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Board of Directors

​JoE Lamica - President (Co-Founder)
​Carol Lamica - treasurer (Co-Founder)

​Linda Smith - Secretary
​Terry Parthemore - Director of Recreation
​John Jacobs - Director of Public Relations
 

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​Linda is an Oklahoma native, now living in Kanab, UT. She has 3 children, 6 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren. Throughout her life she has been involved with ranching, trucking, worked at a feed store, and a rodeo arena. Over the last 20 years, she has raised and registered Texas Longhorns. Linda also spent 15 years as a 4-H leader. She is since retired but has been employed in bookkeeping and accounting, human resources, customer service, and youth employment training. Linda has a familial connection to our nation’s veterans. She lost a nephew who served during the Vietnam War and her son served in the Army. Currently, her oldest grandson is serving in the Korean DMZ.  

PictureTerry
​Terry resides in Kanab, UT, where he has served as the Commander of the American Legion, Post 69, for the last 10 years. Throughout his 30-year military career, Terry served in the Marine Corps and was deployed in Vietnam where he worked as a door gunner and flew several covert combat missions. He was wounded during his service and continued to serve as a Marine for an additional 2 years. Terry later joined the Pennsylvania Army National Guard as a Turbine Engine Mechanic. His most recent role was as a Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Specialist. Terry retired from the military in 1998. In his spare time, Terry enjoys fostering dogs who are in need of homes. You also might see Terry entertaining tourists as a gun-slinging cowboy in the Little Hollywood Movie Museum shootouts.

Picture(L-R) Joe, John, & Carol


​​John grew up in Kanab, UT and Fredonia, AZ. He finds many ways to give back to his local community through volunteering and fundraising efforts. He has volunteered for the Symphony of the Canyons Christmas Dinner, Western Legends, Youth Symphony Halloween Carnival, and Toys for Tots. John also works with the local scouting program, the American Legion, and the Kane County Volunteer Center. When he is not helping out the community, he enjoys spending time with his wife and six children and ‘jeeping’ around the southwest..

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