Lewis and Clark Circus

Lewis and Clark Circus aerial acrobat Chelcie Carpenter, 22, of Savannah, Ga., puts makeup on next to her dog Selena before a show at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. "I get to meet people from all over the world," Carpenter said about working for a circus. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Beginning in March, the Lewis and Clark circus will begin an eight month tour which will include up to three performances each day. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Aerial acrobat and owner of the Lewis and Clark Circus Lena Dotsenko performs at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Lewis and Clark Circus clown Vandeir Dos Reis leads an audience volunteer into the ring during a performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Lewis and Clark Circus aerial acrobat Veronica Betancourt, of Orlando, Fla., performs at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Various juggling batons and beanbags sit ring-side before a Lewis and Clark Circus performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Lewis and Clark Circus aerial acrobats, from left, Chelcie Carpenter, Lena Dotsenko and Veronica Betancourt laugh during an intermission at the group's performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Lewis and Clark Circus performing dog, Tiko, walks around the ring during a show at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Various brushes and paint sit on a work stand at a Lewis and Clark Circus performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

A Lewis and Clark Circus performer walks out of the ring at the end of the group's performance at the Victoria Community Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 24, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Single: Limo Service

Caroline Christen, 3, of Lincoln, Calif., exits a 10-person stretch limousine with her brother Nicholas Christen, 5, at a wedding reception at the Spring Creek Place Events Center in Victoria, Texas on Jan. 18, 2014. San Antonio based company Elegant Limousines and Charters has extended their service to include Victoria and offers over 110 vehicles for hire. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Dora Patton at 102 Years Old

Dora Patton, 102, grew up in Victoria, Texas and remembers listening to Martin Luther King Junior in the early 1960's. "Everything he talked about is coming out just like he said," Patton said. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Dora Patton, 102, talks about her childhood and what it was like to grow up during the early 1900's at her home in Victoria, Texas on Feb. 6, 2014. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

From left, 102-year-old Dora Patton's great great granddaughter Kanisha Littles, 21, great grandson Michael Bates, 40, and great great granddaughter Galecia Huerta, 25, laugh as they listen to her stories at Patton's home in Victoria, Texas on Feb. 6, 2014. "Despite all the bad things that have happened in the past, she still loves and treats everybody the same," Bates said. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

A letter from The White House addressed to Dora Patton hangs on her wall at her home in Victoria, Texas on Feb. 6, 2014. A letter from the President is traditionally sent to centenarians in celebration of their longevity. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Pots and pans sit in Dora Patton's kitchen in her home in Victoria, Texas on Feb. 6, 2014. At 102-years-old, Patton still lives by herself near to where she grew up. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

Shanell Graves, 25, of Victoria, left, laughs as she shares stories with her great great grandmother Dora Patton, 102, at Patton's home in Victoria, Texas on Feb. 6, 2014. "Her still being here? It means a lot to me," Graves said of Patton. (IAN TERRY/ITERRY@VICAD.COM)

The Victoria Advocate | February 8, 2014