Kunkel Cruise-In to take place Friday and Saturday

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By The Paper staff

WABASH, Ind. – The 18th annual Dave Kunkel Cruise-In will take place on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 18-19, at the Honeywell Center and Wabash Elks Lodge parking lot.

The show will be from 3-9 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The entry fee is $25 for both days or $15 per day.

More than 100 awards are expected to be given out on Friday, and more than 125 will be awarded on Saturday.

Specialty awards, to be given on Friday, will be the MDA Award, the Mayor’s Award, the Fire and Police departments awards, the NSRA Safety Pick, and the Wabash County Festival Queen and her court pick.

The Kunkel Family Award will be given out both days.

As in past years, select vehicles will be on display in the lobby of the Honeywell Center. Nine lobby awards will be presented.

Proceeds from the event will go to the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s ALS Division. Kunkel, for whom the Cruise-In is named, passed away from ALS.

Last year, the event raised $25,000 for the MDA.

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