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Inside This Issue: What’s in a name? President’s Message Page 2 BOD Recruitment Application Page 3 Mercedes Benz Tucson Page 4 Event Run Up The Mountain Page 5 Upcoming Events Page 6 Summary of Coming Events Page 7 Autohaus Page 8 Meet Your Board Member Page 9 Event Coronado Memorial Page 10 Board Of Directors Page 11 Our Trusted Vendors Page 12 Our Trusted Vendors Page 13 News You May Use Page 14 Event Kartchner Caverns Page 15 New Member Welcome Page 16 Advertising Rates Page 17 Visit us at: www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org Page 1

July 2016—September 2016

What’s in a name?

“ A rose by any other name would smell as sweet” so said Mr. Shakespeare; I suppose I couldn’t have said it any bet-ter had I tried. A rose embodies elegance, tantalizing fragrance, true love and it simply deserves the highest regard among all blossoms. None other than Mercedes Benz enjoys a name known around the world immediately assimilated with quality, luxury, elegance, comfort, safety and status . However, I realized that I had no idea where ‘Mercedes’ originated from at Mercedes Benz. Mercedes was the name of a 10 year old girl, daughter of Emil Jellinek. Emil Jellinek was one of Gottlieb Daimler’s first customers who ordered a custom built car and Mr. Daimler liked the daughter’s name so much and that’s how the name Mercedes Benz was born. I say “A Mercedes Benz by any other name would still drive like a masterpiece” not as profound as Shakespeare but very true.

Jutta Lunario

Editor

President’s Column, July 2016

2015 was a great year for our Chaparral Section, and 2016 promises to be even better! We have the largest membership ever! We have put together several exciting events for the coming year, and our event attendances are also at an all time high! Our holiday party luncheon for example had the largest attendance of any of our events ever! I believe Chaparral Section is one of the most active and vibrant ones in MBCA! Nothing is so constant as change, the saying goes, and that is true of MBCA as well. Steve Ross, our Regional Director is now moving on to a director at large, and he is being replaced by Bud Cloninger, former president of Phoenix Desert Stars Sec-tion. Our own board of directors has had a few changes as well! Some out-standing members have moved on, and are being replaced by more outstanding members. We plan on continuing to offer services and benefits for our section members, and strive to make your membership even more valuable for you! You are always welcome to attend the monthly board meetings held at Tucson Mercedes at 5:00 PM the second Thursday of every month. We welcome your in-put, and ask you for it, as we wish to be responsive to your desires as Chaparral Section members. Plan to attend many of the events this year and be sure to check out the passport program put together by your board of directors, as a means to use your Mer-cedes to explore Arizona! See the web site for all the details. 2016 promises to be an even better year than 2015, particularly with the type of members we have in our Section! Looking forward to seeing as many of you as possible this coming year! Drive safely!

Mike Zonnefeld

President Chaparral Section MBCA

Mike Zonnefeld President 520.749.3575 [email protected] Beverly Maddalone Secretary 732.485.2005 [email protected] Jerry Tucker Director 520.529.1978 [email protected] Michael Cooper Director at Large 520.326.9733 [email protected] Mike Bailey Director 520.591.4789 [email protected] Jutta Lunario Director/Newsletter Editor 520.780.9339 [email protected] Bud Cloninger Regional Director 602-326-6210 [email protected]

President’s Message

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Chaparral Section Board of Directors Openings Please indicate if you are interested in serving on the Board of Directors at Mercedes Benz Club of Tucson Chaparral Section. We would love to have you as part of a monthly board meeting, second

Thursday of the month from 5:00pm—6:30pm (no meetings July and August).

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Event in May….Run up the Mountain hosted by

Ken and Lizzie George

The Run up the Mountain Greg & Victoria Gilmore, Norm & Marge Ganeau, Michael & Mary Turner, Rick & Vanessa Outenreach with Ken and Liz George as event hosts were the guests who attended this year’s annual run to Mt. Lemmon held May 21, 2016. The Chaparral Section wishes to give their thanks for making it so special. The meet and greet started at the Safeway Parking lot but the fun began with the drive up the beautiful winding roads of the Cata-lina Highway a.k.a.: Sky Island Scenic Byway, with 5 gorgeous Mercedes Benz vehicles. The highway takes a winding route through the Santa Catalina Mountains. What a ride, with our first stop at Windy Point on a blustery day for pictures. We contin-ued up towards Summerhaven for lunch, wonderful conversation and a fabulous time at the Saw Mill Res-taurant. This event was a first for some of our mem-bers; that in itself was beautiful.

Summer is officially started! The Chaparral Section hopes that everyone enjoys their summer. SEE YOU IN THE FALL! Lizzie & Ken George

September * Kitt Peak Tour and Picnic Michael Turner

October 15, 2016 Tucson Classic Car Show Jerry Tucker & Michael Cooper

December 3, 2016 Holiday Party/Annual Meeting TBD

Summary of upcoming events next page please

*Exact date and time to be announced


Please check the Chaparral Section website for the most current information and updates concerning these events and all other section activities.

www.tucsonmercedesclub.org

Date Event Host/Contact


Mark Your Calendars!


Kitt Peak- September. The Kitt Peak National Observatory is a United States astronomical observatory site located on 2,096 m Kitt Peak of the Quinlan Mountains in the Arizona-Sonoran Desert on the Tohono O'odham Nation, 88 kilome-ters west-southwest of Tucson, Arizona. This event drive promises fantastic scenery not just the earthly kind but also a sneak peek into the universe. This event will be hosted by Michael Turner our own amateur astronomer. We could not ask for a better guide to take us up the mountain to Kitt Peak and possibly the outer limits. Exact date, time and direc-tions when we meet will be sent out via a separate email to the membership. Be sure to keep an eye out for this upcom-ing event so you will not miss it. Tucson Classic Car Show- October 15th, 2016. Enjoy a fun day with over 400 beautiful classic cars on the grass. Awards are given for the best cars in each class. This event is the Premier Charity Car Show in Southern Arizona organized by the Rotary Club of Tucson Foundation which has donated over $876,000 directly to 5019c) (3) local charities over the last 9 years. There is a $25 fee for the first vehicle and $15 for additional vehicles. Registration closed October 5th, 2015 (or when 425 entries are reached). NO DAY OF SHOW ENTRIES. NO DOGS, NO POLITICAL SIGNS ALLOWED. To register and find out more about our club presence at this event please contact: Jerry Tucker ph: 520.529.1978 or email: [email protected] or Michael ‘Coop’ Cooper ph: 520.326.9733 or email: [email protected] Holiday Luncheon- December 3rd, 2016. Last year was our biggest attendance at our holiday event so let’s top it this year. The company was wonderful, the food delectable and the venue that being the Mountain Oyster Club featuring the most outstanding Western Art Show and Auction unable to be seen by the public and only accessible to us since our val-ued member , Ed Gladish a member at the Mountain Oyster Club, so graciously arranges for us to hold our holiday event at this private club. So mark your calendars and don’t miss a great holiday luncheon. Exact time and directions will be forthcoming by special invitation.

SUMMARY of

Meet our Board Member

Jutta Lunario Editor Saguaro Star Newsletter


Equal to our beloved Mercedes Benz cars Jutta is also a Ger-man import except not from Sindelfingen but rather Frankfurt am Main. Born and raised there Jutta knew that she would not live the rest of her live in Germany early on. Three preferred countries came to mind # 1 was the United States of America, #2 was Australia and # 3 was Spain and in that order. As life would play out she wound up in Tucson Arizona arriving July 27th, 1981. Whew was it hot but coming from rainy cool summers and grey skies she thought she attained Nirvana when she walked out on the tarmac. Of course, after about nine years the outlook on the hot summers with temperatures well above 100 F changed somewhat. With an Associate Degree in Business from Germany, which meant absolutely nothing in the US at the time she landed a job in the mortgage business and started from the bottom up. After 20 plus years as co-owner of a mortgage brokerage in Tucson she retired from the business only to make use of her real estate license and has now been practicing real estate as Associate Broker with Tierra Antigua Realty in Tucson for more than 10 years. Loads of fun as she calls it, apparently the say-ing when you do what you love you will never work a day in your live has come true for Jutta. She says she is married to the best husband she could ever wish for and together Jutta and Mark enjoy their doggy family and their two Mercedes Benz a 1979 450 SL and a 2009 E 350. They also enjoy a good wine, some good food and good friends. Jutta’s ‘baby’ 1979 450 SL


Coronado Memorial Wildflower Drive April 7, 2016

There were no wildflowers on this drive. OK, may two or three, not including the planted flowers at the Coronado Memorial headquarters. Nevertheless, two trucks with Ken and Liz George and Lynn and Marilyn Davison traveled the length of AZ 83 to Parker Canyon Lake, then on to Montezuma Pass and Coronado Me-morial. The extreme drought of southern Arizona was very evident with the Emory Oaks showing great stress from lack of rain. No wildflowers were to be seen anywhere. We did see lots of wildlife: deer, antelope, javelina, waterfowl at Parker Canyon as well as the wild and wary Angus deer, those big black animals closely resembling ranch livestock. And dust and bumpy roads, but only about 20 miles of dust. At the Coronado Museum, Liz George just couldn’t help herself when it came to hat shopping, as you can see from the photos below. After a picnic lunch, we returned to Tucson, but first we encountered a two inch rain; that’s where the raindrops on the windshield were two inches apart…. Coronado Memorial is one of the Extreme Options in Chaparral Section’s Arizona Passport.

Those who do not know what a

Javalina is—it belongs to the ro-

dent family it is not a pig!

Ken George and Lynn Davison

Lizzie George—nice hat!!

Lynn Davison, Ken & Lizzie George—snack time

Mike Zonnefeld President

Beverly Maddalone Secretary

Mike Bailey Director

Jutta Lunario Newsletter Editor

2016 Board of Directors Chaparral

Section


Jerry Tucker Director

Michael ‘Coop’ Cooper

Director At Large

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Saturday morning, June 11, 2016 was a great day for a tour of Kartchner Caverns State Park, Benson, AZ. Five Chaparral members and a guest journeyed from Tucson to the Park. Kartchner Caverns were discovered in 1974 by two friends and University of Arizona students with a penchant for cave exploration. The limestone cave is considered a “live” cave because water still percolates from the surface creating amazing formations, stalactites and stalagmites.

While the weather report warned of a pre-monsoon season rain storm, the clouds held onto to their precious desert treasure until the afternoon, permitting us to enjoy spectacular mountain views and a very pleasant tour of the Caverns’ two of three main rooms. The third and largest room in the Caverns is off limits at this time year as the migrating bat population returns each spring to breed and nurse their young in this particular area of the Caverns. Our tour did, however, include a visit to the Throne Room, where we got to see Kubla Khan, the tallest and most massive column formation, topping out at 58 feet tall.

Following our 1 ½ hour tour and a group photo, we headed to downtown Benson for an excellent lunch and con-vivial conversation at the Horseshoe Café. Our thanks to Lynn Davison, Chaparral Section Events Guy, for orga-

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I was recently riding with a friend of mine. We were coming to a red light, and he shoots right through it. I ask him, "Why'd you do that?" He tells me this is how his brother drives. We come to another red light, and again, he shoots right through it. I ask him, "Why'd you do that?" Again, he tells me this is how his brother drives. We come to a green light, and he slams on the brakes. My heart nearly goes into my throat. I shouted at him, "Why do you do that?!" He replied, "You never know, my brother could be coming the other way."

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There will be no activities or board meetings


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Chaparral Section Board Meetings occur every 2nd Thursday at 5:00 PM at Mercedes-Benz of Tucson, 6350 E Grant Rd, Tucson AZ. For national Mercedes Benz Club information, go to www.mbca.org. The Chaparral Section “Trading Post” and other local news are posted at ww.tucsonsmercedesclub.org. The Saguaro Star newsletter is electronically published 4 times /yr. We announce date changes and other information electronically. Not receiving our e-news? Contact any of our board members listed in our newsletter page 2 or email us at [email protected] or click the “Contact Us” link on our home page at www.tucsonsmercedesclub.org.

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