Saturday, August 09, 2008, 08:00 AM
De Leon, Texas
1100 W. Reynosa Street
Golden Saturday downtown celebration with singers, games, and crafts
Free Watermelon slicing on Main Street at 4 p.m. followed by the seed spitting contest
91st annual Peach & Melon Celebration…..
Tractor pull, carnival, dance, funnel cakes, and a whole lot of fun!
8 mile, 18 mile, 29 mile, 42 mile, 71 mile
The Rotary Club of San Angelo – Sunrise is pleased to be able to host the 5th Annual Biscuits & Gravy Rotary Ride For Hunger on Sunday August 3th, 2008. Our mission with this ride is two-fold: Have a challenging and fun ride for Texas bicyclists that showcases the rugged beauty of the Concho Valley and Raise money for HungerPlus, Inc. and other hunger-related charities in the Concho Valley. This year we have four distances: 25 miles 35 miles 100 km 100 miles. San Angelo State Park, 3900 – 2 Mercedes
from The Wichita Falls Times Record News
by Jenara Kocks Burgess
Bruce Williamson, a former Wichita Falls resident and now the Hotter’N Hell Hundred’s graphic designer, is collaborating with famous sports artist Bart Forbes to honor the cyclists who survive the ride year after year and the organizers who make it all possible with their artwork.
“I always thought if I rode 100 miles in 100-degree heat, I would want more to show for that effort than a T-shirt and lapel pin,†Williamson said.
link to the full article at The Wichita Falls Times Record News
from The Denton Record-Chronicle
By Brad McDonnell / Staff Writer
Bryan Fawley saw his opportunity to win the Age-Based State Criterium Championship open up toward the finish line, and he took advantage of it.
“We came in pretty slow to the finish,†Fawley said. “Everyone kind of sat around and watched. At about 200 meters, I jumped on it and sprinted to the line.â€