Sutherland unveils a veterans memorial in Anchor Park

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - On Friday, the community of Sutherland shared exciting news about a Veterans Memorial. Anchor Park is the new home of the dedication stone and has become a new hot spot for the town. The memorial serves as a special recognition for service personnel from Sutherland who were killed in action.

Friday marked the completion of the first out of four phases. The Sutherland Growth Committee hopes to have phase two, which is lighting the memorial, completed by this summer. An additional five stones will be added during the third phase. Each stone will list the names of those who served our country. Finally, flags will be added to the memorial area upon completion of the additional stones.

The Sutherland Chamber of Commerce hosted a community breakfast, which raised funds to add the Veterans Memorial. Resulting in their total raised funds now being $25,000. However, the total cost of all phases is approximately $85,000. This being said, donations are encouraged. If you wish to donate visit the Sutherland Clerk’s Office.