Cars, Crafts, and Pancakes
Published 11:14 am Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Hundreds of people filled the Batesville Downtown Square for all the activities last Saturday. (Glennie Pou)
Almost 200 car enthusiasts from across North Mississippi and West Tennessee participated in the Showoff on the Square. (Glennie Pou)
Batesville Police Department helped with the Exchange Club’s Pancake Breakfast. From left is BPD Chief of Police Kerry Pittman and Exchange members Andy Hostler, Russell Pierce, Danny Jones, and Jimmy Dickerson. (Glennie Pou)
A few Junior Auxiliary of Batesville members volunteered to help with the Pancake Breakfast, mixing batter for hundreds of pancakes. Pictured are (from left) Emily Copeland, Amber Wedgeworth, and Hartley Vaughn. (Glennie Pou)
Prizes for cars and trucks on display were given out in several categories. (Glennie Pou)
Merea Ministry volunteers kept busy with refreshments and booths during the day. (Glennie Pou)
Mark McGovern’s classic Airstream trailer fully restored is always a crowd favorite at car shows in the area. (Glennie Pou)
Mark Shields and Terrie Harwood (Merea Ministry director) were under the cooking tent most of the day. (Rebecca Alexander)
Geneva Baird, Chrystal Bell Baird, and Thomas Baird joined others at the Pancake Breakfast sponsored by the Exchange Club and served in the Civitan Club building on Panola Ave. (Rebecca Alexander)
Exchange Club member Calvin Land enjoyed pancakes with great-grandchildren twins Hudson and Harper Legge (age 2), and Hays Cochran, 10. (Rebecca Alexander)
Batesville’s Downtown Square was full most of Saturday, April 3, with hundreds of locals and regional visitors enjoying the warm weather and day of activities sponsored by the Main Street Program. Organizers reported 192 entries in the car show with everything from classic restored vehicles to unique service trucks and other entries. The record number of entries was recorded the first year with 240 cars, and this year’s event had almost double the number from 2019, the last time the show was held. Also part of Saturday’s activities was the annual spring pancake breakfast hosted by the Exchange Club. Both in-person dining and takeout orders were higher than usual as people flocked to the Square to enjoy one of the first fully-opened events in the city since the pandemic. Supporters of Merea Ministry also had a big day, holding their annual spring arts and crafts bazaar and selling short orders from the grill.