DEPOT DAYS 2005

Every year, Depot Days seems to grow bigger and better and the crowd sure came out June 18th 2005 to celebrate Cumberland County's rich heritage!

As you can see, all of downtown Crossville was filled with folks coming out to see the great music, wonderful food, and talented vendors on hand to display their talents.

Many skilled craftsmen and women came out to display their varied talents.  Knitting, Painting, Woodworking and Glassblowing were just some of the many booths set up!

There were many vendors set up as well...among those, Brookview Day Spa

There was some nice stained glass on hand...

As a matter of fact, the entire Cumberland County Courthouse Lawn was filled with booths of all types...

One of the nice attractions each year is the Elk Lodge's Drug Free Booth and the one displaying the effects of Meth on the body.

Many other Featured Attractions draw quite the crowd...such as the Model Railroad at the Depot

Doc McConnell's Old Medicine Show

The Bear Lady with her Chainsaw Carvings...

And who could forget the Showcars!

There was also a Rock Wall and a mini-carnival to keep the kids entertained...

The 4th Street Barbeque Bash kept folks full all day long!

Here, 102.5 WOW COUNTRY General Sales Manager Steve Sweeney hits up Big Boys BBQ for a 'little' lunch.

The CCHS Cheerleaders hit the streets selling Cookies...

Ronni and Josh took to the streets handing out 102.5 WOW COUNTRY Balloons to the kiddies...Here Ronni's making a lifelong fan...

All day folks kept checking out the Big Ole Trucks we'd be giving away later on in the afternoon!

Lots of fabulous music kept the crowd entertained all day long...like A Mighty Voice:

The Amazing Jessica Heaton...

...And Of Course Harlan Cox...It wouldn't be Depot Days without Jessica and Harlan!

But the time soon came...and it was time for our 102 Qualifiers to sign in!

They get signed in and registered for the drawing...

Each Qualifier put their name into the raffle cage...

Before we started the Big Ole Truck Reverse Drawing...the CCHS Cheerleaders came on to perform for the crowd...starting off with the Freshmen Girls...

Then the Upperclassmen took center stage!

And at 3:00 PM, The Orange Shirts Started gathering in front of the Dave Kirk Big Stage

Josh Brandon introduces the lovely ladies that will be drawing out the names...our very own CCHS Cheerleaders...

Some of the Qualifiers are just plain "Pumped Up"...the rest are Praying...

What A Crowd on hand for the drawing!

Barbara Allen reads the first name drawn out...and it is...

Steve Powell of Crossville...He won a set of 4 Tires From Shadden Tire Company!

After whittling down through half of the Qualifiers, we hit Number 51...and that was Annette Hassler.  She won a $50 Gift Certificate to Kwik Stop Mobil on West Ave.

We get down to the Final 5...where everyone wins something...

(5th Place) - 2 Sets of Wireless Headphones from Sam's Satellite

(4th Place) - $100 Gift Certificate to Unlimited Gifts

(3rd Place) - A year's worth of oil changes from East Tennessee Dodge

(2nd Place) - $1000 gift certificate from Beds To Go

It's down to 2 Qualifiers...Monica Sixkiller and Jeanie Whittenburg.  When asked earlier in the day how she felt about her chances, Monica Sixkiller resonded, "How great would that be?  To win Teacher Of The Week...ya know.  Now, the Big Ole Truck...it just makes sense!"

We asked Jeanie Whittenburg when she signed in if SHE was ready to win the Big Ole Truck and her reply was "I've come to claim my truck."   That's the kind of confidence you expect from 2 people who have a 50/50 shot at a brand new 2005 Pickup Truck!

Here, Josh is holding up the name of the 1st Runner Up...the person that will NOT win the Big Ole Truck.

And the winner is...Jeanie Whittenburg!

102.5 WOW COUNTRY went live on air for the Top 5 Drawing...and Jeanie Whittenburg was so thankful to have won the Big Ole Truck!  She gave credit to The Lord and when asked how she felt, she said she knew all along that she would win because she had prayed for it!  Through several personal struggles and health issues, Jeanie and her Husband have not had reliable transportation for some time, so the Big Ole Truck came at a perfect time!

Here, Jeanie shows us her "Good Luck Charm"

Jeanie chose the 2005 Nissan Titan from Cookeville Nissan.  She settles into her new ride...then it must have hit her...

I JUST WON A NEW TRUCK!

Here, the WOW COUNTRY Crew hangs with Jeanie and her new truck.

Now comes the best part of the whole day...loading up in the back of the Big Ole Truck for a ride around town to show off the new toy!  Thanks to all of our sponsors for a fantastic contest and the City Of Crossville for a great weekend!  And Congratulations Jeanie Whittenburg on winning our 2005 BIG OLE TRUCK!