Posts Tagged President Woodrow Wilson

  • Stories about your father? Stories about your father?

    By Bob Morrison and Mary Huebbe Marketing & Development Director Ridgecrest Village Father’s Day is an important day here at Ridgecrest Village. Memories of your father are important to reflect on, especially as we approach Father’s Day. We like honoring our fathers with a day of telling st...

  • The Merry Month of May... The Merry Month of May…

    By Eloise Graham May seems to have a theme all to itself – the letter “M.” May Day, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day all take place in the merry month of May. Even its birthstone is the “M”erald. (Emerald) May Day, celebrated on May 1, is an ancient Northern Hemisphere spring festi...

  • October Dates and Facts 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! ...

  • 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...

  • 1914 - Origination of Mother’s Day 1914 – Origination of Mother’s Day

    By Eloise Graham The year was 1914. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. This would be the day set aside to observe and recognize mothers everywhere. Did you ever wonder what else happened in 1914? Below are some of the national and international events...

  • December Dates & Facts December Dates & Facts

    By Eloise Graham...

  • Let’s Remember to Give Thanks Let’s Remember to Give Thanks

    By David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Believing in the promise of a better life in a new land with a new form of government, a group of like-minded people came together and took the chance to separate from the Church of England. They set out to cross the ocean in pursuit of...

  • FLAG DAY – June 14, 2010 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 ...