An event honouring the late Glenn Mitchell was held at Lakeview Park Saturday morning
The weather was cold and gloomy on Saturday, Aug. 24, a late-summer aberration that was deemed fitting by more than one speaker at an event honouring Glenn Mitchell, Vernon’s late, much-loved newspaper editor.
"We expected that there would be a few people here besides family, because Glenn was so well loved and respected," Glenn's father Lloyd Mitchell said by way of welcoming the crowd. Tom Skinner, whose wildlife photos Glenn published by the hundreds over the years, kickstarted the five-day fundraising campaign for the bench shortly after Glenn's death. He played the bagpipes Saturday and was among many who told stories of Glenn.
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