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Published December 03, 2009, 12:00 AM

Candlelight vigil


Echo Press photo by Al Edenloff

Candles were lit Tuesday to commemorate the lives of those in rural Minnesota who have died from AIDS. The service, held at the First Congregational Church in Alexandria, was organized as part of World AIDS Day, an event designed to boost awareness of the disease and compassion for its victims.

Read the article: Shedding light, hope on a misunderstood disease