Western heritage will be the hallmark of the 20th annual Col. Charles Goodnight Chuckwagon Cookoff this Saturday, September 27, on the grounds of the Saints’ Roost Museum.
Fourteen wagons are scheduled to compete for top prizes, and other activities include a photographic exhibit focused on Quanah and Cynthia Ann Parker and a public program, entitled “Historic Footprints in Donley County,” which is focused on cowboy and Native American culture.
Presentations will center on “Southern Plains Indians,” “Cowboy Culture on the Panhandle Plains,” and “Rope as a Tool in Developing the West” by Master Rope Maker, Greg Davis, of Tuttle, Oklahoma. More information on these presentations can be found on page three of this week’s Enterprise.
The wagon teams will arrive Friday to host area students for a day of learning about the chuckwagon and cooking the cowboy-way over an open fire.
Friday afternoon will also include the junior cookoff, which pairs kids, ages 8-17, with mentors on participating wagon teams to learn the ropes of cooking over an open fire. Junior cooks will be preparing a dish for Friday’s Chuckwagon cooks’ dinner. The recipe will be left to the discretion of the cooks and their mentors, and prizes will be given to the first, second, and third place winners that night.
The big day for the cookoff will be Saturday when the wagons square off to battle for top prizes. The tradeshow starts at 10 a.m., and museum tours will be available throughout the day. Local and area entertainers will also be performing.
The authentic wagons will serve at 1 p.m. with the traditional chicken fried steak dinner, and other activities include raffles for a pair of Kevin Johnson Handmade Spurs and a hay auction.
Admission is free. Tickets for the authentic Chuckwagon meal are $15 each and can be purchased in advance at, the Museum, Every Nook & Cranny, or the Donley County State Bank or by calling (806)874-2746.
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