Posted on 05/25/2002 12:22:50 PM PDT by let freedom sing
KOVR-13 news item From MyDogDaisy | 2002-05-24 18:37:22 replied
Forgive me for sending this note to you, but I note you posted an item about KCRA. I want to alert FR to something that happened that was reported on KOVR-13 on Thursday 5/23/02 but don't know how to post here. Maybe you saw the item on the news.
It concerned the Navy SEAL, Niel Roberts, who was killed in Operation Anaconda. He is from Woodland, CA. Well, they are building a new high school there. Some of the citizens wanted to name this new school after him. They came to the school board meeting with signatures from many people to request that the school board choose his name. Well, the board listened politely, then voted, and decided to name the school Pioneer High School instead of Niel Roberts High School. The citizens were outraged about this - they said just wait until the school board asks them to vote for a school bond.
I see nothing about this anywhere and fear that it will get buried over this holiday weekend. (snip) Would you put this up on FR so others can see it and maybe get something going on this site? I don't know what the citizens will do, but it seems just so stupid to ignore this hero when a small town like Woodland has this opportunity to really do something to keep his memory alive and honor him for his service and sacrifice.
Forgive me my impertinence in writing to you, but I was just looking for someone to help with this.
Thank you.
Woodland seems to be a pretty conservative, Republican town.
Funny-- Woodlands' local paper called The Daily Democrat?
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