Vroom! Vroom! Downtown Columbia City to fill with hot rods, hot rides Saturday
(Talk of the Town photo by Linda Hyndman) Hot cars line up in downtown Columbia City this weekend for the annual Junior Achievement Car Show, shown above in 2008.
By Linda Hyndman
Junior Achievement of Whitley County will hold their eighth annual "JA's Saturday on the Square" car, truck and motorcycle show in downtown Columbia City this Saturday, August 1.
Gates open at 8 a.m., judging ends at 11 a.m. and prizes will be awarded at 1 p.m. Prizes include: top 50 prizes for cars and trucks, top 10 prizes for motorcycles, Peoples' Choice and door prizes. Additionally, there will be activities, food, sidewalk sales, music and fun.
Car, truck or motorcycle show competitors pay $12 at the gate.
Junior Achievement is seeking clubs, organizations, youth groups, booster clubs, vendors and crafters. Booth space will be rented to anyone interested in having a "spot" on the
Junior Achievement serves Whitley County by providing quality programs to over 2000 of our students from Smith Green Community Schools, Whitley County Consolidated Schools and Whitko Community School Corporation. These programs are made possible by donations and proceeds from fundraising efforts in our community. Proceeds that are raised in Whitley County area stay in local schools and are used explicitly for Junior Achievement serving Whitley County.