| For Immediate Release | For more information contact: |
| March 15, 1999 | Jon Peterson (651-296-5989) |
(ST. PAUL) The Law Enforcement Memorial Association and its Honor Guard is scheduled to open the session of the Minnesota House of Representatives on May 13, 1999, nearly two years after it last opened a session of the House in 1997.
On the morning of the 13th, a LEMA Colors Detail will present the Colors inside the House Chamber, followed by solitary bagpipes from Minnesota Pipes and Drums, and the reading of the Law Enforcement Prayer by LEMA boardmember and newly-elected sheriff of Carver County, Bud Olson. A framed copy of the prayer will be presented to Speaker of the House Steve Sviggum (R-Kenyon) following the ceremony.
"The formality and tradition that surrounds the opening prayer of each legislative session is moving, but nevermore as when the Memorial Association draws our attention to the men and women who gave their lives for us," said State Representative Rich Stanek, who helped arrange the event. "I know that many of my House colleagues are looking forward to it."
A 16-year police veteran, Rich Stanek was first elected to the Minnesota House of Representatives in 1995. Today he serves as chair of the House Crime Prevention Committee and represents House District 33B, which includes the Maple Grove and Plymouth areas.
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