One of the organizers, Deb Brown, said she heard the suggestion from a friend.

“A friend called me and said we needed to do something. ‘How about Scoop the Loop?'” she said. Her friend then asked Brown to organize the event.

“We just put out the word on Facebook and I bet there were 50 cars there,” she said.

The cars, motorcycles and mopeds gathered in the North Alley and proceeded through the downtown area, led by Jake Pulis. Brown said the group got split up after a while, but some traveled past the Elm Street House to the delight of all the residents there.

Photo courtesy of Mysti Lynne Wagner

“Most of us made it past the nursing homes and most made it out to Tony’s Tires where they were giving out free pineapples,” she said.

Many of the cars were decorated or sported signs and most honked and waved to the people who had gathered outside to watch.

Brown said some said the event should become a regular Friday night event during the coronavirus crisis.

“It would be nice to do it again,” Brown said. “So if you’re not busy on Friday, show up east of the Dollar Tree at 6 p.m. Then let’s scoop the loop.”

Photo courtesy of Mysti Lynne Wagner

-Photo courtesy of Mona Everson A line of cars parades through Webster City Friday night as part of the Scoop the Loop event