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November 2006 2 Donna McHenry's Birthday

3 Jerry Lindsey's Birthday

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CTV Membership Meeting 7:30 at Coors Facility

CTV NCCC Governor Voting CTV Officer / Board Nominations CTV Membership Renewal Deadline

7 Rob Schneider's Birthday

10 NCCC National Governors’ Meeting

12 Jim Goodwin's Birthday

14 Kevin Anthony's Birthday

15 Larry & Sylvia Hoaldridge's Anniversary

16 Donna Bogaski's Birthday

17 Pete Schneider's Birthday

17 Board Meeting 7:00 at Coors Facility

18 CTV Cruise to Dick's Last Resort

9:30 at Ameriquest Field

18 Newsletter Information Deadline

19 CTV CCP Season Ends

20 CTV Car Show Season Ends

20 Judy Shanholtz's Birthday

23 Ted & Linda Anthony's Anniversary

23 Thanksgiving Day

24 Roy Allen's Birthday

25 Royce & Linda Lummus's Anniversary

26 Rick & Ali Garabedian's Anniversary

26 Hyun Soon Kane's Birthday

26 Apex - Bring your own Car Grads Only

27 Nancy Wells's Birthday

29 Kelly & Doris Johnson's Anniversary Bold, italicized lettering

denotes 100%'er award activity. Email any upcoming dates to the editor.

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Your vote counts!Your vote counts!Your vote counts! November 3rd November 3rd November 3rd

Membership meeting:Membership meeting:Membership meeting:

Membership will be Membership will be Membership will be Voting on proposed ByVoting on proposed ByVoting on proposed By---Law changesLaw changesLaw changes

Nominating Candidates for Elected Officers PositionsNominating Candidates for Elected Officers PositionsNominating Candidates for Elected Officers Positions

Voting on CTV’s 2007 NCCC Governor Voting on CTV’s 2007 NCCC Governor Voting on CTV’s 2007 NCCC Governor

Be sure to be there! Be sure to be there! Be sure to be there!

CTV Officers 2006

President

Kim West 817.249.2855

[email protected]

Vice President

Don Wells 817.784.9660

[email protected]

Secretary

Mo Wheeler 817.429.5913

[email protected]

Treasurer

Don Fowler 817.379.6182

[email protected]

Governor

Viola Meyers 817.444.0534

[email protected]

Webmaster

Doug McMahan 817.473.3837

[email protected] www.cowtownvettes.com

Newsletter Editor

Manda Gorman 817.444.5531

[email protected]

Board Members

Karyn Fowler 817.379.6182

Board Member (term 12/06)

[email protected]

Scott Wheeler 817.429.5913


[email protected]

Yvette Lewis 940.748.2208


[email protected]

Bruce Lewis 940.748.2208


[email protected]

Bobby Gorman 817.444.5531

JR. Board Member (term 12/06)

[email protected]

Email changes to the editor.

A President’s Tail On Life This time of year we reflect on our bless-ings and give thanks. All of us have so much in our life to be thankful for. I won’t bore you with what I am thankful for; my husband, my finned and 4 legged kids, my family, our cars, my flower garden, creativity, health, etc. I hope you stop and take the time to see the fall color and count your blessings.

Thank you, to the car show committee for a great show and all your hard work.

Please be sure to read through the by-laws and come to the November meeting prepared to discuss and vote on them.

This is a very important issue and your participation in the process if very impor-tant.

We will be voting for Governor so please mail or bring your bal-lots to the meeting. We will be taking nominations from the floor at the November meeting for officers and board members. And again your partici-pation is very impor-tant.

Happy Thanksgiving & Keep on Vett’n,

Kim West

Trivia Question: What was the last year a CB radio was offered as a Corvette option?

President’s Report

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Charity News Committees

By-Law

Bruce Lewis 940.748.2208

[email protected] Barb Greenfeder

[email protected] Cindy Morrison 817.229.5417

[email protected]

Charities

Karyn Fowler 817.379.6182

[email protected]

Communications

Darlene Sullivan

Competition


[email protected]

Cruiser


[email protected]

Equipment


[email protected]

Historian


[email protected]

Logo Merchandise & Trophies

Don Wells 817.784.9660

[email protected]

Membership

Yvette Lewis 940.748.2208

[email protected] Glenda McMahan 817.473.3837

[email protected]

NCM Ambassador

Bob Vance

Newsletter

Manda Gorman

[email protected] Sylvia Hoaldridge 817.561.9314

[email protected] Glenda McMahan 817.473.3837

[email protected]

Open Road Racing

Bob Vance

Socials

Don Wells 817.784.9660

[email protected]

Special Events

Fred Rosett

[email protected]

TMS Coordinator

Harry Rumzek

Rick Garabedian

Timing Equipment

Open

Weekend Coordinator

Viola Meyers 817.444.0534

[email protected] Email changes to the editor.

Cowtown Vettes is Recognized

Many of you may remember, one of our charter members, Sylvia, has recently been stricken with kidney failure. The August “pool party” social at Sylvia’s home was can-celled. All proceeds collected for that social were donated to the North Texas Kidney Foundation in Sylvia’s honor. CTV recently received a card stating:

A Thoughtful Tribute...

The National Kidney Foundation of North Texas

Is making lives better and gives thanks for the generous gift

in Honor of Sylvia given by Cowtown Vettes.

Not a day goes by that we don’t wishNot a day goes by that we don’t wishNot a day goes by that we don’t wish Sylvia the speediest recovery! Sylvia the speediest recovery! Sylvia the speediest recovery! Go pink vette, go!Go pink vette, go!Go pink vette, go!

The National Kidney Foundation walk on Satur-

day, October 21, at the Botanic Gardens in Fort

Worth was lots of fun and for a very good

cause. Sharon Zschirnt, Debbie and Jerry Lindsey,

Kim West, Carol Savage and myself, along with a "little" friend, Katy Thomas, all walked the 3 mile course in honor of Sylvia! It was a beautiful day and the

gardens were in bloom and really pretty. I believe I heard that 383 people signed up to

walk. Thanks to all of you who participated, I know

Sylvia appreciates it!

Karyn Fowler CTV Charities

Watch for upcoming

charity activities being planned for December.

It is just around the corner….

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Winter is finally here and Christmas is almost around the corner. Where has this year gone? For those traveling during the Thanksgiving holiday, have a safe and nice visit with your families.

I want to thank Doug and Glenda for a great time I had racing at Sherman using their car. What a difference

driving a C4!! Nancy and I enjoyed the day being with the Gorman’s, the Lewis’s, the McMahan’s, the Meyer’s and the Morri-son’s. We also enjoyed seeing many of our Southeast Region friends.

I want to thank Karyn Fowler for heading the Na-tional Kidney Foundation Walk and Fred Rosett heading the Annual All Corvette Car Show. I know both events were a great success. I will include details of both events in next months Low Down since the board members arti-cles were due by Oct. 21st.

November 18th 2006 will be Cowtown’s last 100% social for the year. “Cruise to Dick’s Last Resort”. The starting location will 9:30 AM at the Ameriquest Field In Arlington. (West side of the Stadium) They have a great menu: Burgers, Chicken, Ribs, Shrimp, Catfish and Sal-ads. Please RSVP by Nov. 10th if you can join us for at great time.

December 16th 2006 will be the “Annual Awards Banquet & Holiday Party “. Cocktails & Appetizer’s will begin at 6:15 PM, Dinner Buffet at 7:00 PM, Awards at 8:00 PM and Dancing at 8:30 PM till 12:00 AM. Guests must be 16 yrs or older to attend. Cost per Members and their guests will be $35.00 per person. BYOB and set ups. Must RSVP by Dec. 1st. Make your check out to Cowtown Vettes and send to my home address or bring it to the November Membership meeting.

For those members and their guest that may not want to drive home after the banquet, Barb Greenfeder has blocked 15 rooms at the Sleep Inn Speedway. The cost for two persons with a king bed is $63.99 plus tax. If you are interested, the number is 817-491-3120 ( Rooms are blocked under Cowtown Vettes ) . Thanks Barb !!

Again, I want to thank you for supporting this year’s socials.

November 100%er Social Nov. 18th

“Cruise To Dick’s Last Resort” Meet Time: 9:30 AM

Lunch: 12 Noon

December Social Dec. 16th

“Annual Awards Banquet and Holiday Party”

Texas Motor Speedway Clubhouse 6:15 PM – 12:00 AM

Remember This Is Your Club Don F. Wells [email protected] 1405 Mapleton Ct., Arlington, TX. 76018

Vice President’s Report

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The 2006 Cruiser Competition is winding down to the end for 2006. The November 19th (midnight) cut-off is approaching fast however, there is still plenty of time to get out and have fun enjoying your Vette; even enough time to gather enough points for the Bronze Award level.

Remember, this program is about enjoying your Vette, with or without a scheduled Cruiser event – you can cap-ture CCP points on your daily commute or to dinner with friends.

There was a small group of Cowtown members caravan-ning down for the event which consisted of an Open Car Show, an NCCC Car Show and a Funkhana.

There is still over three weeks / weekends to enjoy this cool weather and the fall leaves. Don’t forget you get NCCC travel points and a CCP point (incl. mileage) for attending an NCCC event – not to mention the stops and points along the way.

While we won’t know who wins them until around Thanksgiving time when all the points are turned in, the 1st, 2nd & 3rd place awards are again very unique this year – they are one-of-a-kind specially created awards again. Remember, last year 76 points won 1st place, don’t assume that someone has more points than you do – its worth turning in your points/pictures regardless of how many you have.

Cruiser Points: as an update to the listings from last month (and one correction); if you participated in the fol-lowing socials / events here are some log entries to help you keep your CCP forms up to date. If you drove your Vette to these socials and/or NCCC events and took your CCP picture w/CCP logo sheet, you can log the fol-lowing:

Cen-Tex Car Show – 10/01/06 – Waco, TX – 1 pt* Eureka Springs Car Show – 10/7/06, 414 Miles – 3 pts* NCCC – CCT – Sherman – 10/14/06, <100 miles – 2 pts* NCCC – NTV – Sherman – 10/15/06, <100 miles – 2 pts* NCCC – LCC – Georgetown – 10/21/06, 161 miles – 2 pts* CTV Car Show – Ft Worth – 10/28/06, <100 miles – 1 pt* NCCC – SJCC – Houston – 10/28/06, 261 miles – 3 pts*

Any NCCC Event, you earn 1 point + 1-way mileage pts* *you do not receive mileage credit for the 2nd day of a 2-day event; i.e. mile-age points are only awarded for one day of your stay. Mileage points, like with NCCC and the Car Show points system are based from city to city; example, for Oklahoma City you can use Mapquest Driving Directions to enter a start of Ft Worth, TX and destination of Oklahoma City, OK, providing you with the 201 miles.

The 2006 CCP Awards / Levels are as follows: 1st Place1 = the individual with the highest number of cruiser points 2nd Place1 = the individual with the second highest number of cruiser points 3rd Place1 = the individual with the third highest number of cruiser points

Gold Patch = 75 points2 Silver Patch = 50 points2 Bronze Patch = 35 points2

1 could end in a tie by two or more individuals 2 rec’d by all that reach this level of cruiser points

Be sure to check out the CCP rules and if you have any questions or need clarification, or give me a ring. http://www.cowtownvettes.org/CCP/cruiserpgm.html

2006 Cruiser Photo Contest – There is STILL OVER ONE MONTH until the end of the annual photo contest but it isn’t too late to start!!! Even though the winner won’t be known until the December Contest, we have created another one-of-a-kind award for the annual photo contest – you have as good of a chance as any-one; so, have you captured your entries (up to 3) for the contest yet? The 2006 contest rules can be found on our website – under the Cruise Section. http://www.cowtownvettes.org/CCP/CCP_PC_06.html

If you have any questions about the Cruiser Program or Photo Contest, please feel free to contact me.

...Doug McMahan 2006 Cruiser Chairperson

Cowtown Cruiser Program (CCP)

Remember all CCP activity information must be turned in by November 19th

http://www.cowtownvettes.org/CCP/cruiserpgm.html

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Governor’s Report

COWTOWN VETTES, INC. 2007 MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL FORM

Primary:________________________________ Spouse/Companion:____________________________

NCCC#: _______________________________ NCCC #: _____________________________________

Email:_________________________________ Email: _______________________________________

Dependent:_____________________________ Dependent:___________________________________

Current Address: Phone Numbers:

______________________________________________ Home _________________________

______________________________________________ Cell __________________________(optional)

______________________________________________ Work _________________________(optional)

Corvette Info:

Year Coupe/ Convertible / Hardtop/ ZO6 Year Coupe/ Convertible / Hardtop/ ZO6

_________ ____________________________ _________ _____________________________

_________ ____________________________ _________ _____________________________

_________ ____________________________ _________ _____________________________

Renewal Dues: Primary: $42.00 Please make checks payable to Cowtown Vettes, Inc. Spouse/Companion $20.00 Dependent: $10.00 Lifetime: $17.00

DUES MUST BE PAID BY NOVEMBER 3TH . After November 3rd there will be a late fee of additional $10.00 assessed by NCCC.

Thank you for your support as Governor over the last two years. I know I turned down the nomination for the Gov-ernor position back in September but after much thought and discussion I have decided to run for Governor again. Remember your club renewal dues. I need them by the November meeting so I can process them that weekend. A LATE FEE of $10.00 will be added to all renewals after November 3rd . This late fee is added by NCCC to all re-newals after the primary packets are processed. I will be processing Cowtown’s packet on November 4th & 5th. I have to process our club’s membership renewal forms and get them to the RMD by her date. She then has to do her thing and get all the Southwest Region (19 clubs) to National by their deadline. I will still be processing renewals after the initial packet goes out, just remember to add $10.00 to your check. By the end of October all competition in the Southwest region will be over. Many Cowtown members have been working very hard all year in the NCCC arena gathering points and fighting to stay ahead of their rival. Rival competi-tion this year has, for the most part, turned out to be between friends and club members. Here we are down to the last event of the year and every point counts so much so that first place may be determined by one point or a tie breaker. When this is all over I hope we remember that we do this for FUN and friendships which are more important than a $10,000.00 jacket. You know, Prince may have a song about a “Little Red Corvette” but he didn’t say what year -- 1977 or 1993?

Slay the cones Viola, Governor Cowtown Vettes

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2007 Officer Nominations

I hope everyone has been enjoying the recent Low-Downs. I have sure enjoyed working on them. Again, I want to thank everyone for their words of encouragement and the suggestions that I have been receiving. It makes this “volunteer” job even more rewarding to know that you are excited and passionate about our Low-Down. If you will notice I have tried to include more pictures of our club members and the activities we have been in-volved in the past month. Hopefully this will entice more of us to get involved in the diverse activities we have going on each month. Send me a picture, I will try to include it in next month’s newsletter. November and December will be very busy months for Cowtown Vettes. It will also be a time which dictates the future of our club. At November’s membership meeting we will be voting for our 2007 NCCC Governor, membership renewals will be drawing to a close and the floor will open once again for nominations of the elected officer positions. I encourage you to get involved. Whether by nominating a candidate, campaigning for a member you know will do a good job or by placing your own hat into the ring. We need enthusiasm, encouragement and we need leadership. I have been a member of this club for almost two years and have already seen many phases of Cowtown. I encour-age everyone to get involved to some degree. Attend a social, run for office, join a committee. As the year winds down and the votes are tallied, the points are totaled and we look forward to a new year, I ask…were you involved…are you proud of what you accomplished as a member…what can Cowtown Vettes do for you next year and what can you do for Cowtown Vettes? Manda Gorman, CTV Editor [email protected]

With integrity you have nothing to fear, since you have nothing to hide. With integrity you will do the right thing, so you have no guilt. With fear and guilt removed you are free to be and do your best. Zig Ziglar

Editor’s Report

President Secretary Board Junior Board Wells, Don A Brefczynski, Jan D Fowler, Karyn A Murphy, Craig A West, Kim A Gandy, Karla D Lindsey, Jerry A West, James A Zschirnt, Walt U Gorman, Manda D Myers, Paul A Williams, Carl A Gandy, Jack D Greenfeder, Barb D Wells, Don A Brefczynski, John U Garabedian, Rick D Lewis, Yvette D Wheeler, Mo A Morrison, Bob U Hoaldridge, Larry D Morrison, Cindy D Fowler, Don U Rumzek, Harry U Lambert, Doc D Samuel, Audrey D Brefczynski, Jan I Sullivan, Chris U Lewis, Bruce D Wells, Don D Brefczynski, John I Gorman, Bobby I Lindsey, Jerry D Wheeler, Mo D Krull, Dick I Greenfeder, Red D

Vice President Zschirnt, Sharon D Lewis, Yvette I Moore, Gail D* Gorman, Bobby A Treasurer McMahan, Glenda I Morrison, Cindy D Fowler, Karyn D Morrison, Cindy A Murphy, Craig I Samuel, Karl D Gandy, Jack D Fowler, Don U Plowman, Brian I Schneider, Robbie D Greenfeder, Barb D Sullivan, Chris U Rosett, Fred I Newsletter Lambert, Doc D Gorman, Bobby D Vance, Bob I Gorman, Manda A Morrison, Cindy D Lambert, Doc D Wheeler, Scott I Lewis, Yvette D Myers, Paul D McGrath, Pete D Williams, Carl I Wells, Nancy D Rosett, Fred D McMahan, Glenda D Gandy, Jack D Webmaster Wells, Don D Governor Gorman, Bobby D McMahan, Doug A West, Kim D Meyers, Viola A Hoaldridge, Larry D Zschirnt, Sharon D Wheeler, Scott A Hoaldridge, Sylvia D

Anthony, Kevin D Lambert, Doc D Gorman, Bobby D Lewis, Bruce D Lambert, Doc D McGrath, Pete D McMahan, Doug D McMahan, Doug D McMahan, Glenda D Zschirnt, Sharon D Zschirnt, Walt D

A Accepted nomination A - Accepted nomination D - Declined nomination I - Ineligible for nomination U - Undecided or not contacted at time of print * - Originally accepted and then rescinded All names in acceptance / alpha order - last updated 10/24/06

Attention Nominees! Please forward your

bios to the editor and webmaster for the

December Low-Down!

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What's this? A floating Ferrari, Corvette or ? Well, not exactly, but the Hydra Spyder by Cool Amphibious Manufacturers International (CAMI). No, this is not that lame Aquacar from years past; this prototype amphibious vehicle can fly both on the water and the road (not in the air, but wouldn't that be cool), where its retractable wheels quickly move up tight into the seaworthy bodywork when it's time to do some motor boating. This is an amphibious vehicle that can travel on both the water or on the road. It is also unsinkable. This vehicle contains positive floatation foam approved by the United States Coast Guard for our am-phibious vehicles. Positive buoyancy is assured.

The Hydra Spyder can seat four (4) people, and it will easily pull a water skier. With the 400 h.p. engine the performance of the Hydra Spyder is unparalleled. It has even broke a water speed record and has been clocked at more than 130+ MPH on land (not that great for a Vette but for a combo vehicle ;) The company is completely prepared for full production on these amphibious vehicles with build time at approximately 6 months, (delivery time will depend on preceding orders). The company is taking orders now for delivery in six months, and the price? Order one for us and find out.

More Specs: The standard production model Hydra Spyder is powered by a Corvette LS2 Gen IV 6.0-liter V8 en-gine rated @ 400 h.p. @ 6000 rpm and 400 ft. lbs of torque @ 4000 rpm. six-speed TKO high-performance man-ual transmission. Front wheel drive with 3.73-1 axle ratio. A four-wheel disc-brake system, 17-inch rims and wheels, and a stainless steel Sidewinder exhaust system. On the boat side, the hull is all aluminum, which does-n't rust, and the upper structure is made of fiberglass. A Berkley Marine Jet powers the Hydra Spyder, while a computerized air-ride retractable four-point front and rear suspension system keeps it afloat. All of the additional weight brought on the frame to function as a boat is at the bottom of the vehicle. So, its heaviness doesn't impact the vehicle's roadworthiness. Transitioning from land to water or vice versa is as simple as switching transmis-sions from the car's to the boat's. This amphibious vehicle has individual bucket seats for the driver and passen-ger. And bench rear seat. The Hydra Spyder weighs approximately 3,300 lbs. 53-47% weight split with 53% on the drive tires on the front.

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Cowtown is in 2nd Place in the SW Region Point Standings and 4th Place in the NCCC National Compe-tition Point Standings. Cowtown has 3 Men and 3 Women in the Top 10 in the SW Region Points; 3 Men and 5 Women in the Top 50 National Points Standings.

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Boy how times have changed! Here is Harley Earl, founder of the corvette, commenting on the Blue Flame 6; GM's name for the 235 Cubic inch 6 cylinder

engine that went into the 1953 corvette.

2006 CTV CAR SHOW STANDINGS PLACE MEMBER NAME VETTE QTY OF

SHOWS TOTAL POINTS

AVG PNTS / SHOW

VETTE GEN

1 Brefczynski, John 1996 29 109 3.8 C4 2 Lambert, Doc 2003 16 86 5.4 C5 3 Rosett, Fred 1965 14 49 3.5 C2 4 McMahan, Doug 2001 7 17 2.4 C5 5 Vance, Bob 1996 2 9 4.5 C4 6 Clark, Ed 1996 1 6 6.0 C4 6 Greene, Bob 1976 1 6 6.0 C3 6 Krull, Dick 2006 1 6 6.0 C6 6 Lambert, Doc (S) 2003 1 6 6.0 C5 7 McMahan, Glenda 1993 2 5 2.5 C4 7 Potter, Gary 2003 1 5 5.0 C5 7 Sanchez, Ronnie 2005 1 5 5.0 C6 7 Vance, Bob 1965 1 5 5.0 C2 8 Allen, Roy 2006 1 4 4.0 C6 8 Berryhill, Bill 1994 1 4 4.0 C4 9 Spivey, Shela 2001 1 3 3.0 C5 9 Sulivan, Chris 1994 1 3 3.0 C4

The weather is changing and many of the bigger shows have come to an end with Halloween.

Remember you have to submit your car show points before November 20th in order to be considered for point standings. At this moment it is neck and neck between Doc Lambert and John Brefczynski. I’m not saying these guys are sand- bagging but every time I call them their recorders

say they are at the airport (is it just me?).

I do know that Doc participated in the LCC Region Roundup NCCC car show in Georgetown, TX and John

did quite well in Eureka Springs with a second for his C4 at that very difficult show. Both Doc and John should continue to be congratulated for representing our club so well during the year.

I wish I could comment on the success of our 5th Annual Car Show but it is not until Saturday and Manda advises I cannot skate a few more days. What I can report is that the Car Show Committee has done an excellent job pull-ing this show together in just 8 short weeks. If the quality of volunteer work is to be any reflection of the show suc-cess, we can expect the best show yet. The weather forecast seems to be cooperating and we hope your com-mitment will continue to be recognized with your partici-pation on our show day. Fred Rosett

Special Events

Skid Pad Waxer’s Corner

Created by Kevin Anthony

Cowtown Vettes Members in the Top 50 for SW Region

Pos Women Points Pos Men Points

1 Glenda McMahan 941 1 Paul Meyers 859

3 Manda Gorman 829 2 Doug McMahan 851

4 Viola Meyers 798 5 Bobby Gorman 773

11 Cindy Morrison 394 17 Robert Morrison 398

12 Cathy Anthony 317 21 Kevin Anthony 359

13 Yvette Lewis 316 35 Bruce Lewis 204

19 Sylvia Hoaldridge 188 40 Karl Samuel 171

23 Heather Anthony 167 44 Robert Schneider 151

37 Brittany Lewis 46 48 Red Greenfeder 143

40 Audrey Samuel 42 41 Linda Anthony 42

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Webmaster & Historian Cowtown’s History never ends – with even more pic-tures from various events this past month and a few new Vette pictures from their owners. Please take a minute to recognize and thank those who have provided and shared – their names are listed towards the end of this article ...and I THANK YOU!!!

Please share pictures of the neat stuff your doing with your Vette – we are all Corvette owners and enthusiasts and most of us are always looking for new places to en-joy our Corvette and passion – so share yours!

_____________ I know I got on a soapbox last month about the 2007 Of-ficers and Board Nominations., and from the nomina-tions list – it is great to see folks getting nominated and several accepting. Please continue the thought about what Cowtown does mean to you – why you are a mem-ber and most of all, what you want as a result of your membership. While our membership numbers aren’t as large as in past years, we are still growing. This is excit-ing because a well rounded club does offer members various options to enjoy and participate with our com-mon interest, the Corvette. The huge numbers aren’t as important to me as that we want great participation in the fun; that we learn from each other, and work together to keep this club strong and in the direction that best fits its members and their needs.

I would invite you to revisit the “Historian Excerpt” in last month’s Low-Down around the existing Candidates, when looking at the list of Candidates and when nomina-tions are taken from the floor, next Membership Meeting.

For a list of officer and board positions that are needing candidates for 2007, along with the current nominee / accepter list, please visit our website – you can click on the link (off main website home page) for:

Annual Officer and Board Election Information: http://www.cowtownvettes.org/History/OBQual.html 2007 Officer / Board Positions:

http://www.cowtownvettes.org/misc/Elec07.html

For history on our Club’s NCCC Competitors and cur-rent standings in both the SW Region and Nationally, please reference the Skid Pad section.

Our History Albums and Website Welcomes Your Photos. This past month, we have added event pages capturing the COAST, CCO, CCT & NTV NCCC Events, the CenTex Car Show, Doc participating in a parade, a couple of pictures from Eureka Springs, the NKF Walk, and a few new photos of Member Vettes. Event photos were provided by various Vette Owners, Doc Lambert, Karyn Fowler and the McMahans.

We DO NEED pictures of the 9/9/06 Laps for Children’s Charity at TMS, Eureka Springs along with ‘06 NCCC Convention if you have any to share.

Please take note of the members listed at the top of each of those event web pages which have helped us to capture Cowtown’s History. …NOTE: even after these pages are posted, it is never too late to submit additional pictures. This past month, we added 11+ event website pages containing 659 new images!!! ☺

If you would prefer, we even accept “PRINTED PHO-TOS” to add to Cowtown’s History / Photo Albums – the donation of these photos is greatly appreciated – so, or-der a 2nd set when having your film developed.

_____________ “The 32nd Year of Cowtown” – its only 2 months away now – the Custom Collage Poster that has been under creation for several months now is nearing completion; and it will be raffled off for charity at the December Mem-bership Meeting. This special collage will represent the 2006 year of Cowtown containing photos of events, members and various items from this year’s History. We hope you have been setting aside a few dollars so you can buy extra chances to win this collage for your own. Most important, it supports our Charities while you gain a piece of Cowtown’s history!!! In 2004, a similar collage was donated/raffled:

http://www.cowtownvettes.org/images/30th/30thYearCTV-1w.jpg

_____________ REMEMBER: whatever your Corvette interest is, pursue your passion, keep the spirit of fun and

fellowship in mind ...and most of all... HAVE FUN DOING IT!!!

If you have any suggestions, questions or comments about our website, email lists, how we are capturing our Club’s history, please don’t hesitate to drop me an email or give me a shout.

Regards, Douglas McMahan - CTV Historian

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A glimpse at what has been going on in October!

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October 6th Membership Meeting Minutes Membership Meeting are in the Hospitality Room at the Coors facility.

The meeting was called to order at 7:40PM by Kim West, President, who then introduced the Officers and Board Members. The 50/50 raffle is being conducted by Sharon Zschirnt. A book about Dale Earnhart was donated for the 50/50 raffle by Doc Lambert. Kim read a letter sent by the National Kidney Foundation thanking the Larry & Sylvia and Cowtown Vettes for their donation. The money ($300.00) that had been collected by the Larry & Sylvia for their pool party (which was cancelled due to Sylvia's illness) was sent to the Kidney Foundation as a donation. VICE PRESIDENT (Don Wells): The following activities are pending: October 28--National Kidney Walk at Botanical Gardens--100%, October 28--CTV Annual Car Show Hulen Mall--100%; This will have a Halloween Theme-Costume Contest, November 18--Cruise or Train Ride (pending), December 16--Annual Awards Banquet/Holiday Party--TMS Club House—the cost will be $40.00/person. Don has reserved a block of rooms at a local hotel for those wishing to spend the night close to the party site. (see VP article) SECRETARY (Mo Wheeler): The following changes were made to the minutes: Yvette Lewis did NOT step down as Membership Chairperson. The minutes were approved with the above changes. TREASURER (Don Fowler): Report is in the Newsletter. Treasurer's report was approved as presented in the Newsletter. GOVERNOR (Viola Myers): Minutes from the National Governors' Meeting are posted on the Web. The 2007 Con-vention will be in Nashville, Tenn. Registration starts in February. Membership renewals are now due. (see page 5 in the October Newsletter). CHARITIES (Karyn Fowler): Debbie Lindsey gave the Charities Report in Karyn's absence. CTV was the largest club in NCCC to have 100% participation in the NCCC car raffle (benefiting the National Kidney Foundation, NCCC's official charity). Everyone is encouraged to attend the Kidney Foundation Walk, Saturday, October 28. Sylvia will be walking. COMPETITION (Bobby Gorman) Report on the Cooks Children's Hospital Car Show -- we had 22 cars. $380.00 was collected in donations. CTV achieved 2nd place in National Competition Points in 2005. TMS (Harry Rumzek): The next race that CTV will be working at TMS is the 1st weekend in November. Anyone wanting to work at TMS, contact Harry. MEMBERSHIP (Yvette Lewis): Visitors were introduced: Dale and Kathy Thompson--2005 Coupe, Stephen and Janice Arvay--1986 Convertible BY-LAWS COMMITTEE (Barb Greenfeder): Read by-law changes in the Newsletter. We will be voting on the changes at the November meeting. NOMINATION for GOVERNOR: Nominations were taken from the floor: Viola Myers, Scott Wheeler, Glenda McMahan. Motion made and seconded to cease nominations. Motion carried. NEW BUSINESS: Don Wells presented the budget for the Annual Awards Banquet/Holiday Party. After much discus-sion of the proposal, a motion was made and seconded to accept the budget of $4,350.00. The motion carried. Chip Jones is our contact person at Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet for the purchase of new cars. OLD BUSINESS: The Car Show Committee still needs volunteers. 50/50 Raffle--$138.00. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:05PM.

Board minutes were not available at time of print. Board Minutes will be published in next month’s newsletter.

Respectfully submitted, Mo Wheeler, Cowtown Vettes Secretary

In the event of illness, hospitalization, or death of a member or a spouse, child, or

parent of a member please advise Cowtown Vettes’ Secretary.

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Proud Sponsor of Cowtown Vettes

PROPOSED 2007 BY-LAWS UPDATE—The fol-lowing additional proposed change to ARTICLE V, 1.0 ELECTED OFFICERS, Section 1.1 corrects the leadership chain of command. "The Elected Officers comprise the Board of Cowtown Vettes and will include: President, Vice President, Secre-tary, Treasurer, Newsletter Editor, Webmaster, NCCC Governor, four (4) Board Members and Junior Board Member."

Please contact your Parliamentarian, Bruce Lewis, other By-Laws Committee members, Cindy Morrison and Barb Greenfeder, or a Board Mem-ber if you have questions about any of the pro-posed changes. All other changes were published in the October newsletter. Be sure to review all the proposals and be prepared to vote at the No-vember membership meeting.

Respectfully submitted,

10% Discount To All Cowtown Members

Stock Plans - New/Revised Plans Custom Design Commercial Planning - Interior Design

New Garages/Shops – Remodel Design Since 1977

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By-Laws Committee

Be sure to review all the proposals and be prepared to

vote at the November 3rd membership meeting.

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NOTICE! Ads expire in December!!!! Please notify editor that the information is cur-

rent to continue your listing!

Who Does What Air Conditioning

Bobby Gorman 817.238.1616 Gorman Mechanical, Inc.

www.GormanMechanical.com Residential & Commercial: Service & Install + Commercial Refrigeration

Jerry Moore 817.847.1612 Jerry's Refrigeration

Air Conditioning, heating, appliance repair, electrical & plumbing

Auto - Detail

Jim Goodwin 972.942.6788 Professional chemicals & supplies

Auto - Repair

Mike Braswell 817.831.1901 Classic & Racing Car a/c, tune ups, engine & restoration

Craig Murphy 817.228.6595 ASE certified, "We come to you."

Cosmetics & Skin Care

Nancy Greene 817.847.8957 Swiss formula based on botanics & herbs.

Digital Art and Photography

Doug McMahan 817.473.3837 Mac's Digital Art & Photography

www.douglasmcmahan.com/macs/ General photography, custom collages, digital artwork, posters

Home Design & Planning

Bill Bueler 817.45PLANS www.45plans.com

Residential & Commercial:design, planning - stock, custom & remodel

Real Estate

Carol Savage 817.926.9257 Coldwell Banker Realtors

Real estate agent

Roofing

Bob Greene 817.827.4497 (pager)

Lon Smith Roofing www.LonSmith.com

Commercial & residential roofing; installation and repair.

Welding

Tom Lake 817.443.3762 Trailer fabrication & repair, ornamental fencing and much more.

Club members enjoy a free Who Does What Listing. Check out the CTV web site for additional coupons.

Contact the Newsletter Editor for more info.

Cowtown Marketplace

Creative Designs &

Embroidery Shelia Harris

2702 W. Pioneer Pkwy. Suite D 817.274.2920 Phone Arlington, Texas 76013 817.274.5820 Fax

Check out Great Deals at Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet!

To All Cowtown Vette Members:

‘07 Vettes FOR SALE!

No need to wait for that 2007 Convertible Corvette, Our sponsor Bruce Lowrie has TWO on the floor!

Machine Silver Metallic

Monterey Red Metallic

If you’re in the market come in and see John Harvey

Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet 711 S.W. Loop 820

Fort Worth, TX 76134 PH: (817) 293-5811

Cowtown Logo Merchandise

Badges Name and Car Model $ 5.50 Bag, Duffle* Cowtown Logo $25.00 Caps Standard $ 6.50 Caps Custom Design $10.00 Coasters Set of Four $ 5.00 Decals 11 X 20 inches $17.00 Decals Inside and Outside $ 1.75 Embroidery Name $ 3.00 Embroidery C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6 $ 5.00 Flag & car window bracket $10.50 Jackets Name and Car Model $75.00 Koozie Cowtown Logo $ 3.00 Patch Cowtown Logo $ 5.00 Shirt, Denim Men’s and Ladies’ $25.00 Shirt, Golf variety of colors $22.00 Shirt, Racing Variety of colors $24.00 Shirt, sweatshirt variety of colors $22.00

Availability and prices are subject to change. Check out our display at every CTV meeting

or contact your Logo committee chairperson.

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Cowtown Sponsor

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711 S.W. Loop 820 Fort Worth, TX 76134 PH: (817) 293-5811

FAX: (817) 568-4866

ELECTION 2007 — EVERY VOTE COUNTS as the November 3rd Membership meeting draws near!

Membership will be voting on : • CTV’s NCCC Governor (official ballot inside)

• By-Law proposals, the floor will open for voting on changes. • Nominations for the Elected Officer positions will be closing.

Your vote is very important to the future of Cowtown Vettes. Get involved!

Proud Sponsor Of

Cowtown Vettes

To All Cowtown Vette Members: If you’re in the market for a new

Chevy, come in and see

John Harvey, Sales Manager for Bruce Lowrie.

He’ll put you in your vehicle for DEALER INVOICE PRICE!

There may be exceptions if your vehicle is in short supply, i.e. Limited Editions

come in and SEE JOHN BEFORE YOU BUY!

New address, phone number or email address? Sold your Corvette or bought a new one? If so, please contact Membership and help keep our records and our up to date.

The Cowtown Low-Down is published monthly for the members of COWTOWN VETTES, INC. All rights are reserved. Any material may be reproduced in whole or in part as long as credit is given to COWTOWN VETTES, INC.

Membership All correspondence should be sent to: COWTOWN VETTES, INC. P. O. Box 1974 Fort Worth, Texas 76101

The October membership meeting had 42 members and 3 guests in attendance.

1st time visitors: Stephen & Janice Arvay 1986 Red Convertible

Dale Thomson 2005 Silver Coupe Welcome to our guests.

Yvette Lewis Membership Cowtown Vettes

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