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OTHER AREA RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Saginaw is the "home town" of Eagle Mountain Lake, a beautiful body of water often dotted by sailboats and cabin cruisers.
Saginaw is only a short distance from the historic Fort Worth Stockyards, the magnificent Bass Performance Hall, Kimbell Art
Museum and Amon Carter Museum of Western Art. Texas Motor Speedway is just north of Saginaw and provides auto
racing, concerts and other types of entertainment. The world's original indoor rodeo, the Southwestern Exposition Fat Stock
Show and Rodeo, is staged annually in Fort Worth. Also located in the Metroplex are "Six Flags Over Texas", the Texas
Rangers and Fort Worth Cats baseball teams, and the Dallas Cowboys.

The Northwest Branch of the YMCA is a short distance from Saginaw and all YMCA programs are available to Saginaw
area youngsters. Windy Ryon Roping Arena is located just south of the City. It is the home of the annual Windy Ryon
Roping held in May. Hotel accommodations are plentiful in the area. Saginaw has two small hotels and there are over
fifteen well-known hotel chains less than five minutes away.

There are several youth sport organizations in the area that include:

Baseball & Softball
⇒ Pioneer Youth Baseball & Softball Association, www.pybsa.org
⇒ Northwest YMCA, www.northwestymcafw.org, 817-237-7237

Basketball
⇒ Northwest YMCA, www.northwestymcafw.org, 817-237-7237

Football & Cheerleading
⇒ Saginaw Youth Association, www.syatx.org

Soccer
⇒ Northwest YMCA, www.northwestymcafw.org, 817-237-7237
⇒ Eagle Mountain Soccer Association, www.emsasoccer.org, 682-710-1205

Saginaw Area Chamber of Commerce

The Saginaw Area Chamber of Commerce is located at 301 S. Saginaw Boulevard in a restored train depot. Maps,
brochures, and other information relating to businesses and activities in the Saginaw area are available. The Chamber is
currently open from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Saginaw Area Chamber of Commerce meets the
third Thursday of each month.

The Chamber of Commerce is committed to creating and preserving the best possible business environment in the Saginaw
Area. They are dedicated to economic growth, job creation and retention, enhancement of the quality of life in a community
where a healthy business environment and responsible stewardship of public and private resources are paramount. For
more information, you may either call the Chamber at (817) 232-0500 or check out their web site at
www.saginawtxchamber.org.

General Information

As the result of a Town Hall Meeting, the City Beautification Committee was formed in 1997. This Committee has worked
hard to improve the beauty of the City by planting flowers and installing seasonal banners. A stone welcome marker was
placed at the entrance to the City. Funding for their projects are through a voluntary donation that is added to residents’ water
bills.

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