Editing Vernon, Texas (section)

==Arts and culture==

===Santa Rosa Roundup Rodeo===
Vernon is host to various events annually, including the four-day Santa Rosa Roundup rodeo in May, which is sponsored by the local Santa Rosa Palomino Club. VSMCA is host to Summer's Last Blast, held the second weekend of August every year - a car show that exhibits a variety of 1930s to 1985 model cars.

===Doan's May Picnic===

Since 1884, Doan's May Picnic has been held on the first Saturday of May at the [[ghost town]] of Doans, located 15 miles north of Vernon. A [[barbecue]] lunch and [[T-shirt]]s are available for sale, and a king and queen are crowned at the annual event. One of the shirts for 2017 featured a design by [[Harold Dow Bugbee]], the late [[curator]] of the [[Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum]] in [[Canyon, Texas]], which depicts [[Texas Longhorn]]s and a [[cowboy]] crossing the [[Red River of the South|Red River]] at Doan's Crossing, where the [[postmaster]] Corwin F. Doan (1848–1929) also operated a store to supply the cowboys.<ref>Thomas Lindsay Baker, ''Ghost Towns of Texas'' ([[Norman, Oklahoma|Norman]]: [[University of Oklahoma Press]], 1986).</ref> Bugbee's sculpture is part of the 1931 Trail Drivers Monument located at Doans. Riders cross the river from Oklahoma and usually arrive just before noon. The 1881 [[adobe]] house, the oldest in Wilbarger County, is open for tours during the picnic.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doansmaypicnic.com|title=Doan's May Picnic|publisher=doansmaypicnic.com|access-date=May 3, 2017}}</ref>