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Hanna Springs third-graders tour downtown

Hanna Springs third-graders tour downtown

Hanna Springs third-graders tour downtown

JOYCESARAH MCCABE | DISPATCH RECORD Annie Trotter of First Texas Bank shows third-graders from Hanna Springs Elementary School the inside of one of the bank’s vaults. Carol Wright welcomes third-grade students from Hanna Springs Elementary to the Lampasas County Museum for a tour.

cemetery associations

hillsdale cemetery The Hillsdale Cemetery Association will meet Saturday at 9:30 a.m. for its annual meeting. The GPS address is 278 Hillsdale Rd., just off Slater Road.
Front row, left to right, are Kylee Kruppa, Ava Latham, Kylee Davis and Evie de Klerk. These students were recognized by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services for their artwork in the department’s Rabies Awareness and Prevention Poster Contest. Back row are Kasey Schwartzer, supervisor of the local animal shelter; animal control officer Joseph Schwartzer; and Kline Whitis Principal Leanne Bobo. erick mitchell | dispatch record

Front row, left to right, are Kylee Kruppa, Ava Latham, Kylee Davis and Evie de Klerk. These students were recognized by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services for their artwork in the department’s Rabies Awareness and Prevention Poster Contest. Back row are Kasey Schwartzer, supervisor of the local animal shelter; animal control officer Joseph Schwartzer; and Kline Whitis Principal Leanne Bobo. erick mitchell | dispatch record

Kline Whitis students honored for rabies prevention art

Four Kline Whitis Elementary School students received recognition after competing in the Texas Department of Health and Human Services annual Rabies Awareness and Prevention Poster Contest.
erick mitchell | dispatch record

erick mitchell | dispatch record

Kline Whitis special ed teacher earns educator of year award

Being a special education teacher involves more than math, reading and writing instruction. Just ask Kline Whitis Elementary School special ed teacher Tammy Burks. For the 2022-23 school year, Burks has been named Lampasas Independent School District’s Primary Teacher of the Year.

Cattle auction

The report from the May 10 Lampasas Cattle Auction follows. Cattle and calves: Total cattle 445, compared to 442 last sale and 838 at this time last year. Compared to last sale, feeder steers and heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were $1-$3 higher.
erick mitchell | dispatch record Sherry and Bob Ellis hold a photo of Adam Jablonski’s family and the former LHS exchange student’s published textbook. Jablonski is a university professor now in Poland.

erick mitchell | dispatch record Sherry and Bob Ellis hold a photo of Adam Jablonski’s family and the former LHS exchange student’s published textbook. Jablonski is a university professor now in Poland.

Staying in touch

When Sherry and Bob Ellis decided to leave the Sooner State and settle in Horseshoe Bay for retirement, little did they know a lifelong friendship awaited them at Lampasas High School. After arriving in Texas, Sherry Ellis decided she wasn’t ready for retirement.
erick mithcell | DISPATC H RECORD

erick mithcell | DISPATC H RECORD

Finding an escape

Noah Schwartzer and his father, Joe, look at clues to progress in the Lampasas Public Library’s “Get Caught Reading” escape room offering. Time slots to participate in the escape room are still available. Maximum size per group is 10 people.

Summer meal program available to Lampasas families

Lampasas ISD Nutrition Services has announced it will offer a summer meal program this year. Thanks to a Seamless Summer Option program sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, meals will be offered at no cost during the summer.
MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD John Hines, left, and Mason Hines both received their Aggie rings on April 13.

MASON HINES | DISPATCH RECORD John Hines, left, and Mason Hines both received their Aggie rings on April 13.

Legacy in the making

“ From the outside looking in, you can’t understand it. And from the inside looking out, you can’t explain it.” These words, found as the tagline for Texas A&M University’s Traditions page, have never been truer than in the past few weeks.