The Hudi Highway
September 2007
Issue 7
Hog Heaven
Inside this issue:
In the Headlights
2
Horsin‟ Around with Sara
2
Beef, It‟s What „s for Lunch
2
Weddings
3
Girls of Summer
3
Employee September Special
3
Classifieds
3
George, Tom,
Teddy and Abe
watch from the
mountain top as below the roar of hundreds of thousands
of motorcycles was
heard in South Dakota‟s Black Hills
for the 67th Annual
Motorcycle Rally
held August 6-12,
2007.
Michael Johnson
made the 900 mile
trip with friends to
spend his summer
vacation with bikers
from all over the
United States and
the world.
back of the head
while playing poker,
holding two aces
Sturgis, a small
and two eights, the
town of 6500 resiDead Man‟s Hand.
dents, hosts the
Today, Deadwood
event with rides
offers gaming halls,
through the beautiful hotels, restaurants,
Black Hills scenery. emporiums and, of
Motorcycle manucourse, Deadwood
facturers display
Harley-Davidson.
their latest models
Michael is a GM
and vendors offer
Service Consultant
everything a biker
for Hudiburg‟s fleet
could imagine in
and medium duty
accessories, clothbusiness. He has a
ing, and tattoos.
great relationship
Close by is the his- with several fleet
toric town of Dead- companies.
wood where hogs
Seems like Michael
line the streets too.
Deadwood is known has a wild side, huh!
for Wild Bill Hickok
who was shot in the
How about a Sunday ride and some fried
chicken? Michael is organizing a ride with
lunch at Eischen‟s Bar in Okarche for their
famous fried chicken. Interested, contact Michael at [email protected] or
737.6641.
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The Hudi Highway
In the Headlights
Horsin’ Around with Sara
Chevy‟s F&I Department is hot, hot,
hot, and it‟s not just
the Oklahoma weather! Chevy
has won the Hudiburg trophy
for the top performing F&I
Department in the auto group
for four months in a row.
the highest point total anyone
has ever received. Quinn
Alsup was second, Dale Durham was third, and fourth was
Nick Hollingsworth.
The top F&I person was
Quinn Alsup in April, then
David Oakes in May and
John Dewberry in June.
Josh Plum, an apprentice technician,
graduated from Oklahoma State University‟s T-10
school on Friday, August 24,
2007. Congratulations, Josh,
it‟s time to celebrate!
For July, John Dewberry
was the top producer with a
perfect 20 point score. That‟s
Mike Terry believes his F&I
Dept. is unbeatable?
Last April at the National Barrel Horse Association‟s
Oklahoma State Finals held in Ardmore, Sara Atwood
won the Youth 3-D Championship.
Sara was awarded a saddle for her winning time of
35.830 on Me Too Easy, aka Snake. Sara helped to
train Me Too Easy.
Art Atwood is the proud papa of Sara and a technician for Chevrolet‟s Reconditioning Department. He
is also a member of the Board of Directors for NBHA
in Oklahoma.
The Hudi Highway congratulates Sara on her fine
horsemanship.
Beef, It’s What’s for Lunch
Hudiburg Chevrolet/Pontiac/GMC/Buick Service Department‟s technicians and consultants participated in a lively contest this summer between Robbie Thomas‟ Wide Open and
Rick Harris‟ Ramrodders. A steak and beans lunch was served
at the dealership on July 27th.
The winner: “oh beans” was all Robbie Thomas could mutter.
Thank You
“Thanks for everything. Your thoughts and prayers were
greatly appreciated in a time of need. Thanks especially for the
donations that everyone was so kind to give me and my family
Thanks a hundred times over!”
Jay Longacre
Jay Longacre was seriously injured in a jet ski accident on
August 5, 2007. Jay is recuperating nicely and is looking forward to returning to work soon as Chevrolet‟s Sales Manager.
Sara Atwood, with Me Too Easy, accepting the 3-D
saddle she won.
Hudi’s Nursery
Kara and
Quinn Alsup are
proud to announce
the arrival of a baby
boy on July 7, 2007.
Gage weighed 7
pounds 9 ounces.
Quinn is part of
Chevrolet‟s F&I
team.
Kamilah
and Wayne
Willis had
a son on July 18,
2007. Avery
weighed a whopping
9 pounds 1 ounce.
This is Kamilah and
Wayne‟s fourth
child. Wayne is a
Toyota salesman.
Diana and
Danny
Hayhurst
welcomed
baby girl Brooklyn
on July 19th. She
weighed 7 pounds 6
ounces and 18 3/4
inches long. Danny
is a Hudiburg GM
technician.
Julie and
Mike Terry
are pleased
to announce
the arrival of baby
girl, Elise. Born on
August 8th, Elise
weighed 8 pounds 9
ounces and was 21
inches. Mike is head
of the F&I Department.
Valerie
and Todd
Potter are
proud to announce
the birth of their son,
Gavin Reece Potter,
on August 21, 2007.
Gavin weighed 6
pounds 2 ounces.
Todd is a Toyota
salesman.
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Weddings
Nicole and Shawn McMichael were married on Saturday, July 14, 2007. Chris Kennedy was a Groomsman.
A wedding reception was held at Willow Creek Golf &
Country Club. Shawn and Nicole honeymooned on a
cruise to the Bahamas. The Hudi Highway wishes them
smooth sailing through life. Shawn and Chris are
Hudiburg GM technicians.
Girls of Summer
Can you imagine spending
your free time coaching
chatty ten year old girls or
putting up with some pushy
parents? Mark White,
Hudiburg Chevrolet‟s Reconditioning Manager,
coached his daughter‟s
team this summer, the
TNT96BRONZE of Newcastle.
Jodi Kyle married Kevin Shutt at Cornerstone Church
on Saturday, July 7, 2007. Jodi married the man of her
dreams and said the ceremony was a very happy blessing. Kevin is a Personal Fitness trainer at Prime Time
Fitness and Jodi is a Parts Delivery Driver for Hudiburg
Chevrolet. They will reside in Midwest City. Best
wishes to Jodi and Kevin!
Car Purchases
& Under. Steve Blake
mentioned that with Mark
as the coach these girls
must have natural talent.
As a Hudiburg employee
are you interested in purchasing a car?
Congratulations to Mark
and the girls of summer, the
TNT96BRONZE!
At Hudiburg Chevrolet,
Eric McBroom (Used Cars)
and Eric Foxworth (New
Cars) are the designated
salespersons for employee
car purchases. All other
employee car purchases
should be directed to Steve
Blake.
Under Mark‟s leadership,
the girls achieved Fifth
Place in the USSSA Fast
Pitch World Series, for 10
$200 Reward
The new Employee Referral Reward Program offers
you an opportunity to earn
$200. If a current employee
refers a new candidate to
the dealership, and that person is hired and then stays
on the job for 90 days, the
referring employee receives
$200. Managers are not
eligible for this program.
Contact Judy Cross with
questions and referrals.
Classifieds
EMPLOYEE SEPTEMBER
SPECIAL
SALESPEOPLE, SALESPEOPLE,
SALESPEOPLE
HUDIBURG CHEVY NEW CAR SALES
RECEPTIONIST/PHONE OPERATOR
HUDIBURG TOYOTA
CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES
CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES
WINTERIZE YOUR CAR
$100
COOLANT FLUSH
Payment by Cash, Check or Major
Credit Card Only
Offer expires September 30, 2007
WINDOW TINTER
RECON TIRE MAN
RECONDITIONING DEPT. HUDIBURG RECONDITIONING DEPT. HUDIBURG
CHEVROLET
CHEVROLET
CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES
CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES
MAKE READY
DETAIL/MAKE READY
HUDIBURG CHEVROLET SERVICE
HUDIBURG TOYOTA
CONTACT HUMNA RESOURCES
CONTACT HUMAN RESOURCES
Hudiburg Auto Group: Fifty Years Serving Oklahoma
The Hudi Highway
Published by
Hudiburg Chevrolet
Midwest City, OK
[email protected]
This newsletter is also on the web!
Hudi’s New Employees
Several new employees
were hired in July 2007.
Buick welcomes Jay Longacre as Sales Manager;
Nathan Boyd, Bill Hatley,
Toyota welcomes Cory
Mack Marcellous and
Donaldson as Sales ManGary Denman to New Car
ager and Randy Grubbs as a Sales; Cesar Valencia and
Service Advisor.
Russell Sparks to Used
Car Sales; AJ Beagles and
Chevrolet/Pontiac/GMC/
www.hudiburg.com
GET READY, NEXT MONTH
September 2007
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
Courtney Childs to Service; Cody Swearengin to
Parts; Samuel Scott to
BDC; Sandra Cline to
Internet Sales; and Lisa
Stalcup to Accounting.
Welcome all to the
Hudiburg family!
CSI SCORES WILL BE POSTED
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
Employee anniver- OU & OSU
saries are in blue
games listed as
SATURDAY
1 Kokain Mothershed, 1; Shane
Ingram, 1
VS are home
games
OU vs North Texas
OSU at Georgia
2
3 Labor Day
4
Kian Taylor, 1
9
10
Nettie Reed, 11;
Jan Spruill, 5
16
Dale Durham, 5
23 Autumn Begins
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30
11
5
6 Amanda Tho-
Cynthia Alleman,
1
mas, 13; Patricia
VanZant, Eddie
Jeff Wilson, 1
Mitchell, Gail
McKinney & Sarah
Phillips, 1
12
18
24
25
Khone
Soulinthavong, 4
14
8
Cliff Blalock,
10; Steve Blake, 1
OU vs Miami
OSU vs Florida
Atlantic
15
Board of AdviOSU at Troy
sors 12N
OU vs Utah State
19
20
21
22
Jeff Robinson, 13
Charles Osborne,
7
OU at Tulsa
OSU vs Texas
Tech
26
27
28
29
Dawn Wise, 3
Alan Stankalis, 14
OU at Colorado
Shawn Robinson, 1
17 Be Nice to
Blake Day
13 Employee
7
OSU vs Sam
Houston State