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Benson’s Bluegrass Festival Begins

Don Grafues — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:51:01 +0000

Congratulations to Pete and Marla who got our last pair of Bluegrass passes today… just in time for the Benson Bluegrass Festival. Now that the rain has stopped it ought to be a fantastic weekend. There is still time for you Bluegrass fans to enjoy a weekend with great weather and music. See our post below with the schedule.

Resource: Benson/San Pedro Valley Chamber of Commerce

Bluegrass Festival

Don Grafues — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:05:26 +0000

2010 Benson Arizona Bluegrass Festival

The city of Benson, Arizona has a Bluegrass Festival each year that is gaining in stature. The 2010 festival is April 23 through the 25^th. You can purchase tickets on the Benson/San Pedro Valley Chamber of Commerce web site. Clicking on the image will take you to the program flier.

Don Grafues
Resource: Benson/San Pedro Valley Chamber of Commerce

Benson Christmas Party

Don Grafues — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 18:26:41 +0000

Come join us for Christmas on Main Street December 12 starting at 10:00AM.

This is a one day event on Main Street in Benson, AZ. Christmas on Main Street is an arts and craft fair offering the perfect Christmas gift for family or friend. Have your picture taken with Santa and join in with singing and dancing.

Stop by and join in the festivities. Help us kick off the Christmas Season in Benson, gateway to Cochise County.

Don Grafues
Resource: Benson/San Pedro Valley Chamber of Commerce

Pony Express

Don Grafues — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 02:12:19 +0000

Butterfield Post Office	The Post Office is accepting letters for the ride to Dragoon. The Chamber of Commerce is selling a limited number of envelopes with Butterfield Overland Stage Company stamps and an artist rendering of an Overland Stage. The post office is cancelling the stamp with a special postmark signifying the letter was carried by the pony express.
The ride from Benson to Dragoon is about 20 miles. The route taken today covers as much of the original route as possible considering rights of way, railroad, and interstate highway. There are a total of three pairs of riders each pair covering one third of the distance. The ride will take about 4 hours.	Mail handed off to Pony Express

Mail pouch on the horse.

Once the last pair of riders reach Dragoon, the letters will enter the “usual” mail system for delivery to the addresses on the envelopes. Rumor has it that some of the letters will show up on eBay in a few days.

Butterfield promises to be best ever

Don Grafues — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:16:49 +0000

Butterfield Overland Stage Days Poster

Click on the poster to read Benson’s local newspaper article about this weekend’s Butterfield Overland Stage Days.

Butterfield Weekend Near

Don Grafues — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:31:48 +0000

Butterfield Overland Stage Days Poster

Activity is picking up as we near Butterfield weekend. I will be at Lion’s Park most of Friday helping to set up. I hope those of you close by will visit us sometime over the weekend and look me up… I’ll be wearing my Chamber Badge.

Click on the thumbnail to down load a poster with the schedule of events for the Benson, Arizona annual celebration. The historic Butterfield Overland Express Route ran from St. Louis to San Francisco carrying mail and passengers. A part of the Benson celebration is the transfer of mail from Benson to Dragoon by the Pony Express.

Butterfield Overland Stage Days – Benson, AZ

Don Grafues — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:16:55 +0000

Butterfield Overland Stage Days Poster

Butterfield Overland Stage

Don Grafues — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:09:09 +0000

Butterfield Stage Days

Butterfield Overland Stage Days October 10 & 11, 2009, Benson, Arizona
Benson’s Lions Park
Two days of fun!
6 bands – Cowboy Poets – Vendors – Chili Cook Off – Quilt Show – Car Show (October 11)
Parade Saturday, October 10 Morning
Pony Express riders swearing in ceremony Saturday, Oct 10 at noon
Pony Express departs 12:30

Dancing Crane Cottage

Don Grafues — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 15:33:37 +0000

Dancing Crane Cottage

I attended a Benson/San Pedro Valley Chamber of Commerce meeting at the Amerind Foundation Wednesday evening. We welcomed a new member to the Chamber, Dancing Crane Cottage. Check out their website. An interesting place to stay if you want to “get away from it all.” It would be especially fun when the Sandhill Cranes are in their winter habitat.

Time Away

Don Grafues — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:32:50 +0000

I took a few days off from blogging to work on other projects. I am very happy to be a member of the Benson/San Pedro Valley Chamber of Commerce Board. A bunch of good people with a lot to accomplish in a short time. From time to time I will post messages about our programs. I had no idea there was this much time involved!