Classic GTO Association of Denver

Classic GTO Association of DenverAn affiliated chapter of the GTO Association of America

September 2016

Sunday Afternoon, August 14 - Sterne Park North Shelter

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NEWSLETTER INFORMATION

The Classic GTO Association of Denver (CGTOAD) newsletter is published monthly in Denver, CO. It is aninformative news bulletin to keep our membership up-to-date on past, current and future events in which we areinvolved, as well as to publish information about the GTO. Articles from club members and other sources arewelcome. Please send them to John and Linda Lawrence, 3308 S. Dayton Ct., Denver, CO 80231-4713. Allmaterial submitted prior to the 15th of the month will be considered for the next issue. Please contact John or Lindawith questions, 303-337-7502. The club’s mailing address is: Classic GTO Association of Denver, P.O. Box745092, Arvada, CO 80006-5092.

GTO HOTLINE

The CGTOAD operates a recorded telephone hotline to inform members and other interested parties aboutupcoming club events and other activities. Call the hotline at any time: 720-443-1GTO (1486). You may leave amessage if you wish.

MEETING TIME AND PLACE

The CGTOAD holds a general membership meeting each month except for December. CALL THE GTOHOTLINE FOR THE MEETING TIME AND PLACE.

CLUB WEB SITE

http://clubs.hemmings.com/denvergoats/This site contains club contact information, membership information (including an application), pictures of somemembers’ GTOs, and the last four issues of the club’s newsletter. You can print the newsletters from the web site.

MEMBERSHIP DUES

The CGTOAD membership dues are $30.00 per year. This includes one primary and one associate membership.Annual dues are payable in June for the period of July through the following June. New member fees will beprorated if a member joins in a month other than June. To obtain a membership application, visit the club’s web siteor call the CGTOAD Hotline (303-907-4730) and leave a message.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President Sharlene Jung 303-233-9109 [email protected] President Mike Mikutis 303-940-7237 [email protected] Linda Lawrence 303-337-7502 [email protected] Sara Garvais 303-688-4023 [email protected] Editors John Lawrence 303-337-7502 [email protected]

Linda Lawrence 303-337-7502 [email protected] Coordinators Rich Cikowski 303-960-8561 [email protected]

Mike Mikutis 303-940-7237 [email protected] Coordinator George Racz 303-683-9761 [email protected]





Dairy Queen Cruise - Sunday, August 21

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Linda LawrenceNotes from the August 14 Membership Meeting - Annual Picnic

We began today’s meeting with two trivia questions from Norm Warling.In the song “Hey Jude” how many times did the Beatles sing “Hey Jude”. The answer is 23. No one answered

the question.In Eric Clapton’s song, “Cocaine”, how many times does he use the word Cocaine? The answer is 10. He

stumped us all again.

Sharlene began the official meeting with a reminder that the dues are now due. Please send your checks for $30 assoon as possible to the PO Box. There were 47 members and family present at our picnic.

The drawing for the winner of an $80 cash prize for attending the meeting was member Al Skatch, who was notpresent. The September pot will be $100.

The winner of the event attendance drawing was Ron Muck, who was also not in attendance. Next month’s pot willbe $60.

Art Marshall gave us an overview of the upcoming annual dinner. This year we will celebrate our 36th anniversary asan official club. The dinner will be at Poppies Restaurant on South Colorado Blvd. The date is October 16, 2016and happy hour will begin at 4:30. The invitations will be out soon with the five menu choices we will have. Theper person cost is $29 including tax and gratuity. There will be a cash bar. It will also be a membership meeting andwe will nominate officers for the next year. There will be some great surprises in store.

Upcoming events are:

September 3 an Open House given by Hagarty Insurance Co and is also the monthly Golden Cruise. We can meetagain at Mac Vick Plumbing.

Our board meeting will be September 7 at the Village Inn off of C470 and Ken Caryl.

September 24 we are invited to celebrate the 45th wedding anniversary of Bill and Marita Lewis at their home. Thecelebration will be hosted by Chris Lewis. Details will follow.

September 25 is the annual Cool Colors of Autumn show put on by the Highlands Ranch Hot Rodders.

November 5 will be the annual White Elephant Party at Thelma and Jack George’s home.

The November meeting will be at Gary Riley’s shop where we will vote on the new slate of officers for 2017.

Our current status at the Bandimere Club Clash Racing is 14th in 5-man and 9th in overall club points. George Raczis 9th in individual standings.

We Rebuild the Excitement

The GTO Association of America

The Classic GTO Association of Denver is an affiliated chapter of The GTO Association ofAmerica, the premier national organization for GTO enthusiasts. Every month, GTOAAmembers receive The Legend magazine, a Golden Quill Award winning publication, whichis full of useful and interesting feature and technical articles on all GTOs, 1964-74 and2004-2006. Members also have access to the GTOAA Technical Advisory Staff, can use50 words of free classified advertising monthly, and can acquire GTOAA Club Storemerchandise. The GTOAA National Meet is hosted by various local chapters, and is heldannually in various cities across the United States. The acclaimed Concours and PopularVote categories bring some of the finest GTOs together in one location. Other Nationalshighlights include renowned technical and special-interest speakers, a multi-day swapmeet, drag racing, autocross, cruises, and other great events for the whole family to enjoy.For an on-line preview of The Legend and to become a member on line, go towww.gtoaa.org. To receive a membership application by mail, write to: GTOAA, PO Box455, Timnath, CO 80547, or send an email to [email protected] for moreinformation. For local chapterinformation, contact NationalChap te r Coord ina to r B i l lVantuono at [email protected] call 732-208-6860.

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