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MUTTERINGS FROM THE GRASS ANCHOR
Coastal Corvette’s “THE WAVE”
T H E N E W S L E T T E R F O R C O A S T A L C O R V E T T E A S S O C I A T I O N M E M B E R S
SEPTEMBER 2011
NEXT CRUISE INFO
October 8, Picnic time at Magnolia Springs State Park in Millen Georgia, we will meet at Lowe’s in Pooler at 10:30 AM for a departure of 11:00 AM or if you pre-fer go directly to Magnolia Springs we plan to be there around 12:30 PM. Ad-mission to the park is $5.00 per car. John Conley has arranged for us to use the enclosed shelter which has ample room for our group to enjoy “vittles” from home for a sit down, early dinner between 3:30—4:00 PM sharing our goodies is certainly encouraged but not required. The shelter has a kitchen area and indoor bathrooms. There is also ample outdoor space for us to bring our lawn chairs and enjoy socializing and horseshoe contests. The park has hiking trails, boat and canoe rentals, and the Civil War Camp Lawton Prison Site. John asks if anyone has bad-minton, corn hole toss, volleyball sets, etc that you would like to bring please let him know so we can be prepared for organiz-ing the events. We also welcome you to bring your child and/or grandchildren to this CCA family event.
Sept 16 & 17—NASCAR Hall of Fame
Sept 24—Business Meeting, Lovezollas
5:30-7:30
Oct 1—Carolina Dreamers Car Show, 9-4
Food Lion, Sun City
Oct 8 - Picnic—Magnolia State Park
Oct 15 - Street Thunder Car & Truck
Show Charleston, SC
EVENTS @ A GLANCE
Prez - Larry Ellingson @ [email protected]
VP - Larry & Kim Birge @ [email protected]
Treasurer - Ed Ueberall @ [email protected]
Secretary - Kelly Givens @ [email protected]
Events Coord - Nancy Troficanto @ [email protected]
2011 OFFICERS
Seems like I'm always just muttering away – just ask my cat!
The summer is seemingly leaving us ever so slowly, and I suppose I can't go into hiber-
nation like I do each winter since I now seem to be the position of trying to direct this
herd of cats – I mean Corvette Club members. I have been wondering (ever since the
Jacksonville Corvette Club told us that they hold monthly BUSINESS (Holy Crap!)
meetings) if we have any business to conduct on a monthly schedule. It has occurred to
me that since I cannot out shout all those noisy customers in the various restaurants that
we to go, that it may be beneficial to hold meetings specifically for the purpose of dis-
cussing club business, so I muttered into the secretary's ear regarding this, and she did
some muttering back. Anyway, to shorten a short and probably worthless story, I have
been wresting with the following thoughts:
There is a portion of the club that are of the opinion that we are a Social Club and that
owning a Corvette is simply a means of gaining entry to this Club. Then there are others
that think (of which I must confess that I am one) that we are an actual Corvette Club and
that we exist to do what we can to enhance to mystique of the Corvette itself. I've been in
love with Corvettes ever since I say my first maroon '62 so many years ago in the little
town of Aberdeen, Idaho, and talked the owner into taking a 15 year old kid for a ride
that lives on in my memory to this day. I think this issue is why we have been having
difficulty in getting our Service Directory off the ground and sailing away.
So what are we? What do we aspire to be? I would like to see us hold meetings specifi-
cally to discuss the business and direction of the club. Maybe that's what the officers are
for, but member input is very important. Maybe not on a monthly business, but perhaps
at least quarterly, and more often as we approach our big club event – the Gathering.
Your current officers have held two meeting so far, mainly to figure out just what the
heck we are supposed to be doing. I'd like to see a hard core group of Corvette enthusi-
asts (or social activists) in the club get together regularly to help set the club Business –
Direction – Whatever - and assist those in charge of running this club.
With this in mind, we will be holding a business meeting for the club on the 24th of Sep-
tember at Lovezollas in Pooler. The back room has been reserved from 5:30 until 7:30.
This is your chance to bring up anything you want considered. We are looking for volun-
teers to make up the next Gathering Committee, and probably also need some volunteers
for the October car show. If you can't attend and have issues for discussion, send an
email to Kelly or I and we will bring them up for you.
If we are a Corvette Club (or Association), then why is it so difficult to get somebody to
volunteer to be the Ambassador to the National Corvette Museum?
Larry1
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September Cruise with Corvette Trivia and
Dinner at Mullet Bay in St. Simons Island
On Saturday, September 10, 21 Vettes met at Medicap in Georgetown. Most members were dressed patriotically. Susan and Howard Clements met us there and joined the club. We played a round of Corvette trivia, then departed for a mystery dinner location. On our way we stopped at the Smallest Church in America, located in South Newport, Ga on Highway 17. Mem-ory Park Christ Chapel was built in 1950 and measures 10 X15 and has seating for 13 people. It is open 24/7 to all denomina-tions. We played another round of Cor-vette trivia, then headed out to dinner which was revealed to be Mullet Bay in St. Simons Island. We arrived at Mullet Bay and started our next round of trivia, which we had to finish after dinner. The Jackson-ville Corvette Club met us there and we quickly filled up the restaurant and porch seating areas. 50/50 was collected and the winner was Phyllis from the Jacksonville Club taking home $123. Our trivia then continued and our newbies Curt & Su-sanne Bender won a T-shirt and were treated to ice cream. Thank you Jay and Donna Zeigler for this exciting cruise.
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Vettes at the Pier
Member Spotlight…. Meet Jeff & Kelly Givens
VETTES AT THE PIER-10 CCA members ventured to St. Petersburg Labor Day weekend for "Vettes at the Pier". This is a nice show and spending the day on the pier is great. The cars are lined up at the end of the pier around a large pavilion, which has some wonderful shops and a food court AND NICE, CLEAN BATHROOMS! The view isn't too bad either. There was a custom C5 that a guy from Boston had done with a Blue Angels theme. It was all chrome under the hood with the planes embossed on it and had blue LED lights on the running boards, the engine compartment and along the floor mats. He had a large photo of the planes in flight with the #6 in it. I asked him when it was taken, and ironically, it was taken the year be-fore the crash at the Beaufort Air Show that we were all at. He also had sig-natures of the pilots on the rear spoiler and had it clear coated. The photos we took of it don't do it justice. It was gorgeous. One of our members left early to go back to the hotel prior to the awards be-ing given. Needless to say, "I don't ever win anything" JOHN CONLEY was the one and only winner from our club with his C5. Nice going, John. The hotel we stayed at again this year in downtown St. Pete lived up to our expectations. It's more like a bed and breakfast than a regular hotel and they give us a great rate. All in all, it was a good trip with great company and fan-tastic weather. So, Pat & Joe, Kim & Larry, Nancy & Monty and Cathy & John, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Pat & Bill
Jeff and I were born and raised in Ohio, we actually lived very close to each other in the city of Akron, then our families moved to Randolph, a very small county town. We both attended the same school, but never met until I got a job at Giant Eagle Super-market in 1982 where I worked in the bakery and Jeff worked in Produce. We did not begin dating until 1984 and we were plan-ning for August 1986, but it became such a hassle that we decided to elope. So when Jeff’s family had a vacation planned to Myrtle Beach in May of 1986, we got married at the courthouse and sur-prised everyone when we met up at Myrtle Beach. In 1987, Jeff’s brother and his wife Wendy lived in Savannah and invited us to stay with them while we looked for jobs, because there were plenty of jobs here (ha-ha). So we took them up on their offer and came to Savannah, I found a job at the Courthouse in the Superior Court Clerk’s Office where I still work to-day. Jeff found a job with Golden Flake and then eventually with Frito Lay. Our daughter Lauren was born in 1992, she currently attends Sa-vannah Tech studying to be a LPN. We also have a herd of Chihuahuas. Jeff and I have always been car enthusiasts, we have had approximately 50 cars and motorcycles throughout the years. When Jeff and I began dating he had a 70 Chevelle that I loved to drive. Some of our other fa-vorites have been 2 Fieros, Mustangs, V8 Vega, Porsche and 69 Camaro and of course the Vettes. We got our first Vette in July 2009 and Bill and Pat Powers invited us to check out the Club, our first outing was to Har-old’s and what a hoot that was. We have really enjoyed our time in the club and look forward to future events.
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1977 Silver Corvette 40,000 or 41,000 miles, t-tops, numbers match and very clean, $14,000 or best offer Contact Dave Miller @ [email protected]
9th Annual Fall Festival & All Corvette Show, October 29, 2011
CCA’s 9th Annual Corvette show will be held at The Village on Skidaway Island, Georgia, registration from 9-11 and awards at 2:30. Enjoy a fun filled day with “The Rogues Band:, food by cookout specialist Brooks Hamm, a sidewalk Arts & Craft Show and the popular Library book sale. Registration $15 by October 15, day of the show $20. Trophies and Dash Plaques, door prizes will be awarded, 50/50 drawing and a Grand Prize $200 Corvette Central gift certificate, for registration form go to www.coastalcorvetteassocation.com
Fun, Food & Frivolity at Fontana—November 4- 6, 2011
The 3rd Annual Tame the Dragon weekend trip is set for 11/4-6/11. We will be staying again at the Fontana Lodge. Group rates are $79.00 per night plus tax for either King for two Queen rooms. Reservations must be made by October 3, 2011 in order to receive the group rate. Members are asked to make their own room reservations directly with the Lodge. You will be asked to make a one night non-refundable deposit when you make your reservation. We will be hav-ing dinner at the Lodge both Friday and Saturday night. Ask anyone who has gone on the Tail of the Dragon trip and they will tell you the food is quite good and besides you don’t want to be driving at night up in “them there hills”. Please let Nancy Troficanto at [email protected] know if you plan on going so the number of rooms currently booked at the group rated can be increased if needed. More details will follow regarding departure time, meeting place and itinerary. Link for Fontana Lodge www.fontanavillage.com Phone number for reservations 800-849-2258 tell them you are reserv-ing under group rate for the Coastal Corvette Association Link for Tail of Dragon www. tailofthedragon.com
Christmas Party—December 10, 2011 6PM
The Exchange Tavern 6710 Waters Avenue Savannah, Georgia
Menu choose one of the following: Fried Shrimp Basket with coleslaw and French fries, Rib eye steak cooked medium with a baked potato, Chicken Alfredo Pasta with garlic toast, Grilled Salmon with baked potato, all meals include a non-alcoholic beverage, house salad, tax and gratuity. Cash Bar. Bring your favorite Dessert if desired. The Exchange Tav-ern has plenty of parking and members are asked to dress up. The cost is $19 per person, this needs to be paid in ad-vance by December 3. Kelly Givens will collect the money, you can pay at a cruise night or mail a check made out to Kelly Givens to 19 Tara Manor Drive Savannah, Georgia 31406.
Upcoming Club Events
Tidbits Name Tags—If you want to order additional or new name tags the cost is $10 each, please make your check payable to Coastal Corvette Association, mail to P.O. Box 15103 Savannah, Georgia 31416 Monogramming— If anyone is interested in having our club logo monogrammed, contact The Robyn’s Nest/Monogram Place at 7601-H Waters Avenue Savannah, Georgia 912-354-7869
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Birthday’s Kathy Conley 9/4
Doris Robbins 9/12
Cheryl Schattall 9/12
Kaye Counce 9/13
Penny Hammock 9/16
Kathy Miskiewicz 9/18
Lou Molettiere 9/24
John Miskiewicz 9/26
Larry McVey 9/27
Jean Tuten 9/27
Marty Roberts 10/3
John Lewis 10/4
Holly Weiss 10/9
Pamela Howe 10/14
Kelly Givens 10/16
Kim Wilson 10/17
Brian Hauke 10/17
Marla Hoffner 10/19
Beverly Roberts 10/21
Robert Doyle 10/29
Howard Taylor 10/31
Anniversaries
Don & Jean Tuten 9/2
Dave & Lowry Miller 9/7
Bob & Elaina Kitchens 9/12
Robert & Susan Doyle 9/15
Marty & Kathy Peterson 10/3
Jeff & Michelle Rivera 10/21
Jim & Kim Wilson 10/22
Lou & Fran Moulettiere 10/25
UPCOMING EVENTS FOR SEPTEMBER & BEYOND
September 16 & 17—NASCAR Hall of Fame Trip
September 24—Business Meeting at Lovezollas in Pooler, 5:30—7:30
October 1—Carolina Dreamers Car Club 18th Annual Open Car Show & Fundraiser 9-4, Food Lion, Sun City, SC
October 1—Horsin Around Iron Horse Rodeo, Oglethorpe Speedway Park contact Jill Ward 912-308-9568 or [email protected]
October 8— Picnic at Magnolia Springs Park In Millen, GA
October 8—4th Annual CCA2 Shine & Show, Atlanta, GA for more info www.corvettecruisersofatlanta.com
October 8—2nd Annual Classic Car Show Thunder Bolt, GA K. Gannan Post 184 contact Johnny Mckenzie 912-660-2253 or
October 9—10th Annual Corvette at the Beach, Flager Beach, Fl for more info www.flagercountycorvetteclub.com
October 15—3rd Annual Ultimate Car Show, presented by Peach State Corvette Assoc., Newnan, GA
October 15—12th Annual Street Thunder Car & Truck Show, Charleston, SC www.4cccc.org
October 29– Fall Festival at Landings Skidaway Island, more info to follow
November 4-6—CCA Tail of the Dragon Trip
November 12—CCA Cruise Night, TBD
November 12—14th Annual Silver Springs Corvette Show, Silver Springs, FL for more info www.ocalacorvettes.com
November 12 & 13—Savannah Waterfront’s 1st Annual Land, Air & Sea Show, Savannah, GA info www.icecarclub.org
December 10 – CCA Christmas Party @ Exchange Tavern
Susan & Howard Clements, proud owners of a
1994 Torch Red Coupe