Empty Saddles BBQ

The Cowboy Hall of Fame Board of Directors hosts the annual "Empty Saddles BBQ" honoring the families of those Lea County Pioneers who have passed away during the last year.  The BBQ will be held Thursday, August 10.  This year the fair and the Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame Board  will honor the memory, and the family and friends, of deceased Lea County residents Dr. Louie Clark, Suzanne Jones, Kent Jameson, Tympe Williams Wier, and Sheriff Steve Ackerman.  The dinner will also honor this years “Dedicated Honorees” Mickey Welborn and Brent Van Dyke. The BBQ is always held on the Lea County Fair grounds on the final Thursday of the fair.  The event, held prior to the evening rodeo event, gives the museum a chance to honor the families of those Lea County residents.  This event is by invitation only.