Behind the Headlines

By Paula Wethington / paula@monroenews.com

Monroe has a sister city relationship with Hofu, Japan. My co-workers Charles Slat blogged here about his experience covering the program, and I’ve been involved as a member of the Monroe International Friendship Association since 2001.

Today’s front page of the print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News shows Hofu Mayor Masato Matsuura greeting Monroe Mayor Mark Worrell during a reception that was held Sunday at Pagelli’s Cucina. Charles covered the event as a reporter, I was at the event as a MIFA member. When that camera flashed for that picture, I was in the back of the room. You really can’t pick me out because, in this shot, I’m behind someone else.

Anyway, as a MIFA member, I also attended the tree planting ceremony at Cappuccilli Park this afternoon. Where is Cappuccilli Park? It’s a little pocket park off the River Raisin, across from the Mason Run subdivision.

And I gave Mayor Matsuura a copy of today’s newspaper. He had not yet seen it.