Summer sendoff set for Labor Day weekend at Tarleton’s Gordon Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Wednesday, August 22, 2018

STEPHENVILLE, Texas — Tarleton State University’s W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas in Thurber is hosting a Labor Day weekend picnic from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1.

The picnic has something for everyone and features the museum’s newest temporary exhibit highlighting the labor unions that were integral to Thurber’s early commercial success.

Kids will love the bounce house, a variety of outdoor games and a snow cone truck. There will be live music, booths promoting local businesses and samples from Fort Worth brewery Hopfusion Ale Works.

There is no admission to the picnic, but donations will be accepted to benefit reading programs at De Leon, Gordon and Ranger schools.

The W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History of Texas, a Tarleton museum and research facility located in the historic ghost town of Thurber, is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays and from 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays. The center is located at Exit 367 on Interstate 20 between Fort Worth and Abilene.

Tarleton, founding member of The Texas A&M University System, provides a student-focused, value-driven education marked by academic innovation and a dedication to transform today’s scholars into tomorrow’s leaders. It offers degree programs to more than 13,000 students at Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Midlothian, RELLIS Academic Alliance in Bryan, and online, emphasizing real-world learning experiences that address societal needs while maintaining its core values of tradition, integrity, civility, excellence, leadership and service.

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Contact: Phil Riddle, News & Information Specialist
817-484-4415
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A founding member of The Texas A&M System, Tarleton State University is breaking records — in enrollment, research, scholarship, athletics, philanthropy and engagement — while transforming the lives of approximately 18,000 students in Stephenville, Fort Worth, Waco, Bryan and online. For 125 years, Tarleton State has been committed to accessible higher education opportunities for all while helping students grow academically, socially and professionally through programs that emphasize real world learning and address regional, state and national needs.
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