The Dumas Noon Lions Club is preparing for the 62nd Annual Dogie Days on June 11 to June 14. The club will draw a winning ticket for a 2008 Spicy Orange Pontiac Solstice on June 14 at 9:30 pm. Tickets are $4 from any Dumas Noon Lion member and chances can be purchased at the Dumas Wal-Mart each weekday afternoon and every weekend until June 10, when the carnival opens. Tickets will then be sold at the midway in McDade Park. The Famous Dogie Day Pit Bar-B-Q will be served from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. June 12 for $8 in advance; $9 the day of the barbecue.  The barbecue ticket includes a chance on the 2008 Pontiac Solstice.  The Dogie Days Parade will begin at 11 a.m. June 14 in downtown Dumas. Proceeds will help more than 40 charities. Information: www.dumasnoonlions.com.

Lion Jackie Wiswell