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March 20th, 2016

AutoGeek Car Show Meet at 8:00 AM at the Cracker

Barrel at I-95 exit 101 on Kanner

Hwy. Leave Cracker Barrel at

8:15 AM Arrive at the show

approx 8:30 AM for a decent

parking spot!! With twelve or

more cars, we save $20.00 each

and will be admitted FREE OF

CHARGE. Contact Richard

Kesler for more details

[email protected].

To identify yourself as a club

member, be sure to wear a club

shirt and/or your name badge or

have your membership card.

I will have club business cards

with me in case you have no other

club identification. AUTOGEEK

folks at registration know we

are coming as a sizable group.

Brunch with Barry

Friday March 11th

We will meet at the I-95 rest stop

north of Orange Ave in Fort Pierce

and leave at 9:30 for the cruise up to

Fellsmere. Hope you all can make it.

So shine them up and let’s get those

corvettes on the road.

Barry Bracken ****************************************

Sixty members caravanned to the Fresh Catch seafood restaurant in Stuart. Thanks to Ellie and Tom Dee for setting up the night rider event for February.

50/50 Winner: Gail and Tom Herr

Next Night Rider

Wednesday March 2nd

“Notice new time below”

Meet behind Verizon Wireless

(north of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL

at 6:00 PM. We head out at 6:30 PM

for our restaurant destination.

/9 STUART CORVETTE CLUB NEWS

www.stuartcorvetteclub.com

March

2016

mailto:[email protected]

http://www.stuartcorvetteclub.com/

SCC April Car Show

The Stuart Corvette Club’s car show which is a Wash & Shine Show,

will be held on Sunday April 24th. We need as many volunteers as

possible to help with parking, registration, 50/50 tickets, manning the

basket tables and cleaning up after the show just to name a few tasks.

To make this show a success we need a lot of help from all our members.

Our upcoming car show committee meetings are 3/16, 4/6 and 4/13 (if

needed). All meeting start at 6:00 and are at Bonefish Mac's in PSL.

Please e-mail John Hosler to sign up ([email protected]) or call him

on 218-590-0356 or just show up at an upcoming car show committee. The Stuart Corvette Club (SCC) presents the 18th Annual River

Cruise-In Corvette Show sponsored by Wallace Chevrolet at the

beautiful Ft. Pierce City Marina. 15 trophies and a Club Choice trophies

will be awarded to SCC participants and their cars will be judged by

visiting show participants. This is a judged show for non SCC

participants with 31 trophies up!

Please go to www.stuartcorvetteclub.com for show flyer. Last year's

show field was 132 Corvettes and 50 SCC members registered! 50/50

winner in 2015 was Ray Walker of SCC and he won $553. Food & other

vendors, DJs Lucy & Dick Kesler, discounts at area restaurants for

all participants.

Show grounds open at 8:00 a.m. with trophy presentation around 2:00

pm. If further information is needed, contact: John Hosler (218) 590-0356

or [email protected]. Directions to Ft. Pierce City Marina – Take I-

95 to SR 68 east or S.R. 70 east to Seaway Dr. ‘til you get to Indian River

Drive – follow signs and look for show entrance.



March

2016





Hey Folks,

As you know, our "Goody Bags," given to each participant at our Annual show are among

the best stocked of just about any show on the entire Treasure Coast. We are well known for

them!

But, this year I've noticed that some vendors are cutting back, so I could use a little help from

each of you. Try asking your local car parts store, dentist, realtor, favorite restaurant owner,

bakery, grocery, or drug store to help out with some promotional items to advertise their

business for FREE at our Annual River Cruise-In Corvette Show this year.

We plan to make 150 goody bags. Advise them that it's a great way to advertise! Pens, pencils,

calendars, stickers, hard candy, wrapped mints, towelette wipes, discount coupons and gift

certificates make nice items for the bags. Also, a portion of the car show proceeds goes to benefit

Treasure Coast Food Bank, Hope Center for Autism and the Martin County Council of Aging.

OR, stop by Sam's and get a box of hand wipes, individual sanitizers, packs of gum or candy

and donate it to your club. Every little bit helps, but try for quantities of 100-150, so we can put

them in all bags. Also, and it is always a challenge, we try to supply EVERY entrant with a

"DOOR PRIZE" like car wax, car cleaning supplies, window cleaner, mini flashlights, key

fobs, small gift cards and other items of nominal value but too big for a Goody Bag.

Your local auto supply store may be willing to give you some discontinued auto care products

that we can use, or if you have an old gift card you don't expect to use, toss it in the pot! If any

of the places you frequent do not have promotional items, ask them for a small gift certificate

toward a purchase. Just a few such items from each of you will really make a difference. You

never know unless you ask! Take a show flyer with you to help introduce yourself and the show.

(flyer is on next page)

Feel free to drop off any treasures with one of your nearby Board members, at Nightrider, or

any SCC event or mail them directly to me at Al DeLong, 1728 SW Mockingbird Dr. Port St.

Lucie, 34986.

Save the Wave

River Cruise-In Co-Chair



March

2016


New Members

Jim and Kris Carbone

Mike and Lynda Hatten

Eric and Yolanda Jackson

James Neill

Martin Pipper

March Birthdays

1st Eleanor Dee

2nd Heidi Rosso

5th Elaine Merce

7th Lexus Scott

11th Gregory Gollhofer

11th Larry McCarty

16th Margie Hedgecock

16th Ed Vossen

22nd Marianne Ball

24th Ray Walker

26th Dick Aziere

The top awards that you can receive for your Corvette is the Bloomington Gold or (NCRS) National Corvette Restores Society Duntov award. Both awards standards are that the Corvette has been restored back to the exact same condition it was when brand new. The Duntov award is the highest NCRS award. A Bloomington Gold certificate is from a company operating out of Illinois that will certify that your Corvette is restored to original condition. Some of the top Corvettes have plaques from both NCRS and the Bloomington

Gold company. Good luck. Club members Karl and Kathy Sterner

are the proprietors of ASK Auto, which is

a Corvette service facility in Port Saint

Lucie. For service call 772-335-0420.



March

2016


How Do You Spell Winner?

Congratulations to Dan Kikkert for

another first place trophy win at

Reflections in Glass XXXIII held on

February 6, 2016 at AutoNation Chevrolet

in Ft Lauderdale. Dan has been attending

this show almost every year since 2006.

He won his first trophy at the 2006 show.

Most of us never forget that first trophy

win. Since then Dan has won 6 first place

and 3 second place awards at the show.

Only two years did he fail to bring home

an award.

Congratulations Dan and thanks for

representing our club at this event.

Next year I hope we can get a few more

cars to make the trip.

Submitted by Richard Kesler

*********************************************

Next Car/Board Meeting

WHEN: Wednesday March 16th

TIME: 6 pm

WHERE: Bonefish Mac Restaurant 662 SE Becker Road in PSL

All members are invited and

encouraged to attend the car

show/board meetings. We are

always looking for some new

ideas for our monthly events.

Any member can submit an idea

to the board.

Did You Know?

The Stuart Corvette Club is on

Facebook! Log in and join our group!

Have anything to sell? The Stuart Corvette Club

website is your home for all club-related news

including a new Members Classified Section.

Contact Barry Hinken at [email protected]

to post your items!

*******************************************

Corvettes & Warm Hearts……….

Know a club member who is ill or

hospitalized? Contact Fran Shaw at

franzzmail @netzero.net and Fran will

send a get well card on behalf of the club.

************************************

CLUB STORE

Lots of Club apparel such as T shirts, golf shirts, hats and various club and Corvette accessories. Contact John or Darlene Mayhew at 772-380-9938. Further details, pictures and order forms can be found on our web site @ www.stuartcorvetteclub.



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2016

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http://www.stuartcorvetteclub.com/Classified/FM_Classified.htm



Upcoming Monthly Events

We will caravan to the Tiki Bar at Roland Martin Marina, Clewiston at Lake Okeechobee for a

nice relaxing ride. On May 15th (Sunday) we will meet at Cracker Barrel Restaurant parking

lot just East of I-95 (Exit 101) on Kanner Hwy. in Stuart at 9:30 am and depart 10:00 am. The

Tiki Bar is located on the water with covered dining and ample parking. Our drive will be on

Kanner Hwy. to Lake O and around the south end of the Lake to Clewiston. The drive should

take approximately 1-1/2 hr. This should be an enjoyable time for all. There website is

www.tikibarandgrill.net

Submitted by Anne and Tom Wood

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I have booked the Dolphin Bar and Shrimp House for our June 12th Election luncheon for 11:00 AM, located at 1401 N.E. Indian River Drive in Jensen Beach. They are going to put us in the room on the left as you walk in like they did last year and will have the regular lunch menu available. We will meet on the north side of the Bealls Outlet store 9300 S US Highway 1 in Port Saint Lucie, FL and leave at 10:15 sharp. Should you have any questions please let me know. Regards, Jerry Petriw

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I have booked Mulligan's Beach house in Sebastian for the July 17th cruise luncheon for

11:30 AM rain or shine. They are going to try and seat us all together on the south side

patio of the restaurant and we will have the regular menu to order from. We will meet at

the Fort Pierce Marina parking lot (same place of our car show) Avenue A and Indian

River Drive in Fort Pierce We will leave at 10:00 AM Sharp. Should you have any

questions please let me know.

Regards,

Jerry Petriw



March

2016

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Brunch with Barry

What started out as a beautiful day, 20+ gorgeous corvettes and 40+ hungry people, finished with a few

problems. We met at the Civic Center and had a perfect cruise down along the Indian River to the new

Berry Fresh Cafe in Stuart. When I made the reservation, I was assured that plenty of parking next door

would be made available to us for our visit. However, when we arrived we were met with an irate lady

who did not want our cars on her property. I called the manager from my car and was told there was

nothing he could do at this time. After about 15 minutes we all managed to find a parking spot and went

in to a private room and had a wonderful breakfast with great friends. Another example how we were

able to turn some lemons into lemon aid. Another successful Brunch with Barry. Hope to see you next

month.

Great Friends, Great Cars, Life is Good. Barry ******************************************************************************************************************************

February Event On Sunday February 21st we drove to Harborside Place in Jupiter. More than 40 people attended in

about 20 Corvettes. We drove down Jupiter Island road together; a beautiful drive in beautiful cars! We

ate on the patio at Calaveras Cantina, with live music. We had nice weather and everyone enjoyed the

meal and even a few Margaritas! We were joined by eight non-members who are considering our club.

We took in 2 new memberships. One new member is Mike Hatten, who has a 1993 C4 Convertible that

won Top Flight at the Regional NCRS in Lakeland last month. Congratulations to Mike! Thanks to Jerry

Petriw and Dave Todd for helping to keep the group together. No Corvette was left behind!

Thanks to Gail and Tom Herr for putting on this event.

3/11 Brunch with Barry 3/20 Autogeek Car Show



March

2016

Club Officers PLEASE NOTE

Report all changes in address, telephone,

e-mail or car to: Pat Aziere

461-2610 or e-mail [email protected]

March Events

3/2 Nightrider! Meet behind Verizon Wireless (north

of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL at 6:00 PM. We head out

at 6:30 PM for our restaurant destination.

3/11 Brunch with Barry

3/20 Autogeek Car Show

April Events

4/6 Nightrider! Meet behind Verizon Wireless (north

of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL at 6:00 PM. We head out

at 6:30 PM for our restaurant destination.

4/15 Brunch with Barry

4/24 SCC Car Show

Richard Kesler, President 231-1742

Tom Herr, Vice President 210-2875

Barry Bracken, Secretary 344-1434 Pat Aziere, Treasurer 461-2610 461-2610

Board of Directors

Mike Brody 463-1078 John Clegg 336-4360 Tom Dee 978-844-1747 Steve Dehnen 429-1557 Al DeLong 864-978-3380 Barbara Fisher 201-4687 Barry Hinken 336-7074 Jerry Petriw 464-9678 Frank Pilla 561- 746-2160

DIRECT CLUB MAIL TO:

Stuart Corvette Club P.O. Box 9074 PSL, FL 34985

GOT NEWS?

Contact Dan Kikkert [email protected]



WALLACE CHEVROLET – CLUB SPONSOR

The Stuart Corvette Club is proud to announce that Wallace Chevrolet in Stuart is our new sponsor. We appreciate the support and sponsorship they will be giving our club. During the year, Wallace Chevrolet will contribute to S.C.C. car shows, Toys for Kids and River Cruise-In. Without their support our ability to donate to local charities and fulfill the services that we provide to our members would be greatly diminished.

For NEW CAR SALES our contact people are: MARK ADAMS General Manager 772-287-3232 cell#772-631-3554

ED VOSSEN Salesman for the Corvette Club

772-287-3232 cell#772-341-4157

They will see that we get the BEST DEAL possible on ALL the Wallace dealership cars. Last year WALLACE was ranked # 66 out of over 3000 Corvette dealers across the nation. For PARTS and SERVICE our Club specialist is: DON HAMILTON

772-287-3232 ext 25261 Direct # 772-233-4231

We will receive a 20% discount on Mechanical Parts for all GM cars. Normal maintenance like Oil changes and Tires are not included. Rick Saxner will be our Liaison between our Club and Wallace Chevrolet. Tom Herr is the Board contact person. Mark Adams has offered their NEW DEALERSHIP LOCATION for future Club events with prior approval.



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