Letters to the Editor
Classic Cruisers appreciate support
To the Editor:
The Classic Cruisers wish to express our deep appreciate to all of the sponsors, merchants, participants, spectators, and other individuals for the support we received this year.
Your generous donations, door prizes, silent auction items and participation were instrumental in making the 2010 Freedom Festival and Apple Festival car shows successful.
Due to this generosity the club was able to raise $7,500 this year between the two car shows and will be distributing to the following charities throughout the area.
Riley's Children's Hospital -- $5,000.
Linton Civitan Clothe-A-Child -- $500.
Linton Community Food Pantry -- $750.
Town of Bloomfield/Bless This Dinner Program -- $500.
Bloomfield Community Food Pantry "White Christmas" -- $750.
The club would also like to thank the City of Linton, Linton Chamber of Commerce, Linton Park Board, Town of Bloomfield, and the Bloomfield Apple Festival Committee for their continued support of the shows.
In addition, we would like to extend a special "Thank You" to Harrah Manufacturing, Ivan Sparks, the O'Neil family, and the Bloomfield Main Source Bank for allowing us to use their properties for the Apple Festival Car Show and to the "Bloomfield Word of Life Fellowship Church" for providing food and refreshments during the Apple Festival Car Show.
Here is a list of our sponsors for the Linton Freedom Festival and the Bloomfield Apple Festival 2010 Car Shows:
1. AutoZone of Linton
2. Bloomfield Dairy Queen
3. Bloomfield State Bank
4. Bredeweg Stump Removal
5. City Pest Control
6. Dr Curt Vandeventer
7. Dr Owen Batterton
8. Edward Jones (Randall Brown, Agent
9. Farmers & Mechanics
10. Fish Masonry
11. Gainey Painting
12. Harvest Community Church
13. Hasler Oil Company
14. Helms Photography
15. Hi-Lift Jack Company
16. Hoosier Insurance Agency
17. Hunters Drive-in
18. Iron Pit Restorations, Jeff Taylor Owner
19. Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home
20. Midwest Gas
21. Minks Body Shop
22. Pafford Realty
23. Pioneer
24. QV Automotive
25. REMC
26. Richard Brown Insurance
27. SAIC
28. Scotland Snapper Sales
29. Sportsman Pub
30. State Farm (Felton Agency)
31. State Farm (Tracy Keene, Agent)
32. Sunrise Construction (Mike Mair, Owner)
33. (Anonymous Donor)
The following is the list of this year's merchant donations for various door prizes and silent auction items.
1. Advance Auto Parts
2. Auto Zone
3. Barn Heart Crafts
4. Bloomfield Farm Bureau Insurance
5. Bloomfield State Bank employees
6. Bloomfield Subway
7. Bloomfield Supply & Hardware Store.
8. Bradfield Landscape
9. Charlotte's Unique Boutique
10. Correll LP Gas
11. Deno's Auto Upholstery of Huntingburg
12. Fish Masonry
13. Floyd's Flowers
14. Gainey Painting
15. Hasler Oil & NAPA of Bloomfield
16. Haywood Printing & Stained Glass
17. Hi-Lift Jack - Bloomfield Manufacturing
18. Jenkins & Sons Funeral Home
19. Judy Wise, Longaberger
20. Kinnett Auto Sales
21. La Fiesta Mexican Restaurant - Linton
22. Linton Casey's General Store
23. Linton NAPA
24. Linton Radio Shack
25. Linton Sporting Goods
26. Linton Wendy's
27. Mai-Sunami Nails & Spa of Bloomington
28. Main Street Sports
29. Markle Music in Linton
30. QT's Custom Active Wear
31. Richard Brown Insurance
32. Sears Hometown Store -- Linton
33. Senoj Salon of Bloomington
34. Shields Hardware & Supply
35. State Farm Insurance (Vince Felton) of Linton
36. Taco Bell Restaurant in Linton
37. Taylor Creations
38. The Pepperoni Grill
39. The Shae' Lynn Floral & Gift Shoppe
40. Yesterday's Antiques & Primitives
For information on becoming a member of the Classic Cruisers, we have our membership application available to download from our Classic Cruisers Web site at: http://classiccruisers.org . There you can also view numerous photos taken throughout this year and from many previous years. For more information you may also call the Classic Cruisers, Secretary Gary Howell at 384-3173 or our Vice President, Butch Bovenschen at 381-4671.
We always welcome new members with new ideas !
You may also join us at our "informal monthly cruise-in" held at the Bloomfield Dairy Queen located at 309 W. Main Street in Bloomfield. We meet on the fourth Sunday of the month and the cruise-ins are held during the months of March to October -- (4 to 7 p.m.). Throw a folding chair in the trunk and come join us !
Gary Howell
Classic Cruisers, Secretary
Bloomfield