San Miguel Cruise Night and Car Show happening this weekend
–The 9th annual San Miguel Cruise Night and Car Show hosted by the San Miguel Chamber of Commerce will take place Labor Day weekend.
The Friday Night Cruise runs from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Aug. 30 on Mission Street. The Saturday Show and Shine runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 31.
It’s a four-wheel extravaganza from antiques to new autos and growing bigger every year. Event coordinators are Carl and Cheryl Mumford, who won the competition in 2014 out of about 100 entries. The following year they volunteered to help. Last year there were 200 entries. There are 21 categories which include stock cars and trucks and modified cars and trucks, ratrods, all Chevelles, all Corvettes, all Mustangs/Cougars, all Mopar, all Cameros/Firebirds, all Rancheros/El Caminos, all Foreign and Special Interest. Awards are given to “Best of Show,” “Peoples Choice,” and “Merchants.” Dash plaques, T-shirts and goody bags are given out on the day of the show. Funds raised go back into the community.
Last year Lillian Larsen School received $1,000. The Community Landscape Project was given $1,800. This year, the Car Show Committee and the Chamber of Commerce collaborated to award scholarships to seniors who attended San Miguel schools. Car Show representatives presented Grisel Camarillo and Carlos Herrara with $500 each. Chamber recipients Luis Garcia and Samantha Cabrera each received $200.
The show is lot of fun for everyone with live music, arts and crafts booths and food. For the children, there is a bounce house and face painting. Entry forms are available at the Mercantile on Mission Street or visit discoversanmiguel.com.
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