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Monthly Newsletter of Foothills Corvette Club January 2017 Vol. 19 No. 1

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Foothills Crossed Flags, the monthly newsletter of Foothills Corvette Club, is emailed after the business meeting each month. Material must be in before the fifth of each month to Susie Miller 1778 Memorial Park Dr. Sparta, NC 28675 336-372-5292 or susie.mrsmiller@gmail.com Business meetings are held the Second Tuesday of each month 6:00PM at Brushy Mountain Smokehouse and Creamery in North Wilkesboro unless changes are announced in this newsletter.

Rides or social events take place each month except in cases of inclement weather.

------------------------------------------------- 2016 Officers: President Vince Catalano 704-483-4732 V Pres Larry Price 704-585-6762 Secretary Claudette Icenhour 828-632-9767 Treasurer Priscilla Norris 828-264-2376 Web Page: www.foothillscorvetteclub.net

FCC 2017 Officers

Left: VP - Larry Price, Membership Director - Twyla

Price, Treasurer- Priscilla Norris, Secretary - Claudette

Icenhour, President - Vince Catalano,

Not Pictured Membership Director – Libby Richey

FCC 2017 Board of Directors

Left: Kendall Hendrix - Chair, Harold Mecimore,

Richard Kashinsky, Claude Munday, Susie Miller

Thank you Larry Price and Joe Rankin for serving a 3

year term on the Board of Directors

Remember Boxcar Grille Dinner Saturday Jan. 21st

4:00 3140 N Oxford St, Claremont, NC 28610

The first meeting for 2017 was held January 10th

at Brushy Mountain

Smokehouse & Creamery. Our meeting for February will be 6:00PM

Valentine’s Day Tues. the 14th

. We will have a buffet dinner of BBQ,

grilled chicken, 2 sides, bread, cobblers with ice cream and beverage at

Brushy Mountain Smokehouse for $15.34 per person. This price

includes tax and tip. Please let me know if you will be attending by Feb.

10th

I will let them know for food preparation.

2016 Charities

FCC members selected four charities for 2016. We

were pleased to send each of the following $1,800 in

December.

First In Families of North Carolina, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Ebenezer Christian Children's Home & Shriners Hospitals for Children.

Our 2017 charity will be the Needy Family Fund for the

FCC counties.

FCC Ride Director Appointed

If you have a ride suggestion for 2017 please let Richard

Kashinsky know. Richard has agreed to serve as our

Ride Director. He will coordinate monthly rides for our

13 county memberships.

Richard Kashinsky

Photo by: Blue Munday

Remember These… Kendall & Derry Hendrix Judy Nichols Dale & Bernie Hoffman Will & Rose Arant Hayden & Karen Church Jones & Rachel Barnes Randy & Tara Bates Lee & Kelly Allen Jones & Rachel Barnes Vince Catalano Susie Miller Richard Kashinsky Bill Reavis Don & Wanda Harrington Jacque & Keith Meadows

January Birthdays

Dick Angell 5

Sheila Guappone 11

Conway Powell 18

Betsy Kashinsky 25

Nadine Shapiro 27

January Anniversaries

Arthur & Debbie Kerley 6 Joe & Edie Stader 8

Bobby & Nadine Shapiro 10

Please mark your calendar with the events for the year

Join All the Corvette Events for 2017

Photo: by Blue Munday

We are making plans for lots of opportunities to enjoy your Corvette and spending time

with friends.

Add the following to your Calendars: Upcoming Events: Upcoming Events:

Jan. 21st

Dinner Boxcar Grille - Claremont

Feb. 14th

Valentine Dinner – Brushy Mountain Smokehouse Buffet

Mar. 12th

Daylight Savings Time

Mar. 4th

Cars and Coffee Empire Chevrolet 10:00AM

Mar. Ladies Choice Ride

Apr. ride

April 27, 28 and 29 The Annual NCM Bash

May 27th

Shelton’s Vineyard Vetts for Vets

June 17 and 18. The 24 Hours of LeMans at the NCM

July 22nd

Founder’s Day Ride - Olde Beau Luncheon

Aug. 19th

Beach Music & Vettes

Sept. 30 Bowling Green Assembly Plant Corvette Club Charity Show

Oct. 22nd

Run to the Colors

Dec. 16th

Christmas Dinner - Olde Beau

Mark your calendars for the 25th

anniversary of the National Corvette Museum. The

2019 Corvette Caravan from all over the country will be headed to Bowling Green KY.

We had a great time in 2014 and I’m sure 2019 will be an unforgettable event.

Christmas Auction

Our Christmas dinner ended with Kendall Hendrix and a live auction. The following pictures portray the fun event that ended the night.

Kendall & Jan with Pumpkin Spice Adam’s Car Products

Mary Jane & Lori were SMILING all night!

Greg let Lori do the bidding

Richard & Betsy

Dick & Linda enjoying a Corvette Book they purchased.

Lee & Kelly with their Tervis Corvette Tumblers

Come on Larry, bid!

Jimmie likes Adam’s towels.

Bobby & Judi Mitchell Calvin Wyatt with Grandson, Briley

Vance & Attalissa Carrigan

A gift for our President, Vince “A cartridge in a bare tree”

Two couples had perfect attendance for 2016 events.

Vince & Jan Catalano

Tom & Susie Miller

A gift for Larry our Vice President

Carol & Harold Mecimore & Jones Barnes

Priscilla & Clayton Norris

Vance Vince

Tom

“Sweet Treats” for 5, 10 & 15 years of continuous membership! Vince presented membership awards to:

Joe & Sandra 5 yrs.

Lacy & Patricia 5 yrs. Not pictured Dick and Beverly Angell 5 yrs

Claude 10 yrs.

Hayden & Karen 15 yrs.

Kendall & Derry Hendrix

Hayden & Karen Church

Club Shirts Order your new club shirt - Sharon Church, owns Embroidery By Design. She has moved

from 10th

St. in North Wilkesboro. She is now located in the same building as the

Honda-Yamaha-Kawasaki motorcycle shop on US 421 West near the pool supply

store. Her address is: 4613A West Highway 421 Wilkesboro, NC 28697 - phone 336-667-8775. Give her a call before you go to make sure she will be there.

Information will soon be on our website www.foothillscorvetteclub.net If you do not have a

club shirt consider ordering one.