March 2016 - Foothills Corvette Club

Sponsored by
Empire Chevrolet & Buick
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
www. empirechevy.com
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Monthly Newsletter of Foothills Corvette Club
March 2016
Vol. 18 No. 3
www.foothillscorvetteclub.net
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Chevrolet, Corvette, and the Corvette emblems are registered trademarks of General Motors, Inc.
Foothills Crossed Flags, the monthly newsletter of Foothills Corvette Club, is emailed after the business meeting each
month. Material must be in before the fifth of each month to Susie Miller 1778 Memorial Park Dr. Sparta, NC 28675
336-372-5292 or [email protected]
Business meetings are held the Second Tuesday of each month 6:00PM at Brushy Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery in
North Wilkesboro unless changes are announced in this newsletter.
Rides or social events take place each month except in cases of inclement weather.
------------------------------------------------2016 Officers:
President
Vince Catalano
704-483-4732
V Pres
Larry Price
704-585-6762
Secretary
Claudette Icenhour 828-632-9767
Treasurer
Priscilla Norris
828-264-2376
Web Page: www.foothillscorvetteclub.net
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Business Meeting: Tuesday March 8, 2016 6:00 at Brushy Mountain Smokehouse
and Creamery - next meeting April 12, 2015
Ladies Choice Ride
March 13th 11:45AM we will meet at the Wal-Mart in Taylorsville Hwy 16/64. The
Goody’s/Dollar Tree will have more parking in the morning so we will meet on that
side of the parking lot. We will then travel Hwy 150 to Queen’s Landing. If you
would like to meet us at Lancaster’s for dinner we should be there around 4:00.
April’s Ride Starts With Breakfast
April 23 Breakfast at Shatley Springs ride with Tom & Suise. Please let me know
if you plan to attend so I can make reservations.
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All GM Cruise-In
Sponsors needed: Please collect a business card and the $50 from our sponsors for
our All GM Cruise-in. If we have new sponsors collect $50 plus a business card &
we will add it to our web-site. We would like to have all the sponsorships in by the
May meeting.
Your Corvette
A picture of your Corvette(s) is needed for our new website. Please send it to me
and I will forward it to our webmaster.
New Club Shirts
Order your new club shirt - Sharon Church, owns Embroidery By Design, located
at 320 10th St. North Wilkesboro - phone 336-667-8775. Give her a call before you
go to make sure she will be there. Information will soon be on our website
www.foothillscorvetteclub.net If you do not have a club shirt consider ordering one.
Are You Ready for A Cruise- In?
Downtown Lenoir, NC Cruise-In the first Sat. of each month beginning April 2nd
through Oct. 1st 4:00-9:00
Hot Nig hts Hot Cars Cr uise-I n
April 30th | June 4th | J ul y 2nd | Aug 6th | Sept 3r d | Oct 1s t
Hot Nig hts Hot Cars Cr uise-I n
April 30th | June 4th | J ul y 2nd | Aug 6th | Sept 3r d | Oct 1s t
April 30th | June 4th | J ul y 2nd | Aug 6th | Sept 3r d | Oct 1s t
Hot Nights Hot Cars Cruise-In Pilot Mountain, NC - Apr. 30, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6,
Sept. 3, & Oct. 1 3:00-9:30
Remember These…
Derry Hendrix
Sam Watkins & Judy Nichols
Dale & Bernie Hoffman
Wanda Harrington’s family
Larry Price’s family
Don Austin’s family
Tony Harrington (Don & Jacque’s brother)
Sheila Shannon’s Mother
Tom & Barb McNeil
The funeral for Larry & Wanda’s father will be tomorrow, Sunday, 3/13 @ Friendship
Lutheran Church in Taylorsville NC ..
Receiving friends from 2:00 - 4:00 and the funeral at 4:30 pm
...information can also be found on- www.alexfuneralservice.com
Birthdays
Lydia
Karen
Carol
Scott
Derry
Sharon
Joan
Edie
Claude
Becky
Allen
Powell
Church
Austin
Campbell
Hendrix
Faw
Holyfield
Stader
Munday
Woods
Icenhour
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19
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25
28
30
Anniversaries
No March Anniversaries
Please mark your calendar with the events for the year
Join All the Corvette Events for 2016
We are making plans for lots of opportunities to enjoy your Corvette and spending time
with friends.
Add the following to your Calendars:
Upcoming Events:
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Ladies Choice Ride – committee Betsy, Jan, Joan, & Nancy
Mar. 13
Mar. 17 – 19
Run to the Sun, Myrtle Beach
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April 2
Lenoir Car show & the first Sat. of each month until Oct. Downtown Lenoir
April 7-9 Auto Fair Charlotte Motor Speedway
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Apr. 12 meeting 6:00 Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery, Wilkesboro
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April 15 – 17 Vettes Doin’ Charleston - Must register by Mar. 26
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Apr. 23
Ride with Tom & Susie - Shatley Springs Breakfast
Apr. 27 – 30 National Corvette Museum Bash Bowling Green, KY
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May 10
meeting 6:00 Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery, Wilkesboro
May 14th Vettes for Vets Forest City NC
May 28
Shelton Vineyard Vettes for Vets
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June 3 - 4 Corvettes at Myrtle Beach
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June 14 meeting 6:00 Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery, Wilkesboro
June
Ride
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July 12 meeting 6:00 Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery, Wilkesboro
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July 16
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July 30
Olde Beau July Celebration
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All GM Cruise-in 10 - 2:00 Empire Chevrolet Rain Date August 6
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August 9
August 20
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meeting 6:00 Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery, Wilkesboro
Beach Music & Vettes
August
Ride
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August 25 – 27 Corvettes at Carlisle
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September 13 meeting 6:00 Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery, Wilkesboro
September
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October 11
Ride
meeting 6:00 Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery, Wilkesboro
October
Ride
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October 16
Run to the Colors – Shatley Springs
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November 8 meeting 6:00 Brushy Mountain Smokehouse & Creamery, Wilkesboro
November
December 17
Ride
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Christmas Party Olde Beau
Remember to set your
clocks up one hour Saturday Mar. 12th. You don’t
want to be late for church or the “Ladies Choice”
ride.
Easter Bunny Race Cars
Ingredients
Large Marshmallows, cut horizontally
Bunny Peeps®
Mini pretzels
Cream-Filled Cakes (e.g. Little Debbie® Cloud Cakes™)
Decorator Icing
Frosting
Sprinkles
Instructions
Cut a small rectangle out of the top of the cream-filled cake about a third of the way back
from the “front” of the car. Use the white decorator icing to adhere the bunny Peep®,
mini pretzel “steering wheel” and large marshmallows in place. Use frosting and
sprinkles to decorate your car. Allow to set.