East Aurora and Beyond - 2007 Visitors Guide - (Page 26) 26 Motor over to Marilla! Looking for another fun way to spend a day in Marilla, and also help out a worthy cause? On July 29, 2007, Marilla will host its fourth annual Car, Truck and Cycle Show. This event is billed as the largest car show in Western New York and all proceeds benefit Mercy Flight. Mercy Flight is a critical rescue patient transport service that is not funded by any hospital. This September marks the service’s 26th anniversary. Opening ceremonies start at noon, with a presentation of the flag, a live rendition of the national anthem and special guest speaker Town Supervisor John Floss. Mercy Flight will make a guest appearance, landing a helicopter at the event. Throughout the day live music acts such as Black Widow, Busted Stuff and All Jacked Up will be featured, as well as many events such as a basket auction and raffles. This year a mini chopper will be raffled off to one lucky winner. There will also be a 50/50 raffle held every two hours. Trophies will be awarded to the registered vehicles in several categories, including Best Bike at Show, Best Chopper, Best Truck, Best Flames, Best Paint and Best Custom ’50s. The trophies will be awarded at 4 p.m. Wendel’s Chicken Barbecue, sponsored by the Marilla Fire Company Ladies’ Auxiliary, will be available for purchase in the Marilla Community Center starting at 11 a.m. and continuing until they sell out. Several vendors and artisans will also be present to display their wares. If you have a classic car or bike you’d like to show off, registration starts at 9 a.m. Entry forms are available at 2060 Auto Parts, Metzger’s Pub and the Marilla Grill. For more information, check out www.marillacarshow. com or contact Karen Freeland at marillacarshow@aol.com. Continued from page 24 admission is free. Be prepared to step back in time. There you can see original products and advertisements that the store once displayed, antique farm equipment, the original gas lights for the building, and the original account ledgers. One particularly interesting feature of the museum is the antique, handcrafted elevator used for moving merchandise up to the second floor. When you’re there be sure to sign the guest book. People from all over the country and as far away as Germany and Australia have ventured out to this little charming store in Marilla. The store’s mailing list boasts over 1,000 signatures. The store made headlines in 1917 when an attempt was made to rob it. Three masked men, whose identities were never discovered, entered the store intending to use dynamite to blow up the massive safe then used to hold the store’s money. However, Charles Hall, the store’s owner at the time, had connected a burglar alarm from the store to the house he built down the street and was alerted to the intruders’ presence. He confronted the would-be robbers, managing to wound one of them before they escaped. The townspeople organized a posse to try to bring the men to justice but never found them. A copy of the Alden Advertiser with this story is displayed in the store’s museum. This was the only known attempt to rob the store, says Grunzweig. The safe, though on display, is no longer in use. The store has only been owned by three families in its long history, with the current owners, Sandy and Paul Grunzweig, purchasing it from her parents in 2000. They expanded the store by opening up the second floor of the building which had been previously closed off. The owners consider themselves to be key supporters of the community and take part in many local events as a sponsor. From time to time the store will host special events, including seasonal open houses. Every year they have a holiday event, usually two weeks before Thanksgiving, to kick off Christmas shopping, and a Candlelight Sale in December where shoppers can browse by candlelight. Marilla Country Store is easy to find and only seven miles from Transit Road. Easy to follow directions are available on their Website at www. marillacountrystore.com. 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