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Wallkill Valley Times, Wednesday, July 17, 2019
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IN THIS ISSUE
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . . 8
Montgomery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Obituaries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Opinion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Pine Bush. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Police Blotter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
School News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Service Directory. . . . . . . . . . . 27
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Walden.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
PUBLIC AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17
Shawangunk Zoning Board of Appeals, 7
p.m. Town Hall, 14 Central Ave. Wallkill.
THURSDAY, JULY 18
Montgomery Town Board Audit/Work
Session, 6 p.m. Town Government Center,
110 Bracken Road, Montgomery.
Shawangunk Town Board, 7 p.m. Town
Hall, 14 Central Ave., Wallkill.
Crawford Town Board. 7 p.m. Town Hall,
121 Route 302, Pine Bush.
MONDAY, JULY 22
Maybrook Village Board, 7 p.m. Village
Hall, 111 Schipps Lane.
Village of Montgomery ZBA, 7:30 p.m.
Village Hall, 133 Clinton Street.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 24
Town of Crawford Planning Board. 7 p.m.
Town Hall, 121 Route 302, Pine Bush.
Walden Zoning Board of Appeals, 7:30
p.m. Community Room, 1 Municipal Square.
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Walden K of C hosts 10th - and largest - classic car show
By LAURA FITZGERALD
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R
ows of cars sat gleaming in the sun,
their hoods popped open, in Walden’s
village square last Saturday. Car
enthusiasts sat beside their prized
possessions in lawn chairs, hopping up to
show off their cars when visitors passed
by.
This was the 10th annual Walden Classic
Car Show, a fundraiser produced by the
Knights of Columbus 9254 in Walden.
All proceeds went to the Catholic service
organization’s mission of supporting local
charities, including the Hudson Valley
Food Bank, Most Precious Blood Parish,
the Valley Central Backpack Snack
Attack, local hospices and more.
Grand Knight Tom Gayton said the
organization will tally its donations from
the year in August and decide how to
distribute their money. Almost all of
the money raised goes directly to local
charities.
Gayton said there were about 75 entries
this year, the most of any year.
“It was a very good, shining example of
what our community can do when we all
get together,” Gayton said.
There were cars from every era, from
the 1920s up to the modern day. There
was a great variety of makes and models,
including American classic, classic and
modern trucks, American muscle cars,
corvettes, hot rods, imports, Mustangs,
Fords and more.
Skip Tentz won People’s Choice and
Best in Show for his 1929 Cadillac. Tentz
said the beige car has been to many shows,
from shows in Florida and Connecticut to
local shows in New York.
Tentz said he found the car on eBay. He
rebuilt the motor and transmission before
transforming the car into a convertible.
The old Cadillac is just one of 11 show
cars that Tentz owns.
Myrna Wishnick had a unique entry
with her 1963 Ford Thunderbird dubbed
“Princess Grace”. Princess Grace of
Monaco, also known as the former actress
Grace Kelly, was asked to pick the colors
for the 1963-and-a-half limited-edition
Thunderbird Landau. At its debut in
Monaco, Kelly was given car number one
of only 2,000 cars made.
Wishnick’s pale cream Thunderbird is
number 325. The low-slung, long-bodied
car won first place in American Classics
Car owner Bobby Archambault shows his 1972 Chevy Nova. The car is a tribute to his son,
who passed away at an early age.
James Russo shows his 1948 Hudson
Commodore.
1960-1979.
There are many reasons car enthusiasts
put so much time and effort into their cars
and showing. Some enjoy meeting people
with similar interests. Others enjoy the
charitable aspect of many shows. Most
all enjoy seeing the cars themselves and
showing off their own.
For others, cars and car shows carry a
special meaning.
Bobby Archambault showed his 1972
Chevy Nova. The bright red car had two
dolls hanging in the driver’s seat.
The car is a tribute to his son, Bobby
Jr., who passed away at only 8 years old.
Bobby Jr. helped his father with the prep
Myrna Wishnick won first place in American
Classics 1960-1979 for her 1963 “Princess
Grace” Ford Thunderbird.
work for a paint job shortly before he
passed in 2001.
Mostly, Archambault remembers
taking his son for rides in the old car. The
two dolls in the front seat are a homage
to the characters from his son’s favorite
movie, Chuckie.
“It’s very, very special,” Archambault
said.
Archambault has a tradition of placing
a matchbox car on his son’s grave for
every trophy he receives. He smiled wide
when he was handed the first-place trophy
for American Muscle.
“I feel like my son is with me every time
I’m at a show,” Archambault said.