Columbia Basin Corvairs

This month’s regular meeting is going to be combined with an evening dinner gathering and an excursion to the corn maze at All Seasons Nursery in Pasco.

We will meet at Cousins’ Restaurant at 4605 N Road 68, Pasco, WA 99301. After dinner and a quick meeting, we will drive to All Seasons Nursery, also on Road 68, just a few miles away. We will arrive at the Corn Maze around 6pm, so bring flashlights and extra batteries.

Family and friends are welcome.

EDIT: How about we actually put a date in here? The dinner/meeting/excursion will be on Saturday October 24th. Again, we will NOT be meeting on Monday, October 18th.

This Saturday, October 3rd, 2009, there will be a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Corvair. In cooperation with McCurley Chevrolet in Pasco, WA, we will be having a small gathering of Corvairs on the front row of their lot. 8:00am is the scheduled opening time, we don’t know how long we will be there, but probably at least through the early afternoon. Come by and share memories and looks at one of the most unique cars ever produced in the US.
Edit: see the map below for the location and driving directions.
Note that at this time US-395 Northbound over the Blue Bridge between Kennewick and Pasco is closed due to construction. You will need to use an alternate route such as taking Gum St. over the Cable Bridge or taking SR-240 west to I-182 East.

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Lineup entrance will be at 8th and Dayton in Kennewick. Come in by way of 10th avenue, as most of the other streets in the area will be blocked off. Judging of entries will be at 8:15am, so everyone needs to be in place and ready by 8:00am for judging. The parade begins at 10:00am. Hope to see you there and have fun!
EDIT: Below is a map from 10th and US-395 (Point A) to 8th and Dayton (Point B):

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Please note that the regular August 17th meeting will NOT be at our normal place, the Banner Bank in Kennewick. It will be held at member Frank Baker’s residence. Location and directions are in this month’s newsletter. Any prospective members wanting directions, please email webmaster@columbiabasincorvairs.org.

What a great parade! 12 Corvairs representing our club, and for the first time, we took home the 1st place award among car clubs. This is a fantastic accomplishment, the award will be scanned and posted soon.

The parade in downtown Pasco is set for the morning of July 4th. However, there has been a policy change this year. We need to provide individual proof of insurance to participate. So, if you wish to participate in the parade, get a copy of your vehicle’s insurance card to Brian ASAP so that he can send in the information to the parade organizers.

The schedule is shown below:

7:00 am – 9:15 am Registration and line-up for pre-parade car cruise
7:00 am – 12 noon Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast (location: Memorial Park)
10:00 am – 11:30 am Grand Old 4th Parade (location: Memorial Park)

This year’s Cool Desert Nights show in Richland, WA was just as sucessful as last year, with over 700 registered vehicles for the event, and a showing by our club of 13 Corvairs. A couple less than last year, but making an impression all together in two rows of parking.

There is a car show in Dayton, WA this weekend! Low key and really fun. After the show ‘n’ shine on Saturday we will be gathering at John’s house for a BBQ. Check out this web site for more details. http://www.allwheelsweekend.com/

Don’t forget tomorrow is when the club is meeting at the Holton Secret Lab auto restoration shops near Helix, OR. Their website has more details about them: holtonsecretlab.com

We will be meeting at the location at 10am on Saturday, March 21.

The area is somewhat remote, and some of the roads to their location are gravel. Below are two links for routes using all paved roads.

Directions from Hermiston: Google Maps

Note: Some of us will be meeting at Cold Springs Junction at 9am to make sure no one gets lost.

Directions from Walla Walla: Google Maps

The dates for the Cool Desert Nights car show have been announced. June 25-27, 2009 in downtown Richland, WA. As usual, Columbia Basin Corvairs will be assisting with registration and other parts of the show. More details in the coming weeks.

For more information, go to the official Cool Desert Nights website.