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Saturday September 7th we hosted 30 cars and 60 or so folks from various chapters of the Vintage Car Club of Canada. The host Chapter was Nanaimo.

The cars arrived on the 9:25 ferry and were split into 2 groups, each led by a Cruisers member car with another Cruisers car sweeping at the back of the pack.

Places visited were the Museum, Brickyard Beach, Silva Bay, Orlebar Point and Malaspina Galleries. A fantastic lunch was held at the Golf Club.

Thanks to all Cruisers members who volunteered to make this a successful event. And special thanks to the folks at the Museum and the Golf Club.

  • Model T
  • Early 50's Cadillac, mid 50's Studebaker and '55 Dodge.
  • Red one is Model A truck, blue is unknown model.
  • Model T, Model A and Mercedes at museum. 7 Sept '19
  • Front: Chevy Special deluxe, '30 Model A, yellow Mustang at museum.
  • Lt: '58 Corvette, '30 Model A, BMW.

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Finished 2019 SnS poster ...done by Chris James (member).
Lori & her assistants at the Registration Table

Fantastic music and M/C from Flashback Freddie!!

  • Best Car....1953 Studebaker...Sponsered by Rombough's Auto Detailing. Trophy presented by Chris Rombough to owner Clay Thompson.

Best Car….1953 Studebaker…Sponsored by Rombough's Auto Detailing. Trophy presented by Chris Rombough to owner Clay Thompson.

  • Best Truck...sponsored by Gulf Island Seaplanes 1956 Chevy....Chris Rombough presenting to Randy Phillips.

Best Truck…sponsored by Gulf Island Seaplanes 1956 Chevy….Chris Rombough presenting to Randy Phillips.

  • Best Foreign/Import Sunbeam Tiger sponsored by Nesters Market....Chris Rombough presenting to Gary Butler.

Best Foreign/Import Sunbeam Tiger sponsored by Nesters Market….Chris Rombough presenting to Gary Butler.

  • Best Motorcycle... Vintage Electric Tracker Motorcycle sponsored by Coastal Community Credit Union....Randy Phillips presenting to Steve Berthelot.

Best Motorcycle… Vintage Electric Tracker Motorcycle sponsored by Coastal Community Credit Union….Randy Phillips presenting to Steve Berthelot.

  • Phil Owen wins a car & driver BC Ferries ticket in the particant draw.

Phil Owen wins a car & driver BC Ferries ticket in the participant draw. Ray Koch (with his Model A) wins a passenger ticket from BC Ferries in the participant draw.

  • Dave Wolsen wins passenger ticket from BC Ferries in the participant draw.

Dave Watson wins passenger ticket from BC Ferries in the participant draw. Brian Zimmer wins a car & driver ticket from BC Ferries in the participant draw.

A collage of the Gabriola SnS 11 Aug '19
  • Lions Club providing refreshments again this year.
  • PHC (People for a Healthy Community) selling tattoo draw tickets and The Sky's the Limit tickets. Meanwhile we sold our 50/50 tickets. Di Atherton,Fred Withy and Jaylynn from PHC helped sell the 50/50 tickets.
  • Lori Smith & Elaine Peacock worked on registration and ballot counting.
  • Whippet dog with the Whippet car

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Brown Bag Auction and Pot luck – November

I can barely remember… I believe it was the eve of November 29th in the year 2018 when the Members had been invited to gather to enjoy a pot luck and to bid on some very special gifts at the BROWN BAG Auction! Those 15 or 17 of us (who’s counting?) who appeared roughly at the allocated time, contributed some wonderful food as well as a selection of Brown Bags, some of which turned out to be wrapped in more valuable adornments than the contents deserved (Duct Tape)!

I found the food fantastic and the company even better. I can’t recall all the things I laughed at and who with, but I was worn out at the end of the night! I think Fred won the prize for the highest bid, eventually purchasing a once cherished, 1980’s Chilton Manual for a prize winning ~$25! It will be wonderful as a door stop or for pressing flowers.

We collected 32 lbs of canned goods and donated to them to the local food bank through PHC and the Club raised $128.50.

Thanks again to our gracious Hosts, Wayne and Verenia who welcomed us to their lovely home!

A couple of post Auction comments….

“Hi Steve…Many thanks to Wayne and Verenia for hosting ! The food was outstanding! Rivaled only by the fellowship and camaraderie shared by our members”. - from Randy
“In my words: It’s people that makes the world go round. Food makes us tick. We are so fortunate to have both in abundance sharing lives and stories under Wayne & Verenia’s roof”. -  from Carol

DON’T MISS THE NEXT ONE!

That’s it for this one.
Cheers

Steve

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Country Western Dance:

  • Dance was held on Saturday Oct 13
  • Final figures have not been calculated, but profit will be lower than expected due to Advertising costs (Sounder, Posters, Sandwich Board) and low wine and beer sales
  • Set Up and Tear Down was accomplished quickly and easily as we had many volunteers
  • Wine and beer sales were considerably less than at our last dance
  • Steve gave 2 complimentary tickets to North Road Sports; 2 complimentary tickets to Gabriola Automotive as well as 2 to Derrick at the Sounder – North Road Sports and Gabriola Automotive were sales distribution channels
  • Decoration for the dance were terrific:
    • o Randy had access to some hay bales and brought those along
    • o Gordie McDonald set up some corn stalks, milk jugs, 4-H Posters
  • Good attendance, people had fun!
  • Thanks to Flashback Freddie for once again providing great music
  • Thanks to Kimm for the great line dancing lessons

  • Prize Winners:

  • Best dressed cowgirl and cowboy------Ashley & Chris Manning won a bottle of wine each.

  • Door prizes

  • ---Alois rainbow photo....guy in blue shirt whose name I didn’t get & I hope someone will provide it.
    ---Dinner for 2 at the Surf----Verenia Saxon
    ---BC ferry coupon for car/driver /passenger one way----Gwen Spinks
    ---set of beer tasting glasses---Ashley Manning
    ---coffee mug & wine goblets---Shirley Cerniuk
    ---fancy salt & pepper shakers----Kimm Nightingale
    Winner of 50/50----Geoff Wiggins

Additional Thoughts

  • o Bigger push to have members sell tickets instead of advertising
  • o Would be nice if more Car Club people attended as it would be a social activity for members
  • o Some feedback that people enjoyed the Sock Hop theme a bit more, although people attending the dance loved the C&W theme

Thanks to Club Volunteers for their help at the dance

  • o Dan & Loreen
  • o Lori & Warren
  • o Carol
  • o Wayne & Verenia
  • o Andy
  • o Fred & Carol
  • o Catherine
  • o Dennis

  • Kimm Nightingale teaching Elecrtric glide Blue to hoedown attendees. 13 Oct '18

    Line dancing lessons for hoedown 13 Oct '18

    Doug Long and Robert sharing a moment at the hoedown. 13 Oct '18

    More lesson shots.

    Kitchen volunteers from the Community Hall. 13 Oct '18

    Ashley & Chris Manning-winners of the best cowgirl & cowboy outfits. 13 Oct '18

    Loraine & Tony Leeming in their western duds. 13 Oct '18

    Randy & Catherine at the Hoedown. 13 Oct '18

    Winner of an Alois rainbow photograph. 13 Oct '18

    Verenia Saxon- winner of Surf dinner for 2 coupon. 13 Oct '18

    Gwen Spinks- winner of BC Ferry car/driver/passenger trip coupon. 13 Oct '18

    Ashley Manning- winner of beer tasting glasses. 13 Oct '18

    Shirley Cerniuk-winner of coffee mug & wine goblets. 13 Oct '18

    Dan & Loreen Hufsmith chatting with that dancing devil..Doug Long. 13 Oct '18

    Dancers showing off their moves on the floor. 13 Oct '18

    Wayne Billings & Geoff Wiggins.

    The bar crew....Wayne, Randy & Warren with Kent giving them some business. 13 Oct '18

    Geoff Wiggins-winner of the 50/50 13 Oct '18

    Kimm Nightingale- winner of the salt & pepper shakers. 13 Oct '18

    Found! One pair reading glasses. 13 Oct '18

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Many thanks to Di Atherton for organizing this fine event, with assistance from Jill, Randy, Catherine, Lori and Warren.

10 vehicles and about 25 people took part. Also thanks to our volunteer marshals. These photos are courtesy of Catherine Phillips and Warren Hiebert.

Cars left from the Credit Union parking lot, separated by 3 minutes. Each car was given a set amount of time to reach each checkpoint. If you arrived on time or late you received 2 poker cards, but if you arrived early only 1 card was received.

The first heading was down the ferry hill to turn left onto Easthom,  then left onto Harrison, up the hill to turn left onto Pat Burns. The first checkpoint was at Pat Burns and Stephens. Cars then headed along Stephens to South Road to proceed to the Golf Course for the second checkpoint. The third checkpoint was at Silva Bay, followed by the fourth at Robert's Restaurant. From there we headed back down the ferry hill before turning onto Taylor Bay Road and heading to the fifth checkpoint at the Malaspina Galleries parking area. Finally it was on to our last stop at The Surf Pub.

The Surf had set aside a parking area for us and we headed into the pub for drinks and snacks, camaraderie, and the awarding of Poker Hand prizes for best high and low hands. Everyone else received a prize of some sort. Thanks to the members who organized everything at the Surf.

Some of the cars in the Poker Run.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tall table at back of The Surf Pub

Carol Martin with friends who went with her on the Poker Run.

Randy Phillips with Dan & Loreen Hufsmith at Surf Pub. 25 Aug '18

Fred Withey and Di Atherton sharing notes. 25 Aug '18

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Warren and Lori efficiently registering vehicle entries

Some of the entries that came amongst the early birds.

Larry...parking person extraordinaire.

Everyone is still setting up their position.

Award Winners

The trophies handed out 12 Aug '18

Best in Show

Allen Busch given the Best of Show by Steve Wohlleben for his 1971 Mustang Mach 1 Cobra Jet car. 12 Aug '18

 

Best Motorcycle

Steve Wohlleben presenting Best Motorcycle to Randy Phillips for his 1970 Bonneville Triumph motorcycle. 12 Aug '18

 

Best Truck

Steve Wohlleben presenting Best Truck to Kory Scarisbrick for her 1949 Chevy Rat Rod truck. 12 Aug '18

Best Electric Vehicle

Steve Wohlleben presenting Best Electric Vehicle to Stevie B. for his electric bike.12 Aug '18

Fan Favourite by Votes

Kory Scarisbrick given People's Choice award for her 1949 Chevy Rat Rod truck. Gabriola Cruisers executive and some of the volunteers pose with her. 12 Aug '18

 

Lots of photos, scroll down, enjoy!!

Many thanks to Fire Chief Rick Jackson for bringing our island's newest truck!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wonderful food and drinks served up by the Gabriola Lion's Club. Thanks guys.

 

Many thanks again to Flashback Freddie. His tunes add so much to our show.

 

Teresa Warwaruk won the 50/50 draw.