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Show ? i t till .. I , . vr -1 PHOTO BY CHERIE HUBER County commissioner Harold Tippetts addressed the Daughters Daugh-ters of the Utah Pioneers at their tree planting ceremony in Farmington to honor the Constitution. He reminded attendees atten-dees of the names on the plaque behind him, and of their sacrifices for freedom. Davis County DUP plants tree to honor Constitution The Daughters of Utah Pioneers in Davis County, Farming-ton-Centerville area, held a tree planting ceremony Oct. 7 at the Davis County Courthouse. The ceremony honored the Bicentennial Bicen-tennial of the U.S. Constitution. Mary Johnson of Farmington, president of the county DUP, welcomed all those present and special guests. Commissioner Harold Tippetts, Mayor Robert Arbuckle, Farmington; and E.T. Johnson, former mayor Farmington. Irene Kirkland led the pledge of allegiance to the country's flag. Boy Scout Troop 1121, Centerville 21st Ward, North Stake, posted the colors, just east of the Courthouse on State Street. Scoutmaster is Jim Yardley. The Ruth Gatrell Singers sang "I Love America." Commissioner Tippetts spoke on behalf of the Davis County people, thanking the DUP for selecting this site at the courthouse court-house to plant the tree, a honey locust. He said, "We honor the pioneers and those of the nation who wrote the U.S. Constitution." Constitu-tion." He read the Preamble of the Constitution, standing in front of the plaque honoring the veterans of Davis County during the Vietnam era. Mayor Arbuckle gave the dedicatory prayer and shoveled in the soil around the tree. Other guests also took part in the ceremony, adding soil during the ceremony. The tree was planted near the flagpole, just east of the Courthouse Court-house on State Street. |