Tuesday, October 25, 2016

Knoepfler Chevrolet Supports Breast Cancer Awareness Month

For Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, Chevrolet has teamed up with the American Cancer Society to support the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer campaign. Knoepfler Chevrolet planned numerous activities to support this campaign both on a national and a local level.

Chevrolet is donating $5 to the American Cancer Society each time the hashtag #IDriveFor is used on Twitter and Instagram. Knoepfler Chevrolet encouraged customers to take a picture by their photo area and share who they drive for on their social media sites. 
Locally, Knoepfler Chevrolet is donating $1 to Susan G. Komen Siouxland for every new “Like” the Knoepfler Chevrolet Facebook Page gets in October. To get the whole team involved, the dealership had a Pink Out Day on October 21, where all staff members wore pink #IDriveFor t-shirts. Employees could also wear jeans that day for a $5 donation in support of the Susan G. Komen Siouxland organization.

"It was really neat having a 90 person staff dressed in pink t-shirts. We were flooded in pink that day with employees moving about their daily routines," says Heidi Connelly, Marketing Director for Knoepfler Chevrolet. "It has been fun to join together with our employees to support this cause. We hope our efforts help raise awareness about this disease."



Friday, October 21, 2016

Halloween Trick or Treating Events in Sioux City

The time has come to get the costumes in order and prepare for a house full of candy! Sioux City has announced that trick-or-treating will take place at area homes who have on their porch light on October 31 from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The Southern Hills Mall is also offering trick-or-treating, known as Mall-O-Ween, at various retail stores from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on October 31st.

Here are a few other Halloween events for families to check out:

LaunchPAD - BOOYAH Bash!
623 Pearl St., Sioux City
October 22 from 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
  • 12:00-1:30 p.m. Multiple activities such as a witch hat ring toss, spider web yarn craft, and building with candy pumpkins.
  • 2:00-2:30 p.m. Indoor parade/conga line
  • 2:30-3:30 p.m. Costume contest (ages 0-5 and 6-10)
  • 4:00 p.m. Announcement of contest winner
  • 4:15 p.m. Trick or Treating inside LaunchPAD

Halloween at the Roundhouse - Sioux City Railroad Museum
3400 Sioux River Rd., Sioux City
October 29 from 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
October 30 from 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Over 12,000 visitors came to the event last year! Come in costume or not, but come to have fun! The event features trick or treating, motor car rides, scavenger hunt, apple/pumpkin slingshots, screaming contest, coloring contest, haunted diner car, hobo ghosts, witches, goblins, ghouls and more!

Halloween Spooktacular - Long Lines Family Rec Center
401 Gordon Dr., Sioux City
October 29 from 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

  • Why limit Halloween to one day? The Norm Waitt Sr YMCA and Sioux City Parks & Recreation is giving families another safe, fun and FREE way to celebrate Halloween! Scheduled festivities include bounce houses, carnival games, open climbing wall, face painting, tricks, treats and more!

October 30 from 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Betty Strong Encounter Center - 900 Larsen Park Rd., Sioux City

  • Join Eileen McCormick for a sugar cookie decorating family activity. Admission, materials and cookies will be free. The event will welcome participants to use a variety of materials to create personalized sugar cookies that celebrate Halloween, a holiday that can be traced to Irish immigrants. 

Trunk or Treat - Peace Reformed Church
4100 Outer Dr. N., Sioux City
October 30 from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM

  • Enjoy an afternoon of trunk or treating in the parking lot of Peace Reformed Church.  Cars will be decorated and handing out candy from their trunks! "Trunk or treat" to different vehicles dressed in your Halloween costumes. Games and refreshments will be provided! View easy and inexpensive Trunk or Treat ideas.

Trunk or Treat - St. Thomas Orthodox Church
4102 Morningside Ave, Sioux City
October 30 at 6:00 PM


Have a fun and safe Halloween season! 




Wednesday, October 19, 2016

Easy Trunk or Treat Ideas

A Trunk-or-Treat event is a new take on Halloween trick-or-treating. At a trunk-or-treat event, which usually takes place in a parking lot,  you walk car to car to trick-or-treat instead of visiting house to house. The event is great for little children, because there is less walking and its a safer environment. Participants hand out the candy from the trunk of their vehicles. Some people go all out for this event by decorating their vehicle to match a different theme, movie or event. We complied some easy and fairly inexpensive ways to dress up your vehicle for a Trunk-or-Treat event.

1. Big Mouth
Cut teeth out of construction paper and a large tongue out of a plastic table cloth to make the mouth. Then fill the mouth up with candy! 


2. I Spy
Your vehicle can become an interactive game by requiring the children to at least find one "I Spy" item before they get a piece of candy.


3. Andy's Room from Toy Story
If you have a child that's a Toy Story fan, this idea is easy to put together. Create a small bed and fill it with all the characters from Toy Story to create "Andy's Room".


4. Spiders
Create an easy spider's web by visiting a Halloween store for fake spider's webs and large spiders. The children will be nervous to reach in for candy!


5. Drive-In
Paint a large piece of cardboard to look like your favorite drive-thru restaurant. 


6. Sports' Tailgate
Gather all of your tailgating items and sports memorabilia to easily create a sports themed vehicle. 


7. Beehive
With the help of a yellow tarp or plastic tablecloth, you can transform your vehicle into a beehive. Participants can dress up at the bumble bees to add to the theme. 

8. Zoo
With the help of your child's stuffed animal collection, you can create an adorable zoo! 


9. Camp Site
Gather up your camping equipment and turn your vehicle into a camp site!


10. Cookie Monster
Use a blue tablecloth and cardboard cookies to transform your vehicle into the Cookie Monster. Give out small packages of cookies instead of candy. 




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Monday, October 10, 2016

Drive-In Movie Night in Downtown Sioux City



Knoepfler Chevrolet hosted their 2nd Annual Drive-In Movie on Saturday, October 8. It turned out to be a perfect autumn day with highs in the low 70's and a fall chill in the air in the evening.

The screen started being set up around 12:30 PM. Knoepfler Chevrolet wants to thank Kevin O'Dell Electric for the use of their boom truck for this event, which allowed the screen to be put higher into the air.
 
Guests started claiming front row spots around 6:00 PM and the rest of the crowd rolled in soon after driving classic cars, Suburbans full of children and pick-ups with truck beds lined with pillows and blankets. When guests strolled to the front of the lot near the screen, they could purchase popcorn, candy and glass bottles of pop from Boy Scouts Troop #221.


The movie, Talladega Nights, begun around 7:30 PM. The movie could be heard by tuning in to 94.1 or by the loud speakers that were placed in front of the screen for outdoor viewers.


Cans of food were collected as admission to the movie with all donations going to the Food Bank of Siouxland. This unique event is something new to Sioux City, and Knoepfler Chevrolet looks forward to providing this community event for years to come.


Monday, October 3, 2016

Free Drive-In Movie Event

     Knoepfler Chevrolet will host a free drive-in movie at their location, 100 Jackson Street, on Saturday, October 8.  Parking and seating begins at 7:30 PM and the movie will start at dusk.

     The show is free, but guests are asked to provide one canned food item per person in support of the Food Bank of Siouxland. Knoepfler Chevrolet will be showing the movie Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. The 2006 comedy stars Will Ferrell as #1 NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby.

     Viewers can choose to watch from their vehicles or sit outdoors. If choosing to watch outdoors, guests will need to provide their own chairs. Guests can tune in their vehicle’s radio to hear the movie from their vehicle. Concessions will be available with proceeds benefiting the Boy Scouts.

     “This event is a way to say thank you to our great community for keeping us in business since 1922,” says Heidi Connelly, Marketing Director for Knoepfler Chevrolet. “The Drive-In Movie was a huge success last year, and we anticipate an even better turnout this year. We hope that this event will reach people of all ages from the older generation reliving the days of the drive-in to the younger generation experiencing it for the first time.”

    Please enter the Knoepfler Chevrolet lot - 100 Jackson Street in downtown Sioux City - on Virginia Street. Volunteers will direct guests where to park. 

     For more information, visit www.kchev.com/Events or contact 712-279-7145.