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SUMMARY:Edgar Rice Burroughs Commemoration
DTSTART;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250927T100000
URL;VALUE=URI:https://our.willcox.az.gov/u/2d7e1737d5
DTEND;TZID=America/Phoenix:20250927T190000
LOCATION:Willcox\, AZ Elks Lodge #2131 and RV Park\, East Stewart Street\, 
 Willcox\, AZ\, USA
DESCRIPTION:\nWILLCOX\, AZ – Edgar Rice Burroughs Cavalry Monument Dedica
 tion & Celebration\nSeptember 25–28\, 2025\n\nJoin fans and historians i
 n Willcox\, AZ\, to honor the 150th birthday of Edgar Rice Burroughs—cre
 ator of Tarzan\, John Carter of Mars\, and The Land That Time Forgot. Burr
 oughs began his adult life as a cavalryman at Fort Grant in 1896\, after a
 rriving at the Willcox train depot.\n\nSATURDAY\, SEPTEMBER 27\, 2025\n\n9
  AM - 5 PM Huckster Room is open at the Elks Lodge (free to the public)\n\
 n10 AM - 12 PM ERB 7th U.S. Cavalry Plaque and Monument dedication proceed
 ings will take place in front of the restored Southern Pacific Railroad De
 pot (now Willcox city hall). Speakers include: Frank Puncer\, Master of Ce
 remonies\; Greg Hancock\, Mayor of Willcox\; Kathy Klump\, president of th
 e Sulphur Springs Valley Historical Society\; Henry G. Franke !!! (Colonel
 \, U.S. Army\, retired)\; Jeffrey Mariotte\, (ECOF Guest of Honor)\; Scott
  Tracy Griffin\, author: Kathy Bonnaud\, great granddaughter of Edgar Rice
  Burroughs\; Floyd Gray\, Buffalo Soldier historian. + USPS special pictor
 ial cancellation with Monument Station set up by the Willcox Post Office a
 t the railroad depot.\n\nLUNCH2 PM - 3 PM Henry G. Franke III will speak a
 bout ERB's military service in the 7th U.S. Cavalry and also ERB's years a
 s a WWII war correspondent in the Pacific Theater\n\n3 PM - 4 PM Floyd Gra
 y will speak about the activities of Buffalo Soldiers along the U.S./Mexic
 o border with emphasis on Arizona locations\, Naco AZ\, Fort Huachuca\, No
 gales\, etc.\n\n4 PM - 5 PM Bob Leeper will give a presentation on "Geogra
 phy vs. John Carter's Arizona Cave"\n\n6 PM - 8 PM ECOF 2025 Banquet cater
 ed by the Elks Lodge (Pulled Pork or Vegetarian Lasagna) followed by desse
 rt courtesy of Sulphur Springs Valley Historical Society.(There is a speci
 al birthday cake planned to celebrate ERB's 150th birthday.) Speakers will
  include Kathy Bonnaud\, Jeffrey J. Mariotte (Guest of Honor\, keynote spe
 aker)\, JimGoodwin\, The Burroughs Bibliophiles\, Henry G. Franke III\, Ji
 m Sullos\, President of ERB\, Inc.\, Kathy KLump. Frank Puncer\, MC. Possi
 bly others.\n\nFor more information\, please contact Frank Puncer at 520.2
 81.1818 / fwpuncer@gmail.com
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