Saturday, June 24

I posted all 773 pictures in a Facebook album: https://www.facebook.com/doris.j.high/media_set?set=a.10154710812052322.1073741875.612697321&type=3&pnref=story

If you like trucks, you are welcome to go there.

The Expo’s new sign is attention-getting.

Packaging cookies on Friday evening

This waitress is my “protector”! This year she sat in “my” seat until I arrived. I am not sure how many years ago this began, but the guys try to sit in this seat just to tease her – knowing they will get chased away. 🙂

This year we had about 35 volunteers take advantage of this breakfast. We have many more volunteers than that – about 200 – but these are the ones that can come to the breakfast.

The welcome banner was put up early on Saturday morning.

The truck parkers gather for up-to-date information.

This year the weather gave them a bit of a challenge. Because of heavy rain the night before, trucks could not be parked in the lower field.

Karen Sauder oversees these tables. These blue and yellow bags of goodies were donated by two chrome shop businesses.

Glenn Ober registering his truck.

Trucks were already arriving as I walked out to the end of the driveway where I placed a lawn chair – so I would have a comfortable place for taking pictures of arriving trucks.

As I approached my chair I heard a cheerful greeting and looked up to see a pretty cardinal. It felt like a personal “hug” from God.

Jason Shelly was one of the first to arrive after I sat down.

Nelson Martin assists the drivers as they enter.

Many of the trucks arrived between 9:30 and 10:00 am.

Maybe because of the previous night’s rain, the clouds created a beautiful sky.

I love John and Karen Rissler’s truck.

Because we had several emergencies in the past few years, we hired a local EMT to be on duty for the busiest time of the day.

11:00 am – time for the parade of trucks – lead by the chapel.

Because I can’t feature all 171 trucks here, I chose some that used Truck Rally banners for the parade.

More pictures tomorrow night.