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Angel Garza s daughter, Amerie Jo, was one of the 19 children killed in Uvalde, Texas. He spoke outside the U.S. Capitol Wednesday during a rally calling on Congress to ban assault weapon stanley cup s. I m begging you to make a change, he said. Nobody sits here and thinks about these things because it doesn t happen to them. I promise you. You do not want this to ha stanley cup ppen to you. I promise you. Andrea DiMattina traveled from Glenview, Illinois, to participate in the rally. Listening to the parents from Uvalde this afternoon just crushed my soul. We gotta keep showing up, she said.Faye Rosenberg traveled with her daughter from Highland Park, Illinois, to also participate in the rally. We re not going to stop until something is done, she said.The event was organized in less than a week by March Fourth, a group of mothers from Highland Park, Illinois, where a gunman killed seven people and wounded over 30 others at this year s July Fourth parade.The rally attracted several hundred people, including some members of Congress, who joined in on calls to ban the types of weapons used in recent shootings in Uvalde, Buffalo, and Highland Park.The members of Congress included Rep. Brad Schne stanley cup ider, who w Vfct Helena working with businesses on updating event permitting process
Boy Scouts annual Veterans Day Breakfast was held Sunday. Troop 1 scouts served food to those whove served our country.For newer members like Blake Bandel, this event means just as much to them as it does to the veterans. When I was little my dad would always take me to these breakfasts and Id always be running around helping its really nice to have. I had a kid do that today and I thought man, I used to be that kid, Bandel said. Part of their duty as scouts is serving the community. They rack up service hours in order to move up to another rank. My favorite part about it is having to be able to help our community and help them feel more surrounded by people that love them, Bandel said.Bandel and several ranks of scouts all helped serve the veterans on Sunday morning at Holy Spirit Catholi salomon c Parish. Being able to treat vets and other com reebok munity members to a nice meal is one of Eagle Scout Joshua Ritchies favorite ways to serve. This happens to be one of the favorite events of our troop and all of the scouts. We enjoy coming here and serving all the community members of Great Falls so that salomon we can get service hours for our merit badges and our ranks and so that other members can g |
