Old and new mix at annual fest Sep 3, 2008
The tractor shows were returning events and started with a hot farm stock tractor pull and 4X4 trucks Sunday afternoon ... One of the old favorites on Monday was the annual car show held north of the Lake Park bridge, drawing 112 entries, including muscle cars, tuner cars, classics, antiques and trucks ... The yearly parade had nearly 60 entries, including floats, a band, and lots of cars, tractors, and horses, plus about 20 fire trucks, ambulances, and police cars from Delavan and neighboring... (Pekin Times, IL)
Classic cars are labor of love Sep 1, 2008
The 32nd annual Fillmore Auto Show and Flea Market took place Sunday as the park's fields were filled nearly to capacity with cars, trucks and motorcycles of all styles from all eras ... The real stars of the show, however, were the 380 cars, trucks and motorcycles entered in various competition categories based on style of vehicle, production year and whether the vehicle was stock or custom ... In addition to the nearly 400 competition vehicles, there were hundreds of cars and trucks shown just... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Trucks, tractors to test their strength Friday, Sunday Aug 29, 2008
Trucks and tractors will be judged by their pulling ability at the I.T.P.A. Truck and Tractor pulls slated for Friday and Sunday at the Central States Threshermen s Reunion north of Pontiac on Rte. 23. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Threshermen’s Reunion Schedule Aug 28, 2008
FS tractors and semi trucks. 6:45 p.m. - Glenn H. Reader and the Countrymen, playing a variety of music. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Editorial: The Elephant never forgets to give—now let’s give back Aug 20, 2008
Volunteers are needed, too, Morales says, especially those who can work on the trucks, man the receiving department and are strong enough to lift heavy items. CFWE volunteers are extremely dedicated. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
SHS class of 2011 plans flea market Aug 19, 2008
The advisers note that two adjacent spaces can be either next to each other or with one in front and one in back for those who wish to sell items out of trucks or vans. Loading commenting interface. (Swampscott Reporter, MA)
OLYMPIC BLOG:Ni Howdy! Aug 18, 2008
You could tell a big event was in the air even if the streets weren't blocked off for miles in all directions around the Olympic Green, or the troop trucks weren't disgorging loads of ramrod-straight soldiers. The flags are out. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Creatures take over landmark fruit stand Aug 16, 2008
Trucks rumble past and traffic whizzes constantly. Almost all the faces look in his direction. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Threshing Bee Aug 15, 2008
Big collection of classic cars and trucks. Pioneer buildings form a village featuring early school, church, homestead, general store/drug store, blacksmith, livery, print shop, broom-making shop, harness shop, log cabin from early area homestead, depot and more. (Mt. Lake Observer/Advocate, MN)
Shade & Son auction is bittersweet for longtime owners Aug 9, 2008
There were two fire trucks, he said. At the time, that was it for the fire department. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Pottery pilgrimage - Old Sleepy Eye Collectors Club revisits town Aug 7, 2008
When I was a girl we used to hide under the trucks when they were being unloaded and wait for chickens to fall out. When I found a Pietrus calendar at an antique shop, I had to get it. (Sleepy Eye Herald Dispatch, MN)
NADAguides.com Sponsors the Premiere of the Movie 'Stratagem', Produced and Directed by Lead Software Engineer Jeremy Dean Aug 7, 2008
com is the world's largest publisher of vehicle pricing and specification information for new and used cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs, as well as van conversions, limousines, classic and collectible cars, boats, personal watercraft, RVs, motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles and manufactured housing. At NADAguides. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Sold, not really Aug 3, 2008
Two e-mails later and four baseball players, two dads and a mom showed up with three pick-up trucks and just like that, the problem was solved. So now the chaos moves to its next phase. (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Visiting The Navajo Nation Aug 2, 2008
A lone house flashes by, and I try to guess its age by the number of trucks clustered in the front yard, the outdoor country closet. Fewer than five trucks, it's probably retirees or second homers ... Five to 12 trucks, they can point to the hill where they grew up. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Car show to benefit MP High Aug 2, 2008
Show promoters said interest in the show has been great, and they are expecting cars and trucks from Alabama and Kentucky as well as Tennessee. Mt. Pleasant has an abundance of classic cars, and we hope that their owners will want to get them out and enter them into the show, Staggs said. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
IS PREACHER A KILLER? TINY TOWN TAKES SIDES Jul 30, 2008
In Hickman, past the two corner stores and two taco trucks, Craig's legacy also is in question. Porter sold his ranch to a nursery after Craig's death for $415,000, and it is now full of oleanders, crape myrtles and other trees in pots. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Miller Shows Some Spirit Jul 28, 2008
While Twentieth Century Fox cancelled its show-and-tell, citing materials that were too hard-R for a family-friendly event (which nonetheless showed plenty of violent, edgy material), the studio did send a convoy of trucks to promote the movie Jumper emblazoned with black-and-white billboards reading If you were a jumper youd be home now. . (Variety)
41st annual Western Ill. Threshers Show set Aug. 1-3 near Hamilton Jul 25, 2008
They will lead the daily parades at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, and Sunday, Aug. 3, that include other antique cars, trucks, tractors and steam engines, which are in action and on display during the show. The schedule of events begins Friday with tractor games at 9 a.m., an antique tractor pull exhibition at 11 a.m. and kids pedal tractor pull at 3 p.m. At 6 p.m. the ribeye steak supper begins, along with a sanctioned antique tractor pull in the grandstand. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
N.I. Fair features lawn mower races Jul 22, 2008
The U.S. Lawn Mower Racing Association is proving America s infatuation with racing is not confined to fast cars, trucks, boats, motorcycles and bicycles. The North Iowa Fair will host a sanctioned lawn mower race presented by the Iowa Lawn Mower Racing Association at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Grandstand. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Philip rallies to help young woman with rare form of cystic fibrosis Jul 17, 2008
Auction items include six prints donated by the John Green Art Studio in Madison, a pair of collectible antique fire trucks, quilts, gift baskets, floral arrangements, a yard swing, a handcrafted toy box and a variety of gift certificates for diverse services including chiropractic treatments and horse training. Michelle Butler of Philip, who is organizing the auction, is overwhelmed by the response she received to her requests -- but not surprised. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
All-Star Week a Ruthian success Jul 17, 2008
The Hall of Famers' trucks went first, then the AL All-Stars and then the NL All-Stars. Then there was the All-Star Game Hall of Fame Celebration on the field that night. (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)
All-Star Game at home of Babe & Mick Jul 16, 2008
In 1979, a wealthy industrialist came into the shop in Charleston and bought most of the inventory for his new apartment in NYC. We were used to making deliveries regionally, but this time we d have to drive two 40 foot Hertz rental trucks into Manhattan from South Carolina ... We d parked the trucks at 5:00am and by 3:00pm we were done ... It took us over an hour to get the trucks back to the motel in New Jersey, and we had no choice but to jump immediately in a cab and head to the Bronx. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
University given collection of 78 rpm records Jul 7, 2008
The Savada collection has been packed into about 1,300 boxes and will be taken to Syracuse next week on six 20-foot-long Federal Express trucks, Elias Savada said. The records are thicker and heavier than the later standard 33 1/3 rpm albums, which were in vogue before they were supplanted by cassette tapes and then compact discs. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Fly in or drive in - just be there Jul 4, 2008
Hermanson said a number of different cars will arrive including hot rods, street rods, antiques and trucks. He said the owners of the vehicles come from across the state and a few from other states. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Parlin Library adds four new online databases Jul 4, 2008
provides quick online access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road today. Ford, Chrysler, GM, Toyota and numerous other makes are well-represented. (Canton Daily Ledger, IL)
Fourth of July events Jul 2, 2008
On Friday, July 4, the celebration kicks off at 9 a.m. with the Fourth of July parade, featuring marching bands, classic cars, floats, fire trucks and more. The parade circles the heart of Market Street. (Conroe Courier, TX)
ESCONDIDO: Day labor activity draws more police to intersection Jun 30, 2008
Police Chief Jim Maher said Wednesday that the department has increased patrols in the area because patrons and owners of businesses such as Carl's Jr. and Starbucks have complained about the mostly Latino day laborers littering, jaywalking, urinating in public and swarming trucks as they enter parking lots. Increased enforcement of nuisance and traffic laws at Mission and Quince began about six weeks ago and has resulted in about a dozen citations and another dozen warnings, officials said. (North County Times)
City hears report on fire, EMS, mergers Jun 27, 2008
Both ambulances and fire trucks arrive around a minute later than national standards suggest, in part because they are dispatched too slowly ... Tony Weinmann, local president of the Fraternal Association of Professional Paramedics, noted that the firefighters say they "need more fire trucks. You can't cut any more houses." Given that, he asked, how could they take on paramedics' duties ... Besides investment in stations and trucks, the consultant wants hiring in the fire prevention area. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Newspaper venture embodies fragile freedom of media Jun 23, 2008
WE STAND at the top of Kumalo Street in Soweto, six Sudanese, a Zimbabwean and two South Africans, shouting above the noonday roar of trucks passing the iconic Hector Pieterson Museum. (Thirty-two years ago at this spot, a 12-year-old boy was one of the first to die as police bullets tore into demonstrating pupils in the Soweto uprising of June 1976. (Business Day)
April sales show upswing Jun 19, 2008
5 million in cars, trucks, motorcycles and motorboats were sold. Building supply sales also rose nearly 20 percent, reaching $6. (Courier Publications, ME)
Cruise arms car against top guns Jun 17, 2008
A source said: "It sounds like Tom has taken a page out of one of his action movies. A-list celebrities know they can't be too careful. Tom's vehicles look perfectly normal, but in reality they are more like armoured trucks. He really, really loves his cars and he can afford the best.". Tom has also had bombproof features included on his car and has had his drivers trained in self-defence. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cruise goes bullet proof Jun 17, 2008
Toms vehicles look perfectly normal, but in reality they are more like armoured trucks. He really, really loves his cars and he can afford the best. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Tom tricks out rides into virtual tanks Jun 16, 2008
Toms vehicles look perfectly normal, but in reality they are more like armored trucks, a source told In Touch Weekly, which reports the star, pictured with wife Katie Holmes in a classic Corvette, tricks out his cars with bulletproof windows and bombproof features ... Toms vehicles look perfectly normal, but in reality they are more like armored trucks. (MSNBC -- News)
High oil prices fuel development of new hybrid batteries Jun 6, 2008
Across GE s production line, work is under way to use new battery technologies to help propel tugboats, power delivery trucks and heavy machinery and even support diesel locomotives. Next Article in Automotive: Page: Advertisment. (Boston Herald)
Six-alarm fire levels antiques salvage business Jun 4, 2008
Benotti said firefighters and trucks came from across Rockingham County and from neighboring towns in Maine and Massachusetts. What are you looking for. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
* David Byrne's new band: lyrics in girders, harmony in rusty pipes Jun 2, 2008
The symphony of Manhattan Island, composed and performed fortissimo daily by garbage trucks, car speakers, I-beam bolters, bus brakes, warped manhole covers, knocking radiators, people yelling from high windows and the blaring television that now greets you in the back of a taxi, is the kind of music people would pay good money to be able to silence, if only there were a switch. The other day, in a paint-peeling hangar of a room at the foot of the island, David Byrne, the artist and musician,... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Midcoast retail sales continue slide in March May 28, 2008
The sales of cars, trucks, motorcycles and motorboats was one of only two categories to show an increase from a year earlier with sales at $5. 2 million, up 6 percent. (Courier Publications, ME)
Keokuk's small businesses featured during Small Business Appreciation luncheon May 22, 2008
I'm next to Eckland's trucks, he said. I'm a third generation eye doctor. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
LETTERS: NCT, May 19, 2008 May 20, 2008
"If we had "stayed the course" with the renewable energy alternatives begun by Carter and killed by Reagan in their infancy, we would not be dependent on wars for oil nor on drilling for a product that leads only to environmental and climate destruction. Ms M wrote on May 19, 2008 7:52 PM:Reardon[-] wrote on May 19, 2008 5:12 PM:Ms. M: I do not know of a barrel of oil that this nation has seized. Please explain...Reardon, I don't recall any post stating that our country seized any oil... Ron... (North County Times)
Weekend Planner: Bunny party, wine tasting, triathlon on tap for weekend May 16, 2008
The township fire truck will be on display as well as pictures of the old trucks and the building. Refreshments will be served. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Merchandise, Pets, Furniture, etc. May 15, 2008
Find new and used cars, SUVs and trucks from local dealers and Classified advertisers. Configure your dream car online. (The Palm Beach Post)
Energy Policy: To The Junk Heap May 15, 2008
Sales of new SUVs and pickup trucks have fallen about as far as the cost of a barrel of oil has soared ... As we've noted before, since 10% of the country's almost 140 million privately owned cars and light-duty trucks emit more than half the auto-based pollution, it's safe to say that that same 10% also account for most of the gas-guzzling ... It seems to us that those who drive those gasoline-thirsty wrecks would be as eager to sell or trade their cars as those who've grown frustrated filling... (Investors Business Daily)
Braves: Two chances to win road game today May 13, 2008
The guy with the sweater and the marker he uses to draw pictures of UPS trucks or planes. Annoying. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Eveready Income Fund Announces 2008 First Quarter Financial Results May 9, 2008
Operating from over 75 locations in Canada, the United States, and internationally, we currently employ over 2,500 employees and operate a service fleet of over 1,000 trucks ... Our fleet consists of chemical and high pressure trucks, vacuum trucks, hydro-excavation trucks, pressure trucks, hot oiler units, steamer trucks, tank trucks, and flush-by units. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Zoners Approve Proposals for Fitness Center, Flea Market May 9, 2008
Mr. Faroni said the resident wanted to get work done on a driveway, due to trucks riding over the edge of the driveway. The next Zoning Commission meeting will take place at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the Annex Conference Room, 297 Main St. South. (Voices, CT)
Spruce Up Pekin hauls in tons of junk May 6, 2008
I got out here at a quarter till seven and there were trucks lined up with people waiting to get in ... Saturday's unusual event happened when a man backed in his pickup truck and unbolted the topper, which was in good condition, and had it crushed in one of the city of Pekin garbage trucks. (Pekin Times, IL)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET May 6, 2008
But it's not likely, according to a top Nissan executive interviewed here at an event in which the company showcased its entire world portfolio of cars, SUVs, crossovers, trucks and commercial vehicles --about 60 in all. 600. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Reno's swarm of quakes defies the odds May 3, 2008
Residents of the Reno suburb of Mogul are so shaken by an intense swarm of earthquakes over the past two months that some have taken to sleeping outside in campers and trucks. Since an April 25 temblor knocked pictures off the walls and broke the family crystal, Phil Oberlander has spent nights in his Cuddy Cabin boat parked in front of the house. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Discover New Orleans' new shine May 2, 2008
Day and night, workers tidy the streets even when the trucks arent rolling. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Selling family treasures to pay bills May 2, 2008
On Craigslist, Buckmaster said, three of the four fastest-growing for-sale categories are tied to gas -- recreational vehicles like campers and trailers, cars and trucks, and boats. Raven noted more and more listings for furniture, particularly in areas around Miami and Las Vegas and other regions hardest hit by the housing crisis. (CNN)
Auction keeps Medina Toy and Train Museum open Apr 21, 2008
During the auction, people scanned the tables of diecast cars, trucks, airplanes and dolls while others made sure their numbered paddles were in sight of the auctioneer as he called out bids ... Sword said nostalgia draws some to collecting toys, and the items remind people of trucks or cars they saw as children. (Cleveland.com)
Retail sales drop again in February for Midcoast Apr 18, 2008
Sellers of cars, trucks, motorcycles and motorboats reported sales dropped nearly 10 percent from a year ago $9. 6 million to $8. (Courier Publications, ME)
Community remembers Raymond King as benefactor Apr 9, 2008
He has donated land, cash and probably most notably, a collection of antiques cars, trucks and tractors. His total contributions exceeded a half million dollars and could possibly go well over a million dollars with today s land values, said McDaniel. (Calhoun Times, GA)
Toxic fumes, blisters & brain damage : The cost of doing business? Apr 3, 2008
" The roadsides here are dotted with farms. Willet Dairy's giant white barns sit close to Route 34, the main thoroughfare. Pickup trucks and heavy machinery sit in dusty lots. With 7,800 cattle, Willet is a relative behemoth. The other two major livestock operations in town are Osterhoudt Farm, with 470 cattle, and Ridgecrest Dairy L.L.C., with 1,090, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation, the agency charged with regulating agricultural pollution. Willet began in 1974... (Ithaca Times, NY)
Albert Lea City Council awards demolition contract Mar 27, 2008
Authorized the purchase of two trucks. Approved licenses for one plumber, two tattoo artists, four off-premises liquor and four dances. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
Today's butler has traditional skills, and new ones Mar 23, 2008
Back in England, Locke grew up in public housing, worked as a cloth finisher in a textile mill, drove trucks, served in the Royal Navy, and was a police officer for 10 years. A few years ago, he married an American woman and moved to the United States. (Boston Globe)
Community scholarship auction raises funds Mar 15, 2008
He is hoping for a variety of items, including cars, trucks, machinery, furniture, appliances, tools, antiques and livestock. Asked to name a few of the items for sale, Holmes said the list includes two boats, a field generator, a high lift boom on a Ford pickup truck, and a 1994 Cadillac. (Pekin Times, IL)
Threshing Bee Mar 15, 2008
Big collection of classic cars and trucks. Pioneer buildings form a village featuring early school, church, homestead, general store/drug store, blacksmith, livery, print shop, broom-making shop, harness shop, log cabin from early area homestead, depot and more. (Mt. Lake Observer/Advocate, MN)
Playing with dolls Mar 9, 2008
Toys will displayed and sold, including cars, trucks, trains, airplanes, fire engines, baby clothes, dolls and doll furniture, doll houses, cast iron banks, Hot Wheels, Fisher-Price toys, games, puzzles, children's books, Disney toys and marbles. Switch lamps, hand lanterns and other railroad collectibles will be displayed, and there will be numerous booths devoted to furniture, including primitives, Mission and European-style pieces. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Classifieds 3/5/08 Mar 6, 2008
Cars, Trucks, SUV s, Toyotay s, Honda s, Chevy s, more ... Also Trucks, SUV s and more. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Classifieds 2/26/08 Feb 27, 2008
Cars, Trucks, SUV s Toyota s, Honda s, Chevy;s, more. For Listings Call 1-800-706-1759 x6480. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Ask Babe: More questions for the Babe Feb 23, 2008
Scripps Howard News Service. Slug: askbabe24 Date: 2008-02-24 00:00:00 Version: original Wire Category: S Words: 617 Bytes: 26624 E-Pub: Y Use Warning: Photos. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Cashing in on Earnhardt doesn't feel right Feb 12, 2008
Dual 150-mile qualifying, 2 p.m., Speed Channel Chevy Silverado 250 trucks qualifying, 7 p.m., Speed ... Camping World 300 Nationwide Series qualifying, 3 p.m., ESPN2 Chevy Silverado 250 trucks race, 8 p.m., Speed. (The Palm Beach Post)
Revelers usher in Mardi Gras in New Orleans Feb 6, 2008
Hundreds were on horseback and scores of others rode along in pickup trucks or on flatbed trailers. "It's just heritage. It's Louisiana. We're crazy," said Courir participant Cody Granger, 24, wearing what looked like surgical scrubs decorated with the New Orleans Saints' logo. (International Herald Tribune)
Career Produced an Elegant Design Feb 3, 2008
Murray Ohio became the largest manufacturer of what The Wall Street Journal once called "miniature automobiles for moppets." His fire trucks still command a premium in the antique toy market. Mr. Schreckengost's Murray Mercury bicycle was exhibited at the 1939 World's Fair in New York and was the first of the motorcycle-influenced bicycles with chrome elements and streamlined styling. (Wall Street Journal)
