Celebration of Life for Rodney Kelly Sunday
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Celebration of Life for Rodney Kelly Sunday

Hi Y’all, most of you know that Lanark Village and the surrounding areas are historic. Even before Camp Gordon Johnston (originally Camp Carrabelle) in 1942, it was a resort town named Lanark-On-The-Gulf, with a beautiful resort inn, Lanark Inn, in the late 1800s. You can get more information by visiting the Camp Gordon Johnston Museum…

Plenty of ways to show honor on Memorial Day
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Plenty of ways to show honor on Memorial Day

Hi Y’all,  Happy Memorial Day, I’m happy to have freedom because freedom isn’t free. For those of you who receive your news on the web page, which is earlier than the physical paper publication. Here is a bit of an update, there will be special events on Memorial Day that the American Legion, Post 82,…

Quilters lend financial support to libraries
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Quilters lend financial support to libraries

Hi Y’all, Memorial Day, May 26 is coming up. While we are getting ready for picnics, partying, and all the fun that goes with a holiday, let’s remember the servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives to protect their country, their families, and all of us. Camp Gordon Johnston American Legion Post 82 will be…

Lanark News: Quilters lend financial support to libraries
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Lanark News: Quilters lend financial support to libraries

Hi Y’all, Memorial Day, May 26 is coming up. While we are getting ready for picnics, partying, and all the fun that goes with a holiday, let’s remember the servicemen and women who sacrificed their lives to protect their country, their families, and all of us. Camp Gordon Johnston American Legion Post 82 will be…

Emergency management helps us prepare for hurricanes
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Emergency management helps us prepare for hurricanes

Hi Y’all, I hope your Mother’s Day was filled with love, whether it was for you or from you. The snowbirds are leaving, and things are calming down a bit. They will be missed. Now that the fun has lessened, it is a good time to get down to more serious matters in Lanark. Hurricane…

Lanark News: Fire department volunteers deserve our support
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Lanark News: Fire department volunteers deserve our support

Hi Y’all, I am writing my column on May 4, this date set aside for National Firefighters’ Day. Strangely enough, I had already planned to write praise about our volunteer firefighters, so to me, this is National Firefighters’ Week. Several times last week, the St. James/Lanark Volunteer Fire Department has come to serve our community…

LVA members to meet Monday
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LVA members to meet Monday

Hi Y’all, what a beautiful day on Saturday for the Carrabelle Riverfront Festival. Lanark’s favorite pirate, George Young, was hanging around Carrabelle, adding fun and interest. There were many vendors to enjoy and select from their beautiful items. The selection of yummy food was a favorite of all at the festival.  The Lanark Village Wandering…

Quilt show, Carrabelle festival to highlight weekend
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Quilt show, Carrabelle festival to highlight weekend

Hi Y’all, Happy Easter Week If you want to know what is happening with the St. James/Lanark Volunteer Fire Department, attend one of the meetings on the third Monday of each month at 6 p.m. ET. Often, residents put out questions, but are not going to the source to get the correct answers. Get involved,…

Carrabelle Beach to hold Easter Sunrise service
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Carrabelle Beach to hold Easter Sunrise service

Hi Y’all, wishing you a Happy Easter. Lanark started their Easter celebrations with an annual Easter egg hunt on the Lanark Village Golf Course, sponsored by the LVGC and the Facebook group the Village Idiots. Once again, the course was filled with happy children searching for eggs the volunteers had hidden, and there were plenty…

Spring Fling Dance Saturday at Chillas Hall
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Spring Fling Dance Saturday at Chillas Hall

Hi Y’all, what a beautiful week we had, and more to come. We are so lucky to live in such a place. One of the important hubs of Lanark is American Legion Post 82. Lanark, as well as the eastern part of Franklin County, has many veterans. This Legion post is very active in working…