BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB
P. O. BOX 1783 - MILLSBORO, DE
19966
THE VETTE GAZETTE
MAY 2007
VOLUME . 9 ISSUE NO. 1
The meetings of June 7th will be held at
DOYLE’S RESTAURANT – RT 113 –
SELBYVILLE, DE
(302) 436-2112
Doyle’s features Eastern Shore
“home” cooking with soups, salads, steaks, chops, liver, poultry, seafood, and
pasta selections
Socializing
and dining from 6:00 p.m. Meeting at
7:30 P.M.
We’re spoiled…it just didn’t work out at LaRosa
Negra! I do
so appreciate everyone’s understanding with the buffet last month. We did have trouble in that there was
supposed to be food for 37 who had said they were partaking of the buffet. We were invited to return for seconds yet 2
members didn’t get to eat from the buffet and had to order from the menu. We had to pay for 37 meals but did not
collect money for 37 meals so the club had to pay the difference. That’s is why we are at Doyle’s. We will vote at the June meeting whether to
stay at Doyle’s or go to Bonanza or maybe the Pizza Palace in Georgetown if the
remodeling is completed.
Do you have a meeting location suggestion? We need a restaurant that
will accommodate 40-50 of us and provide a space where we can have a
meeting. One big thing we like is the
ability to pay with separate checks and order from the menu. Know some place? Contact them and see if they are willing to do what we want. Get the name and telephone number of a
contact person then present the info at our meeting or call Dianne Shaw
(302-541-4891).
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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- 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
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Well, I made it through the first meeting even though I was a little nervous!! We have such a great group of members and to date we have 79 and seem to be growing all the time. I guess we are doing something right, even getting some younger blood with Will and Amy.
We recently had several activities: our “Mystery Cruise”, our trip to the Ronald McDonald House and the OC Jamboree. I think everyone who participated had a great time. I would especially like to thank Carolyn for all her hard work in planning our activities. She does a great job!
Our car show is coming up in August and really involves a lot of work and planning. I hope everyone will pitch in and help.
I personally want to thank Buddy and all the officers for the great job they did last year. Hopefully we can continue to do as well this year with everybody’s help once again
Connie
YOU DID JUST GREAT
CONNIE. IT WAS AN AMBITIOUS AGENDA AND YOU
STILL ENDED THE MEETING AT A REASONABLE TIME!
LOVE YA!
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NOW “COMBING” THE BEACH WITH US - OUR NEWEST MEMBERS
Hats off and a hearty welcome to Steve
Martins, of Berlin, Maryland and his 1998 Black Convertible and his 1968 Black
Convertible. Steve’s Brother, Jeffrey
Martins and his wife Jackie of Newark, Maryland are great enthusiasts and usually
help Steve drive one of his two cars. Scott
Clapper and his 2007 Black Coupe join us from Bethany Beach , Delaware and Jim
and Ada Carr and their 1998 Red Coupe join us from Ocean View, Delaware. Give a wave, shake a hand and say “WELCOME
TO BEACHCOMBERS!”.
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BEACHCOMBERS MEMBERSHIP CARDS
Kudos to Randy
Goodlett for our impressive membership cards.
Didn’t get yours? Pick it up at
the next meeting!
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~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU ~ ~
All the members join in sending May Happy Birthday wishes to Michael Fanning (we’re missing you Mike…hope to see you soon) plus Darlene Gartside, Melvin Miller, Debbie Willis, Maria Zwirz and new member Steve Martins. Blowing out candles in June are new member Jim Carr, Jack Casto (our Florida connection), Bill Vernon, and Jim Willis (King of Car Show Sponsors)
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BEACHCOMBERS
CLUB SPONSOR - 1ST STATE CHEVY-OLDS
300
S. DuPont Highway - Georgetown, DE 19947-0747 - 302-856-2521
Go to
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Membership Card for a 10% discount on all service charges.
CORVETTES
FOR SALE AT
FIRST STATE CHEVY-OLDS
2007 LeMans Blue coupe, Gray interior, paddle shift auto, Z51, chrome wheels, Pkg 3
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2007 Red Z06, yes Z06, Ebony interior, navigation, chromed wheels, Pkg 2
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Pkg 3, auto with paddle shift
Bring in your car for a "Quick pit stop"
free maintenance inspection!
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RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CRUISE - APRIL
28, 2007
C.P. Diver was happy to
welcome us to their parking lot….our meeting place! Two hours later we arrived at an impressive brick structure in a
rolling hilled area just down the road from the gates of DuPont’s Children’s Hospital. A crew of volunteers was outside sprucing up
the gardens and laying mulch as we parked our Vettes and one lone pick-up truck
driven by Jim Willis which was carrying a “loaded to capacity” bunch of items
from the House’s Wish List. When the
house manager looked at the truck full of items she openly expressed her
appreciation of the generosity of our members!
Kudos to all of you! We were a
little disappointed that children and families could not be taken for rides in
the Vettes but the squeals of excitement from the children as they climbed in
an out of the cars and sat behind the steering wheels beeping horns at each
other made up for it. They even got up
into Jim’s “big twuck” as one child described it. We had plenty of food and families were still enjoying the buffet
as we waved “good bye”. The visit was
very special and made us realize once again…we are blessed to be able to conduct
such an event. We at Beachcombers are
good people!
………………………………………………………………………………………………
MEMBER RICH BROWN HAS OFFER YOU CAN’T REFUSE
For
$25 you can walk away with a cover for a C-4 – 2 years old.
Call
Rich at 302-644-1246 or see him at the meeting.
GOT
A CALL FROM A LOWER SUSSEX COUNTY RESIDENT
SEEKING
OUR HELP - IT’S A “GEM” OF A DEAL
FOR
SALE – 1970 Daytona Yellow Corvette 4 Speed Roadster - $20,000 OBO. Appraised at $24,000 it features a Saddle
Brown interior, a new soft top, and a 350/350hp engine. Its numbers match the
original engine and the current owner did the body-on restoration. It does not have a hard top. The seller is the second owner of this always
“garage kept” vette. Odometer is at
76,000. Call Bob Clower at home
(302-539-6862) or at his sub shop “Ocean Side” in Fenwick Island
(302-539-5388).
………………………………………………………………………………………………
WE
SNAPPED OUR FINGERS AND CLAPPED OUR HANDS
WE
EVEN FLAILED OUR ARMS IN THE AIR
THE
ONLY THING MISSING – OUR CIGARETTE LIGHTERS
The house lights
dimmed as “The Legends” bolted through the side door and took the stage for a
night of rock and roll entertainment that took us back in time…to the good ole
days! Thanks to Activities Coordinator
Carolyn Brinker it was another successful outing! The fun really began about 30 minutes into the program when they
tried to get Janet Smith up on stage.
Lew kept encouraging her but it never happened. We got to meet Tom Mulcare’s better half,
Kathy and had an opportunity to get to know Bill and Maria Zwirz a little
better. Jack and Linda Casto were
pretty quiet in their participation but we couldn’t keep Doug & Cindy
Riniker out of the aisles. We finally
gave Doc Romansoff a new lens for his eyeglasses and Barbara looked on
approvingly. Eric and Rose Leister
clearly had a good time singing along to all the tunes they recognized. We tried to get Tom Brinker to buy a beanie
hat with a crab on top but Carolyn kept him in line…or was it us she kept in
line. Connie kept saying she didn’t
recognize any of the songs (she claims she is younger than many of us!) but that didn’t stop her from chair dancing…NO
not lap dancing! Either way…Don smiled
broadly. Me and Bill…we recognized
every song…especially those from our younger days in Ocean City…”Under the
Boardwalk”. A great time was had by
all. Wish you were there.
BEACHCOMBERS BEACHCOMBERS
TEE
SHIRTS NAME TAGS
See our Activities Chairlady, See our member, Rick Berry, atCarolyn
Brinker, at the meeting the meeting or e-mail him ator e-mail her
at jtbfish@aol.com. Rberry@delmarvawarehouses.com Shirt
is $8
Name tags are about $6
MAY
MEETING – 50/50 WINNER
Congrats to member Wayne Esposit on his win of
$47!
OUR CAR SHOW CHARITY - Children’s
Beach House
BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB
ANNUAL CAR SHOW
Saturday, August 18, 2007
Committees and Chairperson
Chairman of the Show: Buddy Clark
Note: Each chairperson is seeking volunteers with
or without expertise in the area.
Please contact the chairperson to offer your assistance. At a later date a Volunteer Sign-Up Sheet
will be sent around to sign up for set up and break down functions.
Registration…………………………………..Barbara
Romansoff
Food & Beverage…………………………….Dianne
Shaw
Trophys………………………………………Connie
Magee & Rick Berry
Judging……………………………………… Don
Magee & Buddy Clark
Sponsors & Door Prizes……………………...Don
Magee & Buddy Clark
Flyers, Ballots, Newspaper
Notifications……Connie Magee
Parking……………………………………….Jim
Willis & Joe Schluck
50/50
Raffle………………………………….Volunteers needed
Logistics……………………………………..Jim
Willis
Photography…………………………………Randy
Goodlett
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DOOR PRIZES
AWARDED AT THE MARCH MEETING
The Door Prizes for the meeting were donated by our sponsor, First State Chevy-Olds in Georgetown. The lucky winners were Michelle Esposito, Gene Ponzillo, and Barbara Romansoff.
Remember to make donations to the Door Prize cache. Attendees at our monthly meetings receive a ticket and at the end of the night a drawing is made and a Door Prize is awarded. We ask members to contribute Door Prizes so the club does not have to incur the expense. Prizes should be practical and not exceed $10. You may give your gift to Carolyn Brinker prior to the meeting. We ask that prizes be wrapped or placed in gift bags to enhance the surprise.
* * * * * * * * 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
Salisbury. 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.
First
State Corvette Club meets 1st Wednesday ..………………firststatecorvetteclub.org
Eastern
Short Corvette Club meets 2nd Thursday…………..easternshorecorvetteclub.org
May
29th ………………………Beachcombers Highway Clean up of their adopted
one-mile stretch along Long Neck Road in Long Neck. As part of the
Adopt-A-Highway program Beachcombers adopted the one-mile stretch of roadway
from the corner of Rt. 24 at Long Neck Road (where the Wilmington Trust Bank is
located) down toward Grotto Pizza.
Members should plan to meet on the bank parking lot in “picking up
trash” attire at 6:00 p.m. Reflective safety vests and trash bags will be
provided by the club but please bring your own protective gloves. Some pick-up trucks will be needed to carry
the bags of trash to the pick up points.
Be prepared to volunteer at the May meeting to drive your truck. Otherwise…Corvettes are the vehicle of the
event. Make sure you do your hair for
the events because pictures are taken!
Upon completion of clean up we retreat to Grotto’s on Long Neck for
pizza and non-alcoholic beverages “on the club” with contribution also by
Grotto.
June
6th ……………………… First State Corvette Club of Dover monthly meeting 6:30 – 9:30. Please refer to their web site.
June
7th …………………….. Beachcombers Corvette Club monthly meeting. Dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. followed at 7:30 p.m by the meeting. Doyle’s Restaurant, Selbyville,
Delaware.
June
14th ………………………. Eastern Shore Corvette Club of Salisbury monthly meeting from 7 PM - 9PM. Check their
web site for details.
June
30th – Saturday ……….Baseball Game and Parade around Field in our
Vettes At Shorebirds Stadium in Salisbury.
PLEASE NOTE:
Everyone that is going MUST pay at the June 7th meeting or
send a check to Debbie Willis by June 15th. If you send a check to Debbie be sure to
also call Carolyn at 302-436-2487 if you have not reserved a ticket
already. NO PAY NO TICKET with club
seating. There is always general
admission if some one chooses to go after the June 15th
deadline. We usually cruise to the Purdue Stadium for a
fun evening. Some members do the cruise
and others join us at the stadium.
Meeting location, time, and other details TBA at June meeting.
July
sometime………………… Beachcombers Corvette Club Proposed Mystery Cruise – date and details TBA.
July
4th ???……………………. First State
Corvette Club of Dover monthly
meeting 6:30 – 9:30. Please refer to
their web site.
July 5th
……………………… Beachcombers Corvette Club monthly meeting. Dinner beginning
at 6:00 p.m. followed at 7:30 p.m by the meeting. Location TBA.
July 12th
……………………… Eastern Shore Corvette Club of Salisbury monthly meeting from 7 PM - 9PM. Check their
web site for details.
August
1st ……………………. First State
Corvette Club of Dover monthly
meeting 6:30 – 9:30. Please refer to
their web site.
August
2nd …………………….. Beachcombers Corvette Club monthly meeting. Dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m. followed at 7:30 p.m by the meeting.
Location TBA.
August
9th ……………………… Eastern Shore Corvette Club of Salisbury monthly meeting from 7 PM - 9PM. Check their
web site for details.
August 18th ……………………Beachcombers Corvette Club Annual Car Show at First State Chevy-Olds – our only fund-raiser of the year. Mark your calendars and volunteer some time. Watch Newsletter for details. Ongoing discussion also at club meetings.
December 1, 2007 – Saturday – Annual
Beachcombers Corvette Club Christmas Party - second floor of Lighthouse
Restaurant on the piers in Lewes at 6 P.M.
Beachcombers Corvette Club of Southern
Delaware, Inc.
Meeting - May 3, 2007
Prior to the meeting President Connie Magee called for a meeting of the Executive Committee to discuss some items to be brought to the meeting. In attendance were, Connie Magee, Buddy Clark, Dianne Shaw, Doug Riniker, Cindy Riniker, and Lana Wesley.
Connie stated that we will have to change the bylaws because we are now incorporated. The bylaws will reflect that. She asked that we all look them over to see if anything else needed to be changed.
Car show food
Dianne Shaw reported that the ‘Dog House’ multifunction food cart was no longer available for the car show as it was on contract to Lowe’s. She said the owner did offer that he had steam operated cart that he would rent to us for $50.00. This was turned down as we have the ability do this type of cooking ourselves.
Jim Willis said that ‘Touch of Italy’ bakery offered to supply their very excellent muffins either as a donation or at a good price. Jim will talk with her again to get final details.
The discussion then turned to the menu for the car show. Several things were suggested including egg/scrapple sandwiches, barbeque, and polish sausage. Buddy Clark reminded the committee that we needed space to do each different thing. Connie suggested the following menu for the car show –muffins and scrapple sandwiches in the morning; for the afternoon, hot dogs with sauerkraut and meatball sandwiches. The committee agreed.
Meeting place
Dianne Shaw said that doing a buffet presented many problems. She had to give the restaurant (La Rosa Negra) a head count. If someone did not come to the meeting, the club was responsible to pay for them or go back to the member for their portion of the bill. She also said she had to call several of the members to see if they were going to attend. Dianne felt the buffet was a lot of work and would cause problems. She had checked with Doyle’s restaurant and they can accommodate the club. We will be able to order from the menu and get separate bills. She also reminded us that we can go to Bonanza. They can also accommodate the club. She will check further.
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 Pm at La Rosa Negra.
Present
Rick & Linda Berry Rich & Donna Brown
Bob Burton James Carr (guest)
Linda & Jack Casto Scott Clapper (guest)
Buddy Clark Ann Condra
Wayne & Michelle Esposito Ed Gartside
Amy Kernodle Don & Connie Magee
Tom Mulcare Pill Pokorny
Gene Ponzillo Doug & Cindy Riniker
Doc & Barbara Romansoff Jack & Sharon Ruscansky
Frank & Joanne Saltarelli Joe & Karen Schluck
Joseph Scott Bill & Dianne Shaw
Lew & Janet Smith Larry & Lana Wesley
Jim Willis Bill & Maria Zwirz
Officer’s Reports
Secretary—the minutes from last months meeting were approved.
Treasurer-Jim Willis gave the treasurer’s report in Debbie Willis’ absence. The report was accepted.
Vice President-Doug Riniker submitted applications for membership from Jim and Ada Carr, Scott Clapper, Steve Martin, Jeffrey Martin and Jackie Martin. Bill Shaw made the motion to accept the applications. Jim Willis seconded the motion. The applications were accepted.
Activities-Jim Willis announced that a fine time was had by all at the Ronald McDonald on April 28. He presented the “Lady in Red” with a picture of her and Ronald McDonald. The food was good and the children enjoyed being in and riding in the many Corvettes driven to the event.
Carolyn Brinker reminded everyone that the OC Jamboree will the next night. (Friday) She stated she had 5 tickets left. The show will begin at 7PM and attendees should meet at the Jamboree at 6:15.
Tuesday May 29 is the date the Club will clean up a portion of Long Neck Road for the Adopt a Highway program. Participants are to meet at the Wilmington Trust at the corner of rte 24 and Long Neck Road. After the clean up we will go to Grottos.
June 30 is the Shorebirds game.
Buddy Clark spoke on the car show in August. Five sub committees have been formed each with responsibilities for different parts of the show. A sign up list will be sent around for volunteers. The registration desk will need more help than in the past. Randy Goodlett will need help with pictures. There is always something to do. He urged all to sign up.
Dianne Shaw presented the menu decided upon by the executive committee; muffins and scrapple sandwiches, hot dogs, chili and sauerkraut for the hot dogs and meatball sandwiches. The membership was in agreement with this menu.
Bill Shaw offered that the car show was our biggest fund raiser and our charity this year is the Children’s Beach House of Lewes.
Jim Willis has gotten many sponsors by canvassing the southern end of the county from Rte. 113 to rte 26, rte 1 and rte 54. The rest of the area is wide open and all were asked to try to get sponsors. Jim Willis has almost doubled the number of sponsors he got last year.
We also need door prizes from local business such as car washes, lubes, groceries, gift certificates etc.
This year sponsor’s names will be listed on a “Sponsor List” as well as in publications about the car show. Every participant in the car show will be given a list and any publications. We will also ask the DJ to announce the names of the sponsors. The membership was urged to patronize the sponsors.
Meeting Places—Dianne Shaw stated it is difficult doing the buffet and it entailed a lot of work for the person trying to make the arrangements—in this case-her. Head counts had to be given before the meeting. If someone does not show up for the meal and they were counted as coming, the club would be responsible for that person’s bill which would subsequently be passed on the member. She felt it necessary to personally call those who did not call her. At this particular meeting 37 people said they would eat but only 35 did actually eat off the buffet. Joanne Saltarelli pointed out the Zwirz’ had signed up to eat but had arrived late and there was no food left so they ordered off the menu. Another issue was that the entire bill was presented to Dianne to sort out. Therefore, because of all the problems associated with a buffet either at this restaurant or any other it was suggested we continue to try to find places that would let us order off the menu and give separate checks. Dianne found two places that were willing to do this. The places were Doyle’s Restaurant on rte. 113 and Bonanza. Doyle’s Restaurant was agreed upon by those present.
Dianne will be taking orders fro shirts and jackets tonight. Doc Romansoff asked if caps and visors were available. Dianne will try to get samples.
Rick Berry announced that the papers for incorporation should be arriving soon. They were delayed because we used our PO Box address which is not acceptable. Rick will use his address as the address where the papers can be mailed.
Connie Magee announced that she has asked the executive committee to review the bylaws for any needed changes and asked all members to do the same.
Connie Magee stated we have a lot of money in our treasury and suggested we donate some to charity. She asked for suggestions for recipients. After discussion it was decided to give $100.00 each to five different charities.
Connie asked if we wanted to donate a trophy to the American Legion car show. We have never done this before. Rick Berry felt this would be setting a precedent and we probably shouldn’t do it. The suggestion was tabled for the time being.
There was no trivia quiz this month.
Door prizes were donated by Connie Magee and Gene Ponzillo both from 1st State Chevrolet. They were won by Michelle Esposito and Barbara Romansoff.
The 50/50 was won by Wayne Esposito.
The next meeting will be at Doyle’s Restaurant.
The meeting was adjourned.
Submitted by Lana W. Wesley