For the second year in a row, efforts are in the works to continue one Camp Verde boy’s dream to honor the late civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Every January since 1986, a day is set aside as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, though Arizona didn’t recognize the day until the 1990s.
Chandler Plante, 7, is probably one of the few boys in town his age that enjoys wearing neckties regularly and can often be found in his Sunday best on any given day that ends in Y. Last year, Chandler set out early to collect signatures from people around town, proving there was an interest in holding such an event. After going before the Camp Verde Town Council to get permission, Chandler was able to rally around 300 people to the cause for a march down Main Street.
For the full story, see the Wednesday, Jan. 9, edition of The Camp Verde Journal or the Cottonwood Journal Extra.
