Annie Oakley Festival
2013 The Year of the Contests 

This year the Annie Oakley Festival will become known as the Year of the Contests.  We started the annual event with a T-Shirt design contest in which Brent Welborn of Covington won with the winning entry. His design will be available on the 50th Anniversary T-Shirts during the festival. 

The deadline for the Miss Annie Shooting Contest is fast approaching. Wednesday, July 10 at 6pm. No Exceptions. Applications are available from the forms page on our web site at: www.annieoakleyfestival.org. All of the shooting contest is open to the public with no admission charged. 

The Miss Annie Oakley Shooting and Costume contest begins on Wednesday, July 10 at 6pm for a mandatory publicity photo shoot at the Annie Oakley Park Statue at 6pm in downtown Greenville.  Then the shooting practice will be held at the fairgrounds on Tuesday, July 23 at 6pm, with the shooting preliminaries held the next night, Wednesday, July 24 at 6pm, at the fairgrounds.  The winners of the preliminaries will have a shoot off on Thursday, July 25 at 6pm. 

We have added a Horseshoe Pitching Tournament this year in addition to our cornhole tournament. Both contests will be held on Saturday. Cornhole at 2pm and Horseshoe Pitching at 1pm. These contests are being sponsored by Captain D’s Seafood. Entry forms available from the forms page on our web site. 

The Annie Oakley Committee and The Bootery have partnered to bring a New Ugly Boot contest to the Annie Oakley Festival. 

Contest is open to Anyone, Any age. No Entry Fee.

Rules:

Any type of boot can be entered.

Any size can be entered.

Only one entry per exhibitor.

The Annie Oakley Committee is not responsible for any lost or stolen ugly boots.

Ugly boots must be displayed during the duration of the festival.

Judging will be based on the ugliness of the boot.  Decision of the Annie Oakley Committee is final.

Enter your ugly boot at the Fine Arts building at the Darke County Fairgrounds on Tues 4 to 8pm or on Wed 9 to 11am. Your entry must remain on display until pickup on Sun 1 to 3pm. 

1 class – any age.                    

1st Place Winner will receive a ribbon and $15.00

2nd Place will receive a ribbon and $10.00, 3rd Place ribbon and $5.00 

If you have any questions, please contact: The Annie Oakley Committee  or

email: uglyboot@annieoakleyfestival.org           

This contest sponsored by: The Bootery, 521 S Broadway, Greenville, OH. 

The ‘Aim For A High Mark’ Essay Contest is sponsored by Darke County Guns and Ammo, 109 S Main Street, Ansonia, Ohio and very fitting for a contest about our own ‘Little Sure Shot.’

Three prizes will be awarded; 1st is $75.00, 2nd is $50.00, and 3rd is $25.00. 

Entries have been received and are currently being judged. The three winners will read their essay at Annie Oakley’s gravesite during the annual festival pilgrimage. Featured speaker for the pilgrimage will be representative, Jim Buchy. This will be held on July 24, 2013 approx 7:30pm,the Pilgrimage leaves the fairgrounds and travels by private vehicle to the gravesite at Brock Cemetery. Everyone is invited to participate. 

The Photo contest is sponsored this year by Timothy Clopp Photography of Arcanum. The rules are the same as last year. You can drop off your entries at the fine arts building on the fairgrounds between 4 and 7pm on Tuesday, July 23 or between 9 and 11am on Wednesday, July 24. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winners. 

Pick up your weekend pass to attend this years festival at the following locations: Hallmark Readmore, KitchenAid, The Coffee Pot, Greenville Mayor’s office, AAA, Granny’s Corner, and Main Street Greenville all on Broadway. Barga Heating and Air on Sweitzer Street, Bill Hawkey and Associates on Wagner Ave, and Lavy Marathon in Gettysburg. Pay only $2 for the three day pass and all of the entertainment including the Melodrama, the 11th Annie Oakley Western Arts Showcase with the National Whip Speed & Accuracy and International Bullwhip Fast Draw competition. Watch the show by The Brothers & Co. Entertainers, and the new Greenville Fast Draw. More information on this years entertainment to come.