General Meeting Minutes | Corvettes of Bakersfield

Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc.

General Meeting

6/13/2020 at Beech Park 3400 21^st St

52 members in attendance.

2 Guests

27 Corvettes

10:08 A.M. Meeting called to order by President Larry Young. Larry welcomed everyone and thanked our sponsor, Three Way Chevrolet, for their support.

Flag Salute: Led by Dave Kielty. Flag was brought by Rod and Bev Hayden.

Guests: Tom Gibson with son, Rob Gibson. Tom is a past member. He has a 1978, a 1986 and a 2012 corvette. Good to see you and hope you join the club again.

Dick Compton and the Haydens were here today. First time we have seen them in quite a while. Welcome!

Birthdays and Anniversaries: Several June birthdays were acknowledged.

Minutes: Henry Gallego motioned to approve the March minutes. Bill Dean made a second. Motion passed.

Old Business:

Larry Young/President: We have had a long delay to our meetings. Missed everyone.

Bill Dean/Vice President: Three months, no meetings, and everyone looks good. Glad to see everyone!

Kim Miller/Secretary: Will be passing the torch tonight. The past two years have been a learning experience and I’ve met a lot of nice people.

Betsy Slauson/Membership: Absent.

Carl Lange/Treasurer report – We have $15,084.46 in our operating account and $6,160.39 in the charity account. We have not received anything from Three-Way Chevrolet since February. (this was mentioned because several people had asked)

Virgil Miller/Website: Nothing new.

Public Relations/Liz Zaninovich: Nothing new.

Sergeant At Arms/Dave Kielty: Nothing new. Checked for name tags.

Danny Ellison/Events: On 6/27/20, we are having a run to the Ponderosa Lodge. It will be led by Steve Dallons. Please make sure you sign up before you leave the meeting today if you are interested in going.

Next Wednesday, 6/17/2020, the Corvette Owners’ Breakfast will resume at Links at Riverlakes Ranch. Meet at 8:00 A.M. Parking will be available in the front and social distancing will be observed in the club house.

New Business:

Don Allen was introduced as the club’s National Corvette Museum Ambassador. He provided an update on what the museum has done to “spruce up” a bit since the pandemic hit. If you have any questions about the museum, feel free to contact Don.

Bruce Poulson went to pick up his new C8 this morning. We all congratulate him and look forward to seeing the vehicle.

The Crest Bar and Grill has made their patio available for lunch today, if anyone is interested. Twenty are interested. Linda McNitt will let the Crest know to expect them.

Ballots were counted by Roger and Lillian Buckles. Thank you. The results are:

President: Bill Dean

Vice-President: Tony Sparano

Secretary: Diane Wallace

Treasurer: Carl Lange

Membership Director: Kim Miller

Events Director: Ken Stewart

Public Relations: Liz Zanninovich

Webmaster: Virgil Miller

Sergeant At Arm: Dave Kielty

Newsletter: Donnie Hansen

Larry Young thanked everyone for their support and looks forward to being a member of the Corvettes of Bakersfield.

Meeting Adjourned at 10:58 am

General Meeting – March 2020

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Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc.

General Meeting

3/10/2020 at Round Table Pizza (White Ln/Gosford Rd)

36 members in attendance.

6:30 P.M. Meeting called to order by President Larry Young. Larry welcomed everyone and thanked our sponsor, Three Way Chevrolet, for their support.

Flag Salute: Led by Dave Kielty.

Guests: Tony Castiglione from Streets of Bakersfield.

Birthdays and Anniversaries: March birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged by Larry Young. Ten Things Known For March.

Raffle Prizes: Tonight’s raffle prizes were contributed by Betsy Slauson.

Minutes: Liz Zaninovich motioned to approve the minutes from last month’s meeting. Chris Espitas made a second. Motion passed.

Larry Young/President: CHIP $202. Keers V8 Mode. Streets of Bakersfield – is the team sufficient? Dave Kielty said Adrian can’t help. Virgil Miller, David Kielty, Steve Taylor, Mitch Townsend, Annie Bailey, Steve Dallons and Mark Pucilowski will meet at Tina Marie’s between 8:30 and 9:00AM. Need chalk. Tony Castiglione discussed parking and cruise direction. will be held next month. The club bought twelve car slots and only nine have been taken (Dallons, Frye, Medina, Townsend, Sparano, Taylor, Burrow, McNitt and Bailey). Contact Carl Lange if you are interested.

Bill Dean/Vice President: Nominations are open for officers and Board of Directors. Voting will be next month, per Larry.

Guest: Tony Castiglione with Streets of Bakersfield – Cruising for Charity. Going on 4^th year with the event. This year it will be a 4-day event, 3/18-3/21/2020. He explained the parking for the event and the event schedule.

Kim Miller/Secretary: Not present.

Betsy Slauson/Membership: We have three new members, for 115 total.

Carl Lange/Treasurer report – We have $16,243.31. The 501(c)3 account has been established and funded.

Virgil Miller/Website: Not present.

Social Media/Adrian Medina: Nothing to report. Larry would like to see a quarterly report (newsletter).

Sergeant At Arms/David Kielty: Checked for name tags.

Public Relations/Liz Zaninovich: Gamblers Classic approved by members, 24 to 12.

Danny Ellison/Events: The Poker Run brought in $152 on the 50/50 to go towards the Christmas Fund. On 3/28/2020 we will be going to the Loading Chute. Please sign on if you plan on going. Are there any volunteers to head up the brunch on 5/24/2020 (Memorial Day Weekend)?

New Business: Larry Young is having an angiogram tomorrow. No new business.

Next month’s raffle prize will be brought by Mark Pucilowski and snacks belong to Larry and Penny Young..

Dale Frye recently visited the Pyrenees Café on Sumner St. The food was great and suggested it might be an idea for a change for the Corvette Owners Breakfast.

Meeting Adjourned at 7:55 pm

General Meeting – February 2020

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Corvettes of Bakersfield, Inc.

General Meeting

2/11/2020 at Round Table Pizza (White Ln/Gosford Rd)

47 members in attendance.

6:33 P.M. Meeting called to order by President Larry Young. Larry welcomed everyone and thanked our sponsor, Three Way Chevrolet, for their support.

Flag Salute: Led by Dave Kielty.

Guests: Tony Castiglione from Streets of Bakersfield and Bob Hurston.

Birthdays and Anniversaries: February birthdays and anniversaries were acknowledged by Larry Young.

Raffle Prizes: Tonights raffle prizes were contributed by Diane Wallace, Donnie Hansen, Larry Young, Linda McNitt and Carl Lange.

Minutes: Kathy Gallego motioned to approve the minutes from last month’s meeting. Denise Hollister made a second. Motion passed.

Larry Young/President: Streets of Bakersfield will be held next month. Sign up sheet for committee is being passed around. The COB storage shed was recently cleaned out. Thanks to those that helped. We are going to extend the deadline for submitting logo ideas. The 2020 Christmas Party will be held at the Crest Bar and Grill on 12/12/2020. More information will follow as the date draws near. Letter was sent out regarding nominations for board of directors. The nominating committee is comprised of Bill Dean, Larry Young and Danny Ellison. Nominations will be taken through the April general meeting. Nominations will be announced at the May meeting and voting will occur at the June meeting. Linda McNitt has again accepted the position of NCCC Governor. The next quarterly meeting is the second weekend in May in Ventura. Attendance is encouraged if you want to see what the NCCC is about.

Bill Dean/Vice President: An email was sent out to members about the upcoming board election along with a description of each position. He encouraged members to make nominations. Thank you to Kathy Gallego for the new member roster she created. If anyone has logo ideas, please submit the design directly to Bill.

Kim Miller/Secretary: Nothing to report.

Betsy Slauson/Membership: There are currently 114 members.

Carl Lange/Treasurer report – There is $21,137.54 between the accounts. The final 501(c)3 account will be set up after 2/17/2020 (the financial institution is going through a name change).

Virgil Miller/Website: Under the About Us tab, a new historical article about the club and the logos that have been submitted have been posted. Under the Events tab, information about the Streets of Bakersfield can be found.

Social Media/Adrian Medina: Encouraged posting on the Corvettes of Bakersfield Facebook page and sharing on My Corvette page so outsiders can see activities too.

Sergeant At Arms/David Kielty: Nothing new.

Public Relations/Liz Zaninovich: Nothing to report.

Danny Ellison/Events: Valentine’s Day Dinner will be on 2/14/2020 at the Chalet Basque. Corvette Owners Breakfast will be on 2/19/2020 at The Links at Riverlakes. Leap Year Day Poker Chip run is on 2/29/2020. This will be a local run. So far, there are 21 cars and 38 people signed up. 2020 Wine Run will be on 9/26/2020. Tony Ennis advised that the first stop will be at Tobin James, followed by lunch at Still Water and the day will end at Castoro.

New Business: Larry Young, as president, wants to be notified of impromptu runs. Permission is not needed; he just wants to be notified since it is being done under the umbrella of Corvettes of Bakersfield. The club has had several inquiries about a future Gamblers Classic. If anyone is interested in pursuing this venture, please let Larry know. The Riverside Resort in Laughlin wants us back, per Kathy Gallego. Larry also shared information he received from another corvette club advising of an event they are having and inviting us to attend. Visit Pacificcoastcorvetteclub.org for more information on their August event.

Next month’s raffle prize will be brought by Betsy Slauson.

Dale Frye recently visited the Pyrenees Café on Sumner St. The food was great and suggested it might be an idea for a change for the Corvette Owners Breakfast.

Meeting Adjourned at 7:46 pm