BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB
P. O.
THE VETTE GAZETTE
AUGUST 2008
VOLUME . 10 ISSUE NO. 4
BE SURE TO REVIEW THE UPCOMING EVENTS
SECTION
WE’RE DOING A LUNCH CRUISE TO CAPTAIN’S GALLEY
II IN
NO CLUB MEETING ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4TH
INSTEAD, THE CLUB’S ANNUAL CHRISTMAS
PARTY
WILL BE HELD ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6th
UPCOMING MEETINGS
SEPTEMBER 4TH
– OCTOBER 2ND – NOVEMBER 6TH
In
The State Room of the Heritage Inn & Golf Club
Highway One,
302-644-0600
Dinner reservations required
by Monday, September
1st. Please call Sharon Ruscansky at 302-945-6658 or E-mail her at Sharrus@verizon.net . REMINDER: If you signed the dinner sheet at the last
meeting and now your plans have changed and you don’t want dinner, you must call
REMINDER…our meal is a dinner served “buffet
style”. Our arrangement with the
Heritage Inn is not for an “AUCE” buffet.
Dinner cost is $20 per person and includes the gratuity and use of the
room.
Socialization
will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:15 p.m. followed by the meeting . Having dinner is optional. When facing the
You
will pay the hostess as you enter the dining room. They do accept credit cards.
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EL PRESIDENTE’S MESSAGE
What an effort by 48 of the Beachcombers finest members. On Saturday, August 16, the Beachcombers car show came to pass. Planning for the show started in the spring of this year. Car Show Committee Chairman Bill Shaw had each of the section chairs meet at his and Dianne’s house to review last year’s show. Joe Schluck’s copious notes from our 2007 show provided valuable data to improve this year’s event.
This year’s registration process, led by Registration Chair Joe Schluck, was simplified and was a breeze compared to last year. Henry the Deuce could not have had a better assembly line than the photography duo of photographer Violet Chilcoat & photo printer Jack Casto. Cochairman, Jim Carr, and Bill Shaw had the set-up team hopping early. By the time I got to the show at 6:30am the banners were already up along the road, the registration tent was up, and the Food Chair, Dianne Shaw, had the serving tables assembled. Hey Jim, can I borrow that whip you must have used?
A previous night’s rain shower forecast kept the early morning registrants away. Once the sun came out and the Weather Channel abolished fears of rain, the cars started pouring in. With the cars rolling in, the Parking Chair, Jim Willis sprung into action. OK, we all know Jim; he didn’t “spring” into action. Well, let’s face it; our Historian doesn’t spring into anything any more. His parking team did keep the cars moving. There was never a back up of cars waiting to park. More to Jim’s credit, THERE WERE NOT ANY PARKING ACCIDENTS. By the end of registration, we had 92 cars and 1 motorcycle. With the previous night’s threat of rain, tough economic conditions, and gas prices higher than Connie after a bottle of Chardonnay all stacked against us, we did admirably.
Altogether, 48 members pitched in from 6:00 in the morning
to well after clean-up was finished in the late afternoon. I am very proud of those 48. So many of those 48 saw something that needed
done and did it. From Steve Brooks
repairing our banners and making a food queuing system to Violet using her own
camera to
I have gross car show dollar figures from our Treasurer
Debbie Willis. Debbie is sharpening her
pencil and calculating a net profit. The
Board of Officers will use that information; our current balance; plus 1st
State Chevy’s donation and determine an amount available for charitable
donations. We have three donations we
would like to make. 1) The
Ah yes, the topic we love/hate to talk about – next year’s show. For now, while we are still over dosing on this year’s show, please email me (sclap@yahoo.com) your suggestions and comments for next year’s show while they are fresh in your minds. I will save all of your emails for the next Car Show Committee Chairman. After the first of the year, we will meet to constructively analyze the show.
Scott Clapper – a.k.a. El Presidente
Remember, Be Cool
Save the Wave
Buy El Presidente a Drink!
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BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB - PAST PRESIDENTS
Lenny Kozarski
Ray Myers
Don Magee
Joe Worts
Bill Shaw
Buddy
Connie Magee
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU…AND YOU…
AND YOU ~
YOU CAN RUN…
BUT YOU CANNOT HIDE
All members join in sending August birthday wishes to
El Presidente Scott Clapper, Tom Conley, Shirley
Conley, Wayne Esposito, Harry Morrissy, Marcia Ponzillo, “Doc” Romansoff,
Barbara Romansoff, Frank Saltarelli,
Karen Schluck, Lew Smith, and Bill Zwirz! In September
Fran Alessi, Dolores Bulles,
Ann Condra, Jim Gallagher, Ed Gartside,
Lee Repass, Sharon Ruscansky,
and Janet Smith will be blowing out candles!
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Club Officers
President………….………Scott Clapper
– 302-381-6246 (sclap@yahoo.com)
Vice President……………Wayne
Esposito – 302-644-9255 (fopwe@msn.com)
Secretary……………….…Cathy Schlossnagle – 302-644-7375 (bscs713@aol.com)
Treasurer………………….Debbie Willis
– 302-541-4050 (Baywillie1@mchsi.com)
Historian………………….Jim Willis 302-541-4050 (Baywillie1@mchsi.com)
Activities………………….Donna Brown – 302- 644-1246
(Dcb716@comcast.net )
Sergeant at Arms…………Michelle
Esposito – 302-644-9255 (michelleesposito@msn.com)
Newsletter …….………….Dianne Shaw
– 302-541-4891 (zinykake@aol.com)
Club Shirts & Jackets….....
Dianne Shaw – 302-541-4891 (zinykake@aol.com)
Club Tee Shirts………….. Bill Shaw – 302-541-4891 (bsups@aol.com)
Club Hats…………………Doc Romansoff – 302-732-9199 (Cervical1@aol.com)
Club Name Tags $6 ……...Connie
Magee – 302-732-9221 (Connie.magee@state.de.us)
E-mail Address…………..
Beachcombers@yahoogroups.com
Club Website……………..www.beachcomberscorvetteclub.org
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SAVE THE WAVE – START WITH OUR NEW MEMBERS
Have a wave ready
when you pull into the Dairy Queen in Millsboro! Rumor has it that our Jerry Smith can often
be found there in his 1993 Black ZR1 enjoying a Hot Fudge Chocolate sundae with
cherries and wet nuts…YAHOO!
Was driving behind a
1992 White Coupe the other night and was beaten out of a parking place in front
of Nicola Pizza in
We’re so happy to
have you all with us. Sometimes meetings
can be a little overwhelming … please don’t let that
happen. Stop any of us and ask
questions. You’re a part of us now!
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BEACHCOMBERS CLUB SPONSOR - 1ST STATE
CHEVY-OLDS
Go to
1st State for all your service needs on your Corvette. 10% discount when you present your
Beachcombers Membership Card!
CORVETTES FOR
All 2008s have deep discounts…employees
pricing…now’s the time to buy! Sorry I
don’t have their Corvettes listed! I
forgot I had to do the newsletter so I didn’t have time to get them. Want to know?
Call Chuck Ricker at the above number and he’ll make it happen for
YOU!
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TREASURER’S
REPORT – Debbie Willis
Beginning Balance ……..……..…………………….$ 3,733.53
Plus: ………………………………………………… 2,206.35
Plus:
Interest……………………………………….. 3.35
Minus: ……………………………………………… 454.12
Ending Balance:……………….……………….……
$ 5,485.76
BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB’S ANNUAL CAR
I arrived at 6:30 a.m. to find
tables set up and tents pitched and from there everything fell into place and
by 8:00 a.m. it was SHOWTIME!
Registration functioned like a
well-oiled machine with our experienced crew and methodical procedures. The food concession benefitted greatly from
its new set up; guide posts for customer flow; and a dedicated cashier.
The show always brings out the
usual dedicated members whose work is immeasurable from constructing things way
prior to the show; acquiring sponsors and door prizes; ordering plaques;
soliciting for food donations; typing; making telephone calls; organizing; and picking
up supplies to working the day of the show.
Each year I’m uplifted by seeing some of our newer members show up and
perform duties from set up to assisting in the photo process to directing
traffic to serving food and sodas to cleaning up and just assisting in any way
they were needed …including our in-house
DJ!
We did GOOD and Scott’s report
on the Car Show will “bowl you over”!
Thanks EVERYONE!
Bill
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AUGUST MEETING – 50/50 WINNER – Congrats to Jim Willis who won $60!
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DOOR PRIZES – The door prize donated by The Schlucks was won by Larry Wesley.
Remember to bring your donated
Door Prize to the club meeting. Prizes
need not be auto or Corvette related.
Prizes should be usable and not excessive in price…unless you want to.
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 NAME TAGS – The purchase of name
tags is encouraged for all members. They
help us get to know each other’s names and they are great during club sponsored
events. Need one? See Connie Magee. Cost is $6 per tag upfront. She’ll need your
name and city.
CLUB SHIRTS – Member DianneShaw can show you a
picture of our shirts or you can see them on our members. The more shirts ordered the lower the cost
for embroidery. 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 $26 to $30 plus about $7-$10 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. A $30 deposit is
required at the time you order.
CLUB TEE SHIRTS – Nice
white tees with a left front logo and a back logo of a Corvette on the
beach. $13 each. See Bill Shaw at the meeting or call
541-4891.
CLUB LOGO
WINDOW STICKERS - $1 each. See Joe Schluck or
call him at 855-9358.
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CORVETTE TRIVIA GOES UNCONTESTED
FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN TWO MONTHS.
The usual bevy of contestants
took pen in hand and drew their little circles on the challenge sheet despite
knowing El Presidente August prize was non-alcoholic! The level of Corvette trivia expertise within
the club continued to be matched head to head until members fell to the wayside
one by one. In the end…only the truly knowledgeable
stood above all others. TA DAAAAAAA …
congrats to Lee Repass…our 5 Vette
Man! Better that than the 60 second
man!!!!!
Awards for future Trivia
challenges will be enticing…some purchases were made during last week’s trip to
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GOOD FOOD…HIGH-POWERED WATER
GUNS…LAUGHTER… AND A DOWN RIGHT GOOD TIME…was had by all who attended the Magee’s pool
party for the club. Thanks to Don and
Connie for tolerating ALL of us!
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A DELIGHTFUL CRUISE TO
SHOREBIRDS STADIUM…A PROUD DRIVE AROUND THE BALL FIELD IN OUR CORVETTES…A WAVE
TO THE APPLAUSE...HOT DOGS…SODA…A VISIT BY THE MASCOT “
IS YOUR CORVETTE AVAILABLE
FOR UPCOMING FALL AND WINTER PARADES
AND HOMECOMING CELEBRATIONS?
Quite often local
schools, organizations, and PR personnel for local pageant winners will contact
our club seeking cars and drivers to carry individuals in parades or
celebrations. Most often they are on
Friday or Saturday evenings in our general area. Their preference is usually a convertible
(for better visibility of the “celebrity”).
Staring with the September meeting we will make a list of volunteers for
this activity. A list will be passed
around or you can see Janet Smith at the meeting or call her at 537-1207.
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
AUGUST 31ST -
SUNDAY……………….Beachcombers’ members cruise to lunch at Captain’s Galley II in
West Ocean City. RIGHT AWAY YOU MUST CALL Jim Willis (541-4050) to
make your reservation. Members who want
to cruise there will meet at the
SEPTEMBER 4TH
………………..Beachcombers Regular Monthly Meeting at Heritage Inn
SEPTEMBER 6TH
………………..Dagsboro First Hall Car Show at 10 a.m.
SEPTEMBER 13TH……………….POSSIBLE
CLUB ACTIVITY – Maryland Food Bank
Car Show. Rain date
Sep 20th. Registration at the K-Mart shopping center parking lot onb Route 50 and
SEPTEMBER 27TH
……………….Beachcombers Cruise to
If you’ve signed up Connie Magee will have tickets at
the September meeting. $25 per person. Need
tickets? Call Connie before the
September meeting at her home 732-9221 or at work 856-5406….and YES…she is a
government employee and this is an example of YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!
OCTOBER 2ND
………………….Beachcombers Regular Monthly Meeting at
Heritage Inn
OCTOBER 8th
…………………….Endless Summer Crusin in
OCTOBER 18TH
SATURDAY……POSSIBLE CLUB ACTIVITY – 9th annual Cruise for a Cause
hosted by Wheels that Heal Car Club
in association with Harley Davidson of
cruise you can still make a donation. Call Steve Mixter at 410-749-5746.
OCTOBER 25TH
………………Wings & Wheels Fall Festival at 8 a.m. – Details coming.
NOVEMBER 1ST
……………..POSSIBLE CLUB ACTIVITY – Toys for Tops Cruise In hosted by Wheels that
Heal Car Club. AT the American Legion Family Post #64 on Route 50
west of
NOVEMBER 6TH………………..Beachcombers
Regular Monthly meeting at Heritage Inn
DECEMBER 6TH
………………….Beachcombers Annual Christmas Party…if you’ve maintained “Active” status for 2008 this event is compliments
of the Club. Active members are those
who first joined during 2008 and older members who have attended 3 meetings and
1 social event. If you’re
inactive…you’ll have to pay. Cost not
yet determined. Details
at upcoming meetings and in this newsletter. It is at the LIGHTHOUSE RESTAURANT on the
water in Lewes.
SEPTEMBER 3rd , 4th , and 5th , 2009
………………..Anniversary celebration for the Corvette at the plant in
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BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB
MEETING AUGUST 7,2008
ATTENDEES
Frank
Saltarelli Scott
Clapper
Donna
Brown Rich Brown
Dianne
Shaw Bill Shaw
Janet
Smith Miriam Targonski
Tom
Macknight Ruth
Macknight
Don
Magee Connie Magee
Rick
Beach Rachel Beach
Jim
Willis Debbie Willis
Joe
Schluck Karen
Schluck
Bruce
Chilcoat Violet
Chilcoat
Bill
Zwirz Maria
Zwirz
John
Heber Barbara Heber
Ann
Condra Bob
Schlossnagle
Lee
Repass Buddy
Orville
Mills Gloria Mills
Doc
Romansoff Bill
Pokorny
Andy
Bulles Tom
Mulcare
Steve
Brooks Diane Brooks
Bill
Vernon
Larry
Wesley Lana Wesley
Jack
Casto
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Scott Clapper who led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The secretary’s report was read. No corrections. Motion to accept by Buddy Clark and seconded by Bill Shaw. All were in favor.
The treasurer’s report was read by Deb Willis.
Beginning balance was $ 3,733.53
Additions of $ 2, 206.35 which included First States $1,500. Sponsorship of the Club.
Plus interest of $ 3.35.
Less $454.12 paid out to Dianne Shaw, Connie Magee, Shorebirds game, Jeff Brown and
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Ending balance of $5,485.76.
Motion made by Bill Shaw to accept and seconded by Don Magee. All were in favor.
New Members Wayne Esposito presented applications for membership for Jerry Smith and Denny and Dawn Huss. George Shannon made a motion to accept the applications and Connie Magee seconded. All were in favor.
Historian’s report Jim Willis reported all photos from the pool party were available and those for the ballgame were coming.
Activities - It was reported that Carolyn Brinker could no longer be the Activities Chair. Donna Brown volunteered to assume the position. Connie Magee made a motion to name Donna as the Activities Chair. Joe Schluck seconded and all were in favor.
In conjunction with the Activities Chair, Joe Schluck suggested the club issue a Debit Card to the
Activities Chair to be used solely for club activities. There was some discussion. Treasurer Debbie Willis expressed her concern
about the use of a Debit Card from a security standpoint and suggested the club
get a Credit Card instead. Buddy
Donna Brown suggested the following as possible club activities:
A Crab Feast in
An October outing to attend a play and dinner at the new Rehoboth Beach Dinner Theater to see Smokey Joe’s Café. Cost is $55 per person for dinner and the show.
November cruise to Dover Downs for a Wine Tasting event.
December…the
Ann Condra asked if the club participates in the Corvettes in Ocean City MD rally. It is on Friday and Saturday, October 3 and 4. Bill Shaw stated that in the past some members have participated and done the drive on the boardwalk while other have been spectators gathering at the Brass Balls Saloon on the Boardwalk to eat and watch the Vettes pass.
The club will discuss this event at the September meeting.
Car Show update was given by Bill Shaw. He met with Lee Turek
of First State Chevy Olds who stated the new cars would be moved away from the
front of the dealership as much as possible.
The grassed area would be used to park the participants
cars. CAT Radio will be there. We can use the
Scott reported:
- the American Legion Show was good for the club with Jim Willis and Tom & Ruthie MacKnight receiving awards. It was a really hot day but there was a nice pavilion.
- The lunch and cruise to Ruth’s Chris was nice with a delicious lunch and nice atmosphere. We asked for a Door Prize donation gift certificate but they didn’t give one.
- Jim Willis will not be allowed to lead another caravan LOL…44-46 MPH caused us to back traffic up to Ocean City….just kidding…
- A great time was had by all who attended Connie & Don’s pool party. Food was great. El Presidente was the only one who drove his Vette! Thanks Magees!
- Those attending the Millsboro Car Show we will meet at WaWa at 14 and 113 at 10 a.m. and line up newest to oldest.
- Beachcombers car show is a GO!
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Club will be represented in
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Reminder the September 2009 Anniversary celebration in
- Club Christmas Party is at Lighthouse Restaurant on the Canal in Lewes. We need to send them a $100 deposit. Don Magee made a motion to send them the $100. George Shannon second. All were in favor. If you first joined the club during 2008 you are an Active member and the dinner will be paid for by the club. If you attended 3 meetings and 1 social function during 2008 then you too are Active and your dinner will be paid for by the club. If you are inactive we hope you will join us but you will have to pay your own way. Official records of attendance are maintained by Connie Magee. Price TBA.
Connie Magee made a motion to give one of the members going
to
Trivia Contest answers were reviewed by Lew Smith. The winner was Lee Repass.
Debbie Willis gave the club information on Carnival Cruises
starting to leave the
Door Prize from the Schlucks was won by Larry Wesley.
The 50/50 of $60 was won by Jim Willis.
The lunch cruise on August 31st the Captain’s
Galley in
The meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m.
Respectfully submitted for Cathy Schlossnagle by DianneShaw.