From the PREZ

Greetings all,

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. We had seven over for the day and en-

joyed a very nice turkey dinner with all the trimmings . We watched football for the

rest of the afternoon until the Tryptophan effect took hold.

Not much has transpired Corvette wise in the last month except for the bad news of

huge layoffs and plant closures at GM. I understand most are white collar jobs deal-

ing with the internal combustion engines and plant closures associated with low

sales of some models of GM cars. Those kind of layoffs have a huge ripple effect

with not only the GM employees but all the parts suppliers & dealers too. Recent

news articles indicate GM is forging ahead with autonomous and electric vehicles.

The Bowling Green plant production of Corvettes was way down before they closed

it to refab for the C8 and mid-engine Corvette. They also say the Corvette line will

be safe. I wonder what the Corvette experience will be like even if you don’t have to

drive it or put premium gas in it. I guess time will tell.

With the Annual Banquet & Elections fast approaching on January 12th , we have

some very good candidates running for club offices for 2019. If you would like to

nominate someone, please do so at the next meeting.. We will continue to accept

nominations until the end of the December meeting.

If you have not signed up to attend the banquet and intend on going please contact

Mary Tantriella. The menu selections for the dinner are now posted on the web site.

Also, please feel free to donate a door prize and bring it to the banquet.

Also, remember your 2019 dues are due. $40 bucks gets you another year of memo-

rable Spokane Corvette Club adventures and a very fine 2019 Corvette club calen-

dar produced by our own Pat and Arlyn Thurber.

Spokane Corvette Club and the Spokane Corvette Club Logo © 2003

Volume 60 Issue 11 2018

President

Dick Schatzka

Vice President

Tom Helman

Secretary

Ralph Walter

Treasurer

Diana Johnson

Membership

Barb Beck

Webmaster

George Beauchesne

Newsletter

George Beauchesne

Juel McDonald

Activities & Events

Mary Tantriella

Glass on Grass Chair

Jackie Brown

Historian

Jackie Brown

Photographer

Arlyn Thurber

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SPOKANE CORVETTE CLUB From the PREZ (cont.)

So far I have not noticed any 2019 shows or caravans advertised on the web except, of

course, the 2019 Corvette Museum caravan in August 2019. I’m sure they will start to come

out soon after the first of the year.

Thanks and see you all at the next SCC meeting on December 12th @ Prospectors.

Dick Schatzka – President, SCC

October Trivia Question: What “LS” number and horsepower rating were given to the 2018

ZR-1 motor?

ANSWER: None, it was labeled LT5 @ 750hp.

November Trivia Question: How many total LS-88 Corvettes were built in 1967-1969?

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MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES November 14, 2018

The meeting at Prospector’s was called to order by President Dick Schatzka at 7:00pm. All rose for Pledge of Allegiance Introductions and Welcome for the first time attendees and visitors. Members with anniversaries, birthdays, etc., were acknowledged. Minutes were read by Ralph. “It was short and sweet.” Treasurer report was read by Dianna. “Have money.” Committee reports:

2nd Harvest Bank donation was $104.66 reported by Mike. GOG: Jackie is to reserve the park on January 1st. INCCC report by Tom: No more “Park it Tour”, instead there will be an All Club

Picnic. Shine no Shine is coming. SCC needs a representative to INCCC. Vinnie and Barb went to a Shriners dinner, and SCC was recognized as a sup-

porter since 2011 and is on their annual report. Mary: Banquet-January 12, 2019 starts at 4pm-dinner at 5pm, prepay please or

pay at the door. “NO” dinner run until March. BUNKO party in February. Check out upcoming car events on the Spokane Corvette Club website. Arlyn: The 2019 calendar is out, each member will receive a calendar when the

dues are paid, one may buy an extra calendar for $9.00. Ken: introduced the idea of club shirts. Discussion followed. Tom suggested a Fall Run to Maryhill Museum. The caravan to Bowling Green-August 28, 2019 - is in need of a SCC representa-

tive. New Business:

Election Nominations are as follows: PRESIDENT: Tom Helman / Vice-President: Ken Combs / TREASURER: Linda Zinn / SECRETARY: Tom Tantriella // Club voted All in Favor with a 2nd

Door Prizes: Various recipients of prizes by members and new attendees. 1st Door Prize was won by Bob Russell(obligated to hand out the Door Prize tickets),

“Congratulation’s and Thank You Bob”. 50 – 50 was won by Marilyn Reeves(obligated to do the 50-50 for April,

“Congratulation’s and Thank You Marilyn”. A big “THANK YOU” to all the new visitors and members attending by President Dick. Meeting Adjournment was at 7:50pm with a continuation of “VISITING” by all. Respectfully submitted by Ralph Walter, Secretary

508-290-0773 // rwalter306@gmail.com

UP COMING EVENTS 2018

January 12th, 2019 - SCC Annual Banquet and Election of Officers—

Kalispell Golf & Country Club

February 23rd—BUNCO @ George&Terri’s

May 24th – 28th , 2019 – Big Sky Meet, Missoula Montana.

August 28-31, 2019 – 25th Anniversary of the National Corvette Caravan to

the Corvette Museum

(Bold entries are Corvette only)

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Schedule of Club Events Check the Club Web Site www.spokanecorvetteclub.com for a complete listing of Other Local & Regional Car Events.

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