What: Mount Bethel Cemetery monument dedication ceremony
A short dedication ceremony takes place at the cemetery at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 30. The ceremony will include the unveiling of two monument plaques featuring the nine honorees’ names and a portrayal of Susanna Wright by local actor Ja’net Wood.
Where: Mount Bethel Cemetery, 700 Locust St., Columbia. Street parking is available outside of the cemetery and additional parking is available at the St. John’s Lutheran Church lot and the upper side of the CVS parking lot.
Cost: Free. Donations will be accepted during an art show featuring Columbia-based artist Bill Clark at the cemetery’s caretaker’s cottage on April 30 from 2- 4 p.m.
Much of the donated money goes to upkeep for the cemetery, like repaving surfaces or mowing. The mowing alone costs more than $700 each time. Mowing is needed at least 14 times a year.
Where: Mount Bethel Cemetery, 700 Locust St., Columbia. Street parking is available outside of the cemetery and additional parking is available at the St. John’s Lutheran Church lot and the upper side of the CVS parking lot.
Cost: Free. Donations will be accepted during an art show featuring Columbia-based artist Bill Clark at the cemetery’s caretaker’s cottage on April 30 from 2- 4 p.m.
Much of the donated money goes to upkeep for the cemetery, like repaving surfaces or mowing. The mowing alone costs more than $700 each time. Mowing is needed at least 14 times a year.
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