The Monthly Newsletter of the

                                                                                       President                  -      Roger McHugh
                                                                                       Vice-Presidents          -      Phil Schott
                                                                                                                       -      Alan Werth

                                                                                       Secretary                  -      Don Hugenberg
                                                                                       Treasurer                  -     Sandy Kahn

The 275th. meeting of the EASTGATE CORVETTE CLUB was held
on Tuesday,  October 6th at the Great Scott Restaurant

Roll Call

The 275th. meeting of the Eastgate Corvette club was formally called to order at approximately
7:30 PM by Roger McHugh, our President after all enjoyed a delicious dinner.  
Roger began the meeting by welcoming everyone!
There were approx. 8 members and Don Gaskins, one interested Corvette owner

New Members & Guests

Member Birthdays & Anniversarys

Barb Schott on Dec. 15th

New Club Cars

None to report

Treasurer's Report

Don, gave the Treasurer's report.  This month's report shows income
for the month of $65.00  and expenses of $20.00, giving us a bank balance of $2689.40
as of 10/31/09.  We have 19 paid members as of the end of October but 4 paid at the meeting

Dues for the upcoming year were due the 1st of July!!!

Too late to pay early!

Secretary's Report

The minutes were approved from last month's meeting.

I will make it a point to re-adjust the roster to reflect only members who have paid dues for this year and last year.

Member News

Paul Sheffer had a great racing season with his Vette
Paul took 1st place in the Western Ohio Regional SCCA and
2nd. in the local area autocross meets.  Congrats to Paul!!!

On another note....Tom Bressler is having both knees replaced on Nov. 16th.
Personal experience tells me it's a painful ordeal so let's wish Tom the best !!!

Does anyone know????

Last Month's Stuff

Manchester, Ohio Jack Roush show....Oct 18....Lots of NASCAR stuff with Jack in attendance to personally autograph whatever you bring  I know the Hack's and the Schott's attended, but there was no report

NCRS Queen City Chapter Meet...Oct 10....Held at Montgomery Chevrolet.  Always a good day.  A half-dozen cars judged but there was no report

Spring Grove Cemetary Tour.....Oct 11.....Also no report

Vette Expo Sevierville, Tenn.....Oct 16-17th......Roger reported bad weather, cold and rainy, with few cars.  Called it a "bust"

New Richmond Show.....Oct 17....There was a car show on the river in New Richmond with food, entertainment, and prizes.  I think there were members who attended but there were no details given at the meeting

Road Tour....Packard Museum in Dayton.....Nov 1st....Seemed that a good time was had by all.  We met at Frisch's for brunch and about 6 Vettes and an MGB proceeded up St. Rt. 741 to Dayton.  The museum is a restored Packard Dealership with lots of cars and history.  A beautiful day for a drive!  Great to see the Barkalow's on the tour!

Upcoming ECC Stuff

ECC Christmas Party.....Dec 1st....It was decided to have the Christmas Party at the Monthly meeting in December.  The 20 Mile House is closed so the venue will be the Montgomery Inn.  Please let me know if you plan to attend!!  Details listed below under "New Business"

NCRS Swap Meet.....Feb 21st....Held annually at Montgomery Chevrolet with a vast array of Vette parts and accesories.  The club has purchased a booth so any member who has parts they wish to sell may display them at the booth.  Great time to get rid of some of that stuff you have been meaning to sell!  We are in need of volunteers to man the booth so keep the day in mind.

New Richmond Cruise-In......See you in the Spring!

Milford Cruise-In.....See you in the Spring!

Quaker Steak & Lube......See you in the Spring

New Or Old Business

Eastgate Christmas Party......December 1st marks the date for the club party.  It was decided to have the meeting/party at the Montgomery Inn in Montgomery.  They will provide a private room for us as long as we have some idea of the headcount.  By popular demand, Cathy Plummer has agreed to provide entertainment with one of her famous trivia games.  The winner, or winning couple, will receive a  nice prize provided by the club. Anyone can bring an unwrapped toy that will be donated before Christmas.  Please let me know if you plan to attend to we can provide adaquate space at the dinner.

Local Cruise-Ins.....I would assume that in the Spring I assume there will be great car events every week.  One is the Milford Cruise-In which boasts a tremendous array of cars every Friday night.  The other is the Quaker Steak & Lube cruise on Sunday nights.  Every week there are 14-15 Vettes that attend.

Vinyl Eastgate Signs.....Sandy  brought a Vinyl banner, 23" X 36" that fits nicely on the windshield of Vettes to display our logo at Cruise-Ins and shows.  The cost is $35.  The banner looks great on the car and is a great way to promote our club.  Sandy will bring one to the next meeting for you to see.  Anyone interested in having one of your own can contact Sandy and he will fix you up!

Corvette Museum Brick......Many years ago the club contributed to the museum with the purchase of a commerative brick.  I know it's there, I saw it.  Carl Plummer reports that the older bricks, including ours, have been moved to the rear entrance to make way for the new entrance.  There is interest that the club purchase a new brick.  They range in cost from $125.00 to $2700.00.  It was decided to table the decision till Spring.

Club Events Calendar......At a previous meeting an events calendar for the summer and beyond was prepared.  Everyone had ideas of things to do and dates of old standby events.  I have prepared and posted the 2009 calendar on the webpage.  I encourage all members to review it and supply me with any additions or corrections.  Late Winter will provide a time to set up the 2010 calendar.

Planning Committee.......

Children's Hospital....At a past meeting Phil Schott read a "personally signed" letter from Children's Hospital thanking us sincerely for the $5,000 check presented to them in July.

Pictures and Contests......I think that everyone agrees that the "memories" photos and the "name that car" contests are terrific!!  Roger, keep up the good work!!!!

Eastgate Property....As reported previously all or most of the Eastgate stuff is safe.  It is either upstairs at the Woeste  dealership or in the possession of members.

How can we improve the Club????   Various ideas were discussed at the July meeting.  One improvement is the great photo gallery via E-Mail that Roger has already provided for us.  He asked all members to submit any news or photos that would be of interest.  Other ideas included more road tours, a membership drive, and the possibility of conducting our meetings at different member's homes.  Roger suggested that each of us contact 2 former members inviting them back to the club. After discussion, Roger invited the club to hold their next meeting at the McHugh's.  Phil Schott suggested that each member attending the meeting, or any future meetings held at member's homes, contribute $5.00 to help defray the cost of food and drink with the club treasury picking up any shortage.  This suggestion was made into a motion, voted on, and approved.

Club Roster.....  As Secretary, I have continued to update the Roster information including past members and friends. After discussion, it was decided that we will drop inactive membership information from the roster, and E-Mail list.  Only members that are currently "paid" in the past fiscal 12 months will be included on the list.  This change will take effect as of next month's newsletter.  As always, the roster information that I currently have is posted on the web, but not on our website.  I did this to keep this information available to club members only.  Please check the info there and send me corrections so I can keep it current.

Club Historian.....    Roger continues his request that anyone that may have photos, either electronic or conventional, that would be of interest to the club for historical purposes, to let him know.  He would be happy to scan any photos and return them to you.  Roger plans to forward photos he has taken at club events to me, and I will E-Mail them to our members.  Anyone not wishing to receive these photos via E-Mail, let me know, and I will take you off of the "photo" list.

Club Clothing.... Please support Promotional Advertising Printing Inc. for the club's clothing needs! Discounts apply even for just one piece. They have the Club's logo! Please visit them at Montgomery Square, 9873 Montgomery Rd. Cinti. OH, 45242. 1-513-961-3075 These folks do a super job! Please visit these folks for all of your Corvette apparel needs.  I believe that Robin Meyer still has some logo hats for $13.00 each, or 2 for $25.

Decals..... I know that Paul Sheffer has more club decals for sale at $3.00 each. If you are interested please give Paul a call. 

Submissions to the letter.... If you would like to submit an article or other news event or interest to the club, please do so by sending an electronic copy of the article.

Corporate Donations..... Keep in mind that any Corporate Donations we can come up with can certainly help the kids at Children's Hospital.  If everyone gives this some thought, we could probably pick up a few bucks for the kids!

Name Tags...... Anyone having club name tags should wear them whenever possible (except in the shower)

Racing Corner

By Jim Jennings

		There will be no future Racing Corner unless we can talk Jim into doing it again. I think we may have done that.....we'll see after the January news!

To follow the 2009 events visit


 www.Corvettec5rracing

 Letter from the Editor

Reminder

Next meeting will be on Tuesday Dec. 1st at the Montgomery Inn in Montgomery

Classifieds

End of summer Special on this Vette:

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Other Cars For Sale

Barry Richman's cousin has a complete set of C-6 Polished Wheels and Tires (18" and 19") with only 1100 miles on them.  He's asking $2000.00.  Let Barry know if you're interested.