Ortt Kicks Off Orleans County Fair, Remembers Army Spc. Johnston
Robert G. Ortt
July 27, 2015
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ISSUE:
- Agriculture
- Organic Farming
Senator Ortt and Assemblyman Hawley kicked off the Orleans County Fair with an opening ceremony Monday, but did so with a heavy heart. They took a few minutes to reflect on a comrade who lost his life while fighting in Afghanistan. Army Spc. Jason Johnston died in 2009. The Senator and Assemblyman presented his mother, Jeanine, with a proclamation in her son’s honor.
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