Marrowbone Christmas Parade

Some of the Cumberland River Cruisers met in front of the Justice Center in Burkesville and cruised over to Marrowbone to be in the Christmas Parade. Several of the Cruisers were already in line when we cruised into the parking lot in front of the church. It was a cool but beautiful day for the parade and there were quite a few people that showed up to participate in the event.

The Cumberland County High School Band was warming up in front of the church before the parade started.

People were standing around talking and enjoying the friendly atmosphere as parade organizers were completing the arrangements before signaling everyone to form a line and begin the parade.
  
There were crowds of people along the highway as we wound through town and threw candy to the kids. Everyone was shouting "Merry Christmas" as they threw the candy or picked it up along with the kids.
You can see all the pictures by clicking HERE. 

Burkesville Christmas Parade

The rain last weekend had forced the Burkesville Christmas Parade to be postponed until 5:30 PM Saturday December 18th. As we rode towards town to watch the parade, we heard WKYR announcing the events surrounding the parade. They had Girl Scouts singing carols and were also letting kids talk on the radio to tell what they wanted for Christmas. The Christmas Parade started with the police cars flashing their lights and blaring their sirens.
   
The Cumberland County High School Band was the first group that marched past and the kids were playing Christmas songs as they went around the square. Frosty the Snowman came trotting along the edge of the road saying "Merry Christmas" to the kids along the way.
   
Several vehicles came past with a couple of them drove by CRC club members. Then some floats were pulled through town and around the square.
  
The last thing in the parade was a fire truck with Santa Claus on top waving to all the kids and his elves throwing out candy. Santa had a microphone so everyone could hear his Christmas wish of "Merry Christmas to all."
   

The membership of the Cumberland River Cruisers wish everyone a
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Swap Meet

Stones River Region 23rd Annual Automotive Swap Meet

Where - Tennessee State Fair Grounds, Exit 81, I-65. Nashville, Tennessee
When - February 6
Time - 6:30 AM till ______

Inside Booth - $40
Pavilion Booth - $30
Open Air Booth - $20

General Admission $7
For More Info - 615-890-1144

March 31st Meeting

The Cruisers met at 6 PM in the Fire Training Building in Burkesville, KY. After the minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved, discussion began concerning the NAPA - Cumberland River Cruisers 2011 Car Show to be held on April 30th at the Park in Burkesville. 21st Century middle school kids will be selling breakfast food the day of the show. Trophies have been ordered and the OK was given to order the dash plaques. Required paperwork to run the event was also discussed as was parking and club member volunteers. Anyone attending the event will be able to vote for three vehicles of their choice. The club will purchase five signs to direct traffic to the Park for any shows the club puts on.

A SPECIAL CLUB MEETING has been scheduled for April 12th @ 6 PM in the Fire Training Building to tie up any loose ends before the car show. Please attend this meeting as the Cruisers need your help.

Before adjourning the meeting, the club members decided that they would plan destinations for club cruises at each meeting for the next month.
 

2011 CRC Club Membership fees are $10 and are due April 1, 2011.
Please pay your dues promptly and help the Cumberland River Cruisers Car Club grow stronger with your support.

Albany Relay For Life Car Show

A few of the Cumberland River Cruisers attended the Albany Relay For Life Car Show on Sunday. The rainy weather had caused the event to not be held on Saturday and the turnout was lower because of the show being on Sunday. They made the best of a bad situation and still had a fairly good showing.
   
   
   
   
  
   
Two CRC Club Members, Craig Coe and Jackie Booher, won trophies for their respective entries.

NAPA - CRC 2011 Spring Car Show & Swap Meet

This weekend, April 30th was the NAPA-Cumberland River Cruisers Spring Car Show and Swap Meet at the Park in Burkesville, KY. The Swap Meet opened it's doors at 7 AM and individuals could sell their car related items for a $10 Setup Fee. The 2011 Spring Car Show began registering cars a little before 10 AM.

There were booths selling food for breakfast and later in the day another group was selling hotdogs, chips and drinks.

There was NO ENTRY FEE and Free Dash Plaques were given to the first 100 vehicles registered.

There were 120 vehicles that registered and about 30 others that chose not to register and didn't want to be voted on for the trophies. Anybody that attended the event was able to vote for their top 3 choices for Best Of Show.
 
 
Voting ended at 3 PM and those ballots were collected and tabulated. The Generations band began playing music at 3 PM. When Generations took their break, the Cruisers took over and there were drawings for several nice door prizes and then the Top 20 vehicles were announced and their owners presented trophies.
 
There was a Long Distance Trophy awarded to a family that drove down from Evansville, IN the day of the show.

The Best Of Show Trophy was then presented. Finally, half of the 50/50 Prize Money was given away. Generations resumed playing and the club members began packing up our stuff. We had very little trash to pick up as the attendees of the event had really kept the park clean.

The Cumberland River Cruisers would like to thank NAPA and especially Robert Hay for the support and sponsorship of the Spring 2011 Car Show and Swap Meet. We hope we can work together in the future and the event will grow even larger to bring more people into Burkesville.
The Cruisers would also like to thank the Burkesville/Cumberland County Events Committee for their sponsorship of the music for our event and thanks to Citizen’s Bank and James Long for the use of the stage.
Thanks to WKYR Radio for promoting the event.
We want to thank First Place Trophies of Albany for the nice trophies they put together for our show and for donating the Long Distance Trophy and the Best of Show Trophy.
Our club also wishes to thank the various merchants in town that have donated merchandise and money to help provide the door prizes that were presented to those participating in the car show.
Thanks to the Cumberland River Cruiser club members that helped with the logistics of running the event.
Thanks to everyone for attending and making it the largest car show or cruise-in ever in Burkesville, KY!
The Cruisers hope everyone enjoyed the event and will participate to make the next one even better.

More pictures are located HERE.

Please leave us a comment about what you liked or didn't like about the car show.

Cruise To Fountain Run

The Cruisers went to the Rolling Rods' Third Annual Classic Car Show in Fountain Run on May 21st. The CRC Car Club left the Courthouse Square in Burkesville at 8:30 AM and headed to Fountain Run. We followed each other west on KY 90 and turned south on KY 163 through Tompkinsville, then we went west on KY 1366 to Fountain Run. After about an hour an a half, we pulled into the field where the Rolling Rods were holding their car show. We were directed where to park and pointed to the tent where they were registering vehicles. After registering and receiving a 'goodie bag', we came together for a group picture and then set out walking around the grounds checking out the other vehicles that were at the show.

Members of the Rolling Rods told me they had 87 vehicles that had registered at the end of the time period.
   
The judges made their rounds and the points were added up and then the Rolling Rods began giving away door prizes and awards. Kendra Coe was a door prize winner.
 
Carol & Dave Neff received a Top 35 award as did Kent Cooper and Red Thrasher.
  
Bob Rudig won a Trophy for Best Unrestored as our group looked on. Then Mike Shoopman won for Best Older Mustang.
   
The Best of Show trophy went to Mike Burton, from Albany, for his Yellow Chevy Deuce
  
It was great weather and the Rolling Rods conducted a nicely done car show and they gave away a lot of nice trophies and awards. The Cruisers had a good time at the car show, there was plenty of food available and a friendly atmosphere. The Cruisers had a few trophies and awards to haul home too.
 

Readers can view all the car pictures at this LINK.
After you look at the pictures, you can come back and leave us a comment.

Cruise To Columbia

The Cruisers met in Burkesville and left town at 4 PM Saturday heading North on SR 61 towards Columbia. As the group rolled along, other club members joined the convoy of cars, trucks and motorcycles. The 11 vehicle caravan turned East onto the Cumberland Parkway and then exited the junction with SR 55. We turned into the parking lot at Tractor Supply Company and waited to be told where to park. After parking and talking with others for a few minutes, most of the club members registered. Some of the Cruisers were awarded door prizes, but some left early as the temperatures were above 90 degrees and being on the parking lot seemed to make it even hotter. There were some really nice vehicles at the cruise-in and it looked like most of the people had fun.

The next CRCrusier event will be the 4th of July Celebration in Burkesville. See our flyer on the right side of this page for details.

July Meeting @ Hot Rod BBQ

The Cruisers held the monthly meeting for July at the Hot Rod BBQ on Thursday, the 28th, at 6 PM.

President Dave Neff called the meeting to order as the waitress was taking our food orders. A little bit of club business was done before she returned with the food.
  
After the meal had been finished and the club picked up the tab, we conducted the rest of the meeting.
Our new CRC Club business cards were passed out to our members that were present at the meeting.

Several members are meeting on the Square in Burkesville on Saturday, July 30th at 8 AM to cruise to Columbia. The CRC members voted to attend the Rolling Rods 4th Annual Fall Cruise-In at Dry Fork, KY on August 20th. The club will be meeting on the Square at 8 AM and heading to Dry Fork. The activities begin at 10 AM with FREE food and music. The meeting was adjourned at 7 PM.

Green River Kruzers' Car Show

A few of the CRCruisers left Burkesville at 8 AM and headed north on SR 61 to Columbia to participate in the Green River Kruzer's 2011 Car Show.
 
The Cruisers parked in the lot, set up their canopy and entered their cars in the car show. The temperature was slightly over 90 degrees and the shade provided by the canopy was welcomed. The canopy became even more necessary when the rain began. We all huddled under it, inside a ten foot square, for about a half hour, then the rain stopped for a while. The Green River Kruzers quickly passed out the trophies during the time there wasn't any rain falling. Our Cumberland River Cruisers Car Club won the "Club Participation" trophy for having the most entries from a single club.
  
Several of the CRC members were awarded trophies for showing their vehicles.
  
  
The picture below and to the right is with all the special class winners.
  
The CRC members were happy with the "gold" we were able to take home to Burkesville.
 

You can see all the pictures from the Green River Kruzers' 2011 Car Show by clicking HERE.

Rolling Rods' Cruise-In @ Dry Fork

The Cruisers left Burkesville and headed west on SR 90 towards Glasgow, then turned south on KY 259 to Dry Fork, KY for the Rolling Rods Classic Car 4th Annual Fall Cruise-In that started at 10 AM in Thomerson Park.

There was plenty of FREE FOOD, music, a swap meet, a 50/50 drawing and lots of door prizes.

Everyone was welcome and they had lots of people that brought out their vehicles. You can see the car pictures HERE.

Cruiz'In On The Square

The guys from Albany had asked the Cruisers to come over to their Cruiz'In On the Square event, so after we returned from Dry Fork, several Cruisers made the trip to Clinton County and parked their rides around the Court House Square.
 
They had a DJ doing a lot of drawings for door prizes and they gave away some T-shirts too.
 
I think they told us they had over 100 registered vehicles by 6 PM and the event was not over till 8 PM. You can see the pictures of the cars around the Court House Square by clicking HERE.

August 25th Meeting

President Dave Neff called the meeting to order at 6 PM. Secretary Linda Norris read the minutes of the previous meeting and told the bank balances. Discussion was opened and several items were talked about by the membership. A few of the things were the upcoming Cruise-In at Alex Montgomery on October 1st, a possible car show for the Events Committee on October 8th and where the club would cruise to in September. The membership decided to buy trophies for each upcoming event as needed. The meeting was adjourned slightly before 7 PM.

The Cruisers decided we will be cruising to Russell Springs on September 17th. Anyone wishing to go along with the Cruisers should be at the Courthouse Square by 8:30 AM. Their cruise-in REGISTRATION begins at 10 AM and is over at Noon. Dash plaques are presented to the first 50 entries.

Some of the Cruisers will be going to the 55th Annual Fall Meet Antique Car Show in Red Boiling Springs, Tennessee September 10, 2011. The Cruisers plan on leaving the Courthouse Square in Burkesville at 8:30 AM.

Alex Montgomery Car Show 2011

The weather was a bit chilly and a little breezy, but the sun was out and sky was partly cloudy when the day began. Cars began arriving before 9 AM and kept coming till about noon. The Cumberland River Cruisers started registering the vehicles around 9:30 and completed the day with at least 50 entries. Terry Riley, the manager of Alex Montgomery, had broken his leg a few weeks before the car show and was limited to moving around the car lot in a electric golf cart, so Shawn and James took his place for most of the day, helping with the setup and providing drinks and food for the car show entrants. At 2 PM, voting was closed and the ballots were counted while tickets were drawn and several door prizes were given away to start the awards.

The Good Ol' Boys car club had the most members attending the car show and they were given the Club Participation Trophy from the Cumberland River Cruisers.

Shawn used a computer in the office to determine which entry had came the farthest that day. It was Clifford Norris from Bowling Green that received the Long Distance Trophy and he had driven 1.6 miles farther than the owner that had came the next farthest.
 
The votes cast by all the vehicle owners were totaled and a Top Ten Trophy was passed out to each vehicle owner that had placed 2 through 11 in the vote totals. Terry, James and Shawn collaborated on which vehicle to receive the Alex Montgomery Dealer's Choice Trophy. Their selection was made, and Anthony Flowers was presented the Dealer's Choice award for his 1930 Model A.
 
The top vote getter was then announced and Don Thompson was presented the Best Of Show Trophy for his Blue 1957 Chevy BelAir.
 
Terry was able to join all the trophy winners for a group photo near the end of the car show.


Click HERE to see the pictures from the Alex Montgomery Car Show 2011.

The Cumberland River Cruisers would like to thank the Alex Montgomery Dealership, employees James and Shawn, and especially manager Terry Riley for the support during the year and their sponsorship of the Alex Montgomery 2011 Car Show. The Cruisers hope we can work together again in the future and that the event will grow even larger. We also want to thank First Place Trophies for the nice trophies they put together for the car show and for donating our Club Participation Trophy. Our club also wishes to thank the various merchants in town that have donated merchandise and money to help provide some of the door prizes that were presented to those participating in the car show. Thanks to the Cruiser club members that helped with the logistics of running the event. Thanks to all the people that came to the event and brought their vehicles.

Heritage Days: Sock Hop / Cruise-In

A couple of the things the Events Committee had been planning were a Sock Hop & Cruise-In. They had lined up a DJ and wanted several of the Cruisers to bring their cars to the Hop. The Cruisers parked their cars on the Courthouse Square with several other old cars and trucks from out of town. The DJ began playing 50's & 60's music about 6:30. A little bit later, they started the various dance contests and gave prizes to the winners.
  
   
The Cumberland River Cruiser President Dave Neff and wife, Carol, won the costume contest. They were dressed like they were right out of the 1950's.
 

Heritage Days: Parade / Car Show

The Cumberland River Cruisers had been asked to put on a Heritage Days Car Show for the Burkesville/Cumberland County Events Committee after the Heritage Days Parade wound through town. A few of the CRC members drove their cars in the parade.
  
  
  
  
  
  
While the parade was going on, other members were busy setting up the tables, door prizes and trophies for the Heritage Days Car Show in the Park. After the parade had made the trip through town, the people pulled their cars into the Park and then registered for the Heritage Days Car Show and were given a Dash Plaque.

There was a DJ playing music and people could buy items from over 25 vendors in the Park. There were also several food vendors. At 2 PM, the Cruisers began counting the votes and giving away over $100 worth of door prizes. After the numbers were drawn and the door prizes given away, the trophies were awarded to the appropriate vehicle owners.
  
 
  
 
 
After all the trophies had been awarded, we gave away half of the 50/50 Money.
 

The Burkesville/Cumberland County Event's Committee did a nice job organizing the activities for Heritage Days, the parade was nice and there were lots of things to see and do during the weekend.
The Cruisers wish to thank the Event's Committee, especially Judge Executive John Phelps, for their help and sponsorship of the Heritage Days Car Show.
The Cruisers would also like to thank Mayor Riddle for his cooperation in putting on this entire event.

It was 3 beautiful days at the Park in Burkesville!

Meeting Decisions

2011 CRC Dinner
The 2011 CRC Club Dinner will be held at 6 PM on November 10th, 2011 at Jone's Restaurant in Burkesville, KY. Current members and their guests are invited to attend. There will be a short meeting before the dinner is served.

2012 Schedule of Events
April 21, 2012 NAPA Car Show
May 20, 2012 Cruisin' The Square
July 4, 2012 Independence Celebration
September 29, 2012 Cruisin' The Square
October 6,2012 Alex Montgomery Car Show

The car show events in April and July will be held in the Park.
The cruise-in events in May and September will be held on the Court House Square.
The Alex Montgomery Car Show will be held at the Chevy Dealership East of Burkesville on Highway 90.

CRC Club Dinner

The Cruisers held their annual CRC Club Dinner at Jone's Restaurant Thursday evening at 6 PM.

Twenty five members and guests attended the event. The waitress took our drink orders and brought those, then took the food orders and turned those in to the cook. While the food was being prepared, CRC President Dave Neff made a few remarks, then the normal conversations took over again. A little bit later the servers began setting the plates in front of the people and dinner was served.
  
After everyone had just about finished eating, Michael Samm announced that they were giving everyone FREE PIE! We all enjoyed the free piece of pie, then Secretary Linda Norris paid the bill for everything. She included a tip for the waitress that had done an excellent job. We thanked Michael as we were leaving.

Burkesville Christmas Parade

A few of the Cumberland River Cruisers drove their vehicles in the Burkesville Christmas Parade Saturday evening. The streets were lined with spectators as the parade wound it's way from the Cumberland County High School through the Courthouse Square and to the south end of town. Candy was thrown to the spectators as the WKYR radio station broadcast the parade live. Mrs Nancy Buchanan was this year's Grand Marshall for the Christmas Parade and rode in a big red Cadillac driven by Kenneth Ballou.
  
  
  
  
  
  
There was a nice spirit of giving being shown as we watched the parade from the Courthouse Square. Candy was thrown to the spectators and free cookies and hot chocolate was also being passed out. The Burkesville/Cumberland County Events Committee did a nice job with the Story Book Christmas Parade. Thanks to those on the committee and Judge Executive John Phelps for the effort they put forth.

The Cumberland River Cruisers wish EVERYONE a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

January Meeting

The Cruisers held their January meeting at the Fire Training Building Thursday at 6 PM. President Dave Neff called the meeting to order on time and several items were discussed. One of the decisions that the members made were to order new shirts. A few will be for new club members and a few more will be for the club to sell. We will be having monthly meetings on the last Thursday of each month until October was another decision that was made. Sponsor fees had been collected from three of the sponsors with more to be contacted in the coming months. Those checks were turned in to the treasurer. Discussions were going on about the club cruising to other events when we have a month without one of our events taking place. Dennis Hayward and Dave Neff announced they had opened a new business together in Burkesville. They're calling it American Street Rod Garage and are planning a Grand Opening on March 17th with free food and a small cruise-in. The meeting was adjourned a few minutes before 7 PM.