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Founder's
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| The 7th annual Bridgeport Founder’s Day 2008 Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, August 30th, co-sponsored by the Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce, the Mono County Historical Society, and Mono County Tourism and Film Commission.
Daytime activities will begin at 10AM. Events will include team branding at the Centennial Livestock rodeo arena on the west side of town and free hay rides at the Bridgeport Ranch next to the rodeo arena, courtesy of Ted Holloway of Smith Valley, Nevada. Live music will be provided in front of the Courthouse by the Swauger Creek bluegrass band. Activities and booths on the Courthouse lawn will include cowboy leathercraft, knife sales, a fly fishing exhibition, and Smokey the Bear. The Delta Gold Diggers from the Stockton Chapter of the Gold Prospectors Association of America will demonstrate gold panning techniques and allow visitors to try their luck. Ironwork will be available from Tony Baratti, NPFA President and 3-time World Champion Mule Shoer from Dayton, Nevada, who will demonstrate his farrier skills. Historical information and sales will be available from the Friends of Bodie, the Friends of the Bodie Railway, and the Mono County Historical Society. A historical talk in costume about Eleanor Dumont, aka Madame Mustache, will be presented at the Bridgeport Library by Bodie State Park Interpreter, Terri Geissinger. The Memorial Hall will present the popular annual quilt exhibit. Artists Alan Lugena and Patricia Babbitt will display their watercolor paintings of local scenes. Delicious Indian tacos will be available outside the hall prepared by members of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. The Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department will host a high-noon open house, the Bridgeport Gun Club will hold a blackpowder shoot at their outdoor range The Bridgeport Gun Club will serve a spaghetti dinner plus trimmings between 6PM and 7PM, followed by a dessert auction and a historical program |