Archive for History
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The Ashes of our Heritage
By Mary Schricker, SRES Realtor Ruhl&Ruhl Real Estate They have stories to tell, and we need to learn to listen. My challenge to you as readers is to take the time to listen and record the stories of your fathers and grandfathers before they are lost. ...
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Publisher’s Corner – June is Bustin’ Out All Over
By Eloise Graham As a youth, I thought it my duty to run around the house singing this Rodgers & Hammerstein classic at the top of my lungs! I would do this all day on June 1. Drove my parents crazy. My mother knew then that I was no Beverly Sills, but that didn’t deter me from belting out that...
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FLAG DAY – June 14, 2010
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 ...
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June Dates
By Jennifer Kohel June Monthly Observances Adopt a Shelter Cat Month Great Outdoors Month Dairy Month Turkey Lovers Month National Aphasia Awareness Month Potty Training Awareness Month Vision Research Month Women's Golf Month June Weekly Observances International Clothesline Week...
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Flag Day Quiz
Test your knowledge of the history of the American flag: 1. Which birthday of the national Flag, is going to be celebrated this year? a. 224 b. 225 c. 227 2. Since when has the current U.S. national flag become effective? a. June 4, 1969 b. June 14, 1976 c. July 4, 1960 3. ...
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Scouting Corner
By Thomas McDermott Scout Executive, Illowa Council Boy Scouts of America It is June. Here in Illowa Council as well as other councils: week-long summer camp is starting for the Boy Scouts; day camps and some overniters are in progress for the Cub Scouts. Love that summer camp experience! ...
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Publisher’s Corner
By Eloise Graham May Greetings Spring is finally here. April had some beautiful weather – hope May will follow suit! May comes with many special days recognizing many special people. The first one is May Day, which just happens to be on May 1st. It had become the English custom to m...
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HOLY CANOLI !? Canola Oil really Rapeseed Oil
By Robert J. Scranton, D.C. Fibromyalgia Centers of America Recently I bought cooking oil that’s newer to our supermarkets, Canola Oil. I tried it because the label assured me it was lowest in “bad” fats. However, when I had used half the bottle, I concluded that the label told me surpris...
