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Making A Day Of It On July 4

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SPRINTING HARD toward the finish line Sunday in Doss takes a toll on cyclists in the Men’s Category 1/2/3 who battled not just a challenging 78-mile route in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Road Race but also temperatures in excess of 100 degrees. Standard-Radio Post Photo by Lisa Treiber-Walter

A citywide celebration of Independence Day Saturday includes fireworks, patriotic music, a children’s parade, veterans’ tribute and the annual parade down Main Street.

Local youngsters will begin the patriotic celebration Saturday at 8 a.m. during the annual children’s parade and costume contest at Marktplatz.

The larger scale Independence Day parade down Main Street is set to step off from the courthouse square toward the Nimitz Museum around 10 a.m.

“Our Wounded Warriors” will serve as grand marshals for the 2009 parade and patriotic program.


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Riders Back In The Saddle

Two days of live pari-mutuel horse racing and dancing under the stars will be featured at the Gillespie County Fair Grounds Saturday and Sunday to celebrate the Independence Day weekend.

Sponsored by the Gillespie County Fair and Festivals Association, the July Fourth Racing Festival will feature horse races on Saturday and Sunday and a dance on Saturday night.

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    Six FYBA All-Star Teams Playing This Week

    Four of the six Fredericksburg Youth Baseball Association all-star teams have begun play in their respective district tournaments with all four earning victories in the past week.

    In the coming week, the other two teams, the minor softball all-stars and the junior softball all-stars will begin their quest to get out of District 26 play and into sectional play.

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