The 40th Watonga Cheese Festival is coming up, Oct.14 and 15. The items below are now nostalgic mementos, as I understand the Festival is going to be "different" this year and it is a little sad to see after spending the last four years working to build it back up after 2007. The Cheese Factory was condemned after the 2007 storm Erin came through Blaine and Kingfisher Counties, and just last year the building was demolished. FORTUNATELY, we were able to salvage some of the old bricks and will incorporate them into another building in Watonga. The cheese is now made in Perryton, Texas, but it is available in Watonga at a couple of retail stores. I don't have details of the festival other than the date, but read watonganews.blogspot.com blog for information as we become aware of what the schedule is going to be. I check the Watonga Chamber facebook page and website daily and you can look at those sites for info too.
In 2004, long before we moved to Watonga, there was a "call" for drawings to be used on the Rat Race Tshirts. My son entered his drawing and it was chosen! Naturally we had to drive up from Dallas to be at the festival and he rode in the parade. It has been a special treat for our family to see that the logo he designed was used up until 2012.
On another note, the First United Methodist Church is holding a Community BBQ on September 7. WATCH FOR MORE DETAILS COMING SOON.
(c) Linda Barrett
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