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LIBERTY ——April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and CASA of Liberty/Chambers Counties is raising awareness of the need for more dedicated members of the community to step up and become CASA volunteers, and help end child abuse and neglect, through supporting children and their families.
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The directors of the Taylor-Odom Foundation are pleased to announce that it is awarding the sum of $180,000 in college scholarships for the 2023 calendar year. The recipients are nine Liberty County students graduating from area high schools in May. Since its inception, the Taylor- Odom Foundation has awarded more than $ 980,000 in scholarships.
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International opera singer Sonja Bruzauskas will present a Vocal Recital at 5 pm on Sunday, April 16, at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Liberty. The Public is in invited to come listen to an afternoon of beautiful art songs by these two talented ladies. We will have a reception in the Parish Hall after the performance.
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Rotarian Dr. Luke Chachere introduced Pastor Guy Williams, of Dayton First Methodist Church who gave an informative program over the tour of the Holy Land. He is organizing a group that will be traveling to the Holy Land next February (2024). The tour will visit major sites, stay in 4-star hotels, enjoy included buffet breakfasts and dinners with knowledgeable guides while traveling in a deluxe motor coach. Williams discussed with the club various places that the group will be traveling and pointed out on a map the various locations they will see. In his presentation, he highlighted Capernaum, which was the base of Jesus’ Galilean ministry, hometown of Peter and other disciples. Capernaum was also the location of biblical teachings, healings, and other miracles. Another interesting location where the group will tour is around the Sea of Tiberius/Galilee, which houses a museum with an ancient Galilee fishing boat that was discovered in 1986 which dates back to the First Century AD. Other highlights of his presentation included: a picture and map of Caesarea Maritima- the imprisonment and trial site of the disciple Paul, the Garden Tomb, the Upper Room Site, the Mount of Olives, Nazareth and the Qumran/Dead Sea Scrolls. Pastor Williams concluded the informative program answering many questions. For more information on the upcoming tour, contact guy@firstmethodistdayton. org.
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FIRST AMERICA OPENS MODEL HOMES IN TWO SUBDIVISIONS
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DAYTON – Glenn Smikal and James Coughlin work to reset the marker of World War I veteran John Powell at the Linney-Acie Cemetery. The headstone had sunken into the ground and a tractor was needed to lift and reset it.
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DAYTON – The Honey Bee Ranch Event Center hosted a book signing for Helen Miller Perry’s first book, To Live Again, last Saturday, April 1. The center is owned by Gloria Stiner and it is available for celebrations and special events. For more information on the Honey Bee, you can visit honeybeerancheventcenter. com or call 713- 2086222.
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Submitted by the Dayton Historical Society
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