Bicentennial Car Show

There were a lot of early arrivals for the Burkesville Bicentennial Celebration Car Show at J&D Restaurant Saturday morning. The Cumberland River Cruiser Members were helping with the logistics of running the show. We started registering vehicles as soon as we were setup and ready.

Jimmy Patterson had the building open and James Pruitt and some of his family were cooking during the day. Kelsey Bow was helping with the door prizes and parking.

During the day, an announcement was made about Jimmy's wife, Dorothy, concerning her health problems. The show organizers decided to forgo the usual 50/50 drawing and take donations for Dorothy. The people in attendance gave generously. Most of the people attending the show took time to walk over to the edge of the highway and watch as the Bicentennial Parade passed by. At 2 PM, we had 78 cars when we closed the registration. Several more pulled in after they had drove in the parade. Kelsey Bow passed out door prizes to people with the tickets drawn at random. Votes were being counted in the 7 categories as the door prizes were being awarded. Jimmy came out of the restaurant and shook hands with each person as he presented the winners with their trophies.
 
 
 
 
After the last trophy was presented, Phillip Davidson announced that we had collected a donation for Dorothy. Linda Norris presented the money to Jimmy and the crowd also gave Jimmy a nice round of applause as a thank you.

It was an emotional time, as Jimmy and Dorothy have sold the restaurant, their house in Cumberland County and are moving back to Georgia to deal with Dorothy's health problems.

You can view the pictures taken at the Burkesville Bicentennial Celebration Car Show by clicking HERE.

Club Dinner November 6 @ 6 PM

CRC Club Dinner - November 6th @ 6 PM

· The annual dinner will be held at the CC Grade School Cafeteria.
· It will be a 'pot luck' dinner with the club furnishing the ham, drinks and table service. Members and their guests should bring a covered dish.
· Nominations for next year’s club officers will be taken and several items of club business will be discussed.

Items of Interest from the October Meeting
Next year's cruise-in schedule is being finalized. The club has decided on doing about 3 cruise-ins/car shows during the next year. We are planning on our first one being in April. The second will be the 4th of July Independence Celebration Car Show in the park. There will also be one in October. A date and time for the April event will be set after contacting the Chamber of Commerce and reserving a date. Organization of a Swap Meet to be ran along with the car events has started. Alex Montomery is now one of the sponsors for the CRC web site. Three new members joined the club at the recent events held in conjunction with the Bicentennial Celebration. Those new members are Donald G Cash, Earl Morrison and Joseph Sewell. Please make them welcome as our newest members.

CRC Club Dinner

This year the Cruisers met for dinner at the Cumberland County Elementary School. Club Members were registered for door prizes as they signed in. They brought covered dishes which were arranged by some of the ladies as club business was conducted during a short meeting. The cruise-in schedule was voted on for next year. The dates will be announced once confirmation has been acquired from the City Council for use of the park. Nominations for CRC Officers were opened, first for President, then Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer. Dave Neff was the only person nominated that accepted the nomination for President. Phillip Davidson was the only person nominated for Vice President and Julie Waits was the only person nominated for Secretary/Treasurer. Nominations were closed.
 
Earl Morrison was introduced as one of the club's new members and the other new members, not in attendance, names were announced. The meeting was adjourned and Odis Young offered a short prayer before the dinner began. The members and their guests passed through the two lines and served themselves to a nice selection of home made dishes and desserts. After a period of eating and conversation, numbers were drawn for the door prizes of club shirts, various car cleanup products, cooler cups and etc.

Member Julie Waits, our club Secretary/Treasurer, was said to be in the ER at the time of the dinner. The members in attendance, and their guests, wish to extend their hopes and prayers for Julie.

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. 

January Meeting

Phillip Davidson passed the Cumberland River Cruisers' Club Presidency to Dave Neff at the beginning of the meeting. The club business that was discussed during the meeting was the upcoming April Car Show & Swap Meet. The car show will be held on April 30th. The Swap Meet will begin at 7 AM and the Car Show will begin at 10 AM. Car Show registration will be from 10 AM till 2 PM. Voting for favorites vehicles will cease at 3 PM and the awarding of the trophies will begin at 4 PM. There will be 100 Dash Plaques given for participation and 20 Trophies for the winners including Best of Show and a Long Distance Award. There will be a $10 Setup Fee for those vendors wishing to sell automotive parts in the Swap Meet area. A small committee was formed to address the sponsorship and functioning of the event. Other business was a phone tree is to be established for better contact with the membership in the upcoming months. Dave Neff will take the lead on acquiring the phone numbers and distributing them to various members. Another one of the topics discussed was CRC Road Trips between our car shows/cruise-ins. Anyone having ideas on possible locations to travel as a club should come to the next meeting and join in the discussions.
 

February 24th Meeting

The CRC held our February meeting on the 24th in the Fire Training Building. We had a special guest attend the meeting. It was John Phelps the Cumberland County Judge Exec. John has shown interest in our club and plans to have the Events Committee sponsor our 4th of July Car Show. He also wants to do what they can to promote the April 30th Car Show/Swap Meet. Several points were discussed about what the Events Committee could do to help, John suggested that they might furnish a band during the April Car Show and maybe setup food and drink vendors. After some discussion amoungst the members and John, President Neff thanked John for attending the meeting and for his offer of help. John remarked he would attend another meeting as he was leaving. Dennis Hayward reported on the progress their committee had made on the April Car Show and Dave Neff gave Secretary/Treasurer Julie Waits a check from NAPA Auto Parts for the sponsorship of the event. Dennis had made the arrangements and Dave picked up the check. The membership then amended an earlier motion to cover the purchase of trophies and dash plaques with NAPA as a sponsor of the awards. Dave Norris gave Julie a check he received from Capp's Pharmacy for sponsorship of our web site. Due to health concerns, Julie Waits resigned her position as CRC Treasurer effective immediately. President Neff thanked Julie for her service and then asked for volunteers to take the vacant position, no one did. Linda Norris was asked to accept the position and Linda agreed to take the Secretary/Treasurer position. The meeting was adjourned slightly after 7 PM.

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.

Membership Fees Are Due

Cumberland River Cruiser Club membership fees are now due.

The annual fee is $10 per member.

Please send your check made to Cumberland River Cruisers to:

CRC Treasurer Linda Norris
6152 Columbia Road
Burkesville, KY 42717

You may also attend a meeting and pay in person with a check or cash.

Thanks for being a member and paying your memberhip fees.
It helps the Cruisers to conduct activities and events for everyone's enjoyment.

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.

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.

May 26th Meeting

The Cruisers held their monthly meeting and most of the meeting was about the upcoming 4th of July Independence Celebration Car Show. The club will run the car show and Duo County Telecom is the local sponsor. A flyer was presented and approved by the membership to use to advertise the car show. A printout of a dash plaque was also shown and approved for purchase of 100 pieces to give away at the car show. Twenty trophies plus a Best of Show, Long Distance and Club Participation awards are going to be ordered as soon as possible. The members present voted to cruise to Columbia on June 11th as a club. The members that wish to go along should meet in front of the Justice Center in Burkesville at 4 PM on Saturday June 11th. You can click the image below to view a larger version if you need more info concerning the 4th of July Independence Celebration Car Show.

 

June 30th Meeting

The CRC Club met Thursday at 6 PM in the Fire Training Building. President Dave Neff and Vice President Phillip Davidson opened the meeting, then Secretary Linda Norris read the minutes and gave a treasurer's report.
  
Most of the meeting time was used to prepare for the car show on Monday, July 4th. The door prizes and trophies were readied for presentation at the car show after the meeting was concluded. One of the 100 Dash Plaques was passed around for the members to check out.
  
Tropies for the Top Twenty cars, a Long Distance Award, Club Participation and Best of Show will be presented at the car show Monday July 4th.
 

Julie Waits Passes

Julie Waits passed away at the Cumberland County Hospital as the result of an extended illness Friday July 1st, 2011.
Julie had been an original member of the Cruisers and had served as the Secretary/Treasurer until giving up her position in February due to her illness.
Funeral Services will be held on Sunday July 3rd, 2011 at 2:00 P.M. in the Memory Chapel of Norris-New Funeral Home with Dr. Mark Shelton Officiating. Burial will follow in the Perkins Cemetery.

The Cumberland River Cruisers wish to express their sincere condolences to the entire family for their loss.

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.

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.

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!

Country Cafe Car Show & Supper

A few of the Cruisers drove to Russell Springs and then went East on 80, then turned South on 76 and ended up at the Country Cafe. Carol & Dave, Chris, Randy, Stacey, Linda & Dave went to the Country Cafe to be a part of the small cruise-in they have on Tuesday nights. We arrived just before dark and were met by Darrell Smallwood and asked to park and fill out entries for our cars. It was a free event and mainly just to bring in customers for the Country Cafe. There were probably 30 cars, but some of the pictures of the dark colored cars didn't turn out well enough to be posted. The ones that showed up are below.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
A nice 55 Chevy pictured below with the owner and the Best Of Show Trophy .
 
After the awards were passed out, the Cruisers went inside and enjoyed some of the Country Cafe's 'cat fish' before cruising back towards 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.

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.