Aqua Boom 2017

Fireworks and celebrantions on the Highland Lakes began with the Blue Lake Estates parade and fireworks Saturday, July 1,  and grew to a crescendo Tuesday night July 4.

Also, on Saturday, the annual Flights of Fancy event of the Highland Lakes Flyers model airplane club filled the air above Hank Nilsen Model Aircraft Field (see photos on Facebook: http://bit.ly/2tiwqvB ) and the Miss Aqua Boom Pageant filled the Kingsland Community Center.

Parades went on for family and friends in Spicewood, Meadowlakes and Highland Haven, Bertram, Briggs, Horseshoe Bay and at the Kingsland Aqua Boom. They even took to the water in Horseshoe Bay and Kingland. The grand finale was fireworks in Marble Falls, Horseshoe Bay, Briggs, Bertram and Kingsland, with all three shows visible to residents with the right vantage point around the lakes.

By Glynis Crawford Smith

The Highlander

Amber Dyess of Kingsland became Miss Aqua Boom 2017 on July 1, crowned by her predecessor Hunter Holmes of Burnet at the scholarship pageant at Kingsland Community Center.

Reigning with her at the Aqua Boom Independence Day Celebration Parade, July 4, were Princess Kailee Hair of Burnet and Dutchess Reece Dodgen of Marble Falls. Chantelle Barret  and Rebekah Nelson of Kingsland also were contestants in the scholarship pageant.

Except for Tiny Miss Aqua Boom Farrah Thornbloom of Highland Haven, winners in the other categories of the pageant were from Kingsland: Teen Miss Aqua Boom Jaylynn Clark, Young Miss Aqua Boom Ciara Hays, Little Miss Aqua Boom Jacey Hill and Teeny Miss Aqua Boom, Juliana Hill.