ALOHA, my fellow 49-ers! I surmise that my greeting divulges that I’m in Hawaii as I write this! My sister from Florida decided to have her wedding on Maui Feb. 1st. When invited, I told her I’d much prefer staying home shoveling snow in the bitter cold, but she threatened to disown me, so here I am! We’ll be in Hawaii for 5 weeks…4 weeks on Maui & 1 week on Oahu. Being a WWII history buff, I’m excited about visiting Pearl Harbor. This is indeed paradise — 81 degrees & bright sun every day! Everything is exorbitantly priced, however, so I certainly couldn’t afford to reside here.
Fortunately, winter in New England this year was relatively mild — the exact opposite of last winter. I’m looking forward to, with great anticipation, the start of the car shows & cruise nights, and of course, the annual CLC GN to be held this year in St. Augustine, Florida. The New England Region will be hosting the GN next year in Quincy, Mass. I’m a member of the GN Planning Committee, which has been meeting once a month since last October. We have a wide variety of tours and events scheduled, and intend to make this GN a memorable event for everybody.
Don’t forget…dues are due! Dues remain at $8 and should be mailed to Jay Friedman, 1530 September Chase, Decatur, GA 30033 ASAP. “No duesy, no newsy!” If you don’t send them in this will be the last issue of the Times you’ll receive.” MAHALO! (“Thank you” in Hawaiian).
SPECIAL NOTE: We will conduct a chapter meeting at the GN in St. Augustine on Saturday June 16 (time to be determined). The GN will be a blast, so make an effort to be there if you can and be sure to stop in at the chapter meeting!