Garden State Pontiac Oakland Club International
A member of the Pontiac Oakland Club International Established 1975
Welcome to Mike Aromando of Chester, NJ. Mike brings to our club a 1968 GTO, a 1965 LeMans and a 1963 Catalina Convertible.
Bill and Kathy Cook are from Nutley, NJ and pilot a 1950 Silver Streak 2 door .
Kerry and Christine Cook are from Washington Boro and cruise the hills in a 1979 Firebird Formula.
We welcome Mike Magone of Rockaway, NJ who owns a 1966 GTO.
Lastly, we welcome Chad & Heather Hepburn from Oliver Springs, Tenn. to our chapter
Thirteen members began our meeting at 6:52 p.m. as chapter chaplain Steve Sanguino presented our invocation. Lory Wolf gave her treasurer’s report. The chapter purchased some containers to more properly store our merchandise. There are now 94 chapter members. Director Ray Schwedhelm and his wife Mary Ann will be setting up our display at the 46th Annual POCI Convention in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin in June. Copies of our latest chapter roster will be printed soon. Chapter reports have been sent to POCI. Member Michael Carmichael from Baton Rouge, Louisiana author of the books : “Past the Hood Ornament” and “You’ve Got It, Baby !“ and of the erstwhile Smoke Signals feature “A Glance Back …” will now be writing for Metro News. We feel blessed to have Michael aboard. Lory also reported that last year’s car show is now on our website. After our next newsletter is published, the website will be updated with photos from our “After-the-Holidays” party. Chapter President Dianne Lennox reminded us of veteran mem- ber Lou Calasibetta’s annual “open house” on Saturday, May 12th at his Old Stillwater Garage in Stillwater, New Jersey. Dianne will send out e-mail notices including plans for interested members to caravan to Lou’s. Chapter Vice-President Greg Pavan suggested some changes to our car show classes. Work sheets reflecting these improvements will be made up so that members attending the next meeting(s) can follow along as we discuss the proposed alterations. A few members mentioned some local car events. Our next meetings will be held on Thursday, May 17th and on Thursday, June 21st. Our meeting was over at 7:53 p.m
Spring has finally sprung!!!
“Car season” is off and running and first on our agenda is Chapter member, Lou Calasibetta’s, annual Open House/Breakfast/Car Show at Old Stillwater Garage on Main Street in Stillwater, New Jersey, on Saturday, May 12. As usual, anyone who wishes to can meet at the Pompton Queen Diner on Route 23 in Pompton Plains (before Route 287) by 7:30 that morning to caravan up to Lou’s. We leave for Lou’s at 7:45.
Be sure to check the “Upcoming Events” in the newsletter and the calendar on our website for car shows, cruise nights and other events. Feel free to contact me or any of the other officers and directors if you know of any car shows or cruise nights in your area. Some of the upcoming major events: 2018 POCI Annual Convention in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin – June 24-28, 2018, GOTAA Convention in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania – June 23-30, 2018, and Pypes Exhaust/Max Performance Car Show in Hatfield, Pennsylva- nia – June 29-30, 2018.
Also, be sure to check out the May 2018 issue of Smoke Signals for Mike Weiss’s great article on our 2017 Chapter car show.
Mark your calendars for our 2018 car show on Sunday, October 7, 2018. We will be returning to the Clifton Masonic Lodge, 1476 Van Houten Avenue, Clifton, New Jersey. Show flyer coming soon!!!
Next meeting dates are May 17 and June 21 at The Hearth.
Our meeting began at 7:10 p.m. with 12 members in attendance. Our invocation was presented by chapter chaplain Steve Sanguino. Dianne Lennox our President read Lory Wolf’s treasurer’s report. Our membership now stands at 90. Notices have been mailed to those who have not paid their 2018 dues. We may follow up with e-mail reminders to members who remain in arrears. It was announced that Lou Calasibetta will be hosting his annual spring get-together at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 12th at his Old Stillwater Ga- rage in Stillwater, New Jersey. Our chapter annual report will be sent to POCI. We will start to work on a design for this year’s car show flyer. We will consider making changes to our car show classes as well as to the arrangement of cars on the show field. It was suggested that we put together a car show photo album. Some of us still expressed a desire for a chapter outing to Northlandz in Flemington, New Jersey. However prior commitments prevented several of us from agreeing upon a date. Perhaps towards the end of summer or after our October 7th car show ? The meeting ended at 8:27 p.m.
