Friday, August 22, 2014
Iced at Little Rock City Hall
Posted By Max Brantley on Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 12:57 PM
The ALS ice bucket challenge continues to draw crowds and contributions, here with a mass ice bucket dump at Little Rock City Hall on the heads of various department heads. The various dousees include City Manager Bruce Moore (second from left) and new Police Chief Kenton Buckner (third from left).
Airport Commissioner Virgil Miller paid extra to get a second crack at an already-wet Bruce Moore.
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