STTAR purchases Texas Theatre

The Sweetwater Texas Theatre Acquisition & Restoration committee made a grand victory today when closing papers were signed and Paul Hanneman handed over the keys to the building.

Texas 100 and STTAR raised over $30,000 in donations and pledges, and the Sweetwater Industrial Foundation provided a matching grant of $30,000, helping the foundation raise the neccessary $60,000 to purchase the theatre.

Now the real work can begin. Donations are being accepted for the second part of the STTAR goal: renovation. Contributions can be sent to:

Sweetwater Chamber of Commerce
c/o STTAR
P.O. Box 1148
Sweetwater, TX 79556
325-235-5488.

On hand for the occasion were: (front row) Weston Pyburn, Paul Hanneman (seller), Dr. Cody Wilkinson, Trey Aiken (Sweetwater Industrial Foundation); (back row) Carol Truitt, Mick Truitt, Mayor Greg Wortham, Tom Henderson, Scott Morgan (realtor) and Rachel Newberry (Beall Abstract). Those not otherwise noted are members of STTAR.

Read the full article in the Sweetwater Reporter.