Hot Rod BBQ

A new restaurant has opened outside of Burkesville named "Hot Rod BBQ". The Hot Rod BBQ is on the left less than 3 miles south of Burkesville on Highway 61.
 
We've heard that it's been really busy on the weekends, so we rode out there Thursday afternoon to try their food and talk with the people working. We ordered from the MENU and sat down at the table. A few minutes later our food was ready and was brought to the table. The restaurant isn't fancy and the food comes in takeout containers, but there was plenty of food and it tasted good. The staff was courteous and friendly too. They're open 10 - 6 on Thursday, 10 - 9 Friday and Saturday, then 10 - 6 on Sunday. You can call in your order at 270-433-9696 and then eat in or take out.
  
So, if you're out cruisin' in your hot rod and end up on KY 61 between Burkesville and Celina, stop in and give Hot Rod BBQ a try.

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.

 

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.

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.

Country Cafe Cruise-In

We left home a little after 5 PM and drove towards Columbia, then turned right on the Cumberland Parkway and exited at the 49 mile marker. We went North on SR 55 and turned East on SR 80. After passing through Russell Springs and going a few more miles East on SR 80, we turned South on SR 76 and headed towards Alligator Boat Dock. A few miles down SR 76 on the left was the Country Cafe. They are having a cruise-in every Tuesday evening. It begins at 5 PM and is over at 8 PM ( I think it is EST). There are no door prizes, but they are playing music and enjoying each other's company. I parked the 56 Chevy, then Stacey, Linda and I went inside the restaurant for supper. Linda and I had delicious cat fish suppers with Cajun fries and cole slaw for $7.99. Stacey had the Tuesday Night Special of Spaghetti and a salad with Texas Toast for $4.99. Everything we ate was excellent.

When we finished eating, I went outside and took pictures of the cars that were parked in the lot.
   
   
   
   
   
   
We rolled out of the parking lot and headed back towards Burkesville. It was a nice ride as the sun was vanishing below the horizon and the air temperature was cooling down.

Questions: Call Darrell or Roxanne Smallwood @ 812-343-4839 or 812-343-0849
or you can call the Country Café @ 270-866-2427.
4152 South Highway 76 Russell Springs 42642. (near Alligator Boat Dock)

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!

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.

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.