Last year, my co-workers at the Logansport Lucas Home Furnishings store were discussing what we could do to give back to the community. As some of you may know, I told them about the homeless man sleeping on the street with a light jacket, old dress shoes, no shoe laces and no socks.
This picture was in a Life magazine featuring how the White House would be decorated for Christmas. That was, of course, the reason I picked up the magazine in the first place. Strange how things happen. Farther on back in the magazine was a picture of this man.
To this day, after all these years, I can see this in my mind. It still makes an impact on me and what I try to do for people.
Last year, we put up a sock tree in the Logansport store, and on the day before Christmas Eve, we delivered 600 pairs of socks to the Emmaus Mission. The owners and the sales staff at the Kokomo stores wanted to join us this year, so here we are making the second annual sock tree.
In December, Lucas Home Furnishings will be donating two pairs of socks for every one pinned on our trees. They can be winter, summer, work or dress socks for adults and children.
Linda Hoffman with Emmaus Mission told me the other day that they were almost out of socks from the ones we gave last year, so we are hoping for another blessed year.
Karen Menzie
Logansport
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PUBLIC FORUM: Sock collection again under way
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PUBLIC FORUM: Solar, wind power were considered
Ms. Madella Gellinger voiced some questions in her letter to the Pharos-Tribune April 21 about the new power plant. She asked why solar panels and wind turbines were not being considered
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PUBLIC FORUM: Minimize our risk before making bet
A Logansport letter-writer calls a local proposal to generate energy from refuse-derived fuels a risky gamble.
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PUBLIC FORUM: Thanks for making event a success
A Big Brothers, Big Sisters representative is grateful for the community's support in a recent fundraiser.
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PUBLIC FORUM: Mayor tells residents of positive change
When the residents of Logansport elected me as their new mayor in November 2011, it was truly an honor.
Our city was battling back from a devastating loss of 1,500 jobs in five years, a recession that wasn’t letting up on the household income of our residents, a divided fire protection commitment in our county and an overall sense of loss in our community. -
PUBLIC FORUM: Say thank you during National Nurses Week
Having an unsuspected or immediate need for medical attention can be a traumatic event for just about any person. In our current healthcare system, there are entirely too many unknowns.
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PUBLIC FORUM: Thanks for making the baseball season happen
With spring and warmer weather (finally!), brings another baseball season. The board and managers/coaches at Logansport Youth Baseball have been extremely busy over the past two years renovating both our fields to provide a quality atmosphere for our players and fans who support our league.
- PUBLIC FORUM: We need more jobs in Indiana and nation
- PUBLIC FORUM: Lincoln Day dinner a big success for Republicans
- PUBLIC FORUM: Thanks for caring about downtown Logansport
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PUBLIC FORUM: Direction is the best option presented
Logansport is facing a serious problem with our current coal-fired generation plant. New EPA regulations will require millions of dollars to upgrade or shut down. The city and LMU have been exploring options to provide a solution to this looming problem.
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