Cochran County will be hosting a centennial celebration at the Cochran County Courthouse Square in Morton, Saturday, May 11.
The Cochran County Courthouse is located at 100 N. Main Street in Morton. The celebration will begin with a parade which will begin at 10 a.m.
All persons, clubs, organizations, business and any other interested parties are invited to join the parade, be it on foot, bicycle, horseback, vehicle or float. Parade participants will line up at 9:30 a.m. on the West Grant Ave side of Strickland Park.
Spectators are encouraged to line both sides of Main Street (State Highway 214) in Morton. The parade will begin at 10 a.m., turning on to Main Street from West Grant Avenue and will end at the Cochran County Courthouse. For more information regarding the parade, please contact George Trejo, (707) 799-- 4561.
At the conclusion of the parade, the TeamCrista Foundation Poker Run will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Additionally, winners will be announced at 2:30 p.m.
Entry fee’s are set at $20 per person and the run is not limited to motorcycles only. All vehicles are welcome to enter. Registration and last chip draw will be at the Cochran County Courthouse. Individuals will need to look for the TeamCrista canopy. The highest score wins half the entry fees while the remaining monies will benefit the TeamCrista Foundation. Ties will be decided by highest chip draw.
For more information regarding the poker run, please contact Frankie Rodriguez, (806) 891-5163; Chris Love, (806) 8918145 or Christina Rodriguez, (806) 893-2641.
Running along side the poker run, a Show and Shine event will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Also, a Centennial Volleyball Tournament will be held. All matches will be held at the Cochran County Park in Morton. First place will win a trophy, $100, and bragging rights for the next 100 years.
Teams will be coed and all teams must be present five minutes before game time or the game will be forfeited. All players must have all waivers signed, mulligans purchased and entry fee paid for prior to game day. Players must be between the ages of 10-years-old and 100-years-old to play. All players will have read and will abide by tournament rules. Spectators are welcome to attend and cheer for their favorite teams.
For additional volleyball tournament information, please contact Mariah Vigil, (806) 724--8050 or Savannah Cavazuela, (806) 523-6505.
Capping off the evening will be live music from the SPC County Jukebox from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. The group Day Late Dollar Short will perform from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Conjunto Bam will perform from 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Texland will end the night performing from 9:30 p.m. to 12 a.m.
Cochran County is seeking photos, stories, and/or histories of people, families, classes, places, buildings, events, and anything else in Cochran County from 1900-2024. These photos will all be included in a slide show which will play throughout the day of May 11 on the Cochran County Courthouse and later added to the county history website.
For more information contact Dana Heflin, (806) 773-5123. Photographs and histories can be emailed to cochran.library@co.cochran.tx.us.