Liberty Gazette

THE LIBERTY
GAZETTE
Liberty County’s Only Home-Owned Newspaper
Vol. 56, No. 42
Agenda
LIBERTY - Things will get
western with an Australian flair
at the 2016 Trinity Valley Exposition Fair and Rodeo. Debuting
at the rodeo will be the award
winning Australian-born horseman, Guy McLean. Guy’s talent
as an equine performer is an
artistic display of horse and
trainer. Rodeo fans will be
treated to his classic touch and
team of horses on October 1922.
According to his bio, Guy
McLean was born in Melbourne,
Victoria, Australia, in 1975, the
youngest of five strapping boys
in an inner city suburb, thousands of miles from where and
who he is today. The McLean
family moved to Hervey Bay,
Queensland, where they purchased a 1,600-acre property
and formed “Susan River
Homestead” Holiday Ranch resort. His parents wanted a life
LIBERTY COUNTY
GENEALOGICAL
SOCIETY
LIBERTY - The Liberty
County Genealogical Society will sponsor a program
on HeritageQuest Tues.,
Oct. 18, at 10 a.m. Members of the public are invited to attend. The group
meets at the Price Daniel
Meeting Room behind the
Partlow house on Grand
Avenue. For further information call 936-391-1884.
RAY’S DREAM GARDEN
DAYTON - The public is
invited to attend the open
house and ribbon cutting of
Ray’s Dream Garden, Fri.,
Oct. 21, at 2 p.m. at Heritage
Villa Nursing and Rehab,
210 E. Lawrence. The event
is presented by the Heritage
Villa Family Council.
HARDIN UPC
WELCOMES
BRO. GORDEN
HARDIN - Hardin UPC
is pleased to welcome Bro.
Gorden and his family back
to Hardin Sat., Oct. 22, at 2
p.m., and Sun., Oct. 23, at 10
a.m. He is a children’s evangelist teaching Biblical message through illusions,
puppetry and more. There
will be a bounce house, cotton candy, popcorn machine
and other fun stuff. Hardin
UPC is located at 656 CR
2010 in Hardin. For more information, call 936-298-2194.
LILY OF THE VALLEY
BAPTIST CHURCH
FOOD FEST
LIBERTY - Lily of the
Valley Missionary Baptist
Church is celebrating its
Annual Food Fest Dinner.
The event will be held Sat.,
Oct. 22, at Valley Community Church, 1507 N. San
Jacinto Street in Liberty,
from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The public is invited to eat
on site, pickup or request
delivery. The $15 tickets are
currently available. Please
contact Delmar Lee Coward at 936-587-4887 to preorder meals. All members
of Lily of the Valley Baptist
Church will be selling tickets. Rev. Revlon Belle
serves as church pastor.
SUNDAY NIGHT
SINGING
LIBERTY - Central
Baptist Church invites you
to its Sunday Night Singing,
October 23, at 6 p.m. Those
who would like to sing is
welcome to join in. If you’re
not a singer, you are will to
just sit back and enjoy some
down-home country gospel
music. If you don’t have a
Sunday night service, you
are welcome here. Bring
your friends. Central Baptist Church is located at the
intersection of Hwy. 90 and
the Hwy. 146 Bypass. For
more information, contact
Marie Lewis at 281-5926943.
FLAG RETIREMENT
LIBERTY - The Liberty
Boy Scouts and Liberty
Venture Crew will be hosting a Flag Retirement on
Sun., Oct. 23, at 4:30 p.m.
The Flag Retirement will
take place at New Work
Family Worship Center,
2512 Grand Avenue. The
community is invited to
come and be part of the ceremony. If you have a flag
you would like to properly
retire on this evening please
drop it off at 2512 Grand
Avenue or bring it that
evening. We look forward
to seeing everyone at this
community event.
Australian horseman coming to TVE
Tuesday, October 18, 2016
for their young family away
from the city streets, with countless opportunities to prosper and
grow, and it was here that Guy
was sat on his first horse as a 16
month-old. He has been riding
solo since he was four years old.
On October 19, rodeo fans
will be treated to a PRCA
Xtreme Bull Riding and will see
a sneak peak of the Aussie’s talent. McLean and his horses will
entertain the PRCA rodeo crowd
October 20-22.
The carnival, food vendors,
and a music headliner will also
be part of the fair’s schedule on
those evenings. Tickets for the
carnival rides are separate and
can be purchased on site. The
TVE Fair and Rodeo runs
through October 22. Rodeo seats
are general admission and are
first come first served. Tickets
can be purchased at the gates or
online at tvefair.com.
Kathryn Mace departs this life at 94
It was sweaty work unloading all those pumpkins at First Baptist Church in Dayton
last Thursday, but there was no shortage of able volunteers to make the work go quickly.
The pumpkins are available for sale at the corner of South Church Street and Hwy. 90 in
Dayton. For more information see article on Page A-3.
IT’S TIME FOR THE TVE!
LIBERTY - The 2016 Trinity
Valley Exposition Fair and
Rodeo (TVE) is underway at the
TVE Fairground located on FM
563, just south of Hwy. 90. The
fair and rodeo run through October 22, and offers up some
bone jarring rodeo action, carnival rides, and a jam-packed entertainment line up. This year’s
TVE has something for all ages,
some new acts and some of
TVE’s favorites are returning as
well.
The entertainment lineup is
ablaze with great musical acts.
On Wed., Oct. 19, Jeff Woolsey
will take the stage. Jody Booth
is the featured performer Thurs.,
Oct. 20, and Junior Gordon
headlines Fri., Oct. 21. TVE fan
favorite The Rocky King Band
will once again close out the fair
Sat., Oct. 22. The carnival will
be open each night. Tickets for
the rides are separate and can be
purchased on site.
On Thurs., October 20, the
Trinity Valley Exposition will
welcome families and groups
out to the TVE Fairgrounds to
tour the barns, visit with youth
exhibitors, enjoy the petting zoo
and stroll through the many
Agricultural learning stations
that will be available from 9-11
a.m. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has partnered
with Texas Parks and Wildlife,
Texas Forest Service, Liberty
County Beekeepers, Trinity Valley Tractors, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service, just to name a
few, to bring families and their
children a fun agricultural experience. Entry for Family AgVenture activities is free. The
first 300 children will receive a
goodie bag. Smokey the Bear
will be on the grounds to greet
everyone.
Tickets include access to the
rodeo, carnival, and nightly
dances. Rodeo seats are general
admission and are first come,
first served. Tickets are $5 for
senior citizens 65 and over and
students 4-17 years old each
night of the TVE’s run. Adults
can purchase tickets Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday, Oct. 19,
20, 21, for $10. Tickets on Sat.,
Oct. 22, will be $15. Parking is
$5. Tickets can be purchased at
the gates or online at
tvefair.com.
LIBERTY - Hey, little buckaroos, get ready to ride! The TVE
Kiddie Trailride saddles up
Wed., Oct. 19, with riders and
wagons gathering one block off
Hwy. 146 on FM 1011 (Governor’s Road) just north of Liberty
at the Pickett Ranch. Watch for
the signs that will be posted.
A hot breakfast will be
served at 8 a.m. The young par-
ticipants will enjoy dummy roping, face painting and stick
horse riding prior to the trail
ride, which gets underway at 9
a.m. Riders will join will join
the TVE Opening Day Parade as
it travels through downtown
Liberty. A drawing for door
prizes will be held during the
ride. Everyone is welcome to
participate.
DAYTON - Kathryn L. service during World War II, a
“BeBe” Schilling Mace, 94, of member of the First United
Dayton, passed away Sat., Oct. 8, Methodist Church of Dayton and
2016, at the Rosemont Assisted the Lakata Club. She was the first
Dayton ISD school
Living Center in
nurse and held
Humble. Services
her position for
were held at 11
28 years. She ena.m., Wed., Oct.
joyed crocheting,
12, at the First
cooking, gardenUnited Methodist
ing, travel, and
Church of Dayespecially spendton. She was born
ing time with her
January 19, 1922,
grandchildren.
in Houston, to
She was preceded
Dewey W. and
in death by her
Emma
James
parents; husband
Schilling. She
of 51 years, Keith
was a lifelong
MACE
Mace; brothers,
resident of Dayton. She was a graduate of the W.N. “Sonny” Schilling and Don
Dayton High School, class of Schilling; sister, Jean Holcomb;
1939, and received her bachelor’s and her great-grandson, Tyler
degree from the University of Schneiter. She is survived by her
Texas at “Old Red” in Galveston. son, David Mace and wife BevShe was a proud veteran of the erly of Atascocita; daughter,
U.S. Army nursing corps with Renee Boyett and husband Terry
of Dayton; grandchildren, Alison
Lagg and husband Michael of
Alaska, Amy Pritchett and husband Andy of Atascocita, Anya
For those non-riders, a hay Mace of Atascocita, Angela
wagon will be provided. Nega- Boyett Murphy of Kingwood,
tive coggins is required for those Ashley Boyett of Dayton; greatriding their personal horses or grandchildren, Spencer Lagg,
those with a wagon and team. Bailey Lagg, Sydney Lagg, Taylar
Following the parade, children Schneiter, Andrew Murphy,
may be picked up at the Liberty Hunter Pritchett, Madelyn Pritchett, Madison Pritchett; other relafootball stadium parking lot.
For more information, con- tives, and friends. Services were
tact Johnye McMurtry at 936- under the direction of Pace-Stancil Funeral Home in Dayton.
334-2821.
Kiddie Trailride heads out Wednesday morning
VALLEY PLAYERS TO PRESENT AGATHA CHRISTIE’S ‘THE UNEXPECTED GUEST’
LIBERTY - The Valley Players will present Agatha Christie’s The Unexpected Guest, under the direction of Joe
Roberts, in three performances at the Humphreys-Burson Theatre. Performances will be Fri. and Sat., Oct. 21-22, at 8
p.m. There will be a matinee performance Sun., Oct. 23, at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10. For reservations, call 936-336-6699.
Thespians pictured above, from left, are Connor Carpenter, Catherine Hair, and Patrick Larrimer. The full cast is pictured on Page A-12.