Fall will officially arrive on Saturday, 9/23, and we are enjoying a little taste of it this week! I heard we will have no more 100+ temps and I for one am ready to see those go!
The “Purple People Eater Fest”, is almost here, with many activities planned for the three day event, beginning on September 29th and lasting through October 1st. There will be a Purple People Eater Picture Show (a movie in the part at 8:00 on Friday night, a Purple Parade downtown on Saturday morning at 10:00; Sheb’s Shindig, a street dance on Saturday night from 8-11 p.m., featuring the Jimmy Lee Jordan Band, a pancake breakfast planned for Sunday morning, plus Wooley’s Bazaar, a three day vendor’s market to display and sell their items. Not to mention a Car Smash, dunk tank, and a raffle for a hog hunt (knives only!) at the Lost Creek Ranch. The hog hunt winner will be announced Saturday night. Tickets for the hog hunt raffle are $5 each. The town should be full of life these three days and a big thanks to all who put this together for all to enjoy. For more information, please contact Megan at Erick City Hall at 580-526-3924 for all of the details.
The Erick Community Blood Drive will be held on Monday, October 2nd, from 2:00-56:00 p.m. at the Erick Community Center. For appointments or more information, please call Megan Wreyford at City Hall at 580-526-3924. All donors will also receive Halloween t-shirts.
I don’t show any anniversaries for this week, but I am sure I will see some on Facebook after the fact!
Birthdays to celebrate for this issue (9/13-9/19) will be: 9/13-Randi McGuire, Doris Ray, Michelle Pratt, Lupe Mann & Matt Sniff; 9/14-Morgan McIntyre & Weston McIntyre; 9/15-Barbara Cummins, Brodie Snowden & Abby Flowers Crosby; 9/16-Jerry Crosby, Julie Needham, Bob Keathley, Dana Barton, Crystal Flowers; 9/17-Jim Lee & Brian Brinkley; and on 9/19-Curtis “Buzzy” Austin, Mark Snodgrass, Randy Gipson-Black, Austin Gipson-Black, and Paige Tennery.
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