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October 2018

Homecomings

Leaves Colors

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Message from the President

Well, we made it through another summer! And boy, was it a good one!

The weather was very kind to us all season long - just ask all those

involved in the weekly Wednesday night cruise-in at the Bremerton Airport.

There were many tables worth of prizes, theme costumes from the 50s, 60s,

and 70s, and of course a LOT of cars last week for the final cruise-in of the

season. Thank you, Larry G and Barb L for all the hard work you put into

making this a HUGELY successful event. For those on social media, check out

the Canalside Photography and Port of Bremerton Wednesday Cruise In

pages on Facebook.

Seven GOCC Corvettes showed up for the North Mason High School

Homecoming at the end of September. Thank you Dave V.A., Barb L, Char-

lene C, Vern C, Frank M, Cindy, C and Fred C for helping! There will be an-

other Homecoming evening in North Kitsap in October.

I am working on a getting a special event for the club on the calendar

before the end of October. Keep your eyes open!

If you plan on attending the NWACC Annual

Award Banquet next month, please fill out and submit a

registration form. It is linked below in Upcoming Events

or you can find it on the NWAAC website.

Barb L has booked the Airport Diner for our

Thanksgiving Party on November 17th. Please RSVP with

her before Nov 1st so she can submit a head count for

meal planning. You don’t want to miss this event! Respectfully, Elisha Pile - GOCC President (2018)

Inside This Issue

Message from the President 2

Upcoming Events 2

Bulletin Board 3

NCM & NWACC News 4

News and Information 4

GOCC in the Community! 5

September Meeting Minutes 6

New Member Info, Birthdays 7

GOCC Sponsors 8

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, October 4

5:00pm Pre-meeting Dinner at Red Robin

7:00pm General Meeting

Friday, October 5 4:00pm Street Legal Drags at Bremerton Raceway

Wednesday, October 10

6:00pm North Kitsap High School Homecoming

Thursday, November 1

5:00pm Pre-meeting Dinner at Red Robin

7:00pm General Meeting

Saturday, November 3

6:00pm NWACC Year End Awards Banquet in Tacoma

Saturday, November 17

5:30pm GOCC Thanksgiving Party at the Airport Diner

President Elisha Pile elishapile@gmail.com Vice-President Dave Van Asten

Secretary Cynthia Gibson

Treasurer Larry Ficca

Past President Donovan Gregory gregorydonovan5@gmail.com Events Chair (position open)

Newsletter Editor (position open)

Website Michael Dosa webmaster@kitsapvettes.org Communication Committee Chairman Michele Roberts National Corvette Museum Ambassador & NWACC Rep David Ellingson Sunshine Ida Ficca idaficca@wavecable.com Historian Deedee Ellingson

Parade Coordinator Larry Ficca

Vettes for Vets Coordinator Gary Powell

Highway Cleanup Coordinator Doug Carpenter

Refreshments Coordinator Deedee Ellingson

Glass Odyssey Corvette Club (GOCC) is a non-profit organi-zation, incorporated under the statutes of the state of Washing-

ton in March 1972. Members, Guests, and fellow Corvette enthusiasts are welcome!

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GOCC Bulletin Board GOCC Bulletin Board

REMINDER!!!

GOCC has two open

positions: Newsletter

Editor &

Events Chair

NWACC Annual Awards Banquet is at the Tacoma La Quinta Inn on November 3rd.

October

Charity

of the Month

These handsome fellas served

on the Sept. Highway Cleanup

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National Corvette Museum: Ambassador’s Address

By Dave Ellingson

The $10 Corvette raffle drawing is Saturday, February 7 at noon Pacific Time for the 2019 Arctic White Corvette Coupe. Good luck to all!

6.2 Liter V8 460 HP Engine 8-Speed Paddle-Shift Automatic Transmission

Multi-Mode Performance Exhaust Magnetic Selective Ride Control

Z51-Style 5 Split-Spoke Chrome Aluminum Wheels with Red Calipers

One-Piece Transparent Removable Roof Panel Corvette Museum Delivery

Go On, Surprise Us Each month, scattered throughout the pages of our newsletter, are articles meant for your input, offering an invitation to you, dear reader, to be-come an active participant in this magazine. There are any number of ways to get your car, your thoughts, or both onto these pages. In the interest of making it as easy as possible for you to join in the fun, here is a helpful list of all the ways you can participate. Readers’ Replies: We’re always interested in your thoughts about the Newsletter: Email the editor, listed on page 1.

Corvette of The Month: This is where we invite you to share your passion for your car with your fellow enthusiasts. Simply provide one or two high-resolution photos of your car (or collection of cars), and a little background from you on the experience of owning the car—how long you’ve had it, where you found it, what you’ve done to it and what you love about it. Alternately, the Newsletter Editor can interview you and write the article. Trip or Event: Do you have a great story about a trip or event you participated in, it might be a good candidate for a one-page feature. Tech Talk: If you’ discovered some wisdom about operating or maintaining Corvettes, this is the place to share. Vette-Trivia: Have a little-known fact about Cor-vettes? Send it in to the Editor. Maybe we’ll print it! For Sale: Got something you want to sell? Let us know. Hidden Number: Yes, there IS a hidden number in this month’s newsletter and if it’s YOUR mem-bership number, let the V.P. know you found it and you’ll get first pick at the raffle table!

Vets ‘n Vettes presented by Mobil 1

Nov 8-10, 2018 In 2008 we began a tradition of honoring our veterans

with a new event, Vets ‘n Vettes. Thursday kicks off with

a full day at the NCM Motorsports Park. Invites will be

going out to all our local Veterans in hopes they come to

the MSP and catch a ride in a Corvette with another fel-

low Veteran. Complimentary lunch served to all! With a

Meet n’ Greet, road tours, and participation in the Bowl-

ing Green Veterans’ Day Parade with lunch afterwards at

the local VFW, the event offers veterans, servicemen and

women and those who want to support them, a comfort-

able place to meet and share stories and experiences

General registration for Vets ‘n Vettes is only $20

Online registration closes at 8:00am central time on

Tuesday, October 23. There are no refunds for activities

after online registration closes. All activities are open to

Event Registrants only. On-line registrants will receive a

hard card credential, lanyard, and event pin.

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Photos from End of Year Weekly Cruise In

Cruise In Photos taken by Canalside Photography

North Mason

Homecoming

GOCC members Chuck W and Dave V made an Air Force widow’s lifetime dream of riding in a 1960s Corvette come true on her 82nd birthday. Chuck W chauffeured the birthday girl and Dave V chauffeured her daughter-in-law (who contacted GOCC) from Port Orchard to The Boat Shed restaurant . Thanks guys for making dreams come true!!!!

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Glass Odyssey Corvette Club General Meeting Minutes

September 6, 2018 CALL TO ORDER-7:12 PM

ROLL CALL-27 members present

APPROVAL OF MINUTES-The minutes were approved from last month’s meeting.

VP REPORT-No prospective members, and September birthdays were announced.

CHARITY OF THE MONTH-Mary Bridge Childrens Hospital

TREASURERS REPORT – See Larry Ficca

SECRETARY REPORT-None

SUNSHINE REPORT-Al Dager’s memorial service was beautiful. 9/29 we have a memorial service for Frank Raught at the Sons of

Norway in Poulsbo.

NEWSLETTER REPORT-position open

EVENTS REPORT-Charlene is considering organizing a poker run. Larry G. is organizing car shows on Wed. nights, at the Brem-

erton Airport Diner through September. Larry will continue to meet up with friends there through October. 9/28 GOCC will be driv-

ing the kids for Homecoming at N Mason HS. Highway clean-up is 9/15, Doug is out of town.

NWACC REPORT-10/7/2018 will be the next NWACC meeting. 2 positions are currently open, secretary and vice President.

11/3/2018 will be the NWACC Banquet at La Quinta Inn in Tacoma, hosted by the Seattle Marque Club.

NCM AMBASSADOR REPORT-Dave Ellingson is selling raffle tickets for a brand new Corvette, see Dave for more details. There

is a 25th Anniversary caravan to the museum being organized, go online to register and see Dave for more details.

PRESIDENTS REPORT-The E-board is currently reviewing the GOCC bylaws for updates. Thank you to all of our GOCC volun-

teers who make our club great! GOCC received a request for a ride for a veteran’s widow, in a C2 corvette, several members re-

sponded. Chuck and Dave V picked up her, and her daughter-in-law, and drove them to dinner at the Boat Shed.

OLD BUSINESS-Capital City Vette Fest was a great success. Dave and Dee Dee Ellingson won the award for driving the most

miles.

NEW BUSINESS-NWACC is soliciting for donations for their annual banquet. A vote was taken and it was approved to donate

$200.00 to NWACC.

PILL DRAWING-Edmund Sierra and Christine Bailey, won.

GOOD OF THE ORDER-Please see any of the board members if you are interested in serving GOCC, we have positions open.

MEETING ADJOURNED 8:26 PM

Respectfully submitted by, your secretary, Cynthia Gibson

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Interested in becoming a member? Here are the requirements: 1) Be a Corvette owner, spouse, or have a purchase agreement. 2) Have a valid license. 3) Have insurance. 4) Attend four club activities, meetings or events within a six month period. 5) Be voted in and pay dues ($48 per year, prorated based on when you join). 6) Enjoy the company and the events! Membership application and brochures are available on our website: http://www.kitsapvettes.org

Club Meeting Name Tags: If you need a member badge, submit a high resolution picture of your Corvette, the year, and color to Don Ames.

Tour Radio's: If you would like to purchase your own personal radio they are available for purchase at www.TechWholesale.com. Our radios are Motorola Model RDU2080d or Model RDU2020. The RDU2080d and RDU2020 radios have been discontinued and replaced with the RMU2080d and RMU2040 radios. These radios are 100% communication compatible. The club also owns some for check-out during events. Members can access the radio guide at http://kitsapvettes.org/members-only/radio-user-guide.pdf. GOCC radio point-of-contact is Larry Ficca.

Copies of our current By-Laws and Membership Rosters along with Maps to event locations are available in the pass-word protected members-only-area of our website. If you can't remember how to access the members-only area, con-tact one of the elected officers.

GOCC Facebook Page: Members, if you are on social media, you should consider joining our GOCC Facebook group page at https://www.facebook.com/groups/243089557979/.

GOCC Shirts: One of our sponsors, 360 Disc Golf, has Glass Odyssey Corvette Club logos ready for your needs. Polo shirts with our club insignia embroidered on them are available in Navy Blue, Forest Green or Burgundy. Other colors can be ordered to match the color of your car. GOCC has many great, high quality items for your purchase from coolers, shirts, jackets, umbrellas, totes and more. If it has space for our GOCC logo, your name, or anything else you would like to embroider on it you can have it added! Contact Deedee Ellingson in person or call her at 779-4414, to check out the catalog, ask questions, or place your order.

Key Information for New and Prospective Members

October Birthdays Debbie Genschork

Jim Walsh Joann Sullivan Clarrisa Bublitz Dave Van Asten

Don Ames

Glass Odyssey Corvette Club P.O. Box 124 Silverdale, WA 98383 E-Mail: Webmaster@kitsapvettes.org

We’re on the Web! www.kitsapvettes.org

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GOCC Sponsors

Benchmark Automotive Address: 8248 NE State Hwy 104

Kingston, WA 98346

Mon - Fri 8AM–5PM

Sat - Sun Closed

(360) 297-6812

www.benchmarkautoandtire.com

Grey Chevrolet

4949 SW Hovde Rd, Port Orchard, WA 98367

Sun 10AM–6PM

Mon - Fri 8:30AM–7PM

Saturday 9AM–6PM

(360) 329-2916

www.greychevrolet.com

360 Disc Golf 4217 Wheaton Way, Bremerton, WA 98310

Sun Closed Mon - Fri 9AM–6PM Saturday 10AM–4PM

(360) 479-2131

Valvoline Instant Oil Change

5793 State Hwy 303 NE

Bremerton, WA 98311

Sun 9AM–5PM

Mon - Sat 9AM–6PM

(360) 377-7333