Our Town

We all get a bit of blustery pride when we talk about “our town.” The view from the Sulphur Creek Bridge, the bandstand on the square, and our 1880s courthouse and the pool and Hostess House all make us proud. Many of us will remember, and testify with pride to the story of the old “cowboy” welcome sign and how it “used to be” and was resurrected to once again welcome people to Lampasas on Hwy 281 by the airport.
The obviously busiest local volunteer group, Vision Lampasas, spends a lot of time making our town even better, and making us even prouder.  One of the Vision members, Kathryn Mezger, had the vision of another well-needed welcome sign on Hwy 183, one of the most traveled paths into Lampasas. Sadly, before she could see her vision through, Kathryn passed away.
But the vision is to be completed. Vision Lampasas, along with Kathryn’s husband Bill, and their company Mezger Enterprises, are working on it.  One of Kathryn’s friend’s and Vision member, Libby Bluntzer, is spearheading the effort. The new “Welcome to Lampasas” sign will be erected on Hwy 183 on the property of Ronnie and Sue Ellen Bumpas. It will feature Mezger stone and metal lettering provided by Chris Odum. The sign is predicted to stand about 13 ft tall and 16 ft wide and we’d expect it to be pretty special. City Manager Finley deGraffenried told us they should be doing foundation work this week. We’ll watch as Kathryn’s vision comes to fruition, and on the occasion that we drive into town on Hwy 183, we’ll all flush with a bit of pride about “our town.”

​RW