Lawbaugh receives award
Lt. Col. E.S. Lawbaugh, USMC (Ret.), of Fayetteville, was awarded the National Commander's Award for Excellence at the Military Order of the Purple Heart National Convention on Aug. 3 in Spokane, Wash.
Lawbaugh joined the Military Order of the Purple Heart in 2005. He was Region V Patriot of the Year in 2010, served five years as Commander of the Department of Arkansas, served six years as Chapter Commander and four years as National Judge Advocate.
The organization serves veterans wounded in combat and currently has 45,000 members.
Girl Scouts recognize adults
The Girl Scout Diamonds district of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas recognized several local leaders for their service during the organization's annual meeting and leadership conference July 28 at the Robinson Center in Little Rock.
Marj Bernhardt of Bella Vista received the highest award of recognition offered by Girl Scouts a "Thanks" badge. The Thanks badge honors an individual whose ongoing commitment, leadership and service has had an impact for Girl Scouts.
Charlie Adams of Springdale, Stacey Phillips of Bentonville and T.A. Wyatt of Springdale all received an honor pins recognizing their service for the Girl Scout Leadership Experience , which has an impact on two or more areas of service.
Allison Clark of Cave Springs and Amy Fugere of Rogers both received the Diamonds "Rookie of the Year" awards for their service in their first years with the organization.
Roe attendsconvention
Wanda Roe of Pea Ridge recently attended the international convention of Delta Kappa Gamma International in Austin, Texas. Roe, a past state president and member of five international committees, sang in the 200-member chorus. She is a 50-year member of the society, which is a professional group of educators.
NAN Our Town on 08/30/2018