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A PUBLICATION OF

THE CLASSIC T-BIRD CLUB OF WISCONSIN
MAY 2025

Club Web Site: http://www.wisconsin-thunderbirds.org
Email Club News to Jim Rugg at jrugg@wi.rr.com

Hi everyone!

Norm Nichols here filling in for President Dan Shaefer who is
getting better every day but still has a long way to go. Continued
prayers for Dan and Marilyn.
I have been taking Tweety Bird on some longer drives the last
couple of weeks and she feels good.
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April 15 We held our monthly meeting at the Pizza Ranch in
Waukesha. Lots of good food followed by the meeting. Twenty-Two members there.

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April 26 We enjoyed dinner at the Silver Spur, then went to the Sunset Playhouse
to see the play Grand Hotel. There was Fifteen members in attendance.
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May 4 We kicked off the car show season with a good representation at the Lionel
RR Clubs show. Six members showed their cars Seven Thunderbirds there. Joe Miotke
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got 2 place with his 1960 red bird.
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May 6 We had our first cruise night to Sweet Dreams Restaurant in Hartland
with about Twenty members attending.
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May 17 The CTCW Annual Bird Bath at the Rugg’s home Shop. A good time to
do some last minute tinkering on the birds with lots of free advice from fellow members
or just come for the fellowship.
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May 18 Thunderbird Appreciation Day. The Venus Ford car show with the
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Thunderbird being the featured car as it is the 70 anniversary of the T Bird. The car
show will be followed by dinner at the Final Approach in Oak Creek.

Keep those calendars handy as we have a lot of events coming up this year. Also
check for changes as we are still working out some conflicts.

Keep those birds flying
Norm Nichols

CTCW Vice President

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