By Kevin J. Sabo
For the Advance
The Castor Cruise-In has raced onto the streets of Castor for a fifth edition.
On Aug. 14, 34 show cars from around the region descended on Castor for the annual show & shine. At a council meeting earlier in the year, Castor council allowed the closing of 50 St. in between the truck route and Main Street for the event, and vehicles lined both sides of the street.
Attendees came from all over Central Alberta, with the furthest attendee driving in from Macklin, Sk.
A variety of vehicles were displayed, ranging from a 1929 Nash coupe to more recent editions of Ford’s venerable Mustang, and everything in between.
Rod Anderson won the Best in Show prize for his 1963 Chevrolet C/10 truck. The prize for Best of the Rest went to Keith Turner, also showing off a Chevrolet C10 truck, this one being a 1971 model.
The prize for Oldest Oldie was a tough call, with two separate people bringing 1929 model year vehicles. Walter Pickles brought in two Ford Model As to show, and Len Durk brought the 1929 coupe. The scale eventually tipped towards Durk, who ended up getting the prize.
“I think it went great,” said Organizer Cori Fawcett.
“We had people here that haven’t come before. We had some great suggestions from people on trying a few things next year. We can’t wait to see what it brings.”
Castor Mayor Richard Elhard agreed with Fawcett’s take on the event.
“I’d like to congratulate the organizers of the event,” said Elhard. “I think it’s a great thing to have every year. The response from the car owners is above and beyond. It’s a real boost to the community.”
According to Fawcett, the Town of Castor really “stepped up” in support of the event, with many of the businesses in the community sponsoring prizes.
“(The sponsors) were all amazing,” said Fawcett. “We had prizes for everyone.”
In addition to the car show, the Castor Legion (#119) hosted a luncheon on the same day. Hamburgers, a variety of salads, pop, and a cake created by Kourtney Hronek were all served for lunch, which served as an opportunity for community members to check out the renovations in the building that had been completed during pandemic related shut-down.
“It worked in well with the Legion, doing the dinner the same day,” said Elhard. “These events are great to have. It’s pretty positive to have an event like this again.”
