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The Lampasas County Retired Teachers Association will start regular meetings again the first Tuesday in September. Planning the upcoming programs are Executive Committee members, clockwise from left, Janie Edwards, Sherry Boultinghouse, Bill and Sandy Brister, Charlene Ruzicka, Juli Chaney and Julia Phillips. Courtesy photo

The Lampasas County Retired Teachers Association will start regular meetings again the first Tuesday in September. Planning the upcoming programs are Executive Committee members, clockwise from left, Janie Edwards, Sherry Boultinghouse, Bill and Sandy Brister, Charlene Ruzicka, Juli Chaney and Julia Phillips. Courtesy photo

Retired Teachers chapter plans for upcoming year

News Staff
Monday, June 20, 2022
The Executive Board of Lampasas County Retired Teachers Association met recently to plan programs and procedures for the coming year. Meetings typically are held the first Tuesday of each month from September through May.
Lampasas 4-H member Mikayla Fortner competed in both Photography Judging and Livestock Judging events at the recent Texas 4-H Roundup in College Station. COURTESY PHOTO

Lampasas 4-H member Mikayla Fortner competed in both Photography Judging and Livestock Judging events at the recent Texas 4-H Roundup in College Station. COURTESY PHOTO

Lampasas members excel at Texas 4-H Roundup

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
Several 4-H members from Lampasas County participated at the Texas 4-H Roundup and LEAD Academy in College Station June 6-9. Texas 4-H Roundup welcomed more than 1,300 youth to compete in approximately 50 competitions throughout the week.

COLLEGE HONORS

News Staff
Thursday, June 16, 2022
HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY Howard Payne University in Brownwood recognized 211 students for their academic success during the spring 2022 semester.
The stars and stripes of the U.S. flag blow in the breeze around the Lampasas County Courthouse last year on Flag Day. FILE PHOTO

The stars and stripes of the U.S. flag blow in the breeze around the Lampasas County Courthouse last year on Flag Day. FILE PHOTO

National Flag Day honors history of country’s banner

Veronica Butler
Monday, June 13, 2022
Flag Day, June 14, is a national day of observance for the American flag as it was is 1777 and as we know it now. The 50-star flag originally was designed by a high school student.
Veterans who participated in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. last week were greeted Saturday night by a large crowd at Austin’s Bergstrom International Airport upon their arrival back from the nation’s capital. Lampasas resident James Welch, left side of photograph holding a carry-on bag, served with the Marines during the Korean War. JIM LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Veterans who participated in an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. last week were greeted Saturday night by a large crowd at Austin’s Bergstrom International Airport upon their arrival back from the nation’s capital. Lampasas resident James Welch, left side of photograph holding a carry-on bag, served with the Marines during the Korean War. JIM LOWE | DISPATCH RECORD

Korean War Veteran returns from Honor Flight

Alexandria Randolph
Thursday, June 9, 2022
Korean War veteran from Lampasas received special recognition over the weekend when he joined an Honor Flight to Washington, D.C. A James Welch, 88, joined the U.S. Marine Corps in July 1951 and spent most of his three years of service in Korea during the Korean War.
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