(Beaver Falls, Pa.) The 30th Annual Beaver Falls Car Cruise was held on Saturday, September 11, 2021 on Seventh Ave. in Beaver Falls. The cruise was originally scheduled for June 12, 2021 but the committee chose to move it to September due to the pandemic.

The theme of the day was “911 Never Forget”. When the cruise was moved the cruise committee decided September the 11th would be the perfect day so that we could honor those who perished on the 20th Anniversary of 911. The cruise honored those who perished, those who gave their all as first responders and laborers, all first responders, and all veterans who served or are serving or paid the ultimate sacrifice with their life for our freedom with a parade at the beginning of opening ceremonies.

The opening ceremonies start with Beaver County Radio Program Director Frank Sparks welcoming the crowd to Beaver Falls on a beautiful day for a car cruise. The parade started at the Beaver Falls High School and made its way up Seventh Ave to the main stage  in front of Beaver County Radio. The key speakers who attended were Beaver Falls Mayor George Quay, Beaver Falls City Manager Charles “Mick” Jones, Beaver County Commissioners Tony Amadio and Jack Manning, Pa State Senator Elder Vogel, Pa State Reps Jim Marshall and Josh Kail, Larry Googins, President of the VVA 862, Ron Bogolea, and Donna Groom.

The Colors were presented by the VVA 862 Honor Guard and the 21 gun salute was also presented the honor guard. There ceremonies contained the invocation by Jeff Huff, Taps and Amazing Grace played on the bag pipes. National recording artist Donna Groom sung the National Anthem followed by a fly over of the c-47 Luck Of the Irish that was presented by Air Heritage in Chippewa.

You can watch opening ceremonies by pressing the play button below:

Check out all of the fun that happened throughout the cruise below: