One of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. s most admirable traits was his patience. Appropriate, since the recognition of his legacy will wait until February this year.
A 5K invites the Somerset community to run and help save lives this July.
The Healthy Somerset, Get Together, Stick Together 5K will be on July 10 at Rocky Hollow Park, and it will raise money for UNICEF (United Nations Children s Fund) to help send Covid-19 vaccines globally to poor, underdeveloped countries including Africa and India. It has been spearheaded by four Somerset locals who are dedicated to bringing people together and advocating for the importance of the Covid-19 vaccinations both within their community and across the world. If I ve learned anything during this whole pandemic it is that we are all so deeply connected, and I think that needs to be stated over and over again, said Chris Brannock, who was first inspired for the event. As much as we in this country are quickly getting back to normal, our brothers and sisters across this whole world are not. So I kept getting frustrated of what can you do. I m not a nurse. I m not a doctor. I don t know how to give vac
By Christopher Harris
Commonwealth Journal May 8, 2021
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Kathy Townsend (far left) and JaKaye Garth (in the foreground), seen speaking here at this yearâs Martin Luther King, Jr. Day event in Somerset, are two of the founders of the Lake Cumberland Diversity Council, along with Rikiyah Pryor. File
In his 1963 commencement address at American University, the late President John F. Kennedy famously said, âIf we cannot now end our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.â
Here in Somerset â thanks to the tumultuous summer of 2020 â local people are working on making this community at least, if not the world itself, safer for its own diversity to flourish.
By Christopher Harris
Commonwealth Journal May 6, 2021
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Rocky Hollow Park has seen a number of improvements made recently â and they ll be on display this weekend at the City of Somerset s Saturday in the Park event from noon to 2 p.m. Christopher Harris I CJ Sunday in the Park With George was a beloved Steven Sondheim musical, but the City of Somerset can do him one better â by moving that date in the park up a day. Saturday in the Park is the latest outdoor event planned by the City of Somerset, as a chance to get outside, get some exercise and fresh air, and get acquainted with the new-look Rocky Hollow Park downtown.