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Garvin County,
Oklahoma
Events
TRADE DAY
The weather was not auspicious Saturday,
dripping rain
began falling early in the
morning and continued until 2 o'clock P.M. Yet,
they came in all sorts of vehicles,
wagons, buggies, hacks, and on
horseback
until the streets and side streets were jammed. The open space
back of Norris Drug Store, voluntarily
chosen by the exhibitors, was
packed
with people and animals. the representative of THE NEW STATE
NEWS
was surprised at the size of the
crowd. It looked like the "circus had
come to town". Much trading was done and
many bargains passed over the
counters
of our stores. Considering the weather a very respectable
showing
of animals was
made.
Gilliland & Son took the blue ribbon
(1st prize) with "Cracker Jack", a
magnificent five year old Herford bull.
A.M. Jackson was awarded the blue
ribbon for the finest Herford cow
and
calf. They were beauties. Judges: Joe A. Edwards, H.M.
Byford
and West L.
Cunningham.
HORSES - H.W. Hazelwood was
awarded the blue ribbon for the best
saddle horse, as pretty as a picture.
Shi Brothers took the first prize
for driving stock with their
famous
black Konantz. Ollie Boatright captured the blue ribbon
for
draught horses, with his black
stallion "Frank". Judges: J.T. Eldredge,
C.L. Hart, and W.T.
Price.
Colts, Saddle Stock - Four
Konantz colts were entered by Shi
Borthers, W.A. Southard, J.A.
Daniels and J.H. Yeager, all
so near first class that the
judges were
not able to decide between them. Draught stock; the blue
ribbon was tied to a colt belonging to
Will Price. K.W. Ledford
took the
blue ribbon and Ollie Boatright the red ribbon on mule
colts. Judges; A.M. Jackson, Jeff
Gabbert, and E.L.
Martin.
Best All Purpose Horse
(gelding or mare) - Blue ribbon
awarded
J.A. Daniel and red ribbon to "OK Star", owned by
Crimer
Hart. Judges; H.W.
Hazelewood, R.D. Evatt and H.H.
Freeman.
All purpose yearling
colts - Jess Hart took the
blue
ribbon with a dark gray, and Emmett Price the red
ribbon with
a sorrel. Judges; R.A.
Jones and H.C. Gilliland.
Hogs -
Gilliland & Son took all the
prizes with their celebrated
Poland-Chinas. The blue ribbon was given
to "Perfect Style" No. 89341; and
red to
"On and On's Likeness" No. 89340, both yearolds, and can hold
their
own in almost any show. J.T.
Eldredge took the blue ribbon on brood
sows with a registered Poland-China.
Judges; W.B. Shi, Sam
Boatright
and Prof. J.R. Brandon.
Gilliland & Son
had some Poland-China gilts here on
trade day, and though they were not
put
on exibition they deserved to be.
Lots of trading stock was
on the
ground and several trades were
made but we don't know how many. Next trade
day will be on the 7th day of July, by
which time we hope arrangements
will be
perfected for judgeing all the stock of every kind that may be
exhibited. No entrance fee, and no
charge of any kind will be made. We
hope
everybody will take part in this friendly contest of neighbor
and
neighbor.
The weather was too
inclement for the chickens to be brought
out Saturday, but we hope to see every
breed represented next trade
day
Source: The Chickasaw News VOL. 4
MCGEE, I.T. THURSDAY JUNE 7, 1906
NO.
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One
of the biggest
events each year for the town of Stratford, Garvin County,
Oklahoma, is that of the annual Peach
Festival. It has been a large
drawing
for tourists to the County for many years. I know many people
who
travel many miles just to buy Stratford
peaches. They also have rodeos and
parades during this festival.
Another
huge attraction to the county is
that of the
Annual Arbuckle Mourtain Blue Grass Festival that will be held in
Pauls Valley on September 7th thru the
13th. They will also have crafts,
quilt
drawing, and camping in addition to the music. For more information
about
this Festival go to the following link
for more information. This is a
copy of
last years flyer http://www.bluegrassville.com/events.dir/Abuckle/
Places
of Interest to Visit in Garvin County
G.W. Exotic Animal Memorial Park, located west of Wynnewood,
Okla., at I-35
and Exit 64, was established in
1999 as a non-profit, no-kill sanctuary for
abused and abandoned wildlife. The 16-acre
park houses a wide array of exotic
creatures -
from tigers, lions and bears to monkeys and reptiles. The park also
serves as refuge for wolves, bobcats, foxes
and many other wildlife species
indigenous to
the Midwest, as well as common farm animals. G.W. Exotic Animal
Park hosts on-site safari campouts, cookouts,
birthday parties and other special
events for
small and large groups. The sanctuary also offers an educational and
entertaining road show - complete with a
30-foot mobile exhibit, live tigers and
other
wild animals - for business, school or community functions. $8
adults,
$5.00 for children 12 yrs and under.
Children two years and under may enter free
if
accompanied by a paying adult. Group rates. 7 Days a week, 9 am to 7
pm;
Winter Hours: Wed - Sun, 10 am to 4
pm www.gwpark.org
Museum of
Southern History located at 301 E Kerr in
Wynnewood. It is housed in an
1880's
church. Adults $2 and Children $1 must call for appt.
405-665-4811
The Wiley Post Memorial is
located in Maysville, but cannot
be turned as
it is privately owned, but there is a memorial plack to commerate
this event.
The Moore-Settle
House -- Three-story, circa 1899 home
listed on the National Register of Historic
Places. $2 adults, $1
children Open by
Appt. 508 E Cherokee Wynnewood, Oklahoma 405-665-2421.
Published: May
01, 2007 09:51
am By Jim Richardson
Staff
Writer
PV school chorus to present ‘Oklahoma!’
It’s one of the most highly acclaimed and longest running
musicals in
Broadway history and it’s making
its way to Pauls Valley in a handful of
days. Award-winning songs and dialogues
from Rogers and Hammerstein’s
“Oklahoma!” will
come to life at the Pauls Valley High School auditorium as the
school chorus department takes to the stage
Thursday through Saturday, May
3-5. PVHS
band director Stan Stevenson said cast members are made up of
vocal students from the junior high and high
school, and they have been working
very hard
over the last several weeks to put on a top-notch local production
of
the famous musical. “The chorus is
made up of 30 to 40 students, grades 7
through
12. All the cast members are doing very well and progressing right
along
with their parts, especially considering
all the end-of-instruction testing
going on at
the same time,” Stevenson said. “This will be the traditional
Rogers and Hammerstein musical but it’s an
adaptation especially designed for a
high
school production. It’s not the whole musical, but will include
verses from
songs and portions of dialogue
from the original. It tells the story of Aunt
Eller and the early years of the state’s
history.” They could have opted
to
perform numbers from a variety of excellent musicals, but Stevenson
said they
decided on this particular
production because it was the ideal choice to help
commemorate the state’s centennial
celebration.
Stevenson said there will be
four separate public performances for the
convenience of those students and
adults who
would like to attend but may have a scheduling conflict.
“We’ll
have our first performance on Thursday,
May 3rd, at 9 a.m. We’ll have two
performances
the next day on Friday, May 4th, one at 9 a.m. and another at 1
p.m. Our final performance will take place on
Saturday, May 5th, at 7 p.m.,”
Stevenson
explained. Tickets are available at a cost of only $1 per
student and only $5 per adult and may be
purchased in the high school office or
by
calling 238-6497. Proceeds will be used to pay for the musical and
the rest
will go to help support the vocal
music department. “We want people to be
sure and come out and enjoy this musical
celebration of the state’s centennial
and show
support for the hard work of these talented students, as well as the
school’s vocal music department.”
Selections from the musical will also be
performed by the high school vocal group
during the Pauls Valley Arts Council’s
first
ever “Theatre Festival” on May 18 and 19. The festival will
also
feature two one-act comedies performed by
the PVAC’s Not Quite For Broadway
Players.
Four big Events slated for PV this
Saturday
By Jeff Shultz
Managing Editor
Published: April 30, 2007 Pauls
Valley Daily
Democrat
Next weeend will be the first weekend in May and, despite
the absence
of the annual Brickfest
celebraton, Pauls Valley will still be a busy place as
four major events are scheduled to delight
bike riders, disc golfers, fishing
and rodeo
enthusiasts. The Valley Rally Bike Tour, Flightline Open Tournament
and Thunder In The Valley will provide plenty
of thrills for residents and
visitors alike on
Saturday, May 5.
Valley Rally Bike
Tour
For years the Valley Rally Bike
Tour is a favorite event of cyclists
from
across this region and the state. According to Vally Rally
cooridinator
Jennifer Sanford, the annual bike
tour will begin at 9 a.m. at the Santa Fe
Depot. Cyclists can take one of three routes
on the tour. “They are 40, 50 and
60 some-odd
miles each. On one route you can go to Wynnewood on the backroads
and loop back around to Pauls Valley. Another
one takes you on to Davis and
loops back, or
you can go on farther south to Price Falls in the Arbuckle
Mountains,” Sanford said. After completing
their routes, Samford said
competitors will be
provided some complimentary food and drink, a commemorative
T-shirt and also have a chance to win some
nice prizes when names are drawn
during a
post-rally raffle. Interested riders can register for the rally by
logging on to paulsvalley.com or by calling
405-238-1238.
Disc Golf
Tournament
Pauls Valley’s newest
recreation facility will be the host of
a
first time contest that organizers are hoping to make an annual
event. The
18-hole Pauls Valley Disc Golf
Course, located on Airline Road, will be the site
for the first ever Flightline Open Tournament.
“It’s a 45-hole Pro-Am tournament
that’s open
to anyone, but the money pot is for the pros only,” said tournament
host Rev. Brian Black. “We’ll have a pro purse
in the neighborhood of $1,500 to
$2,000 and
trophies for PDGA (Professional Disc Golf Association) members, as
well as an amateur player winner package. It’s
a chance for people to see some
really great
players who I know will tear this course up! Disc golfers may
enter the tournament by logging on to
www.txokdg.com and print off a
registration
form or by signing up at the Flightline Disc Golf Course before 9
a.m. the day of the
tournament.
Castin’ For A Cure
The second
annual “Castin’ for a Cause” Benefit Bass
Tournament will be held at the Garvin
County
Fairgrounds, and funds raised during the event will go to support
the
programs and services of the Heart of
Oklahoma Chapter of the American Red
Cross.
The fishing competition is scheduled to kick off at 7 a.m. on
Saturday
and all catches may be retrieved from
any city lake within the state. Weigh-in
begins at 4 p.m. at the fairgrounds with
prizes being awarded in adult and youth
divisions. Tournament entry fee is $25 for
adults and $15 for youth. Adult
contestants
will be judged on bass only and youth will be judged on bass,
crappie and rough fish. Each angler receives a
commemorative T-shirt, meal
ticket to a fish
fry and a prize bag. Along with anglers, the public is also
welcome and encouraged to attend the
tournament and enjoy some of the good food
and
fun activities that will be on hand for Saturday’s event. For only
$5 each
the public can attend the festivities
which start at 3 p.m. and run until 7 p.m.
There will also be a fish fry — which includes
fried catfish, hushpuppies,
French fries,
beans, cole slaw and drinks — and a special youth fishing clinic
hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife.
Interested anglers can register
for the
tournament and get a copy of tournament rules by calling the Garvin
County Red Cross office at
405-238-1515.
Thunder in the
Valley
For five years now the Pauls
Valley Rotary Club has hosted its
annual
bullriding competition “Thunder in the Valley” at the Pauls Valley
Round-Up Club Arena.
This year’s
competition between man and beast will be
bigger and better than ever, pitting 40
bucking bulls against 40 bullriders.
Other
events set for that night’s performance include a calf-dressing
contest,
mutton busting and the Little Miss
Pauls Valley Rotary Princess contest which is
open to girls ages 4 to 10.
Tickets for the
7 p.m. performance are $8 in
advance or $10 at
the gate and kids under 12 get in free with a paid adult.
People can call 405-238-2000 for advance
tickets to Thunder In The Valley or
238-6466
for information on the princess contest.
The cartoon caveman
Alley
Oop has been a funny paper favorite for
the last 75 years and to recognize this
impressive milestone the Toy & Action
Figure Museum in Pauls Valley will be
holding
a special birthday celebration this coming weekend. Set to take
place on
Saturday, Sept. 20, from 10 a.m. to 5
p.m. the birthday bash will feature a
visit
from none other than Alley Oop artist and writer, Jack and Carole
Bender.
''Jack and Carole are members of the
Toy Museum's Oklahoma Cartoonists
Collection
and Hall of Fame and they are also the ones who do the Alley Oop
syndicated comic strip. ''They will be in
Pauls Valley on Friday visiting local
schools,
talking about their work with Alley Oop and visiting with local
students," explained Toy Museum curator, Kevin
Stark.
''Then on Saturday
they will be
joining in on the celebration at the Toy Museum where they will be
meeting the public, signing autographs,
reviewing portfolios of local aspiring
artists
and cutting the birthday cake for Alley Oop." In addition to all the
other activities planned for Saturday,
everyone who comes to the birthday
celebration
is invited to dress up as any of the Alley Oop characters (such as
Ooola, Foozy, King Guz or Alley Oop himself).
Admission to the Toy Museum will
be free to
everyone and souvenir programs will be available for only $2
each. Come enjoy a piece of birthday
cake, have your artwork critiqued and
get your
picture taken with a life-size drawing of the famous caveman.
The
Toy and Action Figure Museum is located in
downtown Pauls Valley at 111 South
Chickasaw
Street. For more information call the Toy Museum at 405-238-6300 or
go
on their website at
actionfiguremuseum.com. Source: Tulsa World
  Jack
& Carole Bender, the
artist and writer
team that created the Alley Oop comic strip, sit in their home
studio in this file photo from 2003. The pair
will visit the Toy & Action
Figure Museum
in Pauls Valley on Saturday for a celebration marking the comic's
75th anniversary.
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