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Consul General Ono Attends Ceremony Marking the 20th Anniversary of Sister City Relations Between Boulder and the City of Yamagata (May 10, 2014)

Consul General Ono Attends Ceremony Marking the 20th Anniversary of Sister City Relations Between Boulder and the City of Yamagata (May 10, 2014)

Consul General Ono Attends Ceremony Marking the 20th Anniversary of Sister City Relations Between Boulder and the City of Yamagata (May 10, 2014)

Consul General Ono Attends Ceremony Marking the 20th Anniversary of Sister City Relations Between Boulder and the City of Yamagata (May 10, 2014)

Consul General Ono attended a ceremony celebrating the 20th anniversary of sister city relations between the City of Yamagata and Boulder, held at Harlow Platts park in Boulder on May 10th, 2014. A delegation of 30 people from the City of Yamagata, headed by Mayor Ichikawa, attended the ceremony. From the City of Boulder, Mayor Appelbaum and three City Council members attended the ceremony as well. During the ceremony, the Yamagata delegation gave honorary citizenship to Mayor Appelbaum, and the Boulder officials expressed deep appreciation for an aid donation of $11,000 from Yamagata to Boulder for last year’s flooding. Prior to the ceremony, 30 cherry trees were planted in the park.