A Monthly Publication of the

North Shore Corvette Club, Libertyville, IL.

September 2018 Volume 25

The veterans from Lake County Honor Flight #13

August 11-12, 2018

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Eric Kirchner

The President’s Message September 2018

Can’t believe it is September already. Where did this year go? The dog days of

summer are over, and the days are getting shorter.

I would like to thank everyone that gave me an impromptu bath at the family picnic

this year. The weather cooperated, and the food was great. Once again thanks to the

cooks, and all those that helped make it a great day.

If you went to Blackdog Speed Shops’s grand opening, you saw an amazing place.

The place is huge, and seems to have everything it needs to modify any car you own.

A few upcoming events include, among others, our monthly membership meeting, 1 day

autocross, and the fall color run in Wisconsin.

And now for the ongoing saga of my Corvette. I fixed the electronic gremlin on the

Grand Sport. A new battery fixed the problem. However the newest twist, is a rear

tire that loses way too much air. Easy fix there also. Found a nail, I need to get it

to a shop and buy new rear tires. Went to 4 tire

dealers to get price quotes. A root canal is less

painful, I believe. Can’t compare apples to

apples. One shop includes the alignment, the next

doesn’t.

Eric K

The ‘81 is still in storage. More next

month.

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>> HIGH MILEAGE AWARD UPDATE <<

2018-2019

Lou Morabito High Mileage Award

The contest began at the May

Membership Meeting. Bring your

car in to get certified! See details and certifiers.

Click here to view the RULES for the program

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Here’s the club activities taking place next month.

Visit the Events Page on our website for an up-to-date

Activities Planner and event flyers.

September

Thursday, September 13th from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. St. Catherine Commons Car Show. St. Catherine Commons Senior Community, 3524 7th Ave Kenosha 53140. Sue Radder will host this event. Click here to view flyer. Sunday, September 16th, 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Gayle and Ron Althardt’s Garden Railroad Open House. Contact Ron or Gayle for details, 847-634-0637. Click here to view flyer.

Wednesday, September 19th at 7:00 PM. The NSCC Membership Meeting will be held in the Performance Center at Libertyville Chevrolet in Libertyville. This is one of the four yearly meetings that will be a social event. See page 9 for details. Saturday, September 22nd. One-Day Autocross at Tire Rack, South Bend, IN. LIGHTNING McQUEEN’S RUN FOR THE PISTON CUP. For details, contact Frank Punzio, 312-320-2811 or Debbie Monnier, 847-602-7018. Click here to view flyer.

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October (page 1 of 2)

Fri day, October 5th at 3:45 AM. Join us in the morning for a caravan to escort our veterans from North Chicago to Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport for their Lake County Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. Click here to view flyer. Sunday, October 7th at 12:30 PM. Join us in the afternoon for a caravan to escort our veterans back to North Chicago from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport after their Lake County Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. Click here to view flyer. Monday, October 8th at 10:00 AM— 2:00PM. Join Debbie Stein to help Sparrow’s Nest Thrift Store in Mundelein to help set up for Christmas. Click here to view flyer. Contact Debbie at (224) 636-6999 or (224) 225-6082 or shirelake3151@yahoo.com. Friday, October 12th thru Sunday, October 14th. Join Barb & Ed Harms and others on the Fall Color Run to the Hidden Valley Area of Wisconsin. Click here to view flyer. Contact Ed & Barb Harms Phone: 847-910-2031 Email: barbharms@comcast.net.

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Here’s the club activities taking place next month.

Visit the Events Page on our website for an up-to-date

Activities Planner and event flyers.

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October (page 2 of 2)

Monday, October 15th at 10:00 AM— 2:00PM. Join Debbie Stein to help Sparrow’s Nest Thrift Store in Third Lake to help set up for Christmas. Click here to view flyer. Contact Debbie at (224) 636-6999 or (224) 225-6082 or shirelake3151@yahoo.com. Wednesday, October 17th at 7:00 PM. The NSCC Membership Meeting will be held in the Performance Center at Libertyville Chevrolet in Libertyville. Saturday, October ??? NSCC Halloween Party. Date and time have yet to be determined. Details will be provided when available.

Here’s the club activities taking place next month.

Visit the Events Page on our website for an up-to-date

Activities Planner and event flyers.

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Gayle and Ron Althardt’s

Garden Railroad Open House 15902 Woodbine Circle

Vernon Hills, Il 60061

847-634-0637

Date: Sunday, September 16, 2018

Time: 1:00 – 5:00pm

PLEASE NOTE:

1. OUR BACKYARD IS NOT HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE FOR WHEEL CHAIRS, WALKERS, ETC. THE WALKING PATHS ARE UNEVEN AND IT MAY BE DIFFICULT FOR SOME TO WALK.

2. CHILDREN MUST BE SUPERVISED AT ALL TIMES!!!

We welcome you to our home and Garden Railroad. As you enter the “G & R Railroad”, you will be greeted by “Smokey” our carved black bear from Colorado. Just to Smokey’s right, you encounter our whimsical Disney and Circus village, outfitted with many of our friends and features from Disney World as well a Ferris wheel and Cir-cus Tent. Mickey would be proud! As you continue through the layout you will see a number of different villages and period settings surrounded by ponds and waterfalls.

The railroad was started in 1999 as a small loop around the choke cherry tree (Now the Crow’s Nest). Then we had the pleasure of meeting Bill Valkner and needless to say, our Garden Railroad expanded! Thanks to Bill ’s inspi-ration, creativity, expertise and deep friendship, our yard was transformed into a Garden Railroader ’s dream come true.

The yard and water features were constructed using approximately 180 tons of rock and moves over 40,000 gal-lons of water per hour. These water features provide an interesting backdrop to the settings throughout the yard. You’ll also note that there are many annuals with a vast array of perennials that create this unique garden.

The railroad operates with nine miles of scale track, twelve (12) running G-Scale model trains. The Santa Fe Chief Passenger train (a special section of the Super Chief) circles the perimeter of the back yard, while a long freight train makes its way over bridges crossing the large waterfall moving towards a massive boulder fountain. As the train continues its trek, it moves through a tunnel directly behind the Fairy Castle. Some of the other areas in-clude farm houses, barns, and even a saw mill, just to name a few.

As you continue, you won’t want to miss the Indian Village, complete with Teepees, cowboys, and a working geyser.

Our latest addition to the layout is the Big Boy loop with the Coaling Tower and the Hudson pulling the “20th Cen-tury Ltd.” There is also a coal mine, diamond mine (for Gayle) as this continues to be a work in progress.

As you stroll through the layout, don’t forget to look for all of the different animals we have tucked away. They include moose, bears, raccoons, and even a walrus to mention just a few.

We hope you will enjoy our Garden Railroad as much as we do.

Ron & Gayle

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SEPTEMBER MEMBERSHIP

MEETING NOTICE

Join us for our Appetizer and Dessert Social!

Wednesday, September 19th, 7:00 PM

NSCC will provide the beverages

Please bring an Appetizer or Dessert to share as we visit and swap Corvette stories at our quarterly social membership

meeting.

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LIGHTNING McQUEEN’S RUN FOR THE PISTON CUP

SCHEDULE—CHICAGO TIME

Registration & Tech:

Driver’s Meeting:

Autocross Runs:

NSCC Members:

8:30—9:30

9:45

10:00—3:45

$25

Bring your lunch, beverages, I-Pass and FRS radio set to 11-0

Directions to the Tire Rack (allow 2-1/2 hours)

The Tire Rack is located on the west side of South Bend, Indiana

The track is 5 minutes from exit 72 off the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/90)

• Take the I-80/90 Toll Road East/South and exit at Exit 72 off the Indiana Toll Road

• Bear left and follow Hwy 31 South (South Bend/Plymouth exit)

• Bear right and exit on the Nimitz Parkway exit

• Turn right at the traffic light onto Nimitz Parkway

• Turn right at the stop sign onto Olive Road

• Turn left onto Vorden Parkway

• Turn right into the Tire Rack

There will be a caravan on Saturday morning leaving from the Hinsdale Oasis on I-294 Southbound at

6:45 am sharp. Caravan is led by Frank Punzio at 312-320-2811.

For more information contact Frank Punzio at 312-320-2811 or Debbie Monnier at 847-602-7018

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Join us in the caravan on Friday morning, October 5th, to escort our veterans from North Chicago to Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport for their Lake County Honor Flight trip to Washington, D.C. We’ll meet at the North Chicago City Hall, 1850 Lewis Ave, North Chicago, IL 60064, at 3:45 AM (get directions).

And/or join us in the caravan on Sunday, October 7th, at 12:30 PM, to escort our veterans back from Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International Airport to North Chicago. We’ll meet up at the Kenosha Area Visitor Information Center, 10519 120th Ave, Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158 (get directions). Or, if you choose to not caravan, meet us at the International parking lot at 1:30 PM.

Questions? Contact Pam Buckle 847-508-0036 or Daryl Ullberg 847-207-0461.

Images from Lake County Honor Flight #13 in August

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UPDATED Trip Overview

Fri: We will meet in the morning and take a tour as we drive toward La Crosse.

We’ll register for the event that evening. Join NSCC for dinner -OR- attend the event

social.

Sat: Join about 200 Corvettes on the Fall Color Run through the beautiful Hidden Valley

Area of Wisconsin with a stop for lunch. Join NSCC for dinner -OR- you may attend the event banquet.

Sun: Join a caravan home through the beautiful hidden valleys of Wisconsin with a stop at the Sunrise Apple Orchard and ending with lunch -OR- head home on your own whenever you wish.

Lodging

Quality Inn La Crosse, 1830 Rose St., WI 54603 Phone: 608-781-1400

Block is under North Shore Corvette Club. $129.00 for one Queen bed room and $149.00 for two Queen beds.

ROOM RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE BY SEPT. 12th

Registration for the Fall Color Run must be made no later than October 6th with the

Suburban Corvettes of Minnesota

Forms are available from Ed & Barb -OR- go online above and download a form.

We plan to attend only the Saturday Color Run as a club. You have the option of registering for the event’s

Friday social, Saturday banquet and Sunday buffet if you choose.

Hosted by: Ed & Barb Harms Phone: 847-910-2031 Email: barbharms@comcast.net

MORE TRIP DETAILS WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER. IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US, PLEASE LET US

KNOW AND WE’LL BE SURE TO KEEP YOU UPDATED.

FALL COLOR RUN

La Crosse, WI

Oct. 12 - 14, 2018

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2019 National Corvette Caravan August 28-31, 2019

Often referred to as the world’s largest moving automotive event, the National Corvette Caravan is a celebration of America’s Sports Car, culminating in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the anniversary celebration of the National Corvette Museum. Hosted only once every five years, the next event is slated for Labor Day Weekend 2019 and will mark the Museum’s 25th Anniversary.

Motels will fill up fast so you need to make reservations early if you plan to attend this celebration. Wilbur and Pam Buckle attended this event and they will be happy to tell you about the great time they had. A Captain for the 2019 National Corvette Caravan for Illinois will be invited to speak to our club at a future membership meeting.

Registration is NOW OPEN if you wish to participate in the North Central Corvette Caravan. Your registration includes, lunch at Bloomington, IL on Tuesday, August 27, dinner at Mid America Mortorworks on Tuesday evening, August 27 and Lunch at the 4H Fair Grounds, Evansville, IN on Wednesday, August 28. Click here for the registration form.

If you wish to attend the 25th Anniversary Celebration at the NCM you must register for the event on the NCM website. Registration will open on September 14, 2018.

For more information on this great event for our club and all the participants please contact:

Jerry Mulick, NCM Ambassador

jemulick@aol.com or 847-274-8351

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Thank you to all of you that came out to support our veterans and escort them from North Chicago’s City Hall to Milwaukee’s General Mitchell International airport. NSCC’s efforts for Lake County Honor Flight is still continuing to grow with every flight. The veterans certainly deserve our support. On Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, we had 9 members in 6 Corvettes show up in North Chicago by 3:45 in the morning. The NSCC drivers were joined by over 100 motorcycles, and many from law enforcement, to escort the veterans, guardians and LCHF staff to Milwaukee’s airport. From the time we left North Chicago to when we entered the airport, we did not stop for any stop signs or traffic lights. We did get stopped by a freight train in Waukegan before we got to the highway, though. The police can only stop so much traffic. They don’t have jurisdiction over trains. After the veterans were on their way, we left the airport and all had a nice breakfast at Oak Creek Diner.

It’s quite an experience. I encourage anyone, veteran or not, to join us in the future. Brett and Pam Bacci have volunteered to be Honor Flight guardians for the October, 2019 flight next year.

Pictured are, from left: Daryl Ullberg, Pam & Wilbur Buckle, Linda

Kleinschmidt, Brett Bacci, Jim Kleinschmidt, Pam

Bacci, Sue Radder and Jim Barnich.

See all pictures.

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It was a nice afternoon to spend with

friends; some old, some new. Not too hot

and no rain. Thanks to Debbie and Tom

for once again organizing this event

and everyone that helped along the way.

There was plenty of food to go around.

Our chefs for the day, Frank and Jerry

(pictured, below), made sure that the

grills were hot, ready to cook and stocked

with burgers, dogs and brats. Rick wasn't there this year to make his beer

brats, but the guys did just fine.

Thirty eight members signed up for the picnic, but only about thirty

showed up. In the future, please let the organizers know at least two days

ahead of time if you signed up and will not be attending. The club pays

for the grilling meat, etc. and the quantity that is purchased is based on

the number that signed up.

See all pictures

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Everyone seemed to have a good time. Some tables were talking about

their current Corvettes, past Corvettes, other cars and travels. Several

of us were a bit tired having gotten up early that day to do the Lake

County Honor Flight escort in the morning.

Towards the end of the evening, we started playing

a friendly game of water balloon toss. Everything

was going fine. There were a few broken balloons,

some damp clothes, no big deal. Then, as if it was

planned, somehow the balloons started heading

toward Eric. One minute he was dry, the next he

was very, very wet (pictured, to the right). I don't

know how that happened! He was a good sport,

though, taking it all in stride. Maybe it had

something to do with him being our new

president?

There were several raffle prizes and one lucky lady was the big winner.

All in all, everyone enjoyed themselves. See you next year.

See all pictures

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Three Corvettes; Jim Barnich, Sue Radder and Daryl Ullberg met at the

Kenosha visitors center on Sunday, August 12, 2018. From there, we drove

together to Milwaukee’s airport to greet the veterans. At the airport, we

saw many familiar faces. There were motorcycle riders and those in law

enforcement that we’ve seen from the day before or from prior rides. Only

60-80 motorcycles participated, which seemed low for such a nice day.

I was given a GoPro camera to mount on my car for the drive from

Milwaukee to North Chicago. Click on the

picture to the right to view the video from the

front of the bus and from my car (at 01:35).

Even with all of the construction on I-94, the

ride from Milwaukee to North Chicago was

uneventful. While driving through the

construction zones most of the traffic was

stopped in the right lane and we kept on

moving in the left lane.

During the Welcome Home ceremony, there were many speakers; Illinois

State Senator Terry Link, Congressman Brad Schneider, North Chicago

Mayor Leon Rockingham Jr., North Chicago

police chief Lazaro Perez, Medal of Honor

recipient Allen J. Lynch, Naval Station Great

Lakes Commanding Officer Raymond Leung,

Mayor of Lindenhurst Dominic Marturano and

many others.

See all NSCC pictures and LCHF #13 Facebook pictures.

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Two of the veterans on Flight #13 were a married couple, see picture,

below. They are also a gold star family. Their son lost his life in

Afghanistan due to an IED that his Humvee drove over. While at Arlington

National Cemetery, they were able to visit their son's grave. The couple

were also granted the honor of assisting with the laying of wreath at the

Tomb Of The Unknown.

As each veteran had a turn to speak, they had nothing but high praise of

their experience with Lake County Honor Flight's staff. All of their travels

were positive, except for the last leg of their journey when the air

conditioner failed to perform on the bus from Milwaukee to North Chicago.

Let's hope that was a one-time incident. One veteran did need medical

attention on the bus upon arrival, due to the heat. He did recover in time to

participate in the Welcome Home Ceremony.

Hope to see more of you in October for the next escort. Also, we will be

joined by members from Sunburst Corvette Club.

See all NSCC pictures.

See LCHF #13 Facebook pictures.

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Drag Racing

Saturday August 25, 2018

Byron, Illinois

The Friday night storms didn’t cancel the drag racing event but sure made it

a “drag” waiting for the crew to dry out the track. Our nine club members

waited until 3PM to finally get on the track to do some runs, after waiting for

about 5 to 6 hours of track prep.

Tom Arvidson, Debbie Monnier,

Wilbur Buckle, Larry Latko had to

leave after completing one run,

due to other obligations later in

the day. Pam Bacci and I stayed

and did another three fun runs

and a final race of which Pam

beat Frank for first place. Brett Bacci, Pam Buckle and Glen Blum were on

hand cheering and waiting and waiting. The weather did cooperate, but did

get hot and humid. It’s a shame that the event didn’t turn out as past drag

racing events, but you can’t change the weather and sure made it a real

“drag”.

Frank Punzio (see all pictures)

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10th Annual Meadowdale, Motorsports and Memories

Car Show

Saturday September 8, 2018 The overcast skies and cool temps did not stop the car

community from sharing their vehicles at the annual car show on

a retired road race track. The old straightaway was filled for the

entire length with a variety of cars and trucks. The corvette

corner also was filled with over 40 corvettes. The NCRS was on

hand judging corvettes. Three members, Phil Klaesges, Jim

Kleinschmidt, Stan Kaczor and myself represented the North

Shore Corvette Club. The DJ provided great background music

and a food vender was on hand with beef sandwiches and hot

dogs. It was so nice to see a fantastic turn out, for this special car

show.

(See all pictures)

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Saturday August 25, 2018

Byron, Illinois

Pam Bacci

Frank Punzio Pam Bacci

FINAL WINNER

Note: This was a rain delayed race

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Point Standings for

NSCC Driver of the Year Award

2018

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Compact, Mid-Size, or Corvette Z06? Hertz Now Renting Special-Edition Vette

AUGUST 14, 2018 AT 10:08 AM BY DAVEY G. JOHNSON (CAR AND DRIVER)

It’s likely that the most memorable car Hertz ever made available for the

great unwashed to rent was the Shelby GT350-H of 1966. In that era, we

described the extra-zoot Mustang as “a real guts sports car—with hair on

its chest all the way down to its navel.” Ford, which later owned Hertz

from 1987 to 2005, paid tribute to the original 1000 rentable GT350s in

2006–2007 and again in 2016 with the sorta-breathed-on GT-H,

celebrating the 40th and 50th anniversaries of the program, respectively.

But to celebrate its 100th anniversary as a going concern, Hertz turned to

another former owner,

General Motors, for a

vehicle endowed with

hair from its palms to its

toes: the 650-hp

Chevrolet Corvette Z06.

(click here to read the

entire article)

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The North Shore Corvette Club

extends its deepest sympathy to Eric

Kirchner on the loss of his mother,

Marlene Kirchner. Marlene passed

away peacefully on Thursday,

September 6, 2018.

Eric said a Celebration of Life will

be held in the future.

Also, our deepest condolences to Skip and Diana

Gallagher on the loss of Skip’s brother in Colorado.

If you wish to send your support to Eric, Skip and

Diana, their contact information can be found in the

membership directory.

Thank you

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Gale Egle David Modra Cardy Davis Garry Dayton Bob Sawusch Pat Saulka Ken Such Joanne Corcoran Pam Bacci Greg Steinbach John Archambault Susie Reese Jerry Kelly Geoff Harlow Denise Archambault Bob Bartnik Dena Mahrenholz

09/01 09/02 09/07 09/08 09/09 09/11 09/11 09/17 09/18 09/22 09/27 09/27 09/28 09/28 09/28 09/28 09/29

Lorrie Stone Eric Kirchner Les Rubin Bruce Smith Stan Savage Steve Rubin Frank Punzio Tammy Druck Cherie Bond Becky Latko Doug Ahlgrim Joyce De Franco Ida Sheppard Linda Kleinschmidt Eleanor Plotnick Rainer Wohlgemuth Bruce Mahrenholz Patti Lolmaugh Tracy Hoffmann Paul Kosiek Tom Kloepfer Jeannie Domerchie John Fridner Sandra Ahlgrim Pam Buckle

10/04 10/05 10/11 10/12 10/14 10/14 10/14 10/16 10/16 10/18 10/19 10/21 10/22 10/22 10/23 10/24 10/25 10/25 10/27 10/27 10/27 10/28 10/28 10/28 10/31

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NSCC would like to give a warm welcome to the following new members:

We’re happy you could join us! Enjoy the ride!

Dave Meyer and Debbie Schmitz

They have a 2017 White Stingray

Z51

And returning member:

Phil Klaesges

Phil owns a 2007 Monterey Red

Convertible

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Club patches, pins, window stickers and name tags are for sale to all club members. One of each is included in the cost of a new membership.

The patch measures 3" wide by 2" high. The window sticker measures 3" square and will adhere gently to a glass surface when wet.

Contact our Membership Chairperson for details.

YOUR NAME HERE

Name Tag $7.00

Patch $2.00 Pin $1.50

Window Sticker $1.00

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NORTH SHORE CORVETTE CLUB P.O. Box 1167

Wheeling, Illinois 60090-8167

www.northshorecorvetteclub.org

sponsored by:

Libertyville Chevrolet

800-294-2193

www.libertyvillechevrolet.com

September 2018

The weather is still nice. Go for a drive.