Club Officers

President………….… Joe Worts   (302-947-4596)

Vice President…….…Dale Buckwalter   (302-647-4719)

Secretary………….….Donna Dunning   (410-896-2203)

Treasurer…..…….…. Lynne Buckwalter   (302-645-4719) (E-mail - Lbuck34@juno.com) 

Historian……………...Pat Bortle (410-352-3027)

Activities ……………..Carolyn Brinker (302-436-2487)

Sargent at Arms….….Peter Bon   (302-644-1570)

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

Group email address   - beachcomberscc@yahoogroups.com

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

Club T Shirts                                          Club Name Tags            

Call Marie Myers 302-539-4623                                              Available at $6.00 each.   Call or see

Shirts are $8.00                                                                     John Stichberry  410-754-9582.

Treasurers Report….                                                                                                                                                                     

Balance starting July 1, 2004            $    2,220.29                            

Deposits

New member dues collected                       12.50

Car Show Registration                                26.00

50/50 Raffle                                                 45.00                

Shorebirds & Suicide Bridge Events          269.50               

Total Deposits                                 $     2,489.79  

Debits                                                                                                      

Dianne Shaw – Newsletter                          26.30

Total Checks Written                      $         26.30

Balance as of July 31, 2004             $    2,463.49

Submitted by Lynn Buckwalter, Treasurer

Door Prize Donations needed:  The Club likes to award a Door Prize at each meeting.  Most often we have depended on the generosity of our members to donate suitable  items.  Winners have received such items as wine, car-cleaning supplies, bird feeders, garden stepping stones, six-pack of beer and similar things.  If you want to donate a Door Prize please give it to Carolyn Brinker or any member in her absence.

Upcoming Events continued:

August 27-29 – Corvettes at Carlisle

September- Labor Day weekend trip to Nashville and Bowling Green with First State CC and Shorevettes.

September 18 ~ First State Corvette Club Car Show – Our members, Rick Berry & Ed Marcelle, are also members of First State CC.  They were both at our car show to provide help and support.  It is very important to show support for other club’s activities and to help out if we can.  Let’s make a real effort to attend this upcoming show.  The show will be held at Townsend Brothers Chevrolet in Dover .  Registration will be from 9-11 a.m. .  There will be a people’s choice judging rendering 1^st, 2^nd, and 3^rd places in various categories, raffles and door prizes.

October 3^rd – Kruise Kahunaville – 2004 Vettes for Vets Show sponsored by The Corvette Club of Northern Delaware will be held on the Wilmington Riverfront.  ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE SHOW WILL BENEFIT THE DELAWARE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION HOSPITAL .  Take Exit 6 off I-95 in Wilmington , DE 19801 .  Show will run from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. and feature trophies and specialty awards in 16 categories, 50/50 raffle and door prizes.  Call 302-998-9434 to register.  Rain date is October 10^th.  For info go to www.vetteclub.org.

Christmas Tree Decorating Party at Grotto’s -  Will we participate this year?  Which charity will be name as the beneficiary?

Club’s Christmas Party -  Do you have a restaurant or location you can recommend?  If so, please call or see Carolyn Brinker, Activities Chairperson (302-436-2487)

 Club Shirts & Jackets – Nice quality shirts for men and women.   See or call Bill Shaw (302-541-4891).  The man’s shirt is red and the women’s is navy blue. 

WE  TOOK  OURSELVES  OUT  TO  THE  BALLGAME  - and a GREAT time was had by all.  Our outing on August 7^th boasted our parade around the field, a   Shorebirds ballgame, and fireworks!  Quite a bash!

The heat of the early August Saturday was sweltering as we worked around our homes completing some of those never-ending chores or running furiously around those coastal town streets doing errands but most of us managed to put our demands aside in time to meet at the WaWa in Millsboro for our inland cruise to Purdue Stadium for the evening.  Carolyn & Tom Brinker couldn’t put their demands aside though! As we met at WaWa they were en-route from Georgia (?) driving 2 new school busses from the factory to their new seaside owners.  The word was…they’d meet us at the stadium...yeah…right! 

As Bill & I pulled onto the WaWa lot we saw this beautiful, older, two-tone golden colored Corvette.  It is the most beautiful Corvette I have ever seen…honestly!!!!!!!  I quickly learned it was the Corvette of Dale & Lynne Buckwalter.  It’s hard to believe that just weeks before the Vette didn’t have an engine in it!!!!!!!!!!!  Cudos, Cudos, Cudos to the Buckwalters.  Their 1956 Aztec Copper CNV is just beautiful!  (Note: it is also FOR SALE – interested?)

Well the pressures of the day subsided as we headed West on Route 24 at our leisurely pace.  I even saw a sigh of relief in the faces of Edie & Joe Worts who had been working furiously for weeks to move out of one house and into the other while doing rehab along the way.  Edie clung to her coffee (her life blood in recent weeks) and Joe bore battle scares in his stitched-up nose…JOE - you catch falling furniture with your hands and body…not your NOSE!

Don & Connie Magee’s grandson was anxious for them to get to the stadium because he was going to ride on “Grandpa’s” car during the parade!!!!!   All of us arrived safely and parked our “pride & joys” at the gates for all game-goers to admire.  We socialized…sported our new shirts…recruited for new members …dusted our Vettes…and drank!  It was hot remember! 

I decided…the newness or oldness of your Corvette does not matter…the beauty of it does… America ’s Sportscar…it doesn’t get any better than this!

On cue we evacuated our parking spaces and headed for the back lot to line up for the parade of  Vettes…oldest (the Buckwalter’s ’56) to newest (the Worts’ “03 50^th Anniversary)!  We rode and waved to the cheers of the crowd!!!!!  How exciting!!!!!!  Back into our parking places and inside the stadium we went…to satisfy our hunger and thurst…oh yeah…and to watch the game J !

The Dunnings and Ellis’ were joined by more family members.  T.R. Ellis celebrated his 50^th birthday!  The Brinkers arrived IN THE SCHOOL BUSSES! 

A great time was had by all.  Hope YOU will join us next time! 

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Beachcombers Corvette Club 2004 Car Show – Another successful event !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   How can so much be done by so few?

The wagon was loaded as I blazed my way up Rt 113 at 6:30 a.m……far ahead of the maddening crowd that would be leaving the beach after there week of vacation!  That was probably the only good thing about meeting other members at that hour of the morning!  Undaunted by the time, and absent my coffee (ultimate sacrifice), I went forward. 

Bill had already been at work for a hour but I know he was cheering me on.  Georgetown is always farther than I judge but I got there just a little late.  As I pulled onto the parking lot I was astounded to see only the Magees and Peter Bon!  The contents of their vehicles were already unloaded and now mine was added to it.  We peered into the distance hoping to catch glimpse of others! 

Don and Peter took off with signs, stakes, and mallots in hand and began the demanding task of posting the signs in the hot temp and stifling humidity.  Connie and I sorted items as we awaited the arrival of the folding tables.  Don and Peter joined us…bearing their brand new club shirts… soaked!  Connie and I were “wet heads”…no comment please!

The Brinkers arrived with their 6 large folding tables in tow and the set up began.  Rick Berry arrived with his trailer!  I laughed to myself when I saw him…wondering what on earth he had in that thing.  He pulled up in front and threw open the doors and what to our wondering eyes should appear but a pop-up canopy for registration and a golf cart for running errands and shuttling those in need of a ride.  This man has it all together!  Guess he’s “been there…done that”.  No more laughs from me…just a happy smile for his help.

With very little instruction the Brinkers set up the registration table and before they could open their folding chairs the first registrant was in line with money in hand.  Joe Worts was there by then and helped out.  About 61 other participants followed throughout the registration period.  The turn out was GREAT!  Carolyn and Tom went from novice registrars to experts in one car show!

Rich Berry and Ed Marcelle demonstrated great skill and dexterity by putting together the newly acquired Club gas stove.  By the way…Rick had all the necessary tools for this major tasking!

Eric and Rose Leister arrived with a van filled with what seemed to be 800 cases of water and sodas.  Ya know the sodas did not get into and out of the van by themselves!  What a chore!

Doug Riniker arrived with an ice chest filled with ice.  I’d never before seen a 4-man ice chest! That’s how many men it took to get it out of Doug’s SUV.  I think Doug does a lot of serious fishing…or does he just tell a lot of serious fish stories?  Doug, Don, Eric, and I don’t know who else set out with transferring the ice and soda to the 5 ice chests in waiting. 

John Dunning arrived on his Harley followed by Donna in the van carrying all the beautiful trophies.  Together they unloaded the van then we found out Donna was sick…but she was there…trooper that she is.  We tried to get her to go home…the heat and humidity were not good for her.  Eventually she left…still sick!

Connie and I set up the trophy and door prize tables and  I ran to WalMart to buy buckets!  It does not matter why I bought buckets…trust me.

Rose and Connie set up the “kitchen” cooking and serving area like the pros they are.  The decision to cook the scrapple in advance and heat it up that morning was brilliant!  The decision to buy a stove and cook the hot dogs was equally wise.  There was no waiting in line for food and those two chicks (I can say that because I am female) moved food and drink like I have never seen it move before.  Those 2 kept pace all day BY THEMSELVES!  They sold bunches of food and drink.  They both wore shorts and have nice legs…I think those were nice selling points.

The cash register bell rang each time a sale was made!  It rang all day long.  Music to our ears!

Gloria Ellis and me set up vendor booths.  Rick and Ed set up a canopy for Gloria. The radio station played, the DJ played, people came and went after eating and drinking…some rested in the shade of the building’s overhang.  First State may have sold a vehicle to someone in attendance. 

Shelly Murray from Compassionate Care Hospice arrived in time to view the cars with her fiancé.  She told Joe Worts that a wedding date had not yet been set so Joe decided he would harass her fiancé when they met.  Once Joe found out the fiancé was a Psychiatrist he decided not to harass him!!!!!!!!  As a matter of fact….no one harassed the fiancé!!!!!!!!!

The Cape Gazette photographer/reporter arrived.  Joe presented the check to Shelly as the fiancé looked on.  She graciously thanked the Club on behalf of Compassionate Care Hospice and the DJ played on.

I saw Lenny, Otts, Bill, and Marion…and my Bill got there after work and the 1 hour to get thru Dagsboro in beach traffic.  What a guy!   If you were there and I did not mention you it is because I did not see you….sorry!  You should have said HI to the newsletter editor!

The people voted…the prizes were awarded…and the music played on as we cleaned up.

As the last contestant pulled off the parking lot it began to drizzle. 

Our tasks were done.  The 2004 show was over and those of us who worked were exhausted.

Hope YOU will join us for the fun next year!

                BEACHCOMBERS CORVETTE CLUB

MINUTES

August 5th, 2004

Vice President Dale the meeting to order at 7.30.

20  members  were  present:   John & Donna Dunning, Gloria Ellis, Otts &  Pat  Bortle,  Don  and  Connie Magee, Bill and Dianne Shaw,  Dale & Lynn  Buckwalter,   Jack & Linda Casto. Edward & Tanya Marcelle, Bill Pokorny,
Leonard & Barbara Romansoff, John & Lillian Stichberry

The Vice  President  Dale welcomed everyone .  Our guests were Fred W. Schatz, and Art and Ann Matichak

The Vice President then asked for the Secretary’s report. Donna asked if  there  were any additions or corrections to the minutes as stated in the  newsletter  and  then  requested  that  the minutes be approved with one correction spelling of Michelle’s last name to Esposito, Connie motioned to  accept,  and Bill seconded. It was unanimously approved with the one correction.

Lynn   read  the  treasure report John Dunning motion to accept and Donna second it.

The  Vice  President Dale read the new application for new members Art & Ann  Matichak.  Motion  to accept them as new members Connie motioned to accept and Bill seconded. It was unanimously approved.

Dale thanked the Magee’s for having the pool party all that attended had a  great  time.  He  also  stated we are still looking for place to hold meetings. Diane is checking into RJ’S In Laurel.

The club talked about where we would meet for Shorebirds game and passed cards to complete to be read as we drive around the field.

Gloria  Ellis informed us of the Seafood Festival in Cambridge on August 14th.  Jack will put on our web site. Diane will send information to our club members with Email also.
 
Dale  stated  Joe  will  hold  a  car  show  meeting at the Bonanza next Thursday  8-12-4. John Dunning is working on the trophes. John stated he ordered  the  plaques however he needed the sponsors as soon as possible
to have the trophies engraved.

Connie  stated  Marie and Rose and herself would do the shopping for the car  show  food.  Looking for people to cook scrapple. John & Donna will cook  4  pounds  we cooked 10 lbs. last year. This year we will cook the
night  before  and bring. The club also stated they will be buying a hot dog appliance to cook hot dogs at Sam’s Club.

Gloria  has  snow  ball machine, the club asked if she could be a vender for the event, and Gloria stated should would be glad to!

Connie  stated  we  still  need items for the Goodie bags that they will fill on Thursday meeting. We have ordered new bags; Donna asked how many bags  did we do last year? We made 100 bags last year. We also need door
prizes for the event.

The car show will be rain or shine no rain date.

Ed Marcelle, stated the First State ’s Club car show will be on 9-18-4 we will  have information in the new letter. Dale asked that we support the other clubs.

Dale had  flyers  for Northern Delaware Car show on 10-3-4 he will pass out flyers and have information in the new letter.

Don  stated  the Ms. Teen Delaware sponsors are looking for two corvette owners to be in the parade If you are interested let Don know.

The Door Prize winner was Connie Magee

The winner of the 50/50  was Art Matichak

The Vice President adjourned the meeting at 8.20 p.m.




Respectfully submitted,
Donna Dunning, Secretary