Grab a Pork Steak Plate at the Community Center Tonight
Hochheim, TX · October 6, 2026
Smell that pit smoke drifting down Highway 183 — the high school band boosters are dishing up hot pork steak dinners this afternoon. Grab a plate before evening plans get underway.
The Lead
Cuero’s 54th annual Turkeyfest begins Thursday, bringing four days of races, carnival rides, and live entertainment to Cuero Municipal Park just down Highway 183. Organizers spent Monday finalizing grounds logistics and moving presale carnival wristbands to area storefronts before gates open Thursday evening. The early rollout features the traditional carnival opening alongside the annual drawdown raffle, leading up to Saturday’s signature Great Gobbler Gallop between Cuero’s Ruby Begonia and Minnesota’s Paycheck. For rural DeWitt County neighbors, the Thursday kickoff offers a prime window to beat the weekend highway traffic and crowded midway lanes. Discount wristband vouchers remain available at local retail locations through Thursday afternoon.
Local Pulse
Band Boosters Host Pork Steak Plate Sale Schools Volunteers serve drive-through barbecue plates this evening at the Yoakum Community Center to fund student travel and uniforms.
Keep Cuero Beautiful Plans Fall Cleanups Community Board members meet Thursday morning at the chamber offices to finalize volunteer staging for upcoming highway litter sweeps.
Today's Outlook
- High 90°F · Low 72°F — Mainly clear
- Slather on sunscreen before heading outside into this afternoon's intense ninety-degree heat.
What's On Around Town
Today
Band Booster BBQ Plate Sale Yoakum Community Center (105 Huck St), Yoakum, 4:30–6:00 PM · $13 Drive-through pork steak dinners supporting high school musicians.
National Night Out Gathering Yoakum City Park Pavilion, Yoakum, 6:30–8:30 PM · Free Meet first responders and local neighbors over family activities.
Thursday
Keep Cuero Beautiful Meeting Cuero Chamber of Commerce (210 E Main St), Cuero, 9:00 AM · Free
Yoakum Rotary Club Meeting First United Methodist Church (1026 E Gonzales St), Yoakum, Noon
Turkeyfest Carnival Kickoff & Draw Down Cuero Municipal Park, Cuero, 5:05 PM
Spotlight & Story
- Katelynn Meitzen
- Guiding the shelves at Cuero Municipal Library, she oversees a community institution tracing back to 1924, when University Club volunteers collected books door to door for a bandstand basement. Today, she keeps regional archives accessible alongside toddler storytimes and digital programs.
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