4.2 Salina JournalTHE SALINA JOU~AL has made many significant
c~ntributi~ns to the growth and quality of life
in Safina and the surrounding area; and
WHEREAS,
over the years THE SALI~A JOURNAL has sponsored
humdrums free public concerts for the benefit
and enjnym~nt of area residents; and
THE SALINA JOUR~£ in cooperation with the
Salina Bicentennial Center on Saturday, August 14,
1982, provided a free public concert by the
United States Air Force Academy Band, which was
enjoyed by thousands of Salinans and peopl~ from
surrounding counties; and
President Fred Vandegrift,~ Editor Gl~nn Williams,
Vice President and Treasurer Paul Webb, and many
other m~mbers of THE SA£1NA JOURNAL staff worked
long and diligently to make this event possible.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVE~ that the City Com~issio~on
behalf of the residents of Salina and the trad~
are%d~es hereby express gratitude and sincere
appreciation to THE SALI~ JOU~AL for helping
make Salina an enjoyable place to live and to
visit.
IX WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto
set my hand and caused the Seal of
the City of Salina, Kansas, to be
affixed this 16th day of August,
1982.
WHEREAS,
it is the calling of the Journalist to observe dispassionately the
passing scene and to record accurately the events, great and small,
of his time, to the end that all who read his work may be informed
of the world about them; and
WHEREAS,
it is the function of the Editorialist to comment upon such events
and to examine the motives of the men and women who shape them and,
thus, mold our world; and
WHEREAS,
GLENN WILLIAMS, for thirty-one years of valued work with The Salina
Journal, has kept faith with the Journalist's creed of fairness and
accuracy and with the Editorialist's commitment to a passionate
search for truth in the babel of conflicting voices; and
WHEREAS,
he has, upon occasion, in editorial comment of wit and wisdom,
pointed out the preferred direction of public policy for this and
other public bodies; and
WHEREAS, such advice, unsolicited and often ignored, was tendered in a spirit
of community concern and good citizenship; and
WHEREAS,
it is his decision to retire from the daily fray of producing a
community newspaper, leaving an envied legacy of accomplishment for
those who follow him; and
WHEREAS,
it is the City of Salina's desire to wish him well in retirement and
to thank him for his contributions to community life and for his
support of those institutions and that heritage which make life in
Salina fulfilling;
SO NOW, THEREFORE, we offer this document as a token of our esteem, our
gratitude and our enduring friendship.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Seal of the City of Salina,
Kansas, to be affixed this 17th day of August,
1982.
Keith G. Duckers, Mayor