{"id":29456,"date":"2024-01-31T01:31:37","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T08:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cowbelles-to-raffle-70th-anniversary-quilt-at-livestock-association-banquet\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T00:57:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T06:57:01","slug":"cowbelles-to-raffle-70th-anniversary-quilt-at-livestock-association-banquet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/cowbelles-to-raffle-70th-anniversary-quilt-at-livestock-association-banquet\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowbelles to raffle 70th anniversary quilt at Livestock Association banquet"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Southwestern Cowbelles and Cattlewomen on Tuesday unveiled their annual brand quilt at the Brand Central printing and embroidery shop, 113 E. Main St. in Cortez. The quilt will be raffled Feb. 10 at the Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association banquet at the Cortez Elks Lodge. From left; the Cowbelles\/Cattlewomen committee members are Bunny McComb, Joylene Higgins, Mary Ellen McComb and Ann Neeley. (Journal photo)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

On Saturday, Feb. 10, the Southwestern Cowbelles and Cattlewomen will be raffling off their 70th anniversary quilt at the annual Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association banquet, a tradition that has taken place for years in Cortez.<\/p>\n

The handmade quilt is created using the brands of paying members in the Cowbelles organization, with many of the individual squares being sewn together by the brand owner. About 40 brands are featured on the quilt each year, and all must be a legally registered brand in the state to qualify.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe center of this quilt has a larger block that has 70th anniversary on it, so it\u2019ll be a unique. kind of keepsake quilt. All the brands on the quilt belong to Cowbelles\/Cattlewomen members. So in order to have your brand on there, you can either make it yourself or we have individuals in our group that will make it for other people,\u201d committee member Bunny McComb said.<\/p>\n

\"The
The Southwestern Cowbelles and Cattlewomen on Tuesday their annual brand quilt at the Brand Central printing and embroidery shop at 113 E. Main St. in Cortez. (Journal photo)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The 70th anniversary quilt will be raffled off Feb. 10 at the Southwestern Colorado Livestock Association banquet at the Cortez Elks Lodge. (Journal photo)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Once the quilt squares are all gathered together from participants, Ann Neeley, 95, puts all the pieces together to create the final quilt. She has been creating the final quilt for at least 25 years, according to McComb.<\/p>\n

The quilt is displayed at Brand Central on the southeast corner of East Main Street and South Beech Street in Cortez, where it will remain until the banquet in February.<\/p>\n

The Cowbelles formed in Cortez in 1954, and the first Cowbelles to win the quilt was Lila Zwicker in 1959. The tradition has carried on ever since then.<\/p>\n

The day of the banquet is an \u201call-day affair,\u201d leading up to the banquet about 7 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Livestock Association starts with their annual meeting at 9 a.m., and speakers and politicians can take part in the meeting, as they are able to present to the members of the Livestock Association during that time.<\/p>\n

The meeting takes a brief break for a beef luncheon, complete with side dishes and dessert, before the meeting concludes around 2 or 3 p.m.<\/p>\n

At the banquet, there will be food included in the ticket price, raffle items and dancing following the dinner and the announcement of the 2024 Stockman and Cowbelles of the Year.<\/p>\n

The drawing for the quilt will conclude the dinner portion of the banquet, opening the floor for dancing.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are celebrating our 70th anniversary of being in an organization here in Montezuma County, so, you know, we\u2019ve been in existence for quite a long time, and I do believe it\u2019s also the 75th anniversary of the Livestock Association,\u201d McComb said.<\/p>\n

Banquet tickets cost $45 per person, and raffle tickets cost $1 for one ticket or $5 for six tickets. McComb noted that oftentimes raffle tickets are sold out by the evening of the banquet. Individuals don\u2019t have to be present to win the quilt raffle.<\/p>\n

Tickets for the event can be purchased from any Cowbelles member.<\/p>\n

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Quilt raffle tickets<\/h4>\n

To buy raffle tickets for the 70th anniversary brand quilt, call a member of the Cowbelles\/Cattlewomen Committee. They are. Mary Ellen McComb: (970) 739-0972. Joylene Higgins: (970) 676-9532. Ann Neely: (970) 562-4655. Bunny McComb: (970) 560-4807. Erin Gordanier: (970) 529-3291.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

McComb also shared that proceeds go toward beef industry promotion and education through booklets, educational flyers and more that are used at events like the Ag Expo.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have booths at Ag Expo and we do booths at the county fair, and many times we have literature that comes from the Beef Council. We\u2019re getting more and more questions from people wanting to buy local-sourced beef,\u201d McComb said. \u201cSo we try and answer those questions and be a resource for the community that would like more information. We\u2019ve done education things in classrooms and taught lessons about agriculture and about the beef industry. That\u2019s our primary purpose, and the raffle provides a monetary resource for us to go out and do those things in our community here.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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