Central Valley Corvettes of Fresno - April 2024

THE OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES
(CHARTERED NOVEMBER 12, 1991)
A TOUCH OF GLASS
A GREAT TIME HAD BY ALL AT THE SON’S
Volume 34 Number 4 APRIL 2024

The Central Valley Corvette Club was
chartered in 1991 for the owners of the only
real AMERICAN sports car, the awesome
CORVETTE. It's a social organization with
activities that provide enjoyment for the true
Corvette lover.
MONTHLY MEETINGS ARE HELD AT
6.30 P.M. ON THE 3 RD MONDAY OF
EVERY MONTH AT YOSEMITE
FALLS CAFE, 4020 N. CEDAR AVE,
FRESNO CALIFORNIA. INTERESTED
CORVETTE ENTHUSIAST ARE MORE
THAN WELCOME TO ATTEND THE
MEETINGS AND MEET OUR
MEMBERS.
Club activities include monthly meetings,
car shows, weekend Club activities,
overnighters, picnics, road rallies, summer
cruises, holiday get-to-gathers and more!
Eligibility for membership in CVC is defined
in Article III, section 1 of the bylaws in part
as follows: "Membership in Central Valley
Corvettes shall be open to all Corvette
owners who are sponsored by a member in
good standing. Additionally, a prospective
member must, within a three-month period,
attend two consecutive meetings, participate
in two club sanctioned
social activities, pay current membership
dues and initiation fees, and be approved by
two-thirds vote of membership present at a
general membership meeting by secret ballot.
Sponsors shall be responsible for advising
prospective member of results. All members
must submit proof of personal insurance in
accordance with California State Law upon
application for membership, and all members
must be a member of the association
providing club liability insurance for
CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES.
A prospective member who does not have a
sponsor will be provided one by the
membership committee. Non-members may
not participate in more than three meetings or
two sanctioned activities as per CVC Bylaws.
CVC membership dues are $60 plus an
initiation fee of $35. Membership entitles two
adult members at the same address voting
privileges at meetings (provided they are in
good standing) and membership rights.
Please feel free to contact the membership
chairperson, Pam Linsner or any officer on
the following page.
Club One Casino @ 6:30 PM

OFFICERS
PRESIDENT
LYNNE HENENFENT
VP-ACTIVITIES
GARY LINSNER
VP-PUBLIC RELATIONS/
MEMBERSHIP
PAM LINSNER
SECRETARY
JODY WEBB
TREASURER
DARLENE DERRINGER
PARLIAMENTARIAN
JEFF ENGLEMAN
Mission Statement / Officers..... 2-3
A Word from our President.......... 4
Membership Report..................... 5
Sunshine and Clouds……………….. 6
Meeting Minutes………...……………. 7
Meeting Pictures…………………… 8-10
CVC Activities............................ 11
CVC Event Flyers................... 12-17
Webber Car Show Pictures……….. 18
St. Patrick’s Pictures……………. 19-28
CVC Club Apparel……………………. 29
CVC Member’s Services……………. 30
From our Sponsor, Ed Dena........ 31
NEWSLETTER EDITOR
MIKE LEBDA
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
CHUCK LANINGHAM
SUNSHINE & CLOUDS-NEWS
MARY LEBDA
WEBSITE EDITOR
CHARLIE FOSNAUGH
www.CentralValleyCorvettes.com
CLUB EMAIL:
INFO@CentralValleyCorvettes.com

President’s message
Our March meeting was again attended by many members and guests. I’m so
happy to see how our members enjoy getting together.
Our newest members, Tim and Tracy Burnett were inducted and given their
membership bag of goodies. Sadly, Tracy was unable to attend, but Tim was there
to accept for them both. Welcome you two!
We have many activities filling up the calendar which is just great There should be
something of interest for everyone to participate in. It’s my opinion this is what
the club is all about. Enjoying our cars together with many new friends that we
may never have had the chance to meet otherwise.
Remember, if you know of something that would be a fun outing, don’t be shy.
Contact our VP of Activities, Gary Linsner, to check for open dates and get your
idea on our calendar. If this would be your first run, there are many other
members that can help you with the process. We now have a printed guideline for
runs, thanks to Jody and a committee of volunteers. This could be as simple as a
lunch or dinner run locally or as complex as a multiple day/night trip somewhere.
Your ideas are what makes the fun happen.
Remember, at the request of Club One, don’t arrive to our monthly meetings until
5 P.M. You should have time to socialize and order dinner before the meeting
starts. They use the room for many other events and want to have it cleaned and
ready for us.
The next meeting is April 15 th starting at 6:30 P.M.
Your President,
Lynne Henenfent

APRIL MEMBERSHIP REPORT
Tim and Tracy Burnett were initiated as new members at our March
meeting. We voted to accept Chris and Dee Salazar as new members.
They will be initiated at the April meeting where we will also vote to
accept John and Cece Karlie as members! Whew! We’re definitely on
a roll with people wanting to join our club!
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We had 63 members & 6 guests at the March general meeting.
Our Guests included:
‣ Don Fairchild – Dark Gray 2024
‣ John & Cece Karlie – 2022 Hypersonic Gray
‣ Chris & Dee Salazar – 2019 Red
‣ Allen Byus
Our total membership as of March 18 is 103 members.
Happy Birthday
Kathy Marine 4/1 Roger Merritt 4/4
Valerie Merritt 4/6 Stacy Stanger 4/10
Harlan Elrich 4/12 Mitch Koligian 4/17
Mike Stanger 4/18 John Ashley 4/22
Tracy Burnett 4/23 LeighAnne Severance 4/29
Happy Anniversary
Julie & David Sons 4/12/86 38 years
Don & Jill Eskender 4/12/03 21 years
Mike & Stacy Stanger 4/13/97 27 years
Josh & Marina Bowling 4/15/23 1 year
Gary & Jan Pflepsen 4/15/11 13 years
Steve & Lydia Garcia 4/30/16 8 years
Congratulations to our $25 birthday winner, Stephanie Engelman and Jim & Mary Lou
Sickler were our anniversary winners and received 10 raffle tickets.

SUNSHINE AND CLOUDS
Our oldest granddaughter Audra received a fully paid scholarship at UCSB’s
Earth Science Master’s Program as well as housing. She was also asked to join a
team going to Uganda in June to collect samples from the field and teach locals
at a geology field work school. She is so smart and beautiful and we are so
proud. This information was shared to the group by the Son’s.
The Wards car is finally here and they have taken possession of it.
Congratulations and happy driving.
It was nice to see Joyce Kroeker at the Son’s St. Patrick Day Party.
Mary Lebda

CENTRAL VALLEY CORVETTES GENERAL MEETING -MINUTES OF MARCH 18, 2024
President Lynne Henenfent called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.
Secretary Jody Webb –Lynne asked the members to approve the minutes of February 26, 2024, meeting, as printed in
the Newsletter. A motion was made to accept the minutes by LeighAnne Severance and was seconded by Julie Sons.
VP of Public Relations/Membership – Pam Linsner reported that we have 63 members and 6 guests in attendance-
Chris & Dee Salazar, Don Fairchild, Peter Postoyan, John and Cece Karlie, and Dana Beasley. Chris and Dee Salazar will be
voted on for membership tonight as they have completed the requirements for membership. Tim & Tracy Burnett were
given their membership packet and badges, and their picture was taken with her sponsors Larry and Janet King for the
Newsletter. Pam reminded members to wear their name badges and asked members that were not receiving emails to
contact her with current information. We also need copies of insurance cards that have been renewed since
membership dues in September forwarded to us, Anniversaries were announced. Congratulations went out to our
Anniversary winners Jim & MaryLou Sickler. The birthday drawing’s winner is Stephanie Engelman. The club now has 99
members.
Treasurer’s Report-Darlene Derringer read the Club’s Treasury Report with an accounting of the deposits made and
checks written for expenses and our current balance. A copy is attached. Julie Sons sold raffle tickets for the meeting
and collected $600.00.
VP of Activities-Gary Linsner - reported on past runs. Upcoming events include the Gambler’s Classic, Clovis Rodeo
Parade, EAA Movie Night, Independence run to Canada, Run to Bowling Green, and the Estrella War Birds Museum,
President’s Mystery Run, and Annual Club Picnic. More to come regarding these prospective runs. See our activities page
for further information.
Parliamentarian-Jeff Engelman–
Newsletter Update – Newsletters articles, flyers and pictures need to be sent to Charlie Fosnaugh ASAP this month so
we can get the newsletter out.
Old Business – None
New Business- The How To Committee went over the new document they created that is titled Pre Run Setup
Procedures.
Sunshine News – MaryLou Lebda reported on the Sunshine and Clouds of the Members, a full report will be in the
newsletter.
Next General Meeting – Club One, Granite Park, Monday, April 15, 2024, at 6:30 PM
Next Board Meeting – The next board meeting will be 10:30 AM, Friday March 29, 2024, at the home of Darlene
Derringer. Please let President Lynne Henenfent know if you plan on attending.
Meeting Adjourned – Lynne called for the meeting to be adjourned, Craig Derringer made the motion, and the motion
was seconded by LeighAnne Severance. The meeting was adjourned at 7:25 P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Jody Webb
Secretary, Central Valley Corvettes
The Raffle for the June General Meeting was conducted by Mike Henenfent.
Congratulations to our $50.00 winners, The Burnett’s, and Lori Dukes.

CVC ACTIVITIES
As we move into the spring our activity list grows. We are now looking ahead to the summer months,
which probably means a run somewhere other than the valley floor. Maybe a movie night or lunch in the
mountains is possibilities. If you have a favorite place to escape the heat, invite your Corvette friends to
go with you.
I am still looking for someone to lead a few Corvettes to Raymond for
their rodeo parade on April 20 th . They have seen us in the Clovis Rodeo
parade and would like us to join their parade. It is a difficult weekend as
we have 12 cars going to Laughlin for the Gamblers Classic. Any
volunteers?
Here are the current scheduled events:
April 4-5 Estrella Warbird Museum Paso Robles Jeff Engelman
April 13 King Race Madera Raceway Larry King
April 13 EAA Movie Night 4344 W Spaatz Ave Keith Garrison
April 18-20 Gamblers Classic Laughlin, NV Frank Phillips
April 27 Clovis Rodeo Parade Clovis Charlie Fosnaugh
May 5 Annual CVC Picnic Kroekerville CVC Board
May 8 Spring Run Three Rivers Hendersons’
May 16-19 Silver State Classic Ely, NV Gary Linsner
June 1-2 President’s Mystery Run ????????? Lynn Henenfent
June 29-7/7 Run to Canada Canada Jody Webb
Aug. 2024 Southwest Caravan Bowling Green Larry King
Dec 5 Christmas Party Belmont CC CVC Board
Sign-up sheets available at general meetings and you can contact any of the run leaders or anyone on the
board for information.

Estrella Warbird Museum and Woodland Auto Display
Thursday April 4 and 5
Visit the collection of the Estrella Warbird Museum and Woodland Auto Display in Paso Robles. It was
three years ago when we last did this run. I have been asked to do it again! I'm hoping the newer
members can join us. We will be parking as a group on the airport grounds next to the aircraft on
display and have a 2 hour guided tour. It is home to a vast collection of aircraft, vehicles and
memorabilia. From jeeps, side arms, early year aircraft, fighter jets recently retired from active duty,
modern missiles, to artifacts of airplanes which made aviation history, you will find a unique collection
of aircraft and artifacts. The Woodland Automobile Display showcases vintage, classic, racing, and
historic vehicles.
After the guided tour we will be having a catered lunch with chicken and tri-tip on site. Water and tea is
included and vending machines are available for other drinks such as soda.
Departure time and location to be determined. We will have a pit stop at Reef City Gas/Store 7 miles
south of Kettleman City. You can make it a one day run and return to Fresno or follow me after the
museum to Cambria for Thursday night. We will be staying at the Sea Otter Inn on Moonstone Beach
Drive. Call the Inn at 805-927-5888 to book your room. I recommend you do this soon. I do not have a
group block, but be sure to ask for the 10% discount.
Cost for the museum entrance, tour, and lunch is $40 per person due by the March general meeting.
Make your checks payable to Central Valley Corvettes. I will email up to date information to those that
sign up for this run following our February and March general meetings.
This was our group picture in 2021!
For more info contact:
Jeff Engelman

PRESENTS… GAMBLERS CLASSIC 22”
MAY 12 – 14, 2022 IN LAUGHLIN, NEVADA
WE’RE BACK!!! BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER! CORVETTES OF BAKERSFIELD PRE-
SENTS A JAM PACKED 3 DAY EVENT WITH LOTS OF FUN THINGS TO DO.
Our host hotel is again Don Laughlin’s Riverside Resort and Casino in Laughlin Nevada. The Resort is
offering GAMBLER’S CLASSIC PARTICIPANTS a Special Room Rate:
Standard Room: 2 Queen Beds w/ Mountain View
Sunday-Thursday- 59.00/night plus resort fees & tax
Saturday & Sunday- 99.00/night plus resort fees & tax
Upgrades available for King or River View and Executive Room
Sunday-Thursday- 59.00/night plus $10.00 + tax (King or River View)
Saturday & Sunday- 99.00/night plus $50.00 + tax (Executive)
To make your reservations, please call the hotel at 800-227-3849; OPTION 1 – CODE: C/GMBLR.
Rooms are blocked for this event, but limited, so please book early.
We have included a registration form your convenience; please fill out and return ASAP to ensure your
slot in this classic event.
Check out our attached schedule of events for a list of times and places of all the events for the three days
of the Gambler’s Classic. Costs for the optional events are on the registration form.
Events include a Fun Run, Poker Run, Scenic River Cruise, London Bridge Jet Boat Tour, Dinner River
Boat Cruise and/or Private Cocktail Cruise and of course the Car Show.
CORVETTES OF BAKERSFIELD welcomes you to join us and make some lasting memories among
many Corvette Friends.
CORVETTES OF BAKERSFIELD is a 501(c)3 – Public Charity and all proceeds from this event will
benefit local charities the club supports. As a bonus, COB will, based on the number of entries give a donation
to the two clubs with most entries in the car show to the 501(c)3 charity of their choice.
Please check out our website for more information, CORVETTESOFBAKERSFIELD.ORG. If you have
any questions, Please do not hesistate to call/text LINDA MCNITT @ 661-978-9518 OR by EMAIL:
LINDAMCNITT@GMAIL.COM.
***SEE YOU IN LAUGHLIN – 2022***

I WANT YOUR CORVETTE
In the Clovis Rodeo’s
Annual Parade!
Saturday, April 27, 2024
Meet at:
Time:
Caravan:
Judy’s Donuts in The Trading Post Center on the SE corner of Herndon & Clovis Ave.
Donuts & Coffee from 7:30 to 8:00 am – Drivers Meeting at 8:10 am, Saturday morning.
We leave at 8:15 am to the parade staging area (Barstow, just west of Sunnyside).
We MUST be in place on Jefferson by 8:30 am as they close all of the streets in the area.
We will wait on Barstow approximately ½ to 1 hour until we are called on to line up & go.
Parade Theme: HEROES AMONG US! Come with a Military, or other Public Service’s HAT with a
Matching Flag to fly above your windshield and an US Flag on the other side. I will have banners!
Remember, EVERYBODY is SOMEBODY’S HERO! So put our HEROES in the DRIVER SEAT!
Wear/Bring: Car Flags, Patriotic decorations for car decor, Water, Chair, Sunscreen or Umbrella, etc.
Rules:
Lunch:
ABSOLUTELY NO BURN-OUT OF TIRES. If one car spins its tires, we will all be escorted off
the parade route and never be invited back again. No throwing of candy or trinkets.
(Only walkers may hand out goodies). Yes, you MAY honk, wave, smile and sing!
We will meet up after the Parade for LUNCH at: Yosemite Falls Patio on Shaw in Clovis!
Contact: Charlie Fosnaugh at Charlie.Fosnaugh@gmail.com or 281-2876

Weber Car Show

CVC St. Patrick’s Day Party

Club Apparel Contacts
We have four Custom
Embroider Options for Club Apparel
Fresno ~ Clovis ~ Kingsburg
M&M Screen Printing ~ Clovis.
Located on Clovis Ave. across from the
Rodeo grounds. The contact Person is
Hannah Zamora and you can call #
above or e-mail her @ ttshirtpro@
sbcglobal.net (or)
Stitch Master Custom Embroider ~ Fresno. Located on Bedford near
Ingram and Alluvial. The contact Person in Thomas Nakazawa and
you call number above or e-mail him at www.stitchmasterfresno.com
(or) Print Theory Screen Printing & Embroider ~ Kingsburg.
Located at 126 W.Ventura Court Ste B, Kingsburg, CA 93631
Contact Dan @ 559 813-0266
RD Graphics https://www.rdgraphicsfresno.com/
Contact: Ruben Diaz Jr. Phone: (559) 890-3038
Email: Sales@RDGraphicsFresno.com
Address: 2191 N Briarwood Ave, Fresno, CA 93722
They charge $15 per shirt to do the logo and name.

If you need any of these Services,
Call our CVC Members First!
For FREE advertising space
Contact Julie Sons