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Newspaper
Burnet County Bulletin
Location
Burnet, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1975
Page
1
Burnet merchants sponsor a silent fireworks display and ping pong ball drop at noon on the Burnet square for Independence Day. Over 1000 colored balls are dropped from low-flying aircraft, each ball labeled with a code. Participants check listings at Payday merchants, claim prizes at stores or KHLB studios, with a July 12 deadline for extra prizes.
Plans are completed for the 9th Burnet County Fair and Rodeo at Burnet fairgrounds August 1-2. The two day event features crowning of the 1975 Fair and 1975 Rodeo Queens, a downtown parade at 5 p.m. Friday, exhibits in needlework baked goods and livestock, commercial displays, a barbecue carnival, clowns, Country Store sales, and two nightly rodeo performances.
Burnet County's Longhorn Cavern will host a four day Fourth of July weekend event with live radio broadcasts by KHLB 1340, barbecue by Lester Inman, and a Western band from Austin. The cavern draws about 45 000 visitors annually and has a rich history including Civil War gunpowder manufacture and ties to Sam Bass. Operational managers Paul and Mrs. McCarty relocated from Dumas in August 1974.
The annual Burnet Youth Rodeo will run Friday and Saturday July 4 and 5 at the Burnet County Rodeo Arena near Burnet. Events start 7:30 p.m. with two hours of family entertainment. Senior Junior and Pee Wee divisions offer buckles and trophies for top finishers. Rodeo producer is Sandy Meier of Fredericksburg with George Shelly as rodeo chairman.
Weather data records a seven day period in Burnet with highs of 90 and lows around 66 to 70. Rainfall totals list 2.0 inches on June 26 and 1.75 inches for the week, plus 3.89 inches in June and 24.88 inches for the year.
The Burnet Pee Wee All Stars set to play their first game Tuesday July 8 at 8 30 p m in Llano. The team roster includes Shane Allison Stacy Ringstaff Blake Thomas Steve Henton Rocky Garner Mike Johnson John Palmer Stuart Sanford Chuck Ray Aaron Palmour Dee Willis Frank Creasy John Arellano Jerry Polk Scott Brinkley James McGuire and Lesslie Luther with coaches Tom Palmer John Allison Kelly Hawthorne Kim Newton and Steven Parker. The Little League All Star team will be announced Monday night.
Burnet Volunteer Fire Department informs Bur net residents the fire siren will blow all day Monday July th while upgrading the alarm network from sixteen to thirty phones eight of which include actuating buttons. Tests will confirm each button cycles the siren enhancing early warning for firefighters at home.
Twenty five Burnet County 4-H members competed in the June 26 4-H Dress Revue at Burnet High School Auditorium Amanda Smith served as commentator Blue ribbon winners in Sub junior include Teresa Burns Joni Cochran Brenda Derryberry Misty Evans Mary Foss Kay Mallett Kim Payne Kim Sedwick Red ribbon winners Sue Hensley Donna Shelburn DeAnne Shipp High point Brenda Derryberry runner up Kay Mallett Junior division winners Kathy Collins Mandy Cox Brenda Foss Lisa Hinton Theresa Kelly Melony McCoy Karen Moore Tracy Petkovsky Senior division winners Pam Burns Angela Daniel Marsha Foss Leslie Petkovsky Bitsy Roberts Red ribbon winner Sandra Williams Brenda and Marsha Foss will represent Burnet County at District VII Dress Revue July 23 in Stephenville Alternates are Tracy Petkovsky and Angela Daniel.
Despite heavy clouds and rain, the Buchanan Dam Community Center and Volunteer Fire Department open house at The Red Barn on Lakeshore Drive drew good attendance on June 28 and 29. Donations exceed a thousand dollars, with total gifts near ten thousand dollars, as trustees and volunteers acknowledge community help and list committee chairs and gratitude to Mr. W. D. Benson and Mrs. Edward R. Greenwood.
The Texas Safety Association warns holiday revelers to expect heat sun and traffic dangers during the long weekend. It urges shade hydration and safe picnics with proper food cooling to avoid sunburn dehydration food poisoning and other injuries in Texas communities.
Local craftsman P C Chanack will be among hundreds of exhibitors at the 4th annual Texas State Arts and Crafts Fair in Kerrville July 4 5 and 6. He began as a hobby building Old West style structures and steam powered oil rigs windmills and wall plaques for children rooms. He keeps about three of each model on hand and builds a new Old West building in about a week. He and his wife Dorothy live at Council Creek and she works at First State Bank Burnet.
The piece urges rededication to the United States founding vision on Independence Day. It notes the Declaration’s meaning, cites 199 years since 1776, and honors veterans, asking Americans to thank those who fought for freedom with the V.F.W. Post No. 6974 and its Auxiliary.
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