BBQ, car show set for July 30

Barbeque pit row and classic car show will be held in Winner on July 30.

There will be 15 to 20 team in the barbeque competition which is celebrating its 10^th anniversary. The barbeque will be set up on the first block of Main St.

The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors the BBQ contest.

The BBQ awards will be at 6:30 p.m. prior to the 7 p.m. public tasting. Tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the gate.

Since this is the 10^th anniversary there will be special awards to honor grill masters who have been at the barbeque all 10 years.

New this year will be a kids BBQ contest. There will be two age divisions—6-10 and 11-15.

The grilling will be from 10 a.m. to noon with awards at 6:30 p.m. Grills and hamburger will be provided to the contestants.

There will be a bean bag tournament at 1 p.m. on Main St. Sign up is from noon to 1 p.m.

The classic car show is sponsored by Frontier Motors and will take up the second and third block of Main St.

The car show check in is from 2-4 p.m. with the show from 4-7 p.m.

There will be an awards presentation for the car show.

There will be two bands playing for this event. The afternoon band will be To Drunk to Fish from 2-6 p.m. The evening band will be The Rude Band from 8 p.m. to midnight.

Mike Scott, executive director of the Chamber, invites persons to come down to Main Street this Saturday and enjoy all the festivities. There will be a lot of activity, good food and some great cars to admire.

A future summer night to put on your calendar is Aug. 12. This Chamber event will be on the third block of Main St. It will feature clowns and a magician.

The band will be Westbound.