US events to honor civil rights leader

January 17, 2022 Dedicated Hosting News 0

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remembered

King is remembered for his important contributions to the civil rights movement in America.

ATLANTA – Many across the U.S. on Monday will honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through marches, tributes and volunteering in an effort to improve their communities.

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is observed each year on the third Monday in January. King, who would have turned 93 on Jan. 15, was a pastor and civil rights leader who dedicated his life to achieving racial equality — a goal he said was inseparable from alleviating poverty and stopping war.

King helped organize rallies and boycotts, including the successful Montgomery bus boycott, and advocated for peaceful protests. King delivered his iconic “I Have a…

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Bridge To Be Dedicated In Honor Of Fallen Soldier | Community

November 1, 2021 Dedicated Hosting News 0

PIERRE — The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs will be hosting a State Bridge Dedication Ceremony to honor U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gregory Wagner.

The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021, at the Hanson High School Gymnasium in Alexandria (600 Juniper St.).

The South Dakota Highway 38 bridge over the James River east of Mitchell will be dedicated to SSG Wagner.

Wagner graduated in 1989 from Hanson High School in Alexandria, and soon after enlisted in the South Dakota National Guard. His unit was deployed to Iraq in October 2005. On May 8, 2006, he died when his convoy was attacked in a Baghdad neighborhood. He was a member of the…

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Arroyo Grande hosting public dedication, park renaming ceremony in honor of late police chief

September 23, 2021 Dedicated Hosting News 0

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ARROYO GRANDE, Calif. – The City of Arroyo Grande is hosting a public dedication and renaming ceremony on Saturday in honor of late Police Chief Beau D. Pryor.

Chief Pryor died the morning of April 21, 2021, at 50 years old.

He served as chief of the Arroyo Grande Police Department from 2017 until his retirement in mid-2020.

In light of his passing, AG City Council adopted a resolution to rename Police Tribute Park to “Chief Beau D. Pryor Memorial Park.”

The event will be held at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 25, at the Arroyo Grande Police Department

The city said Pryor left an indelible mark on the City of Arroyo Grande by providing leadership to the police department and demonstrating what it means to…

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Hookstown post office to honor life of Sergeant Dylan Elchin

August 13, 2021 Dedicated Hosting News 0

HOOKSTOWN — The Hookstown Post Office will be dedicated to a local hero this Monday.

The post office is hosting a dedication ceremony to honor the life of Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan J. Elchin at 1 p.m. The native of Brighton and Raccoon townships died while serving the country in Afghanistan during 2018.

Elchin was a Hopewell High School graduate who followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, who served eight years in the U.S. Army. After graduating in 2012, Elchin enlisted in the Air Force as a special tactics combat controller and was trained for combat operations like precision strikes, personnel recovery, reconnaissance, air traffic control and terminal attack control operations.

After being credited for saving lives for his role overseas, Elchin was killed when a…

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