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PAGE 8 - PLAINDEALER - WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, UN Young and old alike checked oat the roadsters, like the above Ford Model T, at Sunday's Rod Show at Fiesta Days. Cars of all siiM, shapes and colors overtook Peterson Park for the event. Amid sweltering temperatures, Fiesta Days for 1984 got off to a roaring start last weekend. Popular events like the annual bed races to benefit the Muscular Dystrophy Association and Family Feud and food fiesta met with newcomers to the summer celebration like the Hot Rod Siow and canoe races on McCullom Lake. Final tallies for the bed races saw the fastest bed trophy going to the Sno-Bugs, who were followed by Uncle Dan's and the Fashion Shoppe. The best looking bed, according to judges, was the fire boat entry from the Firemen of Co. 1 and their second entry, a beach scene, took third place. Second place was awarded to ERA Advantage Real Estate. The Old Bridge team, which had a side bet with Uncle Dap's (Wood­ stock^, raised the itawt fhoney for MDA, coming in with $2,012.38. In all, $4,417.49 was pledged and $249.26 was collected at the races for MDA. Five of the teams entered in Saturday's races brought in more than $200. They were Southgate Beauty Salon, Uncle Dan's, Moore Pizza, Kindercare and the McHenry State Bank. This budding young artist took paintbrush to paper at Family Fest, a new Fiesta Days event. The Youth Service Bureau sponsored the booth called, "Paint Your Family". Plaind«alcr photos by Anthony Oliver , Donna Bertul is & Chris Juzwik They weren't quite as fast as a year ago, but the Firemen of Co. 1 gavlTit their best shot on a hot Saturday afternoon of racing. Tuo area boys go for a whirl Sunday on the Scrambler, an amusement ride at Fiesta Days. 1 he fast-moving cars cooled the youngsters off -- at least for a while. This team of novice canoeists took an east win at the new Canoe Races, which were held Saturday, Ju.y 21 off of Petersen Park Beach. With clipboard in hand, Rep. Dick Klemm, R-Crystal Lake, (right) judges one of the entries in the bed race at Petersen Park last Saturday. Trophies and ribbons were awarded to first, second and third place entries. took home the second place prise in the fastest bed competition, edging oat the Fashion Shoppe, bat falling Newcomers to the McHenry bed races, the team from Uncle Dan's Tavern, in Woodstock, put on a good showing for the crowds and had fan doing it. Uncle Dan's