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Lake County Council proclaims February Black History Month and honors educator Earl H. Smith Jr.; presents retirement recognition
Summary
At its February meeting the Lake County Council unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing Black History Month, approved a resolution honoring the late educator and coach Earl H. Smith Jr., and presented a retirement certificate to longtime county employee Mally Dillard.
The Lake County Council on Feb. 11 unanimously adopted a resolution recognizing February as Black History Month and formally honored the life and career of Earl H. Smith Jr., a longtime educator and coach, while the council presented a retirement certificate to a county employee with 49 years of service.
The Black History Month resolution, introduced during the meeting and read into the record, traces the observance from early annual vigilances in the 1920s through its designation as a month in 1976. Councilman Niemeyer said he…
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