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Volume 29, Number 2
Inside & in February February is Black History Month “The Day the Music Died,” Feb. 3 ....... page 4 Concert Band performs Feb. 3..................... page 23 Wear Red Day ........ page 17 Valentine’s Day, Feb. 14 Pancake Festival, Feb. 18..................... page 1 Presidents Day, Feb. 20 Mardi Gras, Feb. 28..................... page 1 Hospice volunteers needed..................... page 9
Coming in March Ash Wednesday, March 1 “125 Years of Grace”............. page 24 Women of Excellence. ........... page 3 Red Cross Champions Breakfast. .............. page 9
February 2017
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Lubbock, Texas 79401
Lions Pancake Festival set for Feb. 18 The Lubbock Lions Club is ‘flippin’ again to make a difference. Plans are underway for the 65th Annual Pancake Festival Fundraiser, set for Feb. 18 at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. When the Pancake Festival’s doors open at 7 a.m., volunteers including local celebrities, split into three shifts, will stand behind massive grills prepared to flip pancakes throughout the day. The all-you-can-eat menu consists
of light, fluffy pancakes, sausage, orange juice and coffee. “And for just one token you can enjoy two slices of freshly cooked, crispy bacon,” said event Co-Chair Terry Holeman. “We plan to serve 18,000 hungry people throughout the day, and all the profits go directly toward local charities.” In addition to plenty of orange juice, milk and coffee, the grocery list includes 6,000 pounds of pancake batter, 17,000 ounces of margarine, 72,000 links of sausage and
41,000 ounces of maple-flavored pancake syrup including sugar-free syrup. The food is freshly prepared and cooked throughout the day. There’s (See Pancake Festival, Page 2)
Meals on Wheels Mardi Gras Celebration, Feb. 28 The 18th annual Mardi Gras Celebration is set for Feb. 28 from 5:30 to 9 p.m. at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Exhibit Hall, 1501 Mac Davis Lane. The Lubbock Meals on Wheels event will include more than 37 food booths, live music by ELEMENT, a large silent auction, cash bars, plus a variety of activities and prizes. Colorful masks and beads will be available to make the evening festive, along with a variety of entertainment and flamboyant decorations
in the official colors of purple, green and gold. The expanded Children’s Area will include bouncers, climbers, and face & hair painting. Event tickets are $40 for adults, $10 for children 17 and under, and can be purchased in advance at http://lubbockmealsonwheels.org/events-fundraisers/ mardi-gras/, or at Lubbock Meals on Wheels’ office, any Select-A-Seat location (service charge applies), or for $45 at the door. Cash, checks or credit cards (no American Express) are accepted. Tickets can be mailed. The benefit drawing will feature
two round-trip vouchers on Southwest Airlines (only 1,000 chances to be sold - $10 each).
Lubbock Meals on Wheels is a program that helps people remain at home, well fed, and independent in the community. For more information, call Lubbock Meals on Wheels at 806-7927971 or online at www.lubbockmealsonwheels.org.