The record holder for the fastest time ever at the Weatherly Hillclimb was honored at the June event.

George Bowland, of Easley, South Carolina, was inducted into the Weatherly Hillclimb’s Hill of Fame at the spring event of the Hillclimb, held June 7 and 8.

Bowland holds the all-time course record of 47.592 seconds.

This year’s best speed belonged to Justin Reed, who drove his DF Kit Car Goblin to a top speed of 49.327 seconds.

Each driver can run the course several times over the two-day event, to get the best time out of all the runs.

A short shower late Saturday morning put a little damper on the event, but it cleared up and the racing continued.

Drivers were not so lucky on Sunday, when a rain shower hit about 3 p.m., bringing the event to an early conclusion.

Eight states were represented by the drivers, In addition to Pennsylvania, drivers came from New Jersey, New York, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Michigan.

But the furthest a driver came was from Ireland. Jack Byron came from Sligo, Ireland.

Seven nonprofit groups provided homemade food and refreshments — The Centenary United Methodist Church, All Saints and Our Lady of Lourdes parish, the Weatherly Area Community Library, the Weatherly Museum, Boy Scout Troop 25 of White Haven, and the Weatherly Area High School classes of 2026 and 2028.

Proceeds from the food sales will go to operating expenses for the library and museum.

The library recently renovated its largest room, with the help of a three-year, $45,000 Pasco Schiavo Foundation grant. Still to be done at the library are a couple of smaller rooms.

The library building was purchased for $26,000, but almost four times that much has been invested in it.

The museum recently had an antique wagon wheel for its cannon updated. Wood was replaced on the wheel, while maintaining all of the metal components of the wheel.

The Methodist church is dealing with a dwindling congregation, so the Hillclimb is one of several fundraisers — along with hoagie sales and other food sales — to keep the church going,

All Saints and Our Lady also hold bingo four times a year, and will hold a bazaar June 28 to fund several projects between the two church buildings, including a sidewalk at Our Lady and a new roof for All Saints.

The Boy Scouts use their money for camping, while the high school classes use it for the prom and the annual class trip.