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The 36th annual Old-Fashioned Saturday Night promises to be bigger and better than ever before. Many new events will be featured in Haxtun on Saturday, July 15 as part the Haxtun Chamber of Commerce sponsored event. The weekends activities kick off on Friday with an Old-Fashioned Steak Cookoff. The Steak Cookoff Association event will have competitions that run into Saturday and pay out for top steaks cooked by kids and adults along with a division for appetizers. This new event to the weekend is organized by Jared and Jacob Anderson and will be hosted at the Haxtun Community Center. Local teams are welcome and encouraged to compete.

For more information on the steak cookoff or to register, call Jared Anderson at (970) 520-0295 or sign up at steakcookoffs.com.

Saturday morning’s activities kick off with town-wide garage sales. Thus far, more than 15 locations have registered to host garage sales around Haxtun on July 15. Maps for garage sale sites will be available the day of at both Haxtun Super’s and Zip Trip.

To register your sale, contact Chris Kuehn at (970) 580-9101 or visit welcometohaxtun.com.

Poker Run registration will be at the Haxtun Fire Hall at 11 a.m. The run will begin in Haxtun and take riders and drivers to Sedgwick, Sterling and Merino before the final card is drawn back in Haxtun. Prizes will be awarded for the top three bikers.

Proceeds from this year’s run will go towards accessories for the Haxtun Swimming Pool.

Phillips County 4-H members plan to host lunch in downtown Haxtun from 12-2 p.m. 4Hers will sell Walking Tacos to raise funds to help members attend leadership conferences.

Action downtown kicks off at 1 p.m. Vendors will bet set up while several other events take place. Vendor registration is open and available at welcometohaxtun.com.

Events downtown include a hot pepper eating contest, tricycle races and valve cover races. Registration for the hot pepper eating contest and the valve cover races are available at welcometohaxtun.com. Top prizes will be awarded for both.

Official rules for the Valve Cover races are available on the Old-Fashioned Saturday Night Facebook page and at town hall. The self-built, unmotorized cars will race on a track from Northeastern Junior College.

The annual car show is set for 4-7 p.m. and will feature awards for People’s Choice, Rodder’s Choice, Mayor’s Choice and Top Golf Cart. This year’s awards were built by employees of Gordon’s Upholstery. All types of vehicles are welcome.

“We are asking for pre-registrations so we can get a rough estimate of how many cars we will have,” said Chamber Director Jessica Ayala. However, same day registration will be available.

Other activities include kiddie land from 4-8 p.m., the annual hog roast sponsored by the Haxtun Volunteer Fireman from 5-7 p.m. and a beer garden with DJ Gary Wisdom from 7 p.m. to midnight.

The Haxtun Fire Hall will be the site for the annual burnout competition. New this year will also be an engine blow out contest. Registration for the burn out is available on Facebook on the SmokeTrails page or with Dave Ridlen.

Queen of the Car Show, Princess of the Car Show and car show awards will following immediately after the burn out.

Throughout the event, Miss Dottie VonVelvet plans to host a Queen of the Car Show Contest. Entrants are asked to arrive hair and make-up ready and dressed in their favorite era. Those participating in the contest should register at the same location as the car show registration no later than 5 p.m.

Winners will be picked based on best dressed, stage presence and how well questions are answered. Each entrant will be provided a question at check in to prepare their answers. Titles and prizes will be awarded to the top three in each category including Queen and Princess. The queen contest is ages 15 and up and Princess is 14 and under. To register or find out more information, visit welcometohaxtun.com.

For more information on Old-Fashioned Saturday Night contact Ayala at (970) 466-5540.