Adair County, Oklahoma
Events 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.” PRE-FESTIVAL
EVENTS A Carnival featuring exciting rides and
midway games begins on Wednesday. All ages will find
entertainment each
night till
Saturday's close at 11:00
P.M. The Stilwell Roundup Club sponsors the
Strawberry Festival Rodeo each night at 8:00 P.M. Friday
and Saturday. The
Rodeo
Grounds are located two
miles North
of Stilwell on Highway
59 North.
FESTIVAL DAY
7:00 A.M. Second
Street is from North end to Highway 100 West on the South
Division Street is
closed from First
Street to Fourth
Street.
No
thru traffic
allowed. 7:30 A.M. 5-K RUN FOR
THE BERRIES (Check in/start line at First Christian Church
on Second
Street. 8:00 - 10:00 A.M.
LIVE LOCAL ENTERTAINMENT (Bandstand). 9:00
A.M.
PARADE
CHECK IN
STARTS (In front of
Ed's
Auto Parts 1020 North Second
Street). 10:00 A.M.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL PARADE STARTS on Second Street (By
City Ordinance, no
throwing of
objects from vehicles
entered in the
parade
please). FOLLOWING THE PARADE THE QUEEN
CORONATION CEREMONIES WILL BE HELD AT THE BANDSTAND AND
THE FLOAT CONTEST
WINNERS WILL BE
ANNOUNCED. 12:00 -5:30 P.M.
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT (Bandstand). 2:00 P.M. Awards
and Auctioning of the Champion Berry Growers. 3:00 P.M. Free
Strawberries and Ice Cream Served Courtesy of Stilwell
KIWANIS. ALL DAY -- Arts and Crafts booths open on
Division Street and surrounding areas. Food booths
and various merchandise
vendors all
thru town. EVENING -- All School Reunion at Stilwell
High School -- Rodeo North of City -- Pow Wow at Maryetta
School grounds --
Carnival --
Quilting Contest
1948-Pat Reed 1978-Betsy Cox
The Strawberry
Festival is always held on the second Saturday in May
and is a huge event
in
the
town of
Stilwell.
Each year
their is a Strawberry
Festival
Queen
chosen.
Following is a list of
the young
ladies who acheived this
honor. The
first queen was required to actually be a
strawberry
picker and had to
be nominated by a strawberry grower. The
contestants wore
jeans, straw hats, and white shirts. The
fancy formals
would
come later. The contest was held on
the courthouse steps, and the girls were
seated in chairs
from the
courthouse. The berry growers also furnished the 8000
free
servings of strawberries and ice cream. From
the
modest beginnings of
the first Strawberry Festival in
1948, today's activities have expanded to cover
more than
one day.
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
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
Annual Adair County Benefit
Chili Cook-Off is held the second Saturday in October on
the Adair County
Courthouse lawn. A section of Division
Street is closed between 2nd and 3rd
Streets to accomodate
the chili cooks. The event usually kicks off around 8:00
am for the cooks to begin preparing their chili and then
at 11:oo am all chilis
are open for public
tasting.
The 3rd Annual Show Pig Sale and New Goat
Sale, Strawberry Classic will be held Friday, May 1st at
the Adair County
Fairgrounds, Stilwell at 7pm
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