You may have seen this in today's MJ but if you are one of those that don't read the newspapers we would like to remind you of this dedication ceremony. It takes place tomorrow, Friday, December 11, 1 P.M., at the Boy-with-the-Boot on Wells Avenue. It's a dedication ceremony for the unveiling of the new Cathy Salter Memorial made possible with the generous donation from the Wellsville Eagles earlier this year.
Village officials have arranged the agenda for a very meaningful dedication ceremony. Mayor Joe Surace will act as Master-of-Ceremonies with Village Administrator Jim Saracco leading the Pledge of Allegiance. The high School's Ebony & Ivory Chorus & members of the WHS Band will perform musical selections. Brief remarks will be made by State Sen. Jason Wilson, State Rep. Linda Bolen, County Commissioners Penny Traina, Jim Hoppel & Dan Bing, EL Municipal Court Judge Melissa Byers-Emmerling, Attorney Nick Amato and members of the Salter family.
Flag raising duties for the newly erected flag pole will be handled by members of Wellsville's VFW Post 5647/Memorial Council. Wellsville ministers Rev. Darlene Zanders & Rev. Bill Betteridge will offer the invocation and benediction. Members of the Wellsville Police & Fire Dept. will be there to represent the firemen & policemen that lost their lives on 9/11.
The ceremony is in honor of one of Wellsville's own that lost her life in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Twin Towers in New York City. Cathy Salter was Wellsville born and graduated from WHS. After college she relocated to work in New York. She vanished that day while working in the Towers. The memorial is proof written in stone that Wellsville will always have a spot for Cathy in our hearts.
You won't want to miss it.
ole nib
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What a nice ceremony. Even in the cold weather there was a nice crowd. This just shows that Wellsviile folks have the biggest hearts in the world. We will never forget Cathy, or any of the other people who lost their lives on Sept 11 01.
Personally I thought the crowd was abysmal (in fact, "crowd" is the wrong word).
Aside from her four or five family members, two friends, a neighbor of Mrs. Salter, the Ebony and Ivory group, speakers, participants and the safety forces, there was NOT ONE RESIDENT who showed up for this important event.
The street should have been lined with residents honoring one of their own.
Maybe she was just one person, but the event in which she died had an impact on every American and honoring this one victim would have shown honor to the entire country.
Those who did come are to be commended.
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