Trophies or Plaques?

The top shot is the Mayberry Diner, the site of our car show. The Open sign is on!

The last shot is of the field where the show is being held. It is spacious and easily organized. The photos were shot a couple of months ago, so things look better now. That is a full-sized movie screen in the shot's center. The barn to the left is on the opposite side of route 608. To get to the diner, you turn on 608 off of route 122. If you're northbound on 122, make a right; if you're southbound, a left turn is needed. The road, 608, is just before (or after if heading north) the new Mayberry Center, so is easily found. If you want a superb Italian meal in the area, try Casa d'Amici. It's wonderful.

Today, I start wandering around locally, after checking the Web, and making phone calls to see just what is available in the way of trophies for our July 17 Car Show.

There's a little discussion of what is best, a trophy or a plaque, with no decision yet. I'd really like to get some outside feedback.

If there's anyone out there reading this, particularly anyone who shows cars or attends car shows, I'd enjoy getting your feelings about which is preferable. Which would you like to get, a trophy or a plaque?

There seem to be a hundred thousand or more designs and sizes in each type, which makes the decision even more difficult.

Bedford Marine Corps League joins the Internet age

While a number of our Detachment members have been using computers, and the Internet, for many years, our Bedford Marine Corps League Detachment has always been so small that we've not set up a web site.

While this is a blog and not a web site, it serves the purpose of presenting information about the Bedford, Virginia MCL group's activities, what we're doing, why we're doing it, and how readers can help or simply enjoy the activities we present in support of Toys for Tots and other programs. We're also open to new members at any time.

We've just finished what has been our prime money raiser for many years, a golf tournament held at Mariners' Landing. At one time, this was a twice annual event, but it's been on hiatus for a few years. It's now back, with the Combat Hole and other special Marine features!

The Combat Hole lets you play golf wearing a flak jacket and a helmet. Most entrants are glad that it's a single hole. There's also one hole played with a five iron and nothing else. One par three offers a $10,000 prize for a hole-in-one.

Keep your eyes open, because the Bedford Marines will again present a golf tournament in the fall of 2010. It's a worthy cause, and an interesting twist on an ancient game.

Advance notice is hereby given: as of now, the planning phase for a Marine Corps League Car Show is over. We'll hit the beach at the Mayberry Diner in Moneta, VA on July 17, starting at 9:30 a.m., ready to present awards to vehicles in a dozen or more categories.

Signs and entry blanks will start to pop up a few weeks before then. Check your local diner or restaurant or convenience store for more information and entry forms.

It's closer than you think, so crank up that antique or roll out your custom or shine up the headers on your hot rod and get ready to roll. Because the Mayberry Diner has a drive-in movie as part of its complex, the set up is ideal for car shows, with long rows already defined, along which cars can park. We'll assign rows to classes when show time arrives.

Keep an eye on this space!