TEXAS CORVETTE ASSOCIATION January 2014 SAN ANTONIO NOVEMBER 2014 Two star Major General Harold Greene was killed in Afghanistan - See Story Inside The TCA has been serving its members and local charities since 1979. We are proud to promote Corvette enthusiasm, offer planned road trips, organize social gatherings, donate to local charities and promote driving safety. The club web site and this newsletter keep members informed. Corvette owners welcome. Visit www.texas-corvette-association.org today! 1 TEXAS CORVETTE ASSOCIATION 2014 OFFICERS President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Past President Board Member – OAL Board Member – OAL Board Member – OAL Board Member – OAL Officer at Large Officer at Large Officer at Large Officer at Large Officer at Large Officer at Large Activities Chairman Car Show Representative Drive N’ Dine events Race events Parade Events Car Show Chairman Car Show Coordinator Cavender Chevrolet Liaison Fiesta San Antonio Rep Fundraising Chairperson Haberdashery Membership & NV Board Member NCM Ambassador Name Badges Newsletter Editor Public Relations Safety Representative Tech and Restoration Webmaster Glen Leonard Mark Horner Maureen Pisano Pam Medina Tom Marazzi Barry Christman John Lickvar Glenn Cook Larry Petron Jim Cooper Beth Horner Jill Cook Patti Birdwell Paulette Petron Noel Osborn Mark Horner Jimmy Chandler Noel Osborn open open Paulette Petron Randy Ramcharan Bernie Jensen Dan Martin Paulette Petron Pat Martin John Lickvar [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Michael Reinert Bruce Larson T J Hobbs Beth Horner Dean Heath Dan Martin Mark Horner [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 2 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE - By Glen Leonard The Texas Corvette Association election for 2015 is upon us. The ballot will be finalized on Tuesday evening at our General Membership Meeting November 4, 2014. If you have an interest in running for an Officer or Officer at Large positions, please contact a current Officer or Officer at Large. We will accept nominations until the close of our meeting on November 4. Ballots will then be mailed out to all current paid members and the results will be announced at our December 2 general meeting. We had the Raffle Car at the Boerne Market Days and Key to the Hill Country Car Show on October 11 and 12. We sold over $2,700.00 of raffle tickets at the two day event. Thank you to all the raffle car teams and the leaders Andrew Golden, Paul Mery and Jerry Hendley. The Gearheads Car Show at Cabela’s in Buda is coming up this Saturday, October 18, 2014. Several members are joining a caravan to drive our Corvettes to the car show. The raffle car will also be part of the show, Team Read will manage the ticket sales. On Saturday, October 25 we will have a TCA ALL event a POKER RUN, the CEO for this event is Jill Cook. More details will be out shortly. The Mustang car show is on Sunday October, 26, at the Rim and several members plan to display their Corvettes at this show. The raffle car will also be at the show, Team Hendley and Team Martin will handle the ticket sales. On Saturday, November 1, we will have our TCA ALL event at the Universal City Veteran Day Parade. The TCA traditionally supports this parade with up to 40 Corvettes. Barry Christman is the CEO for this event. If you would to participate, please contact Barry. On the evening of November 1, from 5:00 PM to 9:00PM we have a TCA car show scheduled at Sherlock’s Pub. We need 40 Corvettes on display for judging with awards to follow. All proceeds will be given to St. Jude’s Ranch. The raffle car will also be at the show. The San Antonio Auto Dealers Show will start on Thursday November 6 and run through Sunday, November 9, 2014. The raffle car will be on display in the SPURS booth for the weekend. All raffle ticket sales teams will be working this event. We will also have a TCA booth featuring the “7 Generations of Corvettes” one Corvette from each of the generations will be on display during the entire show. We will hold our second Car Show meeting on Wednesday, November 12. All members are invited to attend. Mark your calendar now for the TCA Christmas Party on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 13, 2014. Please do not miss this event, you will have a great time. Contact your Officer at Large for tickets. The Texas Corvette Association is YOUR club and the best way to get the maximum enjoyment out of your membership is through PARTICIPATION in our events. So, please come out get involved and have some fun, drive your Corvette and meet some new TCA friends. THE CORVETTES BRING US TOGETHER, BUT OUR PEOPLE KEEP US TOGETHER. 3 Our next General Meeting is on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 and I look forward to seeing everyone at the meeting. HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE! November 2014 Activities Saturday, November 1, 2014 – 44th Annual Veterans Day Parade Universal City, TX Meet t Biff Busbys at 9:30 AM, leave Biff Busbys at 9:45 AM. Line up for Parade at 10:00 AM and decorate cars. Parade starts at 10:30 AM. This is a candy throwing Parade. Contact Barry Christman for further details. Office 210-490-1669, cell 210-865-5687, [email protected] Tuesday, November 7, 2014 - TCA General Membership Meeting TCA General Membership Meeting will be held at Biff Buzby's Burgers, 12702 Toepperwein Rd. Live Oak, TX 78233. Meeting starts at 7:30 PM, Come earlier for dinner Thursday, November 7, 2014 –Sunday, November9, 2014 - St Jude's Raffle Truck @ SA Auto Dealers Car Show The SA Auto Dealers Car Show Thurs & Friday open 2PM to 10PM Saturday open 10AM to 10PM, Sunday open 11AM to 7PM Wednesday November 12, 2014 - TCA OPEN CAR SHOW MEETING #2 Time: Meeting at 7:00 p.m. (come earlier to eat and visit) Where: River City Seafood & Grill, 115 Loop 1604 E, Ste. 1108, San Antonio, Texas 78232 210-233-6790 (located on the North side of 1604, East of Stone Oak Blvd. & directly across 1604 from the old Clear Springs Restaurant) This will be our second meeting for the 2015 TCA Open Car Show to be held in Boerne, Texas April 18th 2015. Everyone is encouraged to come out, enjoy visiting with your other TCA friends (prior to the meeting), and then becoming part of the BEST LITTLE CAR SHOW IN TEXAS! If you have participated in past shows, you know it is a lot of fun along with some work, so I encourage each seasoned veteran of the show to invite one of our new members to attend so they can benefit from the experience. We need both seasoned and new ideas to build on past shows and improve future shows. All ideas are welcome and appreciated. If you have any questions, please contact me. Cell 210-355-3800; [email protected] Regards, Bob Howell 2015 Chairman 4 Wurstfest – By Pat Martin Is anyone interested in having some fun with fellow TCA members? Then join us for a shift in our booth at the New Braunfels Wurstfest. Once again this year, the TCA will be manning 5 days of the 10 days of festivities. Volunteering for a shift includes free parking and free admission. Come early or stay late and enjoy the fun. We have a new, bigger booth this year and are eager to move in. We will still be serving lemonade, iced tea, potato soup and our own Dussel Dogs. In addition, with the new booth we will also be serving sweet potato fries. Please let me know if you are interested in any of the remaining shifts below... Saturday 11/8/14 3-6pm (1-5 people), 9pm (1 person), 9pm-12:30am (1 person) Friday 11/14/14 5-8pm (1-2 people), 8-11:30pm (1-3 people) Sunday 11/16/14 11am-3pm (1-2 people), 3-6pm (1-2 people) [email protected] 5 Dark Humor – By Gary Blum This isn’t the carwash? 6 Wow, this truck has fantastic brakes! This is why we don’t use shopping carts at Cavender Chevrolet 7 Did you unplug the iron before we left? 8 Hey, the windshield wipers are still running With all of the parking spots in this field, couldn’t you have picked another one? 9 I Knew I should have fixed the parking brake! 10 A real hot rod . Christmas Party – By Barry Christman This year the party is as follows. Saturday December 13, 2014 at Location, Howard Carriage House at Price, $30.00 Per Ticket 6:30 PM until you need to go to bed. Address, 212 Lemonwood, San Antonio , TX Dance & Dinner Please, drop me a note and I will get you your tickets. Barry N. Christman Director of Business Development, Retail Channels Sterling Foods, LLC 1075 Arion Parkway, San Antonio, TX 78216 210-490-1669 Office, 210-865-5687 Cell 210-490-7964 Fax [email protected] www.sterling-fd.com 11 Cover Story - Two star Major General Harold Greene was killed in Afghanistan Two star Major General Harold Greene was killed in Afghanistan on August 8, 2014 while serving his country in pride for 34 years. As of 1972, he was the highest ranking officer in the military killed in action since the Vietnam war. Photo by Bill O’Leary of the Washington Post Dr. Susan Myers, center, salutes her late husband, Army Maj. Gen. Harold J. Greene, as his remains are removed from a horse-drawn caisson during his burial service Thursday at Arlington National Cemetery. Her daughter, Amelia, is center left, and son 1st Lt. Matthew Greene is saluting at right with his grandfather, Harold Greene. The Major General is the highest-ranking officer killed in combat since Vietnam. 12 2015 Election – By Glen Leonard JUST A REMINDER........WE ARE NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NOMINATION PERIOD (SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER) FOR THE ANNUAL ELECTION OF OUR OFFICERS AND OFFICERS AT LARGE FOR 2015. ALL MEMBERS WITH CURRENT DUES PAID MAY NOMINATE THEMSELVES OR ANOTHER MEMBER (WITH THEIR PERMISSION) FOR THOSE POSITIONS. MEMBERS CHOOSING TO RUN FOR AN OFFICER POSITION ONLY NEED TO INFORM ONE OF OUR CURRENT OFFICERS OF THE NOMINATION. THERE ARE FOUR OFFICER POSITIONS AND TEN OFFICER AT LARGE POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR A ONE YEAR TERM. CUT OFF FOR THE 2015 NOMINATIONS IS OUR GENERAL MEETING ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ANY OF OUR OFFICERS OR OFFICERS AT LARGE AT THE GENERAL MEETING THIS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2014. WE NEED MEMBERS TO STEP UP AND RUN FOR A LEADERSHIP POSITION FOR 2015. THANK YOU, Glen Leonard [email protected] 13 CORVETTE NEWS – BY DENNIS STEWARD NEW CARS FOR SALE 2014 STINGRAY WITH COMPETITION BUCKET SEATS HAVE A POTENTIAL RECALL DUE TO PASSENGER SIDE (SIDE IMPACT AIRBAG). RECALL LETTERS STARTED GOING OUT ON 7 AUGUST TO POTENTIAL PROBLEM CARS. IF YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ON THE COMPETITION BUCKET SEATS, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO GET ONE. 2015 VETTES HAVE A POTENTIAL RECALL COMING OUT ON EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE (NOT CONNECTED). IF YOU HAVE A 2015 AND IT IS SUSPECTED TO BE IN THE RECALL SPECS, YOU WILL BE GETTING A LETTER. EASY TEST IS TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OUT AND PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND SEE IF CAR PULLS AWAY AT IDLE RPM. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOU DON'T DO THE TEST IN YOUR GARAGE, PUT IT ON THE STREET AND DO IT. Dennis Steward, Sales Consultant Cavender Chevrolet. 210.477.8300 14 TJ Hobbs, Newsletter Editor 5102 South Presa St San Antonio, TX 78223-2532 Meetings on first Tuesday at Biff's, 7:30 p.m. www.biffbuzbys.com Official TCA Sponsors Cavender Chevrolet Boerne Dennis Steward [email protected] Phone 210-477-8300 Come see Dennis for your next purchase. FOR TCA MEMBERS PARTS DISCOUNT: 25%, MOST ACCESSORIES:COST PLUS 25% TCA Supports www.stjudesranch.org 15
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