News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
News and Opinion from Sisters, Oregon
Norm Werner of Powell Butte drove his dazzling 1927 Roadster to the cruise-in last Saturday evening.
Bear Gray of Sisters celebrated his 70th birthday in his favorite style on Saturday night: with a cruise-in.
Gray has organized the casual Saturday car event for the past three years, drawing classic cars and other rides to Sisters from all over Central Oregon and beyond.
"It's strictly fun," he said. "It's a cruise-in, not a car show."
The cruise-in is held "from 5 p.m. to whenever" each Saturday night during the summer. This summer Gray and Doug Williams, who assists with the event, moved the cruise-in from Rail Way near McDonald's to Main Avenue near Scoots Bar and Grill.
"With the new Ray's going in and all the dirt, this is much better," Gray said.
The cruise-in is family-friendly. Gray and Williams solicit small donations from local businesses and conduct a raffle each Saturday - and kids have a way of winning prizes.
Some 30-40 cars line Main Avenue for each event; on some Saturdays the numbers climb into the 50s. The record is 76 cars for one night.
Drivers are welcome to come and go as they please and if they want to stroll through Sisters, "Doug and I will stay here and watch the car," Gray said.
Jim Cornelius is editor in chief of The Nugget and author of “Warriors of the Wildlands: True Tales of the Frontier Partisans.” A history buff, he explores frontier history across three centuries and several continents on his podcast, The Frontier Partisans. For more information visit www.frontierpartisans.com.
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