Brunch with Barry. Friday January 18th. Next Night Rider Wednesday January 2nd ***************************** STUART CORVETTE CLUB NEWS.

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1 Page 1/10 Brunch with Barry "On Sunday 13th, we will cruise to Summer Crush Winery for Vettes in the Vines in Ft. Pierce. We will meet at Loves Truck Stop on Kings Highway/Orange Ave. at 11:00 am and go as a group. (If you arrive separately you might not be parked with our club.) The show is from Noon to 4:00 pm. The cost is $10 per car (pay at the gate). There will be food trucks, live music, and the winery serves beverages. The prizes are Top 5, chosen by the spectators. In the past they have divided the cars into generations, and each group gets Top 5 awards. The show is held rain or shine. Please contact Gail Herr if you are planning to go: (call or text) or gjherr@hotmail.com. ***************************** Friday 18th We will meet at the north end of the PSL Civic Center in the Beall s parking lot (US1 and Walton Road) at 9:45 am. The group will depart at 10:00 am and caravan to a local restaurant. Hope you all can make it. So, shine them up and let s get those corvettes on the road. Barry Bracken **************************************** Twenty members caravanned to Carrabba s restaurant in Stuart for dinner. Thanks to the planning committee for setting up the nightrider event for December. 50/50 Winner: Heidi Rosso Next Night Rider Wednesday 2nd Meet behind Verizon Wireless (just north of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL at 6:00 PM. We head out at 6:30 for our restaurant destination.

2 Page 2/10 TOYS FOR TOTS 2018 Another Toys for Tots Corvette show is in the books! Thirty-Seven beautiful Corvettes made their way to Wallace Chevrolet on December 2nd for the show. We collected an impressive pile of toys and $ for charity. All of the Corvettes were winners, but 13 trophies were passed out! Congratulations to the trophy winners: Best of Show, Rob Bracken, Best Decorated Craig Caddington and Tom Herr. Top 10 winners were, Dan Kikkert, Tom Wood, Pat Leone, Jerry Petriw, Jim Kimball, Nick Vincenzo, David Sines, Alan Oelschlager, John Hosler and Stan Reed. Thanks to all for your contributions of toys, cash and raffle baskets! ************************************************************** SCC Holiday Party 2018 I would like to thank the 73 members who attended the SCC holiday party on Saturday December 8th. Thanks to Barry Hinken for taking pictures, Harry Wyrtzen for reading the left-right story, Pat Aziere for supplying the beautiful cake, Ed Vossen from Wallace Chevrolet for bringing door prizes that were raffled off. Our entertainment included Sonny & Cher (aka Dick & Lucy Kesler), the Blues Brothers (aka Dick Kesler & Rob Bracken) and Mary Hosler sang Johnny Angel to her special angel John. Special thanks to Dick and Lucy Kesler for supplying the music and making the party a success again. Shuckers did another excellent job with the food and service. I heard no complaints so that s a good thing. Next years party will be held on Saturday, December 14 th mark your calendar. I am looking forward to doing this again next year. Submitted by Dan Kikkert

3 Page 3/10 December Brunch with Barry-Disney Resort-December 14, Hi everyone, This month 38 SCC members caravanned to the Vero Beach Disney Resort. We have been doing the December BwB at Disney for many years. Disney is beautifully decorated, featuring a huge Christmas tree in the lobby. This year we had a 2nd floor ocean view room. Food was good as usual and we finished off the visit with a nice group photo by the tree. Several first time members attended. Welcome. Plan on joining us in for an exciting place for BwB. So, until then, Great Friends, Great Cars, Life is Good. Dick Kesler for Barry Bracken Photo submitted by Dick Kesler

4 Page 4/10 First 6 Months - Stuart Corvette Club Event schedule for 13 th Summer Crush Winery Gail Herr Vette's in the Vines February 17 th OK Gun Corral Tom Herr Buffet Luncheon March 24 th Club Picnic Tom Dee, Dave Todd Sand Hill Park Tom Herr April 28 th Club's Car Show John Hosler Ft. Pierce Marina May 19 th Waterway Cafe Anne Wood PGA Blvd Jupiter June 9 th Election Luncheon Jerry Petriw Dolphin Bar ************************************************************ Welcome New Members Ralph and Mary Heersema Barry and Lynn Griffing Mark Novak/Laurie Schwab

5 Page 5/10 OK Corral Gun Club Buffet Luncheon February 17, This is a nice ride and a wonderful place with terrific food. Our Price is $17.95 per person RSVP required by February 10 Pay after you eat, I just need to know who's coming. Notify Tom Herr by or call Tom_co@hotmail.com or If you want to shoot, you can call and make arrangements Their phone number is We will meet at Love's Truck Stop; 200 South Kings Hwy Ft. Pierce (Exit 131 off I-95) Arrive at 10:30 and we will leave at 11:00 This drive will take about 35 minutes ******************************************************************** Wreaths Across America December 15, 2018 Special Thank you to Mike & Lynda Hatten for suggesting this event. Eight SCC members representing the club ventured down to Lake Worth to see what the Wreath's Across America is all about. As we neared the South Florida National Cemetery, cars were parked along the main road because the cemetery parking lot was already full. We were over a half mile from the Cemetery. Cars were parked on both sides of the highway. We arrived at the entrance and the police motioned for us to keep going because the lot was full. It had been raining off and on so we didn't want to be that far from the entrance. We continued down the road for another half mile, and still no available parking. We abandoned our idea of participating and decided to go straight to Benny's on The Beach. There were thousands of people at the Wreath's Across America, but without us. Our lunch was VERY GOOD at Benny's. We all had a good time despite the failure to participate. This will not be an annual happening for the Club.

6 Page 6/10 Birthdays 1st Tom Cikigil 3rd Rosie Weaver 6th Ken LaGrand 6th Paul Magee 6th Anne Wood 8th Clyde Coffey 8th Sandy Kearney 11th Irenee Vossen 12th James Clade 12th Myrna Rosen 17th Dianne Kruse 17th Judy Nowak 18th Rob Bracken 18th Frank Cerrito 18th Paul DeGrass 28th Lili Cerrito 31st Lynn Pilla Do you know what type of antifreeze to use in your Corvette? An example of the aftermath that can accrue by using the wrong antifreeze is: the GM Dexcool formula works best in systems that are designed for it. But in older style radiators with lead soder it eats out the radiator because the inhibitors work too slowly to protect against the corrosion that happens so fast. It actually erodes the metal not only in the radiator but in the water pump as well! So, make sure you use the required antifreeze in your Corvette. Club members Karl and Kathy Sterner are the proprietors of ASK Auto, which is a Corvette service facility in Port St. Lucie. For service call ******************************************************* EVENT ANNOUNCEMENT Join us the third Saturday of every month from 5pm-8pm at Hwy 55 Burgers Shakes & Fries in Palm City. Come anytime - stop by for dinner, to show your car... or both! 19 th Hwy 55 is located behind Walgreens on the north west corner of High Meadow Ave. and Martin Downs Blvd.

7 Page 7/10 Did You Know? The Stuart Corvette Club is on Facebook! Log in and join our group! The World's Largest Moving Automotive Event Often referred to as the world s largest moving automotive event, the National Corvette Caravan is a celebration of America s Sports Car, culminating in Bowling Green, Kentucky for the anniversary celebration of the National Corvette Museum. Hosted only once every five years, the next event is slated for Labor Day Weekend (August 28-31) and will mark the Museum s 25th Anniversary. ********************************************* New Meeting Place Next Car/Board Meeting WHEN: Wednesday 23rd TIME: 6pm Car 7pm Board WHERE: HopCat Restaurant SW Meeting St. PSL All members are invited and encouraged to attend the car show/board meetings. 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 bhinken@hotmail.com to post your items! ******************************************* Corvettes & Warm Hearts. Know a club member who is ill or hospitalized? Contact Fran Shaw at franzzmail@netzero.net and she 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 Further details, pictures and order forms can be found on our web

8 Page 8/10 1/2 Nightrider 1/13 Summer Crush Winery 1/18 Brunch w Barry Events 1/2 Nightrider! Meet behind Verizon Wireless (just north of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL at 6:00 PM. We head out at 6:30 PM for our restaurant destination. 1/13 Summer Crush Winery 1/18 Brunch with Barry February Events 2/6 Nightrider! Meet behind Verizon Wireless (just north of PSL Blvd.) on US1 in PSL at 6:00 PM. We head out at 6:30 PM for our restaurant destination. 2/8 Brunch with Barry 2/17 OK Gun Corral Buffet Luncheon PLEASE NOTE Report all changes in address, telephone, or car to: Pat Aziere or azierep@aol.com DIRECT CLUB MAIL TO: Stuart Corvette Club P.O. Box 9074 PSL, FL GOT NEWS? Contact Dan Kikkert sccvettenews@aol.com Brunch with Barry Club Officers Richard Kesler, President Tom Herr, Vice President Barry Bracken, Secretary Pat Aziere, Treasurer Board of Directors Rob Bracken Barbara Fisher Barry Hinken John Hosler Jim Kimball Darlene Mayhew Jerry Petriw Frank Pilla Stanley Reed Glenn Snavely Hi everyone, We met at the Ft. Pierce City Marina and left at 9:40 for the Disney Resort. We had 35 people there and picked up 3 on the way for 38. Thanks to Barry he reserved the whole 2 nd floor. Disney wanted to start us off at 11:00. We were a little early so we talked and looked around for 15 minutes. We had fruit, potato's, bacon, sausage, Mickey Mouse waffles, and made to order egg omelets and cinnamon rolls. All kinds of drinks too. After breakfast we took our yearly picture on the steps by the Christmas tree. We had some new members there for the first time and they were impressed. Plan on joining us in for an exciting place for BwB. So, until then, Great Friends, Great Cars, Life is Good. Tom Herr for Barry Bracken

9 Page 9/10 WALLACE CHEVROLET CLUB SPONSOR The Stuart Corvette Club is proud to announce that Wallace Chevrolet in Stuart is our sponsor. We appreciate the support and sponsorship they have been giving our club. During the year, Wallace Chevrolet will contribute to S.C.C. car shows, Toys for Tots 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 cell # ED VOSSEN Salesman for the Corvette Club cell # 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 ext direct # 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.

10 Page 10/10 SCC Looking for a Car Show Chair As you know we host two car shows a year, namely Toys for Tots in early December and our Annual Corvette River Cruise-In in late April. Both shows result in net proceeds that allow the Club to donate to area charities. Toys for Tots is an obvious recipient and our current charity partners Martin County Council on Aging, Treasure Coast Hospice and Treasure Coast Food Bank receive proceeds generally generated by the spring show. We have a Car Show Committee of about SCC members who include task chairs and volunteers in a myriad of activities that make our show an annual success. John Hosler has been Car Show Chair for the last 8 years and is looking for a replacement. John will be Show Chair for show but is looking to be replaced. The position coordinates all the activities of the show and activities start before the first Car Show Committee Meeting normally held before the Board Meeting and this year it will be 23. The Chair does not do all the work but it does involve coordinating all the activities and efforts of various chairs and making sure that all the things our show is known for get done as well as communicating to those who have registration questions plus sending out confirmation to interested parties and many other items. John Hosler has a comprehensive spreadsheet and book and will sit down with anybody who might be interested would involve some shadowing John and working the show to see how it all evolves. His cell is and is jchosler@hotmail.com. Regards, Dick Kesler President Stuart Corvette Club