30 Years of Good Times
Story Dave Huber Photos Herman Howell
T he Okolona Street Rods and the Kentucky NSRA Safety Team hosted the 30th Annual Safety/Appreciation Day on April 27 at The Woods at Cedar Springs in Louisville, Kentucky. Great food was served, and a huge Silent Auction was held with proceeds going to the WHAS
plus attending the event from Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio. The OSR Club Memorial Award went to Pat Stigler with his ‘37 Ford coupe and the NSRA Safety Award winner was Johnny Hopewell’s ‘65 Ford Falcon. The club thanks everyone who has supported them for 30 years.
donated $11,626, their largest amount ever. The entire OSR club also sends thanks to all street rod- ders supporting their rodding events at Mike Linnig’s. Donnie Jeffries and the KY Safety Team inspected over 30 rods that cruised in out of 300-
Free Safety Inspections Any time you would like to have your street rod NSRA Safety Inspected, let one of our team members know. We are available year-round and if you have some repairs to do after the inspection, we’ll come back for a second look when the repairs are done. Kentucky NSRA Safety Team NSRA Safety Award Johnny Hopewell Ford Falcon
Okolona Memorial Award Pat Stigler ‘37 Ford
Crusade for Children. The WHAS Crusade for Children is an annual telethon broadcast by WHAS-TV and WHAS-Radio (AM) in Louisville, Kentucky. The telethon benefits a wide range of children’s charities throughout Kentucky and southern Indiana. The Okolona Street Rods donate to the WHAS Crusade for Children each year and this year they
The Okolona Street Rods donated $11,626 to the WHAS Crusade for Children this year, their largest amount ever.
Our final stop was the convert- ed Fire House turned Denver Broncos Museum of Kevin and Sue Nunn. With a wall of neon Bronco signs, helmets on display, and other memorabilia, this is the ulti- mate Bronco’s collection. Kevin
Lyle Anderson
Rick & Domonica Esgar
our last visit, we see new and dif- ferent collectables every time. Rick and Domonica have a Shelby Hertz GT 350 which is worth way more than a glance, but the best part of the stop is their collection of automobilia, signs, gas pumps and more.
and Sue provided the location, and the Outlaws Car Club provid- ed lunch for the group to end a perfect day. If you plan on attend- ing the Rocky Mountain Nationals in 2026, come early and enjoy our invitation to join us Wednesday morning, June 24, 2026.
Justin Manweiler
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