Sat. Vintage Cars/Clsm #1
SATURDAY NIGHT "GRAND SLAM"
“Grand Slam” 50th Reunion at PARKVIEW Field! * For those who don’t know what that is …. In a word ‘WOW’! This 5 year old Retro Ballpark was a game-changer, one-of-a-kind, multi-purpose facility that revitalized downtown. Stadium Journey magazine ranked Parkview Field the “#1 Minor LeagueBaseball Experience in the Country” two years running, and that’s just the beginning of the scores of awards & recognitions they’ve received for Food & Beverage, Atmosphere, Neighborhood, Fans, Access, Customer service! “A truly great venue worth going out of your way to see.. if you love baseball, or if you just love life, then get this on your to do list asap!” It is home to the FW Tincaps! (Affiliated with the San Diego Padres) who draw 400,000 fans each season to the games. This is theTeam previously known as the "Wizards". The 'Tin Cap' refers to a fictionalized depiction of John Chapman wearing a cooking pot as a hat in the 1948 Walt Disney movie "Johnny Appleseed." They use FW’s legend Johnny Appleseed as inspiration for the team’s Apple-head logo, red/green colors, mascot “Johnny’, and apple themed food items. Our Party home plate is the ‘Suite Level Lounge’, a 5,000 sq. ft. room with an upscale built-in Bar, featuring an exceptional view of the ball field, 1/3 mile Concourse, and the City’s stunning night bright-lights Skyline!
Our Storytellers & Their Stories:
Jim Lambert
A year ago, in the summer of 2013, Jenny Sorg stopped by the house while I was working in the yard. She asked me if I could get a 1964 Corvette to show at the 50th class reunion. I said yes, no problem, because I know the President and Vice President of the Fort Wayne Corvette Club. I called the President right away and asked him if that was possible. I said "great I shall call you in the summer of 2014 and give you the date of the reunion". So, the first of September 2014 I called him and he said, "we got a big problem. No member in the Corvette Club has a 1964 or older car". Okay, what do I do now.
I started going to all of the street rod runs in Fort Wayne trying to find a Corvette owner that could help me out. I thought maybe owners of 1964 Mustangs and Thunderbirds would be great idea to donate their time for the night of the reunion. There were several Cruise- ins at the Penguin Point on Lower Huntington Rd. and the Ice Cream Stand just south of Bobicks on Bluffton Rd. I even went down to Bluffton to the Street Fair to hustle some owners of vintage cars
I had several owners say they would be able and a lot of them said they already had plans. Some called me and cancelled out. Also, the yearly James Dean Run and Duckfeather Car Shows in Fairmount, IN. were the same weekend as our reunion. The owners I talked to I mentioned that they would have to be at Parkview Field by 4:30 and stay until dark which would be approximately 8:00 PM. Friday night, at Nancee Lougheed's house, some committee members were asking me how many cars did I get. I said "I do not know because I have no idea who is coming".
My wife Barbara and I got to the reunion about 4:15 to help the vintage car owners to park on the plaza in front of the steps up into the Fieldhouse. May I remind you I am still "sweating bullets" because it was my job to fine these vintage cars and I had no idea what was coming. We no sooner and got there and here came 3 Thunderbirds a 62, a 63 and a 67 from the Old Fort Thunderbird Car Club. Wow, I really got excited and happy because we had a least 4 cars, including my 85 Monte Carlo.
Later on the vintage cars kept coming in; a 64 Mustang, a 61 Corvette convertible, a 57 Oldsmobile, a 57 Oldsmobile Super 88 and a 62 Deuce Coupe. They all got me of "the hook". I got the owner's names and addresses so I could write a follow up letter plus send them $20.00 for their time. At 7:45 I went downstairs, from our reunion program, to the vintage cars and told the owners they could leave and thank them for their generosity, but they said no we are not leaving until the lights come on, on the plaza, so we can take pictures of the our cars under the lights with the big overhead Parkview Field sign in the background.
Finally, now I can relax and enjoy the greatest 50th class reunion with my 1964 South Side High School classmates.
Nancee! Again you, and your Committee, have surpassed yourselves! Everyone is buzzing about their lovely fun weekend.
I wanted to thank you for all the work you did (and continue to do!). It is always rewarding when everyone has a good time and then tells you about it. The fireworks were amazing! That was so spectacular and everyone will be talking about it forever!! Good job!! You are always so creative as well as organized. I hope you had time to enjoy all the activities as well.
Sue Weinraub
I must agree with all the previous "posters". The weekend was so well done and the amount of work was obvious. I am so glad that I was able to attend. Merci beaucoup tout le monde!
Marlene Ringenberg
Of course you can use anything I said as it is all true!!
Would like to add that I joined the site because of Jim Lambert. He put my Mother's obituary on the site commenting what a beautiful person she was inside & out!! I thought, how can I not join?
Also Nancee I have a cute picture of Marcia Hughes & I sitting on Nancy Keller's husband's Vette. I would love to text or email to you if had your info.
Had my picture taken with lots of cars there. What a great idea!
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