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Local Bolivar benefactor seeds $3 million gift reshaping town
Bolivar Missouri earns a new science center and sports fields as a $3 million trust fund and a $118,000 stock gift from David Delarue spur economic gains. The fund will provide annual interest to city and county governments and six schools, with principal later at the 2100 horizon. Mayor Joe Lemmon notes a lack of formal dedications despite the philanthropy. Delarue, now retired in Fort Lauderdale, remains attentive via friends and newspapers.
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Polk County
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