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Centennial groups celebrate together

By TOM LAVENTURE

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BESSEMER — Three organization are combining patriotic events Wednesday to celebrate 100 years of serving the Bessemer community.

Washington Elementary School, American Legion Post 27/American Legion Auxiliary Unit 27, and Bessemer Womens Club are each 100-years-old in 2019 and each will hold an event on Wednesday, Oct. 10 to celebrate a patriotic theme together at the Bessemer City Hall auditorium. The all-ages open house event is free and open to the public.

“Activists through the decades, these organizations strived to make positive changes to s...