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Newcomers 2007

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Belton: City known for schools, parks, fly fishing and shopping

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nated by the National League of Cities as a finalist in

the 2006 Awards for Municipal Excellence. Because of

the community center, Belton was nominated for its

outstanding program that has improved the quality

of life in the community

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Winners will be announced in December.

Belton is known throughout the state for its annual

Fourth of July parade, carnival and rodeo, which draw

about 50,000 people to see floats and participate in the

festivities. Other attractions include Christmas on the

Chisholm Trail and Belton Lake and Stillhouse Hol-

low Reservoir, which are close to Belton, attract more

than 1 million visitors per year and its numerous his-

toric sites.

Belton is also known throughout the area for its ex-

cellent school system, youth athletic programs and

parks system, including Chisholm Trail Park, Con-

federate Park, Heritage Park and Yettie Polk Park. Nu-

merous parks surrounding the lakes offer a wide vari-

ety of outdoor recreation activities.

Every winter, Nolan Creek is stocked with rainbow

Herald/STEVE TRAYNOR

trout for Christmas holiday fishing for kids, both big

and small. Fly fishing in Nolan Creek is very popular Shorty Kelly, of Salado, rides past the Bell County Courthouse with riders from the Rising Star Ranch in Moody during

the Belton Fourth of July parade.

during this annual event.

Nature in Lights at the Belton Lake Outdoor Rec-

reation Area during Christmas season attracts about oldest department store in Texas, having opened

Belton is also home to the Bell County Expo Center,

its doors in 1884. It, too, has a museum for people to which showcases numerous events, including home

500,000 drive-throughs per year.

and garden shows, rodeos, concerts and conventions.

Cochran, Blair and Potts on Central Avenue is the browse through.

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