The Salt Lake Branch NAACP will hold its annual Life Membership and Freedom Fund Banquet this Friday.
Keith D. Wright, Fannie Mae vice president for regional management, housing and community development, will speak at the event, which starts with a 6 p.m. reception. It will be at the Grand America Hotel, 555 S. Main St.
"Join us as we salute the extraordinary accomplishments of our awardees and life members of the NAACP," branch president Jeanetta Williams said.
Awards to be presented include the Albert B. Fritz Civil Rights Worker of the Year Award. Fritz was president of the Salt Lake Branch from 1957 to 1965.
For more information, contact the Salt Lake Branch NAACP at 801-250-5088.
Patriotic tradition
The 78-year-old and his wife, LaRae, placed 322 flags donated by the American Legion on veterans' graves.
Promontory Point fire
Crews on Friday continued to battle a 4,000-acre fire on the west side of Promontory Point.
abused as a child graduates
In 1997, Amanda endured three months in the hospital after her mother’s boyfriend abused her. On graduation night, she was no different from any other teenager.
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