FEATURED EVENT:
Cops & Rodders 2005

Saturday July 16th 2005.

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There were plenty of things to keep the children busy. There a bounce house and a "dunk a cop" tank…that if you were a child and could not dunk them with a softball, you were allowed to just go up and push the button…. lots of laughs from the little ones. There was also a playground in which the little ones could play without worrying about "touching" a hot rod. One of our little ones was escorted back to camp by an officer in blue, because after spinning on a ride in the playground for about an hour he decided to throw up 4 times.
The raffle stuff was plentiful, though for the first time I didn’t win anything. But plenty of people did, as there was $14,000 in donated raffle prizes to be had. The 50/50 raffle netted someone else $146.00.

This event also had a contest called "Gravity Drags" where they ran a competition between cars rolling down a hill with their engines off. I wonder if this is what started the "Soap Box Derby" craze?

There were plenty of awards for the various classes of cars. I lost track of how many divisions there were, must a been about a hundred, many people walked away with plaques, even someone I know who was out of town on business and asked me to take her car, won 2nd place in the Chevy Division for her 64 Impala that I drove in for her.

All in all this is an excellent event for the FUN of it, and the money raised benefits local Schools and Youth Programs. The day starts early, but by 3:00pm most people were well on their way home, and because it was a Saturday event, it didn’t kill a weekend. I highly recommend this event.

I’ll see ya’ll at the next event down the road, whether it’s Hot Rods or Harleys.

Nick