All Wheels, All Weekend!

DAYTON -- The addition of a pub crawl, live music and other new entertainment through the rebranded Dayton entertainment district is aimed at enticing younger people to come out and participate in Dayton events and looking to make this year's All-Wheels Weekend the most successful yet.

There will be a live band downtown Friday night as well as fireworks and a presentation of the cars, coordinator Bette Lou Crothers said.

Saturday will start with the National Anthem performed by Markeeta Little Wolf. This year there will be a large flag hung up over Main Street for everyone to face while Little Wolf sings at 9 a.m.

The Saturday events will include of men's and women's poker walks, which will award prizes to the winners.

For those who like fast engines and men in drag, there will also be an outlaw dragster's race and a battle of souped up lawn mowers.

"That one's a real crowd pleaser," Crothers said. "And of course the men's drag race is always hilarious."

The drag race is where local men volunteer to dress up, come up with a stage name and race on giant tricycles.

The day will also mark a milestone for Dayton. At 11 a.m. there will be an official groundbreaking for the new Best Western Hotel at the top of the hill, Crothers said.

For those looking for something more slowly paced, there will also be slow drag races which is a race between cars without engines.

Money will be awarded to the winner of that race, Crothers said.

As in years past, there will be a demo derby and a beer garden Saturday evening. This year will mark the introduction of a pub crawl through the Dayton downtown entertainment district on Main Street.

The Weinhard Café, Mace Mead Works, The Grainhouse Grill and Skye Book and Brew will all have live entertainment and Threshers Bar and Grill will have karaoke.

"If you make it to all five places you're entered into a drawing for gift certificates," Crothers said. "We are trying to find that niche for some of our younger people. We have something for all age groups."

Coordinator Linze Purcell said she is excited about a lot of the events and she thinks the pub crawl is going to be a great addition to the lineup of events.

"The pub crawl will be fun," Purcell said. "There will be music and drinks and everyone can relax."

Sunday morning there will be a Father's Day breakfast at the fairgrounds as well as a golf tournament and a putting contest.

Crothers said the weather is supposed to be beautiful and there will be a high volume of vendors for participants to shop from for both food and merchandise.

Purcell said there were 361 cars in last year's All- Wheels Weekend car show and Crothers said there are already a lot of early registrations for this year's show.

"There are a lot of newcomers in the auto show this year," Purcell said.

Both Crothers and Purcell said the weekend is shaping up to look like a lot of fun and they encourage everyone to attend the event to check out everything it has to offer.

For more information about the event, visit www.allwheelsweekend.com.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

FRIDAY, June 15

ALL EVENTS IN DOWNTOWN DAYTON

4 to 7 p.m. - Early car registration at the corner of 1st

and Main Street

7:30 pm - Opening Ceremony at the AmericanWest

Bank parking lot on Main Street

6 to 9 p.m. - live music by "The Retreads" on Main

Street

7:30 - 9 p.m. - Presentation of Cars at the American-

West Bank parking lot on Main Street

9:30 p.m. - Fireworks in downtown Dayton!

SATURDAY, June 16

7 to 10 a.m. - Car Show Registration corner of First

and Main.

9 a.m. - Tribute to the Flag with Markeeta Little Wolf

9 a.m. to 4 p.m. - Show-N-Shine on Dayton's Historic Main Street

10 a.m. - Lawn Dragster Races, South Third Street

10 a.m. to 2 p.m.- Croft's Poker Walk, open to both

men and women. Pick up forms at the registration

desk, corner of First and Main, $1 per hand

11 a.m. - Ground Breaking Ceremony for Duke Resorts, LLC, Top of the hill above AmericanWest Bank

11 a.m. to 4 p.m.- Speeder Car Rides at the Historic

Depot.

1 p.m. - Slow Drags on Main Street

2 p.m. Men's "Drag" Races on Main Street

2:45 pm - Lawn Dragster Races South Third Street

4 p.m. - Trophy Presentation at the Depot

8:30 p.m. - Pub Crawl

EVENTS AT THE COLUMBIA COUNTY

FAIRGROUNDS, SATURDAY, June 16:

3 p.m. - Beer Garden opens.

4 p.m. - Demo Derby time trials begin

5 p.m. - Demo Derby at the Fairgrounds. $10 per

person, $25 per family

SUNDAY, June 17:

8 to 11 a.m. - Father's Day Breakfast at the Youth

Building at the Columbia County Fairgrounds, $7

adults, $5 kids 12 and under.

9 a.m. - All Wheels Golf Tournament at the Touchet

Valley Golf Course