Friends of the Big Empty announce Mascot Contest winner

  • MASCOT FOR THE BIG EMPTY Ashton Kuehler taps into her family traditions to create the winning mascot for The Friends of the Big Empty organization. From left, Board of Directors Becky Offutt, Marcella Barden, Cindie Kesler, winner Ashton Kuehler, Exa Lee Smith, AlexVukasin (Board members Mariah McDermott and Jessica McDermott not available for photo). | COURTESY PHOTO
    MASCOT FOR THE BIG EMPTY Ashton Kuehler taps into her family traditions to create the winning mascot for The Friends of the Big Empty organization. From left, Board of Directors Becky Offutt, Marcella Barden, Cindie Kesler, winner Ashton Kuehler, Exa Lee Smith, AlexVukasin (Board members Mariah McDermott and Jessica McDermott not available for photo). | COURTESY PHOTO

    KNOX COUNTY – Congratulations to Ashton Kuehler of Haskell for being named winner of the Friends of the Big Empty Mascot Contest. The Friends of The Big Empty started the contest earlier this year looking for local artists to create a mascot. The requirements included an image that would represent the area of Texas known as The Big Empty. It could have been a tumbleweed, saddle, RV, jackalope, hor…