Craft fest, mud run to bring in fall fun Saturday

Trucks race each other at a mud run held at the Kingdom of Callaway County Fairgrounds during this year's county fair. There will be another mud run event, the Graveyard Smash, at the fairgrounds beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday.
Trucks race each other at a mud run held at the Kingdom of Callaway County Fairgrounds during this year's county fair. There will be another mud run event, the Graveyard Smash, at the fairgrounds beginning at 6 p.m. Saturday.

Those who want to get out and enjoy the fall weather and see some mud slinging will soon get their chance.

The second annual Fall Festival and Graveyard Smash is coming Saturday to the Kingdom of Callaway County Fairgrounds. Gates open to the public at 10 a.m.

Martha McGrath, Fulton Jaycees president, said the Jaycees are inviting vendors from all over the area to set up their wares at no cost. The Fall Festival is craft-oriented and hopes to bring in Christmas and Thanksgiving items among other arts and crafts.

"We'd like to see it get as big as the Hatton Craft Fair," McGrath said.

To help the tornado-stricken people of Dumas and surroundings, donations can be made to the Delta Area Disaster Relief Fund, care of the Delta Area Community Foundation, P.O. Box 894, Dumas, AR, 71639, or through the Arkansas Community Foundation, 700 S. Rock St., Little Rock, AR, 72202.