Get ready for

The Good, The Bad and The Barbeque

Saturday May 12th, 6-10PM

Mullendore Cross Bell Ranch

Each spring Elder Care is honored to be a part of The Good, The Bad and The Barbeque, an outstanding event hosted by the Mullendore family at their legendary Cross Bell Ranch. Proceeds from this wonderful evening directly support the many programs that Elder Care provides to seniors and caregivers in Washington, Nowata and Osage counties.

This year The Good, The Bad and The Barbeque will be celebrating its 14th year at the ranch on Saturday May 12th from 6-10PM.  Kathleen Boren Mullendore originally invited Elder Care to make use of her ranch for the barbeque and today her family continues a tradition which includes lively music, dancing, excellent food and an exciting live auction in a truly glorious setting. Visiting the Cross Bell Ranch provides guests with a rare opportunity to experience an important part of Oklahoma ranching history.

Tickets for The Good, the Bad and the Barbeque are $65 per person and reserved tables of 8 are $700.

The “Oklahoma Balladeer” Les Gilliam and his Silver Lake Band will be back by popular demand as the featured entertainment for this year’s event. Last year Les and the band kept guests dancing into the night and they have delighted audiences across the country with their classic western swing music. In 2010 they performed for the 15th consecutive year at “Missouri’s biggest barn dance” which is held at Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO.

Les is a member of the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame and in 2005 he received the most prestigious award in western music, the coveted “Wrangler Award” from the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. Les recently received the Academy of Western Artists award for Western Swing Album of the Year (2010) for his recording “Oklahoma-1955”. The Silver Lake Band includes former Bob Wills Texas Playboy Smiley Weaver on steel guitar, Ponca City native and long time Kay Country favorite Don Long on drums, country fiddler and top-notch vocalist Jerald Ritter, and the pride of Winfield, Kansas, Kenny Glasgow on bass.

In addition to wonderful music, the live auction is another highlight of the evening. More to be announced closer to event.

For tickets and sponsorship information for The Good, The Bad and The Barbeque contact Deirdre McArdle, Director of Development, (918) 336-8500 dmcardle@abouteldercare.org.