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The Beaver State Corvette Club Newsletter
Beaver State
Corvette Club
Beaver Tales
Beaver State Corvette Club; PO Box 801; Albany, Or
97321
2015 BSCC Officers
President:
Debby O’Donnell
[email protected]
March 2015
Inside This Issue:
Vice President:
Al Sather
[email protected]
1. President’s Message
2. BSCC President’s “Enchanted
Murder Mystery Tour” (Sept.) info
Secretary:
3. February “Road Trip” report
[email protected]
Lou Gsell
4. February Meeting Minutes
5. What’s Coming Up
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Events to check out
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New Corvette in the Club!
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Next Meeting: March 10
at 6:30pm at Ciddici’s
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2015 BSCC Registration & Dues
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March Calendar
6. Final Word
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Treasurer:
John Wendel
[email protected]
Webmaster:
John Williams
[email protected]
Newsletter contributions wanted!
Newsletter:
Bill & Lou Gsell
[email protected]
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President’s Message:
Wow did the month go by fast or what! The Beaver State Corvette club is at it again enjoying the sun and having
a great time. On 22nd of Feb a lot of the club members got together and had a great ride throughout the Oregon
Roads. Our wonderful and fantastical chariots landed us at the McMenamins in Wilsonville for lunch. You could hear
the laughter miles away. Our journey that day had the sunshine on our side with winding road and beautiful scenery.
Not only did we get to look at engines but we also got to experience Al Sather’s door getting stuck. Oh he tried and he
tried to get the passenger door open, but after a few minutes, he successfully mastered opening the door for Mary. Al
you are a great gentleman! Talking about great people, Al Sather’s is now our Vice President and Lou Gsell is our new
Secretary. Welcome aboard! It is going to be a great year!
What a gentleman!
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Vroom…. Vroom!!!
Join the fun!!! Enjoy a live murder mystery together. Dinner is served, with a side of murder. Be
prepared to bring out the Sherlock Holmes in you and bring Watson too. Can we as a club solve it??!!!!
Come and find out!!
I will need 4 detectives to help plan the route to the scene of the crime. Remember no one will know
the route taken. The 4 McGruff’s will plan out a route to the bat lair, aka train. Once planned out, there will be blue’s
clues throughout the route to help find out who killed Al Sather’s. I hear the back ground music of......... JAWS!!!
Ahhhh. We will have our own little murder mystery run on the way there. The night will be filled with excitement and
finger pointing.
There will be a flyer and sign-up sheet on it at the meeting and also attached to the March newsletter. It will have all
cost (DNA) on it. It will be on the 19th of September. So make sure you bring your investigator hat, coat and
magnifying glass. The CSI will start from the old Safeway in Albany at 0900. At this time, everyone will be read their
Miranda rights and ee have no profile on the perp as of yet, but I did hear Mary saying something about “I’ll get even
with him”. Don’t know what that was about. So let’s take a bite out of crime and solve the thriller!
Here are the timelines for the clues: 0900-1000 1st route, 1000-1100 2nd route, 1100-12:00 Lunch, 12:00-1:00 3rd
Route, 1:00 to 2:00 4th Route. Please let me know who would like to take each path towards finding out who killed Al.
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We will end at the Hotel and check-in. The hotel will be the Vagabond Lodge, it is about 2 ½ mile from the Coroner’s
office (Train). From there we will board at 4:30. The murder mystery will end at 9:00 pm. Other clubs are also invited
if they would like to join our passé . Please radio me at 541-979-3315.
The deadline for this is 1 July. This way we all can experience this from our jail cell together. You will need to call up
and reserve your room if you are staying at the hotel. At this time they have lots of rooms available. The sooner you
reserve the better we can all be together.
In March I would like to do a progressive dinner. Those who would like to volunteer please let me know. The date
would be 22 March 2015.
Here are a few events coming up this summer. Please click on the link and view them. I will also have the flyers at the
Corvette Club meeting on 10 March at Ciddici’s Pizza.
http://cascadecorvetteclub.com/events/citp_2015/citp_2015.pdf
http://www.3riverscorvetteclub.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Reg_Form_COTC_2014.pdf
http://www.3riverscorvetteclub.net/corvettes-on-the-columbia/
Unfortunately the following event is already filled. They are accepting registrations for fill ins if they get any
cancellations between now and June....
http://www.sovette.com/pdf/CWE%202015%20Registration.pdf
http://tacomacorvette.com/ShadowMountain.html
Here is our 90 outlook for the Club:
The BSCC Heritage Mall Show has been moved to 10-11 April. Those who would like to attend this event, please meet
us at Red Robin on the 9th of April at 6:30 pm.
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March 10, 2015
BSCC Meeting - 6:30pm at Ciddicis
March 22, 2015 Progressive Dinner
To be determined on locations. Start at
5:00 pm
April 4, 2015
South Albany High School Car Show 10:0AM - 3PM - email
April 10-12, 2015
Portland Swap Meet - Portland, OR
April 14, 2015
BSCC Meeting - 6:30pm at Ciddicis
May 12, 2015
BSCC Meeting - 6:30pm at Ciddicis
June 5-7, 2015
Corvettes on the Columbia - Info
June 9, 2015
BSCC Meeting - 6:30pm at Ciddicis
June 27, 2015
Sweet Home Sweet Ride Car Show Registration
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PRESIDENT’S ENCHANTED TOUR
Murder mystery dinner train ride
19 September 2015
HOTEL
Vagabond Lodge
Court Yard/Partial View: 115.00
River View: $140.0
Class Rooms 3 left: $90.00
Call to make reservations: 877386-2992 you can talk with Roger
Where: Mt. Hood
Boarding Time: 4:30 pm
Ends: 9:00 pm
Cost: $76.50 pp
Join the fun with the Beaver State Corvette Club!!! Enjoy a live murder mystery together. Dinner is served, with a side of murder. Be prepared to
bring out the Sherlock Holmes in you and bring Watson too. Can we as a club solve it??!!!! Come and find out!!
4 Course fine dining
1st course
Tomato Caprese served with smoked salmon, finished with a balsamic reduction
2nd course
Spring mixed greens. Choice of blue cheese dressing or huckleberry vinaigrette
Entrees
3rd course
Filet Mignon - Bacon Wrapped 7 oz Black Angus topped with a mushroom, adobe demi-glaze. Served with garlic mashed potatoes and
seasonal vegetables.
Pan Seared Salmon - Topped with lemon saffron sauce. Served with rice and seasonal vegetables.
Chicken Breast - Stuffed with prosciutto, spinach, ricotta cheese. Topped with caramelized shallots and chardonnay sauce. Served with
roasted garlic mashed potatoes and seasonal vegetables.
Polenta Florentine - Baked polenta cake topped with sautéed wild mushrooms and spinach. Served with rice pilaf and seasonal vegetables.
Dessert
4th Course - Chef's Choice
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Rare February Road Trip (Pictures submitted by Mary and Lou…Thanks!)
A Road Trip was suggested by Mary for Sunday, 2/22, due to our awesome weather.
We met at Carson Chevron, 10 Corvettes (and one interloper) strong. It was a super February day for a
cruise. Not often that we get that opportunity in February. GREAT call, Mary!
Destination was McMenamins in Wilsonville. It was a wonderful route for the Corvettes to follow.
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We discovered urinals dang near as big as canoes. Anybody got a paddle? Atta girl, Pat!
Rick and Julie enjoying their meals.
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Vettes waiting on the train in Brooks.
Huh….funny looking white Corvette….
Pit stop was at the Brooks Pilot
Truck Stop.
Thanks Al and Mary for putting together
a fun Road Trip!
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BSCC Meeting Minutes
BSCC FEBRUARY MEETING MINUTES
Tuesday February 10, 2015
President, Debby O'Donnell called the meeting to order at 6:25 pm. She read a thank you note from John and
Kathy Wendel to the club members for all the notes, flowers, cards, and hospital visits to Kathy during her
recent illness. A special thanks to Faye Melius for the Meal Train.
NAME BADGES: Randy Leach had to pay a fine for no name badge.
NEW MEMBERS: Rick and Cathy Graham have joined the club.
GUESTS: Chris who owns a 1989 Vette.
MISC INFO: Debby's motto for this year is "Fun, fun, fun till Daddy takes the Corvette away". Valentine's Day,
the Cascade club is having a dinner, and they still have seats available. Cascade also has a road trip for an April
Brunch. Deb will get more information for that. Life Community church is having a Sweet Heart Dinner for this
month. If interested let Debby know.
ROAD TRIP: We will have theme, destination, and just spur of the moment trips. Lou and Bill Gsell, Scott
O'Donnell, Jo Rae Perkins, and Jeff Albright have volunteered to organize and lead some of these trips. We are
still are looking for more volunteers.
FUND RAISING: Debby needs more time to put together ideas for charity donations. Any suggestions just let her
know.
CLUB HOST: Debby is looking for someone to be a club host. This person would be the contact person for clubs
members that are ill, need some help, or have privacy issues. Any volunteers?
MYSTERY TOUR: Will be called the enchanted tour. We will know the destination just not the points in
between.
CHRISTMAS PARTY: A motion was made by Scott O'Donnell and seconded by Jo Rae Perkins to keep the
Christmas party in December. It was voted on and approved. There had been discussion to change it to
January.
NEW POSITION: Pat Melius volunteered to be the 50/50 collector, formerly the treasurer handled this duty.
Debby O'Donnell won tonight's pot of $38.00. She donated back to the club.
RESIGNATION: Al and Sally Penna have resigned as President and Secretary . Larry Angland and Al Sather were
nominated for Vice President .Carol Hood, Patty Cray, Lou Gsell, Terri Leach and Carolyn Kidd were nominated
for Secretary. Members can contact Lou Gsell to made additional nominations. She will contact all nominees
and provide club with a list of nominations at next meeting. The club will then vote to fill these positions.
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MEETING CHANGE DATE: There was a motion made by Terry Thompson to consider changing the monthly
meeting date to the 3rd Tuesday of each month. David Kuntz seconded the motion and it was approved.
Information will be in the next newsletter so a vote can be made at the next meeting.
MISCELLANEOUS INFO: Debby would like to have a suggestion box on the web site. She will discuss with John
Williams. The newsletter will include events for up to ninety days. Tom and Pat Cordier went to Swap Meet in
Puyallup WA. It was mostly rusty junk.
HERITAGE MALL EVENT: This event will be on April 10, 11, and 12th. Cars will go into the mall on Friday night.
Club will need volunteers to monitor the cars during this event.
SOUTH ALBANY HIGHT SCHOOL CAR SHOW: APRIL 4, 2015 between ten and three.
TREASURER REPORT: Balance end of December $2,250.52, balance on February 6, 2015 $2,621.50.
BIRTHDAYS: Patty Cray, Bill Gsell, Calvin Cox, Ray Roske, Sue Thompson and Vera Zimmerman.
MEMBERSHIP DRAWING: Rick and Cathy Graham. They were not present.
NEW CORVETTE: Pat and Faye Melius are the proud owners of a 1963 Sting Ray roadster.
PROGRESSIVE DINNERS: Debby would like to have three progressive dinners this year and the Cascade Club
would like to join these events.
METTING ADJOURNED
Respectfully Submitted:
Sandie Chilton
Corvette humor:
A homeless man knocks on a woman's door, looking for help.
"Think you could spare a few bucks? Maybe some food?"
The woman thinks to herself for a few seconds, then says, "You could do some handy work around here,
I'd be glad to give you $30 if you paint my porch. There's some green paint and a brush right around the
corner there, have at it."
He thanks her, and heads towards the bucket. She returns inside and resumes her knitting.
After about an hour, she gets up to check on his progress, and sees no man, or a freshly painted porch.
Just then, she hears a knocking again at her door, and goes to open it.
She is greeted by the same man, green paint splattered on his clothes and in his beard, a wide grin on his
face.
"All done ma'am. And by the way, it's a Corvette, not a Porsche."
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
March
7-8; Salem Roadster Show- Oregon State Fairgrounds
14-15; “Almost Spring Swap Meet” Puyallup, WA
20-22; Portland Roadster Show- Expo Center
21; Daffodil Cruise- Junction City
28-29; The Roadster Show-Willamalane Center for Sports and Recreation, Springfield
April
4; April Fool’s Car show; South Albany High School.
9-11; PIR Swap Meet, Portland International Raceway
10-11; BSCC Heritage Mall Show
10-12; Portland Swap Meet, Expo Center
25; 3rd Annual Food Cruise, 2817 Santiam Hwy., Albany
May
2; Suburban Auto Groups Annual Spring Cruise In, Sandy
9; Bethel Boosters Car Show, Eugene
30; Function 4 Junction, Junction City
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New Corvette in the Club!
Faye and I are about to add a new vehicle to our little collection.
About the car:
1963 Corvette Stingray Convertible; Riverside Red; All matching numbers; L76 327cid/340hp.
Black leather interior
Transmission: Original "matching numbers" M20 four speed
Differential: 3.70:1 posi-traction
Power steering and power windows
Black soft top.
All gauges work except the clock.
All other accessories work including heater,lights and radio (which I will probably not use
much because it has flow master exhaust which is sweeeet and may drown out the tunes.)
No rust anywhere. This baby is very clean and ready to roll.
We are very excited to get this sweet ride into our stable.
Congratulations Pat and Faye! She’s BEAUTIFUL. Many miles of smiles ahead of you.
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March 2015
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BSCC Club
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Spring Begins.
YAY!!!
Somebody
schedule a
Road Trip!
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OUR SPONSORS
A word from your Newsletter Editors:
ALOHA!
The newsletter’s success depends on the input of club members, so
please email any stories, pictures, car information, happenings or events that involve Corvettes
or the club. It is our goal to publish the newsletter on the 1st of each month, so submit any
material for the newsletter at least a few days ahead of the 1st.
Thanks for your help.
Send newsletter material to [email protected]
NEXT MEETING: 6:30pm Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Ciddici’s.
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Lou and I recently
celebrated our 36th
anniversary at Whale Cove
Inn, just south of Depoe
Bay. We drove the
Corvette and enjoyed it,
as the weather was
forecast to be sunny and
mild. We had a great time,
and scouted a possible
future “Road Trip.” If
you’ve thought about
staying there, email us for
our thoughts.
I’m reading a Stephen King book called “11/22/63”. GREAT book. In it, he has a line regarding
speed limits in Texas in 1960. Goes like this:
“There were speed limits but they weren’t enforced. In Texas, even the state cops were
believers in the gospel of put the pedal to the metal and let ‘er bellow.”
As Corvette owners, ya gotta love THAT sentiment!
Save The Wave!
2015 Membership renewal is now due:
Please fill out the registration form. Then mail in or bring in to the next meeting the form along with the
dues. Thank you.
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