Friday, September 14, 2012
People cap years of work by becoming U.S. citizens today during the nationalization ceremony at James A. Garfield National Historic Site
Thirty people from 20 different countries and four different continents gathered for their naturalization ceremony this morning in James A. Garfield National Historic Site. After years of work, the immigrants -- who came from Morocco, Belarus, Croatia, Canada and more -- became citizens of the United States. U.S. District Court Judge William Baughman presided over what has become a biannual tradition at the national park. Rudolph Garfield, the great-grandson of President James Garfield, also spoke at the ceremony. He congratulated the new citizens and let them know that they were now members of "our family."
Friday, July 6, 2012
Twenty-five people from across the globe celebrated the Fourth of July by becoming citizens of the United States of America
Twenty-five people. They came from 20 different countries and four continents -- leaving the Ukraine, Zambia, the Phillipines, Iran, Pakistan and more -- to gather Friday at James A. Garfield National Historic Site in Mentor. And today they are all Americans. These 25 people became U.S. citizens during the park's annual Fourth of July naturalization ceremony. Ohio State Rep. Ron Young was one of the government officials who congratulated them Friday. "You've come to a country where you have the opportunity -- in fact, not just the opportunity but the challenge, if you will -- to pursue your highest an most noble goal," Young said. "Whether that's to be an artist, a business leader, a government leader -- whatever your goal is, America …
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
City will celebrate the holiday with annual parade, fireworks show
The city of Mentor will celebrate the Fourth of July with a pair of local traditions -- the afternoon parade through the Headlands neighborhood and the fireworks show at night. The parade will begin at noon at the intersection of Forest and Garden roads before heading east on Garden, then north on Corduroy and ending at Lake Overlook and Corduroy Road. This year's parade will have the theme "celebrating 60 years of an American tradition." Then the fireworks show begins at dusk on the property of Mentor High School. Here are a few spots in the city that make for prime firework watching: Finally, James A. Garfield National Historic Site has its own Fourth of July tradition. Each year the Mentor home of President Garfield hosts a …
Friday, September 16, 2011
People cap years of work by becoming U.S. citizens today during the nationalization ceremony at James A. Garfield National Historic Site
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- Jason Lea
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Friday, September 16, 2011
Thirty-two people gathered Friday morning at James A. Garfield National Historic Site. They came from Mexico and Russia, Uzbekistan and Togo, Ecuador and Poland. They represented 15 countries from five continents. But they all left as U.S. citizens. They attended as a naturalization ceremony that has become a biannual tradition for the national park. State Rep. Ron Young (R-Leroy Township) spoke at the ceremony. "It's such an honor and a privilege to be in your presence – people that have worked so hard and for such a long time to join us here in this wonderful country," he said. U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Arthur Harris swore in the new citizens. Abraham Syangany Ibrahim Fiodembo was among them. He moved from Kenya to the U.S. 10 years …
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Let's celebrate our country's independence one more time with this slideshow of the past weekend's events
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Jason Lea
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Thursday, July 7, 2011
The city of Mentor had a busy Fourth of July weekend, complete with a naturalization ceremony at the home of President James Garfield, a parade through its Headlands and a fireworks finale at Civic Center Park. See the best of this trifecta on this week's Viewfinder.
Friday, July 1, 2011
People cap years of work by becoming U.S. citizens today during the nationalization ceremony at James A. Garfield National Historic Site
- THE NEIGHBORHOOD FILES
- Jason Lea
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Friday, July 1, 2011
Eighteen people from 13 different countries and four different continents gathered for their naturalization ceremony this morning in James A. Garfield National Historic Site. After years of work, the immigrants who came from China, Syria, Mexico, India and more, became citizens of the United States. "I think there is no more fitting place for this ceremony than James A. Garfield National Historic Site," Ranger Todd Arrington said. "At this site, we honor a man who came from abject poverty to become president of the United States. "We tell people all the time in this country that you can do anything you set your mind to because this is America and this is the land where dreams come true. I think James Garfield is the perfect personification…
Jason Lea
11:13 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Wow, that is... indefensible. Thank you. more ›