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Checking out some classics at Saturday’s Cars for a Cause are Karlos Karolis, Robyn Miller and her daughter and car show organizer, McKeely Miller. Karolis was one of the car
show participants and owns the black and white Corvette in the background.
Cars for a Cause event shines at fairgrounds
By Angel Carpenter
Blue Mountain Eagle
Old and new vehicles were
gleaming during the “Cars for
a Cause” show Saturday at the
Grant County Fairgrounds in
John Day.
McKeely Miller, who will
be a Grant Union senior this
fall, organized the event to
fulfill her senior project grad-
uation requirement ahead of
schedule.
The array of cars and
trucks, 21 in all, included a
2017 C7 Grand Sport Cor-
vette, which Miller’s grand-
father Bill Thomason recent-
ly purchased.
“My parents and grand-
parents helped with every-
thing,” Miller said. “A lot of
people I invited came out.”
Other vehicles in the mix
included muscle cars, antique
trucks, classic cars and Euro-
pean luxury models, as well
as a couple 4x4s.
“I like going to car
Cars for a Cause organizer
McKeely Miller said she was
happy to finish her senior
project early with a car show
event, one of her favorite
pastimes, while raising
funds for good causes.
shows,” Miller said. “It’s one
of my favorite things to do,
that and visiting car dealer-
ships.”
Miller raised more than
$900 from the car show en-
try and gate fees, which will
benefit Blue Mountain Hos-
Eagle photos/Angel Carpenter
Organizer McKeely Miller’s grandfather Bill Thomason
of Bend brought his 2017 C7 Grand Sport Corvette to
Saturday’s Cars for a Cause car show.
pital’s gas cards for cancer
patients and BrightSide Ani-
mal Center in Redmond.
“I’m glad a lot of people
came,” Miller said during
the show. “It’s really fun — I
love it.”
Results:
Classic: 1955 Chevy 210
owned by Jim and Sheri Bel-
more of Mt. Vernon
Sports/Hot Rod: 2017 C7
Grand Sport Corvette owned
by Bill Thomason of Bend
4x4: 1974 Ford Bronco
owned by Jason Miller of
John Day
European Luxury: 2004
BMW M3 owned by Tom
Thomason of Bend
Jason Miller flips some burgers for the car show
participants at Cars for a Cause.
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