Kevin Fowler, Vanilla Ice to headline July Fest concert; annual to include car show




GUN BARREL CITY -- Headliners Kevin Fowler and Vanilla Ice in concert at July Fest on Saturday July 6 at the City Park Pavilion are expected to draw a larger crowd than ever to the annual event. This year the event will include a car show managed by Cedar Creek car enthusiast Bill Hanstrom, who just finished the successful Cedar Creek Lake Car Show and Kiwanis Krawfish Boil at the Mabank Pavilion. That car show attracted 170 entries and several thousand visitors. Gun Barrel City Manager Gerry Boren said the concert that featured Vanilla Ice last year drew about 1,800 people. "It's been doubling every year," Boren said so this year should be a bigger success than ever before seen. Budweiser is in part sponsoring the event with a $5,000 contribution to the show. The day-long family-oriented event will include the Triple T Amusement Carnival, live concerts, the car show, games and an evening fireworks show choreographed to music. Buck-em Entertainment featuring DJ Kenny Boyle will be on hand spinning tunes. The car show will feature awards for top 30, best in show, best paint and best interior. There will be five special awards from city officials. Registration starts at 9 a.m., with judging at 11 a.m. and awards at 3 p.m. The first 100 to register for the car show will receive a free July Fest Car Show T-shirt, dash plaque and a free admission to the Saturday night concert. For information about the car show contact Bill Hanstrom at 214-683-2811 or [email protected]. For information on the concerts and other activities visit gunbarrelcityfestivals.net




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GOOD. Water slightly stained; 87 degrees; 0.07 feet above pool. Big numbers of white bass and several trophy-class hybrid stripers have hit the deck. We are consistently finding the best action in 15–22 feet of water. Good go-to setups include a variety of slabs, sometimes paired with 2–3 jigs above, and the always-reliable yellow bladed jig using the proven saw tooth retrieve technique. Trolling spoons at 3 mph in 13–17 feet of water absolutely crushed the white bass. Water temperatures are currently holding around 83 degrees and will continue to rise as summer heats up over the next couple of weeks. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish are good anchoring on humps in 12-24 feet using small shad or cut shad on the bottom. Drifting larger cut bait like carp, drum or big gizzard shad on flats in 10-25 feet all around the lake. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures. Anticipate increased boater traffic this weekend as we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day.

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