PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

This is the first published newsletter of the season that a meeting wasn’t held. However, we did have our annual club picnic at Mercer County Park East on May 9th.

The weather forecast called for possible showers but not a drop came down on our picnic. There were attendees from the NJACE and the Jersey Cruisin Classics clubs. Dawn Dennery and Maureen Humphreys did an outstanding job as always, of organizing the festivities. Al Bernotas, the club chef manned the grill, but I noticed later on that Al had forgotten his ‘Official Club Grilling Hat’ that he had received at the club banquet that was made and presented by John Dennery.

Verne Frantz developed and presided over the two ‘car games’, one of which the driver had to drive (idle) a short straight distance, judge his distance and stop his car closest to the finish line. The driver performed this feat with a paper bag over his head and had to rely strictly on his blind judgment of distance with no help from the audience. The next game, a timed event, involved a series of turns by which the driver was had to perform via instructions from his co-pilot that was walking along side of the car. As we saw, some of us were confused by our turn ‘right or left’ instructions while in reverse. When the scores were tallied, by distance and time, Larry Jehle and his son Michael, of the Jersey Cruisin Classics, driving a red ’67 Mustang, came in first place in the “Whoa & Go” and second place in the “Turn Your Partner” car games. Way to go Larry! The first, second and third place prizes of each game were sponsored by Advance Auto Parts in East Windsor. It seems like Larry drove away with quite a good amount of car care products.

In past newsletters I’ve mentioned that it’s time to take your ride out of hibernation and attend to the little things in order to enjoy a season of trouble-free motoring. I for one, am delinquent on attending to those little things. What about you?

The America on Wheels Auto Museum and Drive Inn Cruise in Allentown, PA is happening in a couple of weeks, on June 6th, followed by the East Penn Chevy Show in Schnecksville, PA on the 7th, which is just a few miles down the road from the Roadway Inn. Remember, you can partake in any or all parts of the week-end events but if you plan on staying at the Roadway Inn, please call and confirm your reservations today.

Also, John and Dawn Dennery are hosting their annual picnic on July 11th. It’s always quite the car show at the Dennery’s, not to mention the ‘Show & Tell’ of some of the trinkets that John has picked up over the last year. If you plan on attending, please provide Dawn the courtesy of an RSVP, just so she knows how much of that outstanding food to make. Bring your appetites but please, NO doggy-bags.

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