BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB

OF SOUTHERN DELAWARE

P. O. BOX 1783 - MILLSBORO, DE 19966

THE VETTE GAZETTE

JULY 2006

VOLUME NO. 8 ISSUE NO. 3

The meetings of August 3^rd will be held at the LaQuetzalteca

on Route 24 east of Millsboro - 302-934-8077

If you are coming from the Rehoboth/Lewes area traveling west on Rt 24 the restaurant will be on your right just immediately before reaching the town limits of Millsboro.

If you are coming from Rt 113/ Millsboro area traveling east on Rt 24 the restaurant will be on your

left just after leaving the town limits of Millsboro.

Dinner from 6:00 P.M. followed by meeting at 7:30 P.M.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

The rains seem to have stopped for a while. The sun has brought heat and more traffic to the beach. The latest weather conditions have given us all an opportunity to enjoy some cruising time.

Thank You to Debbie Willis who has volunteered to take over the duties of Historian for the club.

The Shorebirds outing was lots of fun. There were about 8 corvettes this year in the parade around the field. Six from our club and two joined us from 1st State Corvette Club. As we were caravanning from the WAWA in Millsboro we received many “thumbs up” and random hitchhike requests from those we passed along the way to the stadium. I heard lots of “Nice Cars” comments all along the way. Thank You to Carolyn and Tom who put this event together for us.

The Beachcombers Annual Car Show is rapidly approaching. All seems to be going well as plans for the show continue to unfold. Bill Shaw and his staff have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure a successful event. Sponsorships are up, primarily due to the efforts of Jim Willis who has alone solicited more than 15 new sponsorships in addition to donations for door prizes. Outstanding job Jim! Please remember to ask people who you do business with for their sponsorships and/or gift certificates. Also remember to tell all your friends that they will receive the picture plaques the when they register their cars, trucks and motorcycles for the show. Opportunities to work a block of time the day of the show still exist. A sign up sheet will be at the August 3rd meeting. If you have not been able to get to a recent meeting and sign up for some volunteer time the day of the car show please call Bill Shaw at 302-541-4891.

Buddy

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BEACHCOMBERS CLUB SPONSOR - 1^ST STATE CHEVY-OLDS

300 S. DuPont Highway - Georgetown, DE 19947-0747 - 302-856-2521

Go to 1^st State for all your service needs. They’re happy to serve us and when you present your Beachcombers Membership Card you will receive a 10% discount on all service charges.

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CORVETTES FOR SALE AT 1^ST STATE CHEVY-OLDS

2006 Convertible triple black, auto, Z51 package, chromed wheels, auto w/paddle shift 

2006 Convertible. victory red, ebony top, ebony interior, Z51 package, chromed wheels, navigation system, auto w/paddle shift

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BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB ANNUAL CAR SHOW

SATURDAY – AUGUST 19^TH

MARK THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR AND SIGN UP FOR A BLOCK OF TIME

AT ANY OF ACTIVITIES OF THE DAY

The Club needs the names and addresses of businesses or organizations that we can write to seeking contributions of token type gifts to be put into the “goody bags” given to each registrant. Examples of items would be paper writing pads, pens, water bottles, clips, etc. We are also looking for sponsors for the various awards presented that day and businesses to make product contributions. Provide this information to Bill Shaw or any member. Bill can be called at 302-541-4891 or see him at a meeting.

We also need members to go into your favorite business establishments and ask for contributions for our raffle. In the past we have received such things as Restaurant Gift Certificates, Auto Supplies, Gift Certificates

from any business. Gift Certificates for Services.

Please try to attend the July and August club meetings because we will be signing up for tasks and finalizing a lot of details necessary to have a successful show. We can only do it with the help of our members.

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July and August Birthdays – In July we have Tom Brinker, Rose Leister, and Rich Miller followed by our August Birthdays…Linda Berry, Pete Bryan, Wayne Esposito, Marcia Ponzillo, Leonard Romansoff, Barbara Romansoff, and Lew Smith,.

Club Officers

President……………..………Buddy Clark – 302-226-5038 ( buddysr@hotmail.com )

Vice President………………..Doug Riniker – 302- 945-7740 (drr1972@aol.com)

Secretary……………….…….Lana Wesley – 302947-0320 ( lanawwesley@aol.com )

Treasurer……………………..Janet Smith – 302-537-1207 ( lwsmth@cs.com )

Historian……………………..Debbie Willis 302-541-4050 (Baywillie1@mchsi.com)

Activities…………………….Carolyn Brinker – 302- 36-2487 (jbtfish@aol.com )

Sergeant at Arms…………… Cindy Riniker – 302 945-7740 (Riniker105@aol.com)

Newsletter …….…………….Dianne Shaw – 302-541-4891 (zinykake@aol.com)

Club e-mail…………….......…beachcombers@yahoogroups.com

Club Website………..……….www.beachcomberscorvetteclub.org

BEACHCOMBERS BEACHCOMBERS

TEE SHIRTS NAME TAGS

See our Activities Chairlady, See our member, Rick Berry, at

Carolyn Brinker, at the meeting the meeting or e-mail him at

or e-mail her at jtbfish@aol.com. Rberry@delmarvawarehouses.com

Shirt is $8 Name tags are about $6

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DOOR PRIZE CONTRIBUTIONS

Remember to make donations to the Door Prize cache. Prizes should be practical and not exceed $10. You may give your gift to Carolyn Brinker or any club member.

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TREASURER’S REPORT – Janet Smith, Treasurer

The current Balance is $1,938.94

Paid Out – Annual P.O. Box Rental Fee - 26.00

Paid to Connie Magee for Postage for mailings - 17.00

Paid to Hartford Insurance – Club policy - 350.00

Collected – Dues + 52.50

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* * * * * * * * UPCOMING EVENTS * * * * * * * *

The events posted in this area are being hosted by your Beachcombers Club or one of the other two local Clubs - First State Corvette Club or Eastern Shore Corvette Club (Shorevettes).

Our club strives to participate in the activities hosted by First State and Eastern Shore and they will do the same for Beachcombers. Please make note of their websites so you can check them often.

Eastern Short Corvette Club……………………..easternshorecorvetteclub.org

First State Corvette Club…………………………firststatecorvetteclub.org

July 25^th and August 1^st, 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd, 29th ……..Cruise-In at the Dairy Queen on Rt. 24 in Millsboro (across from the Millsboro Post Office) every Tuesday evening from 6-9 p.m.

August 3^rd …………..Beachcombers Corvette Club Monthly Meeting – LaQuetzalteca on Route 24 east of Millsboro - 302-934-8077.

August 2^nd ……………First State Corvette Club monthly meeting 6:30 – 9:30.

August 10^th .…………Eastern Shore Corvette Club monthly meeting from 7 PM - 9PM. Contact Ed Marcelle at 644-1967 for location and reservations.

August 13^th – Sunday - ……Pool Party at Don and Connie Magees home in Dagsboro. See flyer at end of this newsletter.

August 19, 2006 – Saturday…….Beachcombers Corvette Club Annual Car Show

Oct 5^th – 8^th …………9^th Annual Endless Summer Cruisin’ in Ocean City, Maryland open to all Rods, Customs, Trick Trucks and Specialty vehicles. Boardwalk parade. Visit www.specialevent-pro.com or call 410-798-6304.

December 2, 2006 – Saturday……Beachcombers Corvette Club’s Christmas Party at the Lighthouse

Restaurant in Lewes, DE. Details to follow at a later date.

Beachcombers Corvette Club of Southern Delaware Meeting

July 6, 2006

The meeting was called to order by President Buddy Clark at 7:34PM at La Quetzalteca Restaurant in Millsboro.

Present - The member recording the minutes for the Secretary forgot to take attendance.

Secretary’s Report--the minutes for June 2006 were accepted.

Treasurer’s Report— Janet reported a balance of $1938.94 with payouts of $26 for rental of post office box in Millsboro; $17 for postage to Connie Magee for mailings; and $350 to Hartford Insurance for the Club’s liability insurance. Receipts of $52.50 in dues was received. Bill shaw made a motion to accept the report and Don Magee seconded. All were in favor.

There were no new member applications presented by the Vice President.

Historian’s Report—Debbie Willis has accepted the Club’s request to be our Historian. Mark Lowe resigned from the position. Doc Romansoff made a motion to accept Debbie as the club’s Historian. It was second by Don Magee and all were in favor.

Activities—

Carolyn Brinker reported there are 39 tickets sold for our outing at Shorebird Stadium for Saturday, July 8^th. The gates open at 6:05 and game begins at 7:05. The parade will take place around 6:30 so we have to be there by then. We will do a group cruise and meet at WaWa in Millsboro, at Rt 24 and Rt 113 South at 5pm. Our seats are boxes behind home plate and fireworks will be held after the game. Tickets are $8. If people do not show they are responsible to reimburse the club for the cost of the tickets if they cannot be resold. Members who reserved ticket but did not show up are reminded that your tickets can be exchanged for any remaining game.

• O.C. Jamboree - Since our June outing was cancelled we will talk about going in the Fall 2006. The organization will hold our deposit. Unknown what show they will be doing at that time. Shows change 4 times a year. In the meantime Carolyn will see if the organization would refund our money as another option.

• Everyone was reminded about the Sunday, July 23^rd pool party at Linda & Rick Berry’s. Please bring a covered dish or dessert to share and some lawn chairs. RSVP to Rick ASAP at 697-9758

Janet Smith made a report on our liability insurance with Hartford. Our insurance does not contain coverage for property. Liability limit if $1 million plus medical. $10K good will coverage for any person injured at one of our events. Negligence and legal liability but no coverage for our officers. To cover our officers it costs and additional $800-1200 a year. Rick Berry informed us that the clubs he belongs to have an all inclusive policy for around $350. a year which is what we now pay. The policy will have to be amended to reflect Beachcombers Corvette Club of Southern Delaware. Bill Shaw made a motion to accept and it was seconded by Doc Romansoff. All were in favor. Before exiting the insurance issue Bill Vernon stated the question of liability coverage for our officers should not be blown off. It should be seriously assessed.

Car Show – August 19^th – Bill Shaw passed around a sign up sheet for all the activities that take place during the day of the show and encouraged all members to sign up for as many activities and as much time as possible. The club will present the picture awards like we did last year.

Meals on Wheels is the charity designated for the Car Show – Connie Magee will contact them ASAP and get things lined up for the presentation at the show. She reminded everyone that sponsorship, contributions etc for the show are all tax deductible.

Copies of the Members list, By-Laws, Applications, Calendar of Events were available for pick up thanks to the hard work of Connie Magee.

Letter for members to take so they could solicit for Sponsors, Door Prizes, Goody Bag stuff etc. were made available for members to take with them.

President Buddy Clark quizzed the membership on some Corvette Trivia.

An invitation – 1^st State Corvette Club has invited our club to join their August 12^th caravan to the Ronald McDonald House in Wilmington, DE. They are going to prepare and serve breakfast for the guests and provide rides in their Corvettes. Since this is an activity our club is considering they thought this would be an opportunity see what transpires during such an event.

Club Christmas Party gift exchange – Connie Magee suggested that in lieu of our usual Kris Kringle gift Exchange we consider helping the Ronald McDonald House out by purchasing as many of the items on their WISH LIST as possible. Doing this would help out so much and also give members a little more time to dance to the music of the DJ at the party.

Occasionally Yours – Connie Magee suggested the club consider participating in this dinner club mystery “Who Done It” at Ocean Downs Raceway sometime during the Fall, Winter, or

Spring.

The 50/50 raffle was not conducted and door prizes were not awarded.

The meeting was adjourned at 8:20 p.m.

Respectfully submitted for the Secretary

By Dianne Shaw

PLEASE PROCEED TO THE FLYER

ON THE MAGEES’ POOL PARTY WHICH IS ATTACHED.

WHEN: SUNDAY, AUGUST 13TH

1:00 UNTIL……

WHERE: HOME OF DON AND CONNIE MAGEE

IRON BRANCH ROAD

(Back road from Millsboro to Dagsboro)

WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF FRIED CHICKEN, BEER & SODAS!!

PLEASE BRING A DISH OF FOOD AND A BEACH CHAIR!

THANK YOU.

Please RSVP to 732-9221 by August 7^th so

that we can get a proper head count.

Directions are attached.

COME TO THE POOL PARTY BEING HELD AT THE MAGEE HOUSE ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 13^TH . THE PARTYING WILL BEGIN AT 1:00 WITH LOTS OF FOOD AND DRINKS. REMEMBER TO BRING A DISH OF FOOD AND COME READY TO PARTY!!!!

DIRECTIONS TO THE MAGEE HOUSE:

Coming from the Route 24 or beach area:

Come out Route 24 to Millsboro. Turn left at first traffic light (State Street) and proceed through second traffic light. Travel down that road (which becomes Iron Branch Road eventually) approximately 3 miles. You will pass a beautiful brick home on your right, and we are the third house on the right past that. It is a white rancher with a concrete driveway.

Coming from the South:

From the center of Dagsboro (at traffic light) you would proceed to head out of town. You would take the right immediately past Coastal Supply (Iron Branch Road). Road forks but stay on main road. We are about ½ mile down on the left, second house after the cemetery. It is a white rancher with a concrete driveway.

Coming from the North:

Coming down Route 113, you will pass the traffic light at Millsboro and proceed to the next traffic light. At that light you will make a left (Sussex Lumber Company) will be on your left. Proceed down that road, cross over the railroad tracks. Make the next left onto Iron Branch Road. Road will immediately fork, but stay on the main road. We are about ½ mile down on the left, second house after the cemetery. It is a white rancher with a concrete driveway.