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Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 02, 2013
Freedom Rock taking shape
Ray "Bubba" SORENSON of Greenfield adds detail to the "Freedom Rock" recently placed on Main Street in Diagonal.
SORENSON has gained fame for painting patriotic scenes on the original Freedom Rock located north of Greenfield. His goal
is to place Freedom Rocks throughout the state.
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Freedom Rock dedication on Memorial Day
The Amercian Legion posts of Ringgold county are planning a dedication ceremony for the Ringgold County Freedom Rock at
1:30 p.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. Legion posts participating in the dedication are the C.A. Herrington Post #167
of Redding, the Dewey Post #516 of Tingley, the Emmet Liles Post #541 of Ellston, the Kellerton Post #676, the Morris-Herrold
Post #395 of Diagonal and the Ringgold Post #172 of Mount Ayr. Weather permitting the dedication will be held outside on
the community center lawn. Attendees are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. The ladies of the United Church of Diagonal
traditionally sponsor a Memorial Day free-will offering lunch at the community center, starting at noon. Everyone is
welcome to attend the lunch. The Legion posts of Ringgold county are proud to take part in this dedication and hope the
citizens of the county will attend to honor all veterans of Ringgold county.
Photograph courtesy of Mount Ayr Record News
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, May of 2013
Mount Ayr Record-News
Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Saluting the fallen
Members of Ringgold county American Legion posts provide a 21-gun salute during the dedication of the Ringgold County
Freedom Rock in Diagonal Monday. A large number of county residents took part in the ceremony in conjunction with Memorial
Day. State representative Cecil Dolecheck delivered the keynote address, and master of ceremonies Larry Teply provided a
history of the Freedom Rock as well as recognition to the numbers of county citizens who had given their lives in all
American wars since the Civil War.
Photographs courtesy of Mount Ayr Record News
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, June of 2013
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Please include the word "Ringgold" in the subject line. Thank you.
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