By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — The annual Inman Classic Car Show was moved in 2020, but the community has decided to put it back in the spring this year and build other events around it, and the Inman Spring Festival is going on Saturday.
"We've got the car show going on down on Main Street," said spokesperson Lori Kearns. "Down by the Community Building, we've got a pedal tractor pull at 9:00 that morning, we've got a fun run at 7, we've got three on three basketball tournament at 11. We've got a benefit basket auction going on for a young man here in town that is needing a new prosthetic leg. He was in a farming accident."
The car show is judged by students from McPherson College. The college has the nation's only four-year Automotive Restoration program.
"These guys, some of the things they notice, I would not have a clue," Kearns said. "They just blow my mind. I love to sit in the little conference room with them and listen to them make their decisions. What one saw that someone else didn't, that was period correct for that year, etc. They're very knowledgeable."
The hope is that having more events in the spring will be able to bring out visitors that may not always come to the town's fall Santa Fe Days.
Here is a list of the Saturday events...
7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Breakfast at St. Peter's UCC Fellowship Hall-Free Will Donation
7:30 a.m Fun Run starts at Inman Wellness Center
8:30 a.m. Spring Fling Disc Golf Tournament at Lambert Park
9:00 a.m. Pedal Tractor Pull for ages 4 to 11 in front of the Community Building
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Goods to Go Craft and Vendor Show at the Inman Community Building and on Main Street
9:45 a.m. All Schools Day Royalty Mini Parade and Recognition-100 block South Main
10:00 a.m. Benefit Auction to help Garen Nikkel
10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Salt City Cowboy Church Kiddy Corral, on lawn just south of Prairie Bank of Kansas
11:00 a.m. Three on Three Basketball Tournament in front of Inman Community Building
11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Main Street Pizza, Inman Harvest Cafe, Knackies and Inman Senior Center open for lunch. Lost in the Sauce and Matt's BBQ will serve at the Community Building.
11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Salt City Cowboy Church Band in Concert-200 block South Main
1 p.m. Junior Firefighter competition
1 p.m. Inman Junior High Girls Basketball Recognition
1:15 p.m. Kiddy Dash for Cash and Candy for 10 and under-100 block South Main
1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Phaetons In Concert-200 block South Main
3 p.m. Car Show trophy presentation
4 p.m. Lions Club Fishing Derby
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sam Unruh Concert and Street Dance 100 block South Main