Published: April 30, 2008 12:38 pm            

Car show & krawfish broil set for Saturday May 3

If crawfish with all the trimmings served out of doors is just what the doctor ordered to cure your spring fever, or if you just long for the good ol’ days and enjoy wandering around “remembering when” as you check out beautiful hot rods, trucks, muscle cars, t-buckets and more, you won’t want to miss the family event at Mabank Pavilion on May 3rd!

Last year, the Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce and the Cedar Creek Kiwanis Club partnered to produce a joint fund raiser that proved to be highly successful for both groups.

The Cedar Creek Lake Car Show & Kiwanis Krawfish Boil combined the best of two existing events to bring residents of the area and out of town visitors a day of show cars, great food, music and fun for the entire family.

Mabank Pavilion is located just off Bus. Hwy. 175 between Hwys. 198 and 175, and the cars will start rolling in about 8:00 AM to register. The Car Show is free to the public and promises an “up close” view of some of the best-looking hot rods, cars and trucks in the region and from around the state. Entrance to the Car Show is free.

The 2007 event featured almost 100 cars from around the region and chamber President Jo Ann Hanstrom reports that by all indications the 2008 show will be even more popular.

Hanstrom said, “Besides all of the wonderful show cars, we’re going to have on display a rare

2008 Shelby GT Mustang – a car that has already brought a lot of excitement to car buffs.

The Shelby is a limited edition (#259 of only 2,000 made) and visitors to our show will be able to buy raffle tickets for a chance to win the car.

Tickets are only $10 and all proceeds benefit the East Texas Crisis Center. This will be the inaugural showing of the Shelby as a fund raiser for the Crisis Center.”

The car will be given away Sunday, February 22nd, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. at Harvey Convention Center.

For those readers who have a car to show in the competition, entry forms are available at the chamber office at 604 S. Third St. Ste. E in Mabank.

There will be entries in 20 classes (including Jr. Dragster), door prizes, goodies bags and t-shirts for the first 100 entries, raffles and 50/50, plus professional DJ Tom Pollard playing cruisin’ tunes all day.

Registration for the show will be from 8 AM - 11 AM judging 12 - 1PM and the awards will be presented at 2 PM. The cost to enter is $20 if pre-registered (1st 60 entries guaranteed under the roof of the 28,000 square foot Mabank Pavilion) and $25 the day of the show. For an application, call 903.887.3152 or email info@cedarcreeklakechamber.com .

You can also go to www.cedarcreeklakecarshow.net to download and print an application. While on the site, take time to check out the photos of the ‘07 show.

You’ll also find a list of generous sponsors of the ‘08 show on the website, a new event addition this year.

For more information, call The Greater Cedar Creek Lake Area Chamber of Commerce at 903.887.3152 or email info@cedarcreeklakechamber.com.

For a complete list of chamber events and a categorized member list, visit www.cedarcreeklakechamber.com .

        

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