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Second ever Rose Festival Cruise-In provides loads of community fun plus money for scholarships
DARLENE VINSON
THE MID-COUNTY MEMO
Sunday, June 29 proved to be the perfect day for the Rose Festival Cruise-in produced and presented by the Parkrose Business Association (PBA). The weather was beautiful and the visitors came in abundance all day long to view the wide assortment of cars on display. Many of the entrants received trophies in recognition of the hours of work they put in to restoring and maintaining their vehicles. Dozens of local businesses stepped up to sponsor the awards presented in over 30 different categories.
Four ‘blow-up’ cars that were drained of water and oil then run at full throttle until they blew up, thoroughly, entertained visitors. Gamblers in the group, purchased time slots attempting to guess how long the cars would run and pocket a portion of the money put up. Typically 2 to 4 minutes would lapse before smoke began to pour from the sacrificed vehicles.
The PBA designed the event to be family friendly and had a rock climbing wall and bounce castle on hand for the kids. Toward the conclusion of the day, a tank rolled out to demolish a Honda. The gathered crowd assisted by directing the tank driver.
Food vendors made the offerings complete by serving up options ranging from Swedish pancakes to fish and chips.
Registered entrants for the event were up from 110 last year to 226 this year. The PBA reports a net profit of $7100 and will distribute one third of the money to the PBA Scholarship Fund for graduating Parkrose High seniors, a like amount to the PBA General Fund which can be directed to efforts to underwrite projects to enhance or bring public attention to the Parkrose Community. The remainder will remain in the Cruise-in account as working capital for the 2004 event.
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| Spectator looks at the engine of one of the “blow-up” cars after it blew. | |
Volunteer coach and cruise-in veteran, Ron Gomez with his 1955 Cadillac. When Gomez found his dream car he says the body was in good shape, but he stripped it to bare metal to achieve the effect you see here. |
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| Bright yellow and road ready, this 1970 Camaro made its debut entry at the Rose Festival Cruise-in sponsored by the Parkrose Business Association. Owner David Christensen has had the car for three years. | |
Ken Rydman plucked this 1934 Ford Roadster from storage just last March. Rydman bought the car to drive it and is considering joining a car club. |
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| This 1962 Chevy Impala was purchased new from Lyman Slack Chevrolet and has only 140,000 original miles on the odometer, possibly as a result of being parked in a garage since 1988. Bob Larson had to trailer it home when he bought it from the original owner to restore it to its like new condition. | ||
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