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April 1, 2020
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Cruising along Main Street like in the old days
By Josie Sellers
A n i m p r o m pt u M a i n
Street cruise on Saturday
evening, March 21, brought
back memories and gave
residents a chance to forget
about the coronavirus for a
time while still practicing
social distancing.
“Before the coronavirus
outbreak I saw that some-
one on Facebook suggest-
ed doing this (the cruise)
in the summer,” said Faith
Young. “I told my husband
about it and we were look-
ing forward to doing it this
su m mer. T hen someone
mentioned doing it (this past
Saturday, March 21) sooner.
My husband graduated in
1980. I graduated in 1982.
Cruising main and jamming
on a Saturday night was so
much fun.”
Young and her husband
drove through Burger King
and headed to town where
they discovered many oth-
ers had joined in.
“When we got into town
we were so happy to see
the number of people actu-
ally there and doing it,” she
said. “With all that has been
going on with the corona-
virus and other things, that
was a very welcome, fun
and exciting time.”
Robert Leist said Bernie
Kenney had the idea to get
people to go cruising since
gas is currently so affordable.
“I suggested that we start
at 6 p.m. so people could
get their dinner at a local
d r ive-th r u or car r yout,”
Leist said. “I then shared
across Facebook, as going
cruising would allow us to
see our friends and neigh-
bors while maintaining the
recommended social dis-
tancing. It was a ball and it
was amazing seeing the joy
in everyone’s faces. I think
we all needed that kind of a
break.”
Lisa Akers also joined in
on the fun and said she had
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Main Street was alive with traffic Saturday evening, March 21 when an impromptu cruise was held. The
event was organized on Facebook as a way to get people out of the house and encourage them to pick
up food from local restaurants.
a blast.
“It took our mind off the
pandemic for a short time,”
she said. “It was great see-
ing the smiles and hearing
the honks.”
Susie Mann also enjoyed
the cruise.
“Horn honking, smiling
and waving - just like old
times,” she said. “Sheriff
Rogers was sitting down at
the end of Main Street and
Royce Emerson was in the
plaza. It was a welcome dis-
traction from the uncertain-
ty of today’s world. We went
and got ice cream at The
Freeze and sat in the plaza
and ate it while we watched
cars cruise to get popcorn
from Shelby Theater. What
a great time.”
Donna Carpenter agreed
with Mann.
“It was awesome seeing
the cars from Second Street
to Seventh Street,” she said.
“Ever yone was beepi ng
and waving. Reminded us
of days past when Main
Street boomed on the week-
end. We picked Crowtown
for our carry out, not only
because they make great
pizza but because Marty
was a good friend.”
A my Crow n g r abb e d
some popcorn from Shelby
Theaters and enjoyed the
ride.
“It brought back so many
fond memories, plus it was
great seeing the commu-
nity come out to support one
another,” she said.
Paulla Emery had a blast
cruising down Main Street.
“It reminded me of the
old days when we were in
high school,” she said. “As
they said everybody honked
their horns, we waved at
each other and everybody
was laughing. I think every-
one needed something right
now to feel good about and
not take so seriously, and
this was what happened.
Crowtown was our choice
of food afterwards as well.
Marty was a really good
friend and I know that he
would have been in that
l i neup if he cou ld have
been.”
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