CITY MANAGER’S WEEKLY UPDATE
For the week of:
July 27, 2008
Eli Young, Tamale Title to Highlight Annual Western Day Festival
The City of Lewisville will present the popular Western Day festival Saturday, Sept. 27, in Old Town Lewisville. Headliner for this year’s event is the Eli Young Band, scheduled to perform at 6:30-8 p.m. Other planned activities at the family event, designed to showcase Lewisville’s rich history, include a Main Street parade, two festival stages of live music, arts and crafts vendors, gunfight re-enactments, trick ropers, car show, Longhorn cattle drive, Tailwaggers Ranch and the third annual World Tamale Eating Championship. Free shuttle parking will be available at Lewisville High School, 1098 W. Main Street, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Western Day activities (including a children’s area, craft vendors, live music, and Western-style re-enactments and demonstrations) will start at 10 a.m. and end with the Eli Young Band concert. Other scheduled performers on the main stage include Derek Sholl at 2 p.m. and Casey Donahew at 4:30 p.m. Community stage performers will include Performing Artists Network and Excite! Dance & Cheer.
The World Tamale Eating Championship, an official International Federation of Competitive Eating event, will grant a $1,500 grand prize to the competitor who downs the most Dallas Tortilla & Tamale Factory tamales in 12 minutes. It will start at 1 p.m. on the front steps of Lewisville City Hall. Last year’s event featured a world record of 71 tamales in 12 minutes consumed by two-time champion Tim Janus of New York, currently ranked fourth in the world by IFOCE.
The popular Western Day Parade will begin at 3 p.m. The one-mile parade route runs from Cowen Street east on Main Street to Mill Street, then south to DeLay Middle School. This year’s parade activities will include a Children’s Pet Parade. Individuals, church groups, animal rescue groups, businesses, non-profits and special interest groups may participate. Each pet parade entry will receive a free snack, drink and a souvenir pet parade button (while supplies last). Applications are available at www.cityoflewisville.com.
The 13th annual Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Car Truck & Cycle Show, open to all years and makes of vehicles, will be staged on Mill and Main streets throughout the day. Registration is 9 to 11 a.m., judging will be 11 a.m.-noon, and trophies will be awarded in four categories. Entry fee is $20 per vehicle ($10 with a valid student ID), with a discount for early registration before Sept. 1, and the first 75 entrants receive a dash plaque and other gifts. Proceeds benefit Christian Community Action, Adopt-a-School, Rotary Foundation, Habitat for Humanity and other community charities. For information, call (972) 436-6258 or visit www.lewisvillemorningrotary.com.
Tailwaggers Ranch will return to Western Day, offering a variety of pet-related activities and vendors including displays and demonstrations from about a dozen animal rescue groups. Contests for pets and their owners will be scheduled throughout the day.
Concurrent with Western Day, the inaugural Big Bass Tour North Texas Classic will be held at Lewisville Lake on Sept. 27-28. Based at Lake Park, this popular event comes to Lewisville for the first time, offering amateur anglers the chance to compete for dozens of prizes while enjoying the waters of the official “Urban Bass Fishing Capital of Texas.” For event information, visit www.bigbasstour.com.
Sponsors for Western Day 2008 include City of Lewisville, Lewisville Convention and Visitors Bureau, EMC Mortgage and 99.5 The Wolf. Community supporters include Old Town Business Association, Old Town Preservation Society, Greater Lewisville Arts Council, Lewisville Morning Rotary Club and Lewisville High School.
For additional information and the latest on Western Day 2008, visit www.cityoflewisville.com or call (972) 219-3401.
Parade, Vendor Applications Available for Western Day Festival
Applications are being accepted from anyone wanting to participate in the Western Day parade or as a festival vendor during the popular annual event. This year’s festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 27, in Old Town Lewisville. Applications are available on the city’s Web site, www.cityoflewisville.com, or by calling 972.219.3401. Businesses interested in being a sponsor of any city festival can call 972.219.3726 for a sponsor packet.
Purple Martin Landlords Schedule Aug. 9 Workshop, Roost Viewing
The public is invited to attend a free presentation on Aug. 9 by the Purple Martin Landlords of North Texas about the Purple Martin roost in Lewisville. The 6:30 p.m. presentation will be followed by a live viewing of the roost at 7:30 p.m., guided by members of the Landlords group.
The local roost is the largest in North Texas and one of the largest in the state. It is estimated that more than 50,000 birds return each year to Lewisville, choosing a roosting area near Main Street and Civic Circle since at least the year 2000. The roost can start in the second half of July and last into the early part of September, depending on weather conditions and food supply. Hundreds of bird-lovers visit Lewisville each year near sunset to view the roost and watch the aerial acrobatics of the Purple Martins.
Landlords president Gisela Fregoe will talk to attendees about the birds, their annual round-trip migration to Brazil, and the long history of human fascination with Purple Martins that dates back at least 10,000 years.
Registration is not required for the Aug. 9 presentation in the Glenmore Savage Community Room of the Municipal Annex, 1097 W. Main Street, or for the roost visit. For information, call 972.219.3550. For more information about the Purple Martin, visit www.northtexasmartins.org.
Work is being performed in the areas listed below.
Use caution in these work zones.
Use caution in these work zones.
Street Repairs
Continuing street panel and sidewalk repairs on west bound Bennett Lane and on Lakeway Drive
Continuing curb and gutter, drive approach, and sidewalk repairs on Palisades
Making asphalt street repairs on Huffines Blvd., Buffalo Bend, and on Ace Lane
Sanitary Sewer Line and Manhole Repairs
Continuing video inspections of service lines on Hickory and Hatcher
Conducting main line cleaning on Bennett Ln. from I-35E to Waters Ridge
Upcoming Events
July Meetings & Events
- July 28 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
August Meetings & Events
- August 2 Old Town Farmers Market
August 4 City Council Meeting
August 5 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
August 6 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
August 9 Old Town Farmers Market
August 9 Lewisville 2nd Saturday Collection Day
August 11 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
August 13 Park Board Meeting
August 16 Old Town Farmers Market
August 16 City Council Budget Workshop
August 18 City Council Meeting
August 19 CDBG Meeting
August 19 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
August 20 Library Board Meeting
August 23 Old Town Farmers Market
August 25 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
August 30 Old Town Farmers Market
- September 1 Labor Day – Offices Closed
September 2 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
September 3 Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting
September 6 Old Town Farmers Market
September 8 City Council Meeting
September 8 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
September 10 Park Board Meeting
September 13 2nd SaturdayCollection Day
September 13 Old Town Farmers Market
September 15 City Council Meeting
September 16 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert
September 16 CDBG Meeting
September 16 Planning and Zoning Commission Meeting
September 17 Library Board Meeting
September 20 Old Town Farmers Market
September 22 Old Town Design Review Committee Meeting
September 23 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert
September 27 Old Town Farmers Market
September 27 Western Day Festival
September 30 Sounds of Lewisville Fall Concert
