Posts Tagged 40th Anniversary
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October Dates and Facts
By Eloise Graham As a former Cub Scout den leader, kindergarten teacher’s aide, and elementary Sunday School teacher, I am well aware that October is known for Fire Safety & Prevention. But I didn’t know the history as to why it was observed in October. Now I know and will share with you! ...
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Our Bix Lives!
By Deb Williams Oakdale Memorial Gardens Blaring Band: Our Bix Lives! These words were the headlines in The Times Democrat on Friday August 6, 1971. It was the 40th anniversary of the death of Leon Bismark “Bix” Beiderbecke – and the birth of the Bix Jazz Festival. The Times article ...
