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Presented by the Chaparral Section, Mercedes-Benz Club of America
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President Mike
Zonnefeld on what‛s
happening in the club
(p. 2)
Regional Director
Steve Ross‛ RD
Corner (p.3)
The Beginning of a New
Event and Social Year...
T
he new Event and Social year begins with a change in
leadership for the Chaparral Section website. Our Chaparral Star newsletter editor Michael Turner has assumed the
Webmeister position. Michael has been assisting with the
website content management and overall look and feel of
the website starting in 2013... (see page 5 )
Upcoming Events
(p. 5)
September Drive
and Dine – German
Style (p. 7)
Photos and New
Members (p. 9)
A Blast from the
Past... (p. 10)
Club Calendar for
2014 (p. 11)
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On 13 December, the Chaparral Section is joining with the
Tucson Cars & Coffee group to host the Annual Toys for Tots
benefit event managed by the US Air Force from Davis Monthan Air Force Base here in Tucson.
Chaparral SecƟon Board MeeƟngs occur every second Thursday at 5:00 PM at Mercedes-Benz of Tucson, 6350
E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ. For naƟonal Mercedes-Benz club informaƟon, go to www.mbca.org. The Chaparral
SecƟon “Trading Post” and other local news are posted at www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org. The Saguaro Star
newsleƩer is published four Ɵmes per year. We announce new events, date changes and other important informaƟon electronically. Not receiving our e-news? Contact any of our Board members (see the list on page
2), email us at tucsonsmercedesclub@gmail.com) or click the “Contact Us” link on our home page at www.
tucsonsmercedesclub.org
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Mike Zonnefeld
President
520-749-3575
MikeZonn@aol.com
Ed Gladish
Vice President
520-577-8621
e.gladish@comcast.net
Fred Finney
Treasurer
520-297-2485
fvfinney@comcast.net
Michael Cooper
Secretary
520-326-9733
michael_31475@msn.com
Jerry Tucker
Director
520-529-1978
jerry@tuckerhome.us
Lynn Davison
Director/Events Coordinator
520-885-6669
crackerdog@cox.net
Kenneth George
Director
520-408-7255
kagandegg@q.com
Michael Turner
Newsletter Editor, Webmeister
520-743-3437
mrmgturner@earthlink.net
Steve Ross
Regional Director
619-508-3925
inewsx@sbcglobal.net
We‛re Back!...
W
e are back into our wonderful fall season and along
with it some great driving weather.
Your board has been busy lining up some wonderful driving
events for this last quarter. Along with fun car shows, Rotary
Club International show in October, a tour of the St. Anthony
Monastery (outstanding) and lunch at Mt. Athos Cafe in Florence in November, and a delightful Christmas dinner in December. Several Chaparral Section members are driving to
Albuquerque, NM for the International Balloon Fiesta in early
October. The events are designed to enhance the driving pleasure of our Mercedes-Benz automobiles and member camaraderie. Check the events calendar for all the details.
Our annual meeting is in December and if you are interested in
serving on the board, let us know as it is always refreshing to
have new input and ideas for our club. Everyone is invited to
join us at our monthly board meetings as well. We meet the
second Thursday of each month at Mercedes-Benz of Tucson at
5:00 PM.
By now you also should be aware of the discounts offered by
Mercedes-Benz of Tucson, another benefit of our MBCA membership.
Come join all of our members who attend the events and share
in a wonderful Mercedes-Benz owner camaraderie.
For the Chaparral Section, MBCA
Mike Zonnefeld
President
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Regional Director Corner...
A
lthough a bit late, here is a report on our Presidents/Section Leaders meeting held in Palm
Spring May 31, 2014. We had a very productive meeting according to the attendees. Lisa
Juhl our Director of Marketing and Laura Simonds our National Vice president gave us very
informative and useful information on our strategy to keep and gain members. Our region had
members in attendance representing six of our eight sections. I noticed in the section newsletters that many of the initiatives have been covered there.
Based on my own experience, we are not making use of the assets available to us on our MBCA
website. I very recently brought up a burning issue I had, only to be told that my issue had
been addressed over a year ago and was on our website. Needless to say I felt like an idiot. I
have since explored our website and discovered that every question I had was covered there! To
access all the information you must first log on the MBCA website. Sometimes we forget that
and become frustrated when we can’t find what we are looking for.
We have brought on a website administrator, Hauss Cartwright, to keep our website running
smoothly. Bear in mind that no website is perfect but, in my opinion ours is pretty good. Some
of the information available are; upcoming events throughout the USA and Canada, latest news
about the club and Mercedes-Benz, businesses that offer discounts, special offers, and other
breaking news pertaining to the MBCA. Several companies that offer us special treatment are
Passport Automobile Transport, Sears, Chubb Auto Insurance and Medjet Assist to name a few.
You will find these under membership and click on benefits. In our resources section every bylaw and procedure is covered. One area in the resources section that all of us can use is the
Turn Signals. This newsletter is distributed three times annually by your leadership committee.
It is written by people who have had your job in the section and how they approached the issues
and what worked for them and what did not. I strongly encourage all section officers and directors to log on and peruse some of these Turn Signals. I promise you will not be disappointed.
Please give the website a try.
Our election is coming up in October and I beg and encourage all of you to vote. Read the candidates statements and make a decision. I know it is not always easy to get to know someone
in 300 words but you can always call them and get more input. Who we have serving on our
national board is important! I am running unopposed for my fourth term as Regional Director. I
will not be your Regional Director for life so please help me find my replacement.
Steve Ross
Director,
Southwest Region, MBCA
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Membership has it’s rewards
Mercedes-Benz Club member specials
Mercedes-Benz of Tucson values the Mercedes-Benz Club members and their patronage. So we’d like to say thank you for
your loyalty by extending to you exclusive offers. Please contact your Service Advisor for details. With 15 highly skilled
technicians -11 of which are Master Certified Technicians, loaner Mercedes-Benz vehicles, and a state-of-the-art service
center, we’ll ensure your next service visit is exceptional. Mercedes-Benz of Tucson, for a superb ownership experience.
Mercedes-Benz of Tucson
6350 E. Grant Rd.
www.TucsonMercedes.com 886.1311
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Upcoming Events...
October 18, 2014 - Tucson Classics Car Show
Come out and join fellow Chaparral Section members for one of the premier shows in the
Southwest. This has always been a fun event, with the show having a limit to the first 425 cars.
In addition, all cars are parked on grass. Last year, eleven Chaparral Section members attended the show. We need at least 10 vehicles entered to retain the special section and signage
from the previous year. Contact either:
Mike Cooper, michael_31475(at)msn.com, 520-326-9733
Jerry Tucker, jeroldvtucker(at)comcast.net, 520-529-1978
November 14, 2014, St. Anthony‛s Monastery Dine and Drive (Florence)
Join us for a drive through rolling hills and high desert enroute to a tour of St Anthony’s Monastery in Florence, AZ and lunch at MT Athos Restaurant & Café.
Contact: Mike Zonnefeld, MikeZonn@aol.com.
December 6, 2014 - Holiday Party at the Mountain Oyster Club
Come out and join your fellow Chaparral Section members for an evening of fun, frivolity, food
and friendship as Chaparral Section members Ed and Barbara Gladish have again agreed to host
the Chaparral Section and enjoy the warmth and Southwestern hospitality of the Mountain Oyster Club. President Mike Zonnefeld will conduct a brief business meeting which will include electing members of the Board of Directors for 2015. Additional information will be sent to the Chaparral Section membership as the date for the party approaches.
Contact: Fred Finney, fvfinney@comcast.com.
December 13, 2014 - Cars and Coffee & Toys for Tots Benefit
This year, the Chaparral Section and Tucson Cars & Coffee are hosting the Toys for Tots Benefit
as a joint effort to help out this very worthwhile charity event. The location for the event is the
normal Tucson Cars & Coffee location at the AJ’s Fine Foods parking lot at the NW corner of N.
Campbell Avenue and E. Skyline Dr. (https://www.facebook.com/TucsonCarsandCoffee). Stay
tuned to the Chaparral Section website (http://tucsonsmercedesclub.org/) for more information
as the event date approaches.
Contact: Lynn Davison, crackerdog@cox.net.
Please note, the Chaparral Section takes the months of July and August off from all activities. Please visit the Chaparral Section website for the most current information concerning these events and all Section activities.
http://www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org/
New Chaparral Section Webmeister (continued from page 1)
Michael’s initial task was to rewrite the website to make it easier to maintain, yet keep the “simple, elegant and free form” of the current website that was set by our previous webmaster Bill
Childress and content manager (and Chaparral Section board member) Jerry Tucker. [See the
The Saguaro Star April-June 2013]. The one remaining task is to complete the Photo Gallery
and install a photo viewer.
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Section Events...
September Drive and Dine – German Style
Fred Finney
O
n Saturday, September 13, 2014, nine fine
Mercedes-Benz automobiles and 16 Mercedes-Benz afficionados traveled north from
Tucson headed for the small foothills town of
Oracle, Arizona, and the Oracle Inn Steakhouse.
Enroute to our destination we traveled a curving and scenic road that meandered through
rolling hills on the north side of the Catalina
Mountains in the Coronado National Forest.
The town of Oracle, AZ, is named after its first
mine, and indirectly, after a ship and includes
some rather eclectic lodging facilities. Situated along American Avenue is the Chalet Village
Motel…
Congratulations and THANK YOU to our members who made their first Dine & Drive with
the Chaparral Section… Ron Sevier & Sherri
Sevier. WELCOME!
The Steakhouse is renowned for featuring a
menu of genuine German cuisine the second
weekend of each month, and everyone took
advantage of this to feast on a selection of
sauerbraten, wienerschnitzel, spaetzle, German potato salad, and of course, the ever
popular apple strudel.
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Section Events...
Additional Photos from the Oracle Inn Drive and Dine...
New Chaparral Section Members
-July 2014
Robert Bergmann, Tucson, AZ
-August 2014
Annette Lawing, Oro Valley, AZ
Ron Sevier, Oro Valley, AZ 2015 ML 350
-September 2014
Sherri Sevier, Oro Valley, AZ
Richard Mundinger, Tucson, AZ
Mark & Liz Roy, Fort Huachuca, AZ
Welcome to the Chaparral Section...
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Section Events...
A Blast from the Past...
A
s we begin a new and exciting year of Dine and Drives, Technical Sessions, Car Shows, Parties and Social Gatherings, it is time to pause and look back a short 5 years when the Chaparral Section was just coming back from the brink. This is a short exposé to thank the members
that had the foresight to pick up the pieces and create a wonderful organization for all of the
current and future members. And to thank the great leadership at Mercedes-Benz of Tucson for
their confidence in the New Chaparral Section. It has been a great 5 year association with Mercedes-Benz of Tucson and the Chaparral Section looks forward to exercising and nurturing this
relationship.
2009 - The Rebirth of the Chaparral Section
Revitalized Chaparral Section
A new Chaparral Section member
A new direction in “Chaparral Section Mercedes-Benz Club of Southern Arizona” has
begun!
Fred Finney, Mike Zonnefeld and John
Hornbeck sign the membership application
for Mercedes-Benz of Tucson.
Mike Zonnefeld, Gary Fielding, Fred Finney
and Jerry Tucker meet with Chapman Mercedes
Benz: John Hornbeck, General Manager, Scott
Perkins, Service Manager, and Rex Calughron,
Parts Manager.
A new (and shortlived) Saguaro Star masthead
(Jan- Sep 2009)
Support our Saguaro Star Advertisers. Let them know you saw their
ad in the Chaparral Section Saguaro Star...
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Calendar of Events - 2014 / 2015
Date
Event
Host/Contact
October18,2014
TucsonClassicsCarShow
MichaelCooper/JerryTucker
November15,2014
St.Anthony’sMonasteryDrive
andDine
MikeZonnefeld
December6,2014
ChristmasParty
EdGladish
December13,2014
CarsandCoffee&ToysforTots
Benefit
LynnDavison
2015
January31,2015
21stAnnualCollectorCarShow
MichaelCooper
February2015
OliveOilTourinGilbertAZ
FredFinney
March2015
DM50CarShow
MichaelTurner
April2015
KielingSchaeferWineryTour
LynnDavison
May16,2015
BisbeeCarShow
MikeCooper
June2015
RuntoPinetopAZ
EdGladishandJerryTucker
Please check the Chaparral Section website for the most current information
concerning these events and all Section activities.
http://www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org/
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Mercedes-Benz Club of America
Chaparral Section
4641 W Saguaro Cliffs Dr
Tucson, AZ 85745
http://www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org
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