Macomb Weekly.pdf

Vae Hamilton, a former Macomb resident and working artist, has lived her life with three goals in mind: to be the best artist she can be, to travel to every continent, and to be an interesting old lady. She has traveled to every continent except Antarctica and has been a working artist for nearly 30 years. Hamilton often refers to childhood memories for inspiration when her artist's well runs dry. She has a tradition of creating homemade Christmas cards, which sometimes feature an angel, and has been influenced by her high school art teacher, Dr. Don Scharfenberg. Meanwhile, the Quincy Scottish Rite Masons are offering a free Child ID Program to help parents prepare for the safe return of their child in case of a kidnapping. The program involves recording a child's name, age, and date, photographing, weighing, measuring, and fingerprinting them, and taking a DNA sample. West Prairie Middle School principal Eunice Lutz is being recognized for her decades of dedication and will serve as Grand Marshal of the Colchester Labor Day parade. The McDonough Telephone Cooperative is holding its 55th annual members meeting, featuring entertainment and door prizes.