January 2008 Volume 2, Issue 1 Event Calendar Gold Country Run Corvette Club Santa Barbara S h a r o n S m i t h It s time for another CCSB Road Trip. This time we will be traveling to The Gold Country. The trip is for five days Friday, May 16 through Tuesday, May 20. It will potentially include: exploring a cavern, wine tasting, attempting to strike it rich, traveling through several national forests on magnificent Corvette loving roads, visiting historic sites, dining in a hotel with ghosts, antiquing, and enjoying the magnificent scenery. This is an excellent time to visit this area while the spring flowers are in full bloom, the hills are green, and the summer crowds have not yet arrived. On the return part of our trip we will travel over to the California Coast for a last night s stay in Big Sur. Our route will take us up 101 to Paso Robles, crossover to Hwy 99 via Hwys 46, 41 and 43. We will have lunch in Hanford at a business with lots of automobilia. From Hwy 99 we will take Hwy 108 to Hwy 49. From Hwy 49 we will take Hwy 4, with stops near Murphy's to explore a cavern and taste wine. We will be heading into the higher elevations around 7,000 feet as we continue on Hwy 4 driving through Stanislaus National Forest and Toiyabe National Forest. We will take Hwy 88 through Eldorado National Forest making our way back to Hwy 49. We may revisit the Corvette Club Santa Barbara gold strike of 1994 site at Coloma to see if there is any gold left. We hope to have a couple of our seasoned CCSB gold spotters on this trip to assist the first timers. Beware that if gold fever strikes, you may need to catch up with us where we camp for the night. Gold fever has been known to strike this group in the past. We will continue north on Hwy 49 through Auburn, Grass Valley, and Nevada City. Nevada City will be our northernmost stop. When we head south we may try our skills at an indoor go cart track, visit a museum, or whatever else I discover on my internet browsing between now and May. You never know what I will come up with in my quest to take you to places you have never been before. We will drive down Hwy 5, and then head for the Pacific via Hwy 156. If I have not crammed too much into our schedule I would like our last night out to be in Big Sur. All of the above is still in the early planning stages and venues are subject to change based on timing and availability, but Fred and I would love to have you join us on this getaway. If you did not sign up for this trip at the January meeting, please contact me ASAP by phone 805-647-3881 or email to sharon@smithshome.com so I have a fairly accurate list of who is going when I start making our lodging and restaurant arrangements. If you have any questions about the trip, please contact me. January 2008 8th General Meeting 25 Mystery Run Postponed Getty Villa Malibu February 3rd Super Bowl Party 5th General Meeting 17th Daytona Party Meetings are 1st Tuesday of each month at 6:30PM at the Sizzler Restaurant, 5555 Hollister Ave., (Hwy 217 & Hollister) WE ARE ON THE WEB www.corvetteclubsantabarbara.com Inside this issue: NCM Ambassador 2 2008 Events Calendar 2 Super Bowl Party 3 President s Message 3 Membership 4 Mystery Run 4 Photos from Club Runs 5
Page 2 Corvette Club Santa Barbara JANUARY 2008 Calendar of Events FEBRUARY MARCH Alfred J. Rotella Senior Vice President Retail Banking Division 1021 Anacapa St., 2nd Floor PO Box 60839 Santa Barbara, CA 93160 (805) 564-6389 alr@sbbt.com www.pcbancorp.com 8th General Meeting 25th Mystery Run (John) Getty Villa Malibu (postponed) APRIL 1st General Meeting TBD Tonight Show 26th & 27th Paso Robles Wine Run TBD Club Photo @ City College 3rd Super Bowl Party (Charlie & Carol) 5th General Meeting 17th Daytona Party (Halverson) MAY 3rd Pine Mountain Lunch Run (Lee) 6th General Meeting 16th 20th Gold Country Run (Sharon) 17th Wheels & Waves 4th General Meeting TBD Greek Restaurant & Comedy Club (Fred M & Tony) TBD Chino Airport Museum (Fred L) JUNE 1st Installation Picnic 3rd General Meeting TBD Parkfield Lunch run (Hib) Where were you in 1957? See where Corvette was in 1957! Check NCM Website for answer (click here) JULY 1st General Meeting 4th Parade & BBQ (Mike & Livers) TBD. PCPA/Ragtime (Diane) 30th Fiesta Party (LoMonaco s) OCTOBER 7th General Meeting TBD Inn @ Morro Bay (Lee) TBD Saddle Peak Lodge Brunch run (need leader) AUGUST 5th General Meeting TBD Horse Races at Del Mar (Diane S.) NOVEMBER 1st Lake Isabella (Stallings) 4th General Meeting TBD Detailing Seminar (Mike) SEPTEMBER 2nd General Meeting 10th-14th Reno Air Races (Fred L & Tony) 27th-29th Hearst Castle (Stallings) DECEMBER 2nd General Meeting 13th Christmas Party TBD LA Auto Show Na tiona l Cor ve tte Museum J o h n J e n s e n chure and a Corvette Book. -- Corvette Owners now have the opportunity to participate in the NCM Xperience - a new program that offers owners a unique experience with their Corvette at the NCM. Owners can schedule a special visit to the Museum where Owning pieces of your Corvette s history is a great way to document and preserve your Corvette. If you own a 1981 through current year Corvette, you can order a build sheet and replica window sticker through the Museum and complete your package with the original dealer brotheir Corvette receives a exterior cleaning and is then displayed on the floor of the Museum Delivery area similar to the highly requested R8C program. A VIP plant tour and more are included in the program. See the NCM website for details.
Page 3 Volume 2, Issue 1 Super Bowl Party Ca r o l Ca m p b e l l Sunday February 3rd It s the grownups turn to have fun, so hire that baby sitter and come party with us. Charlie and Carol Campbell, with Bob and Diane Szalay, are once again hosting this annual event to be held at Cathedral Oaks Village Club House, 651 Avenida Pequena, Santa Barbara. Be sure to arrive by 2:30 PM, before game time. Please bring a dish to share, President s Message Happy New Year!! We ended the year with our annual CCSB Christmas party. And what a way to end the year! We had our party at Mulligan s Café and they did a terrific job. The appetizers were tasty, the salad, prime rib, chicken and side dishes were outstanding and the chocolate cream pie was delicious. The club supplied the wine so nothing was missing. Roger Hoyt set up a continuous slide show presentation showing our many club activities throughout the year. It was fun to watch. Thanks, Roger! We had our much anticipated gift exchange after dinner. Almost everyone serving utensils for your dish, and drinks of your choice. The club house has a full kitchen so we can chill, heat, and serve whatever you bring. Don t try to feed everyone, a family size portion will suffice. We will have a football pool, so be sure to bring dollar bills for the pool. Parking is available in front of the clubhouse (14 spaces). For those of you who arrive after those are taken, there is additional parking on behaved! And those of you who didn t well, you know who you are!! Then there was much laughter as Frank bestowed the dreaded red tie on Bob Stallings. According to tradition, it will be his job to protect it and then pass it on to another unsuspecting club member at the Christmas party next year. the street.. Directions: Take Hwy.101 Northbound exiting at Patterson exit. Turn towards the mountains to Cathedral Oaks Blvd. and turn left. Turn at the first left onto Avenida Pequena. Turn right at the third driveway on your right. You have arrived at the Club House. If you need additional assistance, call Charlie or Carol at 964-9066. This is always a really fun get together, can't wait to see you all again! B a r ba r a LoM o na c o Save the date Mulligan s already has us on the calendar for December 13, 2008! Here s to a great 2008!! Let s hope that it is a happy and healthy one for all of us. Happy New Year Privacy Reminder Old Club Rosters should be shredded not just thrown in the trash when replaced. 2009 ZR1 Corvette National Corvette Caravan returns to Bowling Green in 2009 www.corvettecaravan.com Highway 99 Run Jacques Bellesiles PARTNER 5601 Lindero Canyon, Suite 210 Westlake Village, CA 91362 (818) 338-8160 - (805) 626-4221 (800) 320-6364 - (818) 338-8155 FAX jbellesiles@crowellweedon.com www.crowellweedon.com
Page 4 Membership Column Frank LoMonaco Volume 2, Issue 1 We welcome two new members this month: Trish and Jim Drinkwater with their 2006 Silver C6 SUPPORT THE NCM. Be sure to leave an interest card on Corvettes seen around town that don t have our club decal on them. See Frank for Club logo, embroidered clothing and club decals for your new car. Mystery Run B arba r a L om o nac o P.O. Box 40340 Santa Barbara, CA 93140 The date of the run has been set for FRIDAY, JANUARY 25. We will meet at the Timbers Restaurant at 10:00 AM, have a short drivers' meeting at 10:15 AM and leave promptly at 10:30 AM. It takes approximately 45 minutes to get there. When we arrive at the location we will have lunch first - BYOB - and then tour. The cost of this run will be between $30 and $40 per person. Dress is causal. We will go on this run RAIN OR SHINE!! More details to follow when they become available. If you are not aware of what this run is about, you probably are not on the list of 50 members that are signed up. If you have a question or need to cancel contact our Club President, Barbara LoMonaco. WE ARE ON THE WEB www.corvetteclubsantabarbara.com 6 2 0 H P 2008 Indianapolis 500 Pace Car The 2008 Event Calendar has been posted on the club website be sure to check for details! 2008 Event Calendar
Page 5 Mike trying out his new ride Steve Petersen President (805) 963-8638 Three locations www.tilecollection.com Morro Bay Run Ed kicking back on No. CA Run Mike & Linda on Del Mar run The 2008 Event Calendar has been posted on the club website be sure to check for details! 2008 Event Calendar Salon Monaco Crescent LoMonaco Owner, Stylist 805-684-2337 872 Yucca Lane Carpinteria, CA www.salonmonaco.com Our Corvette ladies in red Sharon w/ Wendell Strode (Executive Director of NCM) Alan E. Emslie, P.E. Principal 5290 Overpass Rd., 805-683-1233 Suite 217, CA 93111 Cell 805-340-4921 aemsile@padreinc.com www.padreinc.com
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