Collinsville, Oklahoma
August 18, 2010
Miscellaneous News

McAfee To Lead Fair Parade /
Patchwork Quilters Met /
Hyatt Appliances 30th Anniversary


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Collinsville Patchworkers August Meet
Mary Wood shows off a recently completed quilt, while Linda Jenkins enjoys the view!
The Collinsville Patchworkers met August 10 at the Library, and welcomed guest Jolene Beattie. Visitor Jeanie Barnes spoke to the group, asking them to consider creating another fund-raiser quilt for the Education Foundation, and discussion was held regarding an upcoming "road trip" to explore the Marshall Dry Goods store in Batesville, AR.

Audrey Engles announced that this year's Silent Auction for the Library will have a "Christmas Basket" theme; and Janice Coke gave a helpful demonstration on using some of the new rulers on the market. The next meeting for the Patchworkers is scheduled for September 8, 2010.

-- Submitted by Linda Pfeffer (8/16/2010)
Bud McAfee To Head
Tri-County Fair Parade Saturday
Bud (Marion) McAfee (right) and his wife Willamae (left) greeted TV Weatherman Jim Giles at the April 2003 Collinsville Chamber of Commerce meeting.

When the parade for the 65th Annual Collinsville Tri-Country begins Saturday August 21, 2010, at 10am, the procession will be headed by Grand Marshall Bud McAfee. He is being honored for the many years he (and his wife) contributed to the 4-H programs in Collinsville. Bud and Willamae started their work with the local 4-H in 1960 and that continued until Willamae's death in 2005 and a lesser role for Bud after that.
McAfee is a 1941 CHS graduate and former mayor of Collinsville.

Willamae McAfee was the "Honored Volunteer" at the 1986 Fair. Bud and Willamae had four children active in 4-H and also CHS graduates (Linda, Donna, Merrilete and Don). Bud is retired and a lifetime member of both the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.

Thirty Years In Business --
Darren Hyatt stopped by briefly last week to mention that he had started his appliance business in Collinsville 30 years ago on Aug. 14, 1980. Darren's business is situated at 11th and Broadway.



My August 1980 archived copies of the news are missing (I hope that just means mis-labeled ... instead of permanently gone) but I did find this ad from early September 1980 and a 1983 prediction on Collinsville future by Darren. I wasn't in Oklahoma during 1983 but apparently the race track deal fell through. -- Ted