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Summerfest has been moved this year to July 31-August 2, 2008 at the Jack County Fair Barn next to Twin Lakes Community Activities Center. There will be a carnival, bass fishing tournament, horseshoe tournament, bake-off competition, baby beautiful contest, art and photo exposition and a dog show. Vendors are welcome! For further information contact Frank Mooney (940)567-2666 or Jana Lynn Rupe (940)567-2616. Vendors should contact Dolores Truesdale (940) 567-6656 or e-mail to tdojo@sbcglobal.net

Jack Loftin will be the host for a Dinosaur day at Ft. Richardson State Park on Saturday, August 2, 2008 from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. For more information call the park office at 940-567-3506.

Richard Gonzalez and Anita Anaya, descendants of Cueigas de Castro and members of the Lipan Apache Band of Texas, are coming to Fort Richardson to host and present an education day for the general public on August 16, 2008. They will offer the Lipan Apache perspective on our history. They will dress in 1850's handmade period clothing, bring authentic cookbooks of the Lipan Apache foods and setup a tee pee decorated with traditional symbols. They will also bring a historical marker, written in their own words, of the May 18, 1873 McKenzie Raid on their village at El Remolino. For more information contact the park office at 940-567-3506.

The Guys and Gals Car Show will be held on Saturday, August 23, 2008 beginning at 5:30 p.m. on the courthouse square. For further information contact Peggy Clayton at 940-567-6530.