Here’s the first update for the June 12 Pine Grove Rhubarb Festival event and parade:

Yes the weather was miserable between here and there, but once we drove down into the Pine Valley, the rain and misting stopped and we had a fun day in Pine Grove. Four roadsters made the trip with Gordon Maness driving his 1968 Red 2000, he lent his 1969 Red 2000 to Gary Lasater (who’s 1500 roadster is just about done having the bottom end of the motor rebuilt), AJ Lasater drove his Copperhead colored 1970 1600, and not shown in the pictures was Kevin Maness maroon ’66 1600 (he made it to Pine Grove but Gordon and Gary where able to determine he blew a valve in the #2 cylinder).

They had a place for us to park the cars, offered free breakfast of pancakes, eggs and bacon. Walked around the vendors and area merchants, listened to good music and watched the belly dancers, then at 12:30 after they announced the winners of the Rhubarb cook off, everyone lined up for the parade and drove down the center of town while the Sheriff's Department stopped traffic at both ends of the route.

Afterwards we were invited over to the parade organizers house for some drinks and bbq turkey, brats, hamburgers, and hotdogs.

Only one tragedy, and that was Gordon Maness son Kevin's 66 1600 sucked a valve on the way to Pine Grove and had to leave on the back of a flat bed.