Mike O'Connor reported that longtime NCSDC member Jerry Groundy had died in May. He died from diabetes complications.

NCSDC News

News from the Turning Wheel Editor: Happy New Year to this entire bunch! Now that year end celebrations are winding down some of you will be wondering where your Turning Wheels went. The January issue will cover the Lancaster International Meet and it's a BIG issue. It will be late in arriving in your mailbox for several reasons: 1. editors attending Lancaster lost 3 weeks of work time (but it's the only vacation we get) 2. Christmas season slows down not only mail delivery but business schedules as well 3. A problem with the official meet photos took an inordinate amount of time to correct Don't be surprised if your January TW arrives 2 weeks later than usual. We apologize for the unintended delay. Hopefully the February issue will be back on its regular schedule (we're working on it now). Art

Many of you have heard that I intend on moving sometime this coming year. Well. you are correct, if I can get my pennies together I will do so. This of course brings me to the question of what am I going to do with all my parts. Well, I don't intend on going out of business. However, i do have to scale down. Therefore, I am having a huge sale of my parts at our February 21st meet here in Kinston. We are to meet at Kings Bar-b-cue at 1100 to have lunch and then caravan to my house after lunch . You can call ahead if you need a particular item. Ted Banner (252) 522-1925.

Member James White at Lowes Motor Speedway Media Day 2009

New Feature **** News and Notes from members Happy 1st Birthday to Richard “Coleman” Tucker whose birthday will be February 28. Will he have to wait fours for the second birthday?? Cole is the son of Rodney and Sarah Tucker and big sister, Kylie.] Freddie and Barbara Badgett are so excited that they will be grandparents. Their first grandchild is expected in August. Their son Adam and wife Dedra are the new parents-to-be. On January 22, Brandy Padgett had another knee surgery and is recovering at home. She was injured in a car accident this past summer. Ernie and Connie Padgett have a new great-granddaughter, born January 29 –just before our Founder’s Day meet. Barbara Badgett celebrated her 50th birthday on February 11. Betty Sunding sent “hello’s” with her son to everyone at the Founder’s Day meet. From Ed Wingate – The North Wilkesboro’s Wilkes County Cruisers will start having cruise-in’s again in May, 2009. They’re always on the third Saturday of each month through October. There are several Studebaker members who always cruise-in. Ed invites you to join he and Catherine, the Larry Core’s, Glen Grezendine and the Weldon Critcher’s from Boone. This sounds like a great impromptu time to get together. For more information, contact Ed Wingate at 336-927-3755.