Stilwell Strawberry Festival

Stilwell Kiwanis Club and Stilwell High School Key Club members entertained Stillwell Nursing Home residents today with Christmas carols. Each resident also received a bag of fruit.

The 12 Days of Christmas program on December 20 will be Christmas Caroling in Costume and holiday treats presented by the Stilwell High School Drama Club. Join us at Fletcher Park in Stilwell beginning at 5:30 pm.

The 12 Days of Christmas program for Tuesday, December 19 will be "Letters to Santa and Reindeer Crafting" sponsored by Carson Community Bank.

The 12 days Of Christmas program to be sponsored by the Adair County Boys and Girls Club has been canceled tonight due to rain. The next program will be tomorrow night, December 17, sponsored by the Stilwell Library.

Area youth (and the young at heart) enjoyed the snow globe and Santa on Day two of the 12 Days of Christmas at Fletcher Park in Stilwell. Join us again tomorrow night when the program is sponsored by Help in Crisis. The weather is perfect, a little crisp but not cold. See you at the Christmas tree!

Stilwell Kiwanis Club is once again sponsoring the 12 Days of Christmas at Fletcher Park in downtown Stilwell. Come and watch your neighbors and area youth perform seasonal entertainment. And it's free!

Stilwell Kiwanis is putting together the 12 Days of Christmas program at Fletcher Park. If your group would like to help make this Christmas season a special experience for the community, contact the number below.

Stilwell Kiwanis Club gave $3,600 back to the community today with funds earned at this year's Strawberry Festival. Adair County 4-H received $2,000, Indian Capital Technology Center Nursing received $1,000, and Stilwell Fraternal Order of Police received $600 for their Shop With a Cop program. All of these funds are earmarked for service programs sponsored by these organizations.

Stilwell Kiwanis is handing out 600 books, 150 coloring books and Halloween treats to youth participating in Trunkoween as part of the Kiwanis Read to Succeed program. Assisting with the giveaway are past Texas-Oklahoma Kiwanis President Ralph Keen and Past First Lady Teresa Keen. Others helping are 2023 Strawberry Queen Adrian Gaches, 2023 2nd Runner Up Kylee Laginess, and 2022-23 Sophomore of the Year Tony Davidson

Application link for the queen pageant is coming soon.

Calling Adair County young women, it's that time again! Apply now for the 2024 Strawberry Queen contest!

Sophie Duch, 16 year old trick rider from Stilwell, had performances at 40 rodeos this year and will be featured at Rooster Days in Broken Arrow in 2024. She was the guest speaker at the Kiwanis meeting this week.

Don't forget to mark your calendars for the Stilwell Chamber of Commerce Trunkoween beginning at 4:30 on October 31. Stilwell Kiwanis will be giving away 600 children's books and 150 coloring books.

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Join the Stilwell Chamber of Commerce and Stilwell Kiwanis as we celebrate 2023 Fourth of July! Live Music from the Kiwanis Stage will begin at 6 pm and free watermelon and other activities will be alternating with the music until the Kiwanis fireworks show begins at dusk.

Today was an outstanding day for the 76th annual Strawberry Festival. We had a record setting parade, record setting number of vendors, and it looks like a record number of attendees along with a beautiful day! Photos of the parade and Division St. are courtesy of Fourkiller Photography.

The carnival is open and they are selling armbands and taking care of vouchers and armbands from last night.

You can donate blood on Festival day and.receive your choice of free entry to Science Museum Oklahoma, Frontier City or Hurricane City PLUS your choice if a tshirt!

NOTICE: WEDNESDAY NIGHT CARNIVAL ATTENDEES!

Due to the thunderstorm and early shutdown of the carnival rides,
carnival attendees who brought wristbands back to the ticket booth tonight received vouchers for any other night.

Those who didn't get a voucher can leave their armbands on and use them another night. If you have removed your armband you can use it for another night but it must be the complete armband, not just a piece.

Rodeo Information...

The Adair County Imagination Library, sponsored by Dolly Parton, provides a free book a month to children 5 and under. This year, Dolly has donated to the Imagination Library a signed copy of her book, "Coat of Many Colors." The Imagination Library is selling tickets for a drawing that will be held at the end of the Festival on Saturday. The winner will receive the collecter's item book. Tickets are $2 each and may be purchased at Carson Community Bank in Stilwell and Westville and during the festival at their booth in the non-profit section on 3rd Street. You do not have to be present to win.

Riding the Kiwanis float in Westville's Loyalty Day parade are: 2023 Strawberry Queen Adrian Gaches, 1st Runner Up Abigail Beller, 2nd Runner Up Kylee Laginess, 2022 Strawberry Queen Kelsey Berry, Kiwanis President-Elect Tracy Sims, and Karrington and Spencer Willis.

The complete Festival Week schedule is available on the website home page.

Stilwell Kiwanis Savannah Cunningham, Kylie Hinkel, 1st Runner Up Abigail Beller, 2023 Strawberry Queen Adrian Gaches, 2nd Runner Up Kylee Laginess, Dara Williams, Madison Gatlin and Mandy Kiddy

Schedule for Festival Week.
76th ANNUAL STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
www.strawberrycapital.com

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 Strawberry Day at the Capitol
6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Great Plains Amusement Carnival – Adair Park
Thursday, May 11, 2023
6:00 – 10:00 p.m. Great Plains Amusement Carnival – Adair Park

6:30 p.m. Strawberry Jam - Southern Gospel - Stilwell Grade School Gym

Friday, May 12, 2023 Division Street between 1st - 4th will close at 12:00 p.m.

Strawberry Jam & Chrome Truck Show - Old Harp’s Parking Lot

4:30 p.m. Live Entertainment on Kiwanis Stage: Joe Mac & Carter Sampson

5:00 p.m. Great Plains Amusement Carnival - Adair Park

5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. All School Reunion – SHS Doss Cafeteria

6:00 p.m. 3rd Annual Stilwell’s Got Talent on Kiwanis Stage

8:00 p.m. The Strawberry Festival Rodeo
Sponsored by Stilwell Roundup Club at Rodeo Grounds

Saturday, May 13, 2023

ALL DAY: Over 140 Arts & Crafts, Food and Merchandise Vendors
Second Street closed (from north end to Hwy 100 West)
Division Street closed (from First Street to Fourth Street)
NO THRU TRAFFIC

7:00 a.m. Fun Run – see Kiwanis website for entry form

7:30 a.m. 5-K Run for the Berries – see Kiwanis website for entry form

8:00 – 9:45 a.m. Parade check-in at Ed’s Auto Parts, 1020 N. Second Street

8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Live Entertainment by the Stilwell High School Show Choir

9:00—9:45 a.m. Live Entertainment by Jr. Division Winners of Stilwell’s Got Talent

8:00 - 11:00 a.m. Registration for Motorcycle Show on 1st & Division Streets
Car Show on 1st and Division Street

Strawberry Jam & Chrome Truck Show - Old Harp’s Parking Lot

10:00 a.m. Strawberry Festival Parade along Second Street CITY ORDINANCE – NO THROWING OF ANY OBJECTS FROM ANY PARADE ENTRY –
VIOLATORS MAY BE CITED.

10:00 a.m. Horseshoe Throwing Contest at 3rd & Olive

Immediately Presentation of the 2023 Strawberry Festival Queen & Court
Following parade

Following parade Announcement of Parade Winners

Great Plains Amusement Carnival at Adair Park

11:30 a.m. Live Entertainment on Kiwanis Stage - Spring Street

2:00 p.m. Champion Strawberry Awards & Auction

2:30 p.m. Live Entertainment on Kiwanis Stage - Brett & Terri

4:00 p.m. Live Entertainment – Senior Winners of Stilwell’s Got Talent
Kiwanis Stage

4:30 p.m. Free Strawberries & Ice Cream on 2nd Street, North of Division
courtesy of Stilwell Kiwanis

5:00 - 7:00 p.m. All School Reunion - Doss Cafeteria

8:00 p.m. Strawberry Festival Rodeo
sponsored by Stilwell Roundup Club at Rodeo Grounds

ALL ENTERTAINMENT, CORONATION AND AUCTION
WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE KIWANIS STAGE

Stilwell Kiwanis Savannah Cunningham, Kylie Hinkel, 1st Runner Up Abigail Beller, 2023 Strawberry Queen Adrian Gaches, 2nd Runner Up Kylee Laginess, Dara Williams, Madison Gatlin and Mandy Kiddy

The Strawberry Books/Program are now available for distribution. Pick one up at your local bank or the courthouse.

We have extended the deadline for Stilwell's Got Talent entries to Friday, May 5. Enter now!

Handicapped parking for the Strawberry Festival will be available for free at the Carson Community Bank parking lot on Division St. Saturday, May 13. You must have a handicap license or hang tag.

The 2023 Strawberry Festival program is hot off the press! Everything "festival" is included. The complete program is in the center of the book. Click on the link below.

Stilwell Kiwanis

Armband information for the carnival. Begins Wednesday, May 10 through Saturday, May 13.

For the first time the Stilwell Strawberry Festival will feature three vehicle shows. The car/truck show and the motorcycle show will be located at its traditional location at First and Division Streets and the First Annual Strawberry Jam and Truck show will be featured at the old Harps grocery store on the west side of Second Street.

Here is the information for the Strawberry Festival Bike Show.

Reminder -- Stilwell's Got Talent applications are being accepted now through April 28! There is a schedule change for the winning performances. In addition to the cash prizes, First, Second and Third place winners in the Junior Division will perform on the Kiwanis Stage at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 13. First, Second and Third place winners in the Senior Division will perform on the Kiwanis Stage at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. Get your applications in, $1,700 in prize money will be awarded, sponsored by Stilwell Memorial Hospital!

It's almost berry time! It's expected that we will have ripe berries within the next couple of weeks.

Our Strawberry Queen and her court were guests at the weekly Kiwanis Club meeting today along with our amazing first responders who help us make the Strawberry Festival the outstanding event that it is. Receiving their scholarship certificates were Abigail Beller, 1st runner up who received $750, Adrian Gaches, Strawberry Queen who received $1000, and Kylee Laginess, 2nd runner up,, who received $500. Kiwanis President Krista Baird Bradley presented the awards. Watch for our queen and court on Festival Day, May 13!

Mandy Kiddy was the 2023 Winner of the People's Choice award and the Miss Congeniality award at the Strawberry Queen Pageant on Saturday night. 2022 Strawberry Queen Kelsey Berry presented the awards. The People's Choice award was voted by the general public and Miss Congeniality was voted by the contestants.

Congratulations to the 2023 Strawberry Queen Adrian Gaches and her court, 1st Runner Up Abigail Beller and 2nd Runner Up Kylee Laginess!

The Strawberry Queen Pageant begins at 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 1, at the Fine Arts building at Stilwell High School. Doors open to the public at 5 p.m. The theme, "See the Good, Be the Good," is in honor of Dolly Parton, Admission is $10 for reserved seating, $7 for general admission and $5 for children age 5 and under. Reserved seating is sold at the door, first come, first served after the contestants and reigning queen have purchased what they need.

Voting for the Peoples Choice award is going on now until the close of intermission on Saturday night. The Peoples Choice voting is $1 per vote and can be purchased in increments of $10. For instructions and a short biography of each candidate go to
www.strawberrycapital.com/queen-3.

The Strawberry Queen pageant is Saturday, April 1. You can vote online now for your favorite contestant, the winner will receive the People's Choice Award. Directions are on the link below.
www.strawberrycapital.com/queen-3

Here is the registration forms for the 5k Run for the Berries on Festival Day.