MELFORT 鈥� Despite the heavy downpour that covered Melfort, the 30th annual Show and Shine car show continued with cars new and old.
The Melfort Show and Shine is an opportunity once a year for community members to show off their vehicles, having part of Main Street blocked off for the various cars.
鈥淭his year we decided to go rain or shine,鈥� said Tara Muntain, organizer with the show. 鈥淲e just made that call and I think every year after this is going to be rain or shine. Now people know.鈥�
She said this hasn鈥檛 needed to be considered in previous years, due to the sunny weather. This year wasn鈥檛 as lucky.
鈥淚 think everybody is just happy that it鈥檚 raining. We need rain in the area and I鈥檓 okay with it raining,鈥� Muntain said. 鈥淣obody is miserable that it鈥檚 raining out, everybody is happy. We鈥檝e been watching and waiting for it.鈥�
Last year had about 190 cars participating. This year had about 30.
Muntain believes the weather caused the significant decrease.
鈥淚 feel the鈥� positive nature of the weather far outweighs the not-so positive turnout of cars.鈥�
Muntain said a person鈥檚 car is almost like a pride and joy.
鈥淚 know myself, I have a 1990 Mazda Miata. It鈥檚 not an antique car, but it鈥檚 an older car. I guess it is old. But it鈥檚 a candy red convertible that I only get to drive a few months in the year and I love to have it down here and show people this is my pet project.鈥�
Alec Smith was one person who decided to show off his car. He drives a 1931 Ford model A.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not in bad shape, goes pretty fast,鈥� Smith said.
He said some people come over, ask questions about the motor, lift up the hood and sometimes ask him, 鈥淗ave you ever thought about selling it?鈥�
Smith always says no.
鈥淚t鈥檚 not really mine. It鈥檚 my son鈥檚 car and he gave it to me for retiring,鈥� he said. 鈥淪o when I kick off, that鈥檚 not just go to bed, go to sleep 鈥� he gets the car back.鈥�
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