Explorers take over Memorial Park

The Best Paint Award went to Kyle Polce who brought his 1972 Baby Apple Red Oldsmobile Cutlass to the event.

Johnston Police Explorer George Arakelian III and his sister Giavanna were all around Johnston War Memorial Park setting up various stages of their second annual Car & Bike Show.

Harold Braley, who lives in Johnston, took home a trophy for his winning entry of this 1973 Plymouth Duster.

Johnston Police Explorer George Arakelian III and his sister Giavanna were all around Johnston War Memorial Park setting up various stages of their second annual Car & Bike Show.

This 1958 Dodge was once a New York Police Department vehicle and was one of a half-dozen police cruisers on display at Sunday’s Johnston Explorers Post 405 Car and Bike Show.

Posted Thursday, August 2, 2012 1:00 pm

For the fourth time in two years, weather put a damper on the Johnston Police Explorers Post 405 Car & Bike Show Sunday. Last year’s show was rained out twice, and this year, cloudy skies and the threat of rain diminished the crowds expected at Memorial Park.

“I’ve never seen anyone put so much work into an event and then get weather like we’ve had the past two years,” said Johnston Police Captain Marc Boisvert, who coordinates the Explorers Post.

Still, the park was filled with amusements for families and car enthusiasts. Antique cars filed in, while young people gravitated toward the dunk tank, carnival games, vendors and bounce house.

Sun Rise Photos by Pete Fontaine