November 2017 - OC VETTES of today, we have an awesome turn out. ... see the Bee Gees tribute show “The Australian Bee Gees” at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino

O C Vettes President’s Message

November 2017

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

OCV President’s Message

Monthly Social Information

Schedule of Events

Homecoming Fundraiser Report

October Social Report

2017 Cruise Holiday Party

Corvette Super Sports Car Show

OCV Member News

Sideways Wine Tour

2018 Route 66 Fun Run/Las Vegas

A Word From Janet Cherry

Club Clothing Ordering Info

Changes to Club Charity

Palm Desert Trip 2018

Birthdays & Anniversaries

Business Meeting Minutes

Corvette Caravan Newsletter

Car Show Info/Flyers

General Club Information

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Monthly Social Info

Veteran's Day (Nov. 11) honors all members of the Armed Forces

who served this country. They served and fought to protect us, to

keep our country safe, and to preserve freedom. Veterans risked

their lives for you and me. In some cases, they made the ultimate

sacrifice. We should honor and respect these heroes every day.

Tucked between the two monster sized holidays of Halloween and

Christmas, Thanksgiving (Nov. 23) receives far less attention. But

Thanksgiving is a very important holiday, especially with our busy

lifestyle. It is a time to kick back and relax, watch a football game

or go to a movie, and enjoy a huge feast. There is no nation in the

world that has more to be thankful for than us.

Also, in the month of November we celebrate: 14th World Diabetes

Day, 17th Homemade Bread Day, 23rd National Espresso Day,

24th Black Friday. The countdown to Christmas is 48 days

Much thanks to Ron & Val Molendyk who made October fun with

the Halloween Social at Benjie’s. Hope to see everyone at our

November social at The Black Bear Diner hosted by: Richard and

Carol Thompson.

Have a safe and fun filled month,

Janet

The Black Bear Diner on

the corner of Orangethorpe

and Knott Aves. in Buena

Park will be the location for

the November OCV Social. Specializing

in your favorite comfort foods, they offer good

old-fashioned family dishes such as chicken fried

steak, meatloaf and pot roast. They also offer

fish, chicken, salads, steak and ribs, and

breakfast 24 hours a day. The portions are large

and the food is good. The Nov Social is being

hosted by Richard and Carol Thompson. Come

join your fellow OCV members and enjoy a home

style dinner and good conversation.

Black Bear Diner Tues, Nov 21, 6 PM

7005 Knott Ave at Orangethorpe,

Buena Park 714-735-1011

Schedule of Events OCV Events in Blue and Italic. For more info contact Janet Cherry at (562) 544-1053.

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DATE EVENT HOST

Nov 17-19 Sideways Tour, Floating Fun Get Together, Santa Barbara. Wine

tasting.

Joe and Barbie

Orsini

Nov 21 OCV November Social, 6 PM – Black Bear Diner, 7005 Knott Ave,

Buena Park.

Richard & Carol

Thompson

Nov 28 OCV Board Meeting, Citrus Café, 6:30 PM Janet Cherry

Dec 9 Holiday Party Hornblower Cruise, 1–4 PM. Newport Harbor. See flyer page 23.

Janet Cherry

Dec 26 NO BOARD MEETING FOR DECEMBER

Jan 16, 2018 January Social

Apr 19-21 Gambler’s Classic Car Show, Laughlin, NV. Limited to first 250

Corvettes. Hosted by Corvettes of Bakersfield. Flyer pgs. 24-25.

Don and Betsy

Slauson

May 3-6 Annual Las Vegas/Route 66 Fun Run Weekend. Held in NV and AZ. Fun

Run goes from Seligman AZ to Topok-Golden Shores AZ.

Ron and Michael

Molendyk

May 20 Plastic Fantastic Car Show, Embarcadero Park, San Diego

Aug 11 7th Annual O C Vettes Poker Run

The Homecoming fundraiser has completed for 2017. Conda Takanabe reported that we did not have as many requests this year for homecomings. The overall earnings were down $1,000.00 from last year. We will still be doing homecomings, but they are no longer as big a money-maker for the club. This is partly due to schools banning automobile traffic on their new artificial track surfaces Conda asks that members try to keep the dates open between mid Sept and early Nov. when planning trips and vacations. Those who participated this year had fun helping all the Homecoming princesses feel beautiful on their special night. OCV members enjoyed the dinners before the games .

Homecoming Report

Remember, if you are planning a trip or single-day activities

for the club, be sure to email Leo Mann with the info so the

Board can stay informed about all events.


The October OCV Social was held on October

17 at Benjie’s Deli in Tustin. Ron and Val

Molendyk put together their annual Halloween

party. When guests arrived, they received some

wonderful goodie bags and tickets for door

prizes. After dinner, Ron and Val gave away

door prizes including bottles of wine, jars of

candy and more. These were won by Bob Van

Der Upwich, Janet Cherry, Richard Thompson,

and Sue Lookman, The grand prize was a free

meal at Benjie’s, which the restaurant donates

every year. Sue Walker was the big winner.

Members got into the spirit of the event by

wearing orange and black, and many sported

holiday themed shirts and accessories. There

were 45 members in attendance.

Thank you to Ron and Val for putting on this

special social every year. It has become an

annual tradition for the club and everyone who

attends enjoys it very much.

October Spooky Social Report

Janet Cherry and Ellie Jeppesen show off their Halloween attire

Janet Cherry, Henry and Sue Walker and Joe Goff

George and Isabella Loveren

Michael and Michelle Molendyk and family

Bob & Masako Burggraf, Daniel and Cindy Goodman

Molendyk family, Carole Howard and Jane Wheeler


2017 OCV Holiday Party Dec 9 Our OC Vettes Christmas party is not far off.

As of today, we have an awesome turn out.

Janet Cherry wants to be sure that all members

new and old are updated !!!!! If you are

planning to attend, payment is due by 11/25/17.

Payments can be mailed to Janet:

Janet Cherry

18679 Diddy Circle

Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Please make check out to OC Vettes and

specify you dinner order of chicken or salmon.

**** Special note: The boat is not handicap

accessible. Wheelchairs can be used from

the parking structure to the boat. Once at

the boat, 6 steps to enter the middle cabin

of the boat. Restrooms are 8 steps down to

lower level, 12 steps up to main dining room

(party area) ***** If you have any questions

please email or call me @ 562-544-1053

Conda Takanabe brought dessert!!

Daniel and Cindy Goodman dressed up for the occasion

Leo and Donna Mann, Barb Hall and Sue Lookman

Richard Thompson, Ellie Jeppesen and Bill and Teri Kupper Ron Molendyk presents Sue Walker with the grand prize

John and Dorothy Treece, :Lynda Fox and Conda Takanabe


The Corvette Super Sports All American Car

Show was held Saturday Oct 21 at Hooters in

Anaheim. They had a DJ, vendors, raffle prizes,

a 50/50 and more. Joe Orsini won $760.00 on

the 50/50. Other members won gift cards from

the raffle. The group had lunch at Hooters.

Nine OCV members attended, some showed

their Corvettes and some showed older cars.

OCV support is great because we are trying to

support other Corvette clubs in return for their

support of our annual poker run.

The OCV members who won awards at the

show are: Jerry Wheeler took first place in C4

modified. Dan Goodman won 2nd place in C5

modified, and Janet Cherry won first place in

C7 modified. Congratulations to all the lucky

winners!

The weather was perfect. Everyone had a great

time. We thank those who attended for

supporting other local Corvette clubs.

Corvette Super Sports All

American Car Show


• Vicky Siragusa took a fall in October and tore

some ligaments. She is getting around with a

walker.

• Dorothy Treece had shoulder surgery October

30th. Everything went well and she is

recovering at home. We wish Vicky and

Dorothy a speedy recovery.

• Bunco is Tuesday, November 15th at Jane

Wheeler's home in Brea at 6:30 PM. Poker

for our guys is at the home of Ted Feduska.

If you have life or family events that you would like to

share, please contact Barbara Hall.

OCV Member News Joe and Barbie Orsini are hosting a Floating

Fun Get Together wine tasting trip to Santa

Barbara on November 17–19. If you are going,

you should already have your room booked at

the Sideways Inn in Buellton.

The group will not be caravanning to Solvang.

Everyone who is going will meet for lunch at A.

J. Spurs. The trip is a fun run, so you are not

required to drive your Corvette. This is meant to

be a relaxing, fun filled weekend. Wine tasting

will be at Fess Parker winery which is a

beautiful estate and also Firestone.

Sideways Tour, Santa Barbara


Extended Registration for Route

66 Fun Run/Las Vegas Weekend To give the club an update from the Business

Meeting of Tuesday, November 7th, there are

now 33 people signed up to go on the Route 66

Fun Run trip in 2018. We have heard from

some people that they are still deciding so it

was decided to extend the registration deadline

until December 5, 2017, which is the next

Business Meeting before making final

arrangements. If you are one of these

undecided individuals or a new club member

who would like to join us please let Ron or

Michael Molendyk know.

Here’s the itinerary. On Thursday, May 3rd we

will head to Las Vegas, staying at the Tuscany

Suites and Casino. Thursday night we will go

see the Bee Gees tribute show “The Australian

Bee Gees” at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino.

Friday we will lunch at the Southwest Diner in

Boulder City and then take Highway 93 to

Kingman. Highway 93 is 2 hours of open road

experience in your Corvette. It’s a fantastic

drive. Saturday we will participate in the 31st

annual Route 66 Fun Run from Seligman to

Kingman. People from all over the world

participate in this fun event. Usually about 800

vehicles of all makes and models, old and new.

The Fun Run is not a race, but a 140 mile

pleasure cruise down historic Route 66 – the

Mother Road. In the afternoon we will

participate in the car show in downtown

Kingman, sit around the pool or take a nap. All

this along with some great food and socializing!

The second leg of the journey begins Sunday.

Departing Kingman to Oatman Ghost Town to

Topock/Golden Shores for the finish line of the

Fun Run and then lunch at the “Giggling

Cactus” in Needles, CA. After lunch we will

head for home.

Final information, itinerary and costs will be

given at the January 2018 business meeting.

Monies will be collected at the February 2018

business meeting so all reservations can be

locked in.

We hope those of you who have not signed up

yet will consider joining us on this fun trip. It’s a

great chance to socialize with your fellow club

members, see some historic places, eat some

great food and drive your Corvette on the open

road. So come get some “kicks” with us on

Route 66.

Hosted by Ron and Michael Molendyk. To sign

up or if you have questions regarding the trip

please call Ron Molendyk at 714.524.6723,

email at [email protected] or see us at the

November social or December business

meeting.

Did you know …

• Potatoes were not part of the first

Thanksgiving. Irish immigrants had not yet

brought them to North America.

• A ten-gallon hat will only hold ¾ of a gallon.

• Just like fingerprints, everyone has different

tongue prints.

Did you know?

• 1968 was the first year an AM/FM stereo radio

was offered as an option – Crank up that AM

radio!

• 1953 Corvettes were offered in any color you

wanted… as long as it was White with Red

interior

• 1983 model Corvettes were built. There were

so many quality problems with them it was

decided to halt production until they could be

corrected. By the time the problems were

corrected, it was too late and 1984! The only

1983 Corvette still known to exist is on display

in the National Corvette Museum!

Corvette Facts– Janet Cherry

A Word From Janet Cherry:

Who Knew?

You can order clothing items with the OCV logo

from Land’s End. The best method for ordering

is to look at the merchandise online, then call

customer service to order. The OCV web site is

http://ces.landsend.com/OC_Vettes. To order,

call 800-587-1541. The OCV acct # is 6037668.

Club Clothing and Accessories

http://ces.landsend.com/OC_Vettes


Changes to Club Charity The charity that OCV has traditionally supported

(the Retinitis Pigmentosa Foundation) no longer

exists, so the club must decide which charity we

want to support going forward.

This need started conversation about which

charity to choose for future giving. If OCV

decides to continue giving to a charity for eye

diseases, there is a blindness group called

Foundation Fighting Blindness that has an

Orange County chapter. It supports research

that will provide preventions, treatments and

cures for people affected by retinitis

pigmentosa, age-related macular degeneration,

Usher syndrome and the entire spectrum of

retinal degenerative diseases.

Several members of the Board commented on

the fact that O C Vettes has lost numerous

active members over the last couple of years

due to various forms of cancer. It was

suggested that a donation to some organization

that supports cancer research or treatment

might be a worthwhile cause to make on behalf

of all these loved members who are no longer

with us. Other charities may also be possible

candidates for our contributions.

The discussion and decision needs to be made

by OCV membership. If you have a charity you

think would be appropriate to receive donations

from OCV, please contact a Board member and

OCV Birthdays and Anniversaries

give them the name of the charity and the

reason why you think it should be selected by

the club.

Once all ideas have been submitted, the Board

will discuss the choices by the end of the year

and narrow down the potential choices to the

top three. The membership will be called on to

vote for the new club charity at the January

2018 Business Meeting.

Palm Desert Trip 2018 The annual OCV Fun In The Sun weekend for

2018 is in the planning stages. The trip will be

held Apr 5-8, 2018. The group will stay at the

Inn at Deep Canyon. If you think you would like

to attend, you should call the Inn at (800) 253-

0004 to make your reservations. Be sure to say

you are with OCV. You can always cancel if you

find you are unable to attend.

This year, we may bring back some old favorite

activities such as dinner at Las Casuelas

restaurant followed by a visit to the Palm

Springs VillageFest, the Thurs night street fair.

This trip normally includes a drive or tour some-

where on Sat, as well as golf, shopping, spa

treatments, relaxing by the pool and lots of

great dining. If you have an idea for a Saturday

trip or if you want to help with planning, please

contact Carol Thompson, Nancy Ward or Jane

Wheeler to let them know. This is always a fun

event. Plan to come along.

November

Birthday

1 Larry Ward

1 Brian Marks

5 Carol Thompson

13 Robin Rosen

14 Carole Howard

14 Mary Colleary

15 Cecil Blattenberg

17 Ed Childs

17 Lynda Fox

17 Alice Willard

18 Gary Oedekerk

18 Art Rosen

27 Daniel Goodman

28 Paul Kerper

Anniversary 2 Ely and Gouzel Finkley

8 Don and Betsy Slauson

23 Scott and Celine Molendyk

28 John and Dorothy Treece

December

Birthday Anniversary

3 Daniel Gonzalez 15 David & Janet Walsh

6 Barbara Pavek 17 Ron & Barbara Pavek

15 Brian Hoien 18 Michael & Michelle Molendyk

15 Jerry Wheeler 27 Bill & Teri Kupper

21 Bob Baker 28 Art & Robin Rosen

21 Sue Lookman 31 Bob & Masako Burggraf

26 Mickey Lookman

28 Tony De Rosa

OC VETTES GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

CITRUS CAFÉ, TUSTIN, November 7, 2017


I. Meeting was called to order at 7:00pm by Vice President Ron Molendyk. Around 33 members and 1 guest were present.

II. Flag Salute: President III. Nancy Ward made a motion to approve October’s General Business Meeting minutes, seconded by

Carrie, Minutes approved. IV. Ron Molendyk announced our guest, Finley Tayloa from Newport Beach, he is the friend of Carrie.

Finley drives a 2016 C7 Black Coupe. We welcome our guest. V. Reports

A. Board of Directors i. President: Janet Cherry on vacation – not present. ii. Vice President: Ron Molendyk – present – no report iii. Secretary: Jane Wheeler – present - no report iv. Treasurer: Conda Takanabe - on vacation – not present. v. Director: Leo Mann – present – no report

B. Appointed Positions i. Newsletter/Historian: Carol Thompson – on vacation – not present ii. NCCC Governor/Membership: Janet Cherry on vacation – not present. iii. Corvette Museum Ambassador: Paul Kerper on vacation – not present iv. Member News: Barb Hall – on vacation – not Present v. Homecoming Chairperson: Conda Takanabe – on vacation – not present. vi. Website/Apparel Coordinator: Michael Molendyk – Present

VI. September Board Meeting Recap- A. Charity Update. We are encouraging all members to submit a charity to Janet Cherry along

with the reasons why you would like us to consider this charity as soon as possible. We will narrow it down to 3 choices and bring it up to vote at the General Business Mtg in February.

B. Next board meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at Citrus Café, 6:30pm. No Board Meeting for the month of December, 2017.

VII.Old Business and Past Club Activities A. Halloween Social at Benjie’s Deli in Tustin on October 17th, hosted by Ron and Val

Molendyk. Went very well, very nice social evening, members dressed up, 45 people attended.

B. Corvette Super Sports Car Show at Hooters, 2438 Katella Ave., Anaheim on October 21st went very well. 4 couples from OC Vettes attended. Joe Orsini won $760.00 on the 50/50 Raffle. Other members won gift cards from the 50/50 Raffle. Everyone had a great time and we had lunch at Hooters.

C. No one from our club attended the Capo Valley HS, Haunted Cars on the Hills on October 28th.

VIII.New Business and Upcoming Club Activities A. Next General Meeting will be Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 7:00pm, Citrus Café. B. Vettes for Veteran’s Car Show on Sunday November 12th Hosted by North Coast Corvettes,

we have members attending. We will meet at Carl’s Jr., off the 5 Fwy on Lake Forest Dr., in Laguna Hills, we will leave Carl Jr., at 7:30am. Come early if you would like breakfast.

C. Ladies Bunco will be held on Tuesday, November 14, 2017 at Jane Wheeler’s house in Fullerton. Jane’s cell # is (714) 801-0678. Men’s Poker will be hosted by Ted Feduska.


VIII.New Business and Upcoming Club Activities (Continued) D. November Social will be at the Black Bear Diner in Buena Park hosted by Carol and Richard

Thompson on November 21st. This is off of the 91 Fwy and Knott Avenue. E. December 9 Christmas Party hosted by Janet Cherry and Joe Orsini. Hornblower Cruise,

Newport Harbor. 60 people signed up so far. The club is paying half so the cost is $50.00 per person. Any guest attending pay the full $100.00. Money needs to be paid on or before 11/25/2017. If check, make payable to OC Vettes.

F. 2017 – 2018 Club Weekend Trips i. November 17 – 19, 2017 Sideways Tour – Solvang – Joe and Barbie Orsini. They

will not be caravanning to Solvang. Everyone who is going will meet for lunch at A. J. Spurs. This is meant to be a relaxing, fun filled weekend. Wine tasting will be at Fess Parker winery which is a beautiful estate and also Firestone.

ii. Joe and Barbie are also planning some cruises for 2018 – 2019 but these are not considered part of the Corvette Club Activities so will not be mentioned. Anyone interested please contact Joe Orsini.

iii. Palm Desert Weekend, April 5th through 8th, 2018. Hosted by Carol Thompson, Nancy Ward and Jane Wheeler. If you are planning on attending we recommend you call the hotel and make reservations, The Inn at Deep Canyon at (760) 346-8061. Very relaxing weekend. We will try and bring in some new events and also some of the favorite older ones. We will start planning after the 1st of the year.

iv. May 3 – 6, 2018 Annual Route 66 Fun Run, hosted by Ron and Michael Molendyk. 33 people have signed up thus far. We will be attending a show on Thursday night. We need to lock up rooms for the hotels.

G. 2017 Club Fundraisers i. Homecomings for 2017- Conda Takanabe- try to keep the dates open between mid

Sept and early Nov. We do not have as many request this year for homecomings. Down $1,000.00. We will still be doing these of course but they are no longer a big money maker for the club.

ii. 7th Annual Poker run – New Date – August 11, 2018. We will be putting more effort in advertising the Poker Run to make it a bigger money maker. 50/50 Raffle. Maybe giving away more money and gift cards. Maybe not so much time into making up the gift baskets.

H. Other new business- None IX. Other Activities- See listings and flyers in newsletter. X. Member Forum

A. Jerry Wheeler is having our new sign made up with our logo and our website to advertise when we are at car shows.

B. Janet Cherry is collecting money for the December 9th, Christmas Party. XI. Opportunity Drawing: Masako, 50/50 raffle won by our guest, Finley Tayloa $55.00, and there

were two bottles of wine. XII. Badge Fines: Paid XIII.Motion to Adjourn: Jerry Wheeler motioned that we adjourn the meeting, seconded by Nancy

Ward and the meeting was adjourned at 8:00PM.

Respectfully submitted, Jane Wheeler - Secretary

OC VETTES GENERAL BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

CITRUS CAFÉ, TUSTIN, November 7, 2017

Minutes for the November 2017 General Meeting. Minutes are preliminary

and will not be approved/changed until the next business meeting.






O C Vettes 2017 - 2018 Club Officers


The Orange Pits is the monthly Newsletter for the OC Vettes Club of Orange County, CA.

This newsletter is intended to inform our membership about club news and events.

Articles to be submitted for publication in the newsletter should be submitted on the

night of the monthly General Business Meeting or sent via email to Newsletter Editor

Carol Thompson at: [email protected]. All written correspondence to the club

should be mailed to: OC Vettes

P.O. Box 27183

Anaheim, CA 92809

O C Vettes (OCV) is a Corvette club based in Orange County, California. OCV is a non-

profit organization affiliated with the National Council of Corvette Clubs (NCCC). OCV is

an active supporter of the Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP) Foundation.

O C Vettes is a club of individuals who appreciate driving Chevrolet Corvettes and enjoy

socializing with fellow Corvette owners. Currently, OCV has over 100 members who

enjoy a varied calendar of events. Car shows, day trips, overnight trips, extended trips

or other events are usually scheduled each month.

Membership is open to anyone interested in Corvettes. More information is available on

our Web site at www.ocvettes.com.

BOARD MEMBERS

President Janet Cherry (562) 544-1053

Vice President Ron Molendyk (714) 524-3157

Secretary Jane Wheeler (714) 801-0678

Treasurer Conda Takanabe (714) 692-8795

Activities Director Leo Mann (714) 970-7746

VOLUNTEER OFFICES

NCCC Governor/Membership Chair Janet Cherry (562) 544-1053

National Corvette Museum Ambassador Paul Kerper (949) 551-9484

Web Site/Apparel Coordinator Michael Molendyk (714) 992-4781

Newsletter/Historian Carol Thompson (714) 892-6221

Member News Barbara Hall (714) 970-8637

50-50 Coordinators Masako Burggraf (714) 936-8528

Homecoming Chair Conda Takanabe (714) 692-8795

Check out our website: www.ocvettes.com!

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November 2017 - OC VETTES of today, we have an awesome turn out. ... see the Bee Gees tribute show “The Australian Bee Gees” at the Excalibur Hotel and Casino