The Gathering The 6th Annual Gathering, Southeast Regional All Oldsmobile Show and Swap Meet was held Friday and Saturday, October 7-8, in the lovely, historic Cartersville, GA downtown district. Hosted by the Dixie Olds Club, an offi cial chapter of the OCA, a total of 45 beautiful Oldsmobiles with models ranging from the 1930’s to 2004 were present. Plus, we had cars from fi ve states registered for this year’s show!Our theme this year was “Peace Love & Olds” and the show t-shirt, along with the awards, featured tie-dye and Dr. Oldsmobile, which truly made it a festive and memorable event! Unlike last year, which was a total rain out, Mother Nature completely made up for it and provided a perfect day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. A grand total of $1,100 was raised for the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, Michigan. Activities began Friday evening when a caravan formed at the host hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, and proceeded to a cruise-in on the square in downtown Cartersville from 6 until 9pm. While there, many Oldsmobile friends got

together to visit and dine at some of the many fabulous restaurants in the downtown area. The next day, the show began on Saturday at 8 am and concluded at 3 pm with the presentation of awards. This year, during the awards presentation, there were four specialty awards. The R.E. Olds Museum Choice award presented by Joe Fotschky; the OCA President’s Choice Award award presented by Jerry Wilson; The Dixie Olds Club President’s Choice Award presented by

Doug Williams and the Dottie Roney Memorial Long Distance Award presented by John Roney. There were also 16 Best In Class awards and

ten Top 10 awards. To round out the day, there were numerous

raffl es for prizes and cash, plus a our special drawing

for a $100 cash prize for those who

preregistered for the show. Congratulations to Ronnie

Murray who was the winner of the preregistration drawing. See, it really does pay to register early!Also, huge congratulations and our surprised thanks go to Richard Stewart, the winner of the 50/50 raffl e which totaled up to a cool $117. He generously donated the money to the R. E. Olds Museum.

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President Doug WilliamsVice President Stefan BartelskiSecretary Cynthia WilliamsTreasurer Vicki MellChapterRepresentative Joe Fotschky

Next MeetingSaturday, February 11, 2017

1:00 pmDelkwood Grill

2769 Delk Road SEMarietta, GA 30067

Phone: 770-956-1313Join us for our � rst chapter meeting of the New Year. It’ll be a great time to catch up with friends and plan another exciting year!Delk Road is Exit 261 on I-75.The Delkwood Grill is approximately 1 mile East of I-75. The Delkwood Grill will be on the North side of the road, if you cross Powers Ferry Road you have gone too far.

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President’s Message (Continued from Page 1)We would also like to thank the Hilton Garden Inn for their comfortable facility and outstanding service; the City of Cartersville for allowing us the use of Founder’s Square where our cruise-in and show were held; and last but not least, the Cartersville Police Department who provided additional patrols to see that our vehicles remained safe and secure overnight during the weekend. Finally, the Dixie Olds Club would like to thank the many members who volunteered their time and talents as

well as their dedication, participation and input that helped to make this year’s show another big success. This is just one of the many reasons why membership has its privileges!The next few pages feature pictures of the activities, people and cars that made The Gathering a huge success. We hope to see you at next year’s show as a spectator, a participant or both! Watch for details in future issues of the Dixie Olds Club newsletter. Doug

The 2016 Gathering – Southeast Regional All Oldsmobile Car Show doesn’t happen overnight. As you can see in these photos, it takes many hours of planning along with many hours of volunteer labor to present a well-organized event. The homecooked BBQ from Nancy Wilson is just one of those little “bribes” that brings us all together and keeps us very happy as we put together goodie bags, assemble tents, and prepare the winners’ awards!

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Elizabeth Huntley-RobertsDixie Olds President’s Award

1975 Delta 88 Royale

Ron SchelterOCA President’s Award

1970 Cutlass W-31

Larry PalmerR. E. Olds Museum Award

1958 98 Starfi re

Bentley CollierDottie Roney

Longest Distance Driven Award1972 442

Sorry...No winner’s photo

available – he had a LONG drive home!

Steve FlemingBest of Class - 1897 - 1953 All

1938 Slant Back

Richard TrundtBest of Class 1954 - 1958 All

1956 88

Richard StewartBest of Class - 1963 - 1976 Full Size

1963 Starfi re

Caryl WilsonBest of Class - 1977 - 2004 Full Size

1999 Silhouette

Michael PataniaBest of Class - 1961 - 1967 Cutlass

1967 Cutlass

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Mike RichardsBest of Class - 1961 - 1967

Cutlass Performance1966 442

Lee DollarBest of Class - 1968 - 1972 Cutlass

1972 Cutlass

Marvin HayesBest of Class - 1968 - 1972

Cutlass Performance1970 Rallye 350

Dennis DebesBest of Class - 1973 - 1988

Non-Full Size1973 Cutlass Supreme

Doug WilliamsBest of Class - 1989 - 2004

Non-Full Size2004 Alero

Rick KnipeBest of Class - 1973 - 2004

Performance1987 442

Jim SmithBest of Class - Toronado

1985 Toronado

Lynn ShipleyBest of Class - Modifi ed

1969 442

Jerry HicksBest of Class - Unrestored/Original

25 years old1979 Cutlass Supreme

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John RoneyTop 10

1970 442 Pace Car

Kevin ConnersTop 10

1972 Cutlass S

Bill HoltzclawTop 10

2004 Oldsmotruck

Quincie JonesTop 10

1968 442

Steve Hefl inTop 10

1967 442

Jerry HicksAwarded 2 Top 10 Plaques

1993 Cutlass Ciera1987 Cutlass Salon

Mike BivinsTop 10

1971 442 W-30

Eddie BowenTop 10

1986 442

Art VarvoutisTop 10

1967 442

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We wanted to have fun this year with our show shirt and that’s what we did:

Peace. Love. Olds.Want to get in on the fun??

Go to the DixieOldsClub.com website and click on

“The Gathering 2016 T-shirts”

Follow the prompts to order your Gathering T-shirt.

All orders must be received by Monday, November 28, 2016 and will be shipped prior to

Christmas – in case you want to give them as gifts!

Hey! What’s with all the Tie-Dye?

MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE!Membership in the Dixie Olds Club is an annual commitment and it’s time to renew your membership for 2017. This year, we’ve made it easier than ever to stay up to date on your payments with a new, online payment option on the chapter website at DixieOldsClub.com. It’s easy and you can use your existing PayPal account or a credit/debit card to pay.As a reminder, our annual dues were $15, but on January 1, 2017, yearly club dues will increase to $20. For the remainder of this calendar year, we are offering our members the opportunity to pay their 2017 annual dues by December 31, 2016 and save $5. Starting January 1, 2017, any dues payments will be assessed at the $20 rate per returning or new member. See the membership application at the end of this newsletter to update your info and to continue to recieve the monthly newsletter and all other communications about the Dixie Olds Club.

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This past May 2016, the Oldsmobile Club of America’s offi cial magazine, Journey with Olds, dedicated an entire issue to veterans and their Oldsmobiles. To prepare that issue, Shannon Olson, editor of JWO, requested input from each OCA chapter and asked any and all veterans with Olds to submit their stories and accompanying pictures.Due to the positive response and reception of the Veterans issue, Shannon is planning another special issue that will feature stories from members (and non-members) who are, or have been, police offi cers, fi re fi ghters and/or EMTs and share a love for Oldsmobiles The issue will naturally be called “A Salute to Heroes: First Responders & Their Oldsmobiles” and is slated for distribution in May 2017. As with the fi rst “Salute to Heroes,” if a member is a 1st Responder, but does not want to share all of their information, that is just fi ne, however, the OCA would still like to have your fi rst and last names and if whether you were a police offi cer, fi re fi ghter or EMT. Also, you do not have to be a member of the OCA, Shannon’s goal is to honor as many Oldsmobile enthusiasts as possible who have devoted their lives to public service and safety. Please let me know who you are so we can begin compiling our list and ensure your story is included – email me at amybecham@mindspring.com.

Learn more at DixieOldsClub.com and OldsmobileClub.org

In MemoriamEarlier this year, Dixie Olds Club lost one its members and we’d like to take this opportunity to remember him. Mr. Roy Lee Whit� eld, age 73 of 2716 Oak Valley Road, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center.Survivors include his wife, Gladys Canup Whit� eld; two daughters and sons-in-law, a son and daughter-in-law, step-children, and 31 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; number of nieces and nephews.

Journey with Olds – A Salute to HeroesCalling All First Responders

Newly Elected Dixie Olds Club Offi cersThe Dixie Olds Club is pleased to announce it’s new slate of offi cers and volunteer positions for the 2017 calendar year. Please congratulate the following members on their continued leadership and reach out if you have questions or to show your support.

President. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Doug WilliamsVice President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stefan BartelskiSecretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cynthia WilliamsTreasurer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vicki MellChapter Representative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe FotschkyMembership Coordinator & Newsletter Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amy Becham

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DIXIE OLDS CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Date ______________ Existing Member New Member Name ___________________________________________________________ Spouse Name____________________________________________________ Street ____________________________________________________________ City _____________________________ State _________ Zip _____________ Phone ___________________________________________________________ Email ____________________________________________________________ Birthday (MM/DD) ________________________________________________ Oldsmobile Club of America Number ______________________________ Oldsmobile #1 ____________________________________________________ Oldsmobile #2 ____________________________________________________ Oldsmobile #3 ____________________________________________________ Do you have additional cars? If so, please use the back or attach another sheet to include all of your Oldsmobiles.

2016 Dues: $15.00 (U.S. funds only) 2017 Dues: $15.00 if PAID BY DECEMBER 31, 2016 (U.S. funds only) 2017 Dues: $20.00 if paid January 1, 2017 or later (U.S. funds only) Fill out this form electronically and email it to amybecham@mindspring.com. You can also pay your dues online at DixieOldsClub.com using PayPal or a credit card. OR, print and send completed application and check payment made payable to: Dixie Olds Chapter c/o Amy Becham 3061 Willowstone Drive Duluth, Ga. 30096