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Good times ready to roll on The Strip
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You’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who views bumper-to-bumper traffic as a good thing.But for the past three years, one night a year in McMinnville, slow-moving vehicles have meant a great deal to hundreds of the community’s less-fortunate citizens.The fourth annual Back to the Strip car show and cruise-in is scheduled for this Saturday, May 2. Organizers are hoping to once again turn in record-setting numbers of funds and food raised for Warren County Meals on Wheels, which provides food for many local senior citizens and others who couldn’t otherwise provide for themselves.“We’ve been fortunate during our first three years to have great turnouts, and, more importantly, raise a lot of money and gather a lot of food for Meals on Wheels,” said Mary Walker, one of the event organizers. “This has grown every year, and we’re looking forward to it being even bigger this year.”Beginning in 2012 when two friends decided on a whim to relive their youth by cruising New Smithville Highway, commonly known as The Strip to locals, Back to the Strip has grown by leaps and bounds.“I called Brad Bolding and said ‘Do you want to go ride The Strip,’ and he said ‘Sure, name a date,’” recalled Chris Terry, who has been another event organizer since its inception.