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jubilee photo contest

03.04.10

picture this – your best photographs entered in the liberty jubilee photo contest. it’s that time again for local amateur photographers to consider entering their best work in this popular annual exhibit. categories in this year’s show will include landscape, travel, PORTRAITURE, nature, and still life. other classes are botanical, children, digital manipulation, plus promotional. The promotional CATEGORY includes pictures taken in and around the city of liberty that could be used to promote the city. Unlike the other eight CATEGORIES, Those Photos entered in the promotional division will not be returned. Instead, the city PLANS to use these in future advertising. all jubilee photo entries should be 5x7 or 8x10 and must be matted but not framed. they can be color or black and WHITE. awards will be presented in each category. there also will be recognition for both best in show and judge’s choice. entry forms and contest rules are available at liberty city hall. there is an entry fee of $3 per photograph. all ENTRIES will be EXHIBITED in the liberty center at City Hall before and after this year’s liberty jubilee – set for march 26 and 27. in short, the deadline for AMATEUR photographers to enter this year’s liberty jubilee photo contest is 4 p.m. march 18, and entry forms are available now at liberty city hall. for information, call marsha rader at 936-336-2026 or april reiss (reece) at 936-336-3684.

liberty art show

03.04.10

another reminder - liberty art league will hold a SPRING show featuring a VARIETY of artwork starting friday and CONTINUING through march 17^th. the artwork will be displayed throughout the 13-day period in the liberty center at liberty city hall. This is an open show, meaning artists who are not part of liberty art league can PARTICIPATE. those interested in learning more can call liberty art league president katy breedon at 936-258-8711 or club member edrie bridges at 336-3408. again, YOU’RE invited to visit this friday through 17^th to see this artwork on display inside the liberty center at city hall. this spring show is sponsored by the liberty art league.

JUVENILE PROBATION MEETING

03/04/2010

THE LIBERTY COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION DEPARTMENT WILL HOST AN OPEN MEETING ON THURSDAY MARCH 11^TH AT 10 A.M. AT THE JUVENILE PROBATION OFFICE ON TRINITY STREET IN LIBERTY. THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING IS TO GET COMMUNITY INPUT ON THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT PARTNERING WITH INSPIRING HOPE YOUTH CENTER TO PROVIDE DRUG AWARENESS AND PREVENTION SEMINARS TO THE COMMUNITY. THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT HAS FUNDING FOR ONE SEMINAR TO BE HELD IN LIBERTY AND ONE IN CLEVELAND. ANYONE INTERESTED IN COLLABORATING ON THIS EFFORT IS INVITED TO THE PUBLIC MEETING ON MARCH 11^TH. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT KELLY SEMIEN AT LIBERTY COUNTY JUVENILE PROBATION, 936- 336- 4550.

DAYTON MOTOR BANK REMOVED

THE OLD DAYTON STATE BANK DRIVE THROUGH MOT0R BANK IN DAYTNO HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED AND REMOVED. ABOUT THE TIME THAT PROSPERITY ACQUIRED THE DOWNTOWN BANK THE MOTOR BANK WAS SOLD OFF. THAT PART IS DISCONNECTED FROM THE MAIN BUILDING AND ACTUALLY SEPARATED BY STERLING STREET. WELL KNOWN LOCAL BUSINESSMEN BILL AND MARK SJOLANDER PURCHASED THE PROPERTY WHICH IS BIGGER THAN SOME THINK. LAST WEEK AFTER THE FREE STANDING STRUCTURE WAS HEAVILY DAMAGED BY TWO HURRICANES THE SJOLANDER’S DECIDED THE SAFEST THING TO DO WAS TO CLEAR AWAY THE TWO STORY MOTOR BANK.. MANY MEMORIES WERE RESURRECTED DURING THE DEMOLITION. UPSTAIRS OVER THE DRIVE THRU WAS A COMMUNITY MEETING ROOM THAT WAS THE SCENE OF HUNDREDS OF GATHERINGS OVER THE DECADES. PLANS FOR SOME OF DAYTON’S GREATEST ACTIVITIES WERE COMPLETED IN THAT SPECIAL ROOM. IT WAS AN IMPORTANT PART OF DAYTON’S HISTORY. ANOTHER MEMORY WAS AN ARMED BANK ROBBERY THAT HAPPENED THERE ONE MORNING SOME 20 YEARS AGO WHEN THE DRIVE THROUGH BANK CLERK WAS HELD UP AT GUN POINT BY A WOMAN. THROUGHOUT HISTORY LIBERTY COUNTY HAS VERY FEW BANK ROBBERIES AND THE OLD DAYTON STATE MOTOR BANK HOLD-UP IS ONE OF THE VERY RARE UNSOLVED BANK ROBBERIES IN COUNTY HISTORY. AS OF LAS T WEEK THAT FAMILIAR STRUCTURE HAS BEEN LEVELED AND CLEARED AWAY. MARK SJOLANDER SAID THERE ARE NO IMMEDIATE PLANS FOR THE SITE HE AND HIS DAD, BILL, REMOVED IT BECAUSE OF THE BEATING IT TOOK FROM HURRICANES RITA AND IKE. MARK SJOLANDER TOLD US THEY HAVE NO PLANS TO SELL THE SITE BUT WOULD CONSIDER AN OFFER. THE NOW CLEARED AWAY OLD MOTOR BANK LOCATION IN DAYTON IS LARGER THAN MOST KNOW. IT RUNS FROM STERLING STREET TO BRYAN STREET WHICH CROSSES THE PARKING LOT AND THEN AS DEEP AS FROM MAIN STREET TO THE ADJACENT VINEYARD BUILDING.