By Dena Wood
The Times
Time to Burn the Mortgage!
Waitsburg Lions Pay Off Ambulance Service Building
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Waitsburg Lions Club President Brian Richards presents a check to Waitsburg Ambulance Service President Jack Otterson, to pay off the service's building. (l to r): Sharon Brooks, Patty Loosmore, Dr. Roger Hevel, Bill Hinchliffe, Nancy Otterson, Jack Otterson, Brian Richards, Jack McCaw, Tom Baker, Jim Leid.
WAITSBURG – According to Wikipedia, mortgage burning parties – once a popular rite of passage – are now considered a "gauche" form of bragging, since such payoffs are so rare these days. That said, the Waitsburg Ambulance Service is happy to "brag" that, with the help of the Waitsburg Lions Club, they now own their building on Preston Avenue free and clear.
The Waitsburg Ambulance Service (WAS) – a nonprofit 501c3 dependent largely on volunteer effort – was organized in 1970 and just celebrated its 45th anniversary. Typically "one-of-a-kind," WAS is the last volunteer, nonprofit,...
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