ROGERS -- The 30th annual Frisco Festival in downtown Rogers promised something for everyone from regular attendees to relative newcomers.
Brian Lynn and his wife, Nobuko, brought their sons to the festival and found themselves eyeing the model railroad exhibit. The couple said the two boys -- Sam, 7 and Ken, 8 -- share an interest in trains.
"They have their own train sets," Brian Lynn said.
"They both love 'The Polar Express' movie," Nobuko Lynn added.
Brian said the boys have ridden on trains, but not in this area.
"We used to live in Japan and they used to ride trains for transportation, including the bullet trains," Brian Lynn said. "We haven't done that here."
Brian Lynn said the family had attended Frisco Festival several years ago and he was impressed with how the event has changed.
"It's been a few years since we've been here," he said. "It seems like it's a whole lot bigger."
Pat Moran, who along with his wife Mrya owns and operates the Trolley Line Bookshop at 110 W. Walnut St. in downtown Rogers, said the festival is good for their business.
"It's not that it increases your sales tremendously," Moran said. "People come in and look around. They get to know that you're here. They may not buy the first time they come in but they'll come back."
Moran said the shop's focus is on out-of-print books and they regularly deal with people searching for a particular book. He said they do business over the Internet and have people traveling through the area look them up while they're here.
"We get people who are serous about old book collecting," he said. "They'll come in here with an old, dog-eared list of books. If you have something they're looking for they don't care what the price is, they want it."
While some folks at Frisco Festival were looking for things, others had things to show. Bob Crass of Rogers brought his customized 2007 Ford Mustang to the car show at the festival. Crass said he attends lots of shows to share ideas and and be part of the community of car enthusiasts.
"It's still evolving," Crass said of his Mustang. "I didn't have it a month in 2007 before I started changing things."
Crass estimated the work he's done himself and the little bit he's had done, have added about $20,000 to the value of the vehicle. He said he bought the car for about $38,000 and estimated the price tag at between $55,000 and $60,000. He was quick to say the car isn't for sale.
"I've turned down more than that for it," he said.
Crass said he expects he'll be working on his car for several more years. He also said he expects to continue attending car shows like the one in Rogers.
"It's a pretty neat community," he said of the people who share his passion for cars. "The car community is pretty friendly."
NW News on 08/24/2014