It was in July of 2008 when Allan from Old Town approached us to bring one of the Saint Cloud Car Cruises to Old Town to give a little more atmosphere to the Mid Week musical event "Rock at the Clock" starring Dwight Icenhower. After a bit of coaxing I managed to get Mustang Mike to agree to bring the failing Duke Davis Memorial Wednesday Nite Cruise-In and be the host, he was compensated at the same rate for his duties in the "Blue Room" but didn't have to bring his rig. Old Town staffed the event with Tracy and sometimes Allan. Linda & I volunteered to handle the registration and park the cars.  In April of 2009 Mike left the show after Mike Singer came back because he would no longer be compensated. Linda & I carried on as volunteers. the show changed it's name to "Little Darlin's Street Party and Cruise-In" in January 2010. Chuck & Tracy wanted me to add my name to the Marquee but I chose not to. The Merchants Association or Old Town, I am not sure who has paid, "The Dukes" for their appearances, Linda & I remain un compensated and have not missed a Wednesday since we made the commitment. My newspaper and associated Websites continue to cover all of the car events with little or no compensation other than those that purchase it to cover the cost of ink, and sometimes 1 or 2 advertisements. We do this because we enjoy this venue that we have called home for so long and want to help keep it open in these trying economical times. We do not even pester the merchants for Prizes! They already do so much for the Friday & Saturday events. Cheryl from Wond'n'Round participates by providing the Cruiser of the Week Award.

We do what we do because of the community that has evolved over the years. The World Travelers that set Vacations to coinside with events at Old Town. We have made many friends and they rely on us for the "Stories" of this little shopping center that we call home. I have always had a Donations button on the bottom of my site but only 3 people over the years have done that. We have spent a lot of our personal money to keep this endeavor, for the benefit of Old Town,  going and will until it stops being fun.....

The Old Car part of Wednesday is not governed directly by Old Town but is done for them and since there isn't any Old Town Staff on Duty Linda & I Host it for them.

We'll celebrate our 3rd Anniversary in November 16th, 2011 even though it falls on July 16th so that we can have some of our regular "Snowbirds" participate.