Conventions / Meetings | Sports | Family Reunions

Conference Activities

 
1. Golf Tournament at one of Abilene’s outstanding courses.
   
2. Skeet Shooting at the Abilene Gun Club’s shooting range.
   
3. Casino Night: You furnish the prizes and the convention bureau will supply volunteers to deal cards.
   
4. Dinner and dancing under the stars at an area ranch.
> Ball Ranch
> Lytle Bend Ranch

> Perini Ranch Steakhouse
   
5. Rooftop party at The Grace Museum followed by a movie at the historic Paramount Theatre.
   
6. Fun run benefiting your favorite charity and your health.
   
7. Tour of Historic Downtown Abilene including Frontier Texas!, The Grace Museum, 12th Armored Division Memorial Museum, National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature, Center for Contemporary Arts and Paramount Theatre.
   
8. Tour of Dyess Air Force Base Linear Air Park and flight line

Commercial Tours

   
Abilene Ag Service
1301 S. Treadaway    325-677-4371
Learn about seed cleaning, the blending of fertilizers, and the mixing and manufacturing of livestock and poultry feeds. Fertilizers are specially blended based on land and crop use as well as for lawn and garden purposes. (45 minutes or more)
   
Abilene Livestock Auction
NE Interstate-20    325- 673-7865
Enjoy the facilities used for Tuesday auctions. Special sales and events are held on other days to allow maximum use of the grounds. (30 to 45 minutes)
   
ACCO Mill, Inc.
774 China St.    325-672-3271
Tour the manufacturing plant for animal and poultry feeds. See what ingredients are used, how the feed is made, the mixing processes, and the packaging methods.
(30 minutes - 1 hour)
   
USDA Cotton Classing
24 Windmill Circle    325-690-9378
Handling a good portion of Texas and all of Oklahoma, this company is equipped to class over one million bales of cotton per year. Tour the facilities and learn about the grading process from start to finish. See how cotton is tested for length, strength, fiber maturity, and the human classing methods. (45 minutes or more)
   
West Texas Rehab Center
4601 Hartford    325-691-7232
West Texas Rehab provides a tour through various treatment service departments, the wheel chair shop, and allows patient therapy observations. (30 - 40 minutes)