Archive for History
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Scouting Corner
Year of Celebration By Thomas McDermott Scout Executive, Illowa Council Boy Scouts of America The Boy Scouts of America have some exciting news from Kennedy Space Center! The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has officially taken its 100th Anniversary Celebration to new heights. Four Year of C...
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Honor Flight April 2010
Submitted by Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village & Hub Director of Honor Flight of the Quad Cities. The WWII Memorial was dedicated to “the Greatest Generation” by President Bush in May of 2004. [caption id="attachment_1216" align="alignright" width="300" caption=...
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Commemorating One Hundred Years
David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Growing up around his father’s furniture store in the late 1800s, young O.C. Hill was familiar with funerals – the furniture-makers also made coffins in those days. As his father prepared to retire, though, O.C. decided to pursue the big ci...
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Scouting Corner
By Thomas McDermott Scout Executive, Illowa Council Boy Scouts of America In March, Illowa Council hosted the “Dan Beard College of Commissioner’s Service.” The lunchtime keynote speaker was Hector A. “Tico” Perez. Tico is an Eagle Scout, an American attorney and a partner in B...
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History of the Boy Scout Pinewood Car
The story of the pinewood derby starts with Don Murphy, Cub Master for Pack 280C in 1952. Don Murphy wanted to create a new father-son Cub Scout activity he could do with his 10 year old son who was too young to race in the Soap Box Derby, which requires the boy to drive a home made car down a hill....
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March Facts
By Jennifer Kohel Monthly Observances American Red Cross Month Deaf History Month Employee Spirit Month Honor Society Awareness Month National Caffeine Awareness Month National Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Awareness Month National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month Sing with Your Child Mon...
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Publisher’s Corner
By Eloise Graham March - a time of uncertainties but a time of promise! The weather in March is certainly an uncertain given. In like a lion and out like a lamb. Or vice-versa. Do you remember that from your childhood? To me that phrase proves that March has always been an unpredictable, turbu...
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St. Patrick’s Day Trivia
St. Patrick's Day Trivia (Answers below) 1. Saint Patrick wasn't really Irish at all!! True or False? 2. What is Ireland's nickname? 3. A leprechaun is really an Irish: a) Shoemaker b) Thief c) Midget d) Magician 4. A popular Irish dish that is shredded cabbage, mince...
