There’s a new event happening in Tyler this summer and it has the potential to draw a lot of attendees. It doesn’t happen until July 3rd but it’s the kind of thing I don’t often find out about until the morning of, so I thought this time I’d get out in front of this one. Of course I’m alluding to the “Wing’s Over Tyler Air Show.
The last few years the Historical Aviation Memorial Museum (HAMM) has sponsored what they call a static air show, which is essentially vintage and current military aircraft on display for the public. As fascinating as those shows were, this year’s show is complete with actual aeronautical and acrobatic performances by an assortment of pilots and aircraft. Now I’ve had the opportunity to attend some fairly major air shows in Houston and New Orleans, and I don’t expect this show to be on the scale of those larger events. However, it promises to be a tremendous occasion for our area. It’s also wonderfully timed coming on the weekend of the fourth of July. I find this to be a far more interesting and educational way to celebrate the nation’s independence, than simply pilling in the back of a truck and heading up to Lindsey Field to take in the fireworks. Not that there’s anything wrong with fireworks, but they do tend to lose their luster as I get older. I know my son and I are already looking forward to attending the air show.
There are a number of area groups sponsoring the show, including: the City of Tyler, the Chamber of Commerce, the Historical Aviation Memorial Museum, the Tyler Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Tyler Jet Center. There are also opportunities for other businesses to get in on the sponsorships. Gates will open at nine, but performances won’t actually kickoff until one. For more information on this great new event, visit the Wings Over Tyler, webpage at http://www.wingsovertylerairshow.com
The soft opening we went to was yesterday at 1:40 for lunch. They were booked up for almost all other times.
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Tyler Texas
January 17th, 2011Civil rights are a class of rights that protect individuals’ freedom from unwarranted infringement by governments and private organizations, and ensure one’s ability to participate in the civil life of the state without discrimination or repression.
Tyler’s history for Martin Luther King day has been a slow progression from a day celebrated by African Americans in local black churches throughout the city to a day that is supported and celebrated by not only blacks but whites and other races as well. I will say however there is still way more black people at the MLK day march than white people so by no means is this day something celebrated by all but it is getting better.
The city of Tyler TX now actively assists and supports MLK day as the city voted several years back to make it a city recognized holiday. Kevin Eltife mentioned in his speech that the city of Tyler ha not accepted MLK day as a holiday as late as 1996 when he was mayor of Tyler Texas.
Martin Luther King day was soon after adopted as a city holiday and has continued until present. One of the leading contributors to making Martin Luther King day and march such a prominent part of the city of Tyler is the Greater New Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and Rev. Jerome Milton.
The largest organized MLK day march and celebration has been put on every year by Greater New Pleasant Hill Baptist Church and is a leading reason why MLK day is now an official city holiday and part of this cities history.
We thank Rev. Jerome Milton and the Greater New Pleasant Hill Baptist Church as well as those in the city who made this day an official city holiday and may it always remind us of the civil rights of every citizen no matter what race political view or religion they may hold to.
This day we not only mourn the assassination of a great black leader but we celebrate all that Martin Luther King Jr. did during his life and all that his legacy continues to do even after his death.
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