LCC Students and Staff Revive an Old Tradition

On Friday, April 3, a group of LCC students, faculty and community members revived an old Lamar Community College tradition as they resurrected and repainted the “Lamar College” rocks north of Gobbler’s Knob.

The project was spearheaded by LCC Adjunct Ag Instructor Danielle Wollert and the LCC Collegiate Farm Bureau (CFB) Chapter.  Participating CFB members were Ashlin Stolz, Roger Unwin, Casey Day, and Jordan Jones.

Beverly Augustine and the Greg Emick family allowed club members onto their land to restore and clean the area in an effort to bring the “Lamar College” rocks back to life.  Justin Emick assisted the students with the yucca removal, helping them get the site straightened out and ready to go to begin the restoration process.  The Lamar Homestore and Building Material Supply stores both provided paint to help complete the project.

The “Lamar College” rocks were barely visible before being cleaned up and repainted.

Chad DeBono, currently the Vice President of Administrative Services & Institutional Services, helped with this process the last time the rocks were painted.  “It was my first year working at LCC and this project allowed me to familiarize myself with the students as well as get us all involved with promoting the college,” stated DeBono.

Members of LCC’s Collegiate Farm Bureau are hard at work painting the rocks.

Lamar Community College wishes to extend gratitude to everyone involved in this undertaking.