Local News
Related Photos
-
(© File photo)
Tools
Era Masonic Lodge to host third trail ride
The popular Era Masonic Lodge Trail Ride is back in its spring iteration.
The ride is a family-oriented event that takes riders through twelve to thirteen miles of the historic Chisholm Trail in Cooke County.
“I was riding over part of the trail last week, and the wildflowers should be real pretty,” said Danny Knight of the Era Masonic Lodge.
The ride begins promptly at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 3, and continues until 3:30 or 4 p.m., he said in a press release.
A large group of riders usually attend the event, sometimes as many as 50 or 60, Tim Bullard, another member, said earlier added.
The ride takes place on the G-Bar-C Ranch which is located three miles west and two miles south of Era.
“Take FM 922 West off of I-35 at Valley View or off FM 51 at Era, follow 922 West about three miles to County Rd 398, turn south and travel two miles to the parking area. Signage will be posted at the intersection of FM 922 and County Rd 398,” said Bullard.
The cost for the ride, including lunch is $20 for adults and $10 for students. Children under 12-years may ride for free if accompanied by a parent or guardian.
“We donate part of the proceeds for scholarships to graduating seniors at Era High School, usually it’s three or four. We also try to donate every year to Scottish Rite Hospital in Fort Worth, and we do use some for our building’s utilities,” Bullard noted.
Organizers for the ride also offer a few suggestions — that horses be shod, for example, and that riders of horses who tend to kick attach a red warning ribbon to their animal’s tail. Negative coggins tests are also a requirement.
In case of rain, the trail ride will be rescheduled, Bullard said.
According to a press release from the lodge, safety is a priority for the riders. Organizers ask participants not to engage in rowdy behavior, not to race their horses and not to ride too close to one another.
All minors must have a legal guardian present during the ride.
Bullard said the lodge usually holds two trail rides — one in the fall and another in the spring.
“We try to pick times when the weather is pretty mild,” he said.
For information on the trail ride contact Donnie Offord at (940) 726-6363, Al Smith at (940) 668-2426 or Tim Bullard at (940) 768-2392.
- Local News
-
-
Rett Syndrome - One cause of mental retardation
March is Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Month
This is the third in a series
-
GHS band 'superior' for third-straight year
For the third year in a row, the Gainesville High School Band has earned, or taken the Sweepstakes.
-
Fire destroys home near Valley View
A Cooke County couple reportedly lost almost everything they own in a house fire on County Road 207 outside Valley View Sunday afternoon.
-
GISD Board considers committing old junior high property to Boys & Girls Club
Gainesville Independent School District board of trustees heard from Ray Nichols regarding the Boys & Girls Club of Cooke County during their Friday meeting.
-
Sheriff honors 4-year-old that uses 9-1-1 to help grandfather
Riley Burt and some of his family were guests of Cooke County Sheriff Mike Compton and his staff Thursday after the 4-year-old made a 9-1-1 call to get help for his grandfather, Paul Bezner, who was unconscious and lying on the floor of his home near Callisburg.
-
Crop producers keep their eyes on the sky
With rain continuing to come down, and moisture already seeming to soak the ground here in Cooke County, people are wondering how local crops are being affected.
-
Butterfield hosts award-winning playwrights
Guests of the Butterfield Stage Theater were in good company Thursday evening when the organization hosted playwrights Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten.
-
AG warns parents about video chat web site Chatroulette.com
An increasingly popular Web site poses a threat to Texas children by giving users – including dangerous sex offenders – an opportunity to conduct live video chats with randomly selected participants.
-
NCTC celebrates Healthy Self Days
Some North Central Texas College students were playing with Playdough and coloring with markers outside the student services center Wednesday.
-
Commissioner Smith summarizes changes to TCOG bylaws
Changes to the bylaws for the Texoma Council of Governments were summarized by Cooke County Pct. 3 Commissioner Pct. 3 Al Smith during Monday’s Commissioners’ Court meeting.
- More Local News Headlines
-
Rett Syndrome - One cause of mental retardation
