MIAMI,TEXAS -- Each year hundreds of people go to Miami, Texas to yell at the top of their lungs until the cows come home.
Friday the Annual National Cow Calling Championship begins. Its been a Panhandle staple since 1949. The contest was the suggestion of "Old Tack" otherwise known as humorist, columnist, publisher, and conservationist Gene Howe of Amarillo.
The cow calling isn't the only part of this weekend's festivities. The events will begin with a dinner Friday evening at 5:00 in the school cafeteria, followed by Frontier Follies at the Miami High School. Also this weekend, get your fill of pancakes at the pancake breakfast, then you can run with the cows in a 5K, take part in the Pioneer Roundup, mosey on over to the classic car show, and finish up with a good 'ole Texas steak cook off.
The following is a list of the planned events this weekend.
Friday - June 4
5 PM - 7 PM
Dinner @ School Cafeteria
8:00 PM
Frontier Follies
MHS Auditorium
After Follies - Refreshments & Visiting @ United Methodist Church
Saturday - June 5
7:00 AM
Pancake Breakfast, Methodist Church Sponsored by Methodist Youth
8:00AM
5K & 1 Mile Run With The Cows
9:00 AM
Pioneer Roundup @ Community Center
Classic Car Show @ Park
Books Open for Team Roping @ Arena North of Red Deer Creek (call 806-664-3999 For Info.)
Roberts County Museum Quilt & Photo Show
Music by "Old Girls" @ Roberts Co. Park
10:00 AM
Team Roping Begins
11:15 AM
Judging of Steak Cookoff Sponsored by Miami VFD - Call 806-868-4791 for Info.
12:00 Noon
Rib Eyes Served
1:00 PM
National Cow Calling Contest
1:45 PM
Awards
2:00 PM
Kid Games by Miami Lions Club
3:00 PM
Texas Hold'em Tourney @ Miami Fire Barn
8 PM - 12 AM
American Legion Sponsored Western Dance With Mark Chisum & Hollow Point Band
Sunday - June 6
11:00 AM
Cowboy Church @ MHS Auditorium Sponsored by the Miami Ministerial Alliance
