Info for the Big Show

NCA Members –

The NCA Corvette Show is just days away.  Have you checked the forecast for Sunday?  WOW - the weather simply couldn’t be any better for our fun event.  The high temp is forecasted to be 75 “nearly-perfect-for-Nebraska” degrees. 

Get Your Corvette Entered -

If you haven’t done so, there’s still time to get your Corvette out, wash off the dust and get it entered into the Show.  Preregistration is only $20 or; your can register the day of the show for $25.  Cheap!  You can chose to have your car judged or not.  Either way, you can have the satisfaction of knowing you’re helping raise money for two really great local charities.  And speaking of charities, if you haven’t donated door prizes or silent auction items, there’s still time to get them to Bill Zuspan.  Or, bring them to the show. 

Volunteer to Help -

A show of this size takes a lot of assistance to make it as good as it is.  If you don’t have a task for the show and wouldn’t mind helping out for an hour or two, we could use some help directing cars to the “non-judged” parking area.  Please show up shortly before 8am and find Bill Zuspan or Terry Wagner who will be riding on John Deere “Gators” (4-wheelers) and telling people where to go.  In a friendly sort of way. 

“Thanks for Coming” Committee -

After the show, we would love to have all members join in the “thanks for coming, please drive safely, come see us next year” committee.  We would like to give all of our non-members the friendliest sendoff they’ve ever had at the conclusion of a car show.  And, give them an extra reason to come back next year.  Join us immediately after the trophy presentation at the North exit of the parking lot.

After the Show, Old Chicago -

Linda and Dale Zimmerman don’t want the fun to end at the conclusion of the Show on Sunday.  They have made arrangements for a section of Old Chicago (South Pointe) to be reserved for NCA members.  Come on over to Old Chicago and join in the wrap-up discussions and have some more fun.  If you haven’t met many of your fellow members, this could be an ideal opportunity to make some new friends.  Thanks Linda and Dale for your thoughtfulness and for getting this organized! 

Walmart Show – Friday, Sept. 20 -

And if all of this is not enough excitement, Bill Z is looking for 20 cars for a quick exhibit at the SE Lincoln Walmart on Hiway #2 thisFriday, Sept. 20 from 5pm – 6:30pm.  This will be the last Walmart show of the year.  Walmart has been a consistent supporter of our show thanks in large part to all around good guy Ron Benson.  Walmart is promising to provide gourmet hot dogs and beverages for all who show their cars.  The Managers will be awarding a $50 gift certificate to the owner of their favorite car.  Please contact Bill Z if you can make it.

Support our Show.  Support our Club.  Support our Charities.  Thank you very much!

Soliciting Geezer Getaway Ideas

The following is from Grand Geezer Bud Wall.  If you aren’t familiar with the Geezer’s Grand Getaways, this is yet one more reason you need to come to the August NCA meeting.  You can likely count on Grand Geezer Bud discussing past Getaways.  All those who have gone on a Grand Getaway enthusiastically report they have had a fantastic time and all look forward to the next Grand Getaway. 

The objective of this mailing is twofold: 

   1.  The Geezers have been asked to make suggestions for the 2014 trip destination.  The older Geezers have probably forgotten where we have been and the newer Geezers have only heard rumors about past trips.  So, in order to pick a destination that is different from those in the past, the Summary should be helpful.  Make your suggestions known to me and I will pass them on to the Travel Committee.

  2.  The newer members of NCA may not be familiar with "Geezer's Grand Getaways" and the Summary may be helpful in that regard.  To clarify, age has nothing to do with participating in a Geezer Getaway, though most participants tend to be "older than middle age."  It is only by participating in a Geezer's Grand Getaway that the prestigious status of "Certified Geezer" is achieved.  Over 100 members of NCA qualify for this special status, though many choose to not advertise the fact...it is not our purpose to create envy among our younger NCA members.

Geezer Bud

aka:  The Head Geezer

ada:  The Grand Poop On

BRIEF SUMMARY OF NCA GEEZER’S GRAND GETAWAYS 

AND SOME OTHER GEEZER TRIPS 

 

2003 – May 24-26: Memorial Day Weekend (3-day trip, with lodging at Hot Springs, 

S.D.) Random site seeing of the Black Hills area on Sunday. 12 cars and 23 people 

made the South Dakota trip. Original Travel Committee organizing this trip and all trips 

through 2009 were Martindales, Kuglers, Svobodas, and Walls. 

 

2004 – May 29-31: Memorial Day Weekend (3-day trip, with lodging in Greeley, CO) 

Random site seeing on Sunday including Estes Park. 9 cars, 18 people made the trip. We 

hooked up with the Greeley Corvette Club for an evening social. 

 

2004 – September 12: Geezer Reunion Picnic at the Struve home in Deshler with 9 cars 

and 18 people participating. 

 

2005 – May 28-30: Memorial Day Weekend (3-day trip with lodging Saturday night in 

Des Moines and at the Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa, on Sunday night) 14 cars and 28 

people participated in the Iowa trip. On Saturday had breakfast at the Lied Center in 

Nebraska City, lunch in Creston, Iowa at the Windrow Restaurant, toured John Wayne’s 

birthplace in Winterset, dinner at the Mondo Restaurant in Des Moines. Sunday rode an 

historic train in Boone, stayed in the unique Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa. Monday drove 

the scenic route to Omaha. (Hotel Pattee is now under new ownership.) 

 

2005 – October 29-30: Fall 2-day trip. (11 cars, 20 people participated) Saturday drove 

York to Niobrara State Park. Lunch at Two Rivers Saloon, Hotel and Steakhouse in 

Niobrara. After touring the park drove scenic route (stopped at the dam) to Yankton; ate 

at Jo Dean’s Restaurant, lodging in Yankton. Sunday went to Ponca State Park, then 

scenic route through the Indian reservation via Highway 75 to Blair and then to Lincoln. 

This trip was not initially promoted as a Geezer Getaway but all the participants were in 

that category. 

 

2006 – May 27-29: Memorial Day Weekend (3-day trip) 8 cars, 16 people made the trip 

to Kansas. Saturday drove from York to Lindsborg, KS, for lunch, then toured the 

Cosmosphere Space Museum in Hutchinson, dinner and entertainment at the Prairie Rose 

Restaurant in Benton, overnight in El Dorado. Sunday scenic drive to Abilene; toured the 

Eisenhower Museum, lunch at the historic Kirby House, toured the magnificent Seelye 

Mansion; dinner and overnight in Manhattan; Monday scenic drive to Marysville for 

lunch, then back home to Lincoln. 

 

2007 – May 26 & 27: Memorial Day Weekend (2-day trip with lodging in Thedford 

Saturday night) 12 cars, 24 people participated in the Nebraska trip. Stops included the 

Country Neighbor Restaurant and Fort Hartsuff near Elyria and Uncle Buck’s Lodge in 

Brewster. At Mullen, tank ride down the Middle Loup River. Scenic route from Mullen, 

through Tryon and Arnold, en route home. 

2008 – May 24-26: Memorial Day Weekend (3-day trip with lodging at The Elms Resort 

& Spa Friday and Saturday nights in Excelsior Springs, MO. 18 cars, 36 people 

participated. Fantastic customer service and everyone stayed on the 5th floor which had 

its own continental breakfast and complimentary happy hour. Route went through 

Marysville, Hiawatha and Atchison. Random site seeing on Sunday. (The Elms has since 

come under new ownership and has undergone a multi-million dollar renovation.) 

 

2008 – November 1-2: A spur-of-the-moment trip to the “Middle of Nowhere” 

(Ainsworth, NE) with 5 cars and ten people participating. Watched the Nebraska football 

game at the motel, met with some hunters using falcons, drove the SORC race route. 

 

2009 – June 4-7: Four-day trip the weekend after Memorial Day to Pueblo, CO. Stayed 

at the downtown Marriott and attended the Annual Boats-Blues-BBQ Festival and toured 

several sites around Pueblo, Colorado City and Colorado Springs. Highlight was a social 

at the Schneberger’s home. 20 cars and 40 people attended this trip. Some members of 

the Pueblo Corvette Club joined us at the social. 

 

2010 – May 29-31: Memorial Day Weekend. 3-day trip to Cheyenne, WY. 15 cars and 

30 people made the trip with some staying at the Nagle Warren Mansion Bed and 

Breakfast and some staying at the historic Plains Hotel. Saturday had a coffee stop at the 

Coffee Cottage in Lexington, lunch on Front Street in Ogallala, a stop in Sidney at 

Cabela’s and drive by at the Cabela Mansion downtown. Sunday site seeing included the 

Terry Bison Ranch in Cheyenne, train depot and driving some scenic roads. Some 

people opted to take the Poudre River Canyon drive to Steamboat Springs on Monday 

and return home on Tuesday. (Trip organized by Rick and Laura Williams.) 

 

2011 – June 3-6: Weekend after Memorial Day. 20 cars and 40 people participated. 

Four-day trip to Illinois with travel days Saturday and Tuesday, site seeing Sunday and 

Monday. Lodging on Saturday, Sunday and Monday nights was at an Irish motel in 

Galena, IL. In addition to site seeing in the area, our members joined up with members 

from the Key City Corvette Club of Dubuque, IA for a scenic drive and lunch at a neat 

restaurant by the Mississippi River. (Trip organized by Bob and Chris McCollough.) 

 

2012 – June 1 & 2: 15 cars and 30 people participated. Two day trip to South Dakota 

and Crofton, NE. Friday had lunch at Bev’s on the River in Sioux City, visited Jerry’s 

Chevrolet Corvette Center in Beresford, SD, lodging and dinner at the historic Argo 

Hotel in Crofton, NE. Saturday breakfast at the Argo Hotel, visited the Antique Mall in 

Crofton, toured Gavins Point Dam area, lunch at Yesterday’s in Yankton, toured the 

Cramer Kenyon Heritage House in Yankton, evening meal in Norfolk. (Trip organized 

by Jim and Linda Martindale.) 

 

2013 – June 6-9: Springfield, Illinois. 25 cars and 50 people participated. Four-day trip 

included a brief stop in Hannibal, Missouri (Mark Twain country), with the base 

destination being The Hilton Hotel in downtown Springfield, IL (Abraham Lincoln and 

Route 66 country). Tour stops included New Salem Historic Village, The Lincoln 

Presidential Museum, Lincoln Library, The Lincoln Home, Lincoln’s Tomb and Oak Ridge Cemetery, The Dana-Thomas House, etc. Some participants also traveled to 

Decatur, IL, to tour the Chevrolet Hall of Fame Museum. 13 cars also stopped at a 

retirement home in Springfield to interact with the residents and it was obvious that really 

old Geezers love Corvettes, too. (Trip organized by Jim and Linda Martindale and Bud 

and Luana Wall.) 

 

2014: ??????

Duteau Tech Session

Duteau Chevrolet invited the club over for a tech session where about 37 members were able to observe an oil change and ask every question under the sun of Corvette Specialst Chris Garner. Duteau Sales Manager Jason Otto greeted us with sandwiches, chips, cookies, and pop and introduced us to Chris. Chris walked us through an oil change on Bruce's C-6 then lifted it to full height so we could all get underneath and take a look around. Chris proved very knowledgable in answering all our questions about any Corvette. He also gave us some things to look for on our cars as they age and some tips to keep ours cars running smoothly. There were also 2 tables of old Corvette parts that Chris challenged us to identify and with a little team work from the group I think we got them all. A couple pictures from the day are on our Club Photos page.

From the President

NCA Members,

I couldn't send out a message until the snow melted off my lawn.  Well, the last of it just did so here goes.  If it makes any of you feel better, the schools were closed in Minnesota because  15 in. of snow fell yesterday.  We have it better off than they do.

A couple of events in the next few days you may want to attend:

Walmart car show on Friday, 5-8 pm -   South Walmart located at 8700 Andematt Dr. Walmart is one of our sponsors for the car show and donated a bike last year.  Hope the weather will be ok for that.  Also an opportunity for Bill Z. to pick up some new clothes for his Summer wardrobe.

Brunch on Sunday in Milligan - Meet at Southwest High School parking lot at 9:45 AM to caravan to Evening with Friends Restaurant in Milligan. The Spring Brunch is always a fun trip and a couple of out of town Corvette Clubs will be joining us.  Sounds like fun to me. Sun. May 5th.

NCA monthly meeting at the Elk's Lodge on May 8th - Come early around 6 pm to dine with other NCA members.  The Elk's special will be Tacos, Nachos or chicken salad.  Also, to help celebrate Cinco De Mayo, they will feature $2. margaritas.  The cost is just $6. and that includes tax & tip. Thirty five members dined before the meeting last week lots of compliments on the good food were heard.  The meeting will start at 7:30 pm sharp.  Directions to all events are posted on the events page of our NCA website.

May 8 is also NCA's 46th birthday so you don't want to miss this meeting. Let's celebrate!

Let's have some fun and do some good along the way.

Bruce Younglove, Pres.
Nebraska Corvette Association