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4/26 Coffee Call at Rudy's

The t-shirt store is open! Lawrence finds a new shirt immediately.

Lani returns after successful knee surgery!

T-Shirt distribution day at cRc coffee call at Boomerang Diner! Thank you again Sam and Sheri for facilitating our order.

CRC member Dave Saunders stands beside a brass-era Selden automobile, one from the collection of the late Don Boulton of OKC. Years ago, the CRC was fortunate to have toured his magnificent collection of early motorcars. This one-of-a-kind classic is on display in the Oklahoma History Museum in OKC. Selden manufactured 7,484 automobiles from 1908 to 1914 or about 5 a day. At the time, they were priced at what would be about $85,000 in today’s dollars.

Yukon Covenant Chruch show 4/12

Thank you to James Hileman for sharing these great photos!

Calling all veterans --

The Veterans Day Parade committee and the Norman Parks and Recreation Department are looking for additional submissions to get another round of names etched into the Veterans Memorial monument wall at Reaves Park.

If you or someone you know are a Veteran and have lived in Cleveland County at some time, you may be eligible to be added. This is for both living and deceased Veterans. s available through Norman Parks Department, or Terry O'Dea can help get you in touch - 405-641-7718.

The names are engraved several weeks before the Norman Veterans parade, where they are honored then.

The memorial's centerpiece is a monolith with bronze plaques that tell the story of the Army, Marines, Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard. Engraved into the base are the names of those from Cleveland County from WWI and onward who were killed in action. On top of the monolith is an eagle carrying the American flag, created by Osage artist Shan Gray.

The 25 panels around the perimeter are for the names of veterans who have lived in Cleveland County for any duration of time. On the ground is a star, with each point representing one of the five branches of the military.

Spring Coffee Call @ Rudy's 3/1:

February 2025 - Thank you notes from both the Claremore and Clinton Veteran Centers were received at CRC World headquarters in Norman for the recent $500 per Oklahoma Veteran Centers donated by the CRC. All totaled, $3500 was gifted to the Oklahoma Veteran Centers recently.

Drumright Ok Central Tech Sunday Feb 16 2025

James H 2003 Chevy 1st in Class

Ray L 1967 Ford 2nd in Class

" A Great day for a car show, little Snow in the Morning and very little ICE on the roads. High for the day was around 30, so we didn't have to fight the heat. Lots of cars showed up for the show big show... about 8 Trucks and 4 Cars and maybe a few more outside. I think everyone there placed. But I have my first Trophy of the 2025 year." -Ray L

Not your Aunt’s 1965 Karmann-Ghia, but a sharp 2026 model!

cRc coffee call at world headquarters

A nice turnout this morning for coffee and conversation. Sam gave us an update on the Okie Nationals as well as our joint project with the Moore-Norman Automotive Tech Center. Everyone is pleased with the thoroughness of their work.

Bill Nations, long time member of the CRC and owner of a 1956 Continental convertible, passed away this last week. While Bill has not been an active member of the club for some time, we are sad to say goodbye and send our best wishes for his family. In the past, Bill had been mayor of Norman, as well as a State of Oklahoma Representative.

Goldsby Airfield Coffee Call

CRC members were treated to a very tasty buffet breakfast at the Goldsby field Feb. 8th, consisting of pancakes, chocolate pancakes, blueberry pancakes, french toast, sausage links, scrambled eggs, hash browns, biscuits and sausage gravy, an assortment of jams, juices, and condiments, plus bottomless coffee…..all for the donation of $7 which goes to Oklahoma Youth Aviation! The buffet opened at about 8 am to a hungry crowd of club members and aviators. We eat there every month on the 2nd Saturday breakfast call. If you have never been out to Perry Field in Goldsby for this, it is high time to get in your classic and roll south on I-35, exiting on the exit south of Riverwind. The rural field is along the freeway on the SE side of the highway.

OKIE NATIONALS 2025

The OKIE NATIONAL steering committee, comprised of 8 regional car clubs, is beginning to meet and hammer out the details for the 2025 Okie National meet. The CRC representatives on this committee are Sam Klatt and Mitch Phillips. See map below.

Jan. 25th -- A fine group turned out for coffee call at Boomerang this weekend. A great way to beat some winter cabin fever: hot food, great cars, and cRc company. Just what the doctor ordered!

Remembering cRc member James Dustman

James Richard Dustman tribute.pdf

Saturday, Jan. 18th-- at Midway coffee call, we were treated to a visit from Allan and Tina Mallory, adult children of charter CRC members Glenn and Carol Mallory (both deceased). Allan works with Moore Norman Tech (Automotive repair school) and came to share info about their program with our club.

A new annual event begins.

Welcome cRuisers to a fun new event we plan to do every January 1st beginning with the one that 14 of us did this year. The ultimate destination was the Norman Veteran Center where we staged an impromptu car show in the back parking lot for the residents to see and enjoy. We hope more will consider doing this again on January 1, 2026!!!

Early morning shift at Rudy's 12/24:

2024 cRc Christmas Party

Just a few of the 80 people who attended our cRc annual Christmas party at the Hallbrooke Clubhouse off Rock Creek Road this past weekend. Food, great friends, and fun entertainment made for a fun time for all. Thank you Kelley Butler for providing the nice clubhouse, Midway grocery for the main course and service, St. Thomas More Catholic Church for the tables and chairs, Lani for the ice, soft drinks, and table setup and decorations, and Andres and Maya for the entertainment. Tommy won the prize at the hard fought bead game. Merry Christmas to all from the vast staff of the CRC car club, Norman's BEST and OKLAHOMA'S FINEST!

Norman Christmas Parade

Bob's 1947 Dodge

New wheels and tires- looking great!

early shift coffee call

At Midway Deli

caRols Fall cRuise to Medicine Park and Mt. Scott - 2024

The club wishes to thank Carol and Jim Hoffman for the great pre-planning and execution of our fall cRuise. In fact, ALL OF OUR CRUISES ARE IMAGINED, ORGANIZED, TESTED, PLANNED, and EXECUTED by Carol and Jim. THANKS!!!!!

Saturday August 24th, a BLOCKBUSTER COMBO of coffee call at BOOMERANG and then our Fall cRuise to Medicine Park and Mount Scott!!! A drop-dead gorgeous view awaited 18 cRc members laden with full tummies from our meal at Riverside Cafe in Medicine Park.

Carol and Jim had a private dining room waiting for us when we arrived and we bypassed the queue and had our own dedicated waitstaff.

Everyone's vehicle made it easily to the top and it was worth the visions of "plummeting end over end down a near vertical cliff" to make the exciting drive up and down the mountain......but we all survived.

Medicine Park was hoppin'! In these photos, Carol issues route instructions to Roy for the Elgin to Medicine Park run. They were like, " Follow Ken's Cadillac, and don't let Dave and Marilyn pass you because they are supposed to be bringing up the rear!

Well first things first.....who took a slightly wrong turn in Elgin and finally had to resort to using Google Maps to find us?

We were oh-so close also. Well, we're not saying who that was, but we are saying that the drive down was quite pretty on the very "green-for-August" back country roads of Oklahoma.

crc member, jock (left)

During lunch, we were treated to an excellent lecture by Emeritus Geology Professor and senior cRc member Jock Campbell who helped us (as well as the wait-staff) understand where all those little round cannonball size rocks came from that are unique to this part of Oklahoma and most of the United States. We also learned why "fracking" can cause minor earthquakes.

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