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RAMBLINGS I forget what a sim-

ple thing it is but
RAMBLINGS

A BIG WELCOME
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Lately I’ve summer went by. what a great impact
“WHITE OUT” 2
been thinking about Which leaves it leaves on them.
“Family Traditions”. me to think “What It doesn’t al- HHmmmm…… 2

You know, those am I doing to pass ways have to be a ALL-NEW 300 3

things you did while on Family Tradi- big plan or trip to
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growing up. The tions for my fam- take the family on.
Many times it can Invited to Las Vegas 4
camping trips, the ily”. What memories
hiking trips, fishing am I passing along be that regular 10 Quarterly Quote 4

and hunting with to our kids? Whether minutes you spend BIG THANKS cont. 4
Dad. Making a model it’s continuing those playing catch with
Answer to last quiz 5
car with Dad. What- special things I did your kid or playing
ever it is, we all have when growing up or with your daughters Inside a Business 5

memories of things starting new ones to dolls in her doll Win a FREE Dinner 6
we did when we grew pass along to my house.
up. kids. And when
In this busy, I have they are grown up
non-stop World we thought how impor- and are home for the
live in, sometimes a tant it is to take my Holidays and they
day that goes by kids with me to fix say “Remember the
turns into a week, a the project I’m work- time we……” Memo-
week turns into a ing on and let them ries we will always
month and the next help. Sure, it will share as a Family.
thing you know a take longer than if I - Chris

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“WHITE OUT” IN ALASKA
Following the Iditarod this Try as I might I couldn’t get them
year online and reading about the
conditions and the trail I couldn’t
help but think about a training run
in Alaska when I was 19….…….
It was a cold day to run a
team of dogs, in St. Michael,
Alaska. St. Michael is located in
the Norton Sound, south of Nome.
It’s an Eskimo village of about 300
people and the only way to get there
is by boat or plane. It is mostly wide
open Tundra with strips of brush
here and there. When the wind
would start blowing, it could suck
the warmth right out of you, 50 be-
low with the wind chill has a way of
doing that to you. I
was training a group
of sled dogs with Then all of a sudden forward, ready to
Jerry Austin who was
going to run the Idi- there was nothing; After the last dog
tarod, Alaska’s 1200
mile sled dog race. “white-out”.
Jerry and I
started booting the
dogs. The booties
protect the dogs’ feet from ice-balls
that tend to form and cut the dogs’
feet when they run. By the time I
finished putting the last bootie on
the first dog my fingers started to
stiffen. I grabbed a bootie and
started to put it on the second dog,
but my fingers wouldn’t cooperate.
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to move right. I quickly put my
hands in my pants next to my skin
to warm them up. As they warmed
up, the tips of my fingers started to
hurt. After a couple of minutes they
were warmer and I started on the
next dog. Each of the ten dogs went
the same way. After I had all ten
bootied, I started hooking them up
to the sled.
As each dog was hooked
up they started lunging forward,
jumping up and down and scream-
ing and barking. Some dogs don’t
have much patience, they want to
run and they want to run now! A
couple of the dogs
just stood looking
lunge and run.
was hooked up, I
put on my parka
and mitts and
waited for Jerry.
Above the commo-
tion of dogs jumping up and down
and screaming to go, Jerry gave me
the thumbs up when he was ready. I
gave it back so he pulled up his
snow hook and off he went down
the trail. Seeing Jerry’s team go
down the trail made my team even
crazier. I pulled the snow-hook,
Why do we
drive on park-
ways and park
on driveways?
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stepped on the brake to slow them a
bit and off we went. Once the dogs
are running they are completely
silent. Nothing but the sound of the
runners gliding on the snow.
The dogs cruised down the
trail, Jerry in front and my team
following. About ten miles into the
run the weather slowly started get-
ting worse. The wind picked up
and the snow started blowing
around. It became harder and
harder for us to see. Jerry motioned
for me to stay right behind him but
within minutes I could barely see
him. A few seconds later I could
barely see halfway up my team and
it was getting worse. Then all of a
sudden there was nothing; “white-
out”. To add to the situation, I could
tell that the team was losing the trail
because the wind was blowing so
hard and they were loosing the
scent of the trail.
We were veering off to the
left. I started getting nervous, I was
afraid I would get lost. It was cold
and I didn’t know what to do. I
couldn’t see anything. I tried to…..
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C H R I S ’ C A R N EWS
The All-New 2005 Chrysler 300, Touring, & 300C
When Chrysler said they
were going to rear-wheel drive I
was both disappointed and skep-
tical.
But then I remembered
an article I read about how auto-
mobiles of today are such com-
plex, high technology machines
that have more than 100 times
the computer memory that first
put Apollo 11 on the moon and
realized there could be a little
more to this than I think.
Rear-wheel drive? It’s
something we haven’t seen on a
Chrysler performance sedan in
awhile. RWD allows for a taller
car with more room, more
power and improved command
of the road. RWD with a new
multi-link rear suspension pro-
vides the balance that leads to
superior handling and stability.
It will also have available ESP.
“WHITE OUT” IN ALASKA
calm down and think of what to do.
I stopped the team and put
in the snow hook. By now I could
only see two feet in any direction. I
walked up to the team, making sure
to stay close to them.
I’d heard of a few mushers
who stopped their teams, walk
around to find the trail and when
they turned around they couldn’t
see their team in the blowing snow.
One musher spent hours curled up
trying to survive the storm and
when it finally lifted he found out
he was only 20 feet away from his
team! He couldn’t see them or hear
anything above the blowing snow.
What is ESP? Elec-
tronic Stability Program. ESP
combines ABS brakes, All-
Speed Traction Control and the
stability system to give you the
all-season capability of front-
wheel drive with the perform-
ance of rear-wheel drive. It de-
termines when to apply the
brakes to one or more wheels
and when to reduce engine
torque in critical driving situa-
tions. Meaning, when needed,
300 corrects mistakes before
they become yours.
With three models soon
to be available, the 300 is a rear-
wheel drive sedan that includes
all-speed traction control*, an
electronic stability program and
antilock brakes† to help you
maintain control in all weather
conditions - like no rear-wheel
drive car ever could.
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His sled had his all his gear to sur-
vive the storm. He said when it was
over he was just thankful to be
alive! The team was of course o.k.
because they just curl up like a wolf
into a ball with their tails over their
nose until the storm lifted.
I walked back to the sled
and told the dogs “gee” (right). The
dogs started running to the right like
I told them. All of a sudden they
started running straight again. They
found the trail! I was so relieved!
As we went down the trail
the storm started to lift. I could see
the team again. Soon, in the dis-
tance, I could see St Michael,
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* Available on the base and
Touring models, standard on
300C
† Available on the base model
and standard on Touring and
300C.
Of course with all of this
technology, new safety features
are inevitable. Front advanced
multistage air bags empowered
by the Occupant Classification
System, available rain-sensing
wipers, available High Intensity
Discharge headlamps (producing
up to 70% more light), available
front & rear side-curtain airbags,
and an optional Rear Park Assist
alerts you to a possible unseen
obstacle behind you with both an
audible & visual warning.
Stop by and take a
look at the New 2005
Chrysler 300.
houses here and there, smoke rising
from the roofs. I was so relieved to
be back safely.
As the dogs ran up to the
dog lot I thought back to what had
just happened. One moment I had
been running dogs as I have for the
past two years and the next moment
I was lost in a white-out. That run
made me more respectful of the
elements and what can happen at
anytime.
As quickly as the storm
had come it went and made me real-
ize to always be prepared for the
worse.
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INVITED TO SPEAK IN LAS VEGAS

This past January, I retail industry, including Of over 5,000 Chrys-
was invited to speak at the 12,000 franchised dealers and ler dealerships nationwide, I
87th annual 2004 NADA more than 70 of the 100 larg- was selected to speak at the
Convention in Las Vegas by est dealer groups. Cobalt is Press Conference on how
The Cobalt Group. It was a the only software technology The Cobalt Groups com-
great experience and a very provider ever endorsed by 18 puter software has benefited
unique opportunity. I had a manufacturers and the Na- me and how I use it at
great time, learned a lot and tional Automobile Dealers Hibbing Chrysler. I also
met some great people. Association went to a video interview by
The Cobalt Group (NADA). a production company for
provides the computer soft- The NADA Conven- future marketing for The
ware “Lead Manager” to tion has over 500 automotive Cobalt Group.
DaimlerChrysler Corpora- companies and manufactures
tions 5,000 dealers as a way and around 30,000 people
to respond and provide infor- who attend every year.
mation to customers who Dieter Zetsche, CEO Quarterly Quote
want to shop online. Cobalt is and president of the Chrysler
based out of Seattle, WA. Group, was the keynote Easy things
Cobalt operates a speaker at the convention’s
dealer network larger than opening general session along are seldom right
that of any other technology with other big names in the and right things
provider in the automotive automotive industry.
are seldom easy.
A Big Thanks to the following……
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mer - Travis Koller - Tom & Bonnie Ebnet, Carla
& Dale Gillson, Donna & Jesse Radika, Dan, Bev,
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all, Danielle & Steve Titus - 3rd Car, Brian Min- C - 3 times.
erich - 2nd Car, Amy & Dale Evans, Pat & Robin
Andreas - 2nd Car, and Noramco Engineering.
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A BIG THANKS
A big thanks to the following
people for sending in referrals
who purchased from me:
Claris & Mark Anderson, Bob
Foster-TWICE this month!,
Marilyn & Wally Tiedeman,
Matonich & Persson, Richard
& Roxanne Solberg, Angie
Hayden, Dan & Bev Schultz
and Brian Johnson.
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