Dateline: October 7, 2004

Cotton Festival to be held Saturday in Hedley

It’s Cotton Festival time in Hedley, and folks there are ready for the 53rd annual event to be held this Friday and Saturday.

The Lioness Club kicks off events with their Chili and Stew Supper Friday at 5:00 p.m. at the Lioness Hall. Tickets are $5 for adults and $2.50 for children under 6. 

The Lionesses are also selling tickets for a queen size hand-made quilt.  The drawing will be held on Saturday at 6 p.m. at the Lions Den.  Tickets are available for $1. Tickets may be purchased at the Donley County State Bank, Herring National Bank, Community Band, Lowe’s, or at the Lioness Hall.

Voices for God, a gospel group from Quanah, will begin the activities on Saturday at 9:00 a.m.  The Tractor Show and Car Show get underway at 10:00 a.m.  Rowe Cemetery Association will hold a bake sale at the City Hall beginning at 10:00.

The Lioness Club will hold a Quilt Show on Saturday.  Old and new quilts will be on display.  Admission is free.

Other activities will be held throughout the day including several craft booths, which will be set up down Main Street.

The annual Lions Club Barbecue will begin serving a delicious meal at 11:30 a.m.  The barbecue tickets are good for the drawing for a Bale of Cotton which will be given away at 6:00 p.m. at the Lions Den.  You must be present to win.

The Hedley Senior Citizens will serve hamburgers all day for $5 a plate, which will include chips and a drink.  They will also have live cowboy music inside the center from talented local artists including Dusty Michelle Armstrong of White Deer, Gary Alan Bruce of Clarendon, and Dustin Sanders of Claude. 

Bruce will come back after the reunion to finish the night with a good Western and Gospel music.

The Senior Citizens are also selling tickets on a half of beef, which was donated by the Hedley Feedlot.  That drawing will be held at 6 p.m. at the Lions Den. 

The Kiddie Parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. down Main Street, promptly followed by the Community Parade at 2:00 p.m.

The annual Hedley School Reunion will begin after the parade at 3:00 p.m. at the school. Attendees are asked to bring finger foods and snack items. Drinks will be provided. Many invitations to out-of-town ex-students have been sent, and they anticipate a good crowd.  Everyone is invited to join them for a good time.

At 4 p.m., barbecue sandwiches will be available at the Lions Den. 

Street entertainment will be provided by KEFH 99.3 all day long.