Annual Keystone Garage Club Charity Car Show at Hegins Park September 26th, 2009

Hegins Park “Children’s Miracle Network” Benefit Car Show survives the weather forecast:

Well all I can say is, Great Job!” Mike and April Klinger headed up a crack team of planners all year to bring this event together. There were some bumps in the road right up until the day of the show, but everything was handled and handled well I might add. On the day of the show, some venders never showed, but Chas Pinkerton and some other committee members took the initiative to get supplies and a grill to cover the needed food for the show participants.

The weather was cold, really cold, and we were competing with the “Good Guys” show at Pocono. The rain was slated to start between two and four o’clock in the afternoon. (It actually hit at 3:00 during the awards.) Even with the dismal forecast, we still had 178 cars line the Hegins Park field. The “Garage Club” class saw 55 cars. This is what I really hoped to see, the club showing it’s true colors by participating. This made a cool impression to the rest of the show. We even received compliments that our members weren’t taking trophies away from the other show cars, a sticking point for other club’s car shows held during the year. To judge the Garage Club class we had the donation boxes at each car and the top three got awards. We raised over 500 dollars in these boxes for the Children’s Miracle Network.

We would like to thank Bruce Larson, Ken Kull, and “Bee on Video” for making our event special. It was an honor to have these truly historic cars and their very friendly and gracious owners participate in our fund raising event. These were true heros to most of us throughout their lives and still are. Their cars were a big hit at the show. Bruce even came up at the awards ceremony to say a few words. He even complimented our club and the organization of the show. Thanks Bruce!

We awarded Bruce and Ken with some custom engraved plaques to thank them for helping make our show one to remember. All the awards can be viewed by clicking the printable version below or at the bottom of the page next to the photo album of all the pics we took at the event.

We did our best to make sure that as many people as possible were able to walk away with a trophy of some sort. Our show was set up to only allow each person to be awarded one trophy. In theory that was a great idea. In reality, there were a couple small classes that skewed our best laid plans. The special awards were also designed to add to the amount of awards to be given to participants, but in some cases allowed a person to score multiple awards. We hope to adjust the rules and classes for a better distribution of awards for the show next year.

The car show flyer

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Show schedule and sponsors sheets

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The trophy winners

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Club member, Mark Brown, also had a pulled pork sandwich stand that was busy all day. CJ and Laura Young had a stand that sold some nice hand crafted jewelry and Longaberger baskets. We had a photographer come in to take pictures of the cars and sell them products with their cars on it. (I’ll try to find out if he has a website that maybe you can order something if you want to.)

Bob Zubrickie really came through for us with some absolutely cool trophies. Dave Lehr’s special awards were a hit as well on display at the stage. Butch Markel and Ron Stahl sold an amazing amount of 50/50 tickets. Amy Reichert, Mike Potts, and Melissa Aungst worked our sign up table, while Craig Morgan, Matt Murphy, and Kyle Murphy ran the forms back and forth. Molly Pinkerton did a great job organizing and overseeing our door prize and chinese auction booths at the show. Thanks to Chuck Herrold for a good job with he DJ service and sound system that he donated for free. Dave Lehr also used this system to our advantage by keeping busy interacting with the show participants and providing announcements throughout the day. Kevin Hoffman’s very well made signs kept everyone informed with where they were supposed to be and I only had to do some minor directing at the entrance to the event. The sign up booth had lots of help and kept things moving. The longest line of the day was actually pictured above.

I guess the question of the day is, “How much did the club raise for the Children’s Miracle Network?” It came out to 3,067 dollars and some odd cents after all of the costs were covered.

This was a very good profit for our first show and we hope to make even more next year. The check was hand delivered to Hershey a couple of weeks later where they gave us a tour of the facility. How did we rate compared to other car club show donations? You can read about it by clicking here for our page about the Children’s Miracle Network Tour.

Download the flyers, program & sponsor list, and sponsor list with trophy winners by clicking below.

Trophy winners & class sponsors

Class #1 - 1900-1949 Stock

Sponsor: Jo-Jo's Pizza, 17 W. Main St, Elizabethville, PA 17023, 717-362-3064

1st: Guy Snyder, Elizabethville, ’34 Dodge Coupe

2nd: Steve Shally, Ashland, ’29 Ford Model “A”

3rd: Sherman Snyder, Wiconisco, ’38 Ford Coupe

Class #2 - 1950-1954 Stock

Sponsor: Uncle Jim’s Tavern, 301 W. Market St, Williamstown, PA 17098, 717-647-2233

1st: Bryan Rothemel, Wiconisco, ’53 Cadillac Conv.

2nd: Ray Manjone, Northampton, ’50 Mercury Custom Convertible

3rd: Tony Valanty, Zion Grove, ’54 Ford Victoria

Class #3 - 1955-1959 Stock

Sponsor: Uncle Jim’s Tavern, 301 W. Market St, Williamstown, PA 17098, 717-647-2233

1st: Bill Branson, Manheim, ’56 Crown Victoria

2nd: Wilma Weaver, Fredericksburg, ’56 Mercury Custom Convertible

3rd: Harry Minnich, Tower City, ’55 Crown Victoria

Class #4 - 1960-1964 Stock

Sponsor: Umholtz Grocery, 338 W. Market St., Williamstown, PA 17098

1st: Mike & Bev Zahodnick, Ashland, ’64 Ford Falcon Futura

2nd: Russ Hensel, Hershey, ’63 Pontiac Grand Prix

3rd: Melvin Deeter, Hegins, ’63 Impala Convertible

Class #5 - 1965-1969 Stock

Sponsors: 1st Place: Shiley Fabrication Inc., 410 N. East ST., Williamstown, PA 17098, 717-647-7567

2nd Place: Mainstreet Mattress Co.,10E. Main St, Elizabethville, PA 17023, 717-362-6400

3rd: Millersburg Information Systems LCD, 1391 RT 209, Millersburg, PA 17061, 717-692-4677, www.miscomputers.com

1st: Gilbert Powell, Mt Carmel, ’66 Mustang

2nd: Tom Sigel, Lykens, ’69 Chevelle SS396

3rd: Walter Zeigler, Lebanon, ’66 Ford “7 Litre”

Class #6 - 1970-1975 Stock

Sponsors: 1st Place: Exit Realty, Capital Area, Jeremy Fisher, 4999 Jonestown RD, Suite 202, Harrisburg, PA 17109, 717-580-2533, www.centralpennsylvaniahomes.com

2nd Place: Koppy’s on the Square L.P., 1 w. Main St, Elizabethville, PA 17023, 717-362-9824

3rd Place: Kratzer Hardware, 416 W. Main St, Elizabethville, PA 17023, 717-362-8326, www.kratzer.doitbest.com

1st: Eric Humenick, Hazelton, ’72 Monte Carlo

2nd: Scott Faus, Coal Township, ’73 Maverick

3rd: Dennis & Linda (?), Elysburg, “71 Volvowith trailer & ’98 John Deere tractor

Class #7 - 1976-UP Stock

Sponsor: Dimon Funeral Homes INC., 301 E.Market ST. Williamstown PA 17098

1st: Tony Hyde, Hazelton, ’78 Trans Am

2nd: Bruce Bunner, Pitman, ’08 Challenger

3rd: Barry Lowell, Lebanon, ’00 Plymouth Prowler

Class #8 ’67-73 Camaro/Firebird

Sponsor: Jeck's Service Center, 334 Tremont Road, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-345-4300

1st: Toni Murphy, Pottsville, ’69 Camaro

2nd: no entry

3rd: no entry

Class #9 ’74-Present Camaro/Firebird

Sponsor: R&M Wholesale All Auto Parts, 315 Bordner RD, Dornsife, PA 17823, 570-274-2516

1st: Kindall & Kathy Wann, Sinking Springs, ’74 Camaro Z28

2nd: Evan Williams, Pottsville, ’10 Camaro

3rd:Travis Madenford, Valley View, ’02 Trans Am

Class #10 ’64-78 Mustang

Sponsor: Selinsgrove Ford, 10 N. Susquehanna Trail, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, 570-374-8131

1st: Marty Fisher, New Cumberland, ’65 Mustang

2nd: Dave Wamer, Lebanon, ’66 Mustang

3rd: John & Carol Shade, Valley View, “67 Mustang Fastback

Class #11 ’79-Present Mustang

Sponsor: KeystoneGarageClub.com

1st: Scott Lindenmuth, Ashland, ’87 Mustang GT

2nd: Tom Andros, Duncannon, ’07 Mustang 427R Rousch

3rd:Jeff Graham, York, ’01 Mustang

Class #12 ’53-82 Corvettes

Sponsors: 1st Place: A&A Auto Parts, 2921 Walnut Street, Harrisburg, PA 17103, 717-233-5600, www.aaautostores.com

2nd Place: Werner Lumber Co., 29 S Tulpehocken St, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-345-2561, www.wernerlumber.com

3rd Place: KeystoneGarageClub.com

1st: Cyril Murphy, Pottsville, ’61 Corvette

2nd: Larry Klees, Williamsport, ’65 Corvette

3rd: Jack Renninger, Manheim, ’78 Corvette

Class #13 ’83-Present Corvettes

Sponsor: Ted’s Fabrication, 84 Porter Rd, Tower City, PA 17980, 717-647-7818, www.tedsfabrication.com

1st: Joe & Judy Bonacci, Weatherly, ’08 Corvette Conv

2nd: Jim Bellis, Lykens, ’03 Corvette

3rd: John Renninger, Manheim, ’03 Corvette

Class #14 All Street Rods to 1948

Sponsor: ClassicJunkyard.com, 160 Molleystown RD, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-527-3450, www.classicjunkyard.com

1st: Tom Greis, Pottsville, ’41 Willys Coupe

2nd: Larry Cole, Hazelton, ’41 Chevy Coupe

3rd:Russell Laudeman, Ashland, ’40 Ford Deluxe

Class #15 Street Machine ’49-60

Sponsors: 1st Place: Fry's Flooring, 7 E. Main ST, Elizabethville, PA 17023, 717-362-6987

2nd: Vision Mortgage Capital , Fred P. Connor, 355 N. 21st Street, Suite 102, Camp Hill, PA 17011, 717-975-0522

3rd Place: Morgans Service Inc. ,190 S. Tremont ST, Tremont, PA 17981, 570-695-3398

1st: Paul Sateach, Beaver Meadows, ’55 Bel Air 210

2nd: Charles & Sylvia Clay, Richland, ’60 Ford Falcon

3rd: Frankie Burke, Mt Carmel, ’60 Cadillac “Ratillac”

Class #16 Ford Modified ’61-Present

Sponsor: Selinsgrove Ford, 10 N. Susquehanna Trail, Selinsgrove, PA 17870, 570-374-8131

1st: J.R. Harrison, Dover, ’69 Mustang

2nd: Bob & Sandy Himmelberger, Muir, ’70 Torino GT

3rd: no entry

Class #17 GM Modified ’61-Present

Sponsor: Troutman’s Chevrolet, 640 State RD, Millersburg, PA 17061, 717-692-2137, www.troutmansauto.com

1st: Paul Fisher, Hazelton, ’67 Chevy Nova

2nd: Russ Hensel, Hershey, ’63 Grand Prix

3rd: George Mayer, Weatherly, ’63 Impala

Class #18 Mopar Modified ’61-Present

Sponsor: Potts & Monger Sanitation Inc., 18 Potts RD, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-345-6201, www.pottsandmongersanitation.com

1st: Colin Still, Dauphin, ’70 ‘Cuda

2nd: no entry

3rd: no entry

Class #19 Motorcycle

Sponsor: Maximum Sounds Sound System, 570-898-7275

1st: Frankie Burke, Mt Carmell, ’03 Harley Vrod “Hot Rod”

2nd: no entry

3rd: no entry

Class #20 2 Wheel Drive Trucks/SUV

Sponsors: 1st Place: B & S Auto Parts, 50 North Tulpehocken ST, Pine Grove, Pa 17963, 570-345-8068

2nd Place: Gary's Auto Body, 151 Molleystown RD, Pine Grove PA, 17963, 570-345-6161

3rd Place: Century 21 - Carl Snyder, 3703 Peters Mountain RD, Halifax PA, 17032, 717-896-8808,

www.century21snyder.com

1st: James Fascnacht, Tremont, ’39 Dodge Stakebody

2nd: Dom Vantilli Jr, Wilberton, ’56 Ford Pickup

3rd: Henry Kohl, Narvon, ’54 F100

Class #21 4 Wheel Drive Trucks/SUV

Sponsor: B & S Auto Parts, 50 North Tulpehocken ST, Pine Grove, Pa 17963, 570-345-8068

1st: Adam Dunkleberger, Hegins, ’84 Chev Custom Deluxe

2nd: Dustin Boyer, St Clair, ’79 Ford F150

3rd: John Wolfe, Bloomsburg, ’96 F250

Class #22 Closed Hood

Sponsor: Tobash Home Heating Inc., 540 Route 61 S, Schuylkill Haven, PA 17972,

(570) 366-1972

1st:Edwin Santas, Valley View, ’02 Mitsubishi Eclipse

2nd: Charles Smith, Kulpmont, ’88 Chevy Corsica Sedan

3rd: no entry

Class #23 Custom Sport Compact Tuner

Sponsors: 1st Place: Smiths Insurance Agency Inc, 9444 Route 209, Williamstown, PA 17098

2nd Place: Kline’s Auto Inc, 630 N Thirteenth St, Allentown Pa, 18102

3rd: Old SchoolHouse Daycare Center Inc, 6 Sam Wolfe Rd, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-345-0174

1st: Dave & Victoria Blankenhorn, Pottsville, ‘01 Chevrolet Cavalier

2nd: Scott Kieffer, Schulkill Haven, ’99 Pontiac Sunfire

3rd: Jorelan Brooks, York, ’03 Mitsubishi Lancer

Class #24 Special Interest

Sponsor: Jakes Auto & Truck Repair Inc, 1441 State Route 209 # B, Millersburg, PA 17061, (717) 692-5361

1st: Brian Zerbe, Halifax, ’07 Mustang (Rousch)

2nd: Bob Fox, Hegins, ’37 Chevy Sedan

3rd: Jack Guise, Wilburton, ’65 El Camino

Class #25 Keystone Garage Club Members Only

Sponsors: 1st Place: Classic Junkyard.com, 160 Molleystown RD, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-527-3450, www.classicjunkyard.com

2nd Place: Koppy’s Propane Inc, 8635 rt 209, Williamstown, PA 17098, 717-647-7111

3rd Place: Gratz Self Storage

1st: Larry Ferster, Sunbury, ’68 Mustang (raised 80 dollars)

2nd: Danielle Ferster, Sunbury, ’07 Mustang (raised 57 dollars)

3rd: Ed Wassell, Mahanoy City, ’77 Monza (raised 39 dollars)

Class #26 Non-Judged Class

Sponsor: KeystoneGarageClub.com

No Trophies Awarded

Special Awards Winners & Sponsors

Best of Show:

Sponsor: Ted’s Fabrication, 84 Porter Rd, Tower City, PA 17980, 717-647-7818, www.tedsfabrication.com

winner: Ted Weaver, Halifax, ’57 Chev Belair

People’s Choice:

Sponsor: Bolt’s Engraving, PO Box 4522, Harrisburg, PA 17111, 717-497-3329, www.boltsengraving.com

winner: Mike Tracy, Tamaqua, ’60 Chevy Sedan Delivery

Craig Lear Memorial Baddest Sounding Engine Award:

Sponsor: Stacee Hipp & Harry Zerbe, Pottsville, PA

winner: Daryl Lucas, Donaldson, Chevelle Convertible

Best Survivor 1900-1949:

Sponsor: Billow Insurance Agency, 3530 Peters Mountain Rd, Halifax, PA 17032, 717-896-3080, www.billowinsurance.com

winner: Sherman Snyder, Lykens, ’38 Ford Coupe

Best Survivor 1950-1975:

Sponsor: John & Hilda Klinger / R&K Diner, 4944 State RT 209, Elizabethville, PA 17023, 717-362-9570

winner: Tom Sigel, Lykens, ’69 Chevelle SS396

Best Interior:

Sponsor: CJ's Custom Auto Upholstery, 63 Middle Street, Locustdale, PA 17945, 570-875-3725, www.cjsautoupholstery.com

winner: Larry Coll, ’41 Chevy Coupe

Best Period Correct 50’s:

Sponsor:

ClassicJunkyard.com, 160 Molleystown RD, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-527-3450, www.classicjunkyard.com

winner: Sherman Snyder, 38 Ford Coupe

Best Period Correct 60’s:

Sponsor: ClassicJunkyard.com, 160 Molleystown RD, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-527-3450, www.classicjunkyard.com

winner: Tom Morgan, ’55 Gasser

Best Period Correct 70’s:

Sponsor: ClassicJunkyard.com, 160 Molleystown RD, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-527-3450, www.classicjunkyard.com

winner: Bimmer Lucas, Donaldson, Chevelle

Bruce Larson’s Pick:

Sponsor: Dagen & Sons Auto Repair, 5492 State RT 209, Lykens, PA 17048, 717-362-1029

winner: Bob Yanni, Pottsville, ’53 Studebaker Starliner

Ken Kull’s Pick:

Sponsor: Stump’s Garage Inc, 99 Oak Grove rd, Pine Grove, PA 17963, 570-345-4060, www.stumpsgarage.com

winner: Colin Still, Dauphin, ’70 ‘Cuda

Dash Plaques and all engraving services provided by:

Bolt’s Engraving, PO Box 4522, Harrisburg PA, 17111, 717-497-3329,

www.boltsengraving.com

Once again, “Thanks to all of our show sponsors. Your help allows us to donate 100% of the proceeds earned through the car show to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network at Hershey.”

Dave was smart with the special awards he designed. The period correct hot rod trophies will need some adjustments, but they were very impressed with the vintage trophies Dave created to award these special cars. He also was right in setting up the “Baddest Sounding Engine” award. It allowed everyone to follow a team of judges and put their two cents in on which sounded the best when they were fired up. This was VERY popular and we need to do this again next year. Dave’s team had a large crowd and really made the participants feel special who signed up to be judged. Not only that, it kept everyone occupied while we scored the judging and keeping things from slowing down.

We finished scoring as the contest wound down and then presented the list to Dave to award the trophies. Just like that it started raining. Dave tried to make a show of it like we planned, but some people just wanted to rush him and get out of the rain. It made for a tense moment when one actually approached the stage and told Dave to get things moving. Dave did keep his cool, apologized, and sent the trophies out to their new owners. We had hoped to talk up our winners and actually list what they drove, but the rain took that away from us. Hopefully next year.

You can read all of it in the results below next to the photo album. (Special thanks to Bob Zubrickie for getting the photos from the event. I was stuck working traffic most of the day and didn’t get a chance.)

There were only a couple of suggestions that we will address. One was a suggestion for a Shelby only class, and the other was for more signs at the exit of 81 and along the route to the park. We will have these made for next year. There were more compliments than we can post. We appreciate that everyone enjoyed the event and hope to see them and all of their friends next year.

Enjoy all of our pictures in the photo gallery below. Keep in mind, there are three pages of them and you can zoom in by clicking any photo. Once it reloads the page, you can scroll through the pics while seeing them all in larger size. Like one? You can also download them in full size by clicking the “Download” button in the upper right of the photo album: