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NEWS Wallowa.com Wednesday, August 21, 2019 A7 Show & Shine: Event brings much show and shine Continued from Page A1 the fender off the truck and making another one,” he said. “I only had one shot to get it cut off the right spot and get it mated with the other, but we got it done.” The truck has much of its history documented in photos, something Vernam takes pride in, as it took a lot of work fi nding the photos, combing though the family’s archives. He even found one of his great grandfather with the truck. Other than a couple of pieces of trim, the pickup is fi nished. “It’s just as original as we could possibly do it,” he said. “How many vehi- cles do you see that last fi ve generations?” On Saturday, hundreds came out to show their appreciation of the vehicles and to vote for their favor- ites. Thirteen food and craft vendors were very busy catering to customers while emcee, Brett Hays, kept the crowd informed. After the awards cere- mony, a number of the car owners participated in a cruise down to Wallowa Val- ley Senior Living in Enter- prise as well as the the Alpine House in Joseph which thrilled residents to no end. Doug Crow, one of the originators of the festival, called this year’s event one of the best ever, with 130 vehicles entered into the books. Only the inaugural Show and Shine event has had more entrants, at 134. Crow also noted that atten- dance by people outside the area more than fulfi lled his expectations. The 50/50 raffl e proved a boon for everyone involved as a lucky California fam- ily on vacation walked away with $820 for their half. “I told them to make sure and spend as much as they could in Wallowa County,” Crow said with a laugh. Speaking of local, Crow said that all awards and tro- Photos by Ellen Morris Bishop TOP A 1931 Packard 840 Phaeton, owned by Lew and Carol Baynes of Joseph, was among the many locally owned, stunningly restored vintage automobiles featured at the Main Street Show & Shine car show on Aug. 16-17. LEFT Quinton and Malia Mahew of Enterprise were more enthralled with Kodiak, a 9-week- old Great Dane puppy, than with any of the shiny vehicles at the Show and Shine. Lots of people brought their dogs to both the Friday night concert and the Saturday car show. CENTER Casey Kiser and the Jakewalk Saints played blues and rock and bluesy rock from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday in Warde Park, Enterprise, as part of the Show and Shine kickoff . RIGHT This 1935 Ford 2-door sedan is nothing but fl ame. phies for the event were crafted by local artisans. Crow also wanted to offer special thanks to Candy Bunn for all her work in put- ting the event together. It seems like Dick Stan- gel and I get all the credit for this,” he said, “but Candy puts in six or seven months a year getting this together. Without her, it would never get off the ground.” Top three award winners: Kid’s Choice” 1947 Dodge Power Wagon owned by Matt Sirrine of La Grande. People’s Choice: 1935 There is a lot of bad and incorrect information out there – GET THE FACTS! Chevy 3-window coupe owned by Rick and Diana Arnett of Kendrick, Idaho. Best in Show: A 1940 Willy’s Coupe owned by Larry Soule’ of Roseburg. Soule won the Furthest Trav- eled Award at 500 miles. Kathleen Bennett 616 W. North Street, Enterprise, OR 97828 before signing up for Medicare supplements 541-426-4208 BACK COUNTRY BASH Wants to say Thank You to the: 1,200 Festival Attendees from 15 States 28 Local Business Sponsors 30+ Volunteers Chief Joseph Days Rodeo Committee Without all of you we would not be able to put on this one of a kind outdoor music festival! Mark your calendar for BCB 2020 July 31st & August 1st www.backcountrybashjoseph.com
