Rocket Review. Next Meeting Saturday, February 11, :00 pm Delkwood Grill 2769 Delk Road SE Marietta, GA Phone:

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1 October November 2016 Rocket Review A Message from your Dixie Olds President Dixie Olds Club Board President Vice President Secretary Treasurer Chapter Representative Doug Williams Stefan Bartelski Cynthia Williams Vicki Mell Joe Fotschky Next Meeting Saturday, February 11, :00 pm Delkwood Grill 2769 Delk Road SE Marietta, GA Phone: Join us for our first chapter meeting of the New Year. It ll be a great time to catch up with friends and plan another exciting year! Delk Road is Exit 261 on I-75. The Delkwood Grill is approximately 1 mile East of I-75. The Delkwood Grill will be on the North side of the road, if you cross Powers Ferry Road you have gone too far. The Gathering The 6th Annual Gathering, Southeast Regional All Oldsmobile Show and Swap Meet was held Friday and Saturday, October 7-8, in the lovely, historic Cartersville, GA downtown district. Hosted by the Dixie Olds Club, an official chapter of the OCA, a total of 45 beautiful Oldsmobiles with models ranging from the 1930 s to 2004 were present. Plus, we had cars from five states registered for this year s show! Our theme this year was Peace Love & Olds and the show t-shirt, along with the awards, featured tie-dye and Dr. Oldsmobile, which truly made it a festive and memorable event! Unlike last year, which was a total rain out, Mother Nature completely made up for it and provided a perfect day with plenty of sunshine and temperatures in the 70s. A grand total of $1,100 was raised for the R.E. Olds Transportation Museum in Lansing, Michigan. Activities began Friday evening when a caravan formed at the host hotel, the Hilton Garden Inn, and proceeded to a cruise-in on the square in downtown Cartersville from 6 until 9pm. While there, many Oldsmobile friends got together to visit and dine at some of the many fabulous restaurants in the downtown area. The next day, the show began on Saturday at 8 am and concluded at 3 pm with the presentation of awards. This year, during the awards presentation, there were four specialty awards. The R.E. Olds Museum Choice award presented by Joe Fotschky; the OCA President s Choice Award award presented by Jerry Wilson; The Dixie Olds Club President s Choice Award presented by Doug Williams and the Dottie Roney Memorial Long Distance Award presented by John Roney. There were also 16 Best In Class awards and ten awards. To round out the day, there were numerous raffles for prizes and cash, plus a our special drawing for a $100 cash prize for those who preregistered for the show. Congratulations to Ronnie Murray who was the winner of the preregistration drawing. See, it really does pay to register early! Also, huge congratulations and our surprised thanks go to Richard Stewart, the winner of the 50/50 raffle which totaled up to a cool $117. He generously donated the money to the R. E. Olds Museum. Continued on Page 2

2 President s Message (Continued from Page 1) We would also like to thank the Hilton Garden Inn for their comfortable facility and outstanding service; the City of Cartersville for allowing us the use of Founder s Square where our cruise-in and show were held; and last but not least, the Cartersville Police Department who provided additional patrols to see that our vehicles remained safe and secure overnight during the weekend. Finally, the Dixie Olds Club would like to thank the many members who volunteered their time and talents as well as their dedication, participation and input that helped to make this year s show another big success. This is just one of the many reasons why membership has its privileges! The next few pages feature pictures of the activities, people and cars that made The Gathering a huge success. We hope to see you at next year s show as a spectator, a participant or both! Watch for details in future issues of the Dixie Olds Club newsletter. Doug Page 2 October November 2016 The 2016 Gathering Southeast Regional All Oldsmobile Car Show doesn t happen overnight. As you can see in these photos, it takes many hours of planning along with many hours of volunteer labor to present a wellorganized event. The homecooked BBQ from Nancy Wilson is just one of those little bribes that brings us all together and keeps us very happy as we put together goodie bags, assemble tents, and prepare the winners awards! DixieOldsClub.com

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4 Elizabeth Huntley-Roberts Dixie Olds President s Award 1975 Delta 88 Royale Ron Schelter OCA President s Award 1970 Cutlass W-31 Larry Palmer R. E. Olds Museum Award Starfire Sorry... No winner s photo available he had a LONG drive home! Bentley Collier Dottie Roney Longest Distance Driven Award Steve Fleming Best of Class All 1938 Slant Back Richard Trundt Best of Class All Page 4 October November 2016 Richard Stewart Best of Class Full Size 1963 Starfire Caryl Wilson Best of Class Full Size 1999 Silhouette Michael Patania Best of Class Cutlass 1967 Cutlass See more photos at DixieOldsClub.com and on our Facebook page!

5 Mike Richards Best of Class Cutlass Performance Lee Dollar Best of Class Cutlass 1972 Cutlass Marvin Hayes Best of Class Cutlass Performance 1970 Rallye 350 Sorry... No winner s photo available. Dennis Debes Best of Class Non-Full Size 1973 Cutlass Supreme Doug Williams Best of Class Non-Full Size 2004 Alero Rick Knipe Best of Class Performance Jim Smith Best of Class - Toronado 1985 Toronado Lynn Shipley Best of Class - Modified Jerry Hicks Best of Class - Unrestored/Original 25 years old 1979 Cutlass Supreme See more photos at DixieOldsClub.com and on our Facebook page! Page 5 October November 2016

6 John Roney Pace Car Kevin Conners 1972 Cutlass S Bill Holtzclaw 2004 Oldsmotruck Quincie Jones Steve Heflin Jerry Hicks Awarded 2 Plaques 1993 Cutlass Ciera 1987 Cutlass Salon Page 6 October November 2016 Mike Bivins W-30 Eddie Bowen Art Varvoutis See more photos at DixieOldsClub.com and on our Facebook page!

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8 Hey! What s with all the Tie-Dye? We wanted to have fun this year with our show shirt and that s what we did: Peace. Love. Olds. Want to get in on the fun?? Go to the DixieOldsClub.com website and click on The Gathering 2016 T-shirts Follow the prompts to order your Gathering T-shirt. All orders must be received by Monday, November 28, 2016 and will be shipped prior to Christmas in case you want to give them as gifts! Page 8 October November 2016 MEMBERSHIP DUES ARE DUE! Membership in the Dixie Olds Club is an annual commitment and it s time to renew your membership for 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. As a reminder, our annual dues were $15, but on January 1, 2017, yearly club dues will increase to $20. For the remainder of this calendar year, we are offering our members the opportunity to pay their 2017 annual dues by December 31, 2016 and save $5. Starting January 1, 2017, any dues payments will be assessed at the $20 rate per returning or new member. See the membership application at the end of this newsletter to update your info and to continue to recieve the monthly newsletter and all other communications about the Dixie Olds Club. Join us on DixieOldsClub

9 Journey with Olds A Salute to Heroes Calling All First Responders This past May 2016, the Oldsmobile Club of America s official magazine, Journey with Olds, dedicated an entire issue to veterans and their Oldsmobiles. To prepare that issue, Shannon Olson, editor of JWO, requested input from each OCA chapter and asked any and all veterans with Olds to submit their stories and accompanying pictures. Due to the positive response and reception of the Veterans issue, Shannon is planning another special issue that will feature stories from members (and non-members) who are, or have been, police officers, fire fighters and/or EMTs and share a love for Oldsmobiles The issue will naturally be called A Salute to Heroes: First Responders & Their Oldsmobiles and is slated for distribution in May As with the first Salute to Heroes, if a member is a 1st Responder, but does not want to share all of their information, that is just fine, however, the OCA would still like to have your first and last names and if whether you were a police officer, fire fighter or EMT. Also, you do not have to be a member of the OCA, Shannon s goal is to honor as many Oldsmobile enthusiasts as possible who have devoted their lives to public service and safety. Please let me know who you are so we can begin compiling our list and ensure your story is included me at amybecham@ mindspring.com. Rocket Review Newly Elected Dixie Olds Club Officers The Dixie Olds Club is pleased to announce it s new slate of officers and volunteer positions for the 2017 calendar year. Please congratulate the following members on their continued leadership and reach out if you have questions or to show your support. In Memoriam Earlier this year, Dixie Olds Club lost one its members and we d like to take this opportunity to remember him. Mr. Roy Lee Whitfield, age 73 of 2716 Oak Valley Road, Toccoa, Georgia passed away Wednesday, February 24, 2016 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center. President Doug Williams Vice President Stefan Bartelski Secretary Cynthia Williams Treasurer Vicki Mell Chapter Representative Joe Fotschky Membership Coordinator & Newsletter Editor Amy Becham Learn more at DixieOldsClub.com and OldsmobileClub.org Survivors include his wife, Gladys Canup Whitfield; two daughters and sons-in-law, a son and daughter-in-law, step-children, and 31 grandchildren; a number of great-grandchildren; number of nieces and nephews. Page 9 October November 2016

10 DIXIE OLDS CHAPTER MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION Date Existing Member New Member Name Spouse Name Street City State Zip Phone 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 Dues: $15.00 (U.S. funds only) 2017 Dues: $15.00 if PAID BY DECEMBER 31, 2016 (U.S. funds only) 2017 Dues: $20.00 if paid January 1, 2017 or later (U.S. funds only) Fill out this form electronically and it to You can also pay your dues online at DixieOldsClub.com 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