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Allentown Area Corvette Club, Inc. ‘Vetter’s Letter February 2017 Volume 24, Issue 02 President Laura Hegyi From the val Office 610-730-2695 [email protected] Hello Corvette Enthusiasts, Vice-President Mike Cutro It’s hard to believe that the first month of 2017 is behind us. As we 610-365-8659 begin February, this also marks the beginning of two meetings per Secretary Carol Jenkins month (again, the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays). This schedule runs through Novem‐ 610-317-9277 ber. We are also one month closer to Spring. Treasurer Janet Mohring Speaking of Spring, our 16th annual Springfest Corvette Show is a mere three 610-965-8593 months away. On May 7th, we return to DeSales University! Please support Joe Membership Marty & Laura Hegyi and Denise Iervolino as they chair this event for the first time. Begin to think of 610-730-2846 items for our all‐important tricky tray auction. Gift cards to grocery stores or res‐ [email protected] taurants, oil changes, car detailing supplies, wine baskets, and anything else you Activities Mike Cutro can think of are truly appreciated. 610-365-8659 [email protected] Although our Corvettes are in hibernation for the winter, Mike Cutro and the Merchandise & Clothing Activities Committee have several indoor (non‐Corvette) events planned for the Marge Wakeling [email protected] coming months. Please read this newsletter for further details. NCM Ambassador I hope to see everyone at one or more of our upcoming meetings and events. Rich Ringhoffer 610-867-6494 Be safe and Save the Wave! Newsletter & Web Editors Kevin & Michelle Minnich Laura Hegyi 610-530-0923 Laura Hegyi [email protected] AACC President Webmaster Michelle Minnich 610-530-0923 [email protected] AACC Meetings The Allentown Area Corvette Club meets at 8:00 pm at the Best Western Lehigh Valley Hotel & Conference Center, Sponsored by: 300 Gateway Drive Bethlehem, PA 18017. (Tel: 610‐866‐5800) Dining / bar service on‐site at The Foundry Restaurant. Upcoming Club Meetings: 398 Stoke Park Road Bethlehem, PA Feb. 08 & 22 Mar. 08 & 22 Apr. 12 & 26 Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 2 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 24, Iss. 02 | February 2017 This Month February 2017 08—Club Meeting, Best Western LV, 8 pm (Bethlehem, PA) (p.1) Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 12—Bowling Night (p.3) 1 2 3 4 22—Club Meeting, Best Western LV, 8 pm (Bethlehem, PA) (p.1) 24—Corvettes & Coffee, Location TBD, 9 am (p.4) 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 25—VETTE Shop Open House, Pipersville, PA, 9am-3pm (p.4) 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Looking Ahead 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 3/04—Wert’s Café Lunch (p.4) 26 27 28 3/11—Phantoms Hockey Game (p.4) 3/17—Yuengling Tour (p.4) 3/19—Allentown St. Patrick’s Day Parade & Post Party (p.5) 3/26—Brick Tavern Inn Lunch (p.5) 4/21—Iron Pigs Game (p.5) Membership Corner 4/30—Stroudsmoor Lunch (p.5) As of AACC’s meeting on Jan. 11th there were: 5/07—AACC’s Springfest Corvette 220 active members Show (pp.6,7,8) 5 potential members 5/30-6/04—Maine Trip (p.6) 6/29-7/03—Watkins Glen Trip (p.6) The Board of Directors voted in this New Active Member during December: Fran Gaumer ............................. Bethlehem, PA ............................’17 Cpe Follow our group on Current Potential Members of AACC are: David & Constance Hoglund...... Bethlehem, PA ............................‘17 Cpe Rick Miller .................................. Schnecksville, PA .................‘06 Z06 Cpe Harry & Athena Newman .......... Bethlehem, PA ............................‘14 Cnv We all look forward to seeing you at upcoming AACC meetings & events! Page 3 AllentownCorvetteClub.org ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 24, Iss. 02 | February 2017 Thinking of You Our sympathies go out to Ike Eisenhart, on the loss of his sister, Sharon “Shari” Smith (70; Heller‐ town, PA), who passed away on Tue., Jan. 17. The following day, Dennis Guth’s mother, Rachael Guth (96; Allentown, PA) passed. If anyone knows of a member who is hospitalized, had surgery, or lost a loved one, please notify VP Mike Cutro ([email protected], 610‐365‐8659) or one of the other Board Members. Recap: Fine Dining by Valerie Ferguson (‘17) Sun., Jan. 29 | 35 eager diners experienced some fine dining at Melt (2880 Center Valley Pkwy., Center Valley, PA; www.meltgrill.com). Following cocktails, they enjoyed a lovely three‐course dinner. Judy George was the raffle winner of a gift certificate donated by Melt. Thanks to Valerie Ferguson for organizing the event! AACC had our own Lucky winner Judy George! private dining area Photos by Valerie Ferguson & Laura Hegyi STRIKE! Chair: Barry Dorshimer (‘00) Sun., Feb. 12 | THIS EVENT IS NOW OPEN TO FAMILY & FRIENDS! Lace up those bowling shoes, powder your fingers, and get ready for the AACC’s return to the lanes! The action starts at 1:00pm at Hampton Lanes (326 Main St., Northampton, PA). A mere $9.50 covers two (2) games and in‐ cludes your shoe rental. Watch for the sign up sheet at our upcoming meetings. Pay upon arrival. Drinks and food are available in the Hammerhead Lounge. Allentown Area Corvette Club Page 4 ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 24, Iss. 02 | February 2017 Corvettes & Coffee Chair: Jeff Mohring (‘04, ‘16) Fri., Feb. 24 | AACC members are invited to join Jeff Mohring for breakfast on the last Friday of each month. The time is 9am but the location varies around the Lehigh Valley. Contact Jeff at 610‐392‐6898 or [email protected]. VETTE Shop Open House Sat., Feb. 25 | Another ‘Vette event to make you forget those winter blues. Carl Houpert of The VETTE Shop in Pipers‐ ville, PA, about 30 minutes south of Allentown, is hosting an open house from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, Feb. 25. An open invitation is extended to all AACC members. Take a shop tour, meet their staff, check out their works in pro‐ gress, schedule work for your project, or just hang out and shoot the breeze with other car folks! Refreshments will be served. (You may recognize the name of this shop because we organized a group tour back in March of 2015.) The VETTE Shop is located at 6041 Easton Rd., Pipersville, PA. (215‐766‐7550). No caravan has been arranged. Wert’s Cafe Lunch Chair: Jeff Mohring (‘04, ‘16) Sat., Mar. 04 | Dine at a Lehigh Valley landmark — Wert’s Café — at 515 N. 18th St., Allentown. Arrive by 2pm. Order off the full menu. One check per couple. Separate room for our group. This will be the first time AACC visits Wert’s Café. (Preview the menu at www.wertscafe.com.) Sign up at one of the February meetings or contact Jeff Mohring ([email protected]; 610‐392‐6898). Hockey Night Chair: Mike Best (‘13) Sat., Mar. 11 | THIS EVENT IS NOW OPEN TO FAMILY & FRIENDS! See your Lehigh Valley Phan‐ toms (AHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers) take the ice against the Utica Comets (affiliate of Vancouver Canucks) at 7:05pm. Seats are in section 111 and 112, towards the end of the ice which the Phantoms at‐ tack twice. Seats are $21.50 each. Pre‐paid parking passes are $6. Contact Mike Best (610‐767‐6079 or [email protected]). Beer Run! Chair: Jim Fagan (‘95, ’06) Fri., Mar. 17 | Join your AACC friends to tour Yuengling Brewery (Pottsville, PA) with Jim Fagan. Cost is $1.50 per person. Be sure to catch updates at club meetings as the full itinerary is confirmed. Limited to 45 people. Contact Jim Fagan (610‐965‐8224 or [email protected]) or sign interest sheet to attend. Page 5 AllentownCorvetteClub.org ‘Vetter’s Letter | Vol. 24, Iss. 02 | February 2017 Allentown St. Pat’s Parade Chair: David Hornung (‘67, ‘95, ‘98) Sun., Mar. 19 | David Hornung invites everyone to dust off your Corvettes, tape on some green shamrocks and streamers, and join him for the 2017 Allentown St. Patrick’s Day Parade. We expect that parade vehicles shall be at the fairgrounds no later than 12:30pm. Susan Hornung will prepare things for the post‐parade party, to which everyone is invited, whether in the parade or not. The party will be at their home at 918 Evergreen, Emmaus, PA 18049. A sign‐up sheet will circu‐ late at club meetings in preparation for parade drivers and party goers alike. Parade staging time and location will be confirmed at our March 8th meeting, but please let your interest be known so Dave and Susan can appropriately plan. Brick Tavern Lunch Chair: Bonnie Corona (‘07) Sun., Mar. 26 | Come out and support one of our Springfest sponsors, enjoy a great meal and good company at the Brick Tavern Inn (2640 N. Old Bethlehem Pike, Quakertown, PA 18951). Get your drinks at the bar, then order from the full menu. Tax and gratuity will be added to your table’s bill. Seats are filling fast for this event. (See the full menu at www.TheBrickTavernInn.com.) Back to the Ballpark Fri., Apr. 21 | As baseball season approaches, our club is ready for a return to the ballpark. This private event is in the PennTeleData Party Porch along the 1st base side. Cheer on our Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs as they take on the Toledo Mud Hens. Event flyers are available at club meetings. The $37/pp cost includes game ticket, buffet meal, and soft drinks. A cash bar is available and be sure to stay for the post‐game fireworks! Payment is due by March 8 and limited to 62 people.