Buda Bits
by SANDRA GRIZZLE
James Hill celebrated Father’s Day weekend by running the 37th annual Mayor’s Marathon in Anchorage, Alaska Saturday. Hill completed the 26.2-mile run in a time of 3:39:00.2 to take first place in his age bracket of 70-74. A seasoned marathon runner, Hill and his wife Charlotte have resided in Mountain City for many years.
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The 114th annual Camp Ben McCulloch Reunion comes to an end on Friday, June 25. The old fiddlers contest gets underway at 3:30 p.m. Friday afternoon under the pavilion at Camp Ben McCulloch. The contest features all ages of fiddle players and some of the best you have ever heard. There will be bingo, rides, food and lots of visiting on the grounds. The night ends with dancing under the stars with music by the Doug Moreland Band.
The free concert at Buda City Park on Friday, June 25 starts at 7 p.m., with music by Aaron Navarro and Curtis Grimes.
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Starting Tuesday, June 29, from 8 p.m. until 6 a.m., traffic will be detoured from Main Street onto Cabela Drive. Watch for signs.
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First Thursday in downtown Buda is July 1. There will be the ever-popular classic car show presented by the Gear Heads, shopping at the various businesses on Main along with food and entertainment.
Do hope that Carolynn Schneider and Martha McGee are both starting to feel better.
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Birthday wishes go out to Mike Conner and Brent Freitag on June 24; Joe Randow and Veronica Vallejo on June 25; Sandra Ramage on June 27; Shirley Koehler on June 28; and 21-year-old Zach Barton on June 30.
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Celebrating anniversaries on June 28 are Jeanne and Joe Mac Jones, Lisa and Warren Ketteman and Jerry and Charles McCormick. Congratulations to all the longtime married folks.
Don’t forget the Texas Hold ’em Poker Tournament on Sunday, June 27, starting at 2 p.m. First place prize is a Garmin 1350 GPS receiver with high-resolution, 4.3 touch screen display (value $200). Second place is a SanDisk MP3 player that plays video, music, photos and audio books (value $85). There will be more great prizes for the final players at the last table as well as door prizes. This is a fund raising event benefiting the Onion Creek Senior Citizens in Buda and sponsored by the Buda Lions Club. Contact Richard Harlow for more information at 512-626-4038 or email [email protected].
