06 February 2025
Smoker Named Walter Grant Recipient
The Walter Dean Myers Grant program has announced its recipients for 2024. Poplar’s Lori Smoker was named to a list of 18 recipients. The program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to promising diverse writers and illustrators who are currently unpublished. Since 2015, the organization has awarded over 55 grants.
“I broke down in tears when I was notified that I was a Walter
Cabin Fever
Don Herness (left) attended the Culbertson Museum’s annual Cabin Fever fundraiser with his granddaughter (right) Feb. 2 at the town hall on Broadway Ave. Jill Loomer- Herness told the Community News that the twohour event was a success. “The day itself brought in over $850,” Loomer- Herness said. “That’s meal, bake sale and craft items along with ministry donations. Also a nice number