Ephrata going chrome
JOEL MARTIN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 2 months AGO
Attendees check out vehicles at last year’s Anything with Wheels Show and Shine car show. This year’s show is Saturday.
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Kelly Cash of Coulee Dam shines his 1956 Chevrolet half-ton pickup at the 2023 Anything with Wheels Show and Shine in Ephrata. This year’s show is Saturday.
Joel Martin has been with the Columbia Basin Herald for more than 25 years in a variety of roles and is the most-tenured employee in the building. Martin is a married father of eight and enjoys spending time with his children and his wife, Christina. He is passionate about the paper’s mission of informing the people of the Columbia Basin because he knows it is important to record the history of the communities the publication serves. | July 19, 2024 3:10 AM
EPHRATA — The cars — and trucks, and motorcycles, and whatever else — will gleam in the sun again Saturday at the Anything with Wheels Show and Shine car show.
This is the show’s 13th year, according to Rita Witte, director of the Ephrata Chamber of Commerce, which organizes the show.
“It's evolved,” Witte said. “We started with probably about 75 people, and the highest we've had is about 150.”
Witte wasn’t sure how many entries there were this year, because while some vehicle owners register online, others prefer to go old school and fill out registrations in person at the chamber office, she said.
The “anything with wheels” part is for real. Any kind of vehicle is welcome at the show, Witte said.
“We have rat rods, we have Bel Airs, motorcycles, just all kind of things.”
Vehicles can be registered online for $25 at the chamber’s website, www.ephratachamber.org.
C Street will be closed from First Avenue Northwest to First Avenue Southwest, Witte said, and Division Avenue from Basin Street to the alley behind D Street across from the courthouse, Witte said. Along with the vehicles, there will be food and craft vendors set up around the area, she added.
Judging will be from 10 a.m. to noon, Witte said. There’s also a Kids Choice prize, where children get to pick their favorite car, and a poker walk, where attendees stop at five stations to build up a winning poker hand.
Entrants will receive a goodie bag with gifts and coupons from local businesses, Witte said. Each entrant will also be entered in a raffle to win a washer and dryer valued at $1,500, donated by Moore Furniture. Attendees who aren’t showing a vehicle can also buy a raffle ticket for $1, Witte said.
Weather for the event is expected to be in the triple digits, but plenty of cold drinks and cool cars will be on-hand to offset the weather.
Joel Martin may be reached via email at [email protected].
Kelly Cash of Coulee Dam shines his 1956 Chevrolet half-ton pickup at the 2023 Anything with Wheels Show and Shine in Ephrata. This year’s show is Saturday.ARTICLES BY JOEL MARTIN
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