The “Vette Set” Newsletter July
Fisherman’s Grotto has been a Club favorite for
many years, and is located right on Charleston
Bay adjacent to the bridge.
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Top Hat Awards May-June
The owner, Davine Evanu, started her career as
the daughter of the owner of the fishing vessel
pictured above. The restaurant has been
featuring fresh catch local seafoods since they
opened. As one of the clubs first sponsors, we
enjoy holding events here where the service is
great and the fresh seafood is just wonderful.
The Top Hat Award for May went to Darrell King
for planning and organizing the Celebration of
Life for our friend Pete Devereax, which was
held at Sunset Bay Park, where we were joined
by Pete’s friends from the Chevy Club along
with Pete’s family members and other friends.
The Top Hat Award for June was given to Sandi
Donnelly for organizing and leading our clubs
participation in the Reedsport Memorial Day
Parade.
Sponsor Recognition
The Pacific Coast Corvette Club recognized our
long time sponsor Fisherman’s Grotto with a
certificate of appreciation that was presented
to Davine Evanu by Club President David
O’Donnell and Vice President Darrell King.
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Chainsaw Festival Corvette Show
and Shine
This year our club dominated the car show
people’s choice awards with the Aasen’s Night
Race Blue C7 convertible taking the silver medal
The club was well represented at the event, and
as usual, Ed and Dean had their Corvettes
polished and groomed to a “T”.
and trophy and the O’Donnell’s Lime Rock
Green convertible taking the bronze. If we’d
just had our Arctic White C7 convertible along
for the event I’m certain we would have scored
a perfect trifecta sweep!
We started the day by supporting the Reedsport
Fire Department at their annual Fireman’s
Breakfast. The club again scored as the
Granby’s won the Fireman’s 50/50.
We were very pleased that PCCC member Norm
Bloom from Goldendale Washington was able
to join us for the event and get to know his
fellow club members. Norm has spent his
career with the Corp of Engineers, and has
served on board the Yaquina, which is a
frequent visitor to Coos Bay.
We’re not certain whether Jack or Roberta paid
for the tickets, but we do have graphic evidence
of who got the loot.
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Norm Bloom
The PCCC dominated both sides of the car show
lot and made an excellent showing.
As always, when you have a festive atmosphere,
some kind of scandal is sure to break out. And
this event was no exception! This reporter was
shocked to witness Smokey and Sandi catching
Mike with his arm around Ranger Jill!
Across the street at the carving event, we were
all impressed by how far the level of artistry has
risen and we were all pleased to see many new
faces represented in the competition.
But all ended well after a few rounds of burgers
and donuts at the Sugar Shack.
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We had a great time and enjoyed our friends
that went along with us.
12th Corvettes at Lake Tahoe
Our club was well represented at the
Participant’s Choice Car Show and Events at
Lake Tahoe. PCCC attendees were: Ed and Pat
Nielsen, Dan and Janet Rubin, and Lou and
Mattie Lane.
The car show was held in the parking lot of the
beautiful MontBleu Resort Casino & Spa in
Stateline Nevada.
There were 196 cars; including 36 C-7s and over
50 C-5s! Ed Nielsen brought home the bacon
for the club by taking third place in C-5 class.
Ed and Pat want to invite everyone to come
along next year. They put on a great show!
Pat reported that he was really surprised to win
because there were so many great cars in the
class.
A 6ft by 8ft wide projector screen showed
pictures of all the winners of each class and
pictures of cars doing various other events
during the three days of the event.
The group reported that it was a great show
and the banquet was excellent.
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Covered Bridges Run
We started the day with a breakfast, “that can’t
be beat”, at Leona's in Reedsport. We met up
with additional club members along the way
and made our first official stop in Lowell.
Our next destination was the Unity Bridge,
where Jerry risked life and limb to catch photos
of the entourage driving through the bridge.
We educated ourselves on Oregon History and
the finer points of civil engineering at the
interpretive center inside the bridge.
We really knew why the traffic was so light
coming from the coast, as the thermometer
moved well up into the high 90s by eleven.
We stopped for, and lingered long, over an
excellent lunch in air-conditioned splendor at
the Sunrise Cafe in Pleasant Hill.
The steads we rode in on
And, not to be outdone by Hugh Hefner, our
own “girls of the covered bridges tour”!
The usual suspects enjoying a bit of shade and a
cool drink before hitting the road.
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After lunch we will traveled back to the Cottage
Grove area, which is “The Covered Bridge
Capital of Oregon”, where we visited or toured
7 more bridges.
While walking the Currin Bridge on the Row
River we received a first hand understanding of
why our forbearers valued these timber bridges
so highly that they built houses over them. On
each side of the span were timbers so long and
large that it is hard to imagine moving them
even with modern equipment.
At 3:23 PM, with the thermometer hovering
around 102 degrees and a fair amount of
humidity we stopped at a fast food along I-5 for
a cold drink and a break. Upon leaving and
returning to the coast, the diehard “the top
must be down unless it is pouring“ crowd finally
relented, put the tops up, and cranked up the
AC.
The last bridge we drove was the Dorena, which
was also on the Row River.
Our final stop was at the Florence Three Rivers
Casino for dinner.
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Pete’s Brick at Dewett Memorial
Pete Deveraux’s Memorial Brick has been
placed at the Dewett. It is located right next to
the clubs brick. These photos don’t do the
bricks justice (the recent coat of sealer is too
shiny for the camera), as they look very nice to
the eye.
Sunshine Report
Happy Birthday in July
Debra Heide
Kathy Olbekson
Linda Bentley
Sandy Eichenlaub
July 3rd
July 10th
July 25th
July 28th
Wellness report
No update on Rick Flowers, although club
members have reported seeing Rick on the
road!
Jim Quinn has been back in the shop for a
retrofit at North Bend Hospital - the club sent a
bear to ICU as flowers are not allowed, and also
sent a card home with our best wishes.
For the Good of the Club
Sponsors
Billings have gone out to all of the sponsors that
we have listed on our website. Follow up is in
progress and we will have an update at the July
meeting. Those who asked for them received
their customized sponsor thank you cards. We
will have another stack of generic cards at the
July meeting
Gift Baskets & Raffle Prizes
I know Ed set a very high water mark a couple
of years ago with the firearm he brought in for
the raffle, but that is no excuse to wimp out.
All of the gift baskets in the past have been
great and very creative, and you don’t have to
spend a fortune to make a contribution. Janell,
Frank, Jim, and Cherie have already made
contributions.
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