The Philomath City Council approved the distribution of a combined $51,452 in social services funding, utility assistance and transient lodging allocations to 11 organizations during its meeting Monday night.
Ten years following the death of 14-year-old Philomath High freshman Lilly Stagner, the mission of raising awareness about youth suicide and eliminating the stigma of receiving mental health services continues through the annual Lilly’s Lope for Hope fundraiser.
While incoming kindergartners had fun pedaling cars around a town set up last week in the Clemens Primary gym, a passing of the baton was occurring in the background involving a now-retired police officer and a rookie who is getting ready to head off to the state academy.
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