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Volume 34, Number 2
February 2022
OU CH E S G A CK RO
GR A IS I Y N
24 Pages
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Mardi Gras celebration set for March 1
‘Back in the Saddle’
70th Annual Pancake Festival, Feb. 19 The 70th annual Pancake Festival, a festive atmosphere with fabulous entertainment, melt in your mouth pancakes and activities for the entire family, is set for Feb. 19. Pancakes will be served from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. – sunrise to sunset at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Children 3 and under eat free. Advance tickets are available from any Lions
Club member, at the Lubbock Lions Club office, or call 763-4789, and www. lubbocklions.org until 3 p.m. Feb. 18. Soft drinks will be sold for two tokens. Raffle prizes are available for one token. (1 token = $1). Plenty of product has been ordered to fulfill the club’s promise of all-youcan-eat. Here’s the order: 6,000 pounds of pancake mix (See 70th Annual Pancake Festival, Page 2)
The 23rd annual Mardi Gras in Lubbock is set for 5:30 to 9 p.m. March 1, at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. Tickets are $45 for adults and $10 for children 17 and under. They can be purchased online, in advance at Lubbock Meals on Wheels, at any Select-A-Seat location (service charge applies), or for $50 at the door. Cash, checks, or credit cards (no American Express) are accepted. Tickets can be mailed if purchased early enough, or can be held at the door on the night of the event. This family-friendly event is Lubbock Meals on Wheel’s largest fundraiser of the year. Mardi Gras 2022 will include more than 35 food booths, with selections from your favorite local restaurants, music by Bo Garza, a large silent auction, and cash bars. In addition to music and fabulous food, there will be
children’s activities, a benefit drawing, and traditional Mardi Gras beads. Character Selfies Photo Booth will be set up. For $5, you can get a fun photo commemorating the Mardi Gras celebration.
Traditional Mardi Gras colors are purple (for justice), green (for faith), and gold (for power). The Children’s Area will feature bouncers, face and hair painting, and other activities. There is no additional charge for activities in the children’s area. Carnival Season begins on the day of the Epiphany, Jan. 6. Fat Tuesday (or Mardi Gras) is the final celebration on the last night of the Carnival Season, a time to eat, drink, and be merry before beginning the ritual fasting during the Lenten Season.
Inside & in February
Black History Month 3
rd
American Heart Month
Day the Music Died .............page 16
4th Wear Red Day 13th Super Bowl LVI (56) 14th Valentine’s Day 19th Lions Pancake Festival ..... page 1 21st Presidents Day Safe Outdoor Dog Act ...............................page 2
Coming in March
1st 2nd 3rd
Mardi Gras, Meals on Wheels Ash Wednesday YWCA Women of Excellence
