Dairy Festival Activities Fill the Weekend Beginning Friday at Noon
The 59th Annual Hopkins County Dairy Festival activities begin Friday at noon with Opening Ceremonies at Celebration Plaza. Candidates for Dairy Festival Queen, balloon pilots, and others involved in the festival activities will be present for the ribbon cutting. At 6 p.m. the Balloon Rally begins and at 7 p.m. Friday, the 5K Milk Run. The Balloon Rally and Milk Run will be on the campus of Shannon Oaks Church. On Saturday, at 10 a.m....
A Chat with 2017 Dairy Festival Board President
For the 2017 Dairy Festival, Carolyn McKinney is wearing two hats…at least! She is the President of the Dairy Festival Board of Directors and she is the Director of Administration of the Southwest Dairy Museum, which is a top sponsor of the Dairy Festival. In fact, she invites you to the Southwest Dairy Museum during the week of June 12-17 for a free junior size ice cream cone, served from 11am-4pm to museum visitors. In her...
Dairy Festival Queen’s Pageant Premiers on Suddenlink Cable Channel 18 Friday Night at 7 p.m.
Friday Night, June 24th, the premier of the Hopkins County Dairy Festival Queen’s Pageant will be aired on Suddenlink Cable Channel 18 at 7 p.m. and will be repeated throughout the weekend. Competition included talent, Casual Wear, and Evening Gown. Sadie Evans was crowned Dairy Festival Queen. Also repeated this weekend will be the 2016 parade, Queen Contestants and parents competing in cow milking contest, and Hot Air Balloon...
3 Queen’s Contestants on KSST Radio
TRIO OF DAIRY FESTIVAL CONTESTANTS LAUREN HELM, ALEXIS HOWARD AND SADIE EVANS As their busiest week of preparation got started, three young ladies competing for the title of Dairy Festival Queen appeared on the Good Morning Show with Enola Gay. Contestants # 1,2 and 3 talked about their experiences with float building, cow milking and riding in the Parade, as well as putting the final touches on their talent presentations. Sadie Evans...
Dairy Fest Board “Udderances”; Fest Activities June 11-18
Udderances (by Hopkins County Dairy Board) April 2016 “Looking Forward to Hot Weather and Cool Moo-sic”. The Hopkins County Dairy Festival plans are proceeding now, with much more to follow. The dates for Dairy Fest are Friday, June 11 thru Saturday, June 18. The first weekend consists of the hot air balloons, the parade, the milking contest, and the Jr. Dairy Show, plus the World Famous Ice Cream Freeze-Off! The Milk Run is on...
Northeast Texas Junior Dairy Show at the Dairy Festival
Dairy Cattle are a major segment of the Hopkins County Dairy Festival. The Dairy Cow Show was conducted in the Regional Civic Center Arena on the first Saturday of the Dairy Festival. A number of dairy breeds were represented. Here Hannah Caudle shows the Grand Champion in the All Other Breeds Division. With the win she took home the Don and Marilyn Smith Award. The Smith’s have owned and operated a dairy farm in Hopkins County...
Dairy Festival Balloons This Friday Night!
David Black, chairman of the Dairy Festival Balloon Committee, says 30 pilots will be bringing their balloons, families and friends to Hopkins County for the festival’s first weekend. Weather permitting, you’ll see hot air balloons in the air early Friday, Saturday and Sunday mornings, so keep an eye to the sky! Also, the pilots like getting “deep in Dairy Festival” by participating at the parade, milking...
Two Festivals – Two Great Opportunities! by Johanna Hicks
Two Festivals – Two Great Opportunities! Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Hopkins County is an active partner in helping promote community and economic development. You have probably read about the upcoming Dairy Festival. As a member of the board, I want to remind you about the many opportunities taking place June 12 thru June 20. The ribbon cutting will take place on Friday, June 12, which will serve as the kick-off for...
Dairy Festival Contestants on the Air
Dairy Festival Queen Contestants Sarah Rost and Avery Faulks, both from Sulphur Springs High School, were guests on KSST’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay Thursday morning. All six contestants appeared on the Good Morning Show this week. Sarah is the daughter of Tom and Suzy Rost. Her sponsor is the Junior Waverly Club. Sarah sees being a Dairy Festival Queen Contestant as a once in a lifetime opportunity. She says its’ been a cool...
Dairy Festival Queen Contestants on Morning Show
Two more Dairy Festival Queen Contestants, Grace Pritchard and Madison Rater, were on KSST’s Good Morning Show with Enola Gay Wednesday morning. Grace is the daughter of Terry and Gina Pritchard. Her sponsor is the Southwest Dairy Museum. Grace won the contestants’ milking contest. On Saturday, Grace will play piano and will sing “I Want to Dance With Somebody”. Madison Rater is the daughter of James and Shelley Rater. Her sponsor is...
