Archive for History
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston This is July and I am going to dedicate this Muse to the women who are 50 Plusers. This poetry is from that book I neglected for fifteen years, and discovered, and am thankful to have it this month, or subsequent months should I choose. The dedication is about what young girls did ...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham The Quad City Senior Olympics celebrated its 29th Anniversary last month. I participated in the Senior Olympics last month. It was the 29th year for the event here in the Quad Cities. I entered in the literary venue. I do write this column almost every month, but I don’t reall...
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Some July Trivia
By Eloise Graham July is the seventh month of the year. It is the fourth month to have 31 days. The birthstone is the ruby, a brilliant red gemstone. The ruby symbolizes love, passion and energy. Early pagan cultures believed that rubies had power over life. The name is derived from the Latin word...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston In our last contact I said, see if what we come up with in June suits us, always a dangerous suggestion from a writer. This June holds key military decisions that pushed to end WWII. Seventy-five years in our past was a launch, literally, onto points on the French coastline, contro...
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The Flag
The idea of an annual day specifically celebrating the Flag is believed to have first originated in 1885. BJ Cigrand, a schoolteacher, arranged for the pupils in the Fredonia, Wisconsin Public School, District 6, to observe June 14 (the 108th anniversary of the official adoption of The Stars and St...
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Eat Your Way Through June
By Eloise Graham June is Candy Month, Dairy Month, National Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Month and Turkey Lovers Month. A breakdown of daily observances will give you the following. During the first eight days of June you can celebrate World Milk Day on June 1st. National Rocky Road Ice Cream Day i...
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Calendar of Events
Support Groups and Informational Seminars Veterans Experience Action Center on Friday, July 19 and Saturday, July 20 at 9 am to 3 pm each day. St. Ambrose University, Lee Lohman Arena. The Quad Cities Veterans Experience Action Center (VEAC), is a collaboration between the Quad Cities Veterans Enga...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Eloise Graham Memoirs: The Writing, The Sharing Each of us has a story or two to tell. Memories of days, experiences or friends from our past. These little anecdotes can be a great legacy to pass on to friends, children and grandchildren. These can be very short, maybe only two or three parag...
