A Large Donation . . . The facsimile check shown in the picture above with representatives from the Lawrence American Post #45 and the Lawrence Community Building Committee, marks a significant contribution to the fund raising efforts of the Lawrence community. The Lawrence American Legion fulfilled their pledge of a $35,000 donation towards the building on Memorial Day. Legion Commander, Paul Dale (second from right) and Legion Adjunct, Lyle Kohmetscher, presented the check to Community Building Committee President, Joe Theer and Treasurer, Carla Kohmetscher (third and fourth from right). Other Building Committee members present were: (from left) Nick Kotinek, Kevin Pohlmeier and Melvin Haba.
The Lawrence Community Building endeavor has been an 'on-going' effort for something like a dozen to 15 years. This Memorial Day the building fund took another jump forward.
The dream of building a multi-purpose building came into being as the Lawrence American Legion began planning for the future those many years ago. They realized that the membership numbers were declining and would most likely continue a downward trend. This, coupled with the aging structure that has served the community for many, many years, led to the decision that a new building was needed.
Well, following the Memorial D...
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