Museum Day 2014

Museum Day at Window on the Plains Museum and The Art Center was celebrated September 29 with beautiful weather, a big crowd, flag-flying tractors, shinny cars and luscious homemade pies. Division winners in the car show were Steve Bodnar with a 1939 Ford, Glenn Wallick of Amarillo with a 1973 Pontiac Grand Am, John Hays with a 1958 Cameo pickup and Dudley and Marilyn Christian with a 1977 Corvette. In the pie contest, Nora Reed won the double crust pie division with an apricot pie. Sherry Harper won two divisions, the single crust division with a pecan cream cheese pie and the cream pie division with a coconut cream pie. Joan Criswell baked the winning cobbler with a fresh apple cobbler. Ted Ray Coleman of Hereford was winner of the lawnmower slalom. Mike Caldwell won the “stake killer” award for knocking down the most stakes during his run. Tractor Olympics winner were Don Dowdy of Amarillo for the slow race, William Proctor of Amarillo for the candy drop, Vince Meyer of Umbarger for the run and start. Ted Ray Coleman of Hereford won three divisions, the barrel roll, chain drag and trailer backing. Winner of the raffle for the 50” television was David Swinford. Painting winners were Barbara Johnson, Mike DeBons and David Swinford. Museum Day for 2015 will be September 26.

John Hays of Sunray won the "Best Truck" award in the car show

Mike Caldwell won the Stake Killer Award for knocking down the most stakes in the Lawnmower Slalom

Ted Ray Coleman of Hereford was winner of the Lawnmower Slalom

Winners of the "Best in the West" pie contest were, left to right, Nora Reed of Sunray, Joan Criswell and Sherry Harper.