UPDATE TO CA COASTAL RUN RESERVATION INFORMATION AT ASILOMAR

The booking is open for July at Asilomar in Pacific Grove. If you want to stay with the group  and your name does not appear on the list below, you should contact Asilomar directly as soon as possible.  These rooms go fast!  The reservation phone number is (888) 635-5310. The rate for a standard room for two adults with breakfast is $154.00 plus tax - that $168.17 after taxes/fees. We have requested lodging in "Spindrift" (1st choice) or "Breakers" (2nd choice) but neither is guaranteed.  You can request to be affiliated with the existing reservations by referencing confirmation #80U5FV or Itinerary #800015AD under the name of Lynn Busenbark.  If you have any difficulty, email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with your phone number and she will talk you through the process. 

The following 12 reservations have been confirmed.  These folks will receive an email soon with payment details.

J. Busenbark

P. Denette 

B. Blumenthal

B. Godridge

S. Garcia

H. De Leon

J. Gauthier

M. Lague

R. Galloway

T. Peverley

Two reservations are still available under this booking.  If you want one, contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   ASAP.

Check the RSVP for the run to obtain all of the details regarding the trip plans to date and information about reservations in Lompoc. 

February is about to crank up and so are the events scheduled for the month. 

02/06 (Sun) - SUPER BOWL PARTY: We start off with the Super Bowl Party. Yup, it's that time of the year again...as usual, it doesn't really matter if you follow football or not, this is one party you don't want to miss! Martin & Rose will be hosting the event at their home, address 4119 N 6th Ave, Phoenix. This is pot luck style, so please let them know what you plan to bring when you RSVP.

02/13 (Sat) - PAVILIONS CAR SHOW : We are set to arrive for the Winter Sky-Sol appearance at the Paviions Car Show no later than 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, February 13.  The show takes place in the parking lot on the north side of Indian Bend Road just west of the 101 in Scottsdale.  We never know quite where we will be assigned to set up so just wander around until you see our cars.  Our favorite place is just south of the McDonald's but we never know.  

We will be heading to Scottsdale BBQ Company at 8471 E. McDowell for dinner about 6:30-6:45 for our 7:00 p.m. reservation.  They will do separate checks BUT THEY DO NOT HAVE A LIQUOR LICENSE SO WE CAN BRING OUR OWN. We do need to alert them by Wednesday about the number of people expected to join us, so please note on the RSVP if you are planning on going to dinner. 

02/15 (Mon) - MARDI GRAS DINNER : Laissez les bons temps roule (Let the good times roll) - It's time for our annual Mardi Gras dinner. In order to avoid the ridiculous crush of amateur party goers on Tuesday, we will be celebrating on Monday, Feb 15 - so in reality, we are celebrating Lundi Gras!  Dinner is at Lafittes Restaurant in the Embassy Suites at 2577 W. Greenway Road in Phoenix.  Let's get there at 6:30.  We will be seated at tables for 10 and it is one check per table so it's best if you bring cash.  Check out the menu for all of the N'Awlin' favorites like seafood gumbo, crawfish etouffee and red beans and rice.  (BTW-in New Orleans it is considered a felony for a restaurant not to serve red beans and rice on Monday.)  The menu also has sufficient non-Cajun food for the taste-bud inhibited.  We have to give them a good number by February 8, so don't dally with your RSVP.

02/18 (Thur) - KAPPA KOFFEE :  Kappa Koffee will be held at Hob Nobs Coffee House, 149 W. McDowell (where the Willo House use to be).  Reviews on Yelp and Urban Spoon say the place is dripping with atmosphere as well as wall art, good food and coffee.  Maybe we will just stay there for dinner?  January's KK was just about rained out so it's time to show up in mass for February's gathering.  Meet after work about 6:30 to talk cars and just visit.  We will have a brief lecture on "Limp Mode" from our mechanics in the group and a personal story re: Mike and Linda.

02/21 (Sun) - EAST ENDERS COFFEE : East Enders is heading WAY OUT EAST this month to go to the Rhino Cafe, 22721 S. Ellsworth Road, #107.  The menu looks terrific with a good selection of coffees, teas, pastries, and sandwiches. Keeping with East Enders preferences, it is a family owned shop that will welcome our growing turnout for Sunday morning "Its just coffee" from 9:00 to about 10:30. 

02/27 (Sat) - PHOENIX PHOTO SAFARI : Talk about a trek...we begin at 11:30 AM for lunch at Cooperstown in downtown Phoenix. The plan is to slowly meander our way from lunch to dinner in Scottsdale, enjoying the sights along the way.  We will provide maps to everyone at lunch, and there will be at least four different legs of this drive including a variety of fun planned for each leg, so think of this as a sort of "swinging scavenger rally poker photo trivia run." The safari ends with dinner at Pinnacle Peak Patio in North Scottsdale.  Ties are required for BOTH men and women for this old-time Scottsdale steak house, although other than that, we think you can go pretty much naked.  For those who may not own a tie, we will probably include a stop by a Goodwill store along the way so that you can pick something up (or maybe we should add an ugliest tie contest and guys can bring all they want!).

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING THE CALIFORNIA COAST REGIONAL IN JULY

The RSVP is up on the website and if you want to stay with the group, you need to log on and read the  details. The window for the club's advanced reservations in the Monterrey area is January 28th. Check it out today. 

Our 2010 Annual board Meeting saw the first ever run off election held by the Sky-Sol Club.  Many thanks to all of you for your careful thought as you voted between Jerry and Rose.  In the end, Phil, Debbie, Joe and Rose were elected to the board to serve for the next two years.  Jon, Lynn and Martin round out the Board members for this new year.  Congratulations to all.  We appreciate all of the members who were nominated by the board, and hope that you will consider accepting nominations again in the future.

Our Year in Review touted 22 rides and 39 dinners and Koffees.  If you haven't been able to make a trip, just keep checking the website as new activites are posted as often as possible.  Remember to take a look ahead at the calendar, because sometimes an activity is posted on the calendar, and is not yet ready for an RSVP, but it is a great way to mark the date and plan ahead.

Our finances appear to be in good shape right now, and we will be able to pay for the web hosting for a few more years to come. We have ordered new business cards and will let you know when they are available.  Remember that it is YOU that gets the word out there that we exist.  Please put your name and number on the card so people will have a person to contact directly.  

Members were tasked with ideas for what they want to do during the next year.  There were several one day rides along with several overnights suggested.  Some interesting names of restaurants were recommended and I look forward to trying them out.  Throughout the meeting, prizes were selected and given to members, but our gift for attending the meeting this year was a lovely wine glass etched with the fifth annual meeting date and our logo.

Later the same evening, the board met to appoint officers and begin the process of looking out for its members.  Debbie Denette will be the President for the coming year with Joe Schumann as Vice President.  Rose Scott will be the club Secretary and Lynn Busenbark will be the Treasurer.  Thank you for your input and be sure to let anyone on the board know if there is something that you would like to do.  We can make it happen.....Happy Trails....

Thin light clouds drifted throuth the air. Barely any cars on the road.  Cool crisp January morning.  An enthusiastic group of people assembled behind the car wash on Ray road at  10AM Friday morning.  A few had gotten "bad ice" the night before, but all were in good spirits and ready for a run.  We headed out for Tucson and had a relaxing drive on the way down.  Mark and Sherry made sure that all nine of the cars stayed together.  We had lunch at Sonic and were quickly on our way out to Gates Pass.

We found spots to park all together and enjoyed the beauty of the view landscape surrounding the area.  It was a perfect place for a photo opportunity.  Soon we wended our way through Gates pass and out to route 86 toward Kitt Peak. 

The magical beauty of New Years Day means a distinct lack of traffic on the road.  We enjoyed the ride to the top of Kitt Peak only catching a little gravel on the way.  Some saw snow, but the weather was beautiful.  The wind was calm and the sun warmed you up immediately.  We drove up the mountain top down and enjoyed the wind in our hair.  We could not have asked for a better day. 

Happy Holidays! Along with being merry it's also time to elect your new Board members. We have four seats available this year and you have already chosen the nominees. You must be a club member in good standing in order to participate in the election process. Don't know if your membership is expired... Feel free to contact your This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . If you have let your membership expire you can go to the National Club's web site and re-new. Once your membership account has been brought current you will receive the Ballot via email to vote for your new board members.New Board Members will be announced at the January 16th Annual Membership meeting.

John Busenbark
Debbie Denette
Phil Denette
Francis Garcia
Cheryl Godridge
Jerry Polo
Joe Schumann
Rose Scott

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 A fun filled 3-Day Baja Mexico Cruise, departing the Los Angeles port of Long Beach, onboard Carnival Cruise Line’s Fun Ship ”Paradise”. This is a 3-day Cruise that travels to Encenada Mexico and back to the port of Long Beach.

Cabins Starting at only $340.11/pp!

*Prices are based on double occupancy and include cruise fare, port charges, government taxes and document handling fees.

 Celebrate the start of Summer 2010 by joining your Sky-Sol Car Club friends and other National Club Members. Contact Joanne Polo 602-493-5676 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Go to the RSVP above for all of the details - don't delay, there are some deadlines coming right up to ensure we get our cabins together. 

The Wild Wild West and Tombstone are synonymous with a whirlwind of fun for the Sky-Sol Club.  We left at different times on Friday heading down to Trailriders Inn and other establishments for spending the weekend.  We arrived full of enthusiasm, dropped our gear and headed into town.  Some headed straight to Big Nose Kate's for some refreshment and to meet up with other members who had arrived earlier.  Others walked the street to stretch their legs while still others took a rest before the evening activities. 

We met at the Six Gun Saloon for dinner and by the time everyone arrived we had 34 people in attendance for dinner.  We ate dinner and listened to Karaoke.  Soon the natives made their way and really took over the Karaoke machine.  It was a fantastic way to reconnect with friends we had met...Then off to the Crystal Palace, our own rooms or the Bunk House for some late evening conversation.

Saturday morning dawned early as we were able to park our cars on Allen Street beginning at 7:00AM.  The car show was to begin at 8:00AM.  Cars started to arrive and we lined Allen Street (the main street in Tombstone) from the Longhorn Restaurant to the Bird Cage Theater.  What a beautiful sight. 

Friday - (Friday will be updated as soon as some of our busy members slow down long enough to write a paragraph about the trip.  Me...well, I worked till the last possible minute and didn't arrive in CA until about midnight on Friday missing all of the festivities)

Saturday morning we started out in the lobby of the Hilton in Longbeach, CA with coffee and donuts along with a variety of sandwiches from the nearby McDonalds.  We enjoyed each others company and a relaxing breakfast before loading our cars and heading out about 9:00AM for a leisurely drive along Ocean Blvd.  We wended our way through the town finding gas before heading out onto the highway. 

We drove down to Fallbrook, CA to Jon and Bonnies' home.  Here we met up with the first of our CA group.  I hope they hadn't been waiting too long.  Jon and Bonnie gave us the grand tour.  The house is still a work in progress.  It has doors, windows, tile and the walls are painted.  It isn't ready to move into yet but it should be ready soon...It is beautiful and has a calm, relaxing view.  After our tour we headed into town to have lunch at a lovely little Mexican Restaurant where we were joined by more of the San Diego crew.  After a delicious lunch, we waved goodbye to Jack and Charli and headed down to Oceanside.  We were able to connect with more of our San Diego friends.  Some of our group went for a ride along the PCH with a stop at Carlsbad Beach, while others went to the Pier at Oceanside.  Still more members checked in and and rested for a while.  We were to meet up again at the Guesthouse Inn and head on over to Dalton's Steakhouse for dinner at about 6:00PM.  We arrived at the restaurant and found more friends waiting for us.  As we reconnected with friends, the restaurant got an area set up for us.  Dalton's has a nice BBQ fare and we tossed peanuts (quite literally) on the floor (and some at each other) You had to be there to know who the culprit(s) are....then, we said goodnight to our friends and headed back to the Inn and the poolside for lively conversation, libation and stories...

Yeehaw!!!  The Duel in the Dust Car show will be held on Allen Street for the first time. 

We received notification from the Tombstone City Council that we were approved for Allen Street between 5th and 6th.  Cars will be parked on the main drag from the Longhorn towards the Birdcage Theater.  4th Annual Tombstone TShirts ($18 mens $22 womens fitted) and Bandanas ($5) are available to commomerate this historic event.

Please e-mail Debbie at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it with quantity and sizes.  Below are the images on the back and the front of the t-shirt.