By Alex Benzegala
Panhandle Post
The Sandhills Drive-In in Alliance recently announced a piece of drive-in history that they will debuting next season. Edison Red Nest and his wife Courtney recently traveled to Skowhegan Maine where they purchased a sign from their town drive-in called The Skowhegan.
The Skowhegan first opened in 1953 and closed on September 23rd after 70 years in business. Red Nest says that preserving the history of the drive-in was important.
"My wife and I are very passionate and devoted to making sure the drive-in's stay alive," Red Nest said. "So even though we can't save that drive-in, we can save a piece of it."
The process is underway to bring the Skowhegan sign to Alliance, and they will redo one side of the sign, so as patrons leaving the drive-in it will still read Sandhills Drive-In and the other side will say Skowhegan as visitors are leaving.
Red Nest says that he wants to thank the great people of Skowhegan, saying the town was one of the friendliest town's he and his wife have ever been to. The new sign will be debuted starting in the 2024 drive-in season.