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THE ULTIMATE WEDDING EXPO

Saturday, March 3rd 2012, from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, The New 92.1 KTFW and Clark Gardens will host the a bridal expo among the gorgeous flowers of the Gardens where 5 chosen couples will compete for the Ultimate Wedding Giveaway and one will win a dream wedding worth $15,000 complete with all the sparkle, glitz and glamour they could imagine!

In addition to a faux wedding, there will be vendors on hand: photographers, florists, caterers, wedding dresses, and more.


75th Annual PRCA/WPRA Pro-Rodeo

The Palo Pinto County Livestock Association 75th Annual All-American Series PRCA/WPRA Pro-Rodeo will take place May 9 through 11. It is one of the Oldest and Finest outdoor Pro-Rodeos in the nation.

EVERY NIGHT , you can enjoy all the regular pro-rodeo events PLUS Mutton Bustin' and Calf Scrambles for the kids, Local Team Roping in addition to the Pros AND two area girls riding groups - The Cowgirls of Hope open EACH NIGHT's rodeo and The Cowgirl Chicks perform their nationally renowned trick riding maneuvers EACH NIGHT at  intermission! If you haven't seen them - you shouldn't miss the chance! If you have seen these groups, you know you shouldn't miss the chance to see them again. They just keep getting better! Beer and Food Concession by Mesquite Pit and other snack vendors too.

 


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OLD JAIL MUSEUM FEATURING 'ALAMO IMAGES'

The Old Jail Museum will be featuring Alamo Images: Changing Perspectives of a Texas Experience March 8 through March 31.

They will survey the Alamo of the Texas imagination through illustrations drawn from historical documents, paintings, sketches, cartoons, comic books, television, and movie interpretations. Alamo Images focuses not merely on Texas history, but on the mythic power of events that helped define a community, state, and nation and on the ways in which people learn history.

 


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Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce

Mineral Wells is located in Palo Pinto and Parker counties just 45 miles west of Fort Worth, Texas. The area boasts excellent employment and business opportunities, and our stunning landscapes turn tourists into residents! The Mineral Wells Area Chamber of Commerce is comprised of 435 members who work together to achieve business and community success. The Chamber also serves as a Convention and Visitors Bureau for Mineral Wells and Palo Pinto County, our staff is ready to help your event or relocation succeed.



Hot topic: Chamber Policy Talk to address health care

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The Chamber and four health care businesses are pleased to present a Health Policy Talk this month: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, May 21, at Holiday Hills Country Club.

The program will be presented by Spencer Harris, health care expert at the Austin-based Texas Public Policy Foundation, a free market think tank.

Harris will address how changes in federal and state health care laws and regulations are impacting business now, and how they will continue to affect business in the years ahead.

The event is jointly sponsored by Mineral Wells Nursing and Rehabilitation, Palo Pinto Nursing Center, Solaris Home Health & Hospice, and Alpha Omega Hospice.

Cost is $25 per person until May 14 and $30 thereafter. Call (940) 325-2557 or visit www.mineralwellstx.com to reserve your spot today!

 


Spotlight Attraction

Old Jail Museum

May 3 through June 9, 2012

Rural Texas Women at Work, 1930–1960Old Jail Museum Palo Pinto

Industrious and enterprising, rural Texas women performed the common tasks of housewives everywhere—cooking, housekeeping, and doing laundry. In addition, they raised large gardens, tended flocks of poultry, canned and preserved foods for their families, made and repaired furnishings, picked cotton, drove tractors, and took over the men’s work during World War II. 

Rural Texas Women at Work is sponsored by Texas A&M University,Texas Agricultural Extension Service, and the Arts Council of Brazos Valley and is produced by Humanities Texas, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities