Posted November 22, 2016
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GIVING FROM THE HEART
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COTV members showed the size of their hearts by turning out in huge numbers Sunday, December 11 to donate toys, sporting goods, books and games to the Marine Corp Reserve’s Toys For Tots program.
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Where We’re All Going After The Holidays
Posted November 11, 2016
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Posted November 11, 2016
Hosted by
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Sharon & Harry
Marilyn & Bill
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You Missed a Great One!
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Posted October 25, 2016
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Breakfast Social at the Bombshelter.
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Did You Miss the Pie Eating Contest?
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Or The Flyover!
Posted October 25, 2016
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HAVE A GREAT TIME WITH
YOUR FELLOW COTV MEMBERS
SOME IN THEIR CARS
AND SOME ON MOTORCYCLES
AT MURRIETA’S VETERAN’S DAY PARADE
Downtown Murrieta along Washington Avenue
and into Town Square Park.
The Parade began at 10am with a Flyover
NO – NOT THAT FLYOVER, THE BIG BOY FLYOVER
Murrieta 14th Annual Veterans Day Parade
November 11, 2016
Posted September 29, 2016
TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT!
Yes, that’s right. COTV took 25% of the awards at the Vettes for Veterans car show in Carlsbad. Not bad, since we had only 10% of the entries. Sixteen of our members, including the Bryants, our newest members, met at Kohl’s for hot blueberry and cinnamon muffins (baked at 3am by Judy Mcintosh) and a prompt 8am departure. We arrived at the Shoppes in Carlsbad, where the show was held, at 8:40. The early birds, Bill Steed, Joe Priebe and Leonard Buote (the three amigos) arrived about an hour earlier and were already set up with coffee in hand. There were a total of approximately 200 entries so we made up about 10% of the show. Evidently, Bob and Monica Clark forgot that it was a Corvette show and arrived in their KIA. They didn’t win any awards but did add to the nice social interaction. The weather was beautiful with clear skies and 75 degrees. Our club (minus the three amigos) parked together in an area reserved for us by the host club North Coast Vettes. Raffles were held each hour and Judy and Ray Mcintosh as well as John and Fritzi McDermott each won prizes. As far as car show awards, they were won by Dee Edwards-1st place- C6, Bill Steed-2d place-C1, Tom Bryant-3d place-C6, Robert Smith-3d place-C5, and our president, Glenn Crowther-3d place-C7. Each was awarded a placque and a monetary prize. The show was well organized and everything happened on time. Great job by NCV! Thanks to all COTV participants for supporting such a great event since all proceeds went to military charities. As a side bar, Bill Steed went home after the show, dusted off his beautiful 1962 Corvette and took best of show on Sunday at the Golden Bears car show at Temecula Valley High School.
Posted September 25, 2016
Even though the forecast called for rain, 35 beautiful COTV corvettes met at Kohl’s for the October mystery lunch run. The morning weather was high clouds and made for a beautiful backdrop for the run. The fact that we had 35 cars is another interesting point, since we had 28 cars (54 people) RSVP and 3 cars (6people) cancelled prior to the run. It must be the new math, because, as I said , we had 35 cars with a total of 68 people when we left Kohl’s. All worked out fine after Judy made a call to the restaurant to update the numbers. To be fair, 3 of the cars (4 people) were guests. Among our guests was James Gilbert who saw the run on the website and decided to give us a look. Bruce and Pam McDuffy brought their friends Karen and Tom Bryant and Chuck Sherman brought his daughter, Debbie. We enjoyed their presence and hope to see them again.
Our drive took us through wine country to sage road where we could put our cars through the tests of the winding roads on our way toward Hemet. Well there was one problem; As we approached the “twisties” on sage road, a little red van pulled out in front of the lead car and led us down the hill at about 25 mph, much to the chagrin of Doug Glenore (and some others). As we neared Diamond Valley golf course The Thackwells pulled over due to a flat tire indication. Larry decided to break from the group and have this checked out at a gas station. The rest of us continued down domenengoni pkwy to warren rd, then north to ramona expy. We then continued through Perris to Moreno Valley where we found our destination, Acapulco restaurant where the staff had reserved a full wing of the place just for our group and where we were met by the Thackwells who found that their tire problem was a faulty sensor and caught up just as we were entering the parking lot. The food was plentiful as were the mimosas. The service was very good as 4 servers were dedicated to our group . There was a problem when the manager decided that the cooks were too busy making food in bulk to allow for individual menu orders so some who had special diet needs were not served in a timely manner . I apologize to those affected. One other note: When considering a dessert choice, don’t ask Joe Priebe. He selected an item and, deciding it was too dry, went back and got some vanilla sauce to dip it in. He thought the dip was so bad that he went back to tell the cooks. Pointing out the bad sauce, joe asked what it was , only to be told that it was the waffle batter. Another memory that we can laugh about for some time. Thanks, Joe. Thanks, also to all who came , to Skip Hipp for assisting, and to Judy for making the giveaways, especially the “grand” prizes that were won by Darlena & Curt Stevens and Bruce Mofford.
Posted September 21, 2016
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Pizza Factory,
31725 Temecula Parkway,
Temecula
30-35 of our club members participated in thanking Pizza Factory for their sponsorship and, as Jim Sommars likes to say, “we got to eat” while doing so. Pizza Factory has been a long-time sponsor of COTV and certainly deserves our thanks. We were given a private party room where we enjoyed each others company along with salads, pizzas sandwiches and drinks. Most of the members drove their vettes which made for a nice show for the other diners while we ate. I even had a dad ask me if it was ok for him to take his sons out to look at the cars. Next time you’re at Pizza Factory, or at any of our sponsors, make sure to tell them that you’re with COTV and thank them for supporting the club. Click on any of the pictures below and they will enlarge for better viewing.
Posted September 5, 2016
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We had a Great Cruise!!
Cruise with COTV Members and have a great time.
Join the Buotes, Converses, Crooks, Crowthers, Finchs, Glenores, Graysons, Lokkens, McIntoshs, Willie Nagle, Donna Monson & Harold Penn, Priebes, Sommars, Steeds, Watsons, Webers,Weeks and Vance Weir & Susan Reichardt.
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Join Us!
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(10/8) Port of San Pedro & (10/9) At Sea At Sea At Sea
TO GO TO THE PICTURES PAGE, GO HERE
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(10/10) San Francisco
TO GO TO THE PICTURES PAGE, GO HERE
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(10/12) Santa Barbara
TO GO TO THE PICTURES PAGE, GO HERE
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(10/13) San Diego
TO GO TO THE PICTURES PAGE, GO HERE
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(10/14) Ensenada
TO GO TO THE PICTURES PAGE, GO HERE
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(Oh No – We Have To Go Home)
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Posted September 5, 2016
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The September lunch run led by the Sparks (Val & Kim) and the Macedos (Manuel & Diane) was a lot of fun. They led us through old town Temecula and old town Murrieta then to our destination in Lake Elsinore, Don Jose restaurant where we all got our fill of Mexican food. The route through both old towns seemed to be a corvette travelling show. All our cars (About 22) paraded beautifully through both towns, attracting much attention as we passed by. You’ll notice from the pictures below that we met as usual at Kohl’s and enjoyed plenty of friendly fellowship before departing. You will also notice that there are no pictures taken at the restaurant. This is because I was very hungry and once my food was placed in front of me, I completely forgot that I was supposed to be taking pictures. Sorry! I think we need our webmaster and photographer, Rob Weber to get well soon and return to action. Thanks to Judy Mcintosh and Monica Clark for the couple of photos taken along the way and especially to the Sparks and Macedos for planning and leading the event.
ROAD TRIPS
SOCIAL Gatherings
Community SERVICE
MYSTERY LUNCH RUNS
TALK about CORVETTES
SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS
Maintain an Active WEBSITE
Monthly MEMBERSHIP Meetings
Participate in CAR SHOWS & Events
Support CHARITIES Involving Children
Publish an AWARD Winning NEWSLETTER
Have FUN with FELLOW CORVETTE OWNERS
Welcome MEMBERSHIP PARTICIPATION in all We Do
Manage the CLUB ACTIVITIES Through the Leadership Team