Jim Bowie rides again, this time with a large pack of river rats

Chamber's 3rd annual event combines traditional elements of the beloved Jim Bowie Days with the new musical facet of the River Rat Festival
RIGHT- This aerial shot, taken prior to Asleep at the Wheel taking the brand new Max Hooten stage, captures hundreds of attendees enjoying the fair weather and friendly crowds under the ancient pecan trees on the San Saba River. Menard County Chamber of Commerce's River Rat Music Fest was held Saturday evening. Photo courtesy Rafter N Photography.
RIGHT- This aerial shot, taken prior to Asleep at the Wheel taking the brand new Max Hooten stage, captures hundreds of attendees enjoying the fair weather and friendly crowds under the ancient pecan trees on the San Saba River. Menard County Chamber of Commerce's River Rat Music Fest was held Saturday evening. Photo courtesy Rafter N Photography.

The board of directors and volunteers for the Menard County Chamber of Commerce are breathing a bit easier this week after their third annual River Rat Festival and tenth annual Jim Bowie Day Cookoff was safely and successfully held as scheduled over the weekend.

The low water city park was as

debris and mow grass that seemed to pop up overnight. Limb removal, roads cleared, mud shoveled, all in ant…