Special honor

Members of the Lauderdale-LaGrange Fire and Rescue Department are honored Feb. 25, in conjunction with Firefighter and EMT Appreciation Day, at LaGrange United Methodist Church, (front, left to right) John Duerst, Kim Dama, Mel Taylor, Frank Taylor, Chris Dunham, (back) Pete Koss, Steve Taylor, Steve Smith and Eric Taylor. The department has served since its formation in 1959. (Tom Ganser photo)