Cruise In draws large crowd, many entries

By SUSAN CHISM
ADVOCATE NEWS STAFF

Another sunny Saturday provided the perfect backdrop for the Bond County Cruise-In’s final 2023 event.

Although there were several regulars, the event had a great number of new entries.

Five owners took home category honors:

  • Best overall went to Jared Renker and his black 1956 Cadillac series 62.
  • Kenneth Schlemer took top paint honors for his aquamarine 1939 Chevy master deluxe.
  • Tom Jackson and his orange 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda was named best Mopar.
  • Best General Motors also went orange, to Roger Roney’s 1952 Chevy pickup.
  • Gary and Faye Hasenmeyer were named best Ford for a metallic seafoam 1997 Ford F150 truck.