Rockdale’s second annual Fall Music Fest felt like a Summer Fest.
The first-Saturday-in-October event missed the actual fall weather by a couple of days—high temperatures had dropped to the 70’s by that day—but still brought good crowds to downtown.
Music throughout the afternoon was capped by a night-time street dance featuring Brooke Graham.
More than a half dozen acts performed on a stage which spanned Main Street between Wolf Park and the I&GN Depot-Museum.
Wolf Park, and environs, was also the site of a chili cookoff, wiener dog races, arts and crafts, food, an auto show, the Rockdale ISD P-TO’s annual Fall Carnival and more.
Just up the street the Kay Theatre hosted the annual 5K Zombie and 1K Kids Runs (see page 2A) along with a pancake breakfast and square dancing.
Results included the following:
CAR SHOW
Best Dodge—Don Tuit, 2012 Dodge Challenger.
Best Chevy—Jeff Nicholas, 1966 Corvair.
Best Ford—Randy Meador, 1930 Model A.
Best antique—Billy Zimmerman, 1953 Buick Riviera.
Best truck—Harry Ormsby, 1936 Chevrolet.
Best car—Billy Zimmerman, 1953 Buick Riviera.
Best rat rod—Aaron Gifford, 1932 Chevy Rat Rod.
Judge’s choice—Dusty Albreight.
CHILI COOKOFF (18 teams)
First—“Damifino,” Boyd Taylor.
Second—“Kicking Ash,” Lin Perry.
Third—“Bud Man,” Buddy Baggerly.
Beans—“Bud Man,” Boyd Taylor.
WASHERS
First—Kit Quinney and Tyler Jordan.
Second—Scott Skubal and Tate Pounders.
Third—Tyler Pounders and Clay Schneider.
No wiener dog race results received by Reporter deadline.
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