newsletter 1:29 - Blue/Gray Chapter of the Oldsmobile Club of America

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Rocket Report
NEWSLETTER FOR THE BLUE/GRAY CHAPTER OF THE OLDSMOBILE CLUB OF AMERICA
February - March 2013
Number 1, Volume 29
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Sunshine report!
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PRESIDENTʼS MESSAGE
Members All,
We hope you and your families had a wonderful and blessed holiday season and wish the best to
all this year.
It is a pleasure and also hard to believe this will begin my second year as your president, and if
you thought I “ Loved every minute of it” last year, I am even more excited about this year. I know we
will have another successful show season with some new events and additions!
Our spring meeting is coming on March 16th ( Ken has details in this edition) . Why not everyone
wear a “Bit o’ the Green” at our meeting to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. While I am not Irish, everyone is
on St. Patty’s Day! The meeting will give members an update on our new Texas Roadhouse in Palmyra
Show in May, The GM Nationals At Carlisle in June, and of course a club favorite, the September
Texas Roadhouse Show in Hanover.
We discussed getting some new club merchandise for the upcoming season to help us on the
revenue side of things and I hope to have some proofs of a few items for discussion and of course
please feel free to bring ideas about this with you . Your input is very important always.
In closing I must thank everyone involved with making our 2012 Club Christmas Party a fantastic
event. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed all of your company on a day to relax with good times and
cheer. Paul Hartlieb did another super job with our gift exchange and if you know about it, it’s quite a
job and a ton of fun. Missy Rodgers made beautiful centerpieces and ornaments for us all. Denise did a
hand made candy basket won by Tony Pezzella and thanks to Ken for setting up the details again with
the Holiday Inn, thanks to you all.
Yours in Oldsmobile,
Rich Saullo
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Buddy Baker, son of legendary driver Buck Baker, had a 34 year career. He was famous for
record setting speeds. Sometimes called "Lead Foot", he was the first to top 200 mph on a closed
course.
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Driving a 1977 Oldsmobile 442 called the "Gray Ghost", Baker won the 1980 Daytona 500.
After the race, other drivers complained that the gray and black paint job made the car blend into the
track, making it impossible to see the car coming up behind them. Afterward, NASCAR made Buddy
put Day-Glo strips on the car.
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The 442 led 143 of the 200 laps and had an average speed of 177.602 mph, the fastest in
Daytona 500 history, a speed that still stands today, almost 33 years later.
Reality
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A DVD of this race is available from “Musclecar
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Films”, or it can be watched on “you tube”.
Please submit stories, articles,
comments, corrections and
classifieds to:
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Ken Whitcomb
781 S. Humer St.
Enola, PA 17025-2623
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SUNSHINE REPORT
Birthdays
FEBRUARY
MARCH
Myra Hostetler
John Moser
Pat Redding
Al Starr
Todd Couzins
Charles Annabel
Dennis Horton
Bill Fiske
Connie Hooks
Sue Hoyt
Dorothy Kline
Denise Saullo
I want to wish everyone a happy , healthy, and prosperous New Year. Keep
warm during the cold weather we are having. I want to thank everyone that helped
make our Christmas party such a success . A great time was had by all.
Hope this cold weather goes by quickly . We should think Spring is just around
the corner.
In the event of illness or death please let me know. I would not want anyone to
feel slighted if they did not receive a card or flowers . You can email me at
a_m_snyder @yahoo.com
Thank You,
Alice Snyder
Herman
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TREASURERʼS REPORT
Opening balance 10/01/12!!
1781.71
Expenses! 323.30 fall awards
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575.03 Christmas Party
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ToTal! 898.33
Income!
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535.00
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75.00
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367.50
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252.50
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Total!
1230.00
Ending balance 12/31/12! !
2436.68
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Income !
01/2013
60.00
Ending balance 01/31/13! 2496.68
Respectfully submitted,
K. Whitcomb, Treasurer
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BLUE / GRAY 2012 Christmas Party
Thanks, Missy. Our grandson loves this house.
It spent Christmas under our home tree, along
with a train and Legos. He still plays with it
almost every day he is here.
Whadʼya get there, Rick?
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Scheduled Coming Events
Funckʼs Family Restaurant
March 16! Spring Meeting
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Funckʼs Family Restaurant
Exit 85B, I-81, PA Route 934 North
2:00 PM
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If you plan to attend contact:
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Ken Whitcomb
717-732-0348
kwhit5012@earthlink.net
781 S. Humer St.
Enola, PA 17025-2623
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May 5! !
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Blue/Gray Spring Show
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Texas Roadhouse
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61 North Londonderry Square
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Palmyra, PA! !
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More details in the next issue.
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June 21 - 23! Carlisle All GM Nationals
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OLDSMOBILE hospitality tent will be co-sponsored by:
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Blue/Gray Chapter & Delaware Valley Oldsmobile Club
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www.carlisleevents.com/ce/events/gm-nationals/
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July 23-27!
2013 Oldsmobile Nationals
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Crown Plaza, Springfield, IL
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Hosted by: Archway Olds Club
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Illinois Valley Oldsmobile Club
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For more info go to the OCA website: www.oldsclub.org
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August 2,3,4! !
Das Awkscht Fescht!!
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50th Anniversary
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info hotline @ 610-967-2317
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www.awkscht.com
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BLUE/GRAY All Oldsmobile Fall Show
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Date to be announced
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Stay tuned
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All Members:
To help the club start the 2013 season, we are asking all members to update your current contact
information to our Webmaster radioman@ptd.net . Please include your current e-mail address, the
number of Oldsmobiles you own along with the year and model. Also please state if you would like to
receive the club newsletter in color in your e-mail instead of a black & white copy mailed to you.
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Applications for the Blue/Gray Auto Trades
Scholarship will be available at the March
meeting for the membership to give to students or
local schools in your home areas.
We will set a deadline for return and pick a winner
later this year.
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Pocono 1985
Our Website is about to break the 7000 hit mark and is a
great way to keep up on club news and events along with
free classifieds and other items of interest between
newsletters.
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http://blue-graychapter.com
Please send our webmaster a photo of your Oldsmobiles
and they will be posted in a new section called "Our
Members Auto's" We work so hard to keep them looking
good so let's show visitors and others our "Pride".
Send all photos and a short description to
radioman@ptd.net. We also will feature one each
newsletter in the Rocket Report and on the web!
In the Bleachers
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