Parades, A Road Cruise & Food
The Pear Blossom & Magical Merlin Parades & A Cruise To Seven Feathers

Winter is over, Spring has come, and with it the start of another great Corvette year.
April 11th found 14 SOCA Corvettes snaking down Main Street in Medford in the Annual Pear Blossom Festival Parade.
The weather this year was perfect and after the parade, we all enjoyed a great lunch at the Roadhouse Grill.
 

Speaking of good food, on April 19th, another 14 SOCA Corvettes headed up I-5 to the Seven Feathers Resort & Casino for their fabulous Sunday Brunch. After lunch a number of our members headed for the casino to win back the cost of their Brunch, or not. Seven Feathers has been a great supporter of many past SOCA events, and in fact will again be a Major Sponsor of the 2009 Corvette Weekend. Thanks, Seven Feathers, for all your great support.


Next up was the Annual Magical Merlin Parade, In Downtown Merlin, a small town with a big spirit.
Unfortunately Saturday morning May 2nd dawned gray and wet. The forecast promised showers all morning.
This did not deter a group of hardy SOCA members, who, in spite of the weather, showed up with seven shiny Corvettes that lit up the parade through the raindrops. After the parade we headed out the Merlin-Galice road to the Galice Resort for a great lunch. The folks who elected to leave their cars under cover in the garage, missed out on a great time.
 

The next big item on the agenda is our Fourth Annual Candlelighters Fun Day on June 13th.
This is a great day for not only the Candlelighter Kids and their families, but for us as well. This is one of the most fun and rewarding days of our year, bringing big smiles to the faces of all the neat kids and their families.

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And then,The high point of 2009 will be our 23rd Corvette Weekend July 10 - 12.

Here are some highlights of our last Corvette Weekend, held in July 2007.

The fun started on Friday with registration at the Event Center at the Lodge At Riverside in Grants Pass. There was a Meet & Greet and parking lot games, featuring the Blindfold Golf Cart Race. There was lots of good food and drink, and time to renew old friendships, as well as make new ones. Then it was off to bed, as Saturday would be a busy day.

First off Saturday morning was the Show & Shine in beautiful Riverside Park. One Hundred Twenty Seven Corvettes shining in the sun.

Then a great Bar-B-Q lunch, and it was time for the Funkhana. A low speed timed driving event, featuring various feats of skill that was as much fun for the spectators, as it was for the drivers.


After a Poker Run, it was time for the Hellgate Jet Boat Dinner Cruise. A four hour cruise down the scenic Rogue River, with a stop at the OK Corral for a great Bar-B-Q Ribs and Chicken Dinner.


After returning from the Jet Boat, it was time to change and get ready to party back at the Event Center.
This year, for the first time, we are proud to have Rocky And The Revellettes to entertain you. They are a great group that specializes in 50s and 60s Rock Classics, for both listening and dancing.
Each year a number of SOCA cars go down to Crescent City, CA for Sea Cruise. That is where we first got to know this fabulous group of entertainers. Here are some pictures taken at the Car Show with the Revellettes last October.


Sunday morning is the Breakfast and Trophy Presentation.
Besides having fun ourselves and providing a fun weekend for our guests, we are able each year to provide help to our favorite group of people, the Kids and Volunteers of Candlelighters For Children With Cancer.
Here is a picture taken at the Awards Breakfast from our last Weekend, where we were pleased to present a check for $2,500 to help in their wonderful work.

We are looking forward to our biggest and best weekend ever this year. There is still room to register, but you don't want to wait too long and take a chance of missing out on the fun. We are having to limit registrations to the first 300 people, as that is the max capacity of the Event Center. We will maintain a waiting list in case of cancellations, but if you register soon, you can insure yourself a spot. Just click on the links that say Info Flyer and Registration Form for full information.
We hope to see you in July, and wish everyone a Happy Vette Filled 2009. 
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One of our members, Andy Anderson, has launched a new web site selling Corvette parts.
Visit  www.corvettehorsepower.com/Index.aspx and check them out.
As Andy says: "Please visit the website and take a look at what we offer, just because you don’t see what you need does not mean we don’t have it available. We will be adding new products and web pages every week for many months to come. Not only can we sell you parts for your Vette, but can provide you price quotes for nearly any part for any vehicle you have. Please give us a call and tell us what part(s) you need and we will get you a price quote."
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