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PHOTO GALLERY: Mable Ringling Memorial Fountain dedication ceremony


  • By Harriet Sokmensuer
  • | 5:00 a.m. January 12, 2014
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PHOTO GALLERY: Mable Ringling Memorial Fountain dedication ceremony
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Isabel and Milton Rauch
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Pat Pettit, Pam Steele and Dale Cohlan
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Rebecca Morgan and Wilson Stiles
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Erin McLeod and Bob Carter
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Pearson Bhagwat.JPG; Maria-Elisabeth Mantius, Piera Freitag, Wil Pearson and Gisela Bhagwat
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Todd and Heather Kucharski
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Kate and Bill Korp
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Jane Kirshner and Tom Buchter
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Jon and Jan Smally
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Olivia Haynes and Kelley Anderson
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Jeff and Joyce Hart with Deborah Walk
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Sharron and Charles Haggard with Dee Calvert
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Robert Caplinger with Katherine, Matthew and Elzabeth Meibers
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Richard, Mari and Barbara Blumenthal and Pearse Kelly with Ronni and Dov Blumenthaal.
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Commissioner Suzanne Atwell with Rebecca Morgan
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