Spotlight Vendors Released

Feb 05, 2010 09:23 am

Durant Main Street will hold their Eleventh Annual Spotlight on Special Occasions on Saturday, February 6, 2010. Lifespan Counseling sponsors this event to be emceed by KTEN’s Sterling Riggs. Organizers feel an outstanding lineup of vendors will be offered.

  Spotlight on Special Occasions will feature local businesses that can help you plan and prepare for your particular experience. Vendors planning to be at the Spotlight will include: Scentsy, A-1 Wedding & Party Rentals, Factory Connection, B&B Custom Cakes, The Plaza, Studio One Photography, Curtis Jewelry, Iron Gate Café, Bliss Boutique, J.J. Mundi, Spring Hill Ranch, Choctaw Casino and Resort, Lifespan Counseling, and Designs by Kristina.   The event will be held from 11:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Visual and Performing Arts Center. Vendor booths will be open for viewing and visiting throughout the fair. Displays, handouts, and sample books will be made available to the public. Caterers will be highlighting their specialties in a food section, and additional food will be available for purchase. At 2:00, the grand finale style show of casual, prom and bridal fashions will be held.   Mini-style shows will be held throughout the day. They will include tips on ways to make clothes fit better as well as how to look better. Etiquette, fashion corrections, and relaxation will be addressed along with the style shows. Many attend just to see the current trends in casual wear.   Models appearing at the style show will include: Heather Childs, Barbara Marlow, Maddison Williams, Kylie Sinor (Durant); Mykah Staples, Mandy Owens,Kelsea Butler, Albanie Beck, and Stormy Hise (Antlers); Brittany Hopkins (Silo); Hannah Scott (Sherman); Bailey Barnett (Tom Bean); Meagan Jumper, Montana Anderson (Ada); Chelsea Miller, Bailee Weger, Ginavee Mowles, Brandon Bridges (Colbert), Emily Benefield (Byng). Young Models: Taryn Morris, Rachel Carlile, Tamara Morris (Rattan); Rebecca Southerland, Lexie Young, Madilyn Scott, Olivia Haworth, Payton Al-Khateib, Tristen Boucher, Claire Soltis (Durant); Kaitlyn Browning (Calera); and Jaime Hollingsworth, Taylor Dancer, Kristen Hall, Mattie Fox (Bennington). Donna Dow, Durant Main Street Program Manager, commented, “Our Promotion Committee is looking forward to the show. We want people to come early and stay throughout the event. We are working on a special set for our style shows. This year’s theme Hawaiian. And we will have great door prizes.”   For tickets or more information, you may call 580-924-1550. The tickets can be purchased at 110 N. Second and are only $8 in advance or $10 at the door. A special offer through Friday afternoon allows those bringing friends to obtain 5 for $25. Tickets entitle attendees to a special publication premiered at the event, the opportunity to sample the food presented by the caterers, and chances to win door prizes. Special attractions include being able to visit with the vendors and watching the style shows. The door prizes will be given away every 30 minutes (must be present to win), and will include jewelry, pampering, and more.  

Mega Bull '10 Date Set 4-17-10

Feb 05, 2010 08:56 am

Durant Main Street announced that Choctaw Casino and Resort and Choctaw Travel Plaza will again co-sponsor its Mega Bull fundraiser. The exciting event is set for April 17, 2010, at the Durant Roundup Club Arena. Hitchcock Distributing is preparing for the Coors Afterparty, plus they will bring various prizes for fans. Red Main Moist Snuff will be back with samples of their products. Various other giveaways will be available.

The sixth annual bullriding was featured in the March/April ’08 issue of Oklahoma Today as one of the state’s best, biggest, and burliest rodeos. The popular event is fun for the entire family with bullriding at its best along with entertainment galore. The title for Mega Bull ’05 Winner went to Tim Wilson of Queensland, Australia. Skeeter Kingsolver of McLeod, Kansas, took home the title for Mega Bull ’06.  Kingsolver currently rides the PBR Built Ford Tough Series. Buddy Lusk of Springer, Oklahoma won in ’07, and Cody White of Choctaw, OK took the title in ‘08. Cody Atwood of Decatur, TX, won the buckle in ’09. Other riders have come from Utah, Nebraska, New Mexico, Colorado, Texas, and Oklahoma. Some of the cowboys came from the Professional Bull Riders Tour, the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association, and other regional associations.   Doug Williams, announcer for UPRA Finals, and other personnel will join together to make this a bullriding with pizzazz. Cameron Keeton, the barrel man, will add humor with his unique style. Justin Dow, producer, is looking forward to the event.   Durant Main Street Program Manager Donna Dow commented, “We are excited about the lineup of sponsors Mega Bull ’10. A few sponsorship openings are still available. We do our very best to maximize the value for our sponsors. And we definitely put on a show to entertain true bullriding fans.” To find out more, contact Donna Dow at 580-924-1550 or e-mail ddow@durantmainstreet.org.