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Will Rogers Days events to kick off Wednesday

By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer
Published: 11/1/2009 2:25 AM
Last Modified: 11/1/2009 3:59 AM

CLAREMORE — Oklahoma's most famous native son will be remembered during Will Rogers Days on Wednesday through Sunday.

The events will celebrate the 130th anniversary of Rogers's birth on Nov. 4, 1879. Highlights include the placing of a wreath at the family tomb on Wednesday, the Will Rogers Days Parade on Saturday in Claremore and the Will Rogers Gala on Sunday in Tulsa.

A cowboy, humorist and author, Rogers died in a 1935 plane crash in Alaska.

A birthday party will be held Thursday at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch in Oologah. About 600 children from the Tulsa area will participate in Children's Day from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Friday at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore.

An antique and classic car show will be from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum. Chad Smith, principal chief of the Cherokee Nation, will be marshal of the Will Rogers Parade, which will be at 4 p.m. that day on Will Rogers Boulevard in Claremore.

Events conclude with the Will Rogers Gala on Sunday at Cain's Ballroom, 423 N. Main St., in Tulsa. The Rotary Club of Tulsa will present country music artist Vince Gill with the Spirit of Will Rogers Award. A reception begins at 5:30 p.m. with the program beginning at 7:30 p.m. Individual tickets are $125 each and must be purchased in advance from TNT Staff Pro.

For more information on Will Rogers Days, go to tulsaworld.com/rogersmemorial. By RHETT MORGAN World Staff Writer

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	Report Comment Few Clothes, America (11/1/2009 8:55:26 AM) The most renowned and loved native son ever. They broke the mold after Will.
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