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LETTERS
A 'Canadian surprise1
MY HUSBAND AND I came from Palm Springs, California to enjoy your first annual
music festival to celebrate my birthday.
My husband is a very busy man and I did not want him to worry about planning
something special for me, so I planned our "Canadian surprise." Since I would not
disclose anything more than that, he assumed we were headed to Canada!
Your music festival was wonderful—even exceeded my expectations. Your choice: of
Fiddlin' Pete, Dave Stamey and the several dance bands was excellent.
A big "thank you" to the folks in Canadian for the warm welcome and pleasant day!
JEANNETTE DREISBACH via e-mail, Palm Springs, CA
Picture perfect
I WAS IN CANADIAN to visit my son, James Pursley who works for Howard Drilling,
this week-end. I live nine hours away in Chester (deep east Texas). I was really dreading
that drive, but once I got there I was totally amazed at your little town. What a wonder-
ful environment.
I found it to be a wonderful place to relax and feel safe. It is a beautiful little town, but
with an enormous amount of pride. I was so amazed at the attention put on family values,
family fun, family safety, just the family thing all together.
I visited the schools and saw such display of school pride. I noticed, also, the residents
there take a lot of pride in their homes and their surroundings. Beautiful homes with
gorgeous landseapings.
I met several people that grew up in Canadian and remained there, [including] Mrs.
I'ureell and her daughters, Amy, Amanda and Lindsey. I came back with such wonderful
thoughts of how all towns should be like Canadian, large or small.
One thing that really sticks out in my mind is how Mr. Abraham and his family have
given so much back to their town. God blessed them and they in turn have blessed
Canadian. Such dedication and values are a thing of the past in our society today.
Canadian is an example of what we all should strive to be like. I know if I had visited
Canadian some 20 years ago, I would have been like every other Canadian resident; still
there. You all should be proud of your town and continue to keep it just the way it is,
picture perfect.
ELLEN PURSLEY, via e-mail, Chester, TX
HELD
Encore!
AT LEAST 1,800 PEOPLE attended Saturday's first Canadian
River Music Festival, and the grins stretched far and wide de-
spite temperatures that were a tad chilly and winds that were a
mite breezy and a sun that kept slipping slyly behind the clouds,
promising warmth but never quite delivering.
Smiles lit nearly every face. From the toe-tapping crowd of
all ages seated inside Jones Pavilion enjoying the fiddle-play-
ing, mandolin-picking, foot-stomping, booty-shaking musicians
that each took a turn on-stage, to the diverse parade of people
outside sampling the tasty wares of food vendors hawking ev-
erything from racks of ribs to chimichangas. From the cow-
boys and cowgirls who lined up to milk a cow and barrel racoon
stick horses in Pokey the Clown's Junior Ranch Rodeo, to the
young daredevils who strapped on bungee-corded harnesses
and climbed atop an inflated lift-off pad to explore—with vis-
ible delight—the limitations of gravity.
The casual observer probably wouldn't have guessed this
was the Festival's first rodeo, so smoothly did the day unfold.
A few gate crashers were rounded up and a few gaps in secu-
rity tightened. One blow-up toy deflated on the spot, but rose
again from the dead to delight the energetic young leapers and
bounders.
A few complained that the music was too loud. A few com-
plained that it wasn't loud enough. A few found their porridge
too hot and a few too cold. But most just basked in the knowl-
edge that the First Annual Canadian River Music Festival had
Come off without a Serious hitch, and in the near-certainty that
there would be a second coming.
One of the Festival organizers, Olivia Sims, confirmed that
good news this week. "We are going to do it again next year,
May 2011!" Sims said. "We thought it was a huge success."
An army of ovei' a hundred eager recruits stood at the ready
to pitch in and help, collecting money, handing out wristbands,
picking up trash, directing traffic, selling bottles of water and
t-shirts, introducing the bands, auctioning off stick horses,
manning the kids games and generally doing whatever needed
to be done. Many of the volunteers helped set up on Friday and
clean up on Sunday, even after working long after their official
shifts had ended on Saturday.
A few others volunteered on the spot where needed and in-
sisted their names be added to next year's list of willing and
able-bodied. "It looks like the planning has already begun!"
Sims observed.
Online tieket sales, overseen by Canadian/Hemphill County
Chamber of Commerce staff, were brisk in the few days prior
to the event but went smoothly. "We are glad that is in place,"
Sims said. "That software was a great purchase."
Canadian retailers saw a bounce in sales and customers as
a result of the sudden influx of visitors. One hotel manager re-
ported a 15% increase in heads in beds over the weekend, and
a local retailer 1'eported a 25% jump in sales. Restaurant sales
were also unusually good throughout the weekend.
"I thought it was a fantastic event," said Community Devel-
opment Director Tamera Julian. "The fact that this first-year
event brought over 1,800 people out to enjoy the day is phenom-
enal, and I know it will continue to grow in future.years,"
Canadian River Music Festival Committee members who
worked throughout the last year organizing the weekend event
are Wes Avent, Ginny Bailey, Tiffany Carpenter, Lonnie and
Sue Cox, Tamera Julian, Kim Mauldin, Mike McKinney, Joni
McMordie, Olivia Sims and Rob Talley. Corporate sponsors
who helped underwrite the cost of the inaugural event are Ca-
nadian Economic Development, Abraham Trading Co., Ca-
nadian Feedyards LP, King Well Service, Black Gold Supply,
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Brown, Laurie Ezzell. The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 13, 2010, newspaper, May 13, 2010; Canadian, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth220839/m1/2/: accessed May 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Hemphill County Library.