COB VETTE NEWS Since 1981 Volume, 35 Issue 6 June 2016 Notes from the President Sunday, May 22nd was a beautiful day for a BBQ at Wings What’s Happening This Month Flight of Hope in Orchard Park. The membership was out in force with approximately 95 members present. Thank See page three. you Lee & Mike Buccilli for arranging the BBQ and to all the members who brought goodies to share after dinner. A special thank you also goes out to Sam Iraci who Super Cruise Request won the 50/50 and preferred the money go back to the club. The club donated the entire amount, $228 to Wings For Volunteer’s Flight of Hope which will allow them to fly patients out of town for medical care at no charge to the patient and For the Super Cruise on their family. We are all fortunate to drive great cars and Wednesday June 29th, we should be very proud as a club to help out others. At the BBQ I talked to Lowell Rothenberger who filled volunteers will be needed to help me in about the seven members who traveled to with basket raffle, 50/50 split Springville the day before escorting the Queens for the raffle, parking, registration, set Cavalcade of Bands. Unfortunately it rained. Again. As I write this column, next on the COB calendar is the up and take down. Sign-up Williamsville Memorial Day Parade. Member John sheets will be available at the Heffernan said we have 35 Corvettes signed up for the May and June meetings. parade, with many new rides. The local cruise nights have been well attended by Everyone’s help will be greatly members who are helping out by passing out flyers for the appreciated. If anyone has any Salvatore's Italian Garden Super Cruise on questions please contact Wednesday, June 29, and our 12th annual Corvette Caravan in August. If you talk to people interested in me. Thank You Again, attending our events but don't have any flyers to pass out John Biggie refer them to our website corvettesofbuffalo.com; where OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF they can download a copy and mail to register. For the members who post on Facebook be sure to check out COB where Dan Wroblewski and others post pictures. Finally congratulations and welcome our newest members, Dave Spencer and Gail & Mike Gruber. Have a great summer. See you at an upcoming event. Frank www.corvettesofbuffalo.com CORVETTES of BUFFALO 1 Officers President ---------Frank Pastore ------ 716-694-9024 June Anniversaries Vice President --Wayne Scudder----- 716-692-8178 Treasurer --------Marianne Pastore -- 716-694-9024 Secretary ---------John Biggie --------- 585-492-2927 Board of Directors Sue Brownlee ------------------- 716-693-4654 Dick Brownlee ------------------716-693-4654 Mike Buccilli --------------------716-648-2037 Bruce Graham -------------------716-741-3350 Jim Kelly --------------------------716-681-7931 st Skip Polowy ----------------------716-201-1889 1 Bob & Donna Harrer Rich Zahner ----------------------716-225-1188 4th Reas & Nancy Graber Committees 5th Skip & Maureen Polowy Membership Barbara Lipome 13th Mike & Lee Buccilli 716-691-8845 st Newsletter Dennis Buckley 21 Dick & Sue Brownlee 716-759-2972 24th Jim & Lynn Kelly Phone Comm. Lynda Graham 28th Lowell & Karen Rothenberger 716-741-3350 th Sunshine Comm. Karen Rothenberger 29 Dennis & Mary Ann Buckley 716-675-9467 Or Diane Skeide 716-876-1197 Webmaster Jim Bonus 716-695-7643 Activities Dir. Lynda Graham 716-741-3350 Club Photographer Dan Krakowski 716-675-5880 Face Book page Manager Dan Wroblewski 716-542-2041 Liaison for Out of Town Corvette Clubs Mike & Lee Buccilli 716-648-2037 June Birthdays Meeting every second Saturday of the month at First Presbyterian Church 9675 Main St. Clarence, NY, 14031 Meeting starts 7:00 p.m. 1st Marie Fetes 5th Ron Rusin th Visit us at: http://www.corvettesofbuffalo.com/ 13 Jim Fetes th 20 Rodney Mitchell 21st John Meyerhoff Send Newsletter Articles To: 22nd Paulette Krakowski Dennis Buckley th E-Mail : [email protected] 24 Pamm Seifert th 25th Diane Skeide Submissions must be in by the 26 Late submissions will be published the following month. 28th Sally Scudder 2 CORVETTES of BUFFALO WHATS HAPPENING IN JUNE June 1 1000 Islands Trip – see Wayne Scudder June 2 Akron Cruise night – 5pm June 3-5 London Ontario Show- See Bruce Mussehl June 4 Engineering Society Car Show, Harbor State Park – Gene Colucci June 5 Raymour Flannigan Cruise 1459 Nia Falls Blvd. Amherst, NY 3pm-6pm June 11 COB Club Meeting – Clarence Church – 7 pm -- Please bring non-perishable food donations for the Church food pantry to the June meeting!! June 12 Street Machines of Rochester Car Show, 1120 Latta Rd. Greece, NY 9am- 4pm June 16 Akron Corvette Night – 5pm June 16 Charcoal Corral Cruise Night -4pm June 18 Legendary Motorsports Canada Trip – See Frank Pastore June 19 WNYCC Joe Basil All Corvette Cruise – 10am- 4pm June 19 Miller Hose Father’s Day Show – Vol. Fire Hall, Newfane, NY 9am – 3pm June 22 Elderwood Cruise, 2600 NF Blvd. Wheatfield, NY 6pm-8pm June 22-26 Bloomington Gold Trip – See Frank Pastore June 26 Niagara County Swap Meet & Car Show – Rt. 78 Lockport, NY 8am- 5pm June 24 Wilson Super Cruise – Rt. 425 – 5:30 pm June 25 Central Terminal Car Show 495 Paderewski Drive, Buffalo 11am -4pm June 29 COB Super Salvatore’s Cruise – John Biggie - TBD June 30-July 1 Watkins Glen Corvette Weekend – see Buccilli’s or Kirkland’s for info 3 CORVETTES of BUFFALO 4 CORVETTES of BUFFALO 2015 SUPER CRUISE 5 CORVETTES of BUFFALO Corvettes of Buffalo 2016 Picnic Hi all, Just to give some quick info. on our 2016 picnic. Date Aug. 14th. 11am - ? place Tonawanda Firemen's Park 318 Two Mile Creek Road, Tonawanda 14150. Lunch will cooked onsite by BBQ Master Michael Bampton. Lunch will be smoked pulled pork sandwiches, roasted chicken half’s, baked beans, coleslaw, ears of corn grilled or boiled, Butter(salted & unsalted), 3 different BBQ sauces, Salt/Pepper. Anyone able to bring an appetizer, salad, or desert would be appreciated. There will be a signup sheet at March meeting. There will be cold pop & water. If you want to bring beer or wine in a cooler that's ok. Thank you, Wayne & Sally Scudder 716 861-7331 **************************************************************************************************** **************************************************************************************************** Alexander Bay -----1000 Island Trip Here is the information for Capt. Thomson's Resort P.O Box 160 45 James Street Alexandria Bay NY 13607 [Phone: (315) 482-9961 Fax: (315) 482-9511]. http://www.captthomsons.com/resort/ I have 10 rooms reserved, 6 Lower Harbor 4 Upper Harbor all on the Main Channel. The dates are check-in June 1st and check-out June 3rd. There has been an Off-Season Escape Package price increase Lower Harbor 2015 was $387.00 now price is $419.00 Upper Harbor is now $459.00 these are double occupancy prices. This is the best price I could get. If anyone wishes to reserve June 1st Escape Package trip. My contact is Megon 315 482-9961 tell her you are with the Corvettes Of Buffalo group. There will be a sign-up sheet at March Meeting. Please feel free to call me if you have any questions. Wayne Scudder 716 861-7331. Escape Package includes: 2 night stay Double Occupancy A drink per person @ Riley’s Bottle of Champagne in room 1 dinner for two and two breakfast for two @ Riley’s Singer Castle boat tour & Castle tour is a 3 ½ hr. boat tour and guided castle tour in one All sales taxes & services charges 6 CORVETTES of BUFFALO LADIES LUNCHEON On May 16, Patti Kirkland planned a COB Ladies Luncheon held at the Fuji Grill in Niagara Falls. Our Chef Cowboy was amazing for the entertainment cooking our lunch in front of all us women. Now I know for sure the eleven women that attended this luncheon DO NOT have big mouths. There wasn't one of us that could catch a piece of zucchini in our little mouths that he tossed to us. We won't be signing up for the circus any time soon. Joanne Brozyna and Patti Kirkland were the only brave ones to try the SAKE that Chef Cowboy squirted in our mouths. Next time it's Bib's for us. Our food was delicious and most of all the company of us women getting together and having fun with laughs made my day. Thanks; Diane S., Pamm S., Lee B., Karen R., Patti P., Joanne B., Jeanette M., MaryAnn B. and Marianne P. for making a trip up to the north town area. Patti Kirkland 7 CORVETTES of BUFFALO 8 CORVETTES of BUFFALO A Thank You Message I want to thank Corvettes of Buffalo for the 50th Anniversary Celebration for my 1966 Corvette at the May meeting. Lee and Mike Buccilli did a great job getting the great Corvette cake we all shared. We took the remaining cake to our church the next day, Sunday. Our congregation enjoyed cake and coffee between our two services. My ’66 Laguna Blue Stingray went down the St. Louis assembly line on May 23, 1966. I purchased the car in June of ’66 from Jacob Chevrolet in East Aurora, NY. The C-2 will always be my favorite body style. It is a timeless design. I also want to thank Sue and Dick Brownlee for the beautiful plaque they presented to me at our Dinner Dance in March to commemorate my Corvette’s 50th Anniversary. It is now proudly displayed in our living room. Once again, thank you to everyone! Lowell Rothenberger 9 CORVETTES of BUFFALO 10 CORVETTES of BUFFALO C.O.B.