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An electric fest
The new Peach Court of the 2023 Stonewall Peach JAMboree was coronated on Saturday evening during the annual weekend festival. Pictured from left are Second Duchess Rylie Schneider, Queen Ava Jenschke, First Duchess Victoria Victorica and Third Duchess Natalie Bermudez. — Standard-Radio Post/Brent Burgess
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Ken Esten Cooke on June 22, 2023
An electric fest

Mother Nature was not at her most cooperative, but Gillespie County citizens showed up for the 62nd Annual Stonewall Peach JAMboree over the weekend.

The fest celebrates area growers and the fruit that was the catalyst for mid-20th century tourism in Gillespie County, which has grown beyond the wildest imagination.

“It was just a good weekend. Sponsorships were up, the peach auction was up,” said Arin Smith, president of the Stonewall Chamber of Commerce, which sponsors the fest. “It was a l...

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