Family Fun Day April 27

10 am – 3 pm

Admission is FREE all day

11 am & 1 pm: Guest Speaker, Tim Cole from the Austin Reptile Service

2 pm: Film – The Wizard of Oz – 80^thAnniversary of the film’s release 

The Western Heritage Museum and Lea County Cowboy Hall of Fame presents a free Family Fun Day, Saturday, April 27, from 10:00am until 3:00pm. The event is in conjunction with “Goose Bumps: The Science of Fear.” 

“We are excited to be hosting Tim Cole, owner of the Austin Reptile Service,” said Mary Lyle, Director of Education. “Tim’s presentation promises to be quite unique and informative.” Mr. Cole’s presentations are at 11 am and 1 pm in the theater.

Tim Cole began keeping reptiles and amphibians at an early age. By the age of 10, Tim proclaimed to his parents that “he was going to study Herpetology.” Tim started conducting Educational Reptile Programs while he was living in Chicago in the 1970’s.  Hemoved to Texas in 1985 to enjoy the herpetofauna and the warm weather which was quite a change from the upper Midwest. After moving to Austin, Texas, he began conducting Safety Classes for Animal Control Officers and a many environmental groups.

Tim Cole has served as president and currently the vice-president of the Austin Herpetological Society, which he helped found in 2003.  The motto of his Austin Reptile Service is "Conservation by Education, " and Tim is widely recognized as one of the authorities on herpetology in the southwest. If you are interested in learning more about snakes, this presentation is for you!

Admission for the whole day is FREE! Demonstrations and guided tours will start at 10 am and end at 3 pm. The Wizard of Oz—80^thAnniversary of the film’s release—will begin at 2 pm. 

For more information, call 575-492-2678.