Hey good buddy, I just laid out

big bucks for this new sound

system, and now you say that

the “Back to the Fifties”

weekend is cancelled?

DUDE!!!

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2020 Officers

Jerry Forness President 612-719-6088

Steve Brehm V. President 952-457-1333 Duane Barclay Secretary 952-894-3165

Dick Lidbom Treasurer 952-270-0238

Jim Neher Membership 952-435-3180

***MONTHLY MEETING *** The next meeting will be Wednesday,

June 17, 2020, 7 p.m., *

Apple Valley Ford,

just east of Cedar Ave. (behind Target) on

County Road 42.

* Depending on the virus situation, this may

change.

Southern Cruzers platinum “Summer Spectacular”sponsors

*** CHECK OUT THE CRUZERS’ WEBSITES *** If you find errors on the websites, let Tim Hanna know, so he can correct them. Also, for your info, there is an Application Form on the MAIN website. If someone wants to join, they can just print it, fill it out, & mail it in with their check.

Main site: www.SouthernCruzers.com Event Site: www.TheSummerSpectacular.com

Cruzer Merchandise

License Plate Plaques - $20.00 Ron Willson 952-892-6081

Club Window Stickers

Jim Neher 952-435-3180

CRUZ NEWS INFO

The Cruz News is published monthly by the Southern

Cruzers Car Club of Minnesota for the distribution to its

members. The views expressed are those of the editor &

members supplying articles & do not necessarily reflect the

official position of the Southern Cruzers Car Club as a whole. Deadline: The Cruz News is usually published on the

website during the last week of the month for the next month.

Items to be published should be received no later than the

20th of the month. Photographs may be color or black and

white and must be accompanied with a description and

photographer’s name. Every effort will be made to return

submitted photos. Photos and/or articles can be e-mailed.

Note: not all articles and pictures may be used due to space

limitations.

SHOW OFF YOUR CAR …. HOW? If you contribute an article that is used, a small picture of your car may be published with it. If your car is not on the website, then I don’t have a picture of it. (Pics will be used if room allows.)

Mail articles and photos to:

Duane Barclay

c/o Southern Cruzers

13018 Girard Ave. So.

Burnsville, MN 55337

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COVER PHOTO FROM THE INTERNET

Editor’s note: I love these old photos, and

can’t resist making a cover out of them using

my warped sense of humor!

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UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS

CLUB MEETING: Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 7:00 p.m., Apple Ford, east of Cedar Ave. on Co. Rd. 42 (Stay tuned. Depending on the Covid-19 situation, this may change.)

LADIES’ NIGHT OUT: Cancelled until further notice. If you have questions, contact Anita Brown @ 952-881-9532.

OTHER SHOWS AND EVENTS (CHECK AHEAD FOR CANCELLATIONS)

MT. OLIVET MOTORHEADS & MINNETONKA DRIVE-IN: Tues., June 2, arrive between 6:30 - 7:30 p.m., eat at 7:30 p.m., Pastor Kalland will lead devotions @ 7:30. Covid-19 guidelines will be followed. 4658 Shoreline Dr., Spring Park, MN

COPS-N-RODDERS CAR SHOW: Sun., June 7, 9 - 2:30 p.m., Norm’s Tire, 2767 Long Lake Rd., Roseville, MN

ALL FORD PICNIC/CAR SHOW: Sun., June 7, 9 - 3 p.m., Dunwoody College, 818 Dunwoody Blvd., Mpls., MN

EDDIE COCHRAN WEEKEND: Jun. 5 - 7, Friday is the cruise-in social, Saturday car show at 8 a.m., and a cruise at 4 p.m. Albert Lea, MN; Stephanie Kibler, 507-373-8003

BACK TO THE FIFTIES WEEKEND: June 19 - 21, CANCELLED

REVELATION CAR SHOW: Sat., June 27, 9 - 2 p.m., 9801 France Ave., Bloomington, MN

KAPOSIA DAYS CAR SHOW: Sat., June 27, 9 - 3 p.m., SSP Community Ctr., 6th & Marie, South St. Paul, MN

EDITOR’S NOTE: Just a reminder: This listing is in no way a complete one. I just list the events closer to home that may be of interest to our readers, or are favorites with our members. For a more comprehensive list, go to Eventswithcars.com., or find the latest issue of the MSRA Linechaser.

LADIES’ NIGHT OUT - CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE

Due to the Coronavirus that is plaguing our world, the Southern Cruzer ladies decided to cancel their evening out

until this Covid-19 thing has run its course. Editor’s note: I shudder to think how wild that first outing will be

once they get back together. You won’t want to miss that one! Just kidding, ladies.

CRUISE NIGHTS (CHECK AHEAD FOR CANCELLATIONS) CARS & CAVES: 5/30, 6/27, 7/25, 8/29, and 9/26, 8 - 12 p.m., Chanhassen Autoplex, 8150 Audubon Rd.

HENDERSON CRUISE NIGHT: Every Tues. 5 - 8 p.m., starting May 19, and going to Sept. 15

CULVER’S SAVAGE CRUISE NIGHT: Every 3rd Tues., 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, & 9/15, 5:30 - 8 p.m., Savage, MN

MONTGOMERY ROLL-IN: Every 3rd. Tues., 6/16, 7/21, 8/18, & 9/15, 4 - 8 p.m., Montgomery, MN

CULVER’S COTTAGE GROVE: Every Wed. night, May - ?, 5 p.m. - Dark, Cottage Grove, MN

CULVER’S ROSEMOUNT CRUISE-IN: Every other Thurs., May 7 - Oct. 22, 6 - 8 p.m., D’town Rosemount, MN

PRIOR LAKE WEEKLY ROLL-IN: Every Thurs., June - Sept., 4 - 7 p.m., Tractor Supply, Hwy 13, Prior Lake, MN

A&W CRUISE NIGHT: Every Thurs., 5 - 9 p.m., A&W drive-in, 9061 Buchanan Trail, Inver Grove Hgts., MN

CARS & US: Every Fri. & Sat. night, Apr 24 - Oct.17, 6 - 9 pm., Applebee’s, 9601 Lyndale Ave., Bloomington, MN

SUMMER SPECTACULAR CANCELLED FOR 2020, BE BACK IN 2021!

Because of the circumstances caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Southern Cruzer board made the sad deci-

sion to cancel the Summer Spectacular, scheduled for Saturday, August, 29. This cancellation follows the closing

of the “Back to the Fifties” weekend and the State Fair. Hopefully, the pandemic will be solved, and the Summer

Spectacular will be back, strong as ever, in 2021!

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How are we doing so far? We are practicing our social distancing, but my wife is carrying it a little too far. I have

not seen her in three days! Just kidding!!! Actually, she is, and has been, the voice of reason in our family. I fol-

low her advice on wearing my mask and keeping 6 feet away from other folks while out in public. One good bit of

news is that my 98 1/2 year old mother is out of the Covid wing and back in her regular room at the nursing facility

after testing negative a few times for the virus. Last summer she told us that her goal is to live to be 100, and with

her Finnish “Sisu,” I’m confident she will make it! I have said quite a few times that if I realized I was carrying the

same genes that keep her alive to 100, I would have taken better care of myself!

As time goes on, we learn more of our favorite pastimes are being cancelled, including “Back to the Fifties,” and

our own Summer Spectacular, which, after deliberation, was called off for 2020 by the Southern Cruzer board. I

know a lot of you are, including myself, bummed out over these decisions, but I think it is the right thing to do con-

sidering the circumstances. Let this Covid-19 thing work itself out and hope a miracle happens, with them finding

a good remedy that would allow us to get back to something resembling normal. If you look on page 7, you will

find that our car world has found ways to fire up our rides and get on the streets for awhile. I personally have

been on 4 drive by cruises, honoring veterans and birthdays. These drive by cruises, even if they only go a few

blocks, are worth mentioning in the Cruz News. Also, the Wednesday morning breakfast guys have had two out-

ings at Perkins’ organized by our faithful waitress, Jen. We gather out in the parking lot to catch up on the latest

with the usual smart talk added in, and Jen comes out with our pre-ordered meals. We thank Jen & Perkins’ for

doing this, and encourage all to send some business their way once this Covid thing is over!

A couple of months ago, I was hoping to find enough news to report on in these pages, and so far, so good! It

helps when someone steps up such as Chell Craigie to give me a nice article (see page 5). Since the article was

written about his car, Chell reports that he is driving the wheels off of it! After ample rain last night, the sun is now

coming out. Time to fire up the mower. It’s been 8 hours since I last mowed! Stay safe and healthy. We’ll see you

out there, somewhere. DB

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DUANE’S WORLD

Editor’s Note:

In times like these, we all

need more chuckles, and if

this Covid-19 thing keeps go-

ing, I have a bunch more of

these waiting in the sidelines!

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SOUTHERN CRUZER CAR CLUB

MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES - NO MEETING FOR MAY

GARAGE SCENE - CHELL CRAIGIE IS DRIVING “MISS DAISY” AGAIN!

I recently got a phone call from Chell describing a project just finished on his ‘55 Chevy that he calls “Daisy.” Chell was wondering if I would be interested in doing an article on the car, and of course I said, “Heck, yes!” (Well, may-be I didn’t use those exact words.) Chell was concerned with the motor’s excess oil consumption and decided to check it out. Allow me to put this in Chell’s words. “After 6 years of leaking oil, burning oil, and blow-by it was time to rebuild ‘Daisies’ engine. At highway speed I was using a quart of oil every 200 miles! Charlie Hyatt of Innovative Rod & Custom in Elko ( 952-334-3313), for-merly at Dick's Hot Rod shop, took the engine out and cleaned up the engine bay (a lot of oil on the cross mem-ber). Then my son Kris (who owns a pickup) brought it to Dan's Auto Repair in Prior Lake (952-447-3668) for the rebuild. Dan (Jr.) has a complete machine shop for any kind of engine work. Dan said when he took #6 & #8 pis-tons out of the block the top ring fell out on the floor in pieces!! That may explain some of the blow-by prob-lem. Anyway, turn-around time for the project was less than 2 weeks. Charlie re-installed the engine and ‘Daisy’ is on the road again!!” Photos from Chell Craigie and the editor

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SOUTHERN CRUZERS CURRENTLY IN THE HOSPITAL, OR CONVALESCING AT HOME

Our thoughts go out to Terry Stade and Tim Hanna who are both home after hospital visits.

There may be other members who have been hospitalized or ill. We wish them a speedy re-covery.

Judy Kemper is the club “Sunshine Lady.” Please let her know of any member in the hospital, or suffering the loss of an immediate family member. Judy’s phone number is: 952-322-5819.

CRUZ NEWS

Matt & Inga Weierke, June 3, 2000 - 20 years

Larry & Maggie Bennett, June 13, 1969 - 51 years

Karl & Diane Swanson, June 15, 1991 - 29 years

Thomas & Arlene Sawvel, June 17, 1975 – 45 years

Bill & Carolyn Corson, June 20, 1970 - 50 years

Tim & Joy Hanna, June 23, 1972 - 48 years

Chell & Karen Craigie, June 26, 1965 - 55 years

Ron & Nancy Anderson, June 27, 1994 - 26 years

Duane & Rose Barclay, June 30, 1973 - 47 years

Dave & Connie Thurber, June 30, 2018 – 2 year

WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS

No new members this month

Club membership stands at 92 paid, for a total of 163 members.

ANNIVERSARIES

June 3, Maggie Bennett

June 4, Sheryl Gardner

June 9, Dee Gartner

June 9, Eloda Hansen

June 11, Susan Biers

June 12, Bruce Brendal

June 13, Jim Reed

June 15, Dave Mueller

June 16, Connie Thurber

June 17, Linda Reed

June 20, Nancy (Anderson) Casadoro

June 20, Lois Peterson

June 21, Duane Barclay

June 22, Paul Justen CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ON

YOUR SPECIAL DAY!

BIRTHDAYS

MEMBERS LOSE LOVED ONES

In the last month, two of our Southern Cruzers have lost parents.

Our condolences go out to Chris Aden on the passing of his mother.

Condolences also go out to Jeanne Boche on the loss of her father, Ken Drangstveit, who passed on May 2.

June 22, Judy Kemper

June 24, Howard Schmitt

June 27, Paul Leidner

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CRUISING, COVID-19 STYLE

Despite all this self quarantining and social distancing, we car folks will find a way to get our rides out of the gar-

age and down the street. In the last month, we have been invited to partake in some drive-by cruises for local vet-

erans and the celebration of a couple of birthdays. The Wednesday breakfast guys have also, met twice in the

Perkins’ parking lot to enjoy dining, Al Fresco, courtesy of our waitress, Jen, and the fine folks at Perkins’.

Apple Valley drive-by cruise for navy submarine veteran, Eric Crandall, Saturday, May 9, 2020

Burnsville drive-by cruise for USMC veteran, John VanDiver, Saturday, May, 16, 2020

Happy birthday drive-by for Southern Cruzer, Bill Corson, Sunday, May 24, 2020

Photos from Jackie VanDiver, Facebook, Jerry Forness, and the editor

Outdoor dining at Perkins’, Sunday, May 3, and Thursday, May 21, 2020

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CONTACT PEOPLE

Tim Hanna (Events) 952-894-2395 Anita Brown (Ladies’ Night Out) 952-881-9532 Judy Kemper (Sunshine Lady” 952-322-5819

Terry Stade (Culver’s information) 612-716-1415

CLUB EVENTS

OTHER EVENTS

Cruzer Calendar June 2020

CHECK OUT APPLE AUTO’S WEBSITE TO FIND THE LATEST SPECIALS, OR ACCESS THEIR SITE

FROM THE SOUTHERN CRUZER WEBSITE. REMEMBER, IF YOU BUY A CAR, TIRES, PARTS, OR

HAVE SERVICING DONE, DON’T FORGET TO TELL THEM YOU ARE A SOUTHERN CRUZER.

CRUISE

NIGHTS