Question: What Texas town welcomes visitors with a billboard honoring a local champion baton twirler?
Answer: Benavides. At the age of 10, Yvonne “Bonnie” Palacios won the World Baton Twirling Federation’s inaugural championship competition in 1980 in Seattle. She won the event the following four years and in 1987. Later, Palacios performed with Cirque du Soleil. To recognize her achievements, her father Delio paid for a billboard featuring her likeness.
