| 9th Annual “Rolling” Car Cruise to Take Place Friday, August 6th |
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The 9th Annual Downtown Hazleton Car Cruise will take place on Friday August 6th, with a rain date of Friday, August 13th. The Cruise, coordinated by the Downtown Committee of the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce, is sponsored by Tunnessen’s Inc. Chamber officials state that this year’s cruise will include a new route to accommodate the nearly 300 vehicles that participated last year. Cars will, once again, enter on Church and Chestnut Streets; go to Laurel Street to Broad Street. The cars would then proceed to Cedar Street where they will begin lining up. The Cruise will begin at 6:00 p.m. and will go South on Broad Street to Poplar Street. Cars will then make a right on Poplar Street and continue through the Heights Terrace to the Arthur Gardner Parkway. The cars will then make a left on Arthur Gardner Parkway to Rt. 93 (Broad Street) and continue north on Broad Street where they will begin parking between Cedar and Church Streets. The cars will be parked on Broad Street until 9:00 p.m. for public viewing. Dash Plaques will be presented to the first 200 cars compliments of the Anthracite Region AACA. Jimmy Grohol, Cruise chairman, stated that for the fourth consecutive year, the Legends will provide live entertainment. The band, co-sponsored by Jimmy’s Quick Lunch and the Chamber, will provide entertainment from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. In addition, WAZL with Tony Pacelli and Mike Moran will provide a live remote, D.J. Jimmy Dino will also be spinning oldies music throughout the evening and Amilcar Arroyo will provide Latino music as well. Plus, attendees, both cruise participants and the public, will be able to register to win prizes from participating merchants. This Hazleton Automobile Trades Association will once again take part this year. Members of the Association, Barber Ford, Berger Family Dealerships, Fairway Motors, Feissner Ford, Harry’s U Pull It/Kress Auto Parts, Independence Toyota, and Tunnessen’s Inc., will display vehicles on the sidewalks of downtown Hazleton beginning at Noon. Also, local car clubs are invited to set up a display to promote their organization. Merchants are also encouraged to take advantage of the busy day by conducting “sidewalk sales” throughout the day and evening. Also, for the first time, General Motors will be providing free test drives in two 2010 Camaros. The Camaros will be parked in the Hazleton Municipal parking lot next to the CAN DO building and will be available for test drives throughout the evening courtesy of General Motors. In addition, a special advertising campaign is being coordinated by the downtown merchants and businesses and the Standard Speaker. If you would like to become part of this special advertising, call the Standard Speaker at 455-3636 as soon as possible. Panorama Magazine, Local News 13, WAZL, WYLN, and El Mensajero are also media sponsors. On Site Portable will provide a unit for the event which will be located at Wyoming and Mine Streets. The Hazleton Parking Authority wishes to remind the public that there is FREE parking daily after 5:00 p.m. and FREE parking in the Parking Garage after 6:00 p.m. Officials stress, however, that Broad Street, between Church and Cedar Streets, will be closed to through traffic from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. to accommodate the Car Cruise. Alternate traffic routes are suggested for the general public. Directional signs, courtesy of DeAngelo Brothers/Interstate Road Markings will be placed throughout the cruise area. The public is encouraged to attend. Bring your chairs to enjoy the Cruise and take advantage of the many businesses that will remain open until 9:00 p.m. For additional information on the Downtown Hazleton Car Cruise, call the Chamber office at 455-1509 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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