Spanish Fork Celebrations

 The hot temperatures didn't stop Spanish Fork from celebrating their annual Fiesta Days, but it did diminish the events we attended.  

On July 17th, we went to the Car Show in the morning at 9:00.  They had cars ranging from the very old to some beautifully restored of more recent years.

Jared's Volkswagen "Thing" (1973-74)

"America's youth loved the Thing--the only problem was that few of them could afford it. In 1973, the Thing cost $3150, almost as much as many sports cars and nearly $1000 more than the '73 Beetle. Prices dropped slightly for 1974, but the Thing remained expensive for such simple transportation. 
"In 1973, Ralph Nader pushed to have the Thing pulled from the U.S. market on the grounds that it failed to meet safety standards for passenger cars. He soon got his wish, as tightened regulations forced VW to stop importation after the 1974 model year. Only about 25,000 examples were imported. . . ."

 

Jared had the "Thing" looking nice for the Car Show.

1931 Model A Mail Truck owned by our friends,
Roger and Geena Davis,
who also had next to it their
1929 Model A.
(Sam, Roger Davis, and Bob McCarthy)

 

1929 Model A owned by Roger and Genna Davis

Mercury Cougar owned by Bob McCarthy (in our ward)
(first year this brand came out was in 1967)

 

There were even more cars this year than in 2019.
At this year's Car Show, Bob McCarthy told us he saw

Sam and me in a YouTube video of the 2019 Car Show.
We found the video online and, sure enough,

we were in the video two different times

shown looking at the cars.

This is a 1957 Studebaker.
The company was founded in 1852, when the Studebaker brothers built their first two wagons for business owners
and for traveling throughout the country. 
By the 1920s, Studebaker was truly a top automotive brand.
The last model was made in 1966.

Sam is checking out this 1929 Ford Model A.

 

The other events we attended were the quilt show, the outdoor craft booths, and the parade.

Spanish Fork royalty

Little Miss Spanish Fork

Payson

 

Santaquin

 

"Stay Strong"

"A Past to Remember, a Future to Build"

"Provo Salutes"

"This Is Where You Belong"

Our neighbor, Monte Bingham, was the driver for this float
with his wife (Pam) and his daughter sitting on the bed of the float
representing their dance classes
with some of the girls dancing to music.

We also enjoyed going to the play at the Hale Theatre
where we have season tickets.

I have lost count of how many times I have seen The Sound of Music, my all-time favorite movie. We thoroughly enjoyed seeing it performed at the Hale Theatre in Orem. The music and cast were wonderful.  Sam and I went with Hal and Christy; and we all agreed the cast was impressive,
especially "Maria" and the "Mother Abbess."