected]
Directors and Committee Chairs
Membership Chair Porfirio Gutierrez 479-876-1645
Events Chair Tamanda Khanga [email protected]
Newsletter Editor Vern Sutter 479.855.6854 [email protected]
Advertising Chair Vern Sutter 479.855.6854 [email protected]
Technical Chair Roger Shuler 479.521.8383
Director Kathy Retzlaff 479.248.1442
Director Joel Menold 479-756-6798
Director Don Baker 479-203-0900
Hospitality Chair Monika McCurdy 479.925.2170
MBCA Ozark Section Newsletter – published every two months, is the official
newsletter of the Ozark Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club or America.
Opinions – Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily
those of either MBCA or the Ozark Section. Neither MBCA nor the Ozark
Section endorses products or services but may, as part of our informational
activities, allow them to be cited in articles and notices.
Trademarks – The trade names and trademarks “Mercedes-Benz”,
“Mercedes”, and the three-pointed start in a circle are owned by DBAG and
are authorized for use by its licensees which include MBCA, exclusively.
Reprints – Reprints of any original material herein is permissible with the
proper attribution (source, including date of issue).
Advertising – We welcome advertisers whose subject matter is relevant to
MBCA or of interest to members of the Ozark Section. Advertising runs for
one year (six issues) starting with the March /April issue. MBCA members
may place a classified ad for free providing that that ad is Mercedes specific.
No inference should be made that products or services advertised herein have
the approval of the editors of MBCA/Ozark Section
Articles and Submissions – Copy should be typed and emailed to the editor
by the 10th
of the month prior to the next issue. Example, submissions for the
July/August issue should arrive to the editor by June 10th
. The editor reserves
the right to edit any material; submissions of any materials constitutes
permission to edit and publish that material. No authentication is implied by
the editor of MBCA..
Welcome New Members
Carolyn Gowan, Van Buren, AR New members and prospective members are always welcome at our events. Members – Bring a guest.
For Sale 1991 Mercedes 560SEL
Immaculate Black/Black with custom $8k Alpine Entertainment System: DVD/5.1 Surround Sound/Sirius/Navigation/7”in-dash screen/hands-free phone. New Michelins, chrome wheels, rear air shocks replaced, clean Carfax; everything works; needs nothing; 189k; $10,900; Don Baker (479) 640-4592.
Rare 280 SL for Sale - 1984 Euro 280 SL with Factory 500SL engine. 6 Cylinder DOHC, 3-page factory bill sheet. 5-speed stick shift. 105 Km. Silver w/blue leather. NADA value $33,100. Asking $23,500 OBO. Jack Reiwer, Horseshoe Bend, AR 870-670-4489
September Birthdays
Ruth Shafer
Mary Baker
Lori Lee
Send me your birthdays and anniversary so we can acknowledge them. [email protected]
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Ozark Section MBCA Date Event Location Contact Phone
Sat. September 26
Wiederkehr Winefest
Altus, AR Joel Menold 479-756-6798
Sat. October 10 Annual Section Meeting & Event
Pea Ridge, AR Dave Jones 479.756.6943
Sat. November 14
Competitive Driving TBA Dave Jones 479.756.6943
Regional (South Central)
National September 28 MBCA Germany
Tour Stuttgart, Germany Jim O’Sullivan 617-879-0017
November 4-7 National Board Mtg Chesterfield, MO MBCA 800-637-2360
Clip this events calendar and put it on your refrigerator.
OZARK SECTION BOARD of DIRECTORS
Your board of directors is working on several items that will affect the way our Section operates. The directors are meeting every 3 months to plan activities and make operational rules. The last meeting was June 10. The next meeting will be Wednesday, September 9 at 6:30 pm., location: Don & Mary Baker residence. All members are welcome at the board meetings. Call the President, Rob Retzlaff for directions to the place of the meeting. Future 2009 Ozark Section Board of Director’s Meetings: December 9.
Fletcher Imports “Ozark Section Specials”!!!!!
Josh Walker, the Mercedes Service Manager has asked me to post some “Special Deals” for
our section. For Ozark Section members Fletcher Imports is offering:
15% off of any parts or service which includes a free 27 point inspection for
your summer driving safety!
Ask Josh about details on this special offer. He will take care of you!!!!
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Patronize Shuler Autohaus. They support the Ozark Section!!
Roger Shuler is the Ozark Section Technical Director. He is glad to answer any
questions you may have about your car.
Must present this coupon at time of purchase for 10% discount off regular tire price
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Tri Section Picnic
I am so proud of our Ozark Section as we had 11 Mercedes caravan to Tulsa with 20 members attending our annual Tri Section Picnic!!! July 18th was a perfect day for Mercedes owners to get together. We had a great time visiting with our friends from the Eastern OK Section and the Central OK Section. Once again, Bruce Smith opened his beautiful home to all of us for this event. It is a picture perfect setting with beautiful large trees lining the drive way providing shade for everyone. We ate some of the best barbeque around thanks to Kip and Debbie Snellings, who cooked up hamburgers and bratwurst. The Ozark Section took home the lion’s share of the raffle ticket drawings with seven members taking home prizes! I was very proud to award David Jones his 20 year pin at this event. David and his wife, Ruth, are very active members. Thank you David for the incredible work you do for our section!! A 15 year pin was also awarded to Marion Burton.
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Lost “N” the 50’s Road Trip August 8th was a perfect summer day for our road trip to Neosho, MO to visit the Lost “N’ the 50’s car museum. We left the Sonic in Bella Vista shortly after 9 am with 12 beautiful Mercedes and one extremely sharp vintage 1966 Mustang that belongs to Marc and Kathie Weinberg. We arrived in Neosho, MO and toured the Lost N the 50’s car museum. Dale Stanley’s inventory was down this particular day due to some sales but he still had an assortment of custom and vintage iron that took many of us back a few years. Dale takes
consignments and shows them as well. Our 13th Mercedes met us at the museum. Jeff and Denise Klepac drove all the way from
Olathe, KS to join us in the fun. After checking out all the fancy hot rods we were getting hungry and headed north on Hwy 175 to the Undercliff Bar and Grill in Tipton Ford, MO. The Undercliff Bar and Grill is built just as the name implies, under an overhang on the side of a mountain. We all had a
very
enjoyable lunch but needed a chocolate fix at the Candy Factory in Joplin before heading to the Sandstone Gardens. The ladies did most of the shopping while the men talked Mercedes and enjoyed the air conditioning! The next stop was across I-44 to the Downstream Casino where some of us donated a few dollars and all of us had a snack in the grill before heading for home. The evening proved to be a perfectly cool end to another great Ozark Section event!
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Details of October Event
What would you say to an invitation for a leisurely breakfast at a restaurant that serves some of this area’s best food in a pleasant setting at a reasonable price, followed by a morning of hilarious entertainment? Hope you’ll say YES, because that’s what’s in store for October. The meeting’s a very important one, in that you will have an opportunity to impact the way our section operates. It’s in the morning because that’s also a game day for the Razorbacks.
We’ll meet first in a semi-private room at Mimi’s Café, which is on the west side of the Pinnacle Promenade Shopping Mall. While our breakfasts are being prepared we’ll conclude the election of a board member and the approval of a major revision to our bylaws. You will have been sent both a ballot and a review copy of the bylaws, so finalizing those items will be a formality that shouldn’t take long. Even if you don’t have time to devote to the entertainment part of the meeting, please come to this part; we need maximum attendance due to the importance of the agenda items.
Next, we’ll form a caravan and proceed to Pea Ridge to watch their famous Mule Jump and Show. It’s an annual event that has been held since 1985, draws a crowd of over a thousand from all across the U.S., and is sponsored by the Pea Ridge Parks Commission. Admission is $5, which helps support local non-profit programs. C’mon, you can afford it.
The main attraction is a variety of hilarious competitions involving mules, which are—of course—sometimes comically stubborn. Included are barrel racing, pole bending, flag racing, a halter event (in which the mules are judged for looks), best mule overall, and by far the most popular action—high jumps. Prizes of up to $1,000 are awarded.
Competing owners are in one of two divisions: Youth (age 14 and under) and Adult (older than that). Owners may not touch the mule during the jump competition. The mules compete in one of two classes: under 51-inches tall, and over that. Amazingly, they jump from a standstill over a covered crossbar. Winning mules typically jump as high as 66 inches. The record is 72 inches, set in 1989 by a mule from the short category! There’s also a hog calling contest, a stick-mule race for children, vendors who sell food and crafts, and displays by a club favoring antique tractors.
This should be a rustic event that balances some of our more cultured ones. Please let Dave know that you plan on attending the morning brunch and the Pea Ridge Mule Jump by emailing him at [email protected] or call 479-756-6943.
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