| The Annual Bridgeport Founder’s Day 2012 Celebration is scheduled for September is 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 8 am. 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 blue grass music will be provided in front of the Courthouse. Activities and booths on the Courthouse lawn will include cowboy leathercraft, knife sales, a fly fishing exhibition, and Smokey the Bear..
Historical information and sales will be available from the Friends of Bodie and the Mono County Historical Society. The Memorial Hall will present the popular annual quilt exhibit. Delicious Indian tacos will be available outside the hall. Also upstairs at the Memorial Hall will be a performance of a meladrama put on by the Bridgeport Theatre Group from 3 to 6 pm.
The Bridgeport Volunteer Fire Department will host a high-noon open house from 12 - 1 on Saturday and Sunday.A dinner, plus a dessert auction, will be held on Saturday between 5:30 pm and 9:30 pm. |
