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A chili cookoff has been one of many Diamondback Jubilee activities in the past. The festival in Lometa has been canceled this year, however, as it was in 2020. FILE PHOTO -
Events at past Diamondback Jubilee celebrations have included live music. This year’s festival has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns and the possibility that attendance would be low if the jubilee proceeded. FILE PHOTO
Lometa’s biggest annual festival, the Diamondback Jubliee, is canceled for the second year in a row.
Stephen Ruzicka, president of the Lometa Lions Club which runs the annual event, made the announcement last week.
In the past, the festival included a snake round-up, vendors, a rodeo, a queen pageant and live music. Organizers planned to hold last year’s event until it was canceled just days…