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Valley Vettes
"Out and About" |
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February 4 Spina Bifida Dance - Darboy Club
The fish
fry was enjoyed by 19 club members and 4 guests (former members). It
appeared that everyone had enough to eat and I didn't hear anyone
complain about the quality of the food.
There
were 15 members come upstairs for the dance/raffle and camaraderie. We
had several members and family and friends that won either door prizes
or the bucket raffle items. They took in $427.00 dollars for the B.J.
Raji football from Bergstrom's. A big thanks goes out to Herb Grube for
all the door prizes he got including the football. Also other other
members that either donated or went out and got prizes/certificates.
Once again Russ Borchardt sold over $700.00 worth of tickets and he had
a $500.00 winner.
Will
give you a Spina Bifida total before the newsletter if we get it.Again,
thank you all who helped out for this cause that we had something to do
with since 1986.
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Shiocton Parade August, 2010
I Love a Parade
An eleven Corvette contingency from Valley Vettes led by Saun
McCarry highlighted the Shiocton Parade. Greeted by cheers and waves from
people lining the streets, the club has become a regular entry over the
years. Even the storms that hammered the community the night before could
not dampen the spirits of those attending. The corn roast was once again
excellent. After nourishment, the group took a circular cruise on the
open roads north and west of town. The final destination turned out to be
The Pine Tree Supper Club in Royalton. With tops down the entire day,
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Pelican Lake Ride
Saturday, August 21
We left The Waters in New London for a scenic ride to the Pelican Lake
Campground. Aside from some construction in Tigerton, the ride up went
well. The leaders were a little concerned because of the storms and
flooding the night before.
At the campground we snacked and had beverages while people admired and
discussed our cars. I had someone ask to sit in ours and have her picture
taken. It was like I made her week. We then joined the campers for a
potluck supper and corn roast and performed in their first annual parade.
After leaving the campground, we went to Rhinelander where we celebrated
the Hodag's 150th birthday by going to a street dance. The Copper Box,
which is a band out of Oshkosh, played and were very good.
Sunday we met for breakfast and some of us went on to a car show in
Hazelhurst, while the rest of us went home stopping on the way at gift
shops and at Cloverlake Lake for a beer on the deck.
Penny Much |
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The Powder Puff Cruisers - 2010
It was a misty Saturday
morning at the Wave when 18 ladies and 9 Corvettes gathered for the first
annual “Powder Puff” cruise. What a thrill for us when a carload of young
girls stopped and asked, “Do you ladies all own these Corvettes? Wow!”
At the drivers meeting the ladies all assured us they would be much better
than their male counterparts at cruise etiquette. They proved they were
correct. Traveling down streets and county roads the group wined west to
a bed and breakfast in Waupaca called Green Fountain Inn. Despite the
preordering of our lunch the delicious food was slow in coming, nearly 2
hours. Forced to abandon and second half of the scenic cruise, the group
headed down highway 10 to Oshkosh and the Paine Art Museum and Gardens
featuring the Norman Rockwell display. After a sweet treat of chocolate,
they were provided a guided tour of the home. Until next year . . .
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Ivan & Mary Schrodt at the GM
Warehouse |
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GM uses a
company named Custom Automotive Services to store their vintage and show
cars, all 900 of them in 6 warehouses. Mary and I along with 21 other
Corvette couples got to roam through 3 of the warehouses. GM Warehouse
is a shot of one part of one warehouse with some Corvettes in storage
along with other historic GM cars. CAS also restores cars for GM. CAS
Maintenance Area is a shot of a Corvette CERV vehicle in that
shop.
For Saturday night’s dinner, GM moved a lot of vintage Corvettes to
their
Heritage
Center
, so
Heritage
Center
is a shot of a couple historic Corvettes in the
Heritage
Center
. Mako Shark is a close up of the front side of the original Mako Shark.
Eating dinner in the middle of GM’s historic collection was
incredible.
We also got to see the
Performance Build Center where the Z06 engine is hand built, Pratt and
Miller with the C6-R cars, and the Milford Proving Grounds where we got
to take our cars on both the high speed oval and road course, as well as
to autocross some of GM’s Corvettes on Black Lake. Cameras were
not allowed but there were professional photographers recording the
event so I will pass along some more pictures when I get them.
Ivan |
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Corvette Give-a-Way at
Waverly Beach - Winner: Dave Green
Dave & Bonnie received a complimentary membership to Valley Vettes
Corvette Club |
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Mackinaw, MI |
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Average Joe Car Show 2007 |
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Ivan & Mary's new addition |
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Herb & Vi Grube
Corvette Museum 2006 |
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John & Judy Hartl
MidAmerica Effingham |
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