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Atchison's Juneteenth canceled by virus

By Brian Hagen

05/18/2020

(KAIR)--Atchison’s annual Juneteenth celebration has been canceled.
That was discussed May 12, during the regular meeting of the Atchison County Commission, where requests for 2021 financial support were heard.

Don Bratton, Treasurer of the Atchison Juneteenth Committee, appeared before the Commission. “Every year, we have a celebration,” Bratton said. We didn’t have one this year because we’re respecting the safety of everybody in our community, just everyone in general, because of the COVID-19 virus.”
The celebration, commemorating African-American emancipation, is annually held over the course of a June weekend at Atchison’s LFM Park.

The 2020 event had been planned for June 13 and 14.

The Juneteenth Committee has requested funding of $2,000, but told the Commission any amount is appreciated. The County approved funding of $1,000 for the committee last year. “You’ve always been there for us, and we depend on people’s donation to help us have this celebration,” Bratton said.

The 2021 budget request, along with others made to the Commission by other area non-profit organizations, will be considered, and finalized, in the future.

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