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Paramount Chamber Golf Classic a Swinging Success
New winners of the Paramount Chamber of Commerce 2008 Golf Classic. From left: Darrel Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Lou Apodaca and Joe Holland.
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he Paramount Chamber 2008 Golf Classic was a sell out. The event which is sponsored by Carlton Forge and played at Westridge Golf Course went off without a hitch. The weather was great and so was the lunch provided by Transcom Services. While some golfers waited their turn for the Putting Contest sponsored by Vernon Security, others hurried to buy raffle tickets for a chance to win a full set of Nike Clubs donated by Fenico Precision Castings. Whether or not they bought a raffle ticket, each golfer felt like a winner when they picked up their free putter donated by Total Western.
An 11:30 shotgun start signaled the beginning of the team scramble tournament. While playing the course golfers participated in Closest to the Pin and Long Drive contests sponsored by Lindsay Lumber. If luck was on their side golfers also had the chance to win $25,000 for a Hole-in-One donated by Heath Machine. Cold beverages donated by Triangle Distributing, Pepsi, and Central Water Basin were quickly consumed by golfers in the afternoon sun. As the day came to an end everyone gathered in the ban-
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quet room for a relaxing awards dinner. Chamber President Leonard Crespo made the following presentations to the winners: Closest to the Pin’s, Lisa Rains, Paul Hesse and Darrel Jackson; Putting Contest, Pastor Larry Jameson and First Place Team Scramble; Darrel Jackson, Andrew Jackson, Lou Apodaca and Joe
Holland. Team Scramble awards were sponsored by LA County Supervisor Don Knabe. The evening ended with the drawing of raffle tickets for more than $2,500 in prizes. The grand prize, a full set of Nike clubs, bag and covers went to Kirby LaCaze.
Remembering Patricia
Patricia Lamphear, long time resident of Paramount died Monday, March 17 at home surrounded by her family. She was 84. Mrs. Lamphear lost her threeand-a- half year battle with lung cancer. Pat moved to the southland from Michigan during the great depression attending Dorsey High School in Los Angeles. During WWII she met and married Everett Ralph Lamphear, an Army Lieutenant. They raised six children. She lived the last 55 years of her life in Paramount, giving tirelessly to her community and to her church. She volunteered continuously for Our Lady of
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Grand raffle prize winner Kirby LaCaze owner of Heath Machine with friend Bill Badaski of Carlton Forge.
the Rosary Catholic Church as well as acting as a weekly lector for the
Saturday evening Mass. She was a member of the Altar Society and an associate of the Daughters of Jesus, Mary and Joseph. She was a lifetime member of the Women’s Club of Paramount, Friends of the Library, and President of the Lincoln PTA. She welcomed countless exchange students into her home as a participant in the Paramount Sister City program with Tepic, Nayarit, Mexico. She is survived by her six children and 15 grandchildren. The family requested that donations be made to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. A private interment was held at Riverside National Cemetery. BULK RATE U.S. POSTAGE PAID PERMIT NO. 4 PARAMOUNT, CA 90723