10– Habitat Dedication
10-BBQ
11-Quilt Show
17-Open Houses
17-Fun Fest

17– Ramseur Fall Fest
17– Womens Conf.
17– Festival
18– Blood Drive
21– BBQ
23– Spaghetti Dinner
24– Health Fair
24– Movie Night

25– Blood Drive
26—Band Concert
27– Book Club

31– Pancake Breakfast
November
3—Vote VOTE Vote

Next Issue Of The
Liberty
Leader

September 29 marked a great day in our towns his-
tory. Not only are we celebrating 200 years of being
founded we have a new first day. That would be the

Street
(STMS)
Grant.

Davis
welcomed a room full of citizens to meeting. NC
Rep. Pat Hurley, was present to celebrate in this day
and encourage our fair town on. Sheri Adams of the
STMS presented the official grant to Mayor John
Stanley. All day long the STMS staff meet with all
the different groups in town to
learn more of the good and bad of
our community and hear our
thoughts. From 10:30 in the morn-
ing, the staff toured our town to
review all if aspects. At Noon they
began their meetings and below I
have listed them in order as they
day went along. Town Staff,
Mayor, City Council and planners,
then on to property owners, mer-
chants, bankers, realtors, develop-
ers, county manager, EDC director
and other county agencies, Chamber of Commerce
and other non profits and concerned citizens. Con-
cluding their interview sessions that went on inapprox.

25 min-
ute
ses-

sions,
the
staff

bring
them to the current meeting. Sheri Adams of STMS
then introduced the group to Lou and Lauren that
would assist her in helping us. All the time the point
was brought home that they would not be coming in
and telling us what to do, but they would be here to

help us (Liberty and its citizens) plan out the new
future for Liberty. They offer professional guidance,
suggestion, resources and more. A great video pres-
entation was given by STMS to bring into focus what
we could expect. From comprehension, incremental,
long term (which is always evolving), partnerships,
building on existing assests, action oriented, quality
focus, changes, management and self help was some
of main keys the illuminated. The group has four
divisions in Liberty. The organizational committee,
headed up by Billy Hardin of Hardin’s Florist and
Wholesale, will help keep all other committees to-
gether while establishing the Downtown Develop-
ment into its own entity. The design committee,
headed up by Phillip Wright, local architect that cur-
rently assist the town with his services. He has a
strong love for Liberty. This group will look at re-
storing the luster to Liberty from many different area.
The economic development committee, co chaired by
J B Griffith (Liberty Advisors) and Ronnie Murray
(Co Owner of Liberty Hardware), will work on how
to increase and improve the economic well fair of our
town. The publicity committee, will be lead by Kevin
Bowman (Owner of The Liberty Leader). This com-

mittee will work on bringing
a new brand to Liberty and
promoting its current items
and building on the new ac-
tivities. This seems like a
whole lot, but as one wise
person once said, “you want
to eat the whole pie, but you
can take eat it at once, you
have to take one small bite at
a time.” As you entered the
room you received three

stickers. These were used at
mid point of the meeting. On the wall was a list of all
the items pointed out at the interview sessions all day.
Here the community marked their three tops points to
work on first. Belief it or not, majority picked the
same items. The meeting concluded with each group
breaking up and asking for any to serve on the new
appointed committees. From 6 to 8 people signed up
for each committee. If you would like to contribute
your time, your passion and talents to any of the four
committees, contact Roger Davis at town hall and he
will pass your names on. Well Liberty, here is our
chance. For the next two years we have free profes-
sional guidance to move our town up. I for one am
excited. The track record of every community that
STMS has been part of has seen increase growth in
business, employment, tourism and improvements in
the look and pride of their town. Lets embrace this
opportunity. With the economic situation we are in
this great country, we have no where to go but up. As
I write the paper each month, I can only say, for a
community our size, we do a lot of things. I believe
we do a lot better than our larger cities around us.

I moved to Liberty in 2004, when I was 13 years
old. I thought it was pretty much the smallest
town imaginable. I moved from Tucson, AZ,
which is, as most of you probably know, a large,
busy, HOT metropolitan area. Moving to Liberty
was a huge change for me. I never thought I
would end up liking it as much as I do. I’d never
been to the Southeastern United States before
moving to NC, and I had a hard time imagining
what it would be like. All I could think of was
grits, bird dogs and that thing that they call South-
ern hospitality. This last element was the one
thing that stood out to me the most when I set foot
on southern soil. I still cringe when people talk
about grits, which happens much less than I
thought it would, and I have yet to meet a bird
dog. But that Southern hospitality is something
that is alive and kicking down here in the South,
and I am so glad it is. I love Liberty—people here
are friendly, considerate and incredibly kind.
Working downtown at the Liberty Emporium has
allowed me to meet a plethora of people that I
never would have met otherwise. I’ll have a hard
time leaving this place when I head to college
next year. But I have a challenge for Liberty: I
challenge you all to move forward. I challenge
you to develop. This town has so much potential.
Why are things still the same? There can still be a
homey, small-town feeling with new stores or
chain restaurants. Evolution and development
don’t tear people apart—they bring them together.
There are hundreds of teens in Liberty who go out
to Siler City, Burlington and Greensboro to have
fun. Why not keep them close to home while they
enjoy themselves? Play movies (old talkies, musi-
cals, even new releases) at an old-fashioned
movie theater. Put in a small bowling alley. Open
up a clothing store geared towards a younger gen-
eration. Teens love to spend money. Most don’t
fully understand the meaning of recession—a
word that Liberty knows to well. Liberty’s teens
won’t mind losing their money to in-town shops.
They’ll be happy to have something to do. This is
not a criticism. This is a suggestion from a Liberty
teen that lived her life in several different areas. I
love this town and everyone in it. But please, oh
little town of Liberty, don’t hold back on develop-
ment and don’t resist the evolution that this place
has to undergo at some point. Living in the past
will get us nowhere. Change is good. It will open
doors that you never knew were closed.

Celebrate Liberty’s Children (CLC), Liberty’s local Smart Start planning committee,
began in 2000 as a core group of committed Liberty area residents. Celebrate Liberty’s
Children was created to put in place and maintain programs that support children and
families in their earliest years of development. Years of research prove that educational
and emotional development happen at a far greater rate in the earliest years of life, and
that what happens then matters for a life-
time. Children who arrive at school healthy
and well-prepared:

school;
Are less likely to be arrested or commit
crimes.
Celebrate Liberty’s Children spearheads
and participates in many local events such
as handing out books during the local
Christmas parades, providing creative art
centers during the July 4th Celebration, and
encouraging family time during the Octo-
ber movie night. Celebrate Liberty’s Children continues to make an impact in the com-
munity thanks to its many gracious volunteers and dedicated chairperson. However, after
many years of committed service as the chairperson of Celebrate Liberty’s Children,
Kevin Bowman has decided to step down as chair. Members of CLC were asked to step
up to chair the team for the next year or two. One particular member stepped up and has
now been named the current Celebrate Liberty’s Children chairperson. Her name isJe n-

community.Ms. Hodgin was born and raised in the area and was a product of local
child care and the school system here. She went to Shirley Beasley’s family day care
center and then went to Liberty School and Eastern Randolph High School. She has al-
ways been interested in children and even thought she might go into the field working
with children. She went to the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and majored
in sociology and criminology. Throughout college, she worked with Liberty School’s
after-school program called Bulldog Buddies and her love of children flourished even
more. As far as Celebrate Liberty’s Children, she became a member because she liked
what CLC does to get families and children involved. She also likes the fact that what-
ever CLC does, it is always for free for the families and children. Although Ms. Hodgin
is a member and the new chairperson of Celebrate Liberty’s Children, she says she still
has a lot to learn about CLC. She wants to keep learning more about the fundamentals of
CLC and what they do “behind the scenes.” When asked why she decided to step up to
be the chairperson of CLC, she said “I love children and I’ve never been a chair and

Liberty’s Children is doing right now
and hopes that funding for CLC will
continue to keep the committee go-

the word about Celebrate Liberty’s
Children. She encourages new mem-
bers that are compassionate and that
love children to check out Celebrate
Liberty’s Children and would love to
see a big turn out for the October 24th
Movie Night so folks can see CLC in
action. Celebrate Liberty’s Children
will continue to support and maintain
programs that support young children
and families thanks to the past leader-
ship of Kevin Bowman and all its
volunteers. But for now, CLC will
move onto a new chapter with a new
chair, Ms. Jennifer Hodgin. CLC is
excited to have her on board and is
optimistic she will keep CLC’s tradi-
tion alive as well as bring fresh ideas
to the table!

Pastor James English Jr.
(Graduate of World Harvest Bible College, ordained & li-
censed by Pastor Rod Parsley)

We believe Jesus Christ is still the same yesterday, today and forever and that
greater works shall we do because Jesus ascended back to the Father. In so do-
ing He, Jesus, sent the Holy Spirit to empower us, to lift us, to propel us through
every line of Satan’s defense.

If you are tired of church as usual or status quo religion, H.I.M. is for you? I
believe you will have an encounter with the power, presence and love of our Lord
and Savior Jesus Christ as never before.

outreach not only for Liberty, but also the surrounding area. Dominion Prayer
Center will be a place reaching out to young ladies that have unplanned preg-
nancies, who don’t know what to do or where to go. A place where concerned
citizens can turn if child neglect or abuse is suspected. A place for those that are
hurting and think no one cares. We are simply doing what Jesus did, minister-
ing to those in need.

So get ready and pull yourself up by your bootstraps because the best days of the “Church” (which I often refer to as the “Remnant”) lie straight ahead. Christ is exalted, the devil is defeated and victory is assured – Amen!

In closing, I want to thank everyone that attends Harvest. May God bless you.
We love you. I also must thank Larry Alexander for providing the Liberty Show-
case for us to meet and worship every Sunday morning at 10:30. In addition to
the Sunday morning service, we will soon be having a mid-week service.

I believe we are on the brink, on the verge, of the greatest outpouring of the
Spirit of God this world has ever seen, an outpouring that the “true church” has
never experienced! Come join us this Sunday morning.

Phone 336-622-3844
www.libertyshowcase.com
SMOKE FREE / ALCOHOL FREE

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Sat October 17
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336-622-2965
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Chad And Kristi Show
Sat October 10
Tickets $15 At Door
Show Begins 7:30pm

Cost $6 Per Person—Each Class
You Can Do This!!!!!!!
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OPEN HOUSE
Tuesday October 13
Time 7pm

VOTE
Larry Alexander
For Liberty Mayor
On Nov 3

Sat Nov 7—7:30pm—Journey N Faith
with Special Guest “Heavenly Sounds”
Sat Nov 14—7:30pm—Called Out
Sat Nov 21—7:30pm—His Choice
with Special Guest “Heavenly Sounds”
Sat Nov 28—7:30pm—Derwin Hinson