Ready, Aim, Shoot!!

Contest Entry Deadline:  October 31. 2012
Voting Begins:  November 1 – 7, 2012

Submit Photos to:  publisher@pioneer-sentinel.com
Go to www.pioneer-sentinel.com for contest categories, theme, and guidelines!

* 2012 Photo Contest Winner (pictured at left) – Cheryl Jackson of Henrietta

Saturday, October 20, 2012 - Downtown Petrolia from 10 am – 5 pm.  Motorcycle Fun Run & Cruise:  Register @ 8 am; First out @ 11 am.  Horseshoe Tournament; Petting Zoo, 50/50 Raffle, Live Music, Silent Auction, Vendors, Face Painting, Moon Walk, 40′ Slide, Fire Truck Rides, and Bake Sale!

For more information:  Jena @ 940-631-6777; Jan @ 940-636-5707; Like us on FACEBOOK!!

Proceeds to Benefit:  Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department; Petrolia Senior Citizen’s Center; and Petrolia Curb Appeal    

Add to your collection or start one TODAY!  In honor of our pioneer authors combined witin the 2012 theme, Classic Literature, we are featuring J.P. Earle and Mrs. Katherine Douthitt for this year’s button design.  This will be the first year that two buttons are issued for the collector sets, so make sure you get both.

Buttons are available for $1.00  at the Caboose, First National Bank of Byers (Henrietta & Byers locations), Legend Bank, Wells Fargo Bank, and several other local merchants in downtown Henrietta.  If you are missing a button from past reunions, the Chamber office has several years in inventory.  Call today for availability and pricing.  940-538-5261.

September 13,14,15th, 2012

Howdy Pioneers and Visitors!  We’re gearing up, here in Clay County, for our annual Pioneer Reunion, Rodeos, & Parades!!  If you like BBQ, country music, bull riding, and good ‘ol family fun, you’ll definitely want to mark the 3rd weekend in September on your vacation calendars!

Visit www.claycountypioneerreunion.com for up-to-the-minute details and a schedule of events. You can also find participant contact numbers for parade entries, vendors, concessions, and rodeo queen contestants!  If you’re a Pioneer, don’t forget to register!!

For out-of-towners needing weekend lodging, please visit Best Western – Henrietta Inn & Suites at www.bestwestern.com or call 940-538-6969.  Or try out the luxury cabins at Coyote Ranch Resort @ www.coyoteranchresort.com, or call 940-767-6700.

“PEACH FESTIVAL”

Thursday, June 28, 2012

1:00 PM @ Tucker’s Farms

FM 171 & 810, Charlie, Texas

Hosted by the Red River Farms Association

Warm peach cobbler and ice cream under a shade tree, what better way to spend a Thursday?  Play hooky from work and join the Red River farmers celebrate this luscious commodity grown right here in Clay County!  Charlie peaches are reknown for being sweet, juicy, and a brilliant red-orange hue that kicks the taste buds into high gear.  Locals will be selling a plethora of other fruits and veggies, so bring your lawnchairs and settle in for a relaxing afternoon of down-home music, contests, and fellowship.

*BBQ will be sold beginning at noon;                                                        

*Petrolia H.S. Cheerleaders will be selling t-shirts! 

Friday, June 1st & Saturday, June 2nd – Join in on 425 miles of yard sales, garage sales, sidewalk sales, and farmer’s markets all along the routes of Hwy. 82 and Highway 287 corridors!  From Quanah in the west to New Boston in the east, and a plethora of stops in between, you will be sure to find lots of treasures.

We invite you to stop in Henrietta (which lies directly between the two intersecting highways) for shopping, dining, and treasure hunting!  Drop by the Chamber office located in the Burlington Northern caboose right on Hwy. 82 as you come into town.  We will greet you with a map of local sales and a refreshing bottle of water!

And if you have time, we invite you to tour our other treaures, including the 1890 Jail Museum, the Courthouse Square, and miles and miles of winding country roads with picturesque views.  You can also “geo-cache” while your here if you participate in this new craze hobby!

Click here for a MAP of the Red River Valley Tourism Assc. participating towns!

Click here for a Clay County REGISTRATION FORM.

Click here for listings of Henrietta sales!

Photo by: Pioneer Sentinel

Thank you to all the vendors, volunteers, sponsors, hunt teams and attendees who made Turkey Fest 2012 a success. We had a great time enjoying all the activities among 1,500-2,000 attendees. With such beautiful weather and a fantastic turnout we couldn’t have asked for a better festival experience.

Tell us what you think on facebook! If you would like to be a vendor next year, please email us at claycountychamber@sbcglobal.net. We hope to see you next year!

Check out this slideshow from the Pioneer Sentinel if you missed the fun:

http://pioneer-sentinel.com/2012/04/23/slideshow-saturday-events-draws-biggest-crowd-yet/