Central Valley Corvettes of Fresno - Feb 2016

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, Charlotte Renna (559) 298323-
0153 or any officer on the following page.

PRESIDENT
Gary Pflepsen (Jan)
559-298-7241
gpflep@aol.com
VP-ACTIVITIES
Skip Severance (LeighAnn)
559-299-3550
skipseverance@att.net
VP-PUBLIC RELATIONS/ MEMBERSHIP
Charlotte Renna
559-323-0153
chrenna@aol.com
SECRETARY
Debby Anderson (Terry)
559-801-7482
Debbydoo64@yahoo.com
TREASURER
Mike Lebda (Mary)
559-298-7993
mjlebda@comcast.net
Mission Statement / Officers..... 2-3
A Word from our President.......... 4
Secretary’s Minutes..................... 5
Sunshine & Clouds...................... 6
Birthdays & Anniversaries............ 7
Cookin’ with Tom..................... 8-9
In the Garage w/Charlie........ 10-19
CVC Activities............................ 20
CVC Event Flyers.................. 21-25
Roger Rocka’s Nite Out......... 26-27
In Memory of Freddy Fam..... 28-49
PARLIMENTARIAN
Craig Hansen (Pam)
559-645-0513
hansenrt66@att.net
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
Chuck Laningham (Linda)
559-304-2525
laningham@hotmail.com
RAFFLE TICKETS
Susan Walker (Del)
559-255-2613
delwalker@live.com
WEBSITE EDITOR
Charlie Fosnaugh (Kim)
559-299-0547
Fosnaugh@comcast.net

I’ve finally got the President’s Mystery
Run scheduled. It will be Wednesday, July
6 through Saturday, July 9. The cost will
be $650 per couple. There will be a signup
sheet at the next meeting. You will
have a choice of rooms with either two
queen beds or one king. I would suggest
making your choice of room as early as
you can to ensure you get what you want.
There will also be a choice of a box lunch
we will be having. The choices are a cold
roasted half chicken, turkey and ham
croissant sandwich or a grilled vegetable
(zucchini, squash, eggplant, tomato, bell
peppers, mushrooms and jack cheese)
sandwich. The cutoff for signing up will be
the May 17 General Meeting, but the
earlier the better. The weather should be
typical summer weather for California (or
Oregon, Utah, Nevada, Baja). Who
knows? I am having fun putting it
together and it should be a good time.
Not much else to talk about this month.
We’re kind of in the post-Christmas, prespring
slowdown. The club still has
activities happening though. Roger
Rocka’s was fun and we have Super
Bowl, Space Shuttle and Laughlin coming
up. Can’t forget the on-going Domino
games.
See you all at the next meeting.
GARY

Central Valley Corvettes
General Meeting Minutes
January 19, 2016
The General Meeting was called to order at
6:30 by President, Gary Pflepsen.
The minutes from the December meeting
were read by Debby Anderson, Secretary.
Glenn Henderson made a motion to accept
the minutes as read and it was seconded by
Terri Parks. Motion carried.
Treasurer’s Report was given by Mike Lebda.
VP of Activities Skip Severance had the run
leaders report on the previous month’s runs.
The upcoming runs are: 1/20 13 Hours, at
the Maya Theatre, 1/22 Roger Rocka’s, Feb
7 th Super Bowl Party, March 4-6 Space
Shuttle. Gary mentioned that he is in the
planning stages of the next Presidents
Mystery Run and thinks it will be this
summer either in June or July.
VP of PR/Membership Charlotte Renna gave
the Birthday and Anniversary report. The
Derringers are our newest members as of
tonight, Welcome Derringers.
Sgt. At Arms Chuck Laningham collected .50
in missing badge fees.
Sunshine and Clouds report was given by Jan
Pflepsen.
Old Business:
There was no old business to report tonight.
New Business:
There was no new business to report
tonight.
The next General Meeting will be Tuesday,
February 16 th .
The next Board Meeting will be Tuesday,
January 26 th at 7:00pm at Skip’s house.
A motion to adjourn the meeting was made
by Scott Parkin and seconded by Ruthie
Danielsen.
Meeting adjourned at 7:08
Respectfully submitted by,
Debby Anderson, Secretary
Raffle: Thank you to the following members
for donating raffle prizes: A&C Anderson,
Danielsen, Dawson, Derringer, Fosnaugh,
Garrison, Henderson, Henenfent, Jarvis,
Laningham, Null, Parkin, Renna, Severance,
Sons, Walker and Whitson.
We made $215.00 on raffle tickets tonight.

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SUNSHINE & CLOUDS
Jan De Mello-Pflepsen
Jan. 19, 2016
All of these messages were received most of which are happy.
1. Art and Nancy White are comping by the water at Lake Havasu, AZ for the next month. Then
on their return they will be off to Houston for a business trip. They will catch up with us at
the March meeting.
2. Per Debbie Anderson, she and Terry are very proud to announce that they have a new
daughter in law. Their oldest son Gary moved to China in August to be reunited with his soul
mate. He got a great job teaching English to small children. On December 30 he married
Songsong. Debbie and Terry are hoping to finally meet her this spring.
3. From our dear friend Joyce Krocker, she has been diagnosed with bladder cancer. She is
scheduled for surgery (today). Joyce says she would be much happier to be at the meeting
with all of us today. Joyce says she has been blessed with good health asks only that we
pray for her.
4. Our dear Charlotte Renna is on the road again. She went with her daughter and son in law
in their motor home for a trip to Pismo coast village. They arrived the day after the big
coastal storm. Their site was one row away from a motor home that was crushed by a fallen
tree. Luckily no one was hurt. While there they all went to see the monarch butterflies,
elephant seals, and walked & walked on the beach. She also said they ate their way through
Pismo. They enjoyed the best weather except for one rainy day, but that did not stop them.
5. Finally from Patricia Garrahan. This one is priceless: Dear Jan, I have no news worth
sharing! I have no illness, no vacations and I did not win the power ball!
6. And now for another message from Joyce Kroeker. She is recovering from surgery and has a
catheter, which makes it difficult for her to dance. That’s our Joyce!!
7. Per Pat Garrahan, she received an e-mail from Paula Fam. Freddy is now on Morphine and
Methadone and at times is unresponsive. This is very sad.
8. From Tom and Marcie: we have a new great-grandson, Ames Monroe Thomson. He is their
first great-grandson and big sister is thrilled.
9. Glen Henderson says wife Lorraine went on a girl trip to Palm Springs. All flights back to
Fresno were cancelled (due to air control problems). Sooooo, Lorraine decided to rent a car
and is driving home. We might add that Lorraine has a poor sense of direction. Her cell
phone has died so Glen had trouble reaching her. As of this date, I am sure husband and wife
are reunited!
Thanks to all of you for your response.….. JAN

y Charlotte Renna
Skip Severance – 2/1, Sue Comer – 2/2, Steve Rose – 2/5, Ruthie Danielsen – 2/13,
Rennie Campos – 2/22, Linda Laningham – 2/25, Lori Cameron-Garcia– 2/25
Chuck & Linda Laningham, 2/04/67 – 49 years
Bob & Kathy Marine, 2/09/74 – 42 years
Allyn & Marilyn Goodall 2/16/91 – 25 years
PLEASE REMEMBER TO WEAR YOUR NAME BADGES TO:
ALL MEETINGS, CLUB EVENTS AND RUNS (25µ FINE EA.)
SUPPORT YOUR CLUB RAFFLE AND BRING A RAFFLE PRIZE!
AND BE SURE AND RECOMEND OUR WEB SITE REGULARY
AT:
www.CentralValleyCorvettes.com

Cooking with Tom !
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Editor’s Note: Thanks to Tom Jarvis who stepped up
to provide some recipes for this year’s newsletters!
Charlie
I was asked by Charlie if I would do our cooking section as
Charlotte has moved to the BOD. Following Charlotte is like a
Miata trying to catch a Corvette but I do see curves and hills
down the road.
I will feature different ways of cooking from "Scratch" to "Quick
& Easy" meals from your local grocery store that we have tried.
Using all fresh ingredients, nothing frozen. It will be up to you
on how much time you want to spend in the kitchen preparing
food.
We will be adding new features to our cooking section.
Special Ingredients: Pepper Lovers William-Sonoma 5-
Pepper Blend Peppercorns
Restaurant of the month: Ginza Asian Bistro Lounge, 559-412-
4703. Lunch is the best value.
Corvette Foodies, please send me your suggestion on all the
above.
kg6kyu@comcast.net
Thanks, Tom

‘In the Garage’ with Charlie Fosnaugh
I saw this and thought it was weird but interesting.
If anyone has money to spend on this Car Art then call me for
similar items I may have around my backyard you would like!
National Corvette Museum Car Art Sale!
We are please to offer for sale select works from the Car Part Art Exhibit.
TO PURCHASE:Please contact Katie Frassinelli at katie@corvettemuseum.org or 270-467-8846.
Works can be purchased with cash, credit card or check payable to the National Corvette Museum.
Payment must be received to secure the art piece, however art pieces are to stay on display at the
Museum thru January 2016. After that time purchasers may either pick up their art, or the works
can be shipped for an additional fee. Artists are paid by the Museum for their work if it sells.
Acadia's Unicorn
Alan Lequire. Parts gathered along Charlotte Avenue in
Nashville, including exhaust tips, brake drum, intake and
exhaust valves, shocks, upper control arm assembly, exhaust
strap, exhaust clamp, transmission filters, muffler, internal
transmission parts, exhaust tubing, brake pads, transmission
output shaft and lug nuts .Price: $3,500
Midnight Drive
Trent Boysen. Using kilnformed glass, Trent's piece pays
homage to the design and emotion of the first Corvettes.
The left side uses trim design off the 1954 Corvette while
the right side takes cues from the scallop door area of the
next Corvette body design.Price: $1,100 each or
$1,900 for both

American Glamour
Christopher Brendan Hayes. Inspired by art cars by Britto,
Warhol, Calder and Haring. 1960 Corvette.
Price: $150,000
Corvette Bench
Doug Regen. Uses Corvette exhaust.
Price: $4,800
Matryoshka Nesting Dolls
Anjeanette Illustration. Harley Earl, Helen Emsley and Betty
Skelton are painted on the muffler parts. The lugnuts are
Kentucky, a Stingray and a Corvette logo.
Price: $250
Warm Chroma Study
Brandon Donahue. Brandon was inspired by the idea of
totem poles and ancient sculptures that include stacking
things on top of each other to imply levels of hierarchy and
spirtual guides.
Price: $1,500
Midnight
John Romang. Corvette braked rotor, Corvette paint, pieces
of brick from the Flint, MI factory that produced the first 300
1953 Corvettes.
Price: $500
Pendant Lights
Jonathan Saad. Created from rims of a 1970 MG Midget.
Each light has been silver leafed.
Price: $495 each or $895/pair

Dancer
Katrina Bullington. Uses muffler, brake rotor, tail pipes, wiring
harness, mechanic gloves, clutch cage and more.
Price: $625
Barn Find
Josh Mitcham. The background is barn lumber with a Model
T bumper running the length. There are four hub center caps
and various lights, reflectors and emblems
Price: $1,100
Intergalactic Stingray
Ed Nash. This sculpture incorporates LED lighting and a
mixed media material on a Corvette Stingray hood.
Price: $4,800
Slow Ride
Taylor Pilote. Fiberglass, automotive paint and a chrome
emblem.
Price: $1,300
Painted Flower with Butterfly
Gina Rowland. 2005 Nissan Altima rotor, 1987 Buick Grand
National crank kit piece, Fram air filter.
Price: $320
A Look Inside an Artists Mind
Shelly Clark.
Price: $750

444
Sheila Turner. Black and white print transfer on a
Volkswagen window part.
Price: $1,200
1963 Split Window Coupe
Peter Geiger. More than 100 different tags from 12 states
were used to create this piece.
Price: $1,500
Please Feed the Bees
Michelle Grayum. The shapes of this form made Michelle
think of wings and insects and the idea behind the piece is to
serve as a reminder that bees and pollination are elemental
in our life cycles and help us sustain our food supply. Mixed
media encaustic on hubcap.
Price: $250
Duck
Matthew House. Hood louver for wings, transmission gear
for the tail, swivel base for more than one angle to take off.
Price: $625
Crown Victoria & Vintage Cadillac
Judy Kuniansky. Framed prints.
Price: $325 Each
A Clear Direction
Alysha Irisari Malo. The ultimate goal of the piece is to
capture the dream state of night driving and to express the
meditative solitude of the ritual through text, object, sound

Hub Cap
Andee Rudloff. Celebrating Bowling Green Kentucky by
combining Corvette and Duncan Hines.
Price: $185
Works of Art Using Corvette Hood Liners
Teachers & Students
St. Joseph School and Cumberland Trace Elementary.
Featured a deconstruced Corvette hood liner.
Price: A donation to the school's art department
The Vette Master
Adair County High School Advanced Art
Price: $150
Zentagle / Doodle Hood Cover
Mattelyn Warren
Price: $150
Racing Stripes
Cumberland Trace Elementary
Price: Donation to the school's art department.
Woven Corvette Liner
Greenwood High School
Price: Donation to the GHS art department.

Friendship
Montessori School of Bowling Green. We divided the hood
liner into parts so that we could apply our own interpretation
of the collective piece, and put it back together like the pieces
of a puzzle
Price: Donation toward a community charity that
cares for the well-being of children (HOTEL Inc,
Family Enrichment Center, Community Action, etc)
Hood of Flowers
Warren East Middle School
Price: $100
Galaxy
Jacob Absher, Adair County High School Advanced Art
Price: $120
The White Rabbit
St. Joseph School
Price: Donation to the school's art department.
Transformer
South Warren High School
Price: Donation to the SWHS art department.
My Old Kentucky Home
South Warren High School
Price: A donation to the school's art department.

Hub Cap
Andee Rudloff. Celebrating Bowling Green Kentucky by
combining Corvette and Duncan Hines.
Price: $185
Works of Art Using Corvette Hood Liners
Teachers & Students
St. Joseph School and Cumberland Trace Elementary.
Featured a deconstruced Corvette hood liner.
Price: A donation to the school's art department
The Vette Master
Adair County High School Advanced Art
Price: $150
Zentagle / Doodle Hood Cover
Mattelyn Warren
Price: $150
Racing Stripes
Cumberland Trace Elementary
Price: Donation to the school's art department.
Woven Corvette Liner
Greenwood High School
Price: Donation to the GHS art department.

Friendship
Montessori School of Bowling Green. We divided the hood
liner into parts so that we could apply our own interpretation
of the collective piece, and put it back together like the pieces
of a puzzle
Price: Donation toward a community charity that
cares for the well-being of children (HOTEL Inc,
Family Enrichment Center, Community Action, etc)
Hood of Flowers
Warren East Middle School
Price: $100
Galaxy
Jacob Absher, Adair County High School Advanced Art
Price: $120
The White Rabbit
St. Joseph School
Price: Donation to the school's art department.
Transformer
South Warren High School
Price: Donation to the SWHS art department.
My Old Kentucky Home
South Warren High School
Price: A donation to the school's art department.

Sacred Heart
St. Joseph School
Price: A donation to the school's art department.
St. Joseph School
Price: A donation to the school's art department.
A View From Saint Joe's
St. Joseph School
Price: A donation to the school's art department
American Made
St. Joseph School
Price: Donation to the school's art department.
America the Beautiful
North Warren Elementary School. Symbols depics purple
mountains majesty, amber waves of grain, cities, green
fields, highways, Kentucky, Cumberland Falls Moonbow,
gears and wheels.
Price: Donation to the school's art department.
Industrial Muscle
Tyler McKinney. Corvette hood liner, nuts, bolts, fuses,
wheel covers, gaskets, washers, license plate, wiring
harness, hoses, paint cans, emblems, spark plugs, grill
covers, fluid caps, tail lights, antenna, seatbelt, lug nuts,
spark plug wires, key, bulbs, gauges, springs, clock
components.
Price: $250

TO PURCHASE
Please contact Katie Frassinelli at 270-467-8846 or katie@corvettemuseum.org. Works can be purchased with cash, credit
card or check payable to the National Corvette Museum. Payment must be received to secure the art piece, however art
pieces are to stay on display at the Museum thru January, 2016. After that time purchasers may either pick up their art, or
the works can be shipped for an additional fee. Artists are paid by the Museum for their work if it sells.
Read more about the works of art online at:
www.carpartart.org
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CVC Activities Schedule
Here are the runs that are currently scheduled.
Call me with your run ideas.
Feb 7 Super Bowl Party Anderson’s
Mar 4-6 Space Shuttle Capurro’s
Apr 14-16 Gamblers Classic Laughlin Garrison’s
April 23 Clovis Rodeo Parade Fosnaugh’s
May 1 Annual Kroekerville Picnic Board
Jun 26 Word from Home Car Show Hansen’s
Jul 6-9 Presidents Mystery Tour Pflepsen
Aug 27-Sep 11 North by North West Hansen’s
Dec 8 Christmas Party Garrison’s
Dec 11 Hay Ride Renna
Dec 31 New Year’s Eve Lunch Severance
GENERAL MEETING ALWAYS 3 RD TUESDAY 6:30pm
BOARD MEETING ALWAYS 4 TH TUESDAY 7:00pm
Dominos 2 nd & 4 th Thursday of the Month

Central Valley Corvette Run To Universal Studio
and The California Science Center
March 4 th Through March 6th
We will stay at the Hilton Hotel Universal Studio. The cost is $189 per night plus tax
and $24 per night for parking. This hotel in on the grounds of Universal and easy
walking distance to the theme park and City Walk as well as the Subway station.
The cost for Universal Studio is about $85 per person. I will include that in the trip
fee as that has to be paid in advance as a group.
We will take the subway to the Science Museum on Friday at a cost of about $5.
The museum is free but they will charge a nominal fee for the group tour that will
be included in the trip fee.
We will have Dinner as a group in a restaurant in Universal City Walk on Friday
night.
All other meals will be on your own.
Exact departure time and Trip fee cost will be given out at the January meeting.

C-CVT16

I WANT YOUR CORVETTE
In the Clovis Rodeo’s
Annual Parade !
Saturday, April 23, 2016
Meet at:
Judy’s Donuts in The Trading Post Center on the SE corner of Herndon & Clovis Ave.
Time: Donuts & Coffee from 7:45 to 8:00 am - No later than 8:00 am, Saturday, April 23, 2016
Caravan:
Waiting:
We leave at 8:00 am to the parade staging area (Jefferson, just west of Sunnyside).
We MUST be in place on Jefferson before 8:25 am as they close all of the streets
in that area at that time.
We will wait on Jefferson approximately ½ to 1 hour until we are called on to line up.
Wear/Bring: Your Patriotic Cap & CVC Shirt / American Flags & Decor, Water, Chair, Umbrella, etc.
Rules:
Lunch:
ABSOLUTELY NO BURN-OUT OF TIRES. If one car spins its tires, we will all be escorted off
the parade route and never be invited back again. No throwing of candy or trinkets. (Only
walkers may hand out goodies). Yes, you MAY honk, wave, smile, & rev your engine in neutral!
We will meet up after the Parade at Red Robin, SE corner Shaw/Clovis for lunch / Ice Cream
Contact: Charlie Fosnaugh at fosnaugh@comcast.net or 281-2876
Or Co-Chair : Mike Lebda at mjlebda@comcast.net or 905-9971
Sign up by the April 19 st Meeting!

CVC 3 rd Annual Picnic at Kroekerville
May 1, 2016
Back by popular demand, good food,
music, desert contest, games & more.
More details to follow.

PRESIDENT’S
MYSTERY RUN
JULY 6-9
COST: $650 PER COUPLE
DESTINATION: YOU’RE LOOKING AT IT!!!
SIGN UP AND PAY CVC BY THE MAY 17 MEETING
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CVC - Roger Rocka’s Nite Out – 1/15/16

Freddy was always a good talker
so of course got his way.
Freddy loved flying, but his
parents wanted him to be a doctor.
In Egypt, parents have a lot of
control and influence even after
you are an adult.
Freddy was born in Cairo, Egypt.
Over his career, he flew for three
different airlines. He started in
Egypt but also flew for British Air
and Holland Air. He traveled all
over the world and spoke several
languages.
One day, he went into the dutyfree
store at the Cairo Airport…
and there he found a very
attractive sales girl. Her name was
Paula -she was 21years old and
he was 33.
In Egypt it was customary to ask
the father’s permission to marry
his daughter. He did some fast
talking and convinces Paula’s
father that he was the right guy for
her.
Freddy had a photographic
memory and was a quick study.
While he continued to work as an
airline pilot, he attended medical
school. After getting his doctorate,
he and Paula moved to Kuwait.
They lived there for a while, and
then decided to immigrate to the
U.S. Of course that meant Freddy
had to do another residency to be
licensed to practice in the U.S.
They arrived in New York in June,
too late for Freddy to enter a
residency program. Through their
very good fortune (and another
residence’s very bad fortune)
Freddy was able to enter the
program six months late when the
other resident had to leave
because of an illness in his family.
Freddy was always a workaholic.
He worked night and day in the
emergency room. Eventually, they
began to look for some way to get

out of the rat race. They decided
to move to California; once there,
Freddy became a small town
doctor in Tulare.
He worked in Tulare for a while
and then decided to build a walk-in
clinic in Fresno. So he packed up
his family (now two sons and a
daughter) once more and moved
to their current home in Fresno.
Though he was still working long
hours in his private practice, he
began to volunteer on Thursday
evenings at a clinic to provide free
medical care for the uninsured.
When salesmen left him samples,
Freddy would take them on
Thursday nights to dispense to his
poor patients who could not afford
medication. Through his church,
Freddy counseled those with
addiction problems while
continuing to work long hours with
very little time for socializing.
Finally, he and Paula decided to
put a little fun back in their life.
This decision led them to do many
things, one of which was to join
Central Valley Corvettes!
He loved to scuba dive and was
full of energy and always busy
doing something. They took over
100 cruises and did lots of
traveling before Freddy’s illness.
The son of one of Freddy’s
neighbors had an addiction
problem and was counseled by
Freddy. When he heard Freddy
was ill, he came to see him. He
told Freddy that he owed his life to
him. He is clean and sober
because of Freddy and he
promised him that he would stay
that way. He said Freddy saved
his life.
Paula said that Freddy helped so
many people in his life, but never
talked about it. He had such a zest
for life and filled every minute of it
with one activity or another. When
he wasn’t helping people he was
having fun. He laughed frequently
and danced whenever he got the
chance!
Once Freddy retired, he and Paula
began their love affair with the
cruise ship…any cruise ship.