Rocket Review November – December 2017 Dixie Olds Club Board President Doug Williams Vice President Stefan Bartelski Secretary Bob Snider Treasurer Vicki Mell Chapter Representative Amy Becham Next Chapter Meeting in February 2018. Stay tuned for more details to come in early 2018. The DOC board members will meet in early 2018 to plan the next year’s schedule. A good bit of this planning will be based on YOUR feedback from our recent survey. If you haven’t submitted your response, please do so immediately so we can get your votes counted! Here’s the link to the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ PTCTJ6R Continued on Page 2 A Message from your Dixie Olds Club President Wow! What a fun and exciting year for the Dixie Olds Club. It seems like it was only a few weeks ago when we were planning our programs and putting our yearly calendar together. And now, we’ve just celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year’s will be here before you know it! Looking back, it’s been a great year for our club. In May, we hosted a very successful BOPC show with a large turnout. In addition to many fabulous Oldsmobiles we had lots of great models from Buick, Pontiac and Cadillac. Also, many of those fabulous Oldsmobiles brought home awards – 18 in fact! Plus, of those 18 Olds winners, 10 were from our very own Dixie Olds Club! Way to go! And for those remaining 8 who are not members, you’re missing out on a lot of other great activities!! (Just sayin’!) Also in May, we were treated to an exclusive tour of the Year One headquarters facility in Braselton, GA. While we were there, our hosts provided a very comfortable and plush executive conference room for our monthly chapter meeting. Additionally, they were very generous and gifted us with a number of different Year One catalogs specifically for Oldsmobiles and some very nice souvenirs. Several of our members brought their Oldsmobiles and participated in the Year One charity car show being held that day in their parking lot. Unfortunately, we didn’t bring home any awards but we did bring home some great memories. A few years ago, we started a new tradition within our group – a family picnic in which members are encouraged to bring their families and their cars. This past June, we continued this tradition and held our annual spring picnic with a large turnout of folks. The club provided the meat and members brought some delicious side dishes including salads and deserts. If you missed it, don’t worry, we’re going to try and keep it on our schedule for next year and hope to see many more of there. Maybe we’ll even have a dessert contest... some of them were amazing! As we entered August and the “Dog Days of Summer,” we began to finalize our plans for our annual, all-
Transcript
Rocket Review
November – December 2017
Dixie Olds ClubBoard
President Doug WilliamsVice President Stefan BartelskiSecretary Bob SniderTreasurer Vicki MellChapterRepresentative Amy Becham
Next Chapter Meeting
in February 2018.Stay tuned for more details
to come in early 2018. The DOC board members will
meet in early 2018 to plan the next year’s schedule. A
good bit of this planning will be based on YOUR feedback
from our recent survey. If you haven’t submitted
your response, please do so immediately so we can get
your votes counted!
Here’s the link to the survey:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/
PTCTJ6R
Continued on Page 2
A Message from your Dixie Olds Club President
Wow! What a fun and exciting year for the
Dixie Olds Club. It seems like it was only a few weeks ago when we were planning our programs and putting our yearly calendar together. And now, we’ve just celebrated Thanksgiving and Christmas and New Year’s will be here before you know it!
Looking back, it’s been a great year for our club. In May, we hosted a very successful BOPC show with a large turnout. In addition to many fabulous Oldsmobiles we had lots of great models from Buick, Pontiac and Cadillac. Also, many of those fabulous Oldsmobiles brought home awards – 18 in fact! Plus, of those 18 Olds winners, 10 were from our very own Dixie Olds Club! Way to go! And for those remaining 8 who are not members, you’re missing out on a lot of other great activities!! (Just sayin’!)
Also in May, we were treated to an exclusive tour of the Year One headquarters facility in Braselton, GA. While we were there, our hosts provided a very comfortable
and plush executive conference room for our monthly chapter meeting. Additionally, they were very generous and gifted us with a number of different Year One catalogs specifi cally for Oldsmobiles and some very nice souvenirs.
Several of our members brought their Oldsmobiles and participated in the Year One charity car show being held that day in their parking lot. Unfortunately, we didn’t bring home any awards but we did bring home some great memories.
A few years ago, we started a new tradition within our group – a family picnic in which members are encouraged to bring their families and their cars. This past June, we continued this tradition and held our annual spring picnic with a large turnout of folks. The club provided the meat and members brought some delicious side dishes including salads and deserts. If you missed it, don’t worry, we’re going to try and keep it on our schedule for next year and hope to see many more of there. Maybe we’ll even have a dessert contest... some of them were amazing!
As we entered August and the “Dog Days of Summer,” we began to fi nalize our plans for our annual, all-
Rocket Review
Follow us on Facebook @ DixieOldsClub
Page
2 •
Nov
embe
r/D
ecem
ber 2
017
President’s Message (Continued from Page 1)
Oldsmobile show, “The Gathering.” And no car show planning endeavor would be complete without a delicious Pizza & Beer Party and
Work Day in September at the beautiful home of Stefan and Marian
Bartelski. For our newest members and others who might not be aware, Stefan and Marian have a authentic brick pizza oven and a micro-brewery right on their property! If you haven’t tried homemade Pizza and a nice, cold, beer, you’re missing out! This is another one of those events we hope to continue – that is, if they’ll have us!
The GatheringThe show in October was another big success as we again were able to donate $1,000 to the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, Michigan. Be sure to check out some of the highlights, winner’s listing, and pictures of this year’s
show, featured in this issue of our newsletter and a larger collection of pictures on our Facebook page and our Dixie Olds Club website. Many thanks to the volunteers and the attendees who made this event happen and we’re looking forward to another successful Gathering in October 2018.
The club has continued its growth during 2017 with the addtion of seven new members. That puts us at over 84 members as of our last chapter meeting. With our faithful membership and the conscientious leadership of my fellow board members, the club is fi nancially sound.
Interest in the Oldsmobile hobby from our members and non-members continues to be strong and indicates excellent potential for future growth. This is evidenced in the number of non-members who continue to view and interact with both our website and on our Facebook page.
In conclusion, I would like to
thank our members and volunteers whose hard work and dedication make the club such a success. I want to especially thank our board members – including our outgoing Club Representative, Joe Fotschky – for their help and support. Joe is stepping down from his position at the end of the year and Amy Becham will be assume this role. She will also continue as Membership Coordinator and Newsletter Editor. Special thanks to Bob Snider who was recently elected to the role of Club Secretary – welcome to the team! Lastly, special thanks to returning board members Vice President Stefan Bartelski, Treasurer Vicki Mell, and your’s truly as President. We appreicate your confi dence in us and we promise to continue to strive to make the club even better in the coming year. Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season and we hope to see you at our fi rst meeting of 2018 in February. In the meantime hope to see you on the road in your Oldsmobile!
Doug
Our newly elected and returning Dixie Olds Club Board Members are shown le� to right: Stefan Bartelski, Vice President; Doug Williams, President; Vicki Mell, Treasurer; and Bob Snider, Secretary. Not pictured, Amy Becham, Chief Cook and Bottle Washer. Photo courtesy of Ed Williams and his extremely smart phone.
Rocket Review
Visit our website at DixieOldsClub.com
Page 3 • Novem
ber/Decem
ber 2017
Celebrating Oldsmobiles in the South!
GATHERING7th ANNUAL
Hosted by the Dixie Olds ClubCartersville, GA • October 6-7, 2017
Cruise In • Car Show • Swap Meet
Southeast Region All Oldsmobile
All signs pointed to Oldsmobile...
Rocket Review
Page
4 •
Nov
embe
r/D
ecem
ber 2
017
The Gathering
Follow us on Facebook @ DixieOldsClub
Scenes from the
Rocket Review
Page 5 • Novem
ber/Decem
ber 2017
Visit our website at DixieOldsClub.com
Winner’s CircleClass WinnersClass 1: Stefan Bartelski, ‘51 88Class 2: Charles Blevins, ‘54 88Class 4: Kevin Rogers, ‘71 Delta 88Class 6: Mike Patania, ‘67 CutlassClass 7: Lloyd Looney, ‘67 442Class 8: Ernie Ellis, ‘71 Cutlass SClass 9: Ron Schelter, ‘70 Cutlass W-31Class 10: Jerry Hicks, ‘87 Cutlass SalonClass 11: Louise Cameron, ‘94 Cutlass SupremeClass 13: Mark Brown, ‘66 Toronado CoupeClass 14: Joe Fotschky, ‘69 Hurst OldsClass 15: Lynn/Kathy Shipley, ‘69 442 Holiday CoupeClass 16: Victoria Willetts, ‘69 442
Special Recognition AwardsDixie Olds Club President’s Award: Mark BrownCythia Williams Memorial Award: Richard StewartOldsmobile Club of America President’s Award: John RoneyDottie Roney Longest Driven Award: Jill WoodwardRE Olds Museum Award: Anthony Heflin
Stefan Bartelski and Joe Fotschky proudly display their awards. Also, a big Thank You to Joe for taking many of the photos on these pages and on our Facebook and website pages.
Huge thanks to Sylvie Nevenkin for traveling all the way to Cartersville from
Florida and sharing her photographs with us
here in our newsletter and on our Facebook
and website pages.
Dixie Olds Club is very excited that two of our members will appear in the 2018 Oldsmobile Calendar. Rick Knipe’s 442 is on the April page and Doug Williams’ Cutlass S is on the August page.You can fi nd more images of the calendar on Facebook by typing in “Oldsmobile calendar” in the search bar and by going to OldsmobileCalendar.com. Members who are interested in purchasing the calendar may do so at the referenced website – they would make great Christmas gifts for the Oldsmobile enthusiast on your list!
Rocket Review
Page
6 •
Nov
embe
r/D
ecem
ber 2
017
Follow us on Facebook @ DixieOldsClub
MEMBER SPOTLIGHTA few sightings of our members attending car shows and other interesting tidbits!
September 30 and October 1, 2017 were the dates for the 2017 Atlanta Concours d’Elegance at Chateau Elan Winery and Resort. This was the second year for the event here in Atlanta and featured a rare, multi-million dollar collection of classic automobiles and vintage motorcycles displayed throughout the 3500 acre estate. Our own Dixie Olds Club member, Stefan Bartelski, had the distinct honor of being a featured participant in the event, displaying his 1951 88 4 door sedan.
Rocket Review
Page 7 • Novem
ber/Decem
ber 2017
Visit our website at DixieOldsClub.com
JOIN OR RENEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP TODAY!
Membership in the Dixie Olds Club is an annual commitment and it’s time to renew your membership for 2018. This year, we’ve made it easier than ever to stay up to date on your payments with a new, online payment option on the chapter website at DixieOldsClub.com. It’s easy and you can use your existing PayPal account or a credit/debit card to pay.A formal invoice will be emailed by mid-December to members who have not paid their 2018 dues. However, feel free to use the membership application at the end of this newsletter to update your info and to continue to receive the monthly newsletter and all other communications about the Dixie Olds Club. As you may have noticed over the past few years, membership in the Dixie Olds Club does have it’s priviledges!
Dixie Olds Club has had a fabulous year and it would not have been possible without our awesome members. Throughout the year, you’ve attended chapter meetings, car shows, and work sessions and it’s made all the difference.
As we close out 2017 and get ready to welcome 2018, we are thankful for those who have been members for many years as well as those who
just discovered us this year. We encourage you to join us again or simply join us – as these 7 individuals or couples did: Joel & Jodie Eastman John & Cathy BumbWilliam “Bill” Torella Frank A. Zimmerman Mark & Heather BrownJim LaineBill & Karin Strom
If you’ve been thinking about making the decision to join our club, I encourage you to do so and take this opportunity, as we are about to start a new year, to become a member today. As we often say, all are welcome and our club is open to any Oldsmobile owner as well as those who appreciate them! Get involved with a great group of people – you never know where our roads will lead!
Our Members are the Best Christmas Gift!
DIXIE OLDS CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Date _____________________ Existing Member New Member Name __________________________________________________________ Spouse/1 Additional Family Member Name ____________________________ Street __________________________________________________________ City ________________________________ State ______ Zip __________ Phone _________________________________________________________ Email __________________________________________________________ Birthday (MM/DD) ________________________________________________ Oldsmobile Club of America Number _________________________________ Oldsmobile #1 ___________________________________________________ Oldsmobile #2 ___________________________________________________ Oldsmobile #3 ___________________________________________________ Do you have additional cars? If so, please use the back or attach another sheet to include all of your Oldsmobiles.
2018 Dues: $20.00
NOTE: Submission of your personal information will be kept confidential and only shared with other paid
members through our membership directory. Your info will not be shared with any outside organizations.
A formal invoice will be emailed by mid-December to members who have not paid their 2018 dues. However, feel free to fill out this form electronically and email it to [email protected] and then go online to DixieOldsClub.com and securely pay your dues using PayPal or a credit card. OR, print and send completed application and check payment made payable to: Dixie Olds Chapter c/o Amy Becham 3061 Willowstone Drive Duluth, GA 30096
