FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER — MAY 15, 2013 – The Bryte & Broderick Community Action Network will hold an organizational meeting for this year’s West Sacramento Veterans Day Parade at 6 p.m. on May 20 in the local library, 1212 Merkley Avenue. Any person, business or other organization interested in supporting or assisting the parade plan [...]
Aug 062012
FROM THE WEST SACRAMENTO NEWS-LEDGER — AUG 1, 2012 – Ian Gilmour, a firefighter/emergency medical technician with the West Sacramento Fire Department, was chosen by the national Veterans of Foreign Wars organization as “firefighter of the year” for 2012. Nominees were in the hundreds, reports Gary Reason, commander of Post 8762 in West Sacramento. They [...]
Jun 082012
NEWS-LEDGER — JUNE 6, 2012 – From the Yolo County Office of Education The Yolo County Office of Education (YCOE) celebrated “Operation Recognition” on Thursday, May 24, at the Yolo County Office of Education Conference Center. The program gave honorary high school diplomas to veterans unable to earn their diplomas because they left school to [...]
Apr 152012
NEWS-LEDGER — APRIL 11, 2012 – A woman who has involved herself in West Sacramento’s community has earned “Woman of the Year” distinction in Mariko Yamada’s 8th Assembly District. Debbie Reynolds, 35, joined other state-wide honorees in receiving the award in a ceremony at the capitol on March 26. “I was a little bit nervous,” [...]
FROM THE NEWS-LEDGER – Tattered or worn American flags will be retired with “proper pomp and ceremony” on Feb. 25 at the West Plainfield Fire Station, 24901 C.R. 95 in Davis at 9 a.m. Drop off your old flags at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8762, 905 Drever St., West Sacramento. The public is [...]
NEWS-LEDGER — JAN 25, 2012 – A local veterans post presented awards to a pair of West Sacramento firefighters on Jan. 11, after the pair were selected for the honors by a vote among their coworkers. Engineer Andy Moore was named “Firefighter of the Year” and firefighter Ian Gilmour was “EMT of the Year,” in [...]
Nov 172011
Editor’s note: The News-Ledger covered last week’s Veterans Day Parade with an article and several photos in its Nov. 16 edition. Following are more photos from the dozens we took, along with the Nov. 16 article. NEWS-LEDGER — NOV 16, 2011 The damp skies showed some mercy, and the first try at a Veterans Day [...]
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