John Grindrod: A final press box view of Lima’s boys of summer
By John Grindrod - Guest Columnist
WIMA sports director and play-by-play announcer Todd Walker shields his eyes from the setting sun during Saturday night’s championship game of the Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League.
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We realize, save for Shawnee graduate Jake Hutchins this season, that our Lima Locos don’t really live here full time, but don’t try telling that to the core Loco fans who pretty much adopt them each summer, hoping for their favorite sound effect that emanates from the Simmons Field press box, that train whistle heard whenever a Loco dents home plate from early June to August’s threshold.
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Real Wheels: 64 Chrysler worth the wait
Matt Hollinger, of Wapakoneta, noticed this 1964 Chrysler Imperial sitting behind Astro Lanes Bowling Alley in Wapakoneta.
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Hollinger rebuilt the transmission, upgraded the brakes and air ride suspension. The car features front and rear air.
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WAPAKONETA Matt Hollinger, of Wapakoneta, noticed this 1964 Chrysler Imperial sitting behind Astro Lanes Bowling Alley in Wapakoneta for two years.
“I saw it there for two years and I kept looking at it. It came up for sale and I got it. It was a wreck,” said Hollinger.
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Rain turns Westgate Charity Car Show into a classic car wash
By Merri Hanjora - info@limanews.com
Some car exhibitors covered their classic cars in plastic prior to the rain Sunday at the Westgate Charity Car Show.
Merri Hanjora | For The Lima News
This Oldsmobile 4-4-2 is covered in plastic to protect its finish during the storm that arose Sunday at the Westgate Charity Car Show.
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LIMA Mother Nature had plans of her own Sunday afternoon during the 13th Westgate Charity Car Show, but that didn’t deter car fanatics.
There were 240 cars registered this year.