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‘It was a great show’
Published July 27, 2010
The sixth annual Antique Tractor & Power Show in Boaz featured 16 categories of winners, but few could beat the 97-degree heat Saturday.
“It was a great show,” Boaz Mayor Tim Walker said. “It was rather warm, but even with the heat, we had a great crowd. We had 90 tractors and other entries. It was over at about noon due to the heat and all. I think overall we had a great day, and everyone that attended had fun."
The event, held at the Boaz Farmers Market, attracted participants from all over the region, including Aaron Johnson who drove from Atlanta to attend his first tractor show.
“It’s a good chance to visit friends,” said Johnson, originally from Boaz and former pastor of an area church. “I believe it is an example of excellent civic leadership and small-town pride. It’s just good to be with folks who wave when you meet them on the road.”
Boaz resident Gerald Martin, winner of one of the slow tractor races, said he drove his 1985 1510 Ford tractor to the show, “but I didn’t have it in slow gear coming here.”
The show featured 87 entries for the 16 categories, according to Sheila Sanders, the mayor’s executive secretary.
“The show featured 19 first-time vendors showing their tractors,” Sanders noted.
Joe Criswell, of Altoona, participated in the most categories with nine entries. Greg Munsey, of Hiram, traveled the longest distance to the show, driving 120 miles. Jimmy Williams, of Albertville, edged out Boaz City Councilman Billy Faucett in the barrel race. The two men needed three races to determine the winner, Sanders said. Helen Carr, of Painter, won the skillet toss.
The winners of the 16 categories were:
• Best Restored Tractor, Don & Diane Turner, Hokes Bluff;
• Oldest Tractor, 1931, Joe Criswell, Altoona;
• Most Unique Tractor, Diane Turner, Hokes Bluff;
• Best Restored Engine, James Trent, Athens;
• Best of Show, Greg Munsey, Hiram;
• Most Unique Engine, Jimmy Dunn, Guntersville;
• Most Original Tractor, Gary Bell, Danville;
• Best Display, Jimmy Williams, Albertville;
• Mayor’s Choice, T.K. Davis, Crossville;
• Most to Display, nine entries, Joe Criswell, Altoona;
• Traveled Longest Distance, 120 miles, Greg Munsey, Hiram;
• Barrel Race, 4 seconds, Jimmy Williams, Albertville;
• Slowest Tractor, Matthew Adams, Boaz;
• Slowest Tractor, Gerald Martin, Boaz; and
• Skillet Toss, Helen Carr, Painter.
Winners received unique handmade trophies created by one of the show’s organizers, Luvern Adams, of Mount Hebron.
Jonathan Stinson and Elizabeth Summers contributed to this report.
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