<p> COMFORT, TEXAS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE P.O. BOX 777 COMFORT, TEXAS 78013 www.comfortchamberofcommerce.com</p><p>CALENDAR LISTING</p><p>Please list in your community calendars and include in your listings of Independence Day events that are open to the public.</p><p>FRIDAY, JULY 4, 2014</p><p>INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN COMFORT THE MOST PATRIOTIC LITTLE TOWN IN THE TEXAS HILL COUNTRY</p><p>Lt. Col. Richard Cole, one of the last surviving Doolittle Raiders to serve as July 4th parade grand marshal</p><p>10 a.m. Patriotic Parade with Lt. Col. Richard Cole, grand marshal Travels through the Downtown Historic District to Comfort Park, 403 Highway 27 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Arts and crafts booths and fun family activities, Comfort Park Noon – 2:30 p.m. Texas-style Barbecue Dinner, Comfort Park Noon – 4 p.m. Live music and Miss Comfort and Little Miss Comfort Pageant, Comfort Park 3 p.m. Apple Pie Baking Contest Winner Announced</p><p>The Independence Day Celebration in Comfort is a star-spangled event with small town flavor that encourages everyone to celebrate how great it is to be an American. The event is popular with visitors and Hill Country area residents alike. It’s extra special this year with Lt. Col. Richard Cole, one of the surviving Doolittle Raiders, as grand marshal. With red, white, and blue bunting and flags draped from the town’s many turn-of-the-century buildings, the town of Comfort captures the spirit of patriotism so prevalent in rural America in times past. Following in the tradition of old-fashioned Independence Day festivities, Comfort celebrates with an all-American parade and a community barbecue dinner. Fun family activities and Independence Day shopping at Comfort Park and at merchants throughout the town continue throughout the day. Entry forms for the apple pie baking contest are available at the Comfort Chamber of Commerce. Tickets to the barbecue dinner are $10 per person and can be purchased at the door.</p><p>For more information on Independence Day in Comfort, visit our Web site, www.comfortchamberofcommerce.com or phone 830-995-3131. Also, visit us on Face book.</p><p>Media Contacts: Shirley Wills, 210-822-2378 (O), 210-365-4488 (cell) Comfort Chamber of Commerce, 830-995-3131</p><p>###</p>