Scenic City Volks Folks News

Second Annual Volks Folks Camp Out and Picnic

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Tue, 17 Oct 2006 02:21:00 GMT

The second annual Volks Folks Campout will be held October 20, 21, & 22. This year we will be camping at Harrison Bay State Park. Even if you can't camp, come up and visit with us. We will be holding a Bug-A-Paluza planning session on Saturday afternoon. Sunday afternoon we will have a club picnic. All we ask you to bring is a big appetite . . . the club will furnish the rest! We will fire up the grill about 1:00 PM!

Okotberfest and Beyond . . .

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Wed, 11 Oct 2006 00:53:00 GMT

The Scenic City Volks Folks will once again be participating in Okotoberfest at the Chattanooga Market on Sunday, Oct 15th. Please feel free to bring your VW to the First Tennessee Pavilion in downtown Chattanooga and show it off! This year there will be NO ENTRY FEE for the show! If you want to participate, please try to be there by 12:30. Awards will be about 4:00 PM. In addition to a display of fine German automobiles, there will be music, food, and fun activities for the whole family. And if you've never seen a Weiner Dog race, this is your chance! (For more information on the Chattanooga Market and the First Tennessee Pavilion, visit http://www.chattanoogamarket.com)

Our next monthly club meeting will be held on Monday, October 16th at the China Moon Buffet in the Eastgate Town Center (Brainard Road between Holiday Bowl and Wal-Mart). The meeting starts about 7:00 PM. Come prepared to tell your favorite VW story and win the story of the month trophy!

The second annual Volks Folks Campout will be held October 20, 21, & 22. This year we will be camping at Harrison Bay State Park. Even if you can't camp, come up and visit with us. We will be holding a Bug-A-Paluza planning session on Saturday afternoon. Sunday afternoon we will have a club picnic. All we ask you to bring is a big appetite . . . the club will furnish the rest! We will fire up the grill about 1:00 PM!

Stocking Full of Love Car Show

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Tue, 05 Sep 2006 22:46:00 GMT

For the past three years the Scenic City Volks Folks have ran the Walker County Stocking Full of Love's Labor Day Car Show in Rock Spring, GA. The first year we took on this cause, they were on verge of dropping the car show altogether. The show had been a huge success for several years, but a couple of years of association with what turned out to be a less than honorable car club and a couple of years of bad weather and the show had dropped off from its largest showing of nearly 300 cars down to only a handful. We are proud to say that the show is on its way back up. The 2006 show attracted approximately 165 show cars and lots of vendors. For the first time in several years the spectator parking lot filled to overflowing and people took to parking alongside Hwy. 27. We haven't heard any dollar figures yet, but this is undoubtedly one of the biggest weekends the Stocking Full of Love has had. In addition to the car show on Labor Day, there is a Sock Hop on Saturday night and a motorcycle poker run on Sunday. Stocking Full of Love Volunteers told us that all three of these events had a higher than expect turnout this year.

Funds raised through these efforts are used to buy food and gifts for underprivileged kids in the area. On their behalf, we would like to thank everyone who attended, and a very special thanks to those who volunteered!

Labor Day Car Show

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 01:44:00 GMT

We invite everyone to join the Volks Folks and help us support the Stocking Full of Love Labor Day Car Show! This is an open show with classes for all makes, models and years. Everything from antiques, to classics, to street rods and beyond, including 3 Air-cooled VW Classes. Proceeds go to the Walker County Stocking Full of Love fund. The show is held at the Walker County Civic Center, about 3 miles south of the Chickamauga Battlefield on US Hwy. 27.

September Cruise-In and Labor Day Show

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Tue, 29 Aug 2006 18:02:00 GMT

Our September cruise-in will be held at the Sonic on East Brainard Road this Friday evening (Sept. 1st) starting about 7:00 PM. Bring a chair and come hang out with us all evening, or just drop by and say hello!

We are in need of volunteers to help us out with the Stocking Full of Love car show on Labor Day! Please let us know if you can attend! This is an open show with classes for all makes, models and years. Everything from antiques, to classics, to street rods and beyond. Proceeds go to the Walker County Stocking Full of Love fund. Come help us support this very worthy cause!

ATTENTION ALL VOLKS FOLKS!

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 09:58:00 GMT

Monday, August 28th we will have a Volks Folks Members Pool Party at the Holly Hills Pool (6-9PM). Please contact Lamar or Cindy @ 344-7009 if you plan to attend so we can make sure we have enough food (Famous Dave's BBQ)!

We are also in need of volunteers to help us out with the Stocking Full of Love car show on Labor Day!

August Calendar

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Sun, 20 Aug 2006 23:23:00 GMT

There are still a couple of VW events you may want to participate in before the end of August:

Saturday, August 26th - Birmingham Bug Blast

Monday, August 28th - The Volks Folks Members Pool Party at the Holly Hills Pool (6-9PM). Contact Lamar or Cindy @ 344-7009 by August 25th if you plan to attend!

We are also in need of volunteers to help us out with the Stocking Full of Love car show on Labor Day!

August Events and Gatherings

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 07:19:00 GMT

The next Volks Folks cruise-in will be held at the Sonic on Hwy. 58 on Friday evening, August 4th. Our monthly club meeting will be held at the China Moon Buffet on Monday evening, August 21st at 7:00 PM.

Other VW events you may want to participate in for August include:

Saturday, August 12th - The DAV car show in Cleveland, TN (6-9 PM)

Friday - Sunday, August 18-20 - Buses on the River Campout in Erwin, TN

Saturday, August 26th � Birmingham Bug Blast

Monday, August 28th - The Volks Folks Members Pool Party at the Holly Hills Pool (6-9PM). Contact Lamar or Cindy @ 344-7009 by August 25th if you plan to attend!

We are also in need of volunteers to help us out with the Stocking Full of Love car show on Labor Day!

Please visit our web forums or contact us for more information on any of these upcoming events!

July Cruise-In and Meeting

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 22:50:00 GMT

The next Scenic City Volks Folks cruise-in will be held on Friday evening, July 7th at the Sonic on East Brainard Road. Everyone is invited to bring a chair and come hang out with us all evening, or just drop by and say hello! Our cruise-ins are always informal, laid back, and most of all, FUN!

The July club meeting will be held at the China Moon Buffet at 7:00 PM, Monday, July 17th. China Moon is located in the Eastgate Town Center (the old Eastgate Mall) on Brainard Road between Holiday Bowl and Wal-Mart.

All members, former members, folks who think they might be interested in becoming members, VW owners, VW enthusiast, VW fanatics, and people who are just curious and want to try to figure out what we're all about . . . in other words EVERYONE is invited to come join us for an evening of good food, good folks and lots of fun in family environment.

Hope to see you at China Moon!

Club Meeting Tonight!

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 07:22:00 GMT

The June meeting of the Scenic City Volks Folks will be held at the China Moon Buffet at 7:00 PM tonight, Monday, June 19th. China Moon is located in the Eastgate Town Center (the old Eastgate Mall) on Brainard Road between Holiday Bowl and Wal-Mart.

Since we had a light turnout at our May meeting, we decided to move all "business" matters to the June meeting. At this meeting we will be wrapping up a few business items dealing with Bug-A-Paluza 8, nominating club officers for the upcoming year and then getting down to the business of HAVING FUN! The show season is shifting into high gear and there are tons of upcoming VW events that we can talk about attending!

All members, former members, folks who think they might be interested in becoming members, VW owners, VW enthusiast, VW fanatics, and people who are just curious and want to try to figure out what we're all about . . . in other words EVERYONE is invited to come join us for an evening of good food, good folks and lots of fun in family environment.

Hope to see you at China Moon!

Thanks To Everyone Who Attended Bug-A-Paluza 8

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 22:10:00 GMT

What was forecasted as a two quickly passing bands of thunderstorms late Friday evening and early Saturday morning stalled out directly over Camp Jordan for most of the night and turned a damp field into a mud hole. Without the understanding and help of everyone attending the show we could have never pulled the show out of the mud (literaly) and moved it to slightly higher and MUCH drier ground. We hope everyone had a great time despite wet ground and mud. Without all of you who come out and Show, Vend, Camp or just come to look around, Bug-A-Paluza wouldn't exist. Thanks Again!

Bug-a-Paluza 8 show results are posted in our Events Forum and we have a large collection of Bug-a-Paluza 8 photos posted in our gallery.

Bug-A-Paluza Time!

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 01:46:00 GMT

If you are not at Camp Jordan, you are missing Bug-A-Paluza! This is a RAIN OR SHINE event. The rain from the past few days has the field wet, but it will be drying out as the weekend moves along. When the sun went down Friday evening, the vendor area was almost full and a the turnout of campers was larger than expected considering the wet weather.

The gates open at 8:00 Saturday morning and the awards presentation is scheduled to begin at 3:30 Sunday afternoon.

If you need information that can't be found at bugapaluza.com, please call Zen @ 423-605-9816 or Kyle @ 423-421-9406. We hope to see you this weekend at Camp Jordan!

Bug-A-Paluza 8 @ Camp Jordan This Weekend!

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Wed, 19 Apr 2006 11:59:00 GMT

The Scenic City Volks Folks are busy making final preparations for Bug-a-Paluza 8! Please note that many of us will be at the show grounds getting set up and will be away from our computers. At this point, if you try to contact us via email you may not get a response until after the show! If you have questions that need to be answered before you head out for Camp Jordan, please contact us by phone. You may contact Kyle @ 423-421-9406 or Zen @ 423-605-9816.

Vendors � If you have not pre-registered, please contact us before coming to the show. Vending space is almost completely sold out!

Do you have a VW sitting in your back yard waiting on �someday?� Someday is this weekend! The swap meet will be running over with new and used parts to put that old Volkswagen back in tip top shape! If you have questions about how to fix your VW, we will have a retired factory trained mechanic with over 40 years experience on Volkswagens kicked back under a shade tree to answer any technical questions you might have.

Are you looking for a VW? Come browse through our �For Sale Corral.� Your new (to you) VW may be there waiting for you! Have you got too many projects? The For Sale Corral is a good place to thin your VW herd!

And don�t forget that the Shrine Ladies will be cooking up some of the best burgers and hot dogs around! This is shaping up to be the biggest and best Bug-A-Paluza yet. So bring the whole family out to Camp Jordan this weekend and enjoy all the festivities!

Spectator entrance to the show is $2 and 2 cans of food (Children under 12 are free). Proceeds from the show support the Shrine Ladies Helping Hands and the Chattanooga Area Food Bank.

Pre-Registration Is Closed

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:16:00 GMT

Pre-Registration has officially closed. You may still register at the show as long as space is available. We have plenty of show car spaces left, but please note that vending space is almost completely sold out! The few remaining spaces will be on a first come, first served basis. We'll see you at Camp Jordan next weekend! ;-)

Bug-A-Paluza Pre-Registration Deadlines

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 21:01:00 GMT

The deadline to mail in a Bug-A-Paluza registration form has passed, but you can still pre-register online! Online registration will close at midnight on April 15th. If you miss pre-registration, you can register at the show, AS LONG AS WE HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE! Vendor space is going fast...if you plan on vending, pre-registration is strongly recommended!

You can pre-register on-line at http://www.bugapaluza.com.

April Club Activities

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:43:00 GMT

Spring is officially here and the VW scene is shifting into high gear! April will be a very busy month for the Volks Folks.

We kicked off the month with our first outdoor Cruise-in of the year on Friday evening, April 7, 2006 at the Sonic in Ooltewah, TN. Despite the looming sevier weather, we had a pretty good turn out! Remember that our cruise-ins are held on the first Friday evening of each month at an area Sonic. Visit our events page to find out more!

Our final club meeting before Bug-A-Paluza 8 will be on Monday, April 17th, 7:00 PM at the China Moon Buffet. China Moon is located on Brainerd Road in the Eastgate Town Center (old Eastgate Mall) Between Holiday Bowl and Wal-Mart. All club members are encouraged to attend as we will be making final plans for Bug-A-Paluza! We also welcome non-club members to stop by and visit us! We are a family oreinted organization, kids are welcome too! We are a very diverse group of individuals with one thing in common, we are all Volkswagen enthusiast. In the words of Jerry Clower "We got so many ways, y'all are bound to like some of 'em!"

If you can't club meeting, we still have plenty of work to do to get ready for the show. Contact us or visit our club members section of the Volks Folks Forums if you want to help out! And don't forget that we can still use any door prizes or goodie bag items that you can gather up!

Bug-A-Paluza Flyer Typo!!!

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Sat, 04 Mar 2006 08:05:00 GMT

If you received or downloaded a flyer, please be aware that we goofed...there are a couple of typos that you should be aware of. On the directions to the show, any reference to Interstate 65 should be Interstate 75. Also, the show dates are April 22nd and 23rd as stated on the front of the flyer...NOT April 16th and 17th as stated in the registration portion! These mistakes have been corrected and any flyers that we mail out or you download from this point on will be correct.

March Club Meeting

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 21:59:00 GMT

Our next club meeting will be March 20th, 7:00 PM at the China Moon Buffet. China Moon is located on Brainard Road in the Eastgate Town Center (old Eastgate Mall) Between Holiday Bowl and Wal-Mart. All club members are encouraged to attend as we still have a lot of planning to do before Bug-A-Paluza.

We also welcome non-club members to stop by and visit us! We are a family oreinted organization, kids are welcome too! We are a very diverse group of individuals with one thing in common, we are all Volkswagen enthusiast. In the words of Jerry Clower "We got so many ways, y'all are bound to like some of 'em!"

If you can't make the club meeting, don't forget that we have an informal cruise-in on the first Friday night of each month. This year we are going to try a rotating the cruise-ins at various outdoor locations around the area. Keep an eye on our events forum for location details!

Attention all club members: We still need door prizes and goodie bag items!

Also, if you get bored anytime soon, we still have plenty of work to do to get ready for the show. Contact Herb, Lamar or Zen if you want to set up some time to work off that nervous energy sanding, routing, staining, painting, drilling and all that fun stuff that goes into our Bug-A-Paluza trophies!

Volks Folks February Meeting is Tonight! (Feb. 20th)

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 22:59:00 GMT

The February Club Meeting is Tonight, February 20, 2006 at 7:00 PM. The meeing will once again be held at China Moon Buffet in the Eastgate Town Center on Brainard Road. Eastgate Town Center is the old Eastgate Mall. It is located between Holiday Bowl and Wal-Mart.

Bug-A-Palzua is only 2 months away and we've got a lot of work and planning to do. All members, friends and visitors are encouraged to attend!

VW Connecting Rods Needed!

info@volksfolks.org (Scenic City Volks Folks) — Wed, 04 Jan 2006 21:27:00 GMT

As you are probably aware, members of the Scenic City Volks Folks spend hundreds of man/woman-hours each year producing our hand-made trophies for Bug-A-Paluza. If we are going to continue topping the trophies with genuine Volkswagen connecting rods, we must continue to depend on your donations. If you have any old rods in any condition that you plan on tossing out, please consider tossing them our way! We'll have them blasted, primed, painted and clear-coated and bolt 'em down on top of one of the 150 or so trophies we make each year.

If you have any rods you would like to donate, please contact us.