Police wives and United For Blue Candlelight Vigil organizers Tina Maros and Jackie Goff bring balloons for the “balloon release” that was held after the ‘moment of silence’ during the candlelight vigil. Alisha Winter was also one of the organizers. “It was a great community response for the first year,” said Maros. “It’s something the wives and I talked about doing every year. Some of the people in the community asked what they can do to help next year, so we I would say the community response was awesome

In the fading evening light, the United For Blue Candelight Vigil made a silhouette on the Staples overpass. Several passing motorists a long Hwy. 10 noticed the gathering and honked in support as well. (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)

Many of the kids attending the United For Blue Candlelight Vigil wore Superman or Batman t-shirts, honoring the themes of the event, “my superhero wears a badge.” (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)

Law enforcement from Staples, Motley, Verndale, Todd and Wadena County mingled with the crowd on the overpass at the candlelight vigil held Aug. 19. “It was great to see the officers come up and interact with everybody,” said event organizer Tina Maros. “It was good to see different groups come so they could see that the community supports them and said thank you to them.” (Staples World photo by Mark Anderson)

‘United for Blue’ Candlelight Vigil

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