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Cruise Night event returns
STREATOR — Cruise Night, once in danger of leaving Streator forever, will return to downtown for its eighth annual run on Sept. 1. As the nostalgia movement began to take root locally in 1982, a car club initiated the first cruise night but its success and a lack of control doomed it to the events scrap yard by 1987. Complaints of rowdy crowds and too many unofficial entrants finally caused the sponsors to withdraw their support. Three years later, another try was made, but it also failed. In 1999, community activists, recognizing the city’s automotive history, turned to the tourism council to again try a cruise night. This time it was called Roamer Cruise Night and today includes up to 600 cars parading past 20,000 spectators from 5 to 10 p.m. on eight blocks of East Main Street. “Unlike cruise nights in other towns, in our event cars actually cruise by,” said tourism chief Ed Brozak. “They don’t just park there for display.” The static display will be held the next day at City Park from noon to 3 p.m., with judging of the cars to follow. Once again, a 1917 Roamer will cruise and be on display. Only 11 of the Streator-built cars still exist, though when built, it was advertised as an inexpensive alternative to the Rolls Royce. Its manufacturer, the Halladay Motor Car Company, ended its 13-year history in Streator shortly after the displayed car was built, moving to Michigan, where it eventually went out of business. Anyone who wants to enter his or her own car in the weekend event can pay the $5 registration fee at Bill Walsh Automotive on Oakley Avenue, and up to cruise time. Blowing in the wind — The Streator Cayuga Ridge Wind Farm project is growing. It now includes 400 turbines as more property owners sign on, about 50 people were told at a recent meeting in Streator. Most of the turbines are in Livingston County, with about 45 in LaSalle County. Bruce junk — Bruce Township Supervisor Henry Araujo has informed his board he will be looking at unsightly property, including junked cars, with the intention of sending out letters to the property owners outside Streator’s city limits. Donations — The Pontiac Salvation Army is looking for new or gently used clean clothing for adults and children for those going back to school. Donations can be brought to 112 N. Division St. from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. School signs — At the Pontiac Township High School board meeting last week, Principal Jon Kilgore displayed new street signs that will be placed at every intersection of the hallways. Kilgore said the signs are intended to help new students find their way around and to bring a sense of color and school spirit outside the classrooms. E-mail this story | Print this story | Search archives | RSS Show comments |  Hide comments | Hide comments on all stories |
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