(Featured Photo is of Gary Snair’s Rat Rod Tow Truck. Photos taken by Keith Walsh, Curtis Walsh, and Frank Sparks)
Story by Frank Sparks, Beaver County Radio
(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The weather was beautiful on Saturday for the 31st Annual Beaver Falls Car Cruise. The forecast early in the week was calling for rain and in an interview on Beaver County Radio earlier in the week Car Cruise Co-Chairman Tom Gargaro explained to the listeners that his father Vince was a weatherman and he was watching over from heaven and wouldn’t let it rain. Beaver County Radio Program Director, Frank Sparks called it the Vince Vortex and Gargaro agreed.

Record crowds showed up for the opening ceremonies that were emceed by Sparks and featured LInwood Alford as the Grand Marshall of the Car Cruise. After Sparks welcomed everyone to the cruise Linwood spoke about what a great event for the community that the cruise is and that he is honored to be the Grand Marshall and a lifelong resident of Beaver Falls.

Following Linwood, Beaver County Commissioners Tony Amadio and Jack Manning spoke followed by Pa State Rep. (14th) Jim Marshall spoke and Beaver Falls Mayor Kenya Johns finished up the list of dignitaries to speak.

Beaver Falls Car Cruise Committee Co-Chairman Tom Gargaro then presented Beaver Falls Police Chief David Johnson with a $500 Check from the Beaver Falls Car Cruise Committee for a second K-9 dog that the City is working on acquiring. Beaver County Radio’s Eddy Crow donated a handmade quilt to the committee that was made by his mom Sue Crow. The committee sold $5.00 tickets for the quilt and is donating all the proceeds to will go to the Beaver Falls Police Departments to help with acquiring the K-9. Chief David Johnson thanked the car cruise committee and Eddy and Sue Crow.

The opening ceremony finished with the presentation of the colors by Beaver Falls Legion’s Duane Jones and the National Anthem was sung by 2022 Beaver Falls graduate and Mancini award winner for best actress in a musical Maelyn Isenburg. After Maelyn finished singing the National Anthem there was a fly over by Air Heritage in Chippewa’s C-47 Plane “The Luck of The Irish”.

Beaver County Radio then did a live broadcast from 11 AM to 7 PM featuring Sparks, Eddy Crow, Curtis Walsh, Keith Walsh and Bob Barrickman. Patrons at the car cruise stopped by the Beaver County Radio Studios and spun the Beaver County Radio Personality Wheel for prizes that including Pittsburgh Pirate tickets, a gift card to Smokin Dave’s BB, and trinkets from St. Barnabas Health System.

Beaver County Radio did a video stream from the roof of the studios the whole cruise. Check it out and see if you see your ride or someone’s you know:
You can check out photos of all the fun at the 31st Beaver Falls Car Cruise below: