WPD, ODNR investigate poaching of 2 deer in cemetery

WPD, ODNR investigate poaching of 2 deer in cemetery

Sugar Grove Cemetery on Find A Grave.

Sharing this Fallbrook California feature story about Ohio Civil War veteran and Medal of Honor Recipient Serg (Rev.) William Pittenger

Sharing this CBS story coming from Fallbrook, California with a focus on Ohioan and Civil War Medal Honor Recipient Sergeant William Pittenger who served in Company "G" of the 2nd Ohio Infantry.  

It is always heartwarming to learn about recognition given to Ohio veterans who moved away from the Buckeye State at some point in their lives.  Those who died long ago and were buried in their adopted home states - some several hundreds of miles away from where they were born and grew up.  

Sergeant William Pittenger's Find A Grave memorial shows his name and occupation title of Reverend.  

It contains a wonderful biography of his life.    

Clarifying the status of U. S. Senate Bill 2827 of the 116th Congress - "The African American Burial Grounds Study Act". On December 20, 2020 it was unanimously passed by the U. S. Senate and sent to the U. S. House where it "died" by the end of that day.

From Ohio Congressman Dave Joyce of the 14th District of Ohio.:

January 27, 2021

"Thank you for contacting me to express your support for S. 2827, the African American Burial Grounds Study Act. Your thoughts on this matter are most welcome and appreciated.

As you may know, S. 2827 was introduced on November 7, 2019 by Senator Sherrod Brown. The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of African American burial grounds, and for other purposes. This measure passed the Senate under Unanimous Consent, and went onto the House for further review. 

It was not taken up in the House for a vote before the end of the 116th Congress, so the legislation expired. 

Should the same or similar legislation be introduced in the House of Representatives during the 117th Congress, I will be sure to keep your thoughts in mind."

"Once again, thank you for contacting me. Should you have additional comments or questions on this or any other issue, please feel free to contact me at my Mentor, Twinsburg, or Washington, D.C. office. I also invite you to stay in touch by signing up for my weekly email newsletter, the Weekly Wrap, which you can do by visiting my website at":

https://joyce.house.gov/newsletter-sign-up/

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Thus:

"S. 2827 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress."

"A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2827. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from January 3, 2019 to January 3, 2021. 

Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books."

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From the National Trust for Historic Preservation.:

African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund - Preservation