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July 17, 2009
Volunteers build church in tiny Pacific County town
Thanks to donations, the 4,000-square-foot Lebam church is being built for about $75K.
By MIKE MARSH
The Daily World
AP Photo/The Daily World, MacLeod Pappidas
[enlarge]Volunteers last week added framing and tacked up tar paper to the new walls of the Lebam Community Church.
LEBAM, Pacific County — Ask most people about the town of Lebam and their likely response is, “You know how it got its name, right?” They are then likely to share the story of how Jotham Weeks Goodell named the town in 1890 using the reverse spelling of his daughter Mabel's name.
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