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Corvette Expressions 3rd Edition Volume 130 June, 2017

Officers for 2017 President: Rob Lombardi (lombardi0705@verizon.net) Vice-President: Howard Fink (papahf@gmail.com) Secretary: Ingrid Reitano (Bus_boss@hotmail.com) Treasurer: Bill Zide (wjzwjz@aol.com) Membership Coordinator: John Petrucci (petruccijohnj@aol.com) Sgt-at-Arms: Carol Heh (carolheh@aol.com)

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Corvette Expressions 3rd Edition—Volume 130 June, 2017

Greetings, and welcome to the June, 2017 issue of Cor-vette Expressions! I don’t think I can remember a May as rainy as this one. However, inclement weather didn’t stop club members from partaking in some fun activities this past month: On May 1, Joe and Linda Fernandez organized a vette-to-gether at the Fireside Grill in Marlboro. Several members attended, and the parking lot was a sea of cor-vettes - always a cool sight! The following Saturday, members met for lunch at Fer-nandes Restaurant. If you’ve never been there, it is al-ways worth the trip, but you need to come hungry! Thanks to Al and Anita Quigley for this activity. The fun continued later on in the evening in Matawan at their first car show and 50’s dance. Thanks, Bill Nagle. Finally, the big event of May was the annual Corvette Express car show and BBQ at the Bar A. in Belmar. The weather was picture perfect, and the show had a great turnout. As always, a big thanks to Skip Allen, Joe and Linda Fernandez, and the rest of the Bar A. committee. Finally, on a sad note, former club member, Peggyann Haffey, passed away in Florida on May 29, after a long battle with cancer. Peggyann and her husband Brian joined Corvette Express back in 2001. After relocating to Florida, they became active in the Citrus County Corvette Club. Anyone wishing to offer their condo-lences can contact Brian Haffey at 40truck@optonline.net .

Welcome to June and Happy Father's Day to all the Corvette Express dads!

Let me start by saying what a wonderful time we had at our annual Bar-A event. The weather was just per-fect, and once again we had an excellent turn out. This was just the beginning of a whole list of events we have planned for this season.

We also have our spring picnic this month which will be discussed in further detail at this month’s meeting. There will be numerous sign-up sheets for upcoming events as well. Please check for deadlines and book-ing status for some of these trips. Club membership is continuing to grow, and we're on good financial ground at this point in the year. Mem-ber participation is also increasing, and this is key to keeping the club "fresh" and moving in positive di-rections. In closing, let's continue our momentum and have a wonderful 2017 Corvette Express Vette-Together season! See you all at the June Meeting, Wed. June, 7th. Yours in Corvettes, Rob Lombardi

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Corvette Expressions 3rd Edition—Volume 130 June, 2017

Club Activities for 2017 (updated/revised at 3/23/17 Activities' Committee

Meeting; in attendance-- Joe and Linda Fernandez, Howard Fink, Larry and Lisa Force,

Lori Kane, John Murrell, Bill and Donna Nagle, Al and Anita Quigley, Dave and Lynne

Schneiderman and Bill and Carol Zide)

June 9 - 12 Watkins Glen & Seneca Lake Wine Tour - Dave S. Sat., June 10 Beach Bums Car Show, LBI Sat., June 17 Corvette Express Picnic - George & Bev Fri., June 23 Jersey Freeze, 7 p.m. July 14 - 16 Weekend Cruise to Ticonderoga, NY - Bill N.

Fri., Jul. 28 Jersey Freeze, 7 p.m. Fri., Aug. 25 Jersey Freeze, 7 p.m. Sat., Sept. 16 Laurita Winery, Back to School Food Truck Festival, Lisa and Larry F. Sat., Sept 23

Cruise to Bombay Hook National Refuge & Maryland Crab House - Dave S.

Continued on next page……….

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Corvette Expressions 3rd Edition—Volume 129 May, 2017

Club Activities (continued)

Sat., Oct. 21 Weekend Amish Country Cruise with Turkey Dinner in Morgantown, PA, Howard F. Nov. 10 - 12 Weekend Cruise to Shenandoah Valley, VA - Bill N. Sat., Dec. 2 Longwood Gardens - Lori K. and John M. Other activities and dates TBA. Subject to change.

Please mark these dates on your calendar. Your Activities Committee has put together an amazing line-up of fun things to do, and we all look forward to your participation. More in-formation will follow as we approach each date. Sign-up sheets will be available at upcoming meetings. If you are unable to sign up at the meetings and want to attend, please contact the organizer or me. Watch for emails with de-tails and reminders regarding each activity. Also, if you have signed up for an activity and cannot attend, please contact the organizer or me. Thank you, Bill Nagle Activities Chairperson cell: 908-415-1248

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What’s Happening?

Congratulations to Hans and Denise Egger who recently became the owners of this beautiful C7 grand sport!

Frank and Kathy Jones welcomed their new grandson, Frank Nikolas 'Nicky' Jones on May 9th at 11:57pm. He weighed 5 lb 2.9 oz. Frank and Gia Jones are his proud parents.

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May 1

Club members enjoyed the first visit to the Fireside this season.

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May 6

50’s Car Show, Matawan

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Corvette Express Annual Car Show at Bar A—May 21

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NJ Cruise Nights

Mondays Galloping Hill Cruisers Car, Truck & Motorcycle Cruise Night. Starting on May 1st thru October 23rd. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Aviation Plaza Shopping Plaza. 653 West Edgar Road Linden, NJ. www.gallopinghillscruisers.com

JB's Diner Cruise Night. 5 pm - 8pm. JB's Diner 205 Monmouth Rd., Freehold NJ. Info: 732-866-0220 csherre-ra@comcast.net

MJ’S Pizza Bar Grill (old Beacon Street Grill) 5:30 -8:30 Starting May 20 Info: 732-908-3712

Kuser Kruisin' 5pm - ? KMart Shopping Center, Whitehorse Ave & Kuser Rd, Hamilton Twp NJ Jeff 609-209-0852

New Monmouth Diner 6-9 2nd and 4th Mondays Info: 732-671-1316

Tuesdays

Sitting Duck Restaurant - Long Branch, NJ Cruise held 2nd Tuesday of the month. Dates are June 13, July 11, August 8 and September 12 from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. The rain date will be the following Tuesday (3rd Tuesday of the month). All car enthusiasts welcome. Live DJ and $10.00 voucher for the restaurant (vouchers for car show participants only and must be used the night of the event). Sitting Duck Restaurant 104 Myrtle Ave, Long Branch, NJ 07740 (off Highway 36 just after the entrance to Monmouth Park Racetrack) 732.229.5566. Check our website at www.sittingduckrestaurant.com or Facebook. Olive Garden Woodbridge Center Dr, Rt 1 No Woodbridge Mall , 2nd Tuesday June 9th – Sept Rain date 3rd Tues-day Stony Brooke Grill 1285 Rt 28 Branchburg, NJ Every Tuesday, Starts June 2nd Garveys Rest 405 Spotswood Gravel Hill Rd Monroe NJ Every Tuesday Time: 5:30pm to 9pm Music,Trophy’s & out-side dining.

Wednesdays

Hot Rides Cruise Nights. Starts on Wednesday, 5/3/17. 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm. Contact: (609) 882-0200. 325 Sloan Ave-nue Hamilton, NJ 08619 Home Depot, Eatontown—First Wednesday of each month, car show

Sundays

Quaker Steak & Lube Brick, NJ 08723 732-255-LUBE 12pm - 3pm 732-908-3712

Sandy’s Gift Shop Every Sunday 22 Union Ave Lakehurst, NJ

Woody’s Roadside Tavern 4th Sunday 4pm – 8pm Woody’s Roadside Tavern 105 Academy St, Farmingdale, NJ

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NJ Cruise Nights (Continued)

Thursdays

Bordentown Elks 2085. Hours: 5:00 pm-9:00 pm. Contact (609) 592-8025 11 Amboy Road Bordentown, NJ. Bordentown Elks 2085 MC Committee welcomes you to our 2017. Cruise Nights. Every 3rd Thursday (weather permitting) May 18th, June 15th, July 20th, August 17th and September 21st. FREE ENTRY, 50/50 Drawing, $5.00 Sandwich nights in the the lodge. Member and Non-members welcome. ALL CARS AND BIKES WELCOME! Coming soon- October dates for out 2nd Annual Hot Rods and Handlebars event Cruising for Special Children.

Outcast Cruisers. 5:00 pm-9:00 pm. Website: www.outcastcruisers.com. Contact (732)-606-3561. BellCrest Plaza Fisher Blvd Toms River, NJ. We have a cruise every Thursday night from 5:00 pm-9:00 pm starting in April - October.

Park Plaza Shopping Center Old Bridge, NJ 1st Thursday, June 4th – Sept rain date 2nd Thursday Hunterdon Shopping Center, 3rd Thursday, Flemington, NJ June 18 – Sept Stewart’s Drive In, Starts May 28th 6pm 63 Broadway, Pt. Pleasant Beach, NJ

Fridays Fossils Cruise - Last Fri of the Month Jackson Plaza County Line Rd 5-9pm The Shoppes at Old Bridge – 1st Friday May - Sept. Rt 9 & Texas Rd Church of the Assumption 28 Monmouth Rd (Rt 537) 2nd Friday Wrightstown, NJ Info: Nick Bock (609-259-9215) Jackson Crossings Rt 528 & Rt 547 Baywick shopping Center 333 Atlantic City Blvd (Rt 9), Bayville, NJ 3rd Friday 4:30pm – 8:30pm 732-908-3712

Saturdays Saturday Morning Coffee Cruise. 9:00 am - 12:00 noon. www.sbrtire.com Contact: (609) 5976161. 700 NJ-72 (Manahawkin Shell) Manahawkin, NJ 08050. Join Us For Our Monthly Saturday Morning Coffee Cruise - 1st Saturday of each month starting in April 2017. Cars & Coffee 1st and 3rd Saturday Mornings 7:30-10:30 QuickChek 5 Leesville Rd & West Veterans Hwy, Jackson Chick-Fil-A 1st and 3rd Saturday 5pm Rt 9 No. Howell In front of Lowes Baywick Plaza 2 nd and 4th Saturdays, May through October 333 Route 9, Bayville NJ 5pm to 8pm www.eastcoastcarandtruck.org Downtown Flemington, Bi-weekly, 5:30-9

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June Car Shows

6/4/17 Polish Heritage Festival Car Show Hours: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm www.polfest.com Contact: (908) 216 6898 Middlesex County Fairgrounds - 655 Cranbury Road East Brunswick, NJ 08816 All cars welcome, fun for whole family. Over 100 trophy's and $$ awards. Live music on the stage program, cultural exhibits, great Polish food and vendors. Rain or shine. Car show moved from PNC Bank Arts Center Holmdel. DJ Wacky Wayne Jr.

6/3/17 Progressive Dimensions Car Show Hours: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm Contact: (732) 244-0109 230 Route 166 South Toms River, NJ 08757 1st Annual American Muscle car show. Trophies for best in show-peoples choice-plaques for pre 2000 and post 2001 peoples choice. music food. $10.00 pre registration any questions e-mail jim@progressivedimensions.com. Click here for the flyer. Click here for the car registration form.

6/3/17 Classic Car Show Hours: 10:00 am to 5:00 pm www.downtownWO.com Contact: (973) 325-4109 178 Main Street West Orange, NJ 07052 Check In for Car Show will be held at 47 Park Ave,West Orange, NJ 07052. First 75 entries will receive a Dashboard Plague. All cars must be at least 25 years old or older. If interested, please fill out the registration form that can be found on the flyer. Registration fee is $20 per car. Also, our annual Street Fair will be held the same day. Come and enjoy the entertainment and fun we have to offer.

6/4/17 Benefit Car Show For Jaclyn Squillace Hours: 10:00 am to 2:00 pm rjccharities.com Contact: (908) 307-4214 820 Washington Road Sayreville, NJ 08872 RJC Charities will be holding their annual car show fundraiser on Sunday, June 4, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Sayreville War Memo-rial High School. We have a rain date set of Sunday, June 11, 2017. This year’s charity event is being held to support Jaclyn Squillace as she was diagnosed with Stage 3 Breast Cancer at the age of 26. Any monetary donations will be used towards our raffle prizes and gift baskets. In the past, we have also received gift certificates for products or services and items to be given out to our car show participants. This car show is entirely sponsored by RJC CHARITIES, INC. and your generosity is greatly appreciated. For more information, please contact Robert J. Cara-mella at 908-307-4214 or email us at rjccharities@optonline.net or visit www.rjccharities.com.

6/10/17 Greenwood Lake Air Show & Car Show Hours: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon Website: greenwoodlakeairshow.com Contact: (973) 728-7721 126 Airport Road West Milford, NJ 07480 Enter your vintage or custom vehicle in the Car Show at Greenwood Lake Air Show. Gates open at 10:00 am arrivenby noon to register for judg-ing. Awards handed out during intermission. Car registration includes admission for driver. Cost is $25.00.

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June Car Shows (Continued)

6/11/17 Chester's 17th Annual Classic Car Show

Hours: 8:00 am-3:00 pm http://ilovechester.com/calendarDetail.php?Chester-s-17th-Annual-CLASSIC-CAR-SHOW-36 Contact: (973) 223-2665 28 Main Street Chester NJ 07930 Take a Stroll Down Memory Lane. On Sunday, June 11th, Chester will be bursting with Classic Cars and Trucks along Historic Downtown Main Street! This Thrilling Motor Exhibit is FREE to the public and includes a display of the finest classics, customs, muscle, special interest, antiques, pro street cars and more! Exhibitor Vehicle Registration: $10 (Registration Table located at the top of Perry Street.) Schedule of Events: 8:00 am - 10:00 am: Exhibitors Register their Vehicles, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Show Times 3:00 pm: Trophies awarded at 25 Main Street. (Note: Vehicle must be registered to be eligible for trophy.) Trophy Cate-gories: Best Engine, Best Truck, Best Paint People’s Choice, Best in Show, Top 5 Winner. Visit www.ilovechester.com for complete details. Contact Toni Perry at toni@twdirection.com.

6/11/17 The Chelsea at Montville Classic Car Show Hours: 11:00 am to 2:00 pm www.chelseaseniorliving.com Contact: (973) 402-1100 165 Changebridge Road Montville, NJ 07045 Rain Date: June 25, 2017. $8.00 Registration Fee or $10.00 At The Door. Make checks payable to: The Chelsea at Montville. Classic Cars, Mu-sic, Prizes, Free Food, 50/50. To register, please call Jillian at 973-402-1100. All proceeds benefit the Pine Brook Fire Dept.

6/11/17 Bimmers & Brauts 2nd Würste Annual Car Show Hours: 11:00 am - 3:00 pm http://www.bmwofbridgewater.com/bimmers-brauts-wurste-annual-car-show.htm 655 Route 202/206 Bridgewater, NJ 08807 The Bimmers & Brauts 2nd Würste Annual Car Show will showcase a variety of performance-oriented vehicles including a plethora of heritage BMW models. Besides the numerous cars on display, there will also be: Food from The Flying Deutschman food truck, Beverages, Prizes & giveaways, DJ entertainment and more!

6/16/17 Lincroft Eats Food Truck Fest and Car Show Hours: 3:00 pm - 8:00 pm Website: www.lincroftvillagegreen.org Contact: (908) 433-1426 Brookdale Community College 765 Newman Springs Road Lincroft, NJ 07738 Register your car by completing the form and mailing your check for $15.00. All years, All makes, All models, and 8 classes. Up to 130 partici-pants. Organized by the Lincroft Village Green Association.

6/10/17 Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce Classic Car Show Hours: 10:00 am to 4:00 pm www.atlantichighlands.org Contact: (908) 692-4457 68 First Avenue Atlantic Highlands, NJ 07716 Classic Cars, Entertainment, Goody Bags, Trophies and prizes. The event will take place along First Avenue, the main business district. The rain date is Saturday, June 11. This is the ninth year that the immensely popular event, which unites car enthusiasts and beautiful automobiles from every year, make and model, will be held. Over 100 cars will be on display. All classes are welcome including domestic, imports, vintage, an-tique, collector, classic, muscle, hot rod and custom. The event is free to spectators and will include children’s activities like face painting and costumed characters; musical entertainment from Lake House Music Academy, Jacks Vibe and Papa John Bug. There will be a variety of street vendors, and local businesses will be open with many running special promotions. . Vehicle registration forms are located on the website of the Atlantic Highlands Chamber of Commerce at www.atlantichighlands.org/ah/event/classic-car-show. There will be goodie bags for all partici-pants and trophies and awards including Best In Show, Mayor’s Choice, Peoples’ Choice, and many others including an award for the car club with the largest degree of participation. More information on sponsorships, vendor spaces, car show registration or prize donations for the goodie bags is available by contacting Corinna Thuss by phone at (908) 692-4457 or by email at Corinna@brightworkevents.com, or Lori Anne Oliwa by phone at (732) 757-7443 or by email at LoriAnne@TheWriteAngles.com.

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June Car Shows...Continued

6/24/17 Hot Rides 7th Annual Car & Truck Show Hours: 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm & 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm wpst.com/carshow Contact: (609) 882-0200 Mercer County Park Festival Grounds Hamilton, NJ 08550 Hot Rides 7th Annual Car & Truck Show at PST's Freedom Festival. Open to all classes, cars & trucks! Trophies, door prizes, contests, live mu-sic, fireworks, vendors, food and carnival! Register now for FREE at wpst.com/carshow.

6/25/17 Show And Tell Car Show Hours: 9:00 am to 4:00 pm Contact: (973) 393-5344 25 Depot Square Montclair, NJ 07042 Montclair's 4th Annual Car Show. Over 100 Trophies large verity of cars great comfort, music by DJ Hot-Rod, nice grass area for relaxing, food vendors (Famous Cadillac Grill)Show And Tell Car Show is also known to be one of the best Car Show in NJ. Rain Date: July 2, 2017. Contact info AL 973-393-5344 Eric 862-576-3692.

6/25/17 GOLDEN SAINTS 10TH ANNUAL CAR, TRUCK AND BIKE SHOW Hours: 10:00 pm - 3:00 pm www,goldensaints.com Contact: (732) 261-3280 100 Saints Blvd Port Reading, NJ 07064 We will also have a Swap Meet.

6/25/17 11th Annual Crusin’ Bob’s Classic Car Show in Clinton 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. https://www.unitybank.com/special-pages/carshow Contact: (908) 713-4521 64 Old Highway 22 Clinton, NJ 08809 All proceeds of the fun-filled community event benefit Family Promise of Hunterdon County and Family Promise of Warren County.The emcee for the event it Doctor D.Entertainment and Lulu Laughalot Entertainment will provide face painting and balloon art. Admission to the event is free. For car owners who pre-register, a $10.00 donation reserves a spot in the competition, which is important because space is limited. Car owner registration on the day of the show is $15.00. Pre-registration is open until June 22nd. The lot opens for car registration at 8:30 a.m. on the day of the show. Classic car owners compete for cash prizes, judged by participants, in 10 different categories. Please visit uni-tybank.com/carshow/ for more information on registration.

6/17/17 CRUSIN' TO ROSELLE PARK Hours: 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm http://bit.ly/2mae3GB Contact: (908) 245-0666 CHESTNUT STREET ROSELLE PARK, NJ Live Music by “HOT ROD MIKE”, Trophies, Vendors, Free Kids’ Activities, Free Registration. Crusin' time 10 am to 12 pm.

6/24/17 Ocean City Antique & Classic Auto Show and Parade Hours: 9:00 am - 2:00 pm

Website: www.jerseycape.aaca.com Contact: (609) 432-5347 550 Wesley Avenue Ocean City, NJ 62nd Annual Ocean City Dave Blyler & Herb Godfrey Memorial Antique Automobile Show and Parade. Show is from 9:00 am - 2:00 pm. At 2:00 pm the autos are paraded up onto the boardwalk from 5th street to 14th Street

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The Corvette Express Club meets

the first Wednesday of each month

at the Freehold Elks at 8:00pm.

New members are always welcome!