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VOLUME 6, NO. 213
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
COMMISSION MEETING HOLDS PROCLAMATION, DETAILS ECONOMIC TRENDS PLANT CITY RECOGNIZES CONSTITUTION WEEK, EDC SHOWS ANNUAL JOB GROWTH. BRIAN FERNANDES STAFF WRITER
PROCLAMATION FOR CONSTITUTION WEEK
A proclamation was presented recognizing Sept. 17 to Sept. 23, 2022 as Constitution Week in Plant City at Monday’s city commission meeting. Alice Jones, chaplain for the Echebucsassa chapter of Daughters of American Revolution was present for the proclamation.
“Issuing the proclamation every year from the City of Plant City is extremely important to us,” she said. “A lot of times we fail to remember that Sept. 17 is Constitution Day. That constitution gave you the right to be here tonight. That constitution set up this form of government where we have a mayor, and we have a council that you can bring grievances to or ask things of. It is the constitution that guarantees us certain individual rights…” Sept. 17, 2022, marks the 235th anniversary of the drafting of the U.S. constitution.
The U.S. Congress recommended to the president, in 1956, that Constitution Week be held from Sept. 17 to Sept. 23, in which the Daughters of American Revolution played a role in.
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LOCAL AMVETS OFFER FUN AND DONATIONS DURING PATRIOT DAY PLANT CITY’S POST 44 HONORED FALLEN SOLDIERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS
Courtesy of Rosalyne Follman The community came out to a fundraising event in support of cancer patient Jodi Wood Sabrina Tomasina,Courtesy held atof the Plant City Elks Lodge, on Aug. 19. Dozens of motorcyclists put on a display as they pulled onto the premises of Plant City’s AmVets Post 44 for the 15th Annual Patriot Day Observance and Remembrance Ride, on Sept. 10.
BRIAN FERNANDES STAFF WRITER
It was an event to reflect on a memo able day in American history, with the 15th Annual Patriot Day Observance and Remembrance Ride on Sept. 10.
Attendees were present at the AmVets Post 44 in Plant City, to pay homage to those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, due to terrorist attacks on the country. One of the spectacles during the event was the traditional procession of motorcycles that rode onto the open field “The riders’ group is required to be either AmVets, Ladies of Auxiliary, or Sons (of AMVETS),” said John “Doc” Cameron, commander of Post 44.
The bikers left their rides parked in an orderly fashion - a display that added to the festivities. The day of observance also honored local veterans, such as retired Army Captain Gerry Lawrence who was wrapped with a quilt from the Quilts of Valor for his service.
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