Archive for History
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February 2014
By Eloise Graham One of the big sports events this February will be the Winter Olympics. The games last from February 7 through February 23 – that is more that one half of the month. Sochi, Russia will be the host city this year. This is the first time that the Russian Federation has hosted...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER – The Clutter and the Memories
By Eloise Graham Last month, 50+ Lifestyles featured an article from the University of Illinois Extension about de-cluttering. I decided I would try some of their suggestions as some of my resolutions for housekeeping. So, I would start here, then I would go over there, but on the way to that ...
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January – The Start of a New Year
By Eloise Graham January is named for the Roman god, Janus. Janus was the pagan god of doorways and gates. He had two faces: one that looked back over the city, the past; and one that looked ahead to the outside to see what was coming. Maybe it is from the Roman civilization that the current civ...
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My New Year’s Blessing
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “Dear Lord, So far this year I’ve done well! I haven’t gossiped; I haven’t lost my temper; I haven’t been greedy, grumpy, selfish, or overindulgent. I’m very thankful for that. But in a few minutes, Lord, I’m going to get out of bed, and from then...
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A Hundred Years… A Million Changes – Part IV
By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Everyone would probably agree that a lot of things have changed over the past hundred years. We’ve unpacked just a small handful of such things in the past three articles in this series. As societal ideals in general have changed o...
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December – A Month Filled with Festivals
By Eloise Graham Many religious groups and secular groups have significant celebrations this month, so I thought I would explore some of them. The Jewish festival of Hanukkah has already begun. It started at sundown November 27 and lasts through December 5. Hanukkah is also known as The Fest...
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Honoring Our Veterans
By Bob Morrison and Mary Huebbe Marketing & Development Director Ridgecrest Village Last month’s article was about the unique 25th Honor Flight for area WWII and Korean War-time Veterans. We have now completed 26 flights with four more planned beginning April 2014. Veterans Day commemor...
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Giving Thanks for Voting and Veterans
By Eloise Graham Tuesday, November 5, 2013 is the day for general elections. There is not a lot of fan-fare this year, but the right to vote is just as important as any other year. We seem to take this right to vote for granted and only vote in the “big” elections. Well, voting in America wa...
