Vol. 58, No. 21 Tuesday, May 22, 2018Liberty County’s Only Home-Owned Newspaper

THE LIBERTY

STROKE SEMINARBAYTOWN - As part

of the recognition of May’sdesignation as NationalStroke Awareness Month,Houston Methodist SanJacinto Hospital will hosta Stroke Seminar on May22 with the intent to helparea residents understandtheir risk of stroke. Theseminar, scheduled for 6 to7 p.m. in the boardroom atthe hospital’s Garth cam-pus, is hosted by TrudyIstre, nurse practitionerwith the HoustonMethodist San JacintoHospital Primary CareGroup. To register for theseminar, visit houston-methodist.org/events, orcall 281-428-2273.

HOMEMADEFRIED PIES

LIBERTY - Home-made fried pies are hard topass up and the ApostolicTabernacle is ready tocurb your craving. Thechurch will be taking or-ders for their deliciousfried pies for a TuesdayJune 5 deliver. Pleaseorder prior to Fri., June 1.Choices include apple,apricot, blueberry, cherry,chocolate, coconut, lemon,peach, pineapple, andsweet potato. The cost is$2.50 per pie. Call thechurch to place your orderat 936-334-0332.

READING CLUBA new reading club is

being organized and youare invited to get in on theground floor of this liter-ary experience. The clubwill meet the first Wednes-day of the month at 11a.m. at a location yet to bedetermined. Each month,a new selection will be dis-cussed along with the op-portunity to enjoy oneanother’s company anddining at a local restau-rant. For more informa-tion, please contact DeniseBarkis at 936-336-3569 oremail denisebarkis@-gmail.com or contact AnnaMae Veach at 936-346-1185 or annamaeveach@-hotmail.com.

SUNDAY NIGHTSINGING

LIBERTY - If youdon’t have a Sunday nightservice, you are welcomeat Central Baptist Churchto enjoy its Sunday NightSinging, May 27, at 6 p.m.Those who would like tosing are welcome to joinin. If you’re not a singer,then just sit back andenjoy some down-homecountry gospel music.Bring your friends. Cen-tral Baptist Church is lo-cated at the intersection ofHwy. 90 and the Hwy. 146Bypass. For more infor-mation, contact MarieLewis at 281-592-6943.

BLOOD DRIVELIBERTY - First

United Methodist ChurchLiberty, along with LifeShare Blood Centers, willhost a blood drive, Thurs.,May 31, from 3-7 p.m. inthe Fellowship Hall, 539Main Street. Anyone whohas not donated wholeblood in the last 56 days,or double red cells in thelast 112 days, is eligible. Bydonating blood you aretruly giving the gift of life.If you have any questionscontact Tom Richert at336-6828 or 936-346-4575.

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GAZETTE

Agenda

LET YOUR STAR SHINE IN DAYTONDAYTON - Pace-Stancil Funeral Home was one of the

first Dayton businesses to purchase a star statue madeexclusively for Dayton. They had it painted to resemble anantiqued Texas flag and it sits in a flowerbed in front ofthe business located on Hwy. 321.

You can help the Dayton Historical Society enhance thecity by purchasing and displaying a star statue. ContactCaroline Wadzeck at 936-258-5414 and leave a message.You will receive a call back. The cost is $300 and that in-cludes delivery.

The ladies pictured above are (from left): Barbara Har-rison, Punkie Shanks, and Daisy Bordeaux.

LHS STUDENTS TRAVEL TO SMITH POINT TO TEST ROCKET DESIGNSLIBERTY - On Sat., May 12, the Liberty High School engineering design and problem

solving class and the scientific research and design class traveled to Smith Point to testtheir rocket designs. The “rocket classes” have been working on the design and con-struction of these rockets since Christmas. The students had to research materials anddesign a rocket to perform an assigned task.

One group had to design a rocket that would carry a one-pound payload to an altitudeof one mile. Their “pencil rocket” flew well producing one of the most stable flights ofthe day. It reached an altitude of 3,186 feet coming up short of the 5,280 feet it was de-signed for. The group will evaluate the results and produce a post flight analysis explain-ing what happened and why.

The second year group was tasked with designing a rocket that would break the speedof sound. This sounds easy but puts much more stress on the rocket and can cause therocket to behave in unexpected ways. When the rocket left the launch pad it acceleratedto the speed of sound very quickly but became unstable and tumbled. The data indicatedthe rocket broke the speed of sound for a moment but no more. As the rocket drifted tothe ground under its parachute, the group pondered the questions of what happenedand why.

At the end of the day the students determined they had built a stable rocket, but as itapproached the speed of sound, the sonic shock wave it produced pushed against thenosecone causing the rocket to become unstable.

Throughout the process the students had to deal with more than a few setbacks,which they overcame to reach the launch. They are to be congratulated in their effortsand will be joining a select group of college bound students. Most of the former “rocket”students have gone on to graduate with degrees in science and engineering. These stu-dents are expected to do even better. 

This year, Fri., May 25, hasbeen designated as NationalPoppy Day. On this day, TheAmerican Legion Family invitesAmericans across the county towear a red poppy to rememberthose who made the ultimate sac-rifice and support the future of vet-erans and their families forgenerations to come.

The tradition of wearing apoppy dates back to 1920, when itbecame the memorial flower ofThe American Legion Family.

The red poppy came to sym-bolize the blood shed by thosewho fought and those who con-tinue to fight for our country fol-lowing World War I. It waspopularized by the publication ofthe wartime poem In FlandersFields. Written by LieutenantColonel John McCrae, M.D. whileserving on the front lines in WorldWar I, the poem honors soldierskilled in battle.

The American Legion led thecharge of having Congress desig-nate the Friday before MemorialDay as National Poppy Day®, atradition found in many countriesaround the world. National PoppyDay® encourages all Americans towear a red poppy to honor thefallen and support the living he-roes who have worn our nation’suniform.

IN FLANDERS FIELDSIn Flanders fields the poppies

blow between the crosses, row onrow that mark our place; and inthe sky the larks, still bravelysinging, fly scarce heard amid theguns below.

We are the dead. Short days

ago we lived, felt dawn, saw sunsetglow, loved and were loved andnow we lie, In Flanders Fields.

Take up our quarrel with thefoe: To you from failing hands we

DAYTON - On Sat., May 26,Dayton Memorial Post 512American Legion will host itsMemorial Day fundraiser at TheOaks, located just south of Day-ton at 5999 Hwy. 146. Live andsilent auctions will take placeand there will be a 50/50 pot,drawings, and a bake sale. Bar-becue sandwiches will be sold.

Join in the action of the pooltournament; BCA rules apply.The entry fee is $25 with Cal-cutta race to four winners’ sideand race to three losers’ side.Twenty-five percent of the entryfee and Calcutta goes to the Day-ton American Legion Post 512.

The annual Memorial DayCeremony will be held Mon.,

May 28, at 10 a.m. at Palms Me-morial Park Cemetery, two milessouth of Dayton, on Hwy. 146.After the ceremony, all are in-vited to the new Dayton Memo-rial American Legion Post 512post home, next door, for re-freshments, and to see the newbuilding. This will be the firstevent in the new building.

For more information, con-tact Wade Rainey 832-483-2789or The Oaks Club at 936-258-5084. Donations, donated itemsfor the auction, and bakedgoods are being accepted. Youmay also drop items off at Ster-ling Realty, 1211 Main, in Lib-erty. Your support is greatlyappreciated.

throw the torch; Be yours to holdit high. If ye break faith with uswho die we should not sleep,though poppies grow In FlandersFields.

DAYTON - Parents of 71graduating Dayton HighSchool seniors will find that,as their child heads off to col-lege, the burden on their fi-nances might be a little easierto take when the district an-nounced this year’s scholar-ship recipients. Scholarshipsranging from $150 to$200,000 were awarded withthe total amount in awardsreaching $2,517,897. A num-ber of students received mul-

tiple scholarships. Manylocal organizations, individu-als, and family scholarshipscontributed, as did U.S. Navyand Marine scholarships anduniversity scholarships to theoverwhelming total. Commencement for the

Dayton High School class of2018 will be held Sat., May26, in the Montagne Centeron the campus of Lamar Uni-versity in Beaumont, begin-ning at 3 p.m.

DHS students’ scholarships over $2.5 million

Wear a poppy for National Poppy Day, Fri., May 25

LIBERTY COUNTY - TheJC Burnham Foundation is ac-cepting applications for the 2018JC Burnham Foundation Scholar-ships. All applicants for the schol-arships are to complete the formalapplication. Scholarships will beawarded based upon academic at-tainment, leadership, citizenship,and economic necessity.

Scholarships can be awardedin the following categories:

Liberty County 4-H Scholar-

ship - active Liberty County 4-Hmembers seeking a degree froman accredited institution.

Technical/Associates Schol-arship - students seeking associ-ates degrees/technical certifica-tions through an accredited insti-tution.

Traditional Scholarship - stu-dents seeking bachelor degreesfrom an accredited institution.

Apply now for Burnham scholarships

Legion fundraiser at The Oaks, Saturday