Inaugural Cruise-In set for Thursday
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MARIETTA -- A Thursday car show, sponsored by The Marietta Times and The Parkersburg News and Sentinel, will feature a raffle for a two-night stay at a renown Pennsylvania resort.
Cruise-In will be 6-9 p.m. Thursday at The Marietta Times at 700 Channel Lane. Registration, open to all makes, models and years of automobile and motorcycle, begins at 4:30 p.m. at the newspaper.
SWC Realty in Parkersburg will raffle two nights lodging for four people at the Seven Springs Mountain Resort at Seven Springs, Pa. Two rooms for two nights can be used weekend or weekday and includes a breakfast buffet each morning and complimentary swimming and exercise room, golf and an all-day adventure pass at the resort.
Cruise-In is the first car show sponsored by The Times and The News and Sentinel.
The cost to register a vehicle for the show, open to all classes of vehicles, is $10. All vehicles entered will be photographed for the 2019 Classic Car publication to be published in July by The Times and The News and Sentinel.
Admission into the show to see the cars is free, Circulation Director Phil Waterman said.
People will receive a ballot to vote for People's Choice, Top Car and Top Truck. Winners will receive a dash plaque and the vehicle with the most votes will be featured on the cover of the 2019 Classic Car.
Those who entered vehicles also will be eligible to win prizes, Waterman said. The prizes include:
∫ A free wash and wax by Underground Detailing.
∫ A gift certificate for a tire rotation and oil change from the Sterling Service Store of Marietta.
∫ A four-tire rotation and balance from Mahone Auto Service in Marietta.
∫ Four $25 gift certificates from Par-Mar.
∫ A car washing kit from Matheny's of St. Marys.
∫ Two hats and four car wash vouchers from Astorg Ford at Any Time Car Wash behind the dealership.
∫ A car wash kit from Advance Auto.
∫ Two $25 gift certificates from McClinton Chevrolet.
Among vendors, who also will have door prizes, are:
∫ Uncle Dan's Old Fashioned Ice Cream.
∫ Blue Prints, a foster care organization.
∫ Rough and Ready Designs of Wingett Run, which makes stained glass items.
∫ Elenies Food Truck, featuring Greek food.
∫ The Parkersburg News and Sentinel and The Marietta Times.
∫ SWC Realty.
Entertainment will be provided by Pickin' on Country from Dexter City. The band will perform during the entire show.