MUSEUM MATTERS

People often ask who the artist was of the large portrait paintings in the museum. He was William “Ed” Bryan, a well loved Texas painter who lived in the Dublin area for many years. He was one of Texas leading portrait painters during his time.

Turning Back the Pages

100 Years Ago Aug. 6, 1921 Dublin won a game against Stephenville on the local baseball diamond with a score of 16 to 7. Dublin was set to play De Leon on August 7. 75 Years Ago Aug. 9, 1946 Higginbotham Bros. & Co. advertised new items for the upcoming fall season.

Where Are They Now?

Tomas Daniel grew up on a dairy outside of Dublin, and spent his childhood roaming around the countryside. “My friend and I would just be gone all day, from dusk until dawn, and nobody asked us anything,” he said. “We’d come home covered in scrapes and bruises, but nothing serious.

Rodeo Museum to unleash ‘Secrets’

From 1937 to 1959, Dublin hosted one of the largest, most famous rodeos of the time. But then it all but disappeared. What happened? Come discover the “Secrets of the Dublin Rodeo Heritage” on August 14 from 1-5 p.m, hosted by the Dublin Rodeo Heritage Museum.

COVID Update

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that Erath County had an estimated 81 active cases of COVID-19 when it released its weekly update Monday. DSHS also reported that the county has had 2,976 confirmed cases and 1,438 probable cases since the pandemic started in March 2020.

DeLeon Peach & Melon Returns

The DeLeon Peach and Melon Festival returns promising a full schedule of fun. This year’s entries include: Wednesday, August 4th 11:00 a.m. ■ Judging of 4-H Cake Entries – Festival Stage 12:00 p.m. ■ Judging of Peach Desserts – Festival Stage 1:00 p.m.

A History of the P&M Festival

DeLeon’s Peach & Melon Festival was taken from materials gleaned from the DeLeon Free Press and from an article in DeLeon’s Monitor, believed to have been written by Phil Tate, that were eventually compiled by Jerry Morgan. However, the article has been shortened and revised for space purposes.

SHERIFF’S REPORT

July 24 At 1:03 a.m. a man called 911 after running into a ditch and hitting a fence on Hwy 6 East. He was arrested for DWI. At 4:43 p.m. a cow has been penned for 3 or 4 days on CR 213, awaiting owner. At 7:56 p.m.

A special end of Summer Reading event

A special end of Summer Reading event was held Saturday morning with Dublin Lions Club members (above) serving up free hot dogs and Dairy Queen providing free ice cream with Curly Top even in attendance. Sara Gann | Citizen staff photo

Staff members of Erath County’s STAR Council

Staff members of Erath County’s STAR Council led local kids in arts and crafts projects at Foster’s Home for Children last week as they held the rescheduled Bosque Safari Camp.