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By Joanne Winer Celia's Rainbow Gardens will be holding its 2nd annual 9/11 Cer- emony to honor the memories of those who were lost on that hor- rible day, and also to honor all the fi rst responders who not only were there helping during that disaster, but who have served in our com- munities. Last year on 9/11, there was a special dedication of the Bell tow- er, and representatives from the Fire Dept., Police Dept., VFW, VFW Auxiliary, Honor Guard, and Operation Hero Comfort attended with many others to dedicate this area of the Gardens to the people we know as Heroes. These are the brave men and women, whose ser- vice is so important to this town, this county, this state, and the whole country. There will be mon- uments built this winter to honor all of these people whose unselfi sh- ness has given us the freedoms we enjoy, and who also help to keep our cities and their residents safe. There will be 6 monuments added to this area during the winter months- -a special one for showing respect and remembrance to those who lost their lives on 9/11 at the Twin Tow- ers, the Pentagon and in the fi elds where the plane went down. This disaster, a terrorist plot against the United States, should never ever be forgotten, nor should the lives of the almost 3,000 people who died that day. Their sacrifi ces should never be taken for granted, and especially not those who put their lives on the line to go into those buildings to help rescue any survivors. Another special monument will honor all branches of the military. These brave men and women who have fought for this country, some who have paid the ultimate price, should also never be forgotten, and we will make sure that they are re- membered for what they have done to make this country safe for all of us, and for helping other countries enjoy the same freedoms we know. Our military is always ready to do what is asked of them, and those who are still serving deserve to be honored as well as those who have passed on. We are hoping to get some volunteers to help with this monument as well. I will be working with the VFW and other military groups to build this monument to honor everyone who has or is wearing the uniform to show them the respect they are due. We are hoping that a lot of other people who feel the same will want to volunteer for these monuments and help get them done with us. There will also be two monuments to honor Fire and Rescue and Law Enforcement, one on each side of the 9/11 monument. Chief Hess and his wonderful crew have said they would help build the monument for the Fire Dept. and Rescue one, and am hoping to have the Police and other Law Enforcement groups do the same with theirs. We will be having several work sessions and also a couple of fundraisers to buy whatever insignias, logos, fl ags, etc. will be needed to complete the mon- uments. Maybe bake sales, pancake breakfast, chili lunch, dinners, etc. - anything that can help get what is needed to fi nish off the monuments and landscape the areas. The other two monuments will include any other groups of fi rst re- sponders--BLM, Search and Res- cue, Fish and Game and Wildlife, etc. (they all work on wildfi res and water rescues, etc.) There will be a special area on one of the monu- ments here to recognize the Yarnell 19 fi refi ghters who lost their lives when their Hotshots were all killed during the wildfi re in Yarnell sever- al years ago--they were also remem- bered at the dedication ceremony and their names were read and the bells tolled for each of them. It was a beautiful ceremony. This summer has been so hot and humid that the plans we had to work on some of these monuments had to be put on hold--I just could not ask anyone to work outside in this weath- er and I know I could not do it either, so we will schedule several work ses- sions during the winter. With some fundraisers to help with the cost of the monuments, we hope we can muster up some enthusiasm and volunteers who would be willing to give some time to help get this area done. We are look- ing for anyone with experience laying blocks, mixing cement, and mortar, placing rocks on cement bases, raking, moving rocks, and doing some land- scaping with trees, bushes and cacti. If you are unable to do labor like that but still would like to help, any work sessions we schedule will have a picnic lunch provided and we can always use some people to help set up and serve lunch to the hard workers! With the cooperation of the Parks and Recreation Board, and its members, and also The Town Of Quartzsite and town employees from Parks and Rec. and Public Works, this area has been worked on over the last year to include the building of the bell arch and the hanging of the bells, as well as a lot of gravelling done too. There is still a lot of things to do this winter, and we can really use some help, even if you only have a little time, it will

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