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hit. We have some great, world-renowned artists, and other artists that are amazing and haven’t made a name for themselves yet.” “The biggest challenge is being away from the Weirs. It’s much busier down there. Getting the word out is the big thing.” For a Delaware man who goes by the name Kumer, the light crowd on Thursday meant that he “Kumer,” from Delaware, gets a bald eagle tattooed on his shoul- practically had his pick der by North Carolina-based Mary Jane’s Custom Tattoos, one of the many talented artof the many artists that are part of the East Coast Tattour, held through Saturday at the Lake Opechee Conference Center. (Laco- ists at the convention. He settled on Mary Jane’s nia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho) Custom Tattoos, one of the from preceding page up-and-coming artists. “I’ve been thinking about getting another tattoo for a “We’re really excited, trying to get while,” he said, and when he read about people here. What we’re running into the event in the Rally News he figured is people just don’t know about it,” the time was right. He had Mary Jane said Dowd. ink a bald eagle’s head on his left shoulThe event’s pre-publicity included der, to complement a wolf he’s had on advertisements in newspapers, webhis right shoulder for many years. sites, radio stations and the Rally Laura Lynn, the event’s spokesmoNews magazine, as well as marketdel, planned to make a trip to Weirs ing on social media platforms. Despite Beach yesterday to let people like those measures, the event was off to Kumer know about the event. She a slow start, something she expected figured the tattour would be an easy would improve as soon as spread the sell. “Tattooing and motorcycling go word. The Tattour is in its first year, hand-in-hand. That’s a culture that and Laconia is the first stop for the embraced the tattooing industry from tour. The next stop is Lake George for the beginning. This is a natural marJuly 6 through 8, and Myrtle Beach riage,” she said. after that. “We want to make it a
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VIGIL from page one year that the Northeast POW/MIA Network Freedom Ride has joined in the vigil during Motorcycle Week, which this year also fell on Flag Day. Bob Jones, a local POW-MIA activist who was instrumental in starting the vigil, said it was the largest turnout ever for the vigil, so much so that the northbound lane of Rte. 3 was closed near the park in order to allow motorcycle parking for some of the 700 or more who showed up for the event. Governor John Lynch was on hand and spoke at the ceremony but left it up to Jones to announce that the bridge on Rte. 3 south of the town is now officially designated as the POW/ MIA Vigil-Freedom Ride Bridge. Keynote speaker was retired U.S.
known as “The Lone Marine” for his work in the POW/MIA movement and especially for his stirring salute to veterans during the 2002 Rolling Thunder event, which has since become an annual event in which thousands of veterans ride their motorcycles through Washington, D.C., to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall. ‘’I’m honored to be standing here in a community which has given so much support to POWs and MIAs and raised the awareness of so many people,’’ said Chambers. This year’s Freedom Ride was dedicated to Sgt. Bowe Berghal, a prisoner of war who has been held by the Taliban in Afghanistan since June 30, 2009. Jones and other speakers urged the U.S. government to do all in