CVC September 2013

OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA (CHARTERED NOVEMBER 12, 1991)

The Central Valley Corvette Club was
chartered in 1991 for the owners of the only
real AMERICAN sports car, the awesome
CORVETTE. It's a social organization with
activities that provide enjoyment for the true
Corvette lover.
MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD
AT 6:30 P.M. ON THE 3 RD TUESDAY
OF EVERY MONTH AT YOSEMITE
FALLS CAFE, 4278 W. ASHLAN AVE,
FRESNO CALIFORNIA. INTERESTED
CORVETTE ENTHUSIATS ARE
MORE THAN WELCOME TO
ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND MEET
OUR MEMBERS.
Club activities include monthly meetings,
car shows, weekend Club activities,
overnighters, picnics, road rallies, summer
cruises, holiday get-to-gathers and more!
Eligibility for membership in CVC is
defined in Article III, section 1 of the
bylaws in part as follows: "Membership in
Central Valley Corvettes shall be open to all
Corvette owners who are sponsored by a
member in good standing. Additionally, a
prospective member must, within a three
month period , attend two consecutive
meetings, participate in two club sanctioned
social activities, pay current membership
dues and initiation fees, and be approved by
two- thirds vote of membership present at
any general membership meeting by secret
ballot
Sponsors shall be responsible for advising
prospective member of results. All
members must submit proof of personal
insurance in accordance with California
State Law upon application for
membership, and all members must be a
member of the association providing club
liability insurance for CENTRAL VALLEY
CORVETTES.
A prospective member who does not have a
sponsor will be provided one by the
membership committee. Non-members may
not participate in more than three meetings
or two sanctioned activities.
CVC membership dues are $67.00 plus an
initiation fee of $35.00. Membership entitles
two members at the same address voting
privileges at meetings (provided they are in
good standing) and membership rights.
Please feel free to contact the membership
chairperson, Diane Hayes (559)-559-591-
0844 or any officer on the following page.

PRESIDENT
Craig Hansen (Pam)
559-645-0513
hansenrt66@att.net
VP-ACTIVITIES
Pam Hansen (Craig)
559-645-0513
hansenrt66@att.net
VP-PUBLIC RELATIONS
Jeff Levine (Sarah)
559-222-8148
lonewolf3@comcast.net
SECRETARY
Terri Parks (Fred)
559-324-9760
fredandterri@comcast.net
TREASURER
Fred Parks (Terri)
559-324-9760
fredandterri@comcast.net
PARLIMENTARIAN
Linda Laningham (Chuck)
559-896-2637
Laningham@hotmail.com
MEMBERSHIP*
Diane Hayes (Mike)
559-591-0844
dimi62@comcast.net
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS*
Charlie Fosnaugh
559-299-0547
fosnaugh@comcast.net
Raffle Tickets
Ruth Danielsen
559-298-5225
redanielsen@aol.com
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
Pat Garrahan (Patrick)
559-275-9304
patricia.garrahan@att.net

As we move into the heart of the nominating
season, I thought I would share a little research on
our election history. CVC’s first full year was 1992
so next year will mark our 23 rd year and the club
has five officers. Never has an entire board been
swept out of office during this span and never has
the same board remained intact for a second year
either. It came close only in 2011 and 2012 when
four of the five members returned in the same slot.
But during the other 20 years we usually have had
two or three new faces come on board. Obviously
the fact some board members chose not to run for a
second term has certainly played a major part.
Following four treasurers in the first four years, that
particular office has been the most stable with eight
members serving two consecutive years, including
Mike Crafton 1996-97, Patrick Garrahan 1998-99,
Ed Hokokian 2000-01, Joe Renna 2002-03, Jill
Kroeker Rosen 2004-05, Terri Parks 2006-07,
Debbie Garrison 2008-09 and Judy Capuro 2011-
2012. Only Dave Case holding the office for a
single year in 2010 interrupted the string of twoyear
treasurers.
Six CVC members have served two year terms as
president including Keith Garrison 1996-97, John
Bird 1999-2000, Debbie Garrison 2004-05, Jim
Agar 2007-08, Charlotte Renna 2009-10 and Linda
Laningham in 2011-12. Six people also performed
two consecutive terms as secretary. The first to do
so was Linda Laningham 1997-98, followed by
Dorothy Gregerson 1999-2000, Pam Hansen 2002-
03, Lynne Agar 2006-07 and then Sheryl DeMello
did it twice serving in 2008-09 and again in 2011-
12. It should also be noted Terri Parks completed
Sheryl’s final year in 2012 and is also our secretary
now in 2013.
For whatever the reason, the turnover is heaviest in
the vice-presidential offices of activities and public
relations. Five people have been in charge of public
relations for two straight years starting with Richard
Mullin way back in 1994-95, then came Joyce
Kroeker during 1998-99, Tamanee Krazan in 2000-
01, Julie Sons in 2004-05 and Jan Pflepsen in 2011-
12. But it is our run coordinator or vice president of
activities that has seen just four people complete a
two year stint. The first was Mike Curtis in 1996-
97, then came Skip Severance in 1999-2000, Craig
Hansen held the job in 2002-03 and the last person
to do it was John Johnson in 2007-08.
Four of our CVC family holds the most time on the
board with five years each. Charlotte Renna was
the secretary in 1992 has been president four times
including 1994, 2003 and 2009-2010. Linda
Laningham was the secretary three times including
1997-98 and 2010 as well as president in 2011-12.
Keith Garrison was VP of activities in 1994, 2009
and 2012 and president in 1996-97 and Debbie
Garrison was treasurer three times in 1995, 2008
and 2009 and served as president in 2004 and 2005.
Statistics show that the longer someone has served
on the board, the more likely they stay in CVC.
Ten (10) out of fourteen (14) people with three or
more years on the board are still active. When it
comes to two years of service only eight (8) out of
eighteen (18) are still around, but out of a
staggering twenty-one (21) people that served one
year, just six (6) of those folks are still here. There
have been a total of 53 people that have served
during the lifetime of Central Valley Corvettes and
only 24 individuals are still on the CVC roster.
Craig

General meeting was called to order at 6:32 p.m. by
President Craig Hansen.
Minutes from the July General meeting were read
by Terri Parks. Motion was made by Charlie
Fosnaugh to accept the minutes as read and it was
seconded by Leigh Ann Severance.
Membership
Chairman
Diane Hays
gave Del
Walker and
Susan Cursi
their
membership
bags. The
membership
total is 79.
Treasurer Fred Parks gave the July Treasurer's
report.
Vice President of Public Relations Jeff Levine
reported the on the birthdays and anniversaries of
the club members.
Vice President of Activities Pam Hansen had
members report on their past runs. She reported the
future runs as End of Summer Fly-In and Car Show,
King's Diner, Triangle Drive-In grand opening,
Southwest Tour potluck, Shanghai dinner run,
President's Mystery Run, the Christmas party, the
Christmas hayride, and Christmas at
Cambria/Hearst Castle.
Craig reminded members that tonight the final
payment is due for the Mystery Run.
Sergeant of Arms Charlie Fosnaugh collected $1.30
in badge fines.
Our "In the News" reporter Jan Pflepsen reported
the news concerning our Corvette families.
Parliamentarian Linda Laningham handed out
nomination forms for the club election and asked
members to fill out.
Old Business:
Craig will be picking up the window decals.
New Business:
Craig said Patricia would like to resign in the next
few months as the newsletter editor. Please, let him
know if you are interested in volunteering for the
position.
The next Board meeting will be hosted by Jeff
Levin and Sarah De Cesari on August 22nd at 7:00
p.m.
The next General meeting is September 17th at
6:30.
Charlie asked if there were any members interested
in participating in the Fresno Veterans' Parade.
The motion to adjourn the meeting was made by
John Bird and seconded by Lupe Dawson.
Meeting adjourned at 7:07 p.m.
Raffle: Thank you to the following members for
donating raffle prizes; Anderson, Bird, Campos,
Comer, Danielsen, Dawson, Kroeker, Laningham,
Olson, and Parks.
Respectfully submitted by,
Terri Parks, Secretary

Gotta Run?
Autumn is in the air. We have several new runs so look closely and sign up for several. Looking
forward to the President’s Mystery Run? I know I am. It is also, time to start thinking about
runs for 2014. Fun, Fun, Fun Gotta Run!?! Be blessed, Pam
September 2013
Saturday 9/7 End of Summer Fly In – Sierra Sky Park Airport – Hall
Saturday 9/14 King’s Diner – Garrison
Sunday 9/15 Triangle Drive In Grand Opening – Garrahan
Saturday 9/21 Southwest Tour Potluck – Hansen
Friday 9/27 QUEEN HAUL-Clovis East-Garrison
Saturday 9/28 Shanghai Restaurant - Null
October 2013
Fri-Sun 10/4 – 10/6 President’s Mystery Run – Hansen
Friday 10/11 QUEEN HAUL-Sanger High-Garrison
November 2013
Monday 11/11 Veteran’s Day Parade - Fosnaugh
December 2013
Thursday 12/12 Christmas Party
Saturday 12/15 Christmas Lights and Hayride – Renna and Garrison
12/27 – 29 Cambria Christmas, Comers – Hansen & Hayes
March 2014
3/29-4/13/14 Southwest Tour II – Hansens
????????? Laughlin, Garrisons and Laninghams
Southwest Tour 1

For more information contact Chuck or Sharon hall
559-259-0186 or E-mail Squilla@comcast.net

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4011 N BLACKSTONE AVE IN FRESNO
(On the west side of Blackstone Ave.
between Ashlan and Dakota)
MEET AT THE RESTAURANT:
ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH
AT 5:30 P.M.
You can sign up at the NEXT general meeting or by contacting
Freida Null @ 559-896-6221
DESSERT AND DONIMOS AT FREIDA’S HOUSE AFTERWORDS!

COST WILL BE $600.00 PER COUPLE AND $435.OO FOR SINGLES.
This includes lodging, one breakfast, 2 lunches, transfers, all
admissions and tours.
WE COULD GO WEST, NORTH EAST OF SOUTH…OR ALL FOUR
DIRECTIONS! WE COULD GO HIGH OR WE MIGHT GO LOW…BOLDLY
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CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES
BULLETIN-SEPTEMBER 2013
DON JOHNSON SEPTEMBER 6
MIKE CARLI SEPTEMBER 9
PATRICK GARRAHAN SEPTEMBER 11
PAULA FAM SEPTEMBER 13
KEITH GARRISON SEPTEMBER 17
DICK AND RUTH DANIELSEN SEPTEMBER 4, 1971 42 YEARS
ROY AND MARY ANN WHITSON SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 5 YEARS
SKIP AND VICKIE GARRISON SEPTEMBER 22, 1973 40 YEARS
JOHN AND LINDA BIRD SEPTEMBER 24, 1966 47 YEAR S
BOB AND PEGGY COOK SEPTEMBER 27, 1969 44 YEARS
PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR BADGES TO ALL
MEETINGS, CLUB EVENTS AND RUNS.
SUPPORT YOUR CLUB RAFFLE AND BRING A RAFFLE PRIZE

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS OF INFORMATION TO SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS
1. IT SEEMS OUR DEAR GORDON CAPURRO HAD A FALL BECAUSE HIS METAL
CRUTCH BROKE. PER JUDY, HAS A NEW CRUTCH NOW AND IS DOING MUCH
BETTER.
2. DIANE HAYES FIRST GRANDSON’S WEDDING WAS ON AUGUST 10 TH AND WAS
VERY BEAUTIFUL. ALL WENT WELL AND THE HAYES FEEL BLESSED WITH NEW
GRANDDAUGHTER-IN-LAW TRISHA. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT AND THE
ENTIRE EVENING WAS LOVELY.
3. CHARLOTTE SEEMS TO BE HAVING A WONDERFUL SUMMER! SHE AND DON ARE
STILL IN OREGON AND HAVE TRAVELED BY MOTOR HOME TO WYOMING,
MONTANA, IDAHO, WASHINGTON AND SOUTH DAKOTA. THEY HAD A
WONDERFUL TIME AND SAW SO MANY THINGS. FOR ALL YOU BIKER PEOPLE,
THEY WENT TO STURGIS AND DON EVEN GOT A TATTOO. IT WAS ALL SUCH
FUN….THEY WILL BE RETURNING TO FRESNO ON SEPTEMBER 4 AND ARE
LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE AT THE SEPTEMBER MEETING.
4. GARY AND I FLEW TO MIINNESOTTA FOR A FAMILY WEDDING. GARY’S NIECE
MARRIED AND CELEBRATIONS WENT ON FOR TWO DAYS. THEY ARE A
WONDERFUL FAMILY. ….OUR NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR DROVE TO MONTEREY
FOR THE ROLEX MONTEREY MOTORSPORTS REUNION. HE HAD THE PLEASURE
OF OBSERVING THE NEW 2014 CORVETTE STINGRAY…HE EVEN FOUND THE TIME
TO PURCHASE US A CORVETTE HAT REPRESENTING THE NEW CORVETTES…..
Jan

Maureen Callahan, Cooking Light Magazine
1 tablespoon canola oil
1 cup chopped fresh onion
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
Dash of ground red pepper
2 (15.5-ounce) cans Great Northern beans, rinsed and
drained
2 cups shredded skinless, boneless rotisserie chicken
1 cup thinly sliced green onions, divided1/2 cup sliced ripe olives, divided
18 (6-inch) corn tortillas, divided
Cooking spray
2 cups (8 ounces) pre-shredded reduced-fat 4-cheese Mexican blend cheese, divided
1 cup 1% low-fat milk
1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 (16-ounce) jar green salsa
10 tablespoon reduced-fat sour cream
Cilantro sprigs
Preparation
1. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chopped onion; cook 3
minutes or until tender, stirring frequently. Stir in cumin, chili powder, garlic salt, and
pepper; cook 1 minute. Stir in beans; cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add chicken,
1/2 cup green onions, and 7 tablespoons ripe olives; stir well.
2. Preheat oven to 350°.
3. Layer 6 tortillas on bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Spread 2 cups chicken mixture over tortillas; sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheese. Repeat
layers once. Top with remaining 6 tortillas.
4. Combine milk, chopped cilantro, and salsa in a blender, and process until smooth. Pour
over top of tortillas. Cover and bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Uncover, sprinkle with
remaining 1/2 cup cheese, remaining 1/2 cup green onions, and remaining 1 tablespoon
olives. Bake for 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Serve with sour cream. Garnish with
cilantro sprigs, if desired.

Curtis & Leroy saw an ad in
the Kentville Advertiser Newspaper in
Kentville, N. C . and bought a mule for
$100.
The farmer agreed to deliver the mule
the next day.
The following morning the farmer drove
up, and said: "Sorry, fellers, I have
some bad news for you, the mule died
last night."
Curtis & Leroy replied; "Well then, just
give us our money back."
The farmer said;”Can’t do that...I went and spent it
already."
They said; "Okay then, just bring us the dead mule."
The farmer asked; "What in the world ya'll gonna do with a
dead mule?"
Curtis said; "We gonn'a raffle him off."
The farmer said; "You can't raffle off a dead mule!"
Leroy said; "We shore can! Heck, we don't hafta tell
nobody he's dead!"
A couple of weeks later, the farmer ran into Curtis &
Leroy at the Co-Op grocery store and
asked: "Say...what you fellers ever do with that dead
mule?"
Curtis, said; "We raffled him off like we said
we wuz gonn'a do."
Leroy added; "Shucks, we sold 500 tickets fer two
dollars apiece and made a profit of $898."
The farmer said; "My Lord, didn't anyone complain...?"
Curtis said; "Well, the feller who won was really upset. So we gave him his two
dollars back."
Curtis and Leroy now work for the government.
They're overseeing Harper's investigation of the Senate and the spending scandal.
Contributed by Bob Marine

Two Beggars
put money into the hat of
the beggar holding the cross.
Two beggars are sitting
side by side on a street in
Rome. One is holding a
cross, the other one is
holding the Star of David.
Many people go by, look at
both beggars but only
Eventually the Pope comes by. He stops to watch the throngs of people giving
money to the beggar who holds the cross while none give to
the beggar holding the Star of David.
Finally, the Pope approaches the beggar with the Star of
David and says, "My poor fellow, don't you understand?
This is a Catholic country and this city is the seat of
Catholicism. People aren't going to give you money if you sit
there holding the Star of David, especially when you're
sitting beside a beggar who is holding a cross. In fact, they
would probably give more money to him just out of spite".
The beggar with the Star of David listens politely to the
Pope, smiles, then turns to the beggar with the cross and
says, "Moishe, look who's trying to teach the Goldstein
brothers about marketing!"

About 34 of us met at El Cid in Oakhurst for a delicious lunch. After lunch, we went next door
to Reamers’ for ice cream. Then we went to Bob and Peggy Cook's house. It was a gorgeous day
at the lake, and Bob took us for a great ride on his party barge.
Thank you to the Cooks and all who attended. Dale & Sue

We met early in the morning on August 18 th
and boarded an Orange Belt bus headed for
San Francisco and our
Alaskan Cruise.
Marilyn had made very
nice Bon Voyage
packages for everyone!
We boarded out ship, the
Grand Princess, and
headed for the buffet
lunch. The ship set sail for Alaska at 3:00
p.m. and we stood on the deck as we sailed
under the Bay Bridge.
The first two days were spent at sea. We all
found different things to keep us busy
during the day- bingo, shopping, movies, the
various musical groups and the afternoon
tea.
Our first port of call was Ketchikan. We
went ashore for the excursions and got a
little bit of a shower as we were returning to
the ship.
Our next stop was Juneau, home to the
Mendenhall glacier. We had all day in
Juneau, so after our excursions, we had a
fish and chip lunch in downtown and did a
little shopping.
We weighed anchor at 9:00 at night and
headed for Skagway. Unfortunately, when
we arrived we found gusting winds and a
small ship blocking our entrance. The
captain decided it was too dangerous to try
to slip in to our berth, so we sailed on to the
town of Haines.
Since all of our excursions were in Skagway
and there was no way to get back to them,
they were cancelled. We decided to walk
into town and look around and do a little
shopping, before returning to the ship.
The next day was spent at sea. We were
able to get past Sawyer Island and pretty
close to Sawyer glacier. The Captain said he
had never seen so much ice floating in the
water. We did get some really nice pictures
of the glacier and surrounds.
Our final port of call was Victoria. Most of
us went ashore and took different
excursions.
Too soon our visit to this lovely city was
over and we headed for San Francisco. With
two days at sea, we needed to find some
things to do. The ladies found some
dominoes and played Mexican Train. There

were a couple of very funny comedians, a
show that consisted of dancing and singing,
a couple of talent shows, and of course lots
of food.
We had some nice travelling companions.
The Garrisons were joined by Tom and
Ladine (cousins) and Skip and Vicky
brought their friends Lee and Pat..
Mike and C.J. Curtis met us at the ship and
dined with the group in the evenings. Some
of you might remember Glenn and Helene
Blue. They came with us on the bus from
Fresno along with Helene’s sister, Piroette
and her daughter Monique.
It was nice to discover Bob and Louise
Ethington were on the ship with us. They
had dinner at a table next to us each night. f.
They participated in the “boat building
contest” and their little boat “The Princess
of Whales” took First place!
The Orange Belt bus met us at the dock in
San Francisco and brought us safely home.
We had a great trip, but were happy to get
back home.
Pat Garrahan and Marilyn Goodall.

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Tour Pot
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HANSEN
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