Airplanes and Crawdads

From Staff Reports

A pair of Saturday events promises to be fun for the whole family.
The Hall-Miller Airport in Atlanta will host its Spring Fly-in on Saturday starting at 11a .m.
Admission to the event is free.
Lunch plates will be served starting at 11 a.m. Plates consist of steak burgers or hot dogs, potato salad, ranch beans and drink. These will be sold for $5. Kid’s games of bean bag toss and airplane obstacle course will start at 12 p.m. Trophies to be awarded to winner.
Pilots from area airports will compete in the precision flour bombing competition, starting at 1 p.m. Pilots will also demonstrate their skills in low-level fly-bys.
The airport is located at 202 Bessie Coleman Drive.
Big Bird Crawfish Boil
The 19th Annual Big Bird Crawfish Boil, which benefits St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, is also Saturday, just south of Linden.
The annual event begins with an auction at 11 a.m. with items donated by individuals and local merchants from all over the Ark-La-Tex.
One of the feature items of the auction is a memory quilt. This year’s quilt was handcrafted by Wanda Davis and Ruth Dilliard, both of Florida. There will also be a horseshoe tournament.
Cass County’s best cooks are known for their homemade baked goods for the annual cake walk.
Crawfish and the trimmings will be served at noon.
Jay Crawford and his crew from the A&L Hunting Club on FM 1617 have once again offered their services. For the past several years, they have served up some spicy crawfish for event-goers. If guests don’t like crawfish, they may opt to try some of their barbecue, hamburgers and hot dogs.
To get to the event from Linden go west on Texas Highway 155. Take the first left at County Road 1617. The event is 4.3 miles on the right look for signs.