BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB
P. O.
THE VETTE GAZETTE
AUGUST 2007
VOLUME . 9 ISSUE NO. 4
The meeting of September 6th will be
held at
DOYLE’S RESTAURANT – RT 113 –
(302)
436-2112
Ordering
off the menu!
The meetings of October 4th
and November 2nd will be held at
Bonanza Steakhouse in
Millsboro
Rt 113 Northbound
You will pay at the door just
like a regular customer then ask to be directed to the back meeting room.
Socializing
and dining from 6:00 p.m. Meeting at 7:30 P.M.
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Club Officers
President………….………Connie Magee – 302-732-9221 (Connie.magee@state.de.us)
Vice President……………Doug Riniker – 302- 945-7740 (drr1972@aol.com)
Secretary……………….…Lana Wesley – 302947-0320 ( lanawwesley@aol.com
)
Treasurer………………….Debbie Willis – 302-541-4050 (Baywillie1@mchsi.com)
Historian………………….Jim Willis 302-541-4050 (Baywillie1@mchsi.com)
Activities………………….Carolyn Brinker – 302- 436-2487 (jbtfish@aol.com )
Sergeant at Arms………… Cindy Riniker – 302 945-7740 (Riniker105@aol.com)
Newsletter …….………….Dianne Shaw – 302-541-4891 (zinykake@aol.com)
Club Shirts & Jackets…..... Dianne Shaw –
302-541-4891 (zinykake@aol.com)
Club Hats…………………Doc Romansoff
– 302-732-9199 (Cervical1@aol.com)
Club Name Tags $6 ……...Rick
Berry – 1-800-220-3140 Rberry@delmarvawarehouses.com
Club E-mail………………go to Beachcombers@yahoogroups.com
Club
Website……………..www.beachcomberscorvetteclub.org
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Let me start out with a huge
thank you to the Car Show Committee and all the hard work and dedication they
all did in putting together the car show.
There was a lot or work and planning going into this show, trying to
correct the mistakes made last year. I
think this was a great show and the best in attendance we have ever had with
138 cars and 43 members in attendance who worked throughout the day. Dianne Shaw and her crew worked non-stop all
day serving food and
drinks to the hungry crowd.
Awards were given out at 1:00 and most everyone was gone by 1:30. Try to make the next meeting on September 6 –
Rich Garrett of Children’s Beach House will be there to give us a 10 minute
presentation on the children and we will present him
with our check.
Backing up prior to the car
show, the pool party was a great success and for those of you who did not
attend, I think it was a mutiny against the President that day. We had water guns and had a great time having
water fights. I think they were trying
to drown me. I guess, to be honest, I
started it when I planned on jumping into the pool right next to Janet and my
feet slipped and down I went, glasses and all.
Then the fun began!!! Even the ones who did not bring bathing suits got
a good soaking by everyone in the pool.
Now Rich Brown had an unfair advantage.
I know he got a good soaking in his clothes but he went and got the
garden hose and turned it on us.
Everyone laughed, ate lots of good food and socialized. I cannot wait until next year, I am going to
get one of those “Super Soakers” and be ready!!!
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BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB
PAST PRESIDENTS
Lenny
Kozarski
Ray
Myers
Don
Magee
Joe
Worts
Bill
Shaw
Buddy
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ~ ~
All the members join in sending August birthday wishes
to Linda Berry, Scott Clapper, Wayne Esposito, Kelly Pizzola, Marcia Ponzillo,
Doc Romansoff, Barbara Romansoff, Frank Saltarelli, Karen Schluck, Lew Smith,
and Bill Zwirz. Blowing out candles in
September will be Ada Carr, Ann Condra (been missing you Ann), Ed Gartside
(missing you too Ed), Sharon Ruscansky, and Janet Smith. May all your wishes include a new Corvette!
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MEMBER UPDATES – KEEP THEM IN YOUR PRAYERS
Sylvia
Nichols is recovering from elective surgery and doing well. Kathy Miller continues with slow and painful
physical therapy for her arm and shoulder.
Ray Myers is doing well after a battery of tests and procedures. Bill Zwirz is having circulatory problems in
his legs. Ada Carr is home and doing
much better as her physical therapy continues.
Carolyn Brinker still suffers periodic severe headaches from the
baseball hitting her in the eye at the Shorebirds game. Debbie Willis underwent some tests and is
doing well. Everyone…..please take care!
If
you have information pertinent to this section please let Dianne Shaw know
either by E-mail to zinykake@aol.com or
call her at 302-541-4891.
BEACHCOMBERS
CLUB SPONSOR - 1ST STATE CHEVY-OLDS
Go to
1st State for all your service needs on your Corvette. 10% discount when you
present your
Beachcombers Membership Card!
VETTES FOR
2006 Convertible. Blue with tan
top and tan interior, auto, heads up display, Z06 wheels, 27,600 easy miles
2007 Convertible - Silver with ebony top and interior,
auto, Z51, chrome wheels
2007 Coupe - Black with ebony trim, glass top, auto,
chrome wheels
2008 Convertible
- Black with black top, red/ebony interior, Z51, auto, chrome wheels, on star
2008
Convertible - Yellow with black top ebony interior, Z51, auto, polished wheels,
on star
2008
Convertible - Crystal red with gray top, gray interior, Z51, auto, polished
wheels, due 9/10
2008
Convertible -
2008 Coupe,
crystal red with ebony interior, Z51, auto, polished wheels due 9/17
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BEACHCOMBERS’
WELCOME NEW MEMBERS
If you’re cruising up
Rt. 1 and see a 1999 Pewter Coupe in the
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO HELPED WITH THE CAR SHOW
To the 43 club members
working the day of the show…your contributions were tremendous.
To Past
President Buddy Clark for Chairing the Show.
To Jim Willis for all his
efforts in obtaining the largest trophy sponsorship ever, and for the use of
his time and trailer for picking up, delivering, hauling, and storing all the
car show and other club items and parking cars.
To Don and Connie Magee, Joe
Schluck, Jim Willis, Steve and Diane Brooks, Lew Smith, Rick and Linda Berry,
Dianne Shaw for being there at “first light” to begin setting up.
To Joe Schluck for the
fantastic hand crafted ballot box and registration board, visiting other car
clubs and shows, picking up and delivering show items, passing out flyers,
parking cars, judging, as well as all the other duties he had preceding and the
day of the show.
To Rick and Linda Berry for
the use of their tents, chairs, trailer and all the paraphernalia needed to
create the photos of our participants and all their work associated with that
task.
To former member Ed Marcelle
and photographer extraordinaire, Randy Goodlet for their work associated with
the creation of the photos of our participants.
To Barbara
Romansoff, for her detailed registration guidelines and coordination with the
other registrars, Debbie Willis, Donna Brown, and Diane Brooks.
To Amy Kernodle
and Tom Mulcare for their assistance with the flow of registration.
To Doc
Romansoff for directing cars to the photographers pit.
To Doug and Cindy Riniker for
posting with the newspapers, passing out flyers, judging, trophy presentations,
getting the ice, use of their cooler, soliciting and obtaining many of the fabulous door prizes(the most we ever
had), as well as working the entire day.
To Don Magee for coordinating
the trophies, passing out flyers, soliciting participants, hosting meetings, picking
up and delivering items for the show, donating food, judging, and working all
day at the show.
To Cindy
Riniker and Linda Casto for selling the 50/50 tickets, adding $236.50 to our
charity.
To Jack Ruscansky and Frank
Saltarelli for handling the die cast Corvette raffle.
To Bill Vernon, George
Stadler, Joe Scott, George Shannon, Scott Claper, Wayne Esposito, Bill Pokorny,
and Bob Schlossnagle who were at-the-ready when we needed them.
To Jack Casto, our behind the
scenes photographer and web guru, who has placed a wonderful snapshot expose’
of our car show on the following web site:
http://beachcomberscorvetteclub.org/activities/index.html
And to Dianne and Bill Shaw and those who worked in the food concession area which Dianne addresses below.
Buddy Clark, Car Show Chairman
Connie
Magee, President
BIG
KUDOS TO THE FOOD CONCESSION WORKERS
AT
THE CAR SHOW
By 6:45 a.m. the tables and
food concession paraphernalia were being unloaded from the trailer and by 1:45
p.m. we were on the road going home! What
a day it was! The set-up crew had us
ready to go by 7:00 a.m.. Linda and Jack Casto arrived with cooked
scrapple followed closely behind by Georgia Tibbs with scrapple and chopped
onions in hand. Bruce and Margaret Bent
rolled in shortly thereafter with the cooker and water for the hot dogs
followed by Cindy and Doug Riniker with ice galore. Jeff and Steve Martins arrived and quickly
set about the task of carrying chairs from Rick & Linda Berry’s trailer to
the eating area where we had set up tables for show goers to sit a spell, eat,
and socialize. Cindy,
A
few shows ago Charter Member Kathy Miller suggested setting up the eating area
and I was determined to see it come to fruition this year and it was a great
success. At the first car show her
husband, Charter Member Rich Miller, suggested selling scrapple
sandwiches. I don’t know how many pounds
were sold back then but this year we sold 15 pounds.
Dianne
Shaw
Chairman
– Food Concessions
CLUB
HATS
Member
Doc Romansoff can take your order for our club hats. They are available in an array of colors and
a bargain at $11! See Doc at the
meeting.
CLUB
SHIRTS
Ladies
and men’s official club shirts are ordered through Dianne Shaw. Men’s shirts come in sizes Small to 3X and
are available in French Blue, Forest Green, Stone, Dill, Butter, Red, Heather
Grey, Black, Navy, and White. Ladies
shirts comes in sizes Small to 2XL and are available in Black, French Blue,
Stone, Light Blue, Butter, Pink, Lavender, Navy, and White. All shirts have contrasting color trim. Prices range from $24 to $28 plus about $7
for embroidery of club logo on left breast.
See Dianne at the meeting or E-mail her at zinykake@aol.com or call her at (302)
541-4891.
AUGUST
MEETING – 50/50 WINNER
Congrats to member Jim Willis who went home
with $57! Way to go Jim!
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DOOR PRIZES
The door prize cache continues
to be bountiful. Door prizes donated by
the Brooks’, Browns, and Mulcares were won by Connie Magee, Bill Zwirz, Jack
Casto, and Kathy Mulcare. Congrats!
MEMBER GOT A NEW SET OF
WHEELS!
ARE YOU INTERESTED
IN THE ONES HE NO LONGER
NEEDS?
Mike Fanning has 4 perfect condition 2006 Polished Aluminum Wheels -
$850.00
Call him at (410) 883-3130
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 of Dover or Eastern Shore Corvette Club
(Shorevettes) of
Eastern Short Corvette Club meets 2nd Thursday…………..easternshorecorvetteclub.org
TUESDAY EVENINGS IN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER is the Cruise in at the Dairy
Queen on Rt 24 in Millsboro – across from the Post
Office.
6:00 p.m. – dine, have a shake
or a sundae or just hang out and chat.
See you there!
FRIDAY EVENINGS IN AUGUST, SEPTEMBER AND MAYBE LONGER – Cruise-In and
Antique Car Show. 6pm to 10 pm at East Side Grill and Pizzeria (302) 732-3997 –
September 5th…………………………..
First State Corvette Club of Dover monthly meeting 6:30 – 9:30. Please refer to their web site.
September 6th
…………………….. Beachcombers Corvette
Club monthly meeting. Dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m.
followed at 7:30 p.m by the meeting. Doyle’s Restaurant. NOTE: A representative from our Car Show charity,
The Children’s Beach House of Lewes, will join us for dinner and the
presentation of our contribution.
September 13th
……………………………… Eastern Shore Corvette Club of Salisbury monthly meeting from 7 PM - 9PM. Check their web site for details.
October
3rd ………………………
October 4th
…………………….. Beachcombers Corvette
Club monthly meeting. Dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m.
followed at 7:30 p.m by the meeting. We will meet at Bonanza Steak House on Rt
113 North in Millsboro.
October 11th……………………………….
Eastern Shore
Corvette Club of Salisbury monthly meeting from 7 PM - 9PM. Check their web site for details.
October 27th …………………..
November 1st .. …………………….. Beachcombers Corvette Club monthly meeting. Dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. followed at 7:30
p.m by the meeting. We will meet at Bonanza Steak House on Rt 113 North in
Millsboro.
November 7th……………………………..
First State Corvette Club of Dover monthly meeting 6:30 – 9:30. Please refer to their web site.
November 8th
……………………………… Eastern Shore Corvette Club of Salisbury monthly meeting from 7 PM - 9PM. Check their web site for details.
December
1, 2007 – Saturday – Annual Beachcombers Corvette Club Christmas Party - second floor of Lighthouse Restaurant on the piers in
Lewes at 6 P.M.
September
2009 ………………..50th
Anniversary celebration for the Corvette at the plant in
Beachcombers Corvette Club of Southern Delaware, Inc.
Meeting August 2, 2007
Present
Bruce Bent Mike Fanning Jim Willis
Rick Berry Don & Connie
Magee Bill
Zwirz
Carol & Tom Brinker Tom & Kathy Mulcare
Steve & Diane Brooks Bill
Pokorny
Rich & Donna Brown Doug & Cindy Riniker
Bob Burton Doc & Barbara
Romansoff
Jim Carr Jack
Ruscansky
Jack & Linda Casto Joe
Scott
Scott Clapper Joe & Karen
Schluck
Buddy
Lew & Janet Smith
The meeting was called to
order by Sgt. at Arms, Cindy Riniker at Doyle’s Restaurant.
President Connie Magee made
her opening remarks.
The minutes of the previous
meeting were called for as posted in the July newsletter. Doc Romansoff made a motion to accept the minutes
as written. Don Magee second
the motion. No discussion. The motion passed unanimously.
Treasurer’s Report was
presented by Jim Willis for Debbie Willis:
Opening Balance………$4,087.24
Took in 2,132.43
Put
out 2,084.01
Ending balance $4,135.66
Rick Berry made a motion to
accept the report as presented. Doc
Romansoff second the motion. No
discussion. The motion passed
unanimously.
Vice President Doug Riniker
read the application of Jack and Mary Catherine Hudson of
Buddy Clark reported on the
celebration at the Lighthouse Restaurant in Lewes in recognition of Butch Elzey’s
Thank You to the soldiers at
Historian Jim Willis reported
on the success of the Smith Island Cruise.
All pictures from the event will be placed in the scrapbook. Connie remarked that while the cruise was fun
she believed
Connie Magee reminded
everyone of the pool party at her home on Saturday, August 4th. Details are in the newsletter.
Sick and Distress Report -
Member Ada Carr slipped in the tub and fractured her back. Treasurer Debbie Willis is undergoing
tests. Member Ray Myers is also
undergoing tests. Cards will be sent to
the members.
Upcoming Activities Report by
Carolyn Brinker:
Carolyn said she and Tom
visited the
President Magee announced the
check will be presented to the Children’s Beach House of Lewes at the September
meeting. Their representative will be
our guest for dinner. He will do a brief
presentation for us to learn more about the Beach House.
Some members are going to
Joe Schluck told us about the
ballot box he made and the printed board showing the various classifications
for cars entering the Car Show.
Lisa
____________________________ from First American Brands donated a Die Cast
Corvette and Men’s fragrancer as a fund raiser at our show. All proceeds will be donated to the
Children’s Beach House of Lewes.
A final check list for the
show was reviewed.
President Magee mentioned name of all those members having birthdays in August.
President Magee stated Chamber
of Commerce announced the Annual Riverwalk Festival in
The web site password is
1983. Enter password to access list of
club members.
Reminder – Millsboro Car Show
is the week before ours. Let’s get to it
to show our support so they will support us.
President Magee received info
on a raffle for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Midland, Florida through the
Betty Masko Foundation. It is for a Z06
Black Corvette.
First State Corvette Club of
Dover through Rick
Per
Rick Berry -
Dianne
Shaw requested the officers and membership consider her request to say the
Pledge of Allegiance at the opening of our club meetings. Jim Carr will donate a flag if we decide to
do it. The club would have to purchase a
stand. If would become the
Sergeant-At-Arms responsibility to get it to meetings and events.
Our
September meeting will be held at Doyle’s Restaurant in
Dianne
Shaw and /or Connie Magee will visit
Doc
Romansoff is taking orders for Club Hats.
Rick
Berry’s Trivia Challenge was won by Lew Smith.
Door
Prizes contributed by the Browns, Brooks, Mulcares, and Brooks again were won
by Connie Magee, Bill Zwirz, Jack Casto, and Kathy Mulcare.
The
$57 50/50 prize went to Jim Willis.
Meeting
adjourned.
Respectfully
submitted for Lana Wesley
By:
Dianne Shaw