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Senate Recognizes Stilwell Strawberry Festival

The Oklahoma State Senate recognized Stilwell Strawberry Festival Queen Tawnie Goodwin and her royal court Wednesday as part of the annual Strawberry Day at the State Capitol. Sen. Jim Wilson, D-Tahlequah and Rep. John Auffet, D-Stilwell welcomed the group and had a resolution read recognizing the 61st annual Strawberry Festival which will be held on Saturday, May 10 in Stilwell. The festival was started on May 10, 1948 by the Stilwell Kiwanis as a way of promoting Stilwell and its strawberry growers. The event attracts about 30,000 people a year, Wilson said. “The Stilwell Strawberry Festival has grown into the one of the oldest events held in Oklahoma,” Wilson said. “People from all over the state and the region descend on Stilwell to enjoy the wonderful strawberries that are grown there. It’s truly a very special event.” Rep. Auffet said he is continuously surprised at the positive exposure Stilwell and Oklahoma receives because of the festival. “I’ve been amazed at the number of times I’ve had conversations with people about Stilwell and the first thing they mention is the strawberry festival,” Auffet said. “The festival has generated a lot of positive exposure for this small town. It’s a pretty big deal here.”

The Strawberry Festival is always held on the second Saturday in May and is a huge event in the town of Stilwell.

Parade Marshals
1948-Pat Reed
1949-Patsy Prock
1950-Carline Emerson
1951-Patsy Lee
1952-Norma Lee Latta
1953-Delores Steddum
1954-Barbara Caviness
1955-Bessie Phelps
1956-Annetta Johnson
1957-Mary Jane Cabe
1958-Delois Nofire
1959-Monaray Stanfill
1960-Shirley Tate
1961-Deveryl Butler
1962-Marilyn Todd
1963-Sandy J. Goodall
1964-Deanna Briggs
1965-Carlene Green
1966-Rita Kay Carson
1967-Karen Nichols
1968-Carolyn Carson
1969-Beverly Green
1970-Margaret Couch
1971-Donna Padgett
1972-Kathy Rosebeary
1973-Lydia Lewis
1974-Nina Reagan
1975-Karen Baublit
1976-DaLana Hudgins
1977-Tammy Smothers
1978-Betsy Cox
1979-Donna Terell
1980-Vicki Guthrie
1981-Stephanie Goodall
1982-Monica Martinez
1983-Brenda Lawrence
1984-Shellie Fay Cureton
1985-Cheryl Lynn Tackett
1986-Charlene Green
1987-Stephanie Cain
1988-Jamie Johnson
1989-Angela Brewster
1990-Angela Ross
1991-Sky Hume
1992-Rachelle Ritchie
1993-LaNetta Green
1994-Michelle Clifton
1995-Nikki Knight
1996-Jamie Taylor
1997-Sarah Cox
1998-Kristy Marlin
1999-Sarae Janes
2000-Crystal Dooley
2001-Susan Hill
2002-Breanna Walker
2003-Laura Ketcher
2004-Leslie Ketcher
2005-Megan Eubanks
2006-Holly Crittenden
2007-Charbrice Rhea
2008-Tawnie Goodwin