Posts Tagged Observance

  • April – The Month for Diamonds April – The Month for Diamonds

    By Eloise Graham Some diamonds are a girls best friend… other diamonds are a guys! The birthstone for April is the diamond. Opening day for baseball is in April. Therefore, April must be the month for diamonds. April also boasts of many other important events. To start with, April 1 is ...

  • YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY Davenport, Iowa Office

    By Karen Cole Social Security District Manager Davenport, Iowa HELP SOMEONE THIS MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DAY January 16 is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day — a national holiday. To some, the day means more than an observance of the birthday of the civil rights leader. It is also a day to be o...

  • It is always a good time to celebrate Grandparents It is always a good time to celebrate Grandparents

    By Becky Lee Hinton Director of Marketing The Fountains Senior Living Community “Nobody can do for little children what grandparents do. Grandparents sort of sprinkle stardust over the lives of little children.” – Alex Haley “The history of grandparents is remembered not with...

  • June Dates and Facts June Dates and Facts

    By Eloise Graham June – the first month of summer. June conjures up thoughts of Father’s Day, Flag Day and drive-in movies! Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. This year it will be June 19, 2011. The first Father’s Day observance was in July 5, 1908. For 64 ye...

  • April Showers Bring May Flowers April Showers Bring May Flowers

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home So the saying goes. But April also marks another historical event which continues to play a major part in the sustainability and renewability of our national ecosystem. It’s called Arbor Day. As the West was being settled, a pioneer n...