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Potomac Chapter
Studebaker Drivers Club
Volume 45 Issue 2
March-April
President
Ron Salen
14717 Lake Terrace
Rockville, MD 20853
301-460-1970
Vice President
Karl Veit
3703 7th Street South
Arlington, VA 22204
703-979-4763
Treasurer
Dave Farris
4313 Landgreen Street
Rockville, MD 20853
301-460-4341
Ndfarris 1 @verizon.net
Secretary
Stephen Walter
7401 Westlake Terrace #1504
Bethesda, MD 20817 301-767-9416
Activities Director
Paul and Karen Johnson
1122 Duncan Road
Harpers Ferry, WV 25425
304-876-3347
Membership
Nadine & Mike Farris
4313 Landgreen Street
Rockville, MD 20853
301-460-4341
Ndfarris [email protected]
Historian
Ed Lemanski
7875 Red Jacket Way
Jessup, MD 20794
301-776-9893
Web Master
Bob Johnstone
12161 Holly Knoll Circle
Great Falls, VA 22066
703-450-0754
Editor
Lynda Welsh
24121 Ridge Road
Germantown, MD 20876
301-253-3723
We invented
The Commander
Lunch at Barbara Frietchie
“There is nothing better than a
friend, unless it is a friend with
chocolate.” Linda Grayson
Friendship is a sin-gle soul dwelling in two bodies. Aristotle
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS DUE NOW
We are assembling the new 2013 club roster.
If you have not renewed PLEASE do so NOW.
We are going to press VERY SOON and don't
want to leave anyone out.
THANK YOU.
Membership, Nadine and Mike Farris
Volume 45, Issue 2
The Commander is the bi-monthly publication of the Potomac Chapter, Studebaker Drivers Club. Subscription is by membership to the
Potomac Chapter at $15.00 yearly. Canada/Mexico $20.00, all other countries $25.00. Direct all membership correspondence to the Membership Director. Direct all correspondence relating to The Commander to the Editor, who retains the right to edit or modify any contribution. Deadline
date is the 17th of the month for the following month’s issue.
The Potomac Chapter is an officially chartered chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club, Inc.; its by-laws were approved, and charter granted by
SDC in June 1967. Membership is recruited from the States of Maryland, West Virginia, Northern Virginia and Washington, DC. And those from other areas wishing to join the chapter are welcome.
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Happy Birthday March
Joseph R. Rudolph 3/4
Karen Barthlow 3/6
Kathy Hermann 3/7
Jeff Barthlow 3/9
Elaine Ridenour 3/10
Nancy Pfahler 3/12
Robert Winokur 3/16
Sidney Kertzel 3/22
Jan Rutledge 3/23
JoAnn Straatveit 3/23
Edwin Dashiell 3/25
April
Susan Eppig 4/1
Linda Winokur 4/1
Kay Kirby 4/7
Bill Soyster 4/7
Hal Hermann 4/8
Joy Taylor 4/9
Margaret Bjarnason 4/17
Chester Bradfield 4/27
STEERING COLUMN By Ron Salen
Pardon our dust, we’re undergoing renovation to produce The Commander in a more timely schedule as approved
by the membership at the March first meeting in York, PA.
If everything goes as planned, this will be the last Commander produced on the old schedule. The May issue will
be printed in the last week of April and should be received during the first week of May. The Commander will
still be produced every other month but you will receive it at the beginning of the two-month period instead of the
middle of the period so that you don’t miss any activities in the beginning of the period.
To keep you informed of activities that may be planned in the second month of the cycle, we plan to produce an
e-mail Bulletin (The Lark) in the beginning of the second month which should cover any additional activities
planned after The Commander is sent out. Any articles and/or information you wish to have published in The
Commander or bulletin, need to be sent to Lynda Welsh by the fifteenth of the month prior to publication.
As I am writing this column, Nadine is working on the new membership roster which includes your e-mail
address. The roster is used for mailing The Commander and the bulletin. Make sure your membership is paid for
the current year as The Commander mailing list is the membership list. If we do not have your e-mail address, the
bulletin will be mailed to you.
Speaking of activities, our first official Wagon Master, Eric Christensen has produced a very enjoyable Spring Tour.
See flyer in this Commander and make your reservations early.
You are also invited to plan a tour, spring or fall, for next year or the year after. This is your club. Let’s work
together to make The Potomac Chapter better than ever!
Editor’s Note
At the direction of President Ron Salen the
Commander will be published one month ear-
lier than the current schedule. Accordingly the
deadline for the submission of items for publi-
cation will now be the 15th of April, June, Au-
gust, October, December, February.
Anyone who would like to receive the
Commander electronically send me an email
stating that is what you want.
Lynda Welsh, Editor
Volume 45, Issue 2
Potomac Chapter, SDC Activities 2013
Event Date Contact
Keystone Swap Meet, York, PA
Dinner/Membership, Meeting,
Friday- Ruby Tuesday Feb 28, March 1-2 Paul Johnson
Apple Blossom Meet, Winchester, VA May 11 non-SDC
Spring Tour, Calvert County, MD May 17-19 Eric Christensen
Spring Picnic, C&O Canal Park, Potomac, MD June 2 Mark Myers
Orphan Car Tour, Williamsport, MD June 8 Paul Johnson
(Potomac Chapter is a sponsor)
Sully Plantation, Chantilly, VA June 16 non-SDC
49th SDC International Meet, Colorado Springs July 29-August 4 Paul Johnson
Rose Hill Manor car show, Frederick, MD Aug 18(?) non-SDC
Fall Picnic, Washington County
Agricultural Center, Boonsboro, MD Sept 8 Paul Johnson
Atlantic Zone Meet, Cherry Hill, NJ Sept 12-14 Paul Johnson
No Fall Tour due to fall Atlantic Zone Meet
*International Drive Your Studebaker Day Sept 14 Paul Johnson
Hershey Fall Meet, Hershey, PA Oct 8-12 AACA
Bradfield Show, Bridgewater, VA Oct 13 Paul Johnson
Antique and Classic Car Show,
Rockville, MD (chapter is one sponsor) Oct 19 Murray Welsh
Ron Salen
Reedsville Swap Meet, Reedsville, PA October 25-26 Max Corkins
Chapter Planning Meeting Nov 9 (tentative) Paul Johnson
Chapter Holiday Party,
The Inn at Charles Town, Charles Town, WV Dec.8 Paul Johnson
* Firm date- will always be the second Saturday in September
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In loving memory- Paul Thrush
One of our dearest members left us on Saturday, February 9, 2013. His pub-
lished obituary:
“Paul Earl Thrush, 77, of Catlett, VA died at home on Saturday, February 9,
2013.
He was born on May 14, 1935 a son of Nathan C. and Mary Thrush. He was
an Army veteran.
Mr. Thrush possessed a great mechanical ability and was able to fix anything.
He was a member of the Potomac Chapter of the Studebaker Drivers Club
and had restored two Studebakers. He enjoyed the outdoors and playing with
"Duke", the dog.
He was a wonderful husband and father and will be dearly missed by his
wife, Dorothy E. Thrush, a daughter, Toni M. Stroh and her husband, Chuck.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday, February 12, 2013 from 1-3 Pm at
Moser Funeral Home where services will be held at 3 PM. Private interment
will be at a later date.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Catlett Volunteer Fire & Rescue,
P.O. Box 280, Catlett, VA 20119.”
To add one little bit to his obituary- Paul and Dorothy were also members of the Greater Virginia Chapter.
Paul has left a lasting impression on many of us. The best description I can think of is he was the nicest man
I ever met- quiet, unassuming, always friendly, never complaining even though he had suffered his illness
for many years. He was particularly special to the other 12 of us who made the 6,000-mile chapter Route 66
Trip in 2003. His cleverly engineered 1954 ½-ton Studebaker truck was remarkable in many ways. For one,
even though his truck was the oldest vehicle on the trip, he had the least vehicle trouble on the entire trip
with only one minor failure, a failed brake light switch. It was always good for a chuckle when we saw the
Briggs and Stratton engine fire up to power his clever air conditioning system. The little puff of black
smoke was the giveaway signal. A few years later Paul outdid his clever truck work. He bought a 1948
Commander four-door sedan and magically mounted the body on a Ford Ranger chassis. He wasn’t disre-
specting the Studebaker. He needed a drive train with modern power steering, automatic transmission and
air conditioning and his final product was amazingly clever in its execution. Fortunately he was able to
drive it to several of our functions including the starting leg of our 2010 Spring Tour and 2011 Fall Picnic.
Pat and Larry Merhaut, Nadine and Dave Farris, Karen and I attended his viewing on February 12, 2013 in
Warrenton, VA. We were all gratified with how well Dorothy and daughter Toni were dealing with his
loss. When I offered to help them sell his Studebaker stuff, Dorothy very quickly assured me that they were
NOT planning to sell anything. In fact, Paul’s ashes were to be carried to a family cemetery in Pennsylvania
in one of the Studebakers. Nadine, Dave, Karen and I stayed for the service and it was best described as
heartwarming with the number of loving neighbors and friends in attendance. While Paul and Dorothy
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On one of our tours
Spring Tour 2010
Route 66 Trip in Santa Monica, CA (just
showed his truck to local Studebaker folks
“Standin’ on the Corner in
Winslow Arizona”
Resting at Albuquerque-Route 66 Trip
Albuquerque Studebaker folks admir-
ing his air conditioner Spring Tour 2009
Fall Picnic 2011 Holiday
Party
2011
Last morning of the
trip, Beckely, WV
Personal friend of Paul Thrush. My granddaughter plus her mom and dad were in the parking lot of a local super
market many years ago. Our granddaughter , understanding and recognizing the
name Studebaker (because of me, PapPap) saw this strange looking pick up truck
parked not too far away. Her dad approached the owner of the truck. Turns out that
it was paul Thrush. Our son-in-law obtained all vital statistics from Paul. I subse-
quently contacted Paul, told him about the Potomac Chapter and the Studebaker
Drivers club. The rest is history, except for what we must understand about human
love and compassion that drive people to do some of the things that they do.
Pat and I were on that infamous route 66 adventure. I will never forget following
that little blue Studebaker pick up truck more than 6000 miles to and from this great
nation of ours. I can remember the happy times that we shared with all the travel-
ers. I can remember Paul desperately trying to breathe at the top of a mountain we
reached on an incline many hundreds of feet above Albuquerque NM. He was a
very courageous man.
God places us on this earth for a reason. So far as I am concerned Paul Thrush was
here for Pat and for me and the world around him.
God rest Paul and God rest your soul.
Pat and Larry Merhaut
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I remember well when we first met Paul.
We were at The Atlantic Zone Meet in 1998 in
Martinsburg, West Virginia. We owned our 1964 green 1/2 ton pick-up.
We were parked next to Paul and his beautiful blue pick-up. We were
amazed at his unique talent and the A/C he had installed in the back of his
truck. We discussed the in’s and out’s of Studebakers and Paul was
surprised I knew so much about our truck, not knowing I had helped
Dave overhaul the engine. Our truck had a 289 engine and a 5 speed heavy duty truck transmission. It was
very, very HOT that day and due to Dave’s health he had to go to our room, cool down and catch a nap. It
was due to Dave’s health we decided to put the truck up for sale. So I stayed with the truck in case anyone
came by who might be interested in the truck, and a few did. There was this one guy, full of questions,
sorta poking fun at me (a woman selling a pick-up). Paul sat quietly by listening to this guy. I was getting
pretty frustrated, Paul stood up and said “I suggest you listen to this lady she knows what she is talking
about.” The guy turned BEET red and walked away. From that moment Paul was a very SPECIAL person
to me and we shared a special relationship. On our 2003 Route 66 Trip Paul and Dorothy were great sup-
porters, never once did I get a complaint, always words of encouragement and when I goofed (and I
goofed more than once) Paul would always say “It’s OK Sweetheart don’t worry about it.” I remember the
day they drove over to help Dave work on the Lark. Paul helped Dave all day. Dorothy and I visited. Then
after working all day they had to drive home. We had no idea of the distance between our place and
There’s, until we drove over and had lunch with them.
I never saw or heard Paul mad or upset. He was always calm and kind and pleasant. What a Blessing to have such
a wonderful friend. Paul, we loved you and will miss you.
Rest in Peace, Dear Friend.
Nadine and Dave Farris
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Spring Tour 2010
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The caption on this old photograph reads:
Los Angeles detectives answering a fast call from the Central
Detective Bureau. From left to right: detective lieutenants
Eubanks, Boinesyne and an unknown man.
Note the car. A Studebaker Big Six 4-door converti-
ble with a "California top". Check out the bumper-
mounted siren and the guns the guys are toting. Neat
photo. - Tom
The inverted-can oil filter was used on various Studebaker
engines from 1957 through most of 1962. Far more often
that we'd expect to, we read in some automotive magazine
or another that the inverted-can filter is a terrible job to
change, dumps oil all over everything, etc. Why, the ques-
tion goes, would anyone design an oil filter that way?
If only all your troubles were that simple. If these folks are
having oil spill all over when they change filter canisters,
they just aren't waiting long enough.
Drain the oil, lube the chassis, wipe your hands, do your
hair, have a Pepsi, put in the new oil. THEN take the can
off. Surprise: it's empty by this time. It is, after all, open
at the bottom. You will want to put a couple of paper tow-
els under it just to be sure, but by and large, it will be emp-
ty. There are apparently writers for high-powered maga-
zines who haven't figured this out.
Oil Filters George Hamlin
Historian Corner By Ed Lemanski
TRIVIA
1. Studebaker provided a dual master brake cylinder
as a standard item on its 1966 cars, true or false?
2. Studebaker formed a partnership with Pierce-Arrow
during what years?
A. 1922-1929 B. 1928-1933
C. 1931-1935 D. 1937-1939
Reminiscing the 1980’s
Did you know that Avanti owners who attended the
Laurel Lions Auto Show (in the 1980’s) at the Laurel
Horse Park had a shot at nine trophies while Stu-
debakers only got three. This feat was brought about
by the late Del Sasse who arranged with Ralph
Stroud (Laurel Lions) to establish three classes for
the Avanti, thereby separating them from the Stu-
debakers. One might think that Del went out on a
limb expecting that so many Avantis would attend.
They never disappointed Del, they always filled the
rows for all three classes. This was at a time when
Studebaker participation was swindling due to judg-
ing issues and hard feelings.
Del’s secret was to mail his Avanti newsletter during
the week before the show. On Thursday and Friday
evenings, all the Avanti owners got a telephone call
and a pep-talk reminder. This was in the days with-
out emails. Over the years we have lost a lot of great
members who collectively did so much for our hob-
by and the clubs (both SDC and AOAI).
Enjoy those Studebakers.
1. True 2. 1928-1933
Stude Spotter
Duane Miller’s
‘53 Studebaker
Commander
Starlight
Coupe…
Did most of the
restoration
himself. Nice
going Duane!
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Minutes of Potomac Chapter SDC Membership Meeting March 1, 2013
Comfort Inn, York, PA
President Ron Salen called the meeting to order at 5:00 PM. Board members present were: Ron Salen, President; Dave
Farris, Treasurer; Steve Walter, Secretary; Paul Johnson, Activities Director; Nadine Farris, Membership; Bob Johnstone,
Webmaster; and Ed Lemanski, Historian.
President’s Report: Ron started by having a moment of silence for Paul Thrush. It was also motioned to make a dona-
tion to the Studebaker Museum in honor of Paul Thrush. The motion was approved. Ron wants to begin a program
where members are encouraged to plan one activity per year. These members will be honorary Wagonmasters and with
enough volunteers we will be able to have at least one activity per month. These activities do not have to be long two-
to three-day trips; they can also be one-day trips to a museum or whatever. He then asked for reports from the various
board members.
Vice President’s Report: Not present.
Secretary’s Report: No report.
Treasurer’s Report: Dave Farris reported the club had $2,313.82 in the treasury. Dave also asked for a motion for pur-
chasing a trophy for the Apple Blossom Festival. He mentioned the price of the trophy has risen to $40. The motion was
approved by the membership to continue the club’s tradition of purchasing the trophy.
Membership Report: Nadine Farris said we currently had 72 members. She said she has had 45-50 renewals for 2013.
Historian: No report. Ron mentioned that the Lincoln Highway is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. There will
be a large Centennial Celebration in Kearney, Nebraska, June 30 – July 5th. Car tours will be starting both from New
York City and San Francisco and will meet in Kearney on June 30. For more details see www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org.
Web Master: No report.
Newsletter Report: Not present.
Activities Report:
Paul mentioned the upcoming Apple Blossom Meet (May 11th), the Mid-Atlantic Zone Meet (Sept 12th - 14th) in Cher-
ry Hill, NJ and that the Reedsville Swap Meet has been moved up to October 26th and 27th. See the newsletter for
upcoming details.
Eric Christensen spoke for a few minutes promoting the Spring Tour to Southern Maryland, specifically Calvert
County “Charm of the Chesapeake” on May 17th to 19th. He said the planning is coming together and most of the de-
tails have been worked out. The meeting point will be Old Town Auto, Huntington, MD at 11 AM on May 17th.
From there we will caravan to the Running Hare Vineyard for a box lunch and wine tasting. The caravan that day
will end at the Hilton Garden Inn, Solomons Island, MD. The hotel is offering a discounted rate at $119 per night
and $9.95 for buffet breakfast; phone 410-326-0303 and ask for the Studebaker Club rooms. Saturday will include
the Calvert Marine Museum and a trip on the William Tennison, a historic “bugeye” type of boat, then we will cara-
van to the Cove Point Lighthouse. Saturday night dinner will be at the Ruddy Duck Brewery. Sunday will include
a brunch buffet at the Rod and Reel in Chesapeake Beach. More details are posted on the Potomac Chapter website
and Eric may be contacted at [email protected] for more details or to confirm attending.
(minutes continued pg 9)
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Happy Presidents Day
Old Cars Weekly shared Eric Weir’s
The 2013 Orphan Car Tour will take place on Saturday, June 8, in Williamsport, MD
Each year the Tour gives “orphan” (discontinued-make) car owners a great opportunity to get their family and friends
out for a leisurely afternoon drive over scenic country roads. There are usually several interesting stops along the way,
and the afternoon ends with an optional dinner. We visited Williamsport once before, but this year we’ll follow a differ-
ent route and visit some new stops along the way.
We’ve already lined up three such stops, but if any of your members know of “hidden treasures” in the area west of
Williamsport—beautiful roads, unusual sights, or private collections of “stuff” that we might stop to see—we’d certain-
ly consider adding them to the itinerary.
Additional information will follow later: for updates see website www.orphancartour.org, http://
www.orphancartour.org/>. For further information contact Jon Battle, 540-364-1770 or email TourDirec-
Other reports:
Larry and Pat Merhaut said that the bi-monthly newsletter schedule (previously approved by a consensus of the
membership) has been a failure and the club is losing its cohesion. They recommend returning to a monthly news-
letter. To avoid the extra cost of postage everyone who has email will be encouraged to receive an electronic copy
instead. There was some discussion about this and the consensus seemed to be to recommend a flow blown news-
letter one month and then a short news [gram] with updates and new information that cannot wait till the next full
newsletter. There also seems to be a desire to have the newsletter published earlier in the month. It was recom-
mended to move the deadline up to the 5th of the month. It was agreed that these new proposals will be presented to
Lynda for feedback.
George Hamlin promoted the 2013 International Meet in Colorado Springs, Colorado (June 30th to July 6th). Further
details are available in the February issue of Turning Wheels. He said the board will be working on the bylaws re-
vision.
Frank Philippi promoted the 2014 International Studebaker Meet in Dover, Delaware, June 29th to July 5th. Further
information is available at http://www.delmarvasdc.org/sdc_international.htm.
The meeting adjoined at 5:45 PM.
Respectfully submitted – Stephen Walter, Secretary
Here's a recent picture of the Caterpillar/
Studebaker rat rod.
This was last month at the
Pittsburgh World of Wheels
Feb. 28-March 2 2013 York, PA Keystone SDC
First Stude photographed-Steve Waler’s
Bob Johnstone, Larry Merhaut
View of Old Main early Friday morning
Bulletin board filled up fast-prices
‘56 Champion Pelham-how rare is that
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My York 2013 Report
Potomac Chapter members descended on the Keystone Swap Meet at
York, Pennsylvania in great numbers this year. The event was opened
for our chapter by entrepreneur Bob Johnstone who arrived Thursday
morning, acquired the requisite tables and began selling some of his long
-stashed Studebaker and Avanti parts in our chapter spaces. More Poto-
mac Chapter members showed up during the day and many more came
in on Friday. Attendees I personally saw at the Swap Meet or meeting
and dinner included Ron and Estelle Salen, Bob and Donna Johnstone,
Pat and Larry Merhaut, Nadine and Dave Farris, Bill and Maxine Mor-
gan, Marty and Jenny Long, George and Bee Hamlin, Gail and Frank
Philippi, Dusty Bob and Diana Wagner, Ed and Marie Lemanski and
family, Susan and Dave Witmer, Johnny and Joy Jones, Hal Hermann
(didn’t see Kathy), Gordon Kertzel (didn’t see Sidney), Tom Morith, Pete
Rutledge (don’t know if Jan was with him or not), Bob Devore, Terry
McDaniels, Jeff Bradel, Steve Walter, Mark Myers, Ron and Don Hoff,
Rodney Bullock, Kaiser Braham III, Eric Christensen, Tom Powers, Skip
Lackie, Larry Pugh, Darrell Carr (Ruth was also there on Thursday, but
we didn’t get there until Friday so I didn’t see her). Dan Webber was
also there vending like the old days except on a much smaller scale. My
Karen and I were also there. If I missed anyone I apologize. I’m writing
from memory and it isn’t too good any more. Worthy of special mention
is John Satorius who drove his newly acquired ’59 Hawk from Manassas,
Virginia. Unfortunately, he had to work and arrived just as the last of us
were leaving Ruby Tuesday.
Friday evening at 5 pm at the Comfort Inn Ron Salen ably presided over
his first chapter meeting as President. Steve Walter, Secretary, will pro-
vide details of the meeting so I won’t dwell on the meeting. Immediate-
ly after the meeting everyone drove to Ruby Tuesday where we had our
chapter dinner. We had 29 attendees including John Satorius, a very nice
turnout. As with last year, the Ruby Tuesday staff did an excellent job of
serving our group and the food was excellent as well. Handling a large
group on one of their busiest evenings is most commendable. When I
complemented one of the young women servers as we were leaving she
said they had handled much larger groups, but ours was the nicest
group she had ever served.
Saturday morning found a core of chapter members back at the swap
meet, but many people were leaving early and few stayed around to see
who won the beautiful ’60 Hawk Raffle Car sold to the Keystone Chapter
by Susan and Dave Witmer. Not to worry, it went to someone in Cana-
da
Paul Johnson
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Potomac Chapter Spring Tour 2013 Calvert County – “The Charm of the Chesapeake”
May 17-19
***Current as of 06 March 2013***
Friday, May 17
We will meet at 11:00 AM at Old Town Automotive off Route 4 in Huntingtown, MD to check out some cool cars (other than the ones we are driving) and cool car memorabilia. http://www.oldtownautomobile.com/# Once we have everyone together we will proceed down Route 4 to Route 231 and the Running Hare Vineyard http://www.runningharevineyard.com/ for some award winning wine tast-ing and lunch (Cost TBD). A few miles south on some scenic back roads will take us to Perigeaux Vineyards http://www.perigeaux.com/ for a few more tastes before heading to Solo-mons and the Hilton Garden Inn. Hotel cost will be $119 for a single King or two Queen beds in the room. Call 410-326-0303 and ask for the SDC rooms. Handicap accessible rooms are available for those needing them (the hotel is fully ADA compliant). This blocking will expire on Friday May 4th after which reservations will be made only if rooms are available so please don’t delay. Dinner will be on your own with wonderful seafood options a short drive away on the Solo-mons’ waterfront. Saturday May 18
Following breakfast at the hotel ($9.95 for full breakfast), we will pro-ceed a couple miles down Route 4 to the Calvert Marine Museum. http://www.calvertmarinemuseum.com/visiting/ Here you can explore how our Prehistoric Past, Natural Environ-ment, and Maritime Heritage come together to tell a unique story of the Chesapeake Bay. Tickets are $4. Lunch will be on the muse-um’s “Bugeye” boat Wm. B. TENNISON. A private (club-only) one-hour tour and lunch will be available (cost per person TBD). Space is limited to 40 people so get your name into Eric early. We then drive to the restored Cove Point lighthouse about 8 miles (15 min) up the road. It is open between 1 and 4 PM. For dinner we have reserved a private room at the award winning Ruddy Duck Brewery, which is across the parking lot from the Hilton Garden Inn. Dinner will start at 5:30 PM and we will have a choice of entrees from a fixed menu. They have music on the weekends starting at 8 PM for those interested. http://www.ruddyduckbrewery.com/ Sunday morning, May 19
We will caravan about 30 minutes North on Routes 4 and 261 to Chesapeake Beach for Sunday Brunch at the Rod & Reel Restaurant on the Chesapeake Bay. http://www.chesapeakebeachresortspa.com/rodnreel.htm From there folks can take in the sights and shops of Chesapeake Beach and North Beach before heading West on Route 260 to Route 4 and points home. Spring Tour participants will make hotel reservations and pay dining charges individually. We will be collecting money for lunches. Please let Eric Christensen know as soon as possible that you are coming so they can manage the room blocking and restaurant arrangements. E-mail [email protected] or telephone 410-535-1268.
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YOU MUST BE A MEMBER OF NATIONAL SDC IN ORDER TO JOIN ANY SDC CHAPTER
2013 Potomac Chapter SDC Membership
Application or Renewal
Please complete this form and mail a check for $15.00, payable to POTOMAC CHAPTER SDC. Send the completed form and check to: Nadine & Mike Farris, 4313 Landgreen Street, Rockville, MD 20853 email [email protected] Phone: 301-460-4341
Yearly dues apply from Jan 1st to Dec 31st of each year
I am a member of
SDC International National Membership #
This is a NEW Application Renewal/Update
Name: Phone: Address: Spouse: City/ST/ZIP: E-Mail: Birthday: Month Day Spouse: Month Day I own the following Studebakers (including Rockne, Erskine, EMF, Avanti) Year Make Model Body Style
I am joining SDC International at this time-Upon receipt of your national membership #, Please send information to the address to email above.
The Commander 24121 Ridge Road
Germantown, MD 20876
FIRST CLASS MAIL
March-April .2013
We invented Cool!!
Potomac Chapter SDC web site:
http://www.potomacsdc.org
Potomac Chapter Members
Mark your calendars to reserve the weekend of May
17-19 and plan to attend our Spring Tour. For the first
time in MANY years we will be visiting beautiful
Calvert County, Maryland and we will have a very
knowledgeable and dedicated planner (no, not me).
Eric Christensen is setting up this event and his plans
are great. Details will appear in the next
Commander so watch for them and reserve early.
Paul Johnson
thejohnsons@frontiernet. net
304-876-3347
MEMBERSHIP
RENEWALS
DUE NOW!!!!!!
