Corvettes Unlimited`s
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Corvettes Unlimited`s
CU Corvettes Unlimited’s in the The Official Monthly Newsletter of Corvettes Unlimited Corvette Club Inc., http://corvettesunlimitednj.com Volume 39 No.1 Established 1977 MAIN ISSUE Our 39th Year January 2016 OFFICERS Beverly Taormino – President & Board member 609-876-7955, [email protected] Tom Brown - Vice Pres. & Board member 856-455-3199, [email protected] Cookie Trembley – Secretary & Board member 856-455-8336, [email protected] Kathy Aussenberg- Treasurer & Board member 856-691-7141, [email protected] Other Board of Directors Members Randy Camp 609-602-3120, [email protected] Ken Tomasello 609-271-8507, [email protected] Tim Gasparovic 609-320-0677, [email protected] Dave Kinsey 856-816-6565, [email protected] Tom Conroy, Past President 856-885-8506, [email protected] NCM Ambassador - Terry Zeller 856-327-0405, [email protected] CU Club Apparel – Cookie Trembley 856-455-8336, [email protected] CU Webmaster - Cliff Shield 856-691-4267, [email protected] Editor of CU Rearview Mirror Diane Zerns 609-760-2246, [email protected] Club Historian Beverly Taormino 609-876-7955, [email protected] Mail Bob Aussenberg 856-691-7141, [email protected] Corvettes Unlimited wishes everyone a Happy, Healthy New Year! Check out some of the activities already planned for this year in this issue. Hope to see you all!!! This is the first newsletter for 2016. We are sending it out to all members as of December 2015. Please note dues for 2016 are payable in the month of January 2016. Members, We hope you all decide to renew for 2016, but if your membership is not received by the end of January, you will not receive a February newsletter. Not to worry, once your renewal is received we can forward any newsletters you may have missed. 1 Minutes of our January 13th club meeting CU President Beverly Taormino opened the meeting Members Present: Ted & Cookie Trembly, Terry Zeller, Ron & Darlene Fredosick, Harvey & Brenda Shaw, Kathy Aussenberg, Joe & Linda Betterelli, Tim & Debbie Gasparovic, Bev Taormino, Ken & Liz Tomasello, Dave Kinsey, Nick Reale, Leon Schischkin. No new members or guests were present. It was nice to see Nick Reale he has been a long time member and we were all happy to see him at the meeting! Treasurers Report: Our treasury is fully funded. As of 1/1/16 Kathy Aussenberg has transitioned to the position as our new treasurer. We thank Priscilla for her work over the years taking care of the financial aspects of the club. . Mail: The only mail received was junk mail this month. Apparel: Cookie is in the process of gathering new books for any apparel orders this coming year. OLD BUSINESS Newsletter Welcome to our New Officers for 2016-We wish them the best for a very successful 2016! The names and positions can be found on the first page of this newsletter. Club Activities Calendar All activities are in the Club Activities Calendar which is in our CU website page, http://www.corvettesunlimitednj.com ,click on any colored block and get detailed information for that day/activity. Cliff Shield maintains the website. Dave Kinsey keeps the calendar updated. 2016 Club Dues Dues for 2016 are due now through January 2016. Please complete the membership application form to help us update our records. You can pick up a form at the meetings or Online at our website http://www.corvettesunlimitednj.com (Once you are on our main page, scroll down and click on the link . Then click on membership form. Print the form, fill it out and mail it in with your check. NOTE: If you joined in October, November or December of 2015 you will not need to pay dues for 2016. 2 EVENTS TO SAVE ON YOUR CALENDAR – Dave Kinsey All of the information below HAS BEEN posted on our club website’s calendar. SUN. Feb. 28, 2016----- CU BRUNCH RUN Corvette style Telford Inn 145 Bridgeton Pike, Mantua Twp. NJ 08051 Meet at the Ramada Inn in Vineland (Landis/Route 55) at 8:30 a.m. We will depart at 8:45 a.m. Rain or shine. Cost: $12.95 (includes coffee) PP plus tax and gratuity (Omelet Station, Belgian Waffle Station, plus more) for more info: http://telfordinn.com/dining/brunch/ Wagon Master - Dave Kinsey 856-816-6565 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SAT. April 9, 2016 CU MURDER MYSTERY DINNER CRUISE Corvette Style to Peddler's Village5800 Upper York Road, New Hope PA 18938. Spend a few hours walking the Shoppes at Peddler's Village. Then have dinner downstairs at the Cock'n Bull Restaurant during a Murder Mystery. Dress: casual. Cost: $60 PP. Advance payment due ASAP before the end of January! Make checks payable to: Corvettes Unlimited Corvette Club, Inc. Send to: Dave Kinsey 54 Pristine Place, Sewell, NJ 08080 ASAP! This does sell out! Tickets are non-refundable. We will meet to cruise to Peddler's Village at the Ramada Inn, Vineland (Landis/Route 55) at 2:00 p.m. We will depart at 2:15 PM, then walk Peddler’s Village, then meet at the main lobby of the Cock’n Bull Restaurant at 6:30 p.m. Rain or shine. Dave Kinsey - Wagon Master 856-816-6565. P.S. Since the Murder Mystery/Dinner will finish in the evening, you may wish to stay the night & depart for home the next morning or continue to tour Peddler’s Village or the area. Some are interested in staying overnight. Some will be riding home that night. If you do wish to stay the night, you may have to search the internet for rooms in the area. Most Inns are already sold out for April 9th. You may look for a low cost hotel in the area but do not expect much. It seems that you get what you pay for in this area. If you want to stay at Peddler’s Village, they do have B &B’s above the Shoppes. Go to Peddler’s Village online and check out the choices. Prices range around $235 per night (can include breakfast). Again, this part will have to be done on your own. For reservations call: 1-877-665-0778. Their website is: goldenploughinn.com/rooms Remember, advanced payment is due for the Murder Mystery Dinner ASAP before the end of January! Call Dave Kinsey at 856-816-6565 if you have any questions. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3 THURS. April 28, 2016 - May 4 and then some Cruise Corvette style NCM/Michelin/TAIL OF THE DRAGON/BILTMORE TOUR Are you up-to-date with your reservations for the NCM/Michelin Tale of the Dragon/Biltmore Road Tour? By this time you should have registered for the Tour, made reservations for a 1-night stay on the way to Bowling Green from NJ, and have made reservations for a 2-night stay in Bowling Green. Any questions, call CU member Wagon Master Dave Kinsey at: 856-816-6565 or email Dave Kinsey at [email protected] Then, your next 3-night stay at the Biltmore is already covered if you registered for the Tour, and (optional)...a 1, 2, or 3 night reservation(s) at the Inn at Christmas Place in Pigeon Forge, TN. For more info on the Inn at Christmas Place call Wagon Masters Ted & Cookie Trembley at: (956) 455-8336 or [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ SUN. June 5, 2016 CU ICE CREAM RUN Corvette style to Cream Valley Custard 195 East Ave., Woodstown, NJ 08098. Debit cards not accepted. Use cash or check. Hot sandwiches, etc. may be ordered up until 8:00 p.m. Meet at the Ramada Inn in Vineland (Landis/Route 55) at 5:00 p.m. We will depart at 5:30 p.m. Rain or shine. Dave Kinsey Wagon Master (856-816-6565). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRI. August 26, 2016 Cruise Corvette style to Corvettes at Carlisle, PA. Rooms available for Fri. night, Aug. 26 & Sat. night, Aug. 27 at the Courtyard Harrisburg/West by Marriott 4921 Gettysburg Rd., Mechanicsburg, PA 17055. First come first served for reservations. Most are staying 2 nights. Call early. Call 1-717-766-9006 to make your reservation for one or two nights. $219 per night plus tax/fees. Breakfast not included. Amenities: WIFI, restaurant on site for breakfast and dinner, new lobby, includes pool, jacuzzi, fitness center, fire pit, bistro bar, and lounge. Please call Dave Kinsey (856-816-6565) when you have made your reservations. Meet at Wawa Route 322 & 538 Swedesboro, NJ 08085 at 8:30 a.m. Depart: 9:00 a.m. Dave Kinsey Wagon Master (865-816-6565). Lunch at the concession stands when we arrive at the Carlisle Fairgrounds. These are great concession stands. SUGGESTION: You will save parking and entrance fees over the weekend at Corvettes at Carlisle if you sign up for the “FUN FIELD” REGISTRATION on the Corvettes @ Carlisle website. Cost is $75. This makes it very convenient for you and your co-pilot to park on the fairgrounds and enter or leave as many times as you want over the entire weekend! If you register for the Fun Field early, it will cost you only $67.50! Go to: http://store.carlisleevents.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=2016-024 by copying this address and pasting it into your address bar when on the internet. 4 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FRI. through Sun. October 14-16, 2016 CU’s Cruise to Ocean City’s Free State Corvette Weekend. More information will follow. Wagon Masters Ted & Cookie Trembley at: (956) 455-8336 or [email protected] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OPEN DISCUSSION The club is working on setting up a few more Breakfast runs/dates. Stay tuned!! The Corvette Race in Limrock, Connecticut is July 22nd-23rd, 2016. If anyone is interested in this event, please call Terry Zeller. Terry has more information on this event. The National Corvette Museum raffle tickets are $200. Please contact Terry Zeller if you would like to purchase a ticket. John Jack of the National Corvette Caravan passed away. We thank Dave Kinsey for representing Corvettes Unlimited Corvette Club, Inc. at John Jack’s viewing in Collingswood, NJ on Sunday afternoon. A card was given to the family on behalf of our club. John Jack was a devoted Corvette enthusiast. He was the President of the Original Garden State Corvette Club for a number of years, led OGSCC in many of their car shows and was a NJ Caravan leader to Bowling Green a number of times in the past. His passion was Corvettes. He was well known in the circle of car club members. A beautiful flower arrangement in the shape of a Corvette emblem was given by the OGSCC in memory of John. Rearview Mirror Check out our club website for the Rearview Mirror each month. http://www.corvettesunlimitednj.com The club activities calendar is also located on the website. The newsletter for each month will be posted on our website after each meeting) Meeting was adjourned, next monthly meeting is January 13, 2016 5 Cliff’s Car Shows and Cruises Online Calendar http://www.cliffscalendar.com A CAR SHOWS link . Our next official club meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 10th 2016 At 7:30 p.m. @ the Golden Palace Diner & Restaurant, Route 47, 2623 South Delsea Drive, Vineland, NJ. 08360. Happy Birthday 2/4 Ron Green 2/4 Ron Green 2/12 Janie Prevost 2/13 Beverly Taormino 2/18 John Quinn 2/21 Ruth Zeller 2/23 Cliff Shield 2/23 Randy Camp 2.24 Nick Reale Happy Anniversary 2/2 6 Bruce & Kathleen Shaw