Posts by Gina Schiess
President’s Message – October 2024
As we head into fall, it is so nice to look forward to some cooler weather, with our tops down and a comfortable breeze in the air. With that breeze comes a change for Norm and me. We have had to make the difficult decision of staying here in NC or going back to our…
Read MorePresident’s Message – September 2024
As I have my morning cup of coffee, I usually hop on the internet to see the latest in news, sports, etc. I recently came across an article ranking the best Miata MX5’s. As we all have different editions of our cars and they are chosen based on our individual tastes, I thought the following…
Read MorePresident’s Message – August 2024
I want to start out by thanking our CFMC members for welcoming Bill Emerson and Nancy Ball, his navigator, to Wilmington, as they began their 9000+ mile journey in a 1999 Miata, circumnavigating the USA. For Norm and me, this was a first to have an out-of-state Miata enthusiast request a visit. We were his…
Read MorePresident’s Message – July2024
How did July sneak up on us so fast? These past six months have gone by quicker than usual, and I am thinking many may agree with us. It seems a lot of club members have been enjoying some wonderful vacations to some faraway places. We were gone for one month enjoying a trip to…
Read MoreCoffee Social
Join us for our coffee social on the second Saturday of the month. Meet new folks! Come and see what the club is all about! We meet at the Paneras at Independence Mall from 9 am to 10:30 ish!
Read MorePresident’s Message – March 2024
Another driving season is upon us. Our clocks will spring forward on Saturday night, March 9th, and we can look forward to the first day of Spring on March 19th. Did you know that is one day earlier because it is a leap year, and February had an extra day? As we mentioned in our…
Read MorePresident’s Message – February 2024
As we welcome in 2024, we would like to thank the CFMC for their confidence in electing us as co-Presidents. We look forward to continuing to meet members and enjoy the roads and activities of North Carolina. For those we have not met, we have been members of CFMC since September 2021, and we own…
Read MorePresident’s Message – January 2024
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a blessed Christmas and Holiday with friends and families. With the rush of the busiest season of the year behind us, we can focus on new goals, hopes, and opportunities in the coming year of 2024. For us, it marks the 31st year of the CFMC. Not many…
Read MorePresident’s Message – December 2023
Well, it’s finally here, the last month of 2023. If you’re like me, you have to look at the calendar to believe it’s the end of another year. I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and are preparing for the celebration of the end-of-year holidays. With the hustle and bustle of the next few weeks,…
Read MoreTech Column
A Trip Down Memory Lane by Ron Carmichael On a recent visit to Hendrick Stevenson Mazda for service, I ran across an article in the Mazda USA publication Driver’s Side. It was a reprint of an article from the September 1989 Issue of Car and Driver magazine entitled “Mazda MX-5 Miata, the Return of the…
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