Wilkie Car Show a success

The car show gods smiled of the Wilkie Show n Shine Committee on Saturday as the beautiful day resulted in 48 cars coming from as far as Eatonia and Eston to enjoy the 1st annual Wilkie Show n Show.

Jon Sloan & Friends, and Dan Wilgenbusch and friend entertained the crowd during the day, which was a steady flow during the day.

“I spoke to quite a few car owners thru the day and everyone had a blast, and were even happier to win some prizes” said co-organizer Phil Heilman.

The big winner of the day was Lou Bartley, who took home the $300 50/50

After expenses, the committee was able to donate $150 dollars to the Wilkie Museum and Wilkie Food Bank.

The committee looks forward to taking a break before getting back at it to plan for next week, with the aim to have it earlier in the summer

Photo: 48 registered vehicles showed off their stuff, including the Dog River Police Car from the hit Canadian TV Show Corner Gas