NewsJune 4, 2011
A Service of Thanksgiving was held at Cairo High School on Saturday, June 4, 2011, to celebrate the city being spared from flooding destruction.
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From left, Ray Whitworth, Elsie Eggimann, Charlene Reed and Claretha Marshall join hands as they sing "Reach Out and Touch" during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com From left, Ray Whitworth, Elsie Eggimann, Charlene Reed and Claretha Marshall join hands as they sing "Reach Out and Touch" during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Suzy Holland leads the choir during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Suzy Holland leads the choir during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Suzy Holland leads the choir during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Suzy Holland leads the choir during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Vernon Stubblefield and Inez Donnigan, right, serve some cake during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Vernon Stubblefield and Inez Donnigan, right, serve some cake during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Mayor Tyrone Coleman speaks during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Mayor Tyrone Coleman speaks during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

A cake illustrates the general sentiment during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com A cake illustrates the general sentiment during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Rev. Larry Potts speaks during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Rev. Larry Potts speaks during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Rev. Lorenzo Nelson speaks during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Rev. Lorenzo Nelson speaks during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Local pastors join in prayer before the start of a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Local pastors join in prayer before the start of a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

People join in prayer during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com People join in prayer during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com

Rev. Donald Topp speaks during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
KRISTIN EBERTS ~ keberts@semissourian.com Rev. Donald Topp speaks during a Cairo community Service of Thanksgiving celebrating the town being spared from flooding destruction on Saturday, June 4, 2011, at Cairo High School.
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A Service of Thanksgiving was held at Cairo High School on Saturday, June 4, 2011, to celebrate the city being spared from flooding destruction.

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