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Triangle Section Newsletter

Message from the President

Fall 20183rd. Quarter Serving North Carolina members from mid state to the coast

Proudly displaying the MBCA Section of the Year banner are Triangle President Steve Redwine, left, and Vice President / Events Chair Bill Faison. Rick Siefert, right, MBCA’s National Awards Chair, made the presentation.

Triangle members arriving at the Members Appreciation Luncheon on Saturday, September 8, anticipated a pleasant afternoon of food and fellowship with their like-minded Mercedes enthusiasts. What they could not anticipate was the surprise announcement that Triangle Section has been selected 2017 Section of the Year. MBCA national leaders who came for the special announcement included National President Gene Jurick from Texas, National Awards Chair and Central Region Director Rick Siefert from Missouri, and Eastern Region Director Doug Geganto from Georgia.

Triangle Named 2017 Section of the Year

Member Appreciation event, p.4

130 years ago p.8

Hello Triangle Section Members,

I hope everyone enjoyed a great summer and is looking forward to very nice fall driving weather. I am guessing that by now most of you heard that the Triangle Section won Section of the Year for 2017! I want to congratulate all of you for your enthusiasm and participation that helped make winning the award possible. If you attended the Members Appreciation luncheon, you had the pleasure of hearing the announcement, receiving a special wine glass commemorating the award while enjoying a great lunch. Our Calendar of Events for the balance of 2018 is full of fun activities that I hope you will be able to attend. Three particular events you won’t want to miss are:• Oct. 7 - Octoberfest at Montague Lake in Cary. It

is open to all German automobiles and is hosted by our friends at the Hurricane Region Porsche Club. The Triangle Section is a sponsor for this event and working with the PCA to increase the MBCA’s participation. We are looking to do more fun events with several clubs in the area going forward.

• Nov. 17 - Tour of Tom Lewis’s Fire House and Bank in Moncure.

Continued from previous page In congratulating Triangle on winning the Section of the Year award, Rick Siefert explained that by whichever method the committee used to evaluate the criteria, Triangle Section accrued the most overall points, even finishing first in four of the ten criterion. Steve Redwine, Bill Faison, and Newsletter Editor Vicki Wilson collaborated to complete the application process that required an extensive amount of data and details. The 10 categories with multiple criteria included: Membership numbers Newsletters Co-sponsored events Social events Auto-related events (technical session, rally, driving) Membership promotion Charity events Advanced event planning Section treasurer’s or financial report General statement Section of the Year is the third MBCA recognition for Triangle for 2017. Vice President / Events Chair Bill Faison was named Office of the Year and Triangle Section was awarded a First Place in Communications for digital newsletters. President Steve Redwine was the 2016 Officer of the Year. Triangle has a rich history of awards. The late Mike Dowry was Officer of the Year in 2008, and in 2005 while Dee Oglivy was president and Tom Lewis ws vice president, Triangle Section hosted StarTech and the National board Meeting. StarTech was so successful that the section returned the $2,500 seed money to national and had enough money left over to make a charitible donation. n

National President Gene Jurick, National Awards Chair Rick Siefert, Steve Redwine, Eastern Region Director Doug Geganto, and Bill Faison are all smiles following announcement of Triangle Section as 2017 Section of the Year. Photo by Chris Smith

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• Dec. 1 - Christmas Luncheon at the Pinehurst Member’s Golf Club, Toys for Tots charity drive and election of Section Officers & Board members.

We will be sending out save-the-date and reminder e-mails on all of these events plus our planning session and nomination of a new slate of officers and three new board members on Oct. 27. Be on the lookout for this information and sign up to attend. We will elect new officers and three new board members in December. If you would like to be nominated for any office or board position, or you would like to suggest another member for nomination, please contact Tom Lewis: lewis5095@charter.net  I encourage you to go to Facebook and “like” Triangle Section MBCA. This is another way to see what is going on with the Triangle Section, check on upcoming events and read interesting posts about Mercedes-Benz. If you have interesting Mercedes-Benz related stories or information, please post it on the web site. The greater the variety of content the more interesting the web site can be for everyone. Thanks to all of you for your involvement and enthusiasm in the Triangle Section,

Steve

President’s Message, continued

741 miles - longest distance driven to SMF

36 Mercedes 23 Porsches

showed on the Village

Green

Photos by Tom Reedy

34 competed in the PCA & MBCA Rally

Appreciating Members with luncheon at Maggiano’s Little Italy

Parking lots at The Streets of Southpoint, an upscale mall in Durham, held more Mercedes-Benzes than usual on Saturday, September 8. Forty-five Triangle members gathered for lunch at popular Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant for a Members Appreciation luncheon sponsored by the Section. President Steve Redwine welcomed members and guests and conducted a brief business meeting prior to everyone breaking bread. He introduced three special guests who came to help Triangle celebrate its selection as 2017 Section of the Year: National President Gene Jurick from Texas; National Awards Chair / Central Region Director Rick Siefert from Missouri, and Eastern Region Director Doug Geganto from Georgia. As the business meeting concluded members quickly focused attention to satisfying appetites with appetizers of classic bruschetta with sausages and peppers, Italian tossed salad with ciabatta rolls, vegetable penne primavera, meat lasagna, and chicken parmesan. For those folks able to save some tummy room, the meal was deliciously completed by servings of NYstyle cheesecake, tiramisu and coffee. Overheard comments as members departed verified that this Members Appreciation celebration was a great success! Special thanks belong to Bill Faison for organizing this event.n

These Triangle members are all smiles in anticipation of delectable Italian cuisine to be served family-style following the brief business meeting. Seated from left are: Diane Kocsi, Lana McGlynn, Kathy and Fred Hayes, and Dave and Pat Waters. Each member received a wine glass commerating Triangle’s selection as 2017 Section of the Year.

National Awards Chair Rick Siefert, left, and National President Gene Jurick, right, came to Durham for the award presentation.

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We All Scream for Ice Cream! Photos by Rob VanDewoestine

What better way to momentarily escape the North Carolina August heat than by gathering with fellow Mercedes lovers and sharing stories over bowls of that most delectable invention—ice cream. Rob and Barbara VanDewoestine graciously hosted the ice cream social for more than 30 Triangle members. They served a smorgasbord of ice cream treats in their pristinely clean garage at their beautiful Prairie style home in Durham.

Incidentally, folks at the ice cream social couldn’t help but notice that the

number of late model Mercedes driven to the event debunked the too-

often misconception that MBCA members just own older Mercedes.

Many in Triangle, as in other sections, own both late and vintage models of

our favorite marque.

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Special thanks to Dave Waters for sharing this entertaining 30-year-old article from the September 26,1988 issue of Autoweek.

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Loyalty Members THANK YOU to these members who renewed their memberships between June 29 and September 16 Date in parentheses indicates member’s original join date. Congratulations to our “25 years or longer members:” Richard Allison, 28 years; David Pettengill, 31 years; and Ralph Smith, 33 years.

New Members WELCOME to the following new members who joined Triangle between June 29 and September 16 John Bridges Durham James Hamernick Pinehurst Orhan Mahalbasic Winter Park, FL Ken McBean Raleigh

Frank Schaub Willow Sppring Frank Schlier Pinehurst Owusu Takyi Raleigh

Douglas Adams (2013) Raleigh Richard Allison (1990) Leland Neal Caliendo (1997) Raleigh Michael Carson (2015) Creedmore Matthew Chandler (2008) Chapel Hill Raymond Crosby (2016) New Bern Robert Eberhardt (1999) Mebane Ronald Fick (2001) Pinehurst Robert Flippin (2017) Wilmington George Hall (2004) Hillsborough

Jim Helton (2015) Southern Pines Donald Holley (2017) Elizabeth City Tammy King (1998) Raleigh Herb Patterson (2015) Chapel Hill David Pettengill (1987) Raleigh Monika Pitulle (1999) Wake Forest Herbert Selbach (2012) Wilmington Ralph Smith (1985) Greenville Ben St. John (2014) New Bern Carrie Wallace (1991) Durham

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about events added during the year.

Listed events are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances that may arise between distribution of the quarterly Tri-Star calendar.

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SEPTEMBER 8

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DECEMBER 1

Mid-summer break - no events scheduled

Ice Cream Social at Rob and Barbara VanDewoestine’s home in Durham; details by e-mail

Shelton Vineyards Annual Mercedes-Benz Car Show, Dobson, joint sections event Friday - Mercedes Drive the Blue Ridge Parkway, group dinner in Dobson Saturday - car show, also Triangle Business Meeting at Dobson Hampton Inn, group dinner TBD Sunday - 9 a.m.-12 p.m. Eastern Region Leadership Conference at Dobson Hampton Inn

Members Appreciation Luncheon/ Business Meeting, Maggianos at The Streets of Southpoint, Durham

Gold Cup Historic Races and Car Show, VIR, Danville, Va. (NOT an MBCA Triangle Section sponsored event)

Lake Lure EuroClassic at Rumbling Bald Resort, details and registration at motorsportreg.com

Sandhills Area Members (SAM) Cars & Coffee Breakfast Meeting

OctoberFest German Car Show with Mercedes and Porsche clubs, Lake Montague, Apex

Sandhills Area Members Planning Meeting, Vito’s in Southern Pines, 6:00 p.m. - all Triangle members welcome

Euro Auto Festival, Greenville, S.C., a Carolina Section sponsored event

2019 Event Planning, Budget, Officers & Board Members Nominations Meeting, Mercedes-Benz of Cary

MBCA National Board Meeting, Nashville, Tenn.

Tour of Tom Lewis' Fire Station & Bank in Moncure, details by e-mail

Christmas Luncheon with “Toys for Tots” Charity Drive, election of officers and board members, at Pinehurst Members Golf Club.

For more information about the MBCA Triangle Section, visit www.triangleMBCA.org or contact Steve Redwine at steve_redwine@yahoo.com or Bill Faison at drcbill@gaol.com

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President.........................................Steve Redwine steve_redwine@yahoo.com (239)872-0342

Vice President.........................................Bill Faison drcbill@aol.com (919)469-9228

Treasurer...........................Barbara VanDewoestine barbvande@nc.rr.com (919)309-4517

Secretary...........................................Pam Redwine nana.nan3@yahoo.com (919)360-8227

Past President..................................Terry Crawford

Eastern Region Director...................Doug Geganto dgeganto@charter.net

Triangle Section Officers

Tri-Star newsletter is a quarterly publication by Triangle Section of Mercedes-Benz Club of America, Inc., (MBCA) provided to Triangle Section members. Explicit permission to copy or republish any article is given to all sections of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America, Inc. The articles in the Tri-Star are the opinions of the writers and no authentication is given or implied as to the validity of any expressed opinions. Articles and photos are by the editor unless otherwise credited. Send your information to the editor. Deadlines for submitting materials are February 1, May 1, August 1, and November 1.

Newsletter Editor...................................Vicki Wilson vickihwilson@me.com (336) 253-9690

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