Monthly Archives: May 2007

TODAY is the 30th anniversary of the release of the movie “Smokey and the Bandit,” a Burt Reynolds romp that the actor once described as “a little like eating Chinese food about an hour after you see the movie, you may want to go see another one. To commemorate the anniversary of the movie, a driving event called the Bandit Run 2007 was held from May 15 to May 17, with about 200 participants in 85 cars traveling the 660 miles from Texarkana, Tex. Hershey’s 1977 black Pontiac Trans Am SE, or special edition, which replicated the paint scheme of the Trans Am used in the movie. More than 300 joined the Bandit Run group, many posting photos and videos of their cars. I wanted to attend, but I also wanted to arrive in the right car, so on April 20 I bought a black 1979 Trans Am with almost 100,000 miles for about $10,000 at a collector-car auction in Branson, Mo. The Bandit Run group gathered with their cars May 15 at the Tex-Ark Antique Auto Museum. read more  Read more... (190 words, estimated 46 secs reading time)

Tuesday Free program with Karen Mockler, author of “After Moses,” 7 p. Friday Hazardous Waste Collection for Area Businesses, call Solid Waste Environmental Compliance Coordinator at 247-8633 for more information and to register, registration mandatory. Yellowstone Roaring ’20s Auto Classic Car Swap Meet and Auction, 8 a. National Cancer Survivors Day Celebration for cancer survivors, their friends and families, 1 to 3 p. read more

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The Yellowstone Roaring ’20s Auto Club will sponsor its 37th annual Swap Meet and its 28th annual Antique Classic Car Auction on June 2 and 3 at the clubhouse location at 7400 Grand Ave. Registration will also enable users to create their own unique login name and reader profile, where each reader can view their personal Talk Back statistics and history. We believe these improvements will make the Talk Back portion of our site even more useful and entertaining for readers by giving more control to the readers, increasing the accountability for commenters, and raising the overall level of discourse. The Talk Back feature may be disabled foras long as 24 hours on Tuesday to implement the system change. By submitting a comment, you are agreeing to the terms & conditions set out in our comment policy . read more  Read more... (150 words, estimated 36 secs reading time)