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May 12-13 Touch of Glass Corvette Round Up Longview, TX Fri.-Social and Dinner (2); Sat.-Show, Lunch (2) provided to entrants. People’s Choice & Best of Show-1st $1000, 2nd $500, 3rd $250. $45. Host Hotel; Holiday Inn 903-663-6464.

*May 13 Legends Club Meeting 11:00 AM New New Chinese Buffet, 3811 Belt Line Rd., Addison, (972) 243-1198May 19-21 Lone Star Corvette Classic Texas Motor Speedway Ft. Worth, TX Schedule on page 9.

*May 21 Legends Brunch 9:30 AM Jake’s Uptown, 6195 W. Main St., Frisco, TX 75034 (214) 705-1770June 1-3 Big Cypress Corvette Weekend Jefferson, TX (see page 11 for full details)

June 10-17 Hot Rod Power Tour Kansas City, KS-Bowling Green, KY Via Newton, IA, Davenport, IA, Champaign, IL, Madison, IL, Indianapolis, IN,

*June 10 Legends Club Meeting Café Del Rio 11 AM 401 Central Expwy South, Allen, TX (214) 383-6768 (exit Bethany Rd.)

*June 16 Friends Place Memories Car Show Richardson, TX Set up 9:30 am, client tour 10 am. Bring your vehicle to show off and visit with our members. Please join us for lunch at 12:30.We truly appreciate your participation and the joy it brings our members. It’s a lovely walk down memory lane. Please let me know if you will be able to join us, Malissa Cestari, Friends Place Adult Day services, 1960 Nantucket Dr, Richardson, TX 75080, (972) 437-2940

*June 18 Legends Brunch Fathers’ Day 9:30 AM Jake’s Uptown, 6195 W. Main St., Frisco, TX 75034 (214) 705-1770June 22-24 Bloomington Gold Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis, IN*July 8 Legends Club Meeting Corvette World of Dallas 11:00 AM 1810 N I-35E, Carrollton, TX (972) 446-8388. Lunch provided by Corvette World. Program: Patriot Paws Service Dogs representative will demonstrate and members are asked to make personal donations in lieu of the Auction fundraisers we have had in past years.

July 9-13 NCRS Nat’l Convention Gonzalez Convention Center San AntonioJuly 15-16 Corvette Invasion Circuit of the Americas Race Track Austin, TX Friday Night, explore downtown Austin. Saturday morning at the Circuit of the Americas Corvette Car Show, Super Go-Kart Racing and Track Tours. (More details coming soon regarding Satur-day night) Sunday morning drive your Corvette on the only F1 track in America. (PLEASE NOTE: These laps will be at a controlled speed. Helmets not required but are recommended) Prices will vary on which package you choose from. More details coming soon. Click on www.CorvetteInvasion.com for more details*** Tickets for Go-Karts and Tours must be purchased separate from your Corvette Invasion Registration.

*Aug 11-12 Route 66 Festival www.route66festivalsgf.com Springfield, MO Legends is planning a trip to this event. Car Show, Parade, 6.6K/3.3K Run/Walk, Con-certs, Craft Vendors, Poker Run, Door Prizes & more. Contact Larry Dyer for more info: (972) 922-5175

Sept. 16 Wheels for Wellness Car Show Downtown Ft. Worth 10am-3pm, Downtown Fort Worth, TX at Main St., Pre-Registration: $35

Sept 29-Oct 1 Good-Guys Lone Star Nat’ls TMS Ft. Worth , TX Legends members will be manning the Patriot Paws Service Dog booth to collect dona-tions in the vendor area on Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

Sept. 30 Western Days Car Show Old Downtown Lewisville, TX 10am-3pm, Downtown Lewisville, TX at Main St., Pre-Registration: $35

*Oct. 1 Legends Display at State Fair of Texas Dallas Take your Corvette to the fair to exhibit in the Car Corral with Corvette Legends. Free Fair passes, fenced off parking. Your car must enter with the group at 8:30 am and stay until 6 pm. Sign up at the meeting or contact Jerry Echols, jerryhe2006@aol.com or (214) 843-5454 to get on the list. Caravans leaving Lewisville and Plano at 7:15 am: Details to come.

Oct 26-28 Lone Star NCRS Regional Embassy Suites Frisco, TX*Oct 27-28 Sulphur Springs Corvette Classic Sulphur Springs, TX A GreAT ChANCe TO GeT OuT OF TOwN wiTh COrveTTe LeGeNDS! Fri.: 10am-5pm-Elliott Hangar open for car cleaning, 6pm-Bodacious BBQ Dinner and Fabulous 50’s Event/Elvis Tribute (limited to 200 pre-registered) Sat: 8am-2:30pm-Car Show on the down-town square. For info: www.ssvetteclub.com or Roger Elliott 214-801-3696 or roger@cpiaaccess.com. Host Hotel: Hampton Inn. also Holiday Inn, La Quinta Inn. Ask for Corvette Rate. Shuttle service from the square to hotels every 30 minutes all day Saturday. (Great for letting the wife sleep in.)

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*CLoT Club Participation Event

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Events

Register Early!Friday Night party fills up fast.Full info & form

in April Legends Newsletter

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Membership Information:Coordinated by Tom Lainson (see above)

$35 for annual membershipDues are paid annually at a meeting or mailed to:

Club Mailing Address:Corvette Legends of Texas

P.O. Box 260316Plano, TX 75026-0316

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OFFICERSPresident:............................................ Sam Deneault .................... sldeneault@gmail.com .............................................(972) 530-8017VP of Operations: ............................... Joel Joseph ....................... jjjoseph@yahoo.com .................................................(972) 727-6833VP of Special Events: ......................... Jerry Echols ....................... jerryhe2006@aol.com .............................................. (214) 843-5454Secretary: ............................................ Pat Cople ........................... patcople@aol.com .....................................................(469) 535-3104Treasurer: ............................................ Susan Joseph .................... jjjoseph@yahoo.com .................................................(972) 727-6833

DIRECTORSDirector of Communications: ............... John Zachary ..................... jzac13tx@verizon.net ............................................... (214) 707-2265Weekend Wrench Coordinator: ........... Ken Dobbs ..........................ken_dobbs@verizon.net ..........H-(972) 423-3732 C-(972) 896-4611Membership Coordinator:.................... Tom Lainson ...................... redvette@ix.netcom.com .......................................... (214) 862-3555Newsletter Coordinator: ...................... Diane Preston .................... VetteLegends65@earthlink.net ................................ (405) 615-3856

Legends Ledger Newsletter: Published monthly. Send submissions to VetteLegends65@earthlink.net Submission deadline is the 20th of the month.

Club Web Site:Coordinated by John Zachary (see above)

http://www.vettelegends.comSend submissions to John at: jzac13tx@verizon.net

Meeting Speakers:If you have a recommendation for a guest speaker to address the club

at one of our meetings, please contact Joel Joseph (972) 727-6833 or Tom Atchison (214) 215-1948.

Legends Brunch-9:30 amSunday, May 21, at

Jake’s Uptown6195 W. Main St., Frisco, TX 75034

(214) 705-1770 (Across from FC Dallas Soccer Stadium.

Exit Dallas North Tollway @ East on Main St.)

Corvette Legends of Texas NewsletterNow available in color

Download it every month from the web site:http://www.vettelegends.com/index.html

Are you getting club e-mails?If you’re not, please contact

John Zachary at jzac13tx@verizon.net

Legends Club MeetingSaturday, May 13, 11 am

New New Buffet3822 Belt Line Rd., Addison, (972) 243-1198

(between Marsh & Surveyor on Belt Line).

4Barb & Al Macdonald getting an autographed book from special guest Wil Cooksey pictured with his wife Elizabeth.Legends at a scenic overlook on the Talimena Drive

Thursday morning, April 20, Legends members met at the Braums in Denison. Tom Lainson led us north on US 75 to Daisy, OK. Then took Hwy 43 East where we ran into a little fresh oil and asphalt being applied to the road. Lunch was in Talihina, OK at Pam’s Hateful Hussy Cafe, known for the best darned average food anywhere. We left Talihina via the Talimena Scenic Byway to Mena, AR. We enjoyed 60 miles of beautiful vis-tas looking a lot like the Smokey Mountains. We made one stop, to take pix and Deneault’s 64 Coupe puked out antifreeze, so we didn’t stop again for fear of more overheating. Sam shifted gears more for the rest of the trip, which seemed to solve the problem. Total trip from Denison was 265 miles and about 7 hours including lunch. The Dyers had driven 121 miles to reach Denison from home. Our tour group was Tom Lainson, Carl Johanson & Esther Towles, Bill & Diane Preston, Bill & Nadine Tichy, Larry & Jan Dyer, Sam & Linda Deneault, Ron Hanson, and Al & Barb Macdonald. Ken & Linda Dobbs took the direct route, trailering their Silver 1963 Coupe up I-30. Dobb’s Corvette had won the Best in Show Award last year and their car was featured on this year’s event logo and all the event T-Shirts and was on display during the show Saturday. We had dinner together near the host hotel on Thursday night. Friday morning the serious competi-tors began cleaning their cars, while everyone else slept in, shopped or participated in the scenic tours. That afternoon was the parade through Hot Springs to the evening dinner where Mike Yeager of Mid-America Corvettes was the Speaker. Most of us ended up at Ma-

masita’s Restaurant and celebrated Nadine Tichy’s 21st birthday... again. About 175 Corvettes moved into the Con-vention Center for the show Saturday morn-ing. The threat of bad weather decreased the participation, but the weather was actually quite good with only a little rain during the night Friday and Saturday. Awards began with Lainson’s 2nd place trophy in C-1 class and the Ideal Pest Control Award. Then Prestons won 1st in C-1. The

Macdonalds were SHOCKED to receive 1st in C-7 convertible. Preston’s 57 continued to win trophies for Best Wheels, Best Engine, Everett’s Dealership Choice and People’s Choice. It was also given the Governor’s Award, Elms Family Choice and Brett Thornton Award. Dobb’s car wasn’t entered in competition, but was selected for the State Farm Trophy. Thankfully Dobbs could bring home Preston’s trophies in his trailer, or Diane would have had to hitch hike.

Saturday night Tom selected a wonderful Italian res-taurant behind the Arlington Hotel for dinner for our group. Ron Hanson had left for home and Dobbs were loading up Bill’s trophies, but the rest of us had a great dining “experience” at Angel’s Italian Grill. in the Park. Sunday was a beautiful day for the drive home.

Ken Dobb’s 2016 Best of Show 1963 Silver Coupe

Linda (center) & Sam (right) both react to being given the bill for the whole table Saturday night!

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Mike Yeager photo bombing Bill Preston during awards.

Barb & Al Macdonald with their 1st place trophy for their 2014 Lime Rock Green Convertible

Tom Lainson visiting about his 1961A great dining experience at Angel’s in the Park Italian Grill on Saturday night

Ron Hanson and Tom Lainson ready to take off with the Parade. Larry Dyer getting his 2003 Red Coupe ready for the show.

All the cars lining up for the Corvette Parade thru Hot Springs on Friday. Deneault’s Red 1964 Coupe.

Bill Tichy, Larry Dyer and Sam Deneault hanging out at the car show

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Legends spring ’17 Trip Fredericksburg, TX Al Lisbona did a great job of planning a really great trip to Fredericksburg on Friday April 14. Most members met at McDonalds in Grapevine, TX. We zipped thru Ft. Worth via 820 and took I-20 west where Zacharys and Johansons joined us. Then on west to Hwy 16 where we headed south and had a great lunch at Rocking J’s in Comanche, TX. Mike & Sharon D’Uva joined us there. The first winery stop was in Comanche at the Brennan Vineyards. We relaxed under lush pecan trees on their beautiful grounds and sampled their various wines. Driving straight south on Hwy 16 into Fredericksburg, we checked into the Sunday House. Dinner was a few blocks away at The Auslander Restaurant. Then we en-joyed the beautiful evening around the fire pit at the hotel. After breakfast Saturday morning some of us went to The National Museum of the Pacific War. It is an awe-some museum. It would take several days to take in all its information plus the Admiral Nimitz Museum and the Command Center Museum that adjoin it. We met up for lunch at Fredericksburg Brewing Co. with the other Leg-ends who had spent the morning shopping, touring Fred-ericksburg and checking out the Volkswagon show that was going on in town. The Winery Tour began after lunch. We went to Fat Ass Winery, Messina Hoff and Becker Vineyards which took all afternoon. We had Dinner at Mamacita’s Mexican Restau-rant across the street from our hotel. It was a special treat that evening when we drove to the airport and met Al’s friends Bob and Karen Snowden and saw their hangar, planes and cars. We learned a lot about his planes and flying experiences. Then we went to The Officer’s Club at The Hangar Hotel located at the airport. It is a uniquely decorated facility and was very interesting. Members making the trip: Al & Mary Anne Lisbona, Tom & Mary Jean Entrekin, Ron & Pat Cople, Wess & Laura Griffin, John & Mickye Zachary, Bill & Nadine Tich, Bill & Diane Preston, Mike & Sharon D’Uva, Carl Johan-son & Esther Towles, Ken & Kathy Weller, Tom Atchison & Julia Kelsey, Wess & Laura Griffin.

Ken & Kathy Weller, Esther Towles, Carl Johanson & Tom Atchison

Ron & Pat Cople and a rare member sighting of Wess & Laura Griffin

Everyone decends on Brennan Winery in Comanche

Corvettes at the Brennan vinyard Sharon D’Uva, Mary Jean Entrekin, Pat Cople and Nadine Tichy at the airport.

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John Zachary is amused at Sharon D’Uva

The whole group enjoying great weather around the fire pit at the Sunday House

Tom Entrekin, Mike D’Uva and Bill Preston at the entrance to the Museum

Part of the group at lunch at Fredericksburg Brewery Saturday

Lots of wine tasters at Becker’s Vineyards

Bob and Karen Snowden’s hangar and apartment at Fredericksburg Airport

Al Lisbona (right) with his friend, Bob Snowden, and his “hangar dog”.

Mary Anne Lisbona and Mickye Zachary at dinner

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COrveTTe LeGeNDS OF TeXASSaturday, April 8, 2017

at Outback Steakhouse in Plano The meeting was called to order by Sam Deneault, President at 12:40 PM. The minutes were approved. Susan Joseph introduced our guests, daughter Jennifer Joseph & her colleague Melinda Bruce, who gave a presentation on Essential Oils – natural solutions for body, home and car care. New Member: Rick Scholz, owner of a 1993 Ruby Red Convertible Lady Legends Winner: Sharon D’Uva 50-50 Pot Winner: Kevin Shedden ($55)Upcoming meetings 2017 May New New Buffet in Addison June Café del Rio in Allen July Corvette World.

Al Lisbona will be leading a cruise to Fredericksburg, TX April 14-16 Tom Lainson is coordinating the Hot Springs Covette Weekend, April 20 – 23 John Zachary was given a card welcoming the arrival of his “new” baby, a ’65 Corvette. He gave a brief description–all original, came from CA, drove it to the meeting. Jerry Echols reported that 14 cars represented the club at the Dallas New Car Show Classic Car Corral March 21-26. He is still awaiting word on the date we will be participating in the car corral at the State Fair in October. Ken Dobbs recommended bringing cars to Friends Place in Richardson on June 16 for residents to look at and enjoy our old cars. Since the club will no longer have a charity auction, Patriot Paws will be at our July meeting with dog(s); members can make a contribution at that time. Also, Linda Dobbs prepared forms that can be provided to Tom Thumb that directs contributions to Patriot Paws. Bill Preston passed around a sign-up sheet looking for volunteers to man the Patriot Paws booth at the Pate Swap Meet on Friday, April 28. He also reminded everyone about the Cars & Coffee show the last Saturday of every month at Gateway Classic Cars in Grapevine. Meeting adjourned at 1:05 PM followed by the raffle.

Minutes submitted by Pat Cople, Secretary

John & Mickye Zachary’s “new” Red 1965 Red Roadster New members Rick & Gina Scholz’s 1993 Ruby Red Commemorative Convertible

Craig & Sharon Conde and Sandra & Walt PlumleyDan Jacobs, Barb Echols and Mary Jean Entrekin

Steve Daniel and new member Rick Scholz

Melinda Bruce & Jennifer Joseph during their Essential Oils program

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Lone Star Classic 2017Online registration: www.lonestarcorvetteclassic.com

EVENTS SCHEDULEFRIDAY – May 19, 2017

8am-3pm-Registration Marriott Ballroom8am-3pm-Merchandise Sales Marriott Ballroom8am-4pm-Autocross TMS Parking Lot Allison Ave9am-2pm-Roamin’ Roanoke Scavenger Hunt Begin at Marriott Ballroom Foyer1-4pm- Silent Auction Marriott Ballroom Foyer1-3pm-Road Course Seminar Marriott Ballroom Foyer5:30-6pm- LINE UP FOR CRUISE TMS Infield 6:15pm- Oval Track Lap & Escorted Cruise to the Circle R Dude Ranch for a BBQ dinner

SATURDAY – May 20, 20177:30-9:30am-Registration TMS GATE 47:30-9:30am-Car Show Move-In Gates 2 & 6 10am-3pm-Vendor Fair TMS Concourse11am-1pm-Judging11am-1pm-Show-N-Shine Voting Return ballots Gate 43pm-Car Show Ends. No car movement until that time due to insurance requirements5-9:30pm-Silent Auction Marriott Ballroom Foyer5pm-Happy Hour Marriott Ballroom Foyer6pm-Dinner Marriott Ballroom6:30pm-Welcome Marriott Ballroom6:45pm-Live Auction Marriott Ballroom8pm-Awards Presentation Marriott Ballroom9:30pm-Silent Auction Results Marriott Ballroom Foyer

SUNDAY – May 21, 20178am-12pm-Track Day Registration TMS Infield9-11am-T-Shirt Sales TMS Infield9am-3pm-Oval Track Laps TMS Infield8am-3pm-Road Course TMS Infield9:30am-1pm-Golf Cart Derby TMS Infield

05-03 Jeff Kuzniar05-06 Tony Feger05-10 Ed Devitt05-10 Leslie Mello05-11 Mary Deaton05-12 Barbara Dupont05-16 Lisa Shedden05-17 Bill Tichy05-17 Rob McEnroe05-17 Robert Rockett05-18 Ken Dobbs

05-19 Karen George05-20 David Mullins05-22 Jane Cantleberry05-22 Susan McNichols05-23 Carole Evanczyk05-24 Joe Silver05-24 Tom Douglas05-25 Virginia Herrick05-26 Tony Kemmet05-28 Pete Snider05-29 Mike Flugstad05-24 Mark Brennan

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Bruce Jarret drops by to show off his custom-made hat that matches his new Corvette. White hat wit bold blue center stripe, 2017 Logo and red GS slashes.

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