Cotton Festival plans readied for next week

By Cheryl Johnson, Clarendon Enterprise

It’s Cotton Festival time in Hedley; and folks there are ready for the 54th annual event to be held October 7, 8, and 9.

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 $3.00 for kids under 6.

The Lionesses are also selling tickets for a queen size hand-made quilt. The drawing will be held on Saturday. Tickets are available for $1 each or $5 for a book of six. Tickets may be purchased at the Donley County State Bank, Herring Bank, Community Bank, Lowe’s Family Center, Burton Memorial Library, or at the Lioness Hall.

A Tractor/Car Show will begin at 10:00 a.m.  The Rowe Cemetery Association will hold a bake sale at the City Hall also at 10:00.

The Lioness Club will hold a Quilt Show on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m.. Old and new quilts will be on display. Admission is free. If you want to display a quilt, then prepare a card with the quilt’s information/history and your name.

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.

The Hedley Cheerleaders will be calling Bingo throughout the day.  There will be many prizes given away throughout the day to winners of Bingo.

The Lioness Club is also selling tickets on a half of beef, which was donated by Crow Hollow. That drawing will be held at 6 p.m. at the Lions Den.  Tickets are $2.00 each or a book of 5 for $10.  Your donation will be helping the organization roof their 100-year-old building.  The Lioness Club building houses the floats that are used for the Cotton Festival, and it has been leaking and ruining the floats.

The Kiddie Parade will begin at 1:30 p.m. down Main Street, followed by the Community Parade at 2:00 p.m. Line-up for the parade will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the school.

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. Everyone is invited to join them for a good time. The classes of the 1970s are the hosts.

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

Drawings for all the give-aways begin at 6 p.m. at the Lions Hall.

The Hedley First United Methodist Church will hold a Fellowship Singing on Saturday night beginning at 7:00 p.m.

The fun continues on Sunday at the Methodist Church’s 100 Anniversary Celebration. The regular church service will begin at 11:00 a.m. with a great dinner and fellowship afterwards.