NOLANVILLE – About two dozen vendors and several hundred families spent Saturday afternoon celebrating the Train Whistle Jamboree at City Hall.
Music, provided by Jon and Faith Austin and Michael Carabelli, played around the grounds as Nolanville area residents made their way through the rows of vendors or waited in line for a mechanical bull.
For the children, bounce houses were dotted around the grounds, as well as a petting zoo equipped with chickens, ducks, rabbits and baby goats. Saturday also featured horse and donkey rides, as well as ax throwing.
Anna Mathis, who attended the event with her daughter and mother, said she was looking for “a little family fun.”
Helping residents beat the heat was the Nolanville Lions Club, which provided snow cones. Other residents enjoyed barbecue, pizza and more food options.
Community Outreach Coordinator Jennifer Shidler said the event Saturday drew about 1,000 attendees from across the area.
“I can’t say enough about our staff who put their hearts into this event every year,” he said.
Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Ramsdell, who attended the event, said he’s looking forward to “seeing everyone come together.”
Among the vendors in attendance Saturday was The Look on Main Salon & Spa, a new beauty salon that will offer massages, facials, waxing and hair treatments. The business is expected to open in the coming months, and is located in the old City Hall business incubator at 204 Main Street.
In all, the jamboree was made possible by 18 sponsorships, the largest of which was Great Escape Central Texas: Killeen, located at 4400 E. Central Texas Expressway.
