Allentown Area Corvette Club, Inc. A Proud ‘Vetter’s Letter September 2020 Volume 27, Issue 9 NCM Lifetime Club President Mark Dressel 862-220-0077 From the Editor’s Desk [email protected] Hello everyone! Vice-President David Hausman Club life goes on as we seek some normalcy amid the COVID-19 610-217-7208 chaos. Most of the larger car shows were canceled but cruise nights [email protected] persist. Road trips are replaced with a quick evening stop for ice cream. Secretary Carol Jenkins Although we are not holding meetings right now, there was very strong participa- 610-417-8836 [email protected] tion for our two ballot drive-ins. Times are strange and thanks to everyone for Treasurer dealing with this exceptional circumstance. Bernie Toth 267-772-0726 It’s time for the change of the “AACC guard.” Stepping down are Joe Iervolino [email protected] (Pres.), Gary Warmkessel (VP), Mike Best (Treasurer), Mike Cutro (Board Chair), Membership and Jim Flader, Dennis Kuhns, Jim Fagan, and Marty Hegyi (Board Directors). Laura Hegyi 610-730-2695 As the result of our elections, stepping in are Mark Dressel (Pres.), [email protected] David Hausman (VP), Bernie Toth (Treasurer), Ken Beck (Board Chair- Activities man), and Jack Iatarola, Bruce Garnto, Joel Dean, and David Hornung Jeff Mohring 610-392-6898 (Board Directors). Carol Jenkins will continue carrying the Secretary [email protected] torch. (More on this on p. 5.) Merchandise & Clothing Elizabeth Garnto I want to thank all of our outgoing Officers and Directors and wish the very best [email protected] to the new guard. NCM Ambassador Al Fuller Best and Be Safe, 610-972-0560 [email protected] Kevin Kevin Minnich AACC Newsletter Co-Editor Newsletter Editors Kevin & Michelle Minnich 610-530-0923 [email protected] Webmaster AACC Meetings Michelle Minnich 610-530-0923 Due to COVID-19 mandates, all AACC meetings are canceled until further [email protected] notice. Watch emails, club website, and Facebook for announcements. We hope Sponsored by: everyone remains healthy and look forward to seeing you all again soon! (Possible) Upcoming Club Meetings: 398 Stoke Park Road Sep. 09 & 23 Oct. 14 & 28 Nov. 11 Bethlehem, PA Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 2 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 27, Iss. 9 | September 2020 Members SPECIAL NOTE: The listing below appears different than usual. We want to reinforce canceled events. September 2020 All events are TENTATIVE pending evolving COVID-19 restrictions. Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat This Month 1 2 3 4 5 06—AACC Fiberglass & Steel All-GM Show (p.3) 09—Club Meeting (p.1) 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 10—Blue Ridge Winery (p.3) 17-20—Mystic Seaport Trip (p.3) 23—Club Meeting (p.1) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Mystic Seaport Coming Up 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 10/08-12—Octoberfest Trip (p.3) 12/12—AACC Holiday Party 27 28 29 30 Membership Corner As of our planned meeting on August 26th there were: See what you missed on 245 activemembers 3 potential members “AAVetteClub” and “EACC” The Board of Directors did not vote in any New Active Members during August. There are currently 3 Potential Members: Amy Cook ................................. Allentown, PA .................. No Corvette Bill & Fay Crowell ..................... Limerick, PA ............................ ‘15 Cnv Join our group on Thank you for your interest in our club!! We look forward to seeing you at upcoming AACC meetings & events. Page 3 AllentownCorvetteClub.org Members ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 27, Iss. 9 | September 2020 AACC’s Sponsor Thinking of You Official Chevrolet Dealer: If you know of a member who is hospitalized, had surgery, or lost a loved one, please notify VP David Hausman ( [email protected], 610-217-7208) or an- other board member. Faulkner Chevrolet Bethlehem 298 Stoke Park Road Sincere Thank You by Christine Coyle (‘05) Bethlehem, PA 18017 877 260-1080 Sun., Aug. 09 | We just want to say thank you to everyone for sending John FaulknerMotors.com cards to wish him well post hip replacement. We had a few unexpected bumps in the road but God is good and John is doing well. AACC’s Charity We are also about to move to a beautiful home in Danielsville, so there is a lot going on. Miss you all and hope we can all being doing fun Corvette events soon! Thanks again! Love, John & Christine 5611 Hemlock Place Clear Your Calendars Orefield, PA 18069 610.533.1923 Sat., Aug. 01 | The various state mandates regarding Angel34.org gatherings and business openings continue to put a damper on AACC activities. Our Board of Directors made the difficult decision last month to suspend all activities AACC’s Board (meetings, trips, and social events) until further notice. The only event still on the horizon is the Holiday Party (Dec. 12th), but time will tell. Board Chair ........................ Ken Beck As of this publication, Corvettes at Carlisle is wrapping up. Judging from the photos on Facebook, the attendance was down but everyone was still smil- Current Officers: ing (behind their masks). ................. Mark Dressel ............. David Hausman These planned club events were canceled — Fiberglass & Steel All-GM Show ................. Carol Jenkins (Sep. 06), Blue Ridge Winery (Sep. 10), Mystic Seaport Trip (Sep. 17-20), and ....................Bernie Toth Octoberfest at Lake George (Oct. 08-12). Elected Board Members: Before just packing up and heading out to any event, take the extra time to ................. Bruce Garnto visit the respective website and confirm that it is still on and whether any .................. Jack Iatarola COVID-19 restrictions are in effect. ....................... Joel Dean .............. David Hornung Stay safe and keep those Corvettes fueled and ready to roll — we will again be on the road before too long!! Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 4 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 27, Iss. 9 | September 2020 Events Vettes For Pets 23 Cruise Sun., Aug. 09 | Many things changed in 2020. With the disbanding of the Easton Area Corvette Club, the annual car show held in Meuser Park (Easton, PA) became a cruise and was hosted by The Center for Animal Health and Welfare— the primary beneficiary. The weather was terrific and 20 AACC cars attended including 4 of our newest members. Eve- ryone had a wonderful time and it was great to see everyone out and about again. Top 20 Awards were presented. AACC’s winners included Gary & JoAnn Warmkessel (’65 Corvette) and Cheryl & Randy Beck (‘70 Plymouth AAR ‘Cuda). AACC’s winning cars — (top) Beck’s AAR Cuda and (bottom) Warmkes- sel’s ’65 Roadster 261 Photos by Len Feinberg Page 5 AllentownCorvetteClub.org Membership ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 27, Iss. 9 | September 2020 The Votes Are In Thanks to everyone who came out and exercised your Allentown Area Corvette Club membership rights by voting in our two (2) elections during August. Things were certainly different with AACC’s first (known) drive-through voting experience. All active, spousal and lifetime members were mailed paper ballots for submission during a specified time frame on what would have been our club meeting nights. Upon arrival at the Park & Ride (Easton, PA) members were first greeted by Marty and Laura Hegyi to check in, then proceeded to drop off their ballots for Kevin and Michelle Minnich to tally. It really was a smooth operation. The first ballot— on Aug. 12th — was to replace two vacated Board positions through August 2021. Bruce Garnto and Jack Iatarola were our Interim Board Director winners. Interim Board Directors—(l to r) Bruce Garnto, Jack Iatarola A short two weeks later on Aug 26th, we were back at the Park & Ride for our general elections wherein members cast their ballots for the 2020-2021 Officers and incoming 2020-2022 Board Members. With many positions being uncon- tested, the only actual balloting needed was for the Board positions. Your incoming Officers and Board Members are: President Mark Dressel Vice-Pres. David Hausman Secretary Carol Jenkins Treasurer Bernie Toth Board Chair Ken Beck Board Members Joel Dean, Dave Hornung Congratulations everyone and best wishes for many successes during your coming terms. Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 6 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 27, Iss. 9 | September 2020 Membership / Events AACC Members Win NCM Raffle Thu., Aug. 20 | The NCM held a Facebook Live Stream event for the drawing of their 2021 Black Stingray Corvette raffle winner. After pulling a yellow ticket from the basket, a phone call was made from Bowling Green, KY to New Tripo- li, PA with hopes of speaking to ticket holder #1948 — AACC’s very own Jim Flader!! Unfortunately the NCM had to leave a message, but how awesome of a voicemail would this be to receive? Check out the Facebook post (the audio is very hard to understand). Jim and Donna (Sowden) purchased only one of the 2,000 available tickets – the lucky one! Reportedly, the car will be available in early 2021. Jim and Donna expect to take delivery at the NCM, but will not drive the car back in the middle of winter. Congratulations Jim & Donna!! Watch the excitement at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2294248107387248&extid=mRvlBa1RZXCgzOa4. Trophy Shelf Additions AACC members have some beautiful cars and like to show off. Many car shows happen around the Lehigh Valley where members always do well, but we want to recognize these recent show wins: Sun., Aug. 23 | 18th Annual Silver Creek Father’s Day Car Show, Hellertown, PA — Jeff & Lisa Gontarek (‘82 Vette; 1981 – 1990, Stock); Rick Miller (‘95 Pontiac Formula; 1991– 2000, Stock) COVID-19 slowed things down but can’t stop all car shows and cruise nights. Here are some of the recent outings as captured by Len Feinberg (’17 Callaway): https://public.fotki.com/EACC TrolleyPlease Shops notify Cruise the Newsletter8-1-2020 Editors when you win an award at a non-club-sponsored Corvette event.