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Adelaide Landing park named BY SHANNON GRANHOLM LEAD EDITOR

National Newspaper Week highlights importance of a free press reported the inception of National Newspaper Week, in which “the entire press can organize in a united front to impress American readers with the reliability, integrity and enterprise of their newspapers.” The annual week-long ccelebration of America's newspapers started against a backdrop of global instability and political tension. In Europe, the Nazi Regime was rapidly expanding its power. Adolf Hitler

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Each year, National Newspaper Week celebrates the service of newspapers and their employees across North America. This year marks the 80th anniversary of the annual week-long observance, which started Sunday, Oct. 4 and runs through Saturday, Oct. 11. National Newspaper Week began in 1940 and stemmed from California's Newspaper Appreciation Week, which had begun six years earlier. In August 1940, The California Publisher

HUGO — Following discussion at two Parks Commission meetings and two City Council meetings, the new park in the Adelaide Landing development officially has a name. The City Council unanimously voted Sept. 21 to name the new park Arcand Park in tribute to Arthur Arcand, who once owned and farmed the land where Adelaide Landing is located. The item was originally on the council’s consent agenda for the Sept. 8 meeting, but action was delayed pending further discussion. Mayor Tom Weidt and Council Member Chuck Haas said they would both like to see the item go back to the Parks Commission for further discussion. The Parks Commission had recommended the new park be called Adelaide Landing Park. At the Sept. 21 meeting, Parks Planner Shayla Denaway explained that the city received input from residents by mail, email, phone and social media on the name. Some name suggestions included: Arcand Park, Arthur Arcand Park, Adelaide Angels Park, Dragonfly Park, Heron Ridge City Park and Kangaroo Crossing. Ultimately, the Parks Commission decided to stick with its original choice, Adelaide Landing Park, and name the sports field after Arthur Arcand. The item was once again on the council’s consent agenda for Sept. 21 but pulled off again at the request of Haas for further discussion. “It seems to me that we have a pretty vibrant historical society, and we do a lot to maintain some connection with our past. I think we should keep that in mind when we name our parks,” Haas said. “I think we ought to seriously consider maintaining a historical connection between our park names and our city residents who have been here for decades and generations.” Haas added that several Arcands have not only made great contributions to the city, but have been and continue to be community service volunteers. In addition, he said, several of them have served in the military. Weidt said, “The farming community needs to have that respect when it is time for them to move on and they sell off their land. They get acknowledged through time that they were there and they made a difference. There have been a lot of Arcands in town that have made contributions to the city, served in the military and done all sorts of things. I think honoring their heritage by naming the entire


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