Organizers say inaugural car show drew 141 cars and donated $5,000 to Wheatland Fire Department Foundation

Organizers of this year’s Wheatland car show told the Town Council that the event registered 141 cars and raised $5,000 for the Wheatland Fire Department Foundation. Rob Ruart, who introduced the item during the council’s public comment period, invited Rainey, a car-show committee member, to report on the event. Rainey said the committee counted 141 registered cars with participants from Wyoming, Colorado and Nebraska and estimated about half of the entries were from Platte County. "We had several different activities throughout the car show," Rainey said, citing a poker walk and a pinup contest organized by Sarah Taylor. The committee reported significant local spending: multiple food vendors sold out, and the group said it deliberately directed event expenditures to Wyoming small businesses. Rainey said the Friday-night welcome party and band show drew a large crowd and that organizers served more than 300 pizzas and 300 hot dogs. Organizers presented a $5,000 check to the Wheatland Fire Department Foundation at the meeting. "Thank you so much for everything you did," a council member said while receiving the check. Rainey also acknowledged logistical problems: porta-potty service fell short at times during the event, and the committee said it will use a different provider next year. The committee said the poker walk sold about 50 cards and that, overall, the committee considered the debut a success. The remarks were delivered during the public comment section of the meeting; no formal council action was recorded on the donation during the session.