President's Letter - Route 66 Corvette Club

Thanks to Don Trunko and Feld
Chevrolet for sponsoring our club for the
seventh year!!!

— President’s Letter —
Greetings everyone
I would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for
voting me in as club President for 2006. It is an honor and I
will do my best for the club.
It looks like the club has a lot of events planned for the
year. Quite a few Road Runs, Car Shows, Brewery Tour, Golf
Outing and plenty of Autocross Events. Thanks to everyone
who will plan an event this year. Hope to see a large number
of members attend our clubs events. It sounds like they will
all be a good time.
I’m looking forward to a very active summer full of
Corvette Club events.
Happy New Year Everyone
Rik

Vice President
Gary Schiermeyer
Treasurer
Chris Reitz
Secretary
JoAnn Viviano
Directors
Noel Wilson
Jeff Anderson
Charlie Miget
Our Elected Officials
President
Rik Thompson
Governor
Tom Reitz
Bylaws Committee
Christine Reitz
Jeff Anderson
Charles Miget
Ron Reinhardt
Patty Schroeder
Club meetings are held on the 1 st Thursday
of each month at Culpeppers Restaurant in
O’Fallon at 7:30 p.m.
January
Birthdays…
John Morak
Jackie Miget
2 nd
31 st

Rt. 66 Corvette Club
100% Participation
As of 1-05-06
Dale VanDeven
Karen Brooks
Charlie & Jackie Miget
Noel & CJ Wilson
Steve Wiechens
Carl & Esther Young
Susan Strube
Trendt Francis
Linda Eriksen
Charlotte Kahle
John & Mary Morak
Tony & JoAnn Viviano
Jeff Anderson
Rik Thompson
Dominic & Barb Piscotta
Joe Anelle
Jeff & Ellen Meywes
Jim & Tammy Martin
Ron Reinhardt
Tom Reitz
Scott Walker
Gary Schiermeyer
Teresa Bice
Gary Wren
Paul & Bridget Balkenbush
Marc Gottfried

MEETING MINUTES – ROUTE 66 CORVETTE CLUB
Monthly Meeting
January 5, 2006
Culpepper’s Restaurant, O Fallon, Missouri
President, Rik Thompson called the meeting to order at 7:30pm. He introduced the officers: Vice President,
Gary Schiermeyer, Governor: Tom Reitz, Treasurer: Chris Reitz, Secretary: Jo Ann Viviano
Members in attendance are: Dale Van Deven, Karen Brooks & Randy Moore, Charlie&Jackie Miget, Noel &
CJ Wilson, Steve Wiechens, Carl & Ester Young, Susan & Randy Strube, Trendt Francis, Linda
Eriksen,Charlotte Kahle, John & Mary Morak, Tony & Jo Ann Viviano Jeff Anderson, Rik Thompson, Dominic
& Barb Pisciotta, Joe Anelle, Ellen & Jeff Meywes, Jim & Tammy Martin, Ron Reinhardt, Tom & Chris Reitz,
Scott Walker, Gary Schiermeyer, Tracy Bice, Gary Wren, Paul & Bridget Balkenbush, Marc Gottfried, Jim
Marquis, Bob Lamb and Gary Wren.
Treasurers Report: Chris Reitz reported we have 61 members. The club has $3,430.94 bank balance.
Governors Report: Tom Reitz reported the next Governors meeting is Feb. 25 th at the Sheraton Westport.
Final MWR Points:
Club: Route 66 placed 4 th out of 33 clubs
Women: Chris Reitz - 4 th Place w/815pts.
Bridget Balkenbush – 10 th Place
Charlote Kahle - 34 th Place
Men: Tom Reitz – 3 rd Place w/830pts.
Paul Balkenbush – 12 th
Gary Wren – 41 st
Rod McCoy – 59 th
NCCC Membership Packets should be in the mail shortly.
NCCC MWR “Permanent Numbers” Forms Numbers due: Postmarked between Jan.15 th thru Feb.15 th , 2006.
The fee is $10.00 per member. Tom Reitz has forms w/ 2005 numbers on back.
Helmets for 2006 must be SNELL 2000 and/or dated less than 10 years old by SNELL rating.
Conventions: 2006: Orlando, Florida (Disney World)
2007: Nashville, Tennessee
2008: Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCCC Midwest Region has hosted the most sanctioned events of any region in 2005 w/156 events. Florida
Region was 2 nd with 146 events
Labor Day 2005, we donated 2 sanctions to the weekend, in July, so the proceeds went to the region. The
proceeds after expenses were $527.00. I am working on getting those sanctions for Labor Day 2006. This time
the club would get the proceeds. I would like to get the clubs approval to do this. Jeff Anderson made a motion
for approval. Dominic Pisciotta seconded the motion. Motion passed with no opposition.
Vice-Presidents Report: Gary Schiermeyer reported that he will be in charge of points for the club members and
to be sure to turn all points in to him.. Gary gave the floor to Jeff Anderson for a report on the Annual
Transition Meeting, the clubs first. The purpose of this meet is to help new officers take over their new duties
and familiarize them with the rules and by-laws.

Old Business: There will be a story about the Route 66 Corvette Club in the “Missourian” magazine. The
Christmas party was a huge success. The food was great. There was a heated discussion on whether the beef or
pork was better. Some bikers from BACA joined with us at the party from another room. There was no count on
the amount of toys collected. Karen Brooks offered a suggestion to keep next years Christmas party at the same
location and to start planning early. Chris Reitz suggested we set dates for next years’ spring and fall trash pick
up.
New Business: Noel Wilson made a motion to have Dave Podwojski become an honorary member of the Rt. 66
Corvette Club. Dave owns Vettes restaurant where our club has its annual car shows. Dave also supplies all of
the trophies for this event. Linda Eriksen seconded the motion. A discussion followed to make Dave an NCCC
member and to pay his dues. A motion was made and passed. A motion was made by Chris Reitz to donate
$500.00 to the Fish Food Pantry. After some discussion, the amount of money was changed to $1,000.00. Chris
also suggested that we check out a website called: www.willowsway.org. Noel Wilson suggested to the club
that we select a charity for our annual car show in June.
Announcements: Awards for Road Notes and a NCCC award were presented to Gary Wren. Trendt Francis and
Rik Thompson were also recognized for presenting articles in “Vette” magazine. Congratulations to Linda
Eriksen for being promoted to Lt. Colonel. (Way to go, Linda)
50/50 winner was Dominic Pisciotta. C.J. Wison and Carl Young won calenders.
Route 66 Corvette Club Points
Feld Trunko NCCC
Charlie Miget 30 30 0
Jackie Miget 30 30 0
Tom Rietz 30 10 20
Chris Rietz 20 20 0
Noel Wilson 10 10 0
Carol Wilson 10 10 0

ROUTE 66 CORVETTE CLUB
$$$ TREASURER'S REPORT $$$
January 2006
Number of Members: 61
BEGINNING ACCOUNT BALANCE of November 3, 2005 $6,482.06
RECEIPTS:
50/50 November Meeting $45.00
50/50 Christmas Party $40.00
Membership Renewals $585.00
Decal Sales $104.00
TOTAL RECEIPTS $774.00
PAYMENTS:
NCCC, Inc. #347 Memebership Renewals ($1,165.00)
Knights of Columbus #348 Christmas Party ($992.50)
Tony Osborn #349 DJ - Christmas Party ($350.00)
A Shur Lock #350 Storage Locker ($39.00)
NCCC, Inc. #351 Memebership - Lamb ($45.00)
Incredible Engravings #352 Club Awards ($1,100.94)
Tom Reitz #353 Copy/Mail Results - Autocross ($75.68)
A Shur Lock #354 Storage Locker ($34.00)
Commerce Bank Monthly Service Charge 113005 (10.00)
Commerce Bank Monthly Service Charge 123105 (10.00)
TOTAL PAYMENTS: (3,822.12)
ENDING ACCOUNT BALANCE as of January 5, 2006 $3,433.94

2006
ROUTE 66 CLUB EVENTS
Event Event Date Location
Club Monthly Meeting February 2nd Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
St. Charles Parade February 18th St. Charles, MO
Saddleridge Happy Hour February 24th Westport Plaza, St Louis, MO
NCCC Governor's Meeting February 25th Westport Plaza, St Louis, MO
Club Monthly Meeting March 2nd Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
Brewery Tour-Tom Reitz March 25th Ofallon, Mo.
Mid Missouri Corvette Cup April 1st Columbia Mo.
Club Monthly Meeting April 6th Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
Trash Pick-up April 9th Hwy A & Hwy 70 - 9am
C5 & C6 Birthday Bash April 20th - 22nd Corvette Museum - Bowling Green, KY
Randy’s Road Run April 23rd TBD-Randy Moore
8 low speed auto-x April 29 th & 30th Rantoul, Ill
Club Monthly Meeting May 4th Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
C4/ZR1 Gathering May 4th-6th Corvette Museum - Bowling Green, KY
NCCC Governor's Meeting May 5 th & 6th Westport Plaza, St. Louis, Mo
John's Road Run May 13th Hermann, Mo
Drive In-Scott Walker May 20th TBD
Corvette Forum Cruise In May 25th-27th Corvette Museum - Bowling Green, KY
8 low speed auto-x May 27 th & 28th Rantoul, Ill
Drive Your Corvette To Work
Day June 1st TBD
Club Monthly Meeting June 1st Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
Corvette Gathering-John Morak June 1st-3rd Myrtle Beach, SC
7 low speed auto-x June 3 rd & 4th West Quincy, Mo
Vettes Car Show
June 11th – Rain Date
June 25th Vettes Bar & Grill - Hwy. 94
4 low speed auto-x June 18th Rockford, Ill
10 low speed auto-x June 24 th & 25th Waukesha, WI

Old Town St. Peters Parade July1st
Old Town St. Peters - Mid Rivers Dr. &
Hwy 70
Club Monthly Meeting July 6th Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
10 low speed auto-x July 8th-9th Rantoul, Ill
St. Josephs Parish Car Show July 8th St. Joseph Parish - Cottleville, Mo
Lions Club Car Show July 9th McNair Park - St. Charles, Mo
8 low speed auto-x July 15 th & 16th Burlington, WI
Z06 Fest July 20th – 22nd Corvette Museum - Bowling Green, KY
4 low speed auto-x July 30th Moline, Ill
Club Monthly Meeting August 3rd Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
NCCC National Convention August 5th-11th Orlando, Fl
Corvettes On The Square August 11 th & 12th Independence, Mo - (Kansan City Area)
Club Picnic August 13th TBD
8 low speed auto-x Sept 2 nd & 3rd South Bend, In.
Club Monthly Meeting September 7th Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
NCCC Governor's Meeting September 9th Westport Plaza, St Louis, MO
FunFest 2005 Sept 15 th -17th Effingham, IL
Marks Road Run September 24th TBD
Eureka Springs September 28th-30th Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Club Monthly Meeting October 5th Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
7 low speed auto-x October 7th Lake Geneva, WI.
Trash Pick-up October 8th Hwy A & Hwy 79 - 9am
Octobercross October 14 th & 15th Wentzville, Mo - GM Plant
JoAnn's Road Run October 22nd TBD
Club Monthly Meeting November 2nd Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo
New Officers Transition
Meeting November 4th TBD
NCCC Governor's Meeting November 11th Westport Plaza, St Louis, MO
Club Christmas Party December 2nd KC Hall - St. Peters, Mo
Club Monthly Meeting December 7th Culpeppers, Ofallon, Mo

November 15 th , 2005 7:00 PM
1 st Annual Transition Meeting for the Officers and Board of Directors
Officers and members in attendance:
Rik Thompson
Gary Schiermeyer
Tom Reitz
JoAnn Viviano
Randy Moore
Dale VanDeven
Charlie Miget
Jackie Miget
Noel Wilson
Jeff Anderson
Cathy Anderson
The purpose of the meeting is to accomplish the following:
1. Continuity and smooth transition from past officer to new officer.
• (Discussion was that the Board of Directors accepts the responsibility for not offering guidance
to new officers.)
2. New Officers- Familiarize themselves with By-laws and Roberts
Rules of Order.
• (Board of Directors requests a more formalized meeting structure. President to have a printed
agenda prepared prior to the meeting and to ask membership, prior to meeting start, if they
have anything to add to the agenda. Listing items chronologically to ease the process of taking
minutes, by Secretary, for the newsletter.)
3. Adherence to By-laws as described in the By-Laws and
Constitution. (To be discussed)
4. More Detailed minutes to be taken by the secretary.
• (A printed agenda will help.)

The following were concerns brought up by the Board of Directors.
• Concern about status as a “Not for Profit Organization” and following
State Guidelines.
o (Discussion was made concerning what we are allowed to do with club funds to stay within
state guidelines which we re-file each year.)
• Motions must be made for all expenditures, following guidelines from
“Roberts Rules of Order” and recorded.
• Exceptions would and could be approved by Board of
Directors.
Examples:
• T-shirts OctoberCross – How much?
• Awards-need to be approved tonight
• Christmas Party???
Item for discussion:
• Do we need to appoint new members of the Constitution/By-Laws
Committee? (2 years)
Remove Tim Adams (Non-Renewal)
• Note that the “New Points Year” starts November 1 st .
• Minor Housekeeping Items: Adherence to no smoking policy (in
the Meeting Room) before, during and after the meeting.
Discussion concerning the club Christmas party and approval of expenditure by members. In the past, the club
picked up only a portion of the expense.
A motion was made, seconded, discussed and agreed that “The Club” would pay for club members only.
Members, with guests will be expected to pay $25.00 per person to attend the party and since the arrangements
had already been made for the DJ, the club would pay for that as well. It was also discussed that the collection
of un-opened toys for the Toys-for-Tots would be done.
Discussion was made concerning the purchase of awards without approval of “The Club” during a regular
business meeting. It was decided that the preferred process would be for the awards to be discussed early
enough to effectively plan a budget for the awards. Awards that are to be presented at the December Club
Christmas party were already ordered.
A motion was made by Randy Moore to approve approximately $1200.00 for the awards to be purchased.
The motion was seconded by Noel Wilson.

Discussion of motion: Discussion about the validity of awards and the purpose of additional awards, started
prior to this year, was to increase club activity participation. Opinion was that it was not successful. In future,
budget issues are to be considered. The reason and purpose of additional awards are to be reviewed by “Club”
and voted upon. Certificates of Appreciation will be considered.
Approval to purchase awards was approved by majority board member/officers in attendance.
Gary Schiermeyer brought up the subject of an inventory of assets for items owned by the club. Also the turn
over of keys for the storage unit where the club stores all of its equipment.
Discussion was made regarding the clubs official charity, which is the National Kidney Foundation. It was
discussed that we should continue to support this charity unless the need to change was brought up at the club
meeting and approved by a simple majority vote. The idea that we should also support a local charity, like
F.I.S.H., was recommended.
Tom Reitz brought up the question of “When do new officers accept their positions?” The Constitution states in
Article VII, section 2, The elected officers shall be elected at the November business meeting and be installed at
a time and place designated by the Board of Directors.
A motion was made by Tom Reitz to install new officers at the December 3 rd , 2005 Club Christmas party.
The motion was seconded by Charlie Miget.
Discussion of motion: After future elections, Board of Directors will have to make a statement as to when the
new officers will be installed.
Motion was approved unanimously.
Discussion was made about importance of sign-up sheets at meeting and that an announcement should be made
prior to meeting close. The possibility of missing someone who may be working towards an award exists.
Jackie Miget brought up the point of signing waivers. Tom Reitz will bring a waiver for all to sign at the
Christmas party. Noel Wilson brought up the importance for a waiver at any event.
Tom Reitz brought up purpose and renewal of members of By-Laws Committee. Article XII, Section 2.
states… A Constitution/By-Laws Committee shall be appointed by the Board of Directors and shall serve for a
term of two years. The Board of Directors needs to re-assign and/or re-appoint a By-Laws committee for the
next two years.
A motion was made to review committee members, Patty Schroeder, Ron Reinhardt, Jeff Anderson, Charlie
Miget, Chris Reitz and Tim Adams. Noel Wilson requested that the purpose and duties of the committee be
reviewed with club members at a monthly club meeting.
Tom Reitz made a motion to re-instate current members of By-Laws Committee with exception of Tim Adams,
due to non-renewal of his club membership.
The motion was seconded by Gary Schiermeyer. No discussion. Passed unanimously.
Noel Wilson brought up subject of Charter Members and the need, as stated in the Constitution Article III,
section 1, paragraph C, that new members must be sponsored by a charter member. No changes to be made at
this meeting but the importance needs to be revisited at a future club meeting.
Noel Wilson brought up a past subject to all members… that while in the meeting room, our club meetings have
historically been Non-Smoking before, during and after the meeting. Please no smoking in the meeting room.
Charlie Miget discussed Honorary Membership and that this membership cannot be granted without a simple
majority vote of the club members at a club meeting.
Noel Wilson made a motion to make Dave (Owner of Vettes Restaurant) an Honorary Member.
Motion seconded by JoAnne Viviano.
Discussion of motion: NCCC forms to be completed and signed.

Noel Wilson amended his motion to bring up at club meeting for approval per constitution.
Charlie Miget made a general statement regarding member involvement and meetings. Expenditures and
changes in Club Constitution/By-Laws must be brought up and discussed at monthly meetings. Items will then
voted on for approval by members prior to them happening.
Noel Wilson stated the need for a Board of Directors meeting at the end of each term and to schedule a
Transition Meeting after the yearly election of new officers.
In general discussion, it was brought up that we need to schedule more events as a club. Road Runs, Winery
events, Bowling, Rallies, Golf Outings and other things to promote the club and the Corvette lifestyle.
Randy Moore made a motion to adjourn the meeting.
Seconded by Dale VanDeven
No Discussion – Meeting Adjourned.
Respectfully submitted by Jeff Anderson
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