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NCRS NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER Dave Murphy Editor 279 Lily Pond Lane Vadnais Heights, MN 55127
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July to September 2016 EDITION
It’s already fall and about time to enjoy the beautiful colors of fall foliage. Be sure to take your cars out for a ride before putting them away for the winter. We had a good chapter judging session in August with six cars. Thanks to our sponsor, Steve Hendrickson, for hosting the event at his facility in Long Lake, Minn. The weather was rain, and more rain, so Steve made room for judging the cars inside. We had five Top Flight cars and one Second Flight car. One week later, a group of six members from our chapter headed off to Carlisle, Penn. to find just the right parts for our cars. We all had a good time together, but also met up and spent some quality time with our neighbor NCRS chapter members from Wisconsin and Illinois. If anyone is interested in joining this yearly trek, please contact our tour director, Bob Lund.
And if you will look at our calendar, you will see our 2017 newly elected board members. Congrats. Drive safe and have fun!
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: FEBRUARY 18, 2017 ANNUAL MEMBERS MEETING All North Central Chapter members are invited to attend the annual members meeting. The meeting will be held on February 18, 2017, location and time to be determined in the future. The meeting will include 2016 annual reports from the Board of Directors reviewing the events, activities, and finances of the chapter for the year 2016. We hope you will find time to attend this important meeting.
2016 NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER BOARD
Rick Zierhut – President Mike Lyddy – Vice President Roger Carlson – Treasurer Mike Kittle – Secretary Jerome Lardy – Membership Chairman Chris Enstrom – Judging Chair Bob Lund – Tech Director Don O’Grady – Activities Director Dave Murphy – Newsletter Editor Nick Kornder – Web site and Facebook Master Will Zierhut – Assistant Judging Chairman Paul Burski – Member at Large .
2017 NORTH CENTRAL CHAPTER BOARD Rick Zierhut – President
January 1 1 7 16 20-23
Friday Friday Thursday Saturday Wed.-Sat.
Deadline for Crossed Flags articles to Dave Murphy Deadline for Chapter Dues 2016 to Jerome Lardy 7 p.m. Board Meeting 9 a.m. Tech Session or Judging School 8 a.m. Winter Regional - Lakeland, FL.
February 4 20 27
Thursday Saturday Saturday
7 p.m. 9 a.m. TBD
Board Meeting Tech Session or Judging School Holiday Social at Mancinis'
March
3 19 10-13
Thursday Saturday Thurs.-Sun.
7 p.m. 9 a.m. 8 a.m.
Board Meeting Tech Session or Judging School NCRS Judging Retreat - Dallas, TX
April
1 Friday 7 Thursday 16 Saturday 23 Saturday 21,22,23 Thurs.-Sat.
Deadline for Crossed Flags articles to Dave Murphy 7 p.m. Board Meeting 9 a.m. Tech Session or Judging School TBD Spring Social at Old Mexico 8 a.m. Indiana Regional - Auburn, IN
May
5 Thursday 19,20,21 Thurs.-Sat.
7 p.m. 8 a.m.
Board Meeting North Central Regional Meet - Rochester
June
2 2,3,4
7 p.m. 8 a.m.
Board Meeting Northwest Regional - Bend, OR
July
1 Friday 7 Thursday 14,15,16 Thurs.-Sat. 17-21 Sun.-Thurs.
Alden Miles – Vice President Roger Carlson – Treasurer Mike Kittle – Secretary Jerome Lardy – Membership Chairman Chris Enstrom – Judging Chair Bob Lund – Tech Director Don O’Grady – Activities Director
August 4 20
Dave Murphy – Newsletter Editor
Sept
Nick Kornder – Web site and Facebook Master Will Zierhut – Assistant Judging Chairman
Thursday Thurs.-Sat.
Thursday Saturday
8 Thursday 17 Saturday 22,23,24 Thurs.- Sat. 24 Saturday
October 1 6
7 p.m. 8 a.m.
Board Meeting Chapter Judging Meet
7 p.m. 9 a.m. 8 a.m. TBA
Board Meeting Tech Session or Judging School Ontario Regional - Hamilton, Ontario, Canada Color Run and Vineyard Visit
15 Saturday 20,21,22 Thurs.-Sat.
Deadline for Crossed Flags articles to Dave Murphy 7 p.m. Board & Chapter Meeting, ELECTION OF BOARD MEMBERS 9 a.m. Tech Session or Judging School 8 a.m. Lone Star Regional - Fisco, TX
Nov
3
Thursday
7 p.m.
Board Meeting
Dec
1
Thursday
7 p.m.
Board Meeting
Paul Burski – Member at Large
Saturday Thursday
Deadline for Crossed Flags articles to Dave Murphy 7 p.m. Board Meeting 8 a.m. Road Tour to National 8 a.m. NCRS National Convention - Warrick, RI
Three new members have joined our chapter this past quarter which brings us up to 133 members. Steve Zadina resides in Prior Lake, MN and is the proud owner of a ’65 red/ red coupe with the 327/350hp motor. This was originally Steve’s father’s Corvette that he purchased after getting out of the Army. Steve took possession of the car and all the great family memories it represented after his father passed away. Dave Schabel lives in Eagan, MN and met Don O’Grady and me at a car show in Eagan. Dave has a white ’70 coupe with the red interior. It has the 350/300hp engine with the Turbo Hydro 400 transmission. Craig Burton posted a question on the Corvette Forum and Bill Kohl replied and invited him to our chapter judging meet. Craig was able to observe what the NCRS is about and decided to join our chapter. Craig has a dark blue ’78. Welcome to our newest members and we look forward to seeing you soon at one of our upcoming events. On a sad note, Dave Martin passed away on Aug.15. Dave was a long time NCRS member and with his wife Arlene, they had many great years together enjoying their ’66 coupe. He will be missed. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Arlene and the Martin family. Jerome Lardy Membership Chairman
Dave Martin
Our chapter set up an NCRS booth at the 9th Annual Vettes for Vets car show sponsored by our friends at Classic Corvettes of Minnesota. This was held on August 14 and it was a beautiful day. We had eleven members attend and a good time was had by all. Four members received “Top 15� trophies, Dave Gooley, Jerome Lardy, Nels Estrem and Paul Burski.
2016 North Central Chapter Meet I am pleased to report that we had a successful Fall Chapter Judging Meet on August 20th. There were six cars that participated in Flight Judging and one car for Sportsman. The results are as follows:
1965 - Bob Lund - Second Flight 1967 - Steve Hendrickson - Top Flight 1969 - Steve Hendrickson - Top Flight 1969 - Doug Jolstad - Top Flight 1972 - Tom Durdahl - Top Flight 1980 - Mike Meirovitz - Top Flight 2008 - Ken Traverse - Sportsman
My thanks once again to our Chapter Sponsor, Steve Hendrickson, for hosting the Chapter Meet. He very graciously made space inside his building for us to judge the cars. That came in really handy as it rained heavily for most of Saturday. Thank you also to the tabulators and judges for making it such a successful meet. See you at the next Judging related event!
The North Central Chapter was proud to host another Judging School this fall at the home of Dave Murphy. The subject of the Judging School was reviewing the results from Chapter and Regional Flight Judging events for two cars. Dave Murphy had his 1966 convertible and Mike McDonald had his 1965 convertible at the school. Many of our Chapter members who have their cars Flight Judged are interested in achieving higher level awards (Regional or National Top Flight, Duntov / McLellan / Hill Mark of Excellence, Performance Verification, etc). For a complete list of awards available, go to our Chapter website at www.northcentralncrs.com. Both of the cars that we looked at achieved Top Flight at our Regional earlier this year in Rochester. The process we went through at the judging school was to look at how to improve their score while still maintaining a financial budget. We discussed the concept of "dollars per point" and how you can figure out which points to pursue based on their total value. The school was well received by all. We will have additional Judging Schools next year and we are always interested in what type of content you want to see discussed. If you have some specific needs, please reach out to Chris Enstrom to discuss building a Judging School for next year. See you all at the next Chapter event!
With the threat of rain dissipated, we assembled in Eagan and began our road tour. We were too early for Fall colors, but we did enjoy some nice roads and drove through some picturesque towns on Saturday September 24. The first stop was Red Wing which always reminds me of the typical River Town with its boulevards and older buildings. It was over the river and onto Spring Valley for a very tasty and unique Cheese Shop. Then back in the cars to Belle Vinez Winery for some wine, fellowship, music and epicurean delights. Still no rain and on the road again home. See you on the next Road Trip!
August 4, 2016
Board Members Present: Rick Zierhut, Paul Burski, Roger Carlson, Mike Lyddy, Mike Kittle, Jerome Lardy, Bob Lund, Don O’Grady, Will Zierhut Board Members Absent: Chris Enstrom, Nick Kornder, Dave Murphy Others Members Present: David & Jeanne Cloutier, Alden Miles Meeting held at Old World Pizza in Inver Grove. Rick called the meeting to order. Open Discussion from Floor – Congratulations were given by all to David and Jeanne Cloutier on achieving the Duntov Award for their 1957 vette at the most recent National Convention in Rhode Island. • Minutes from the June 16th, 2016 meeting were approved as written by Mike Kittle. •Treasurer's Report – Roger Carlson – Roger updated the group
on the financial results of the North Central Regional. Unfortunately, due to a lower turnout of participants and judged cars the event failed to break even (-$785). From an overall financial standpoint, the chapter continues to be very solvent. •Judging Report -- Chris Enstrom – Chris provided a written update prior to the meeting. The Chapter Judging Meet is coming up in a few weeks at Steve Hendrickson's warehouse in Long Lake. We have 6 cars signed up (65, 67, 69, 69, 80) plus two Sportsman cars. At present, we have about 15 judges signed up, so we are in need of additional volunteers. Please contact Chris Enstrom immediately to sign up to be a judge. Chris will send out a reminder memo to all regarding the upcoming Chapter Judging Meet in the next few days. •Website Report -- Nick Kornder - Nick continues to update both the Chapter web site and Facebook page. •Newsletter Report -- Dave Murphy – Dave has published the 2nd Qtr. Newsletter to all. Dave has already begun to collect information on the upcoming 3rd Qtr. Edition. •Membership Report – Jerome Lardy – Jerome reported that we have three new members: Dave Schabel, Pliny Smith, and Steve Zadina. Welcome to the North Central Chapter as we all look forward to meeting you and working with you! With the addition of our three newest members, our Chapter now stands at 132 members strong. •Tech Report -- Bob Lund – Tech Session for August will be held August 20th at the Chapter Judging Meet. Bob is working on a Tech Session for October and will report the details soon. •Activities Report -- Don O'Grady – Don has finalized plans for the upcoming Fall Cruise / Color Run which is scheduled for September 24th. We will be driving the backroads of western Wisconsin to sample some tasty treats at a Wine Vineyard just south of River Falls. (Continued on page 24)
Official Sponsor of NCRS North Central Chapter Judging Meet
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• Member at Large – Paul Burski – Paul has sent out the M.O.M. for August which features Paul Christopher. Both the July and August M.O.M.’s are up and available to read on the Chapter web site. Paul is currently working with several members for the upcoming months. •Old Business - None •New Business – The Chapter Board Election is scheduled for October. Mike Kittle will begin working on an Election Ballot that will be sent to all members in coming weeks.
September 8, 2016
Board Members Present: Rick Zierhut, Paul Burski, Mike Lyddy, Mike Kittle, Nick Kornder, Jerome Lardy, Bob Lund, Dave Murphy, Don O’Grady Board Members Absent: Chris Enstrom, Roger Carlson, Will Zierhut Others Members Present: Mark Lyddy Meeting held at Old World Pizza in Inver Grove. Rick called the meeting to order. • Open Discussion from Floor – None • Minutes from the August 4th, 2016 meeting were approved as written by Mike Kittle. •Treasurer's Report – Roger Carlson – Roger updated that all expenses for the Regional have been paid and the Chapter continues to be in good financial shape. •Judging Report -- Chris Enstrom – Chris reported that we had a successful Fall Chapter Judging Meet on August 20th. There were six cars that participated in Flight Judging and one car for Sportsman. The results are as follows: 1965 - Bob Lund - Second Flight 1967 - Steve Hendrickson - Top Flight 1969 - Steve Hendrickson - Top Flight 1969 - Doug Jolstad - Top Flight 1972 - Tom Durdahl - Top Flight 1980 - Mike Meirovitz - Top Flight 2008 - Ken Traverse - Sportsman Thanks once again to our Chapter Sponsor, Steve Hendrickson, for hosting the Chapter Meet. He very graciously made space inside his building for us to judge the cars. That came in really handy as it rained heavily for most of Saturday. Thank you also to the tabulators and judges for making it such a successful meet. See you at the next Judging related event! The next judging related activity we have planned for the remainder of the year is the judging school coming up on September 17th. Dave Murphy is hosting at his home. Dave and Mike McDonald will have their cars there for a review of what their next steps are from a judging / restoration standpoint. We will tackle the tough questions of what to restore at what cost. One judging point will be awarded. Lastly, a notice was just sent out regarding the Wisconsin Chapter Meet coming up at the end of September. They out on a good meet and have a 1 point judging school / cookout the night before. So you can earn 3 judging points if you go. Details are in the email broadcast that was sent out this week. •Website Report -- Nick Kornder - Nick has updated both the
chapter web and Facebook sites with the September Member of the Month. Due to requests from chapter members, Nick will move the bulk mailing that has been going to all members on the 15 th up to the 10th. •Newsletter Report -- Dave Murphy – Dave reported that the 3rd quarter newsletter will be sent to all members in early October. •Membership Report – Jerome Lardy – Jerome was glad to announce that we have a new member, Craig Burton. Craig became a chapter member after attending our most recent Chapter Judging Meet. We welcome Craig and look forward to meeting and working with you. Jerome updated all that with the addition of Craig to our chapter, membership now stands at 133. •Tech Report -- Bob Lund - The next judging / tech session is planned for September 17th. We will be reviewing the judging sheets of Dave Murphy’s and Mike McDonald’s corvettes and discuss their next steps from a judging / restoration standpoint. We will tackle the tough questions of what to restore at what cost. •Activities Report -- Don O'Grady – Don updated all that details for the Fall Color Run and Wine Tour scheduled for September 24th, have been finalized. We will begin the cruise at the Lunds / Byerlys store parking lot in Egan and drive the back roads into Wisconsin where we will end up enjoying a Wine tasting at a vineyard. Don will send out cruise details to all members in coming days. • Member at Large – Paul Burski – Paul reported that the September Member of the Month which features David and Jeanne Cloutier and their most recent “Duntov Award” at Nationals has been sent to all members. Paul is currently working with several other members for the coming months. •Old Business – Mike Kittle updated the group on the status of the Chapter Board Election as of the board meeting: Initial Announcement Letter regarding the Chapter Board Election and sign up for Board Positions was sent to all members August 9th, 2016. Two responses received on August 10th, 2016. Reminder letter for Chapter Board Election and sign up for Board Positions sent to all members August 27th, 2016. No other responses from members as of August 31st, 2016 at midnight. •New Business – Mike Kittle provided the group with next step considerations for the actual election of board members: Draft ballot was presented for Board review at September 8th, 2016 Board Meeting and approved. Ballot will be sent to all members for voting purpose by Mike Kittle in early September with a voting close date of September 28th, 2016, so votes can be tabulated and results presented at the October 2016 Board Meeting. Meeting was adjourned.
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