Special points of interest:

Annual Car Show—Sept

16

Next cruise-in will be Sept

8 @ Route 66 Hotel

Next member meeting

Sept 13 @ Fritz's

Mystery Cruise will be

Sept 20

I guess the news this month could come under the headline “Welcome Route 66 Cruisers Car Club.”

We have a new sponsor, The Route 66 Hotel & Conference Center. They have wel-comed us with open arms and are eager for us to have our monthly cruise-ins at the hotel. We’ll get extra parking spaces and the restaurant will crank out the food and beverages for our delight. It only seems appropriate that our club be affiliated with another “Route 66” entity.

And, since we’re talking Route 66, the Village of Sherman has also welcomed us.

Our car show this September 16th will be at the Sherman Village Park…appropriately

on old Route 66. The Village is eager to have us and they look forward to our show

as an annual event.

D. Walker,

Treasurer

Route 66 Cruisers

Route 66 Cruisers Newsletter

Inside this issue:

President's Message 1

Treasury Note 1

Birthdays 2

D's Trivia 2

Website News 2

Cruise Schedule 3

Mystery Cruise 3

Cruise-in Reviews 4

2018 Car Show 5

Cruise-in Etiquette 5

Calendar 6

President Don Highley

(217) 585-8350

Vice President Jennifer Abney

Secretary Melissa Roberts (217) 306-7938

Treasurer Ditmar Walker (217) 528-1693

Membership Chair Pam Scattergood (217) 899-7222

Sergeant At Arms Pam Meyer

(217) 416-0833

Director Cruise-In Teardown

Jeff Langley

Web Master Jim Gatlin

Registration Pam Meyer, Lis

Moore, Pam Scattergood

Newsletter Editor Carla Rapps

(217) 652-7942

Set Up/Parking Sam Abney, Derek Roberts,

Andy Wilber

2018 Board Officers

Www.Route66Cruisers.com

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page.

Check out our newly de-

signed website!

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President's Message

Hello Rt 66 Cruisers, We have made some changes of which you need to be aware. We will NO longer be conducting cruise-ins at Hardees'. All future cruise-ins will be at the Rt 66 Hotel & Con-ference Center South 6th Street. They are a new sponsor for our car club, replacing Har-dees. The new sponsor was approved by the entire Rt 66 Car Club Board at the last board meeting. We are now prepared to do our car show in full fashion.

Upcoming car club events are:

A NEW cruise-in at the Rt 66 Hotel on September 8th from 5:30 to 8:30PM. Hot dogs and hamburgers will be available to purchase from an outside grill.

Our Car Show is on Sunday, September 16 from 8AM to 4PM. Remember our car show is in Sherman, IL. at the new Sherman Community Park. It is on the West side of Old Route 66. Hope to see you at both events!

Next members meeting is September 13 at Fritz's on MacArthur. Come early and enjoy a good meal before the meeting!

September

Treasury Note

Birthday Celebrations Page 2

4 Carter Logue

4 Chuck Lewis

4 Sharon Warren

6 John Carpenter

8 Jay Hocking

11 Juli Dowding

September

Happy birthday

from the

Route 66 Cruisers

Car Club!!

Www.route66cruisers.com

D's Trivia

1. Approximately 40—50 sunken ships lie off the coast of FL, yet to be found. It is

estimated they contain $2.5 billion in treasure.

2. If you are a Capricorn, you are most likely to cheat on your spouse.

3. A ticket price for the Beatles' last live concert in 1969 held in San Francisco was

just $6.50.

4. Bridget Driscoll was the first person to be run over by a car in 1896.

5. There are 540 billionaires in the US with a collective net worth of $2.4 trillion.

6. London, England in 1854 had a train designed to carry dead people to a ceme-

tery 23 miles outside of London.

16 Karon Fleming

18 Karen Goulden

23 Darrell Elder

27 Paige Ballinger

30 Amy Bull

14 Jim Kreiser

15 Rob Lewis

15 Jackie Billings

16 Peter Dowding

16 Michael Roberts

16 Ryan Miller

Website News

Greetings All!

Those members who want pictures of their car/cars on the club's web page can still

either submit a photo (or photos) to me at jgatlin1@gmail.com or if you want I can

take a photo or two of your vehicle at a cruise-in. Let me know. Thanks!

Jim Gatlin

Webmaster

Cruise-In Schedule

Mystery Cruise

Our August mystery cruise

took us to Mario's on Clearlake. The

food was plentiful and good. Service

was fantastic. We had 14 members

turnout. Our August winner of a free

dinner was John Weinhoeft. Come

join us on September 20 for the next

mystery cruise and see where our

hostesses take us this time. As usual,

we will meet at the Kmart on Clearlake

(close to Walgreens) at 6p.m. Once

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Date Day Location Time

September 8 Saturday Route 66 Hotel 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

September 16 Sunday Car & Truck Show

Village Park in Sherman

9:00a.m.—4:00 p.m.

October 13 Saturday Route 66 Hotel 5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

October 28 Sunday Route 66 Hotel 1:00 p.m.—4:00 p.m.

there, our

hostesses will let us in on the mystery of where we

will be going. We will leave promptly at 6:15. You

can arrive in your daily driver if you wish.

PLEASE feel free to ask where we are going. We

don't want anyone to get left behind or lost

For a full schedule of events, including member meetings go to the Route 66 Cruisers website @

www.route66cruisers.com and check out the club calendar!

25th Anniversary Mugs

TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY MUGS

In honor of the Route 66 Cruisers Car Club's 25th anniversary, honorary club members & regular members

will receive a mug. These were distributed at the picnic. If you haven't received yours, mugs may be picked

up at the next cruise-in on Sept. 8th at the Route 66 Hotel & Conference Ctr. in Springfield from 5:30 to

8:30pm at registration. You may also pick up a mug at the next membership meeting on Sept. 13th at Fritz's

Wagon Wheel Restaurant.

Cruise-in @ Hardee's

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The August 11 Hardees Cruise

-in (the last Hardee's cruise-in

we will have) was a success.

Once again, Mother Nature

blessed us with a beautiful

evening. We had 67 cars on

display. Our Poker Walk was

won by Peggy Neal and the

worst hand was Arlene

Flury’s . Don't forget to get your card at the next cruise-in. It is free to play. Prizes are awarded

for best and worst hand. Larry Flesner was the lucky winner of the 50/50 drawing. Our next

cruise-in is at Route 66 Hotel Sept 9 5:30—8:30. Between the door prizes, Poker Walk and

50/50, maybe you can be our next winner!!!

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2018 Annual Car Show

Everything is all set for our 5th annual car show this September 16th, 2018. This year it will be

held at Sherman Village Park. Signs will be set out to direct you. Watch for the car show ush-

ers who will direct you where to park.

Registration will be open from 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.. Remember, the first 100 registrants will

receive a free t-shirt. The registration fee is $20. Judging will begin at 12:00 and trophies will

be awarded after all tabulations are complete (approx. 4:00 p.m).

There are a lot of great door prizes that will be issued throughout the day. If your name is

called, you will draw a number and the prize that is assigned that number will be yours. We

will have a 50/50 drawing, there will be a live band and a great concession for food and snacks.

Let’s cross our fingers for good weather. Come out and join us for a great day!

Good Luck to all participants.

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Car Show & Cruise-in Etiquette

We all love showing off our cars, right? Here's a few “rules of the road” that we can share!

1. Please don't touch the cars. Buttons and belt buckles and rings can scratch, food and drink can dribble, but we want them to look and admire! If you have folks that are interested in looking at your car, please be polite when telling them to not touch, but also tell them about your car, why you love it, and invite ques-tions. Be patient. The more they know, the more likely they are to become life-long car lovers, and we want more of those!

2. Be available for questions and comments. Share your love of classics!

3. Offer real advice and be helpful! We all have mysteries that sometimes need an additional brain – or a committee – to figure out. And the “newbies” sometimes need what the old timers have already learned. It's okay to ask questions – and to receive polite answers.

4. Be respectful of others. We all have different tastes – and different wallets.

5. Watch, look, and listen. Step aside if someone wants to take a picture. You may show up on the cover of a rotogravure!

6. Control your own pets and children. Make sure that your pets use designated areas, and clean up after them. Teach your children to be respectful of the cars and owners.

7. If you want a choice spot, get there early! Parking officials need to fill up the lot – most know to leave

enough room for doors and set up. Come with your friends, if possible, so that you can park together. And

if you know that you will be leaving early, park closer to the exit, to limit the risk of bumping corners or peo-

ple.

8. Let the judges judge. They only have so much time to judge each car: distracting them will not get you ex-

tra points.

9. Abide by the judges' decision. Congratulations if you win the top prize! If you suspect foul play, next time

don't play in their sandbox.

10. You are a guest of the host of the show. How you act reflects on your club, as well as yourself. We want our

shows to continue, and we all would like to be invited again next year!

Carla Rapps, Newsletter Editor

2800 S. Lincoln Ave

Springfield IL 62704

Phone: 217-652-7942

Email:cjrapps@sbcglobal.net

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Check out our newly

designed website!

www.route66cruisers.com

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