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NEWS AND NOTES
NAPA Trunk or Treat Cruise-In:
Friday was a wonderful evening for a Trunk-or-Treat Cruise-in at the NAPA Auto Parts Store in Hilliard, Ohio.
There were more than 20 cars in attendance. Plenty of kids, costumes, and candy provided an enjoyable autumn evening.
American Legion Southway Post #144 Trunk-N-Treat:
Shaun "Big Dawg" Sanders and the C-Town Cruisers were back at the American Legion Southway Post #144 on Sunday hosting the annual Trunk-N-Treat Car, Bike & Truck Show.
The show featured a costume contest for the adults, kids, and pets, a hayride, plenty of candy, and lots of beautiful rides and good friends.
With crisp temperatures and lots of sunshine, the C-Town Cruisers registered 66 vehicles.
The Vienna Door Company sponsored this year's awards. There were trophies for the "Favorite 50" along with trophies for Best Kid, Adult and Pet Costume, Best Dressed Vehicle, Kids Favorite, Vienna Door Company's Favorite, DJ's Favorite, and Best of Show.
For some unexplained reason, a Jeff Tolley-1 and a Jeff Tolley-2 appear this time of year. It kind of reminds me of a Big Foot sighting.
Here are the Best Costume winners:
The Best Dressed Vehicle Award went to Kenny G and Sue and their "Goolish" 2016 Dodge Challenger Hellcat.
The Kids' Favorite was the 1971 Chevy Nova belonging to the Head Mechanic (Sandy).
The Vienna Door Company selected Vic & Vickie Cunningham's 1965 Plymouth Barracuda as its "Favorite". The color might have influenced the pick.
The DJ's Favorite, Shaun's pick, was the 2017 Harley Davidson Street Glide of Randy Armentrout.
The Best of Show Award went to Mark Enyart and his 1962 Chevy Impala SS.
Here are the rest of the vehicles that participated in the show:
The C-Town Cruisers have two more shows this year. This Saturday (November 2nd) they will be at The Point on Main. This is a change of date. The show was originally scheduled for November 3rd but moved to November 2nd. The final show will be their annual Veterans Day Car Show on November 11th at the American Legion Southway Post #144.
Crossroads Car, Truck, & Bike Shows at Earthworks Cafe and Mound City Little League Benefit:
The Crossroads Events team hosted two car shows in Newark this past weekend.
On Saturday the team was back at Earthworks Cafe at Newark Station for the October show.
Otavio Jackson received the Veteran Owned Vehicle Award with his 1987 Ford F-150 XLT pickup.
The Best in Show pick was the 2010 Harley Davidson Tri Glide belonging to T. M. Grimm.
On Sunday the team moved to the Mound City Little League Ballfield in Newark to host a benefit show to help raise money for the Little League.
Jim Smith's 1936 Dodge Coupe received the Veteran Owned Vehicle Award.
Best in Show went to Steve Kidwell and Nancy for their 1938 Chevrolet Business Coupe.
The Crossroads Events team is down to its last four shows of the season. This coming weekend they will be at Cristy's Pizza in Baltimore, Ohio on Saturday and West Church Social in Newark on Sunday. The following weekend (November 9th and 10th) they will be at Steak 'n Shake in Newark on Saturday and the season's final show at the Wings & Rings in Lewis Center on Sunday.
Other Shows:
- On Saturday, Dale Pearce took a little trip to Hillsboro, Ohio to participate in the Helping With Horsepower Car, Truck, Jeep, and Bike Show. The show had 70 vehicles in attendance. Dale went home with a "Top 20" Award for his 1950 Chevy 3600 pickup. The Best in Show went to Victor Quick with a 1957 Ford Fairlane 500.
- I received word over 150 cars attended the Kidspalooza Show Saturday in Circleville, Ohio. Not bad considering the show was postponed a month thanks to the weather.
That's it for the last weekend of October. There are two more weekends of shows so don't put your car away just yet. Hopefully, the weather will cooperate.
I want to thank Dale Pearce and Frank Russell for contributing content this week.
Stay safe out there. I hope to see you at one of the last remaining shows this season.
Would look forward to discussing Car Show Event at
Columbus Oktoberfest 2025
September 5-7,2025
Hi Wayne,
I only list and report on Central Ohio car events. I do not get involved with planning and putting on events. Here are three names I recommend you contact.
Frank Russell - crossroadsevents@aol.com
Shaun D Sanders - You can message him on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/shaun.sanders.3194
Dan "Boots" Longenette - Auto Smarts Radio Cruise and Ride. You can also message him on FB. https://www.facebook.com/danboots.longenette