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Film shoot: Frontier Texas! documentary unloads on role of firepower

February 15, 2015 by Hannah Null

Frontier Texas! is out to show it is a high-caliber attraction. The local museum, which has made a name for itself with its Miss Frontier Texas! contest, its Big Country Pet Parades and its Belt Sander Races, will unveil a new documentary to highlight the importance firearms have played in the taming of Texas and the West. In March 2013, the ... [Read More…]

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Miss Frontier Texas continues competitions

April 8, 2014 by Grace Coan

The Miss Frontier Texas competition had its second event, "Saddle and Shoot", on Saturday, which tested contestant's ability to saddle a horse and shoot a gun. "Miss Frontier Texas is a scholarship competition for girls in Abilene, college-aged, that compete against each other in different tasks that women would do on the frontier, "said Brenna ... [Read More…]

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Students compete in Miss Frontier Texas

March 4, 2014 by Catherine Blakemore

The third annual Miss Frontier Texas competition began last month and the individual contests will continue until the second week of April. On Feb. 18 contestants gathered at Frontier Texas to compete on their Texas History knowledge and how to cook on a Dutch oven. The next competition is March 22 and is the "Saddle and Shoot" where all the ... [Read More…]

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Miss Frontier Texas accepting applications

November 13, 2013 by Dystanie Douglas

The Miss Frontier Texas scholarship competition is now accepting applications for the 2014 Miss Frontier Texas. Frontier Texas museum hosts this local competition each year. Brenna Jefferies, senior ad/PR major from Argyle, is the account director for the Frontier Texas public relations account. "The Miss Frontier Texas competition is a way to ... [Read More…]

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Miss Frontier Texas accepting applications

November 12, 2013 by Dystanie Douglas

The Miss Frontier Texas scholarship competition is now accepting applications for the 2014 Miss Frontier Texas. Frontier Texas museum hosts this local competition each year. Brenna Jefferies, senior ad/PR major from Argyle, is the account director for the Frontier Texas public relations account. "The Miss Frontier Texas competition is a way ... [Read More…]

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Keeping Abilenians busy

May 8, 2013 by James Eldred

Many people have silently agreed with the shirts and bumper stickers that read "Keep Abilene Boring." One of the recurring lamentations heard at ACU is the lack of interesting things to do over the weekends or, for local students, over the summer. Weekends are manageable with homework, but dying of boredom over the summer can become a real threat ... [Read More…]

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Ag student crowned Miss Frontier Texas

March 28, 2012 by Leigh Foith

An ACU student secured the title of Miss Frontier Texas during the final competition Saturday. Haley Wilkerson, sophomore animal science, pre-vet major from Bonham, was crowned the winner, officially obtaining the title of Miss Frontier Texas after the final frontier skills tests, Chuck Wagon Cooking and Frontier Living. Wilkerson found that her ... [Read More…]

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Frontier Texas! launches pioneer pageant

February 24, 2012 by Leigh Foith

The Miss Frontier Texas competition is well under way as contestants complete their written tests and prepare for the first round of eliminations this weekend. This week contestants were tested over a packet of information on the state of Texas, frontier living and prominent individuals in Texas history. The competition is hosted by Frontier ... [Read More…]

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Frontier Texas! announces contestants

January 27, 2012 by Marissa Jones

Thirty-three women plan to tap into their inner frontier woman after being chosen to compete  in the Miss Frontier Texas pageant for a chance to win a $3,000 scholarship. Local museum Frontier Texas!, along with the help of the ACU student-run Ad/PR agency, Morris & Mitchell, organized the pageant to help the museum become more involved with ... [Read More…]

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Museum debuts contest for Miss Frontier Texas

November 3, 2011 by Samantha Sutherland

Beginning next semester, female students across Abilene will be able to compete for the new title of "Miss Frontier Texas." Frontier Texas!, a downtown museum, is hosting the Miss Frontier Texas scholarship competition to create an opportunity for female college students to win a scholarship for $3,000. The project originated with a group of ACU ... [Read More…]

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