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At the Celebration Luncheon, Mark Griffin, Lubbock Area United Way Campaign Chair announced that the community had contributed almost $6 million to its 2021 Annual Campaign.
Lubbock's new tornado memorial, and the first large gateway project to downtown, is finished, and a dedication ceremony will take place at the site on Tuesday. The memorial pays tribute to the 26 victims of the May 11, 1970, tornado, while also recognizing community efforts to rebuild the city after an F5 tornado ripped through Lubbock. The new memorial has been in the works for about three years — about $4.4 million has been raised for the project. It is located at Glenna Goodacre and Avenue Q, on a four-acre site with trees and green space. The memorial features a brick plaza replicat...
Caprock Chronicles: If these pincushions could talk Marian Ann J. Montgomery Editor's Note: Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker a retired Texas Tech Librarian. He can be reached at jack.becker@ttu.edu. Today’s article is by Marian Ann J. Montgomery, Curator of Clothing and Textiles, Museum of Texas Tech University and a frequent contributor to this column. "Sumptuous Stitches and Tiny Treasures: Needlework and Needlework Tools" from the Museum of Texas Tech University Collection is currently open and runs through Dec. 19, 2021. Among the beautiful pieces are needlework and go...
Thursday on The Chad Hasty Show, Tim Collins, Board Chairman at The Lubbock Entertainment and Performing Arts Association (LEPAA), joined Chad in the KFYO studio to share an update on the newly completed Buddy Holly Hall of Performing Arts and Sciences. Collins described the world-class performance hall, it's conception, funding (lead by The CH Foundation, the Helen Jones Foundation, and Lubbock Chamber of Commerce) and construction, and talked about performances scheduled at the hall in the near future. "It was our goal to have a wonderful facility that would accommodate all types of en...