From staff reports
A service will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 4, at Clarion University as part of a nationwide remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
The service is open to the public and will be held at the bell tower on Wood Street. Joseph Croskey will speak words of encouragement, followed by brief remarks by student leaders.
At 7:01 p.m., the bells will toll 39 times to recognize the time and age of passing of Dr. King.
The service will conclude with Brenda Dede, associate vice president of academic affairs, singing “We Shall Overcome.”
The event is sponsored by Clarion’s Office of Social Equity and Office of the Provost. The King Center, Atlanta, Georgia, is leading the national effort.