Car Show winners named
By Robin Thurston
Special to the Star-Herald
WASHBURN — After a three-year hiatus, the Car, Truck and Tractor Show returned to Washburn last year, with the latest event held during the August Festival on Saturday, Aug. 20. In 2010, Wade Thurston of Presque Isle took the lead and has been successful due to the generosity of sponsors and car show enthusiasts.
This year’s car show was a part of the town’s 150th birthday celebration. In honor of this milestone, the class of Corvettes was dedicated in memory of David James Lyon, formerly a native of Perham. Lyon died on Dec. 24, 2010, after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. Lyon’s experience in education was diverse, however the majority of his 40-plus years in education were as superintendent of schools in SAD 45 (Washburn, Perham and Wade).
Photo courtesy of Robin Thurston
DAVID LYON MEMORIAL CLASS — Trevor Pendexter II of Washburn won first place in the David Lyon Memorial Corvette Class with his 1998 Chevy Corvette during this year’s August Festival.
The Lyon Corvette Class had only one entrant, Trevor Pendexter II of Washburn. Pendexter took first place in the Corvette Class with a 1998 Chevy Corvette.
The Corvette Class was just one of the many classes at the car show. Entrants and winners for each class were as follows: Antique Cars Pre ‘50s — Bud Brown of Crouseville with a 1926 Model T Ford (first), Robert Brown of Washburn with a 1939 Plymouth P8 (second), Roger Pelkey of Presque Isle with a 1940 Plymouth four-door sedan (third), Ralph L. Cole of Presque Isle with a 1947 Mack MDEE and Dwight Stickles of Caribou, with a 1939 (no model given).
Cars of the ‘50s: Nick Beaulieu of Grand Isle with a 1954 Ford F-100 (first and Best of Show), Harold Easler of Washburn with a 1957 Chevy Belair (second), Ron and Lill Carter of Madawaska with a 1957 Chevy (third, no model given) and Rodney Sperrey of Washburn with a 1956 Dodge Coronet and in the Antique Trucks & Tractors class, a 1949 Farmall M Iron Age Planter.
Cars of the ‘60s: Sheldon Cunningham of Washburn with a 1965 Falcon (People’s Choice) and in the Antique Trucks & Tractors class, 1944 and 1950 Olivers; Bonnie Folsom of Mapleton with a 1964 SS Impala (first), George Knorr of Caribou with a 1969 Ford Mustang (second), George Berube of Limestone with a 1964 Galaxie XL (third), Adolph Shemkovitz of Presque Isle with a 1964 T-Bird, Larry Fletcher of Mars Hill with a 1963-and-a-half Ford (no model given), Mark Law of Westbrook with a 1965 Ramblen American and Levi Soucier of Presque Isle with a 1965 Ford Mustang.
Photo courtesy of Robin Thurston
BEST OF SHOW — Nick Beaulieu of Grand Isle won Best of Show with his 1954 Ford F-100 during August Festival Car Show in Washburn.
Cars of the ‘70s: Kenneth Smith of Littleton with a 1972 Chevy Chevelle SS (first), Mark and Carrie Doody of Caribou with a 1979 Dodge Midnite Express (second) and Roger Pelkey of Presque Isle with a 1978 Ford F-150 (third).
Cars of the ‘80s: Roland Dionne of Guerette with a 2007 Ford Mustang (first), Darlene Kenney of Linneus with a 1989 Chevy CK/1500 (second), Wesley Folsom of Mapleton with a 1988 Chevy Monte Carlo (third), Mitchell Saucier of Washburn with a 2007 Dodge Durango, Bonnie S. Bishop of Crouseville with a 1989 Pontiac Firebird, Malcolm Ford of Monticello with a 2005 Mustang GT, Larry Hallowell of Presque Isle with a 1984 Dodge convertible, Clayton’s Auto Sales of Washburn with a 1983 Pontiac Grand Prix, Starr Craig of Mars Hill with a 1990 Ford F-150, Tim McAtee of Houlton with a 1991 Mercury Capri XR2, Tyler Mills of Fort Fairfield with a 2002 Ford F-150 and Randy and Paula Mulherin of Limestone with a 2001 Chevy Monte Carlo SS.
Special Interest: Pete Kenney of Linneus with a 1969 Volkswagon Type 3 (first) and Brian Thibodeau of Washburn with a 1969 VW Baja Bug (second).
Motorcycles: Gary Merritt of Caribou with a 1912 Indian Boardtrack Tribute Bike (first), Bill Fitzherbert of Washburn with a 1986 Kawasaki (second) and in the Antique Trucks & Tractors class a 1952 Oliver Row Crop and a 1957 Ford tractor (no model given) and Dave Harris of Caribou with a 2007 Bvell XB12STT (third).
Antique Trucks & Tractors: Duane Sands of Caribou with a 1944 John Deere A (first), Jimmy McCarthy of Grand Falls with a 1946 Allis Chalmers (second) and also a 1944 Allis Chalmers and a 1950 Farmall, Perlin Bull of Washburn with a 1964 John Deere 3020 (third) and a 1953 Farmall Super H, Lendal Mills Jr. of Washburn with a 1953 Farmall Super C, Tom Berube of Washburn with a 1949 JD “A”, Dwayne D. Dow of Wade with 1938 and 1939 tractors (no models given) and Carroll Sperrey of Washburn with a 1942 Farmall M 3-bottom plow.
Street Rods: Scott Ashby of Mapleton was the only entrant with a 1926 Ford T Coupe (first).
Thanks go to the many businesses and individuals who sponsored the trophies for the show and other show-related costs.
Thurston said he is very pleased with the turnout and is looking ahead to next year’s car show. He said he’d like to see the car show grow.
“Originally, there were 16 classes in the car show. However, due to lack of funding, I’ve had to shrink things back to 10 classes. In order for the car show to grow, I need more funding and more participation. If classes are sponsored and no entrants enter, I lose the sponsor for next year. So, it’s really important that we all participate,” said Thurston.
Thurston said input would help.
“Maybe you want different classes. I need help with sponsorships to make the show bigger and better for next year,” he said.
If you’d like to offer input or service for the car show next year, call Thurston at 551-6438.
