Dateline: October 18, 2007
Cotton
Festival draws good crowd for events
Hedleys 56th annual Cotton
Festival is being hailed as a success this year after visitors flocked to
the community last Friday and Saturday.
The Lioness Club started the
festival with their Purrfect Chili and Stew Supper on Friday night, and
club president Katherine Monroe reported a good turn out for the meal.
The Lioness Club also held a Quilt
Show on Saturday and held a drawing for a homemade quilt that was won by
Renee Shields of Lelia Lake.
Both the tractor and car shows
were held on Saturday morning. Troy
Monroe said there were not as many entries this year, but they hope to get
more next year.
Best of Show in the Tractor Show
went to Blackie Johnson with a 1952 Farmall Cub.
Benny Poe of Childress received Best of Show in the Car Show with a
with a 1955 Chevy Bellaire, and second place went to Kelly Patton with
another 1955 Chevy Bellaire.
Other winners in the Tractor Show
included: Blackie Johnson First in the 1940s Class with 1943 John
Deere LA and second in the same class with a 1948 Allis Chalmers Model G;
Leon Ward First in the 1950s Class I with a 1958 Case 351; and Don
Owens first in the 1950s Class II with a 1959 Farmall 560 LP.
Winners in the Car Show also
included: 1965-1970 Class First, Redell Johnston of Howardwick with a
1966 Ford Mustang and Second, Aaron Hines of Austin with a 1970 Chevell;
1930s & 1940s Class First, Don Higgs of Amarillo with a 1937 Flat
Back Coach, and Second, Grady J. Milton of White Deer with a 1946 Ford;
and New Class/1970s & Up First, Shawna Herbert of Amarillo with a
1998 Chevy Corvette.
The Lions Club served about 169
plates of barbecue for lunch this year and sold a total of 250 lbs. of
beef barbecue. They were assisted by Lions Sweetheart Paige Martin, and
Timberly Potts won the Bale of Cotton.
The Parade was held Saturday
afternoon with Doyle Messer as Parade Marshall, and winners are as
follows:
Organizations First, American
Legion; Second, Hedley Fire Department; and Third, Hedley Varsity
Cheerleaders and Football Players.
Open Class First, 1949 Hudson
Commodore; Second, 1952 Farmall Cub; and Third, Traikers Organization.
Floats First, City Hall
Celebrating 100 Years; Second, Lions Club Sweetheart; and Third, Lioness
Club.
Commercial First, Jack King
Ranch; Second, Donley County Gin; and Third, Karis Photography.
Other winners for the day included
Jeff Winkler, who won the television given away by the Hedley Senior
Citizens.