HAPPY VALENTINE S DAY IF YOU WERE ALIVE 100 YEARS AGO, THIS IS THE KIND OF CARD YOU COULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE.

HAPPY VALENTINE S DAY IF YOU WERE ALIVE 100 YEARS AGO, THIS IS THE KIND OF CARD YOU COULD EXPECT TO RECEIVE.

Page 2 Cruzer Merchandise License Plate Plaques - $20.00 Ron Willson 952-892-6081 Club Window Stickers Jim Neher 952-435-3180 2019 Officers Jerry Forness President 612-719-6088 Jack Keenan V. President 952-758-9754 Duane Barclay Secretary 952-894-3165 Dick Lidbom Treasurer 952-270-0238 Jim Neher Membership 952-435-3180 INFO ***MONTHLY MEETING *** The next meeting will be Wednesday, February 20, 2019, 7 p.m., Apple Valley Ford, just east of Cedar Ave. (behind Target) on County Road 42. Cover antique valentine s card submitted by Laurie Anderson d 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 usually is mailed 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 Or e-mail to: dbarc10@gmail.com 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

Cruz News EVENTS PAGE Page 3 UPCOMING CLUB EVENTS CLUB MEETING: Wed., February 20, 2019, 7 p.m., Apple Valley Ford, east of Cedar Ave. on Co. Rd. 42 LADIES NIGHT OUT: Tues., February 26, 5 p.m., The Roasted Pear, County Rd. 42 and Nicollet Ave, Burnsville. If you have any questions, call: Anita Brown @ 952-881-9532. OTHER SHOWS AND EVENTS O REILLY AUTO PARTS CAR SHOW: Feb. 23-24, Monticello Berndes Center, 766 N. Maple St., Monticello, IA MOTORHEAD MADNESS CAR SHOW: Mar. 23-24, at the DECC, Duluth, MN Jack DeJoy, 612-849-4916 TOPPERS CAR SHOW: Mar. 30-31, Veterans Arena, W. Fargo, ND Kevin, 701-367-7762 GSTA ROD & CUSTOM SPECTACULAR: Apr. 13-14, State Fairgrounds Coliseum, St. Paul, MN BACK TO THE FIFTIES WEEKEND: June 21-23, State Fairgrounds, 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 Autoswalk.com., or find the latest issue of the MSRA Linechaser. CRUISE NIGHTS CULVER S COTTAGE GROVE: (May -?) 5 p.m.-dark, 7998 Hardwood Ave. S., Cottage Grove, MN AUTOSWALK.COM CHANGES HANDS For several years, Autoswalk.com has been in the capable hands of club member, Bill Corson. Recently Bill has announced that he is handing the program over to another concern. Autoswalk will be merging with Events with Cars, but the Autoswalk name will remain the same. So, you won t have to change anything for logging on to the Autoswalk site. Thank you, Bill, for keeping us up on all the car activity throughout the nation! HANNAS RECEIVE THE MVC AWARD Tim & Joy Hanna recently received the special Southern Cruzer Most Valuable Cruzer award. The award is for all their work in setting up cruising events for the club; setting up and maintaining the Cruzer website, a big task; and all the coordinating that has to be done to make the TSS an annual success. Jerry Forness & the editor surprised Tim with the award at a coffee date. Photo submitted by Jerry Forness. THE CHECK IS IN THE MAIL, AGAIN After two attempts, one of which included a check mangled by the post office, we were finally able to present $1500 to the Yellow Ribbon, Apple Valley Chapter. At the recent Yellow Ribbon dinner held at the Apple Valley Legion #1776, club members, Duane Barclay & Denny Borowski (both members of Post 1776) presented Yellow Ribbon president, Paul Chellsen with a pristine check. Photo by Rose Barclay

Page 4 DUANE S WORLD Wow, time is flying! Already, we are one month into the new year. It won t be long before we have to start thinking about getting the Christmas decorations out again. Years ago, when I was younger, older people would tell me that time started passing by much more quickly as you get older. I pretty much pooh poohed that idea at the time, but now I am a firm believer in that fact! Many times during the course of a week, I will glance at the clock, see that it is 4 o clock in the afternoon, and wonder where the day went. Looking back over my life, I think the days when time moved the slowest was when I was waiting to be old enough to get my driver s license! I think all you car people can understand where I m coming from on that subject. We ve certainly had a wimpy winter so far, and from what the weather experts are saying, this could be the norm from now on. Some of us like it, some of us don t. Global warming scares me. I don t want it to get so warm to the point you are constantly miserable with the heat, much like July. Oh, well, not much we can do about it, I guess. We have abused this planet much too long to change things now. Time to put on my optimist cap and on to happier things. Fast forward a few days, and the wimpy winter has been put on hold for awhile. With our recent little snow falls, it even looks like winter! This is a chance to perfectly segue into talking about Ron (Richfield) Anderson and his clothes drives that seem to have turned into a continuous event. Ron reported at our last meeting that there is a need for warm clothes, gloves, sleeping bags, etc. for the needy & homeless. If you should have any of these items taking up space in your closet or storage space, please call Ron. I m sure that he will make some kind of arrangement to get them to the folks who can use them. As a matter of fact, I have some winter clothes in our closet that could be donated to the cause, and not be missed one bit. Ron s number is: 612-869-5768. By the time this issue comes out, the MSRA awards banquet will be over, and the results of the voting for the two Car of the Year awards will have been revealed. Two Southern Cruzer members, Ken Ingram & Jerry Forness, had their cars up for voting, and we wished them well! Meanwhile, stay warm, and get out to enjoy the snow if you can. Won t be long before it s cruising time again! See you out there somewhere. DB SOUTHERN CRUZERS CLUB OFFICERS FOR 2019 Seated, L to R: Duane Barclay, Secretary, Cruz News Editor Jerry Forness, President Dick Lidbom, Treasurer Standing, L to R: Jack Keenan, Vice President Jim Neher, Membership Chairman Photo by Rose Barclay, Assistant Photographer

Cruz News Page 5 SOUTHERN CRUZER CAR CLUB MONTHLY MEETING MINUTES - January 16, 2019, Taken by Duane Barclay President Jerry Forness called the membership meeting of the Southern Cruzers to order at 7:00 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was observed. Secretary s report: A motion was made by Ed Sanders and seconded by Rose Barclay to accept the minutes of the November 2018 meeting as printed in the Cruz News. The motion passed. Treasurer s report: Dick Lidbom read the treasurer s report. Byron Nelson made a motion to approve the report. The motion was seconded by Steve Brehm, and the motion passed. A call for bills was made. Jerry Forness had one bill for $30.00 to cover the cost of the special MVC award. Jack Keenan made a motion to pay the bill, seconded by Fran Stade, and the motion passed. $340.00 in membership money from December and January was turned over to the treasury. Membership Chairperson: Jim Neher reported that club membership is 96 (171 total). No new members for this month. Jim also reported that there have been 84 membership renewals so far this year. Events: Anita Brown reported that The Ladies Night Out event is scheduled for Tuesday, January 22, 5 p.m., at the Chart House in Lakeville. Announcements: Jerry Forness announced that there is now, a Southern Cruzer Facebook page. Old Business: Jerry Forness reported that the three TSS checks were delivered in November & December. Thank you letters were received from all three charities, and were on display for the attending members. New Business: Jack Keenan reported that he sent out nine hard copies of the last Cruz News in both November & December. Jerry Forness explained an offer from Smoke Signals for the club being a signature car club at one of their events. A $500.00 fee would be required. Attending club members, unanimously, by a show of hands, voted not to be part of this. Ron (Richfield) Anderson wanted to thank the members who volunteered to wrap Christmas gifts at the Aliveness Project in December. There is still a need for warm clothing for the needy, and Ron is always collecting. Call him if you have any donations. Ron also announced that he has two tours planned for this season. One is a car cruise to Okoboji, Iowa, August 8-11. This cruise would be about 440 miles, with a stop at Britt, Iowa, for Hobo Days. Ron has a block of 20 rooms reserved. The other tour would be by Heartland Tours motor coach and going to two car museums in Illinois. The dates for this would be May 7-9. Any members interested in these events should contact Ron @ 612-869-5768, or for the bus trip call Mike @ 507-424 -2700, 651-777-7170, or e-mail at: mderosier@heartlandtoursandtravel.net for more details. TSS Business: A discussion was held on holding the 2019 Summer Spectacular at the Dakota County Fairgrounds. By a show of hands, it was indicated that the membership wants the event to proceed. Jerry Forness reported that Apple Valley Ford is back as a $5,000.00 sponsor for 2019. Jerry also reported that the business expo is signed up for another year, and all the required forms for the Fairgrounds and Castle Rock Township have been sent out. MSRA: Terry Stade welcomed back Ken Ingram who was in attendance. Terry reported that the MSRA Awards & Worker Banquet will be Saturday, January 26, 5 p.m., at the Treasure Island Casino. The next meeting will be at Apple Valley Ford in Apple Valley on Wednesday, February 20, 2019, at 7 p.m. A motion to adjourn the meeting was made by Ken Fortman; seconded by Chell Craigie; and the motion carried. The meeting was adjourned.

Page 6 CLUB NEWS SOUTHERN CRUZERS CURRENTLY IN THE HOSPITAL, OR CONVALESCING AT HOME Nothing has been reported to the editor at this time. This is a good way to start the new year! There may be members who have been hospitalized or ill. We wish them a speedy recovery. 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. BIRTHDAYS ANNIVERSARIES February 2, Joy Evans February 2, Marcia Juaire February 3, Laurie Anderson February 5, Mary Ann Clemmer February 10, Carl Weiberg February 13, Anita Brown February 16, Ron Willson February 19, Linda Taylor February 19, Ron Anderson February 20, Linda Johnson February 22Carol Oltmans Jack & Karen Keenan, February 3, 1967-52 years Jim & Linda Reed, February 12, 1961-58 years Tom & Marcia McIntosh, February 14, 1969-50 years CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY! WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS No new members this month Club membership stands at 96 for a total of 171 members. SOUTHERN CRUZER LADIES NIGHT OUT On Tuesday, January 22, seven ladies affiliated with the Southern Cruzers met at the Chart House in Lakeville for another evening of dining and conversation. I m sure it is a much better place after they hashed out many problems that are plaguing the world today! The ladies invite all who are interested to join them next month, February 26, 5 p.m., at the Roasted Pear in Burnsville. Photo submitted by Rose Barclay

Page 7 GARAGE SCENE RON (EAGAN) ANDERSON S SHOP Recently, after finishing Saturday breakfast, Ron Anderson invited us over to his shop to see the progress on the 52 Chevy he is building for his bride, Laurie. A lot has been done on the car with a lot more to go. After inspecting this project, I can tell Ron is not the type of person who spends his evenings in front of the TV watching Dancing with the Stars. Once this baby is finished, it will make a good partner for Ron s yellow El Camino at car events in the area. Check out that 468 big block, and the frenched headlights. Also, the Andy s Hot Rod Garage sign which doubles as a hanger for grill tools was made by club member, Matt Weierke! Photos by the editor CHELL CRAIGIE S 55 CHEVY GETS A LITTLE TWEAKING A few years ago, I helped Chell, with a problem of a rich running Edelbrock carburetor, by leaning out the jets & metering rods. I had done the same adjustment on Lil Darlin and gained about 3 miles per gallon. It seemed that this change didn t help very much with the fuel economy on Chell s car, and it appeared to be running too lean. In the final cruising days before it was time to put our rides to bed, we pulled the 55 into my shop and put it back to the factory settings on the carb. Chell thought it was running pretty well after several test miles. We ll know for sure when springtime comes, and Chell has a chance to put a lot more miles on it. I think this proves that if you make a change on one car, you can t always expect the same results with another car. Photo by Asst. photographer, Rose Barclay

Page 8 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. Cruzer Calendar February 2019 CLUB EVENTS 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 OTHER EVENTS CRUISE NIGHTS