10-4 Magazine October 2024

10-4 Magazine / October 2024 33 from infants to the age of 21 throughout Iowa and the Midwest. It is also the only designated Level 1 Pediatric Trauma Center in the state of Iowa. A special event shirt was designed for the show that helped raise money in memory of Scott “Skid” Galloway, a good friend to Jay and Guthrie. The shirt had a drawing of Scott’s truck “Kate” with his shop in the background, and an Iowa sunset. Scott was well known locally for his amazing personality and unforgettable laugh. Weather for the weekend was near perfect, compared to previous Dirty Business truck shows. The days were mild by Midwest standards with low humidity, lots of sunshine, and cool nights and mornings. The only exception was Saturday morning, when it was cloudy, but the skies cleared up by early afternoon. This was the very first Dirty Business show I attended where there was no rain, thunderstorms, or severe storm warnings to deal with. The weekend was packed with scheduled activities for adults, children, and families, alike. On Friday evening, DJ GR8DANE provided a great mix of different genres of music from 6:00 to 10:00 pm. On Saturday, a “Kids Corner” was open from 12:00 to 4:00 pm where kids could get their faces painted, color in coloring books provided by RoadWorks, or have the Balloon Guy blow-up and make a custom animal balloon for them. The 10-4 booth was located across from the Kids Corner, and this area was very busy during the hours it was open. The much anticipated and action packed live auction took place in the C&J Trucking building from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. As previously mentioned, a total of $90,000 was raised from various products donated by many generous sponsors, vendors, and businesses from the surrounding communities. Saturday evening was capped with an impressive fireworks display in a field south of the HD Equipment building, followed by an awesome live concert put on by a local band called the Dirt Road Rockers. They played a variety of music from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, and I really enjoyed it. Not many people know this, but I like to dance. My mother convinced me at a young age that to get the attention of girls, I had to learn how to dance. So, taking her advice, I started taking dance lessons in the 4th grade. Because of this, I consider myself to be an above average dancer. For some reason, listening to the Dirt Road Rockers got me in the mood to dance. So, for the first time in many years, I danced with several “victims” who will remain nameless, for over an hour. I know that I probably made a fool of myself out there, but I truly enjoyed the music and dancing!