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FIRST ANNUAL
TEXAS ESCAPES AWARDS
1999
toasting Texas Towns, B&W photo 
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While it is nearly impossible to acknowledge all the positive events and people we've met this last year, this list acknowledges some of the most memorable.

The "We'll leave the light on for you" Award - Majestic Theater, Eastland

Most Innovative Restoration of an Endangered Building Award - The Prison, McKinney

Most Painstaking Restoration and Improving the Face of the Town Square Award - Jubilee House, Athens

Town That Looks Most Like A Model Train Layout From The Air Award - Ballinger

Best City Logo Award: Kingsville

Best Murals Not Found In A Post Office - Breckenridge

Best Mural We Found in a Post Office this Year - El Campo

Best Whimsical Mural Depicting a Town - Andy's Restaurant, Gatesville

Best Photo Used in a Travel Brochure - Old Milam Co. Jail, Cameron

Best Business Theme Using a Local Hero that Happens to be a Horned Toad - Rip's Diner, Eastland

Best Haunted Railroad Station Used as a Chamber of Commerce - Edinburg

Best Downtown Café for Bringing People Downtown on Sunday Award - Mattie's, Decatur

Best Restaurant for Bringing People Downtown at Night Award - Fuente's Mexican Restaurant, San Angelo

Best Promotion of a Local Oddity Award - The Paris Chamber for providing a postcard of a local cemetery statue portraying Jesus wearing cowboy boots.

Friendliest Genealogical Society - Caldwell County, Luling

Best 20th Century Ghost Town - Thurber
Best 19th Century Ghost Town - Indianola

State Agency with Largest Number of Gruntled Employees - General Land Office, Austin

Hardest Working Wildflower Association - DeWitt County

Still Cheerfully Doing Their Job at 4:59 Award - Breckenridge Chamber of Commerce

Standing Up for Preservation Award (Tie) -
Citizens
of Wharton County for fighting to keep their County Courthouse, Breckenridge for fighting to keep their brick streets.

Towns on the Edge of the Horizon with Rough-hewn Charm Award (Tie) - Menard / Mason

Friendliest Small Town Newspaper Staff - Smithville Times.

Best Small Town Newspaper Article - Smithville Times series of interviews with local school children.

Best Small Town Bookstore South of Waco - Main Street Books, Bastrop

Best Small Town Bookstore North of Waco - The Book Gallery, McKinney

Best Bookstore In An Under-populated Area - The Lynch Line, Albany

Best "Making It Happen" Award (Tie) -
Shelly Hargrove,
Main Street Manager, Breckenridge
Gabrielle Gonzales, Main Street Manager, Gatesville

Efficiency and Thoroughness Award (Tie) -
Aida Hernandez,
Edinburg C of C
Mario Bazan, Edinburg C of C

Best Publication on Texas - Los Caminos Del Rio. Texas Historical Commission

Most Attractive Business Card - Missy Pollard, former Main Street Manager, Taylor

Most Attractive Lobby of A Former Hotel - The Cactus, San Angelo

Town with The Most Aggressive Geese in the River - San Angelo

Librarian with a Cause (he started the library) - H. Ben Johnson, Moulton

Small Town Hotel with the Most Interesting History/ Owners - The Von Minden, Schulenburg

Silliest Name of a New Business That Still Makes You Laugh Award - Wash-A-Terrier Dog Grooming, Farmersville


A Note to Recipients: Just because you don't receive a plaque or trophy from Texas Escapes for your excellence, doesn't mean you can't go out and buy one.

December 1999

Reader's Comments:
Friday, February 04, 2000
I loved reading through all of your awards, it makes me just want to jump in a car and take off on a major texas roadtrip. I know of some of those spots, but others I don't, and I'm now curious. GOOD JOB! - Shelly H.

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