{"id":1021,"date":"2022-04-22T19:27:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-22T19:27:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kaposiadays.org\/site\/?page_id=1021"},"modified":"2026-05-22T19:41:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T19:41:30","slug":"hometownhero","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaposiadays.org\/site\/hometownhero\/","title":{"rendered":"Hometown Hero Award"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-1021\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-1021-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-1021-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-1021-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><h3 class=\"widget-title\">2026 Hometown Hero Award<\/h3>\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><p><strong>Congratulations to Jimmy Huntington on being the 2026 Kaposia Days Hometown Hero!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Jim \u201cJimmy\u201d Huntington, a\u00a0familiar face at many South St. Paul High School games and city events,\u00a0served as a member of the\u202fSouth St. Paul Police Reserve\u202ffor 45 years, beginning in\u202f1980.\u202f\u00a0His service to South St. Paul was\u00a0all\u00a0volunteer, saving the city time and money for decades.\u00a0\u00a0His dedication made a position\u00a0impact\u00a0in our community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The reason Jimmy began volunteering was because he felt called to\u00a0step\u00a0up to protect the community he loves.\u00a0Throughout the years, he has seen many\u00a0changes to South St. Paul, met the challenges with a\u00a0smile\u00a0and always put\u00a0his\u00a0South St. Paul\u00a0neighborly\u00a0attitude\u00a0first. He\u00a0has\u00a0held the role of Reserve Captain within the Reserves because of his leadership\u00a0experience,\u00a0and knowledge. He continues to put South St. Paul first. He was honored with James\u2019s \u201cJimmy\u201d Huntington Day\u00a0upon his\u00a0retirement in 2025.\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span data-contrast=\"none\">Kaposia Days is excited to name him our\u00a0first\u00a0Hometown Hero.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:2,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Congratulations to Jimmy Huntington on being the 2026 Kaposia Days Hometown Hero! &nbsp; Jim \u201cJimmy\u201d Huntington, a\u00a0familiar face at many South St. Paul High School games and city events,\u00a0served as a member of the\u202fSouth St. Paul Police Reserve\u202ffor 45 years, beginning in\u202f1980.\u202f\u00a0His service to South St. Paul was\u00a0all\u00a0volunteer, saving the city time and money for <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/kaposiadays.org\/site\/hometownhero\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Hometown Hero Award - Kaposia Days<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/kaposiadays.org\/site\/hometownhero\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hometown Hero Award - Kaposia Days\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Congratulations to Jimmy Huntington on being the 2026 Kaposia Days Hometown Hero! 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