Clean up with a presentation on soap at Gordon Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 17, 2009

THURBER, TEXAS—Guest speakers Becky Lenoir and Shanah Coe will get on their soapbox to discuss, well, soap.

The two women of An Ancient Art Handcrafted Soap Company will give a free presentation, “The Art of Soap: A History of Being Clean” at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20 at the W.K. Gordon Center in Thurber.

The program will focus on the history of soap making, the modern process that Coe and Lenoir use in their shop in Strawn as well as include free samples.

Lenior and Coe, both descendants of Thurber coal miners, started their soap company 10 years ago, with a firm belief that natural ingredients, such as olive oil, make better products. No plastics, preservatives or petroleum are used in their soap making and they use local resources such as Famous Crazy Mineral Water from Mineral Wells.

Their products are available throughout the region including Stephenville. They market to family-owned pharmacies and businesses, but also are pursued by many resorts for privately labeled luxury soaps.

The Gordon Center, a museum and research facility of Tarleton State University, is located at exit 367 on Interstate 20 midway between Fort Worth and Abilene. Hours are Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from 1 to 4 p.m. For more information, call (254) 968-1886.




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