C.C.Opry Halloween Contest!!

Ghosts, Goblins, witches and werewolfs were at the Opera House last night for the big Annual C.C. Opry Halloween contest!
That's a might pretty witch! That's the First Lady of the Opry..Debbie Mitchell!
Check out that chin!
The werewolf poses with Judy Beasley, dressed as a vampire!
Who is that werewolf??
Sara Petty is unmasked!

Welcoming the new Chamber of Commerce Director!

Welcome to Amanda Jo Ritchey! She is the new Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Director in Colorado City! A reception was held recently at the Civic Center and Amanda (left) is shown here with Faye Lee! Welcome aboard!

Roy Wilson Benefit Roping a whopping success!

Johnny and Tammie Guess wait their turn.
That's Kelly Overton and Doc Proctor trying to rope that calf!
That's Mickey Neff waiting his turn to rope!
Ropers get ready to to do what they do best!

Snoopy in the Sky!!

It's a bird..it's a plane...it's Snoopy!! Jim was finally able to catch up with the Metlife Blimp yesterday as it came through Colorado City!

Bigg's Pizza open for Business!

Bigg's Pizza is open for business and celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony recently! Owned by Juan and Maria Rubio, the restaurant offers pizza, a variety of salads, pastas and sandwiches and daily specials.

The Monarch Butterflies make a stop in Colorado City!

it's that time again....those beautiful Monarch butterlies are on their way to Mexico..but stopped by the Baum home at 309 E. 4th Street on the way!

Beautiful weather for the VFD Boer Goat Cook-off!!

This year's Boer Goat Cook-off was one of the best....55 teams set up camp at Ruddick Park, lots of fun and gorgeous weather for this Annual fundraiser for the Colorado City Volunteer Fire Department! Walking away with the big money was a team from Miles, Texas, The Butcher Boys! Coming in 2nd were the Smoking Outlaws, with Josh Morris serving as captain, and taking 3rd was the team captained by Ryan Costible.
The Butcher Boys from Miles, Texas took home the big money as the winners of the Boer Goat Cook-Off...seen here with Rick Alvarez of Fuller Foods.
The Smoking Outlaws came in 2nd place at the big cook-off!
The Classiest Camp award went to Kevin Parker's team..they had a 1948 Ford Pick-up and the cooker is where the motor used to be!
The cooking team from Midkiff took 1st place in the Jackpot Ribs!
Auctioneer Brodie Harris did a great job raising money for the CCVFD!
Just one of the 55 cooking camps on hand this weekend at Ruddick Park, that's Tom Carlock's daughter Mindy on the far right!

Longhorns at the State Park!

Two new tenants at the Colorado State Park! Two handsome longhorns are now living at the Parl...and a contest will be held to name the 2 longhorns..students from Colorado City, Westbrook and Loraine will have a say in the names selected for the longhorns!
The Longhorns are seen here sizing up Jim Baum as he takes their picture!
Park Manager Rick Thompson and Park Enterpretor Dwayne Wright.

Junk to Jewels Auction!

The top fundraiser was a scarecrow, designed by Leola Anderson...bought by City National Bank and Melrose Operating for $750.00.
Nicole Neff shows off a basket won by the Garden Club..which was the Grand Prize.

Mitchell Couty Reunion.......

Jasper Hart, he came the farthest for the Reunion...all the way from Anchorage, Alaska,
Dorthy Shurtleff and Joann Beach pose for a picture during the festivities!
2 Classmates from the CHS Class of 1971...Ross Gloer (left) and Curtis Erwin enjoy the reunion at the Civic Center.
R.J. Vandygriff surprised the crowd with a performance from his show "The Cowboy Ain't Dead Yet" and he sure was good!

Moore Books welcomes local author Sharon Gillenwater!

Author Sharon Gillenwater was a special guest in town this weekend, her latest book, Genna's Cowboy, is available at Moore Books inside Good Ole Days Antique Mall!

Parade kicks off Junktique!

Cliff Schiller and daughter Savannah with two stars of the Parade!
All dressed up and ready to ride!
Hutchinson Principal Kitten Arthur with former CHS student Bill Baum!
JIm Hearen with his decorated truck that was a winner at the Parade!