Modestan visits Canadian sister city

(Wayne Emde Photography) - Brenda Brannon, centre, of Modesto California, takes a moment to pose with Royal Canadian Mounted Police Inspector Reg Burgess, left, and members of the Vernon, British Columbia detachment during Canada Day celebrations in Polson Park. Brannon, a member of the Modesto Sister Cities Board, was making her twentieth visit to the Canadian city.

Published: Saturday, Jul. 3, 2010 - 1:05 am Sacramento Bee
Brenda Brannon, center, of Modesto, poses with Royal Canadian Mounted Police Inspector Reg Burgess, left, and members of the Vernon, British Columbia, detachment during Canada Day celebrations Thursday in Polson Park. Brannon, a member of the Modesto Sister Cities International board of directors, was making her 20th visit to the Canadian city. Modesto has five sister cities. Aside from Vernon, they are Aguascalientes, Mexico; Khmelnitsky, Ukraine; Kurume, Japan; and Vijayawada, India.