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Longtime Hungry Hearts volunteer Eric Anthony and Adriene Davis, founder and executive director, pause for a quick photo after a lunch run one Tuesday afternoon. Guests enjoyed a carryout meal packed with spaghetti, seasoned Italian-style green beans, garlic bread and a fruit cup. Anthony has been the organization’s right-hand man since day one, said Davis. Ledger photos by Curtis Awbrey

Longtime Hungry Hearts volunteer Eric Anthony and Adriene Davis, founder and executive director, pause for a quick photo after a lunch run one Tuesday afternoon. Guests enjoyed a carryout meal packed with spaghetti, seasoned Italian-style green beans, garlic bread and a fruit cup. Anthony has been the organization’s right-hand man since day one, said Davis. Ledger photos by Curtis Awbrey

Home is where the Heart is

LAWTON – After relocating from one facility to another, one area outreach has found a forever home. What’s more, it’s where it all began.
Sharon Switzer, owner of the Sunrise Diner in Altus, stands next to the cash register. Switzer has owned the restaurant since 1997.  Ledger photo by Tim Farley

Sharon Switzer, owner of the Sunrise Diner in Altus, stands next to the cash register. Switzer has owned the restaurant since 1997. Ledger photo by Tim Farley

Cafe owner cites lifetime fondness for cooking

ALTUS – Sharon Switzer wouldn’t know what to do if she didn’t own the Sunrise Café, a job she has held since 1997. But Switzer is more than a back-office owner. On any given day, she works the cash register, waits on customers and is the chief cook and bottle washer.