The city of Edinburg is celebrating its 100 year anniversary with community wide events and celebrations planned for the week of October 5-11. During the same time the Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department will be promoting National Fire Prevention Week, with attention focused on fire safety and preventing home fires. My office acknowledged the contributions of the fire department to our city's past, present and future by creating a special commemorative centennial poster featuring an image of an Edinburg fire truck taken at last year's fire prevention week activities. We presented the framed poster to Chief Shawn Snyder and other firefighters at the city's downtown firehouse.
We have always been very proud of the men and women that protect our community by serving in one of the best volunteer fire departments in the state. Our city has such a wonderful history and our fire department has stood tall in service and support but we must note the important work they continue to do.
On October 6 the Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting its "2008 Fire Prevention Caravan and Open House" at Edinburg Municipal Park. The fire department will lead a caravan at 5:45 pm from Jackson and University to the park. The open house begins at 7:00 pm. At the park there will be free refreshments and hotdogs with special appearances by Smokey the Bear, Sparky the Dog, state and local law enforcement, and various Edinburg CISD bands providing entertainment. There will also be educational activities for adults and children alike. Families are encouraged to attend.
The fire department joins our museum, our library, our chamber of commerce and various other city and community groups in celebrating Edinburg's history. I encourage all our citizens to come out and participate in the weeklong festivities.
The Museum of South Texas History will kick off the city's centennial salute on October 5th with a day of food, fun, live music and a historical program about the city's history. The Edinburg Volunteer Fire Department Museum located on McIntyre and 10th street will also be open to the public from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm with free admission. Other planned activities throughout the week include a reception at 5:00 pm at the new City Hall on Tuesday, October 7th and the Sekula Memorial Library will host a poetry reading at 6:00 pm on Thursday, October 9th. The Edinburg Chamber of Commerce will feature a special reenactment ribbon cutting at the Edinburg Depot with refreshments, speakers and other activities on Friday, October 10th beginning at 10:00 am.
Please call the Edinburg Chamber of Commerce at 956/383-4974 for more information about planned festivities.
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