BEDFORD – Please join the Miss Indiana Centennial Committee on Monday, November 27, at 4:30 p.m. to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the setting of the Miss Indiana statue atop the Lawrence County Soldiers, Sailors and Pioneers Monument.
The celebration will take place on the west side of the Lawrence County Courthouse at the base of the statue. Immediately following the outdoor ceremony, the public is invited to attend an art show with light refreshments in the Courthouse rotunda.
Artwork by students from all Lawrence County Schools featuring the Miss Indiana Statue will be on display.
The celebration will begin at 4:30 p.m. with the Presentation of Colors by the American Legion Gillen Post 33 and the placing of a wreath by the Bedford Freemasons to honor Lawrence County veterans and the pioneers who settled the county.
The celebration program is below:
Presentation of Colors & Pledge of Allegiance – American Legion Gillen Post 33
Wreath Laying – Bedford Freemasons
Welcome & Invocation – Lawrence County Commissioner Rodney Fish and Rev. Tim Thompson
Presentation of Distinguished Guests – Lawrence County Councilwoman Janie Craig Chenault and Mayor Sam Craig, City of Bedford
Ceremonial Address – Judge Nathan G. Nikirk Lawrence Circuit Court
Choral Performance – “How Firm a Foundation” & “America” Presented by: Mitchell High School Choir & Bedford North Lawrence High School Choir Under the direction of: Mrs. Amanda Whitmer, Mitchell Choir Director & Mr. Luke Hayden, Bedford North Lawrence Choir Director
Closing Remarks – Mrs. Susan Gales President, Bedford Revitalization, Inc.
