That's Kelly Kelly sporting her new shirt

Kelly has her new 2009 New England Caravan
shirt and is already to hit the road next summer.
Sounds like it could be a blast .
Written & posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Atlantic Nationals 2008 in Moncton, NB

The weather was great this year for Canada's
Largest Car Show Event in Moncton, NB. Chip
Foose from the TV show "Overhaulin" was there
signing autographs and had lines of people waiting
to see him. We arrived Friday morning and met
Bob Surette with 11 other corvettes and took us on
a tour of the area. Bob , who is the president of the
Greater Moncton Corvette Club lead us to Aboiteau
near Cape Pele where we had a great seafood dinner,
which we couldn't even eat all of as portions were huge.
Friday night action turned to downtown Main St where
300 or so cars were parked for people to view as they
mingled through thousands of people on the street.
Several bands, inlcuding Donny & the Monarchs entertained
the well behaved crowd as everyone socialized and met
up with friends.Saturday saw a huge crowd gather at the
park and Saturday night we all took off to the dance at
the Coliseum.
Here is a list of the winners on Saturday:

1,,,,,,,,53-62,,,,,bernard oullette....northern N.B.......no club affiliation ,,1956 red conv

2........63--67....Harvey MacAusland.....nova Scotia corvette club..........1965 silver coupe

3........68--77....Allan Morisson............Miramichi N.B...........No club affiliation...1969..red coupe

4........78--82....Dennis Gionet.............Caraquet N.B...........Greater moncton C.C....1978 Red coupe

5........84--89....Wornick Price..............Salisbury N.B...........Greater Moncton C.C.....1987Red conv

6........90--96....Ted Collrin..................corvettes of Southern N.B.........................1991 RED

7........97--04.....Ron Gould..................Fredericton N.B.........River Valley corvettes..2002 white conv.

8........05--08.....Ian Joyce....................Corvettes of Southern N.B..........................2005 YELLOW

9........people`s choice ..Bernard Oulette same as # 1

10......Club participation Nova Scotia
For pictures of the event click on the link below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157606185333460/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Sunday drive to a Gagetown Winery

A gorgeous hot day for the tops down and even a
nicer day for a swim ! RVV members:Kelly Kelly,
Ron & Anne Gould , Malcom & Simone MacDonald ,
Mike & Hilda MacDonald [future members] & Lois
& my grandson met at my place before taking off to
a Gagetown Winery where we all sampled some some
wines and then headed for Bob Cromwell's pool to
cool off.Water temperature a very comfortable 86
degrees. Lois traveled with a serenading KK and I took
along Logan, my 8 year old grandson as a passenger. Couldn't
ask for a more perfect day !
For photos of the day, click on the link below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157606033750932/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Happy Birthday Canada

Happy Birthday Canada....

For the last 15 years, corvetters from RVV have joined the Town Of Oromocto Parade...Club members provided the ‘ride for the dignitaries involved. RVV member, Terry Blackburn, proudly boasts that he has been Mayor Faye Tidd’s ‘official driver many times ! This year, the Oromocto Parade went “GREEN:....the corvetting tradition has come to an end !
In recognition of the many years RVV members have been a participating in the parade, an official ‘thank you plaque was presented to Terry Blackburn and Kelly Kelly on July 1, 2008. Both Terry and Kelly spoke on behalf of RVV members. As they spoke, many spectators were paying a lot of interest to the beautiful corvettes parked at curbside - The parade may have gone green but it would seem the corvettes were missed July 1^st and will be missed in future years!

Written by Kelly Kelly and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Going in Style

Kelly Kelly from the River Valley Vettes seen
here taken this lovely couple to their High School
Prom in her 2002 red roadster corvette.Nothing
like going in style and obviously getting attention
from their former classmates.
Posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Another Birthday for Bob

Several members traveled to Morrisdale Wednesday
to surprise Bob on his birthday.Kelly Kelly ,Ron &
Anne Gould and Tom & Lois Hiltz were entertained ,
wined and dined and just laid around the pool all day,
while Bob got another year older.Chocolate cake, a
potato martini [ to die for ] made by KK and some
beverages were the order of the day.
For pics click on the link below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605844601758/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Fiberglass Alley 2008

Fiberglass Alley in Fredericton , NB this year
saw 92 corvettes make their way to a closed
off downtown Queen St , for the 17th annual
corvette show. Weather could not have been
nicer and the crowd could not have been friendlier.
Things started off at the Diplomat , Friday night
with the "Meet & Greet".Good food , drink and a
fun time was had by all as clubs from all over the
Maritimes & North Eastern USA kindled new friendships
& met up with old friends.Amongst the clubs that
attended were :Vettes of Coastal Maine, Corvettes
of Southern NB, the Greater Moncton Corvette Club.
the Interlopers, Acadia Corvette Club,North Shore
Corvette Club, the Icons ,Nova Scotia Corvette Club,
the Sunset Corvette Club and the host River Valley
Vettes. Saturday night activities changed over to the
Golf CLub for a buffet and some fun & games that only
pictures can describe.As usual Kelly did a fabulous job
of pulling everything together to make a great weekend
and would like to thank her for all her work & time.
List of winners:
Peoples's Choice Award- Peter & Cindy Camplin
1953-62 - Peter & Cindy Camplin
1963-67 - Kevin Douglas
1968-73 - Anne & Doug Lee
1974-82 - Joe & Charlene Travis
1983-90 - Guy & Samantha LeBlanc
1991-96 - Arnie & Gloria Adams
1997- 00 -[coupe ]- Hank & Mary Ellenbast
1998-04 - [ conv.] -John & Judy Somes
1999- 04 - [ Z06] - Charles Gormley
C6 conv -Doug & Gloria Mac Donald
2005-08 -[ZO6] Kevin Trites
For pictures click on the links below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605630580748/
&
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605627182516/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]
Check out the videos below !

Winners at Corvette Mania

Here is a list of Winners at Corvette Mania on the weekend sent to me by Moncton's pesident Bob Surette

63 to 67 Skip Mackenzie 1967 white

68 to 72 Rick Stairs 1970 tan

73 to 77 Daniel Lanteigne 19 74 blue

78 to 82 Andre Richard 1980 yellow

84 to 89 Guy LeBlanc 1989 red

90 to 96 Alfred Landry 1992 black

97 to 04 Charles Gormley 2002 blue

05 to 08 Roger Herrington 2005

MacDonald Pontiac Pick Malcolm MacDonald black 2001

Peoples choice Glen & Sherry Cheney silver 2004

MacDonald's Corvette Mania 2008

Members of the River Valley Vettes travelled
to Moncton Saturday to Doug Mac Donald's Corvette Mania. From the club who travelled
together were Malcom & Simone MacDonald, Vernon & Julia Patriquin , Kelly Kelly &
Harleigh,Ron & Anne Gould, John & Jean Johnston, Sam & Kathy Dow and Tom & Lois
Hiltz. We met up with Charles & Minerva Gormley on the way. Other members already there were John Patisson , Linda Duncan and Bob Cromwell. Weather was fantastic and from what I
here a total of 79 corvettes showed up !
For photos of the day click on the link below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605503447190/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

RVV Photo shoot for Gleaner

Thursday ,June 5th was photo shoot night for
River Valley Vettes as a staff member from the
Fredericton Gleaner [newspaper] with her
husband were on hand take pictures and interviews
for a four page layout of River Valley Vettes.
It will be published on Thursday ,June 12th
edition. This is a lead up to Fiberglass Alley weekend
on Queen Street ,downtown Fredericton on June 13th
to 15th.Corvettes from around the Maritimes are
expected as well as from parts of Maine ,USA.
For photos of the evening click on the link below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605469091578/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Looking for Tire !

Hi Folks:

I recently replaced the wheels and tires on my Vette and am left with a set of 50% worn used tires. One of these used tires is showing the signs of improper alignment and I would like to replace it with an exact match. It is a Presidents Tire; Defender Series; P255-50-R16. If you know where I may be able to find one that is about 50% worn please contact me.

Thanks,

Vernon

E-mail: vjpat@nb.sympatico.ca

Posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Another Tuesday Night Cruise

Six corvettes from River Valley Vettes showed
up at Clark's at 7:00 pm for "Tuesday Night Cruise
Night": Peter & Marilyn Wood, Vernon & Julia
Patriquin, Malcom & Simone MacDonald,John &
Dawn Garwood,Kelly Kelly & friend Don, and
Tom & Lois Hiltz. Stops at Experimental Farm
and then to Oromocto for a coffee [Hot chocolate ]
For pictures click on the link below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605320755761/
Posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Monday Drive to Welsford

Nothing to do Monday so Kelly and Don [ from
Newfoundland] who wanted to go for a corvette
ride, met up with Ron & Anne Gould and then
stopped over at my place where Lois and I
accompanied them to Welsford for a hotdog ! We
then took the back way home through Worral and
Hoyt before back at my place . Nice day for the top ,
down .....wind blowing through Don's hair and bugs
everywhere ! Ron could hardly wait to get to my
water hose to get those bugs off !
For pictures click on the link below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605268604836/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

"LV2TZ" ---"Love To Tease"

Check out Bob Cromwell's new vanity plate on
his yellow Florida roadster corvette. Very
appropriate ,for those who know him, don't you
think ? Loves to Tease !
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

RVV President's Run 2008

Sunday ,May 18th saw River Valley Vettes
president, John Johnston make his run with
6 cars from the club.Making the run to Gillis's
Winery in Belleisle, NB were :Ron & Anne Gould,
John & Corey Johnston, Richard & Evelyn Forster,
Vernon & Julia Patriquin, Jerome Connors & Tom
& Lois Hiltz. After an informative wine making brief
and a shoe full of wine we were off to Mama Georges
in Norton for dinner.A fun day had by all and on the
road to home !
For pictures of the run click on the link below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605131270619/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

Cruise Night to Nackawic

On Tuesday night past , River Valley Vettes had
the official first cruise night and seemed to be
quite successful as it brought out 9 corvettes to
meet at Clark's & then take a run to Nackawic.
The weather wasn't the warmest day of the year,
but that didn't prevent Kelly & Harleigh from
driving with the top down. Hopefully next cruise
night will be a little warmer and bring even more
cars out to join in on the fun !Making the run were ,
Ron & Anne Gould, Sam & Kathy Dow ,Kelly Kelly,
& Harleigh D, Alfred Kenny, John & Dawn Garwood,
Jim & Fran Good, Vernon & Julia Patriquin, John &
Jean Johnston and Malcom and Simone MacDonald.
I would like to thank John Garwood for sending me
the photos of the run !
To view pictures click on the link below
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605059287492/
Written and Posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]

"Roll Out the Vettes

Saturday, May 10th was "Roll out the Vettes"
Day for the River Valley Vettes. Although the
day was rather cool , we did manage to arouse
7 corvettes from the club and travelled to Stanley
for a short run . Making the run was Ron & Anne
Gould, Malcom & Simone MacDonald, Kelly Kelly,
Vernon & Julia Patriquin, Paul & Judy Melanson,
John & Stephanie Johnson and Tom & Lois Hiltz.
The owner of Pam's Restaurant in Stanley and
several other customers were quite excited to
see all the vettes and took several pictures that
apparently will adorn the walls of the establishment.
So when ever down that way again I'll have to
check it out !
For photos of the day , click on the link below !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157605001742378/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette]

Sam's 2000 pewter corvette coupe

Sam Dow , member of the River Valley Vettes
picked up this beautiful 2000 pewter corvette
coupe while in Florida this past winter and stopped
by to show Lois and me. Ron and Anne Gould
just happened to be visiting us also with their
2002 roadster and so I snapped some pictures
of the Tuesday afternoon at home.Click on the link
below to view the photos !
http://www.flickr.com/photos/redvette/sets/72157604954108097/
Written and posted by Tom Hiltz aka [ redvette ]