Culver to Roll out Red Carpet for Tour of Ultra-Rare Autos
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FrontA1 Thursday, August 19, 2010 Vol. No. 117 Issue No. 30 50¢ Serving Culver • Lake Maxinkuckee • Monterey since 1894 Special issue: Culver and classic cars! citizen photo/jeff kenney citizen photos/jeff kenney In Brief Historic auto legacy Miss America meets Culver Lake Max Film Fest ABOVE LEFT: Former US Congressman and Culver Academy ABOVE RIGHT: Miss America 2009, Katie Stam, greets former Culver Community Schools stu- graduate Elwood ‘Bud’ Hillis is the grandson of Elwood Haynes of dents Christina and Cally Jo Klausing during the ‘Wedding Dresses Through the Ages’ style returns Labor Day Kokomo, credited with pioneering the first America automobile show Saturday at the Culver Cove. At right, Culver’s Michelle Allyn (escorted by Culver Military and creating the first system of mass production for the vehicles. Academy cadet Kevin Kim) models a wedding dress worn byher mother, Eleanor Kay Tusing (to wkd Pictured to Hillis’ left is his grandfather and his first auto, the the late Ronald, in January, 1958 in Elkhart), and Michelle herself, at her own wedding as part The third annual Lake Pioneer, in 1894. of the show. Maxinkuckee Film Festival is scheduled for Saturday See story below. See story below, more photos page B1 September 4. Titled the “Gift of Warmth,” this year‘s festival Miss America will open at Culver’s Up- Culver to roll out red carpet town Cinema movie theater, where films will be shown from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (titles Stam stresses will be announced closer to for tour of ultra-rare autos the festival date). This is fol- lowed by “Fun in the Park,” service, values which will feature live en- Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg tour here Aug. 31, Sept. 1 tertainment, food, and fun By Jeff Kenney By Jeff Kenney things to do until the feature Citizen editor Citizen editor Miss America 2009, Katie Stam, took a wrong turn in film (also to be announced), The Auburns, Cords, and Duesenbergs are coming to Culver. her drive to the Culver Cove Saturday and wound up driv- which as in years past will Thirty-fve years ago this Labor Day weekend, the famous Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg ing around the community. She was, she said, impressed be shown at dusk on a gi- Festival of Auburn, Indiana, launched its annual Hoosier Tour, an outreach of the festival by Culver, and following her appearance that afternoon at gantic outdoor screen. designed to carry the classic Indiana vehicles it celebrates to the highways and byways the Trinity Lutheran Church-sponsored "Wedding Dresses Admission to all events on of their home state. One of the first stops back in 1975: Culver, Indiana, and the Culver Through the Ages" Style Show and silent auction, it's safe Saturday is a new or lightly Academies. to say the feeling was mutual. worn, clean item of winter This August 31 and September 1, Culverites will have a chance to see the Auburns, Stam, who was raised on a dairy farm near Seymour, wear for school age chil- Cords, and Dusenbergs return, in a gala celebration of the 35th anniversary of the tour, Indiana, graduated from Miss Indiana to Miss America in dren. These gifts of warmth and the Culver Academies, Lake Maxinkuckee, and Culver community are rolling out the 2009 (the 2010 winner was crowned by Stam in January). will be distributed to chil- red carpet for the 49 cars and their approximately 125 owners and drivers. Besides modeling her own wedding gown, performing sev- dren in need in the Culver Belva Meyer, representing the ACD Festival, notes the Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg Club eral musical numbers (her vocal talents were a standout for Community Schools district was formed in 1952, with the Auburn, Indiana-based festival following (the Auburn- Stam at the Miss America pageant), and narrating the Style area. Those with questions Cord-Duesenberg Museum is also located there). The festival itself takes place over the Show in a manner belying the fact that she'd only studied may contact Event Chair- September 3 weekend and includes a lengthy list of activities, detailed at the festival’s its script a few minutes before the show began, Stam also man Lois Broeker at 574- website (www.acdfestival.org) including a cruise-in, antique show, auctions, a club re- closed out the afternoon's festivities with a talk about her 842-2118 broeker1@hu union and meet, and this yer a first-ever Duesenberg race, taking place at Kendalville. journey to becoming -- and duties as -- Miss America. ghes.net. The genesis of the Hoosier Tour, explains Meyer, is steeped in the auto owners arriving Twenty-four year old Stam noted she grew up surround- earlier than the festival itself in years past and having time on their hands. So, she says, Bonine celebration ed not only by parents and siblings, but grand-parents “seven cars took off (in 1975) and one of places they stayed was Culver.” and other family as well, which "taught me the value of Aug. 29 More recently, Tom Spiece -- well known to the Culver and Lake Maxinkuckee area family and traditions." She attended a small, country Lu- The community is invited -- thought of bringing the ACD Tour here after it came to his hometown of Wabash a few theran school where she participated heavily not only in to attend Jim and Rosalie years back. the school itself, but in athletics, besides being a 10-year Bonine’s 50th wedding an- “Along with Richard Ford and several others,” he recalls, “we hosted them and it was member of 4H. She stressed the importance of being active niversary, 50th year in Cul- quite an event. I felt they would enjoy seeing one of Indiana’s greatest treasures – Culver ver, and 50 years of owning in her church, communi- and Lake Maxinkuckee.” See Tour page A2 See Miss America page A6 their business prior to retire- ty, and school in helping ment, on Sunday, August 29 at the Culver Railroad Sta- tion from 1 to 5 p.m. No Culver’s Zehner competes for Culver’s Hillis carries on gifts, please. Miss Teen End-of-month meal ‘first US auto’ legacy returns August 30 Northern Indiana title By Jeff Kenney Hillis’ grandfather St. Mary of the Lake Citizen editor Catholic Church’s end-of- CULVER — As the Culver community prepares for the descent of pioneered American Ashley Zehner month community meal will around 50 rare and classic automobiles for the unusual auto industry return after a summer hiatus of Culver was honor of hosting the 35th annual Auburn, Cord Duesen- Monday, August 30 at the recently selected berg tour, Culverites may or may not know the role Culver to participate in By Jeff Kenney church, 124 College Avenue and Lake Maxinkuckee play in American automobile his- Citizen editor in Culver. On the 30th day Nationals' 2010 tory, and the rather amazing legacy thereof, which is still a Miss Teen North- Though Bud Hillis' or each month, a communi- vibrant part of the area. grandfather died the year ty meal will be provided for ern Indiana pag- As the 125-odd visitors to eant competition before he was born, he anyone interested in attend- Elwood ‘Bud’ Hillis as a cadet at Culver from the ACD Festi- certainly has been heir to ing, with food and drinks that will take Culver Military Academy val August 31 and Septem- place Aug. 21. Elwood Haynes' legend supplied by parishioners. ber 1 will learn, Lake Max- and legacy. Born in small Questions may be directed Zehner learned inkuckee continues to be of her acceptance town of Portland, Indiana to 574-842-2522. home to the family respon- in 1857, Haynes attended into this year's sible for the winning vehicle St. Mary’s port-a-pit competition as school at Worcester Poly- in the very first Indianapolis technic Institute and though benefit Nationals, Inc. 500 -- the Marmon Wasp, announced their he struggled to turn a rath- St. Mary of the Lake manufactured by the Mar- er rudimentary one-room Catholic Church, Culver, selections. She mon Motor Car Company, submitted an ap- schoolhouse education into will hold a Nelson’s Port-a whose owning and leading a successful college career, Pit Chicken sale Saturday, plication and family moved to Lake Max- Ashley Zehner took part in an his keen proficiency in un- August 28, from 10 a.m. inkuckee in the 19th century derstanding metals and to 2 p.m. at the Culver Fire interview session and whose descendents, the that was conducted by this year's Northern Indiana Pag- mettalurgy grew into his Department parking lot. The Greenleafs and Lewellens of graduation thesis, "The ef- sale will benefit St. Mary’s eant Coordinator. East Shore Drive, continue Zehner will be competing for her share of thousands of fects of Tungsten on Iron student bus service. in the same cottage today. and Steel," which laid foun- dollars in prizes and speeialty-gtfts that However, Culver is also Worship times will be distributed to con- testants. She will be compet- See Miss Teen page A2 See Hillis page A6 See Haynes page A2 See Briefs page B3 Name: FULLFULL- FRONT FRONT BANNER; BANNER- Width: CULVER; 52p1.167; Width: 52p1.167; Depth: 2 in; Depth: Color: 2 Blackin; Color: plus Black one; Fileplus Name: one; File 00087993;00084636; Name: 00086339; Ad Number: Ad -;Num Cus- tomerber: -; CustomerName: Collins Name: & Co Collins (Plymouth); & Co (Plymouth); Size: 10 in Size: 10 in www.thepilotnews.com Click on Citizen Tab E-mail: [email protected] ObitsA2 LOCAL Thursday,Thursday, August Xxx 19, X, 20102009 • Culver Citizen Tour from page 1 Haynes from page 1 The invitation was well-received, says Belva Meyer, and plans were underway for the dations for his trip, which will include ACD vehicles from all over the US.