Event Calendar

Corvette Club

Santa Barbara

Inside this issue:

President’s Message 2

Valley Rally 2

NCM Ambassador 3

4th of July Parade & Party 3

Membership 4

PCPA 5

Classifieds 5

Space Shuttle 6

Kalyra Wine Stomp 7

June Minutes (NONE) 8

Member Advertising 9

July 2014

Volume 8, Issue 7

Meetings are 1st Tues-day of each month at 6:30PM . The meeting is held at Mesa Café &

Bar, 1972 Cliff Dr., Santa Barbara

July

1st General Meeting Santa Barbara 4th Parade & Party Santa Barbara

19th Valley Rally Santa Maria - Solvang

August

5th General Meeting Santa Barbara 9th Lunch Run Santa Ynez 21st NCM Caravan Bowling Green

Editor and Publisher Fred Smith Publicity

The Space Shuttle Endeavour and Pompeii Exhibitions run proved to be one of the best attended club runs with a total of 35 participants. Ventura members joined Santa Barbara members at the Las Posas exit in Camarillo and 18 cars altogether took a scenic trek

down Pacific Coast Highway 1. Our journey was a little harrowing at times as a huge cycling event involving hundreds of cyclists was in full swing that morning. For much of the Coast Highway run, cyclists over ran the shoul-der spilling out from time-to-time onto the highway. Once in Los Angeles, we arrived at California Science Center in Exposition Park safely, on time, and all cars parked in one lengthy line creating a spectacular site even to the casual observer. The California Science Center is an awesome and vast museum focusing on space, ocean, physics and other sciences. Members would all agree that touring the Space Shuttle Endeavour exhibit was an unforgettable and educational experience. The exhibit included a space shuttle museum, flight simulators (fun and interesting), museum docents delivering little known facts and trivia, and of course, the star of the show, the magnificent Endeavour Space Shuttle. Another highlight was the incredible Pompeii exhibit. Authentic artifacts were impressively displayed and a variety of creative media recreated Pom-peii life. Guests came away having a better understanding of what the peo-ple were like, the type of food they ate, how they dined and how they lived. An awesome recreation of the horrific morning when Mt. Vesuvius exploded included the ground shaking and fog machines depicting smoke – very moving.

Several members enjoyed a unique look into the Hubble Space Telescope’s lega-cy and the wonders of distant galaxies when viewing the film, “Hubble 3D” in the adjoining IMAX Theater. This exciting event was coordinated by Ray Tracy and on behalf of attending club members, we thank Ray for this wonderful run.

See page 6 for more pictures

The Space Shuttle Endeavour & Pompeii Exhibitions Ivy Aanderud

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President’s Message Jim Purcell

Valley Rally and lunch event Mary & Rich Nohr

Come join us on Saturday July 19th for a really fun road rally experience. Don’t worry…it’s not a raging road race, but a timed driving event with turn-by-turn directions and a series of questions to be answered along the way. The objective is to arrive at predefined Checkpoints not too early and not too late. It won’t be com-plicated and speeds will be consistent with posted limits. The rally starting point will be in Santa Maria and will follow a scenic route through the valleys of northern Santa Barbara County to Rich & Mary Nohr’s estate in Solvang. There, we’ll enjoy lunch and refreshments on the patio, and I expect some hilarious anecdotes. The cost will be $10 per person to cover food, wine, beer and water. Please feel free to bring a refreshing

dessert to share. The rally will require a driver and navigator in each vehicle so we will help with teaming up individuals that do sign up. We will depart from Goleta at 9:00am and caravan up to the starting location in Santa Maria. The rally will kick off at 10:30am culminating approximately two hours later at the Nohr’s. Additional details will be provided as we get closer to the event. For now please contact Mary Nohr at nglass@impulse.net if you are interest-ed in participating in this exciting activity and provide her with your email address and phone number.

With our nation’s birthday just around the corner let me start out by wishing everyone a very Happy 4th of July. This is a time for each of us to reflect on our freedoms, dem-ocratic principles and personal liberties, and to recognize the sacrifices made by those who fought and died to uphold these treasured values. As we celebrate this great occa-sion let us salute our founding fathers and all those who have dedicated their lives in the service of this country in both the military and public service. And hats off to all Americans for their part in making this country the truly great nation that it has become and will con-tinue to be. As a long standing tradition, the Corvette Club of Santa Barbara will once again partici-pate in Santa Barbara’s Fourth of July Parade. Over the years the crowds have loved and cheered CCSB as dozens of colorful Corvettes proudly paraded down State Street. Following the parade, Frank and Barbara LoMonaco will once again host a fun patriotic BBQ at their home. I urge all CCSB members to join in and decorate their Corvette in their favorite Red, White and Blue regalia, and show the spirit that Corvette embodies in our great American culture. Please let Frank or Barbara know if you are planning to participate in the parade and/or attend the BBQ afterwards. This is a club funded event so there is no additional cost to club members. More information will be provided in this Newsletter and at the upcoming Monthly meeting on Tuesday July 1. Be sure to be on the lookout for any correspondence that Frank and Barbara may send out containing updated details on the parade and BBQ. And just remember…to have a nice 4th don’t have a Fifth on the 3rd (if you get my drift!).

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NCM Master Ambassador Frank LoMonaco The National Corvette Museum Board of Directors met to discuss and decide on the future of the Skydome building. Three primary options were presented: 1) Fill the sinkhole and replace the floor so that the building is much like it was previously; 2) Keep the entire sinkhole as is; 3) Keep a smaller portion of the hole open. With 14 of the 16 board members present, the group decided to move forward with Option 3, keeping a portion of the sinkhole open, but pending review of further infor-mation. This option as it stands would include an opening approximately 25’ by 45’ wide, and 30’ deep, providing views down into a portion of the cave. The opening

could have some existing ground and rock face, and a dirt embankment where one or two of the cars could be placed for display. After much discussion the Board decided that additional information was necessary before making a final decision. Some changes discussed could affect the cost estimate. More infor-mation was also requested on the impact on the humidity in the room and potential impact on any cars displayed within; the temperature control of the room and any associated impact on the Museum’s utility costs; and review and consideration of any other costs associated with the maintenance of the Skydome if the hole is left partially open. The additional information

could result in the plans being modified.

4th of July Parade and Party Afterwards Barbara LoMonaco

Just a reminder about the 4th of July parade and BBQ. As usual, the staging area won’t be announced until the day before the parade but as soon as we have the exact information we will let you know – by e-mail - so be sure to check. Last year our area was on Micheltorena, just west of State Street. Sorry, we are NOT allowed to throw candy to the kids so please don't bring any. The BBQ, after the parade will be at Frank and Barbara LoMonaco's house - please drive in the backyard and park on the lawn. Frank will be making his famous Margaritas but if you want anything else, please BRING YOUR OWN as no other drinks will be provided.

IMPORTANT: Since there was no June meeting, and if you were not at the picnic and you want to attend the parade and/or the BBQ, please email Barbara at lomoco@aol.com - no later than June 30 - to let

her know you will be coming.

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Privacy Reminder

Old Club Rosters should be

shredded not just thrown in

the trash when replaced.

Membership Column Pat Bloom

Our current membership is 80 with 70 Corvettes.

MEMBERS HIGHLIGHTS

Members Sandy Rubel-Halverson and Pat Bloom had a wonderful time in Russia on a riverboat cruise. They flew into St Petersburg to start their adventure which over a three day period included a city tour, the incredible Hermitage, Catherine's Palace, a performance of The Black Swan by the Russian Ballet and the beautiful Peterhof Gardens. The next stop was a small town called Mandrogi. Even a light rain did not dampen spirits at a barbeque under a tent, vodka tasting, and yes, souvenir shopping. The next two days brought the towns of Kizhi and Goritsy to ex-plore, each unique and special. It was then off on a city tour of Yaroslavi which included an incredible church, monastery and puppet theatre. The last day before Moscow was Uglich with visits to a wonderful cathedral, special church and open air market. Three days were spent in Moscow exploring the Kremlin, Armory, a city tour, the famous metro (like no other) and a performance at the Old Moscow Circus. The last day in Moscow included a tour of the Bow Hill War Memorial, beautifully laid out.

The days were sprinkled with beautiful singing groups, and children's perfor-mances. Onboard guests were treated to fascinating and informative lectures, vodka and Russian Blini tasting and of course the beautiful views along the Vol-ga. The entire crew did everything possible to make the trip memorable for each guest. The guest lecturer, who was born in Crimea, offered a Q&A session open to any subject, and encouraged guests to participate. All of the city guides were very informative and the onboard hosts friendly and helpful. It was a trip worthy of a bucket list.

Members Ray & MarySue Seider and Mike & Linda Wolfe both received build dates for the new Sting-ray’s. The Seider’s Torch Red coupe was built June 20th and will have a NCM Museum delivery July 28th. The Wolfe's Crystal Red coupe will be built July 14th.

Dues are due no later than July 15th if you have not paid up please send them to Pat by the 15th

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Classified ads are free for members of Corvette Club Santa Barbara. Contact Fred Smith for help with creating a listing.

CLASSIFIEDS

PCPA (Pacific Conservancy of the Performing Arts – in case you’re interested) is a favorite event for CCSB which the club has attended several times. The nice thing is that even if you attend consistently, you will always see something different. And this year’s show was Definitely Different! In attendance were Tony and Paula Megowan, Paul Zemella, Bob and Ivy Aanderud, Gretchen Falvo, Richard and Mary Nohr, Rust-ie Van Buren and Sharon, Raymond Tracy and Ursula, Jim and Judy Purcell, Fred and Sharon Smith, and Frank and Barbara Lo-Monaco. We all met at Timbers and headed

north up Hwy 101 to Buellton for dinner at Avant Tapas and Wine Bar. Avant has over 100 wines from over 24 wineries all under 1 roof. Tradition says that bar keepers in Spain would put a little plate of food atop (“tapa”) a patron’s drink in order to reduce the effect of the alcohol. Each plate was just a little different from the others, which promoted sharing and conversation. So in keeping with tradition, we enjoyed good food, good conversation and even a little wine tasting (OK a lot of wine tasting) for those of us who were interest-ed. Avant even presented a delicious bread pudding to Tony and Paula to cel-ebrate their anniversary. Of course it was shared by all and was a nice ending to a great meal.

Then we headed to the Solvang Festival Theater to see Noises Off. The dizziest, funniest, backstage farce ever written, Noises Off careens us through the roller coaster lives of a hapless troupe of provincial actors as they go through the motions of a cringe-worthy comedy known as Nothing On. In a brilliant turnabout of door slamming miscues, misdirection's, and misunderstandings, onstage romantic intriguers are foiled by bunglers and burglars, while the players backstage exhibit their best follies and worst foi-bles spinning the play toward a hysterical climax. The theater world turns with side-splitting results to reveal mystery and mayhem as the cast and crew pull out all the stops to keep track of newspapers and cactuses, former and future

lovers, missing cast mates, and the odd sardine. Thanks to those of you who joined us and helped to make our 34th Wedding An-niversary a memorable one! See page 6 for more pictures

PCPA—Solvang Tony & Paula Megowan

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Photos from the The PCPA Run

Photos from the The Shuttle Run

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Credit for the included photog-raphy goes to the attendees of our

events and regularly include:

Roger Hoyt, Inge Stallings, Sandy Halverson, Sharon &

Fred Smith, Jim Purcell, Fred Lopez, Ivy Aanderud & Paul

Zemella

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Privacy Reminder

Old Club Rosters should be

shredded not just thrown in

the trash when replaced.

Kalyra Grape Stomp Tony & Paula Megowan

It’s time to sign up for the Great Grape Stomp at Kalyra Winery on Saturday October 4, 2014. It will be a fun filled afternoon and you will have the oppor-tunity to stomp in a vat of grapes a la Lucile Ball (last year we made “Toe Jam Merlot” according to the winemak-er), enjoy a full Italian feast, listen and dance to the Just Dave Band (reggae, rock, country), and lots more – and of

course the wine will be flowing all afternoon. You can even wear your togas (come on, you all know you want to!) If you want to attend, you can buy your tick-ets by going onto Kalyra’s website. The tickets are $50 per person, but if you belong to the wine club tickets are $40 per person. Please note that they are having the event on Saturday 10/4/14 and Sunday 10/5/14. We are attending the event on Saturday 10/4/14 so be sure to select the correct date when buying your tickets.

Please follow this link (http://www.kalyrawinery.com/) to the web-site for more information and to buy your tickets. Once you are in the website select EVENTS, then scroll down to The Great Grape Stomp/ Saturday Ticket. We suggest you do this as soon as possible as they expect to sell out by early July (especially the Saturday date). Let us know once

you have bought your tickets so we can maintain a list of who’s attending. We’ve already contact-ed the winery and they will reserve a table for us like they did last year. We had a great time last year and are really looking forward to it again this year. See you at the Stomp and don’t forget your To-gas!!!

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Minutes of June 1, 2014 General Meeting

No June Meeting so no minutes

Mesa Café & Bar - 1972 Cliff Dr. - Santa Barbara, CA

Members of the NCM receive 10%

to 15% discount on purchases from

the museum store.

Check the store before buying Cor-

vette related items from other ven-

dors—you might be surprised at the

current inventory as well as prices.

Be sure to check the items on sale

while you are there.

http://store.corvettemuseum.com/

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For clothing embroidered with the Corvette Club Santa Barba-ra logo contact Frank or Barba-ra LoMonaco.

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Graham Chevrolet has sold the dealership effective July

1, 2014 - The club hopes to develop a relationship with

the new owners as soon as possible

The July NCM Calendar was not available at

press time - See below on or after the 1st of July