Blaine vets memorial

Having a statue to honor fallen soldiers is just one of many ideas a group of Blaine community members has for a new veterans memorial in Town Square Park outside Blaine City Hall. This is image was created by Steve Guider using photo-editing software to depict the concept. Submitted image

The man behind organization of the Blaine High School Veterans Day program for the past five years thinks the city of Blaine could use a permanent memorial for its community members who served in the armed forces.

“My goal is this will be the best veterans memorial park in Minnesota,” said Steve Guider, a technology para at Blaine High School who also serves as the head coach of the girls hockey team and an assistant football coach.

  

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