Caption: Kent Potter, owner of Northern Skies Aviation out of Laurel, MT, leaves with another group of participants in his red helicopter while pilot David Redman, in the black helicopter, lands to drop off and pick up more riders from the fundraiser on Sat. Oct. 4th, 2014 in Huntley, MT.
Editors Note: This story by Jonathan McNiven was published in the Yellowstone County News on October 10th, 2014. subscribe to the Yellowstone County News for indepth news and information. A year subscription is $30/yr which will give you 52 issues.
Saturday October 4th marked the 1st Annual Huntley Project Wounded Warrior Fundraiser at Huntley’s Barkemeyer Park. Organizers John Larson and Tamy Lucas conceived the idea of the fundraiser as a way to pay it forward from an unfortunate fire at their Huntley residents on March 3rd of 2013.
The day event included music, food, a car show along with helicopter rides where all proceeds were donated to the wounded warrior project. Residents from Billings and the local area came to show and view the many entries in the car show. A total of 50 historic vehicles were entered at the car show parked along Huntley’s Main Street for visitors to admire and view.
Caption: Local resident Darrell Otteson of Huntley standing next to his yellow 1970 fully restored Dodge Challenger with a 340 – 4 speed Engine and behind him is his black 1973 Dodge Challenger 440 Six Pack with 5 speed engine that he had brought to the HP annual Wounded Warrior Fundraiser Car Show
Life Long local and resident of Huntley, Darrell Otteson, brought 3 of his restored 1970 totally restored Dodge Challengers to show at the event. Also available to the public at the event were helicopter rides ranging from $35 for children and $50 for adults provided by Northern Skies Aviation out of laurel, MT who took paying participants on a 10 minute helicopter ride around the surrounding area. Some passengers of which had never rode in a helicopter before got a thrill of a lifetime. Additional aerial images from the helicopter rides and car show are available 0n the Gallery Page.
Trophies were given out to three individuals. First place went to Bob Rider, Second place went to Hugo Galles of Shepherd and third place went to Albert Contreas of Huntley. Other items that were donated for the auction ranged from sports memorabilia, to fencing material, to horse upholstery and tools. Lucas reported that it went “quite well for it being the 1st annual fundraiser.” The event garnered over $2,300 for the wounded Warrior Project.
Click here for aerial pictures of the Huntley, MT area, Barkemeyer park, Sugar beet dump before harvest, Yellowstone river and Northern Skies Aviation helicopters. (Helicopter ride was provided courtesy of Northern Skies Aviation in Laurel, MT.)
Editors note: Jon Larson and Tamy Lucas own the local car repair service called Big Sky Truck and Auto in Huntley, MT.
