WEATHERFORD —
The first Hometown Heritage Stampede featured entertainers including Buffalo Bill’s Cowboy Band, a 28-piece band period-specific to Buffalo Bill’s 1915 stop in Weatherford. The free event, held Saturday by the City of Weatherford, included The Legends of Texas, the award-winning professional re-enactment group that performs comedy gunfight acts in the Fort Worth Stockyards throughout the summer; children’s activities and games; a costume contest; antique vendors and more.
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William Borba, 6, came dressed as a cowboy. CHRISTIN COYNE/DEMOCRAT PHOTO
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Dani Arnold of a Step Back’n Time gives a treat to 8-year-old James Newman. CHRISTIN COYNE/DEMOCRAT PHOTO
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October 29, 2012
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