Posts Tagged World War Ii
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston If we were all poets, and we wrote poems regularly, there would be more love poems. There is no specific time for love to develop, but I say summer provides a setting like no other, with opportunities for movement and adventure slowed some in other seasons. I constantly browse (...
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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...
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PUBLISHER’S CORNER – My Feedsack Wardrobe Spring!
By Dee Deuth, CSA Weerts Funeral Home I took care of my ”Spring Fever” yesterday by walking through the mall looking at the new spring outfits. I’m always especially interested in little girl clothing, although I have no little girl to buy a cute outfit for anymore. (My “little grandda...
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November – Veterans, Elections and Thanksgiving
By Eloise Graham Veteran’s Day On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then called "the Great War." The following year, November 11 became known as “Armistice Day.” Many states ...
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Gold Star Families Help Honor Flight!
By Bob Morrison Development Director of Ridgecrest Village The 20th Honor Flight of the Quad-Cities was on September 20, 2012. More than 1,900 WWII Veterans have benefited from this free trip to see their memorial. Earlier this year, the board decided Korean War-time Veterans are also invited t...
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The Ration Stamp – PUBLISHER’S CORNER
By Dee Deuth, CSA Weerts Funeral Home SPRING! It’s the time of renewal and the rebirth of nature. A time for warm breezes, the smell of newly turned earth, rain and the first brave flowers peeking through to greet the sunshine and you. I recall the story my mother’s friend told of her e...
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Re-Introducing “Choices”
By Richard J. Schillig, CLU, ChFC, LUTCF Independent Insurance and Financial Advisor Earlier this year, we re-introduced our “Choices” workshops for our clients and potential clients. See our ad below promoting the June 7 and 9 evenings at Bennigans in Bettendorf. These workshops are in...
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Scouting Corner – Year of Celebration
By Thomas McDermott Scout Executive, Illiowa Council Boy Scouts of America Scouts put the OUTING in SCOUTING For a century, the Boy Scouts of America has helped build the future leaders of this country by combining educational activities and lifelong values with fun. The Boy Scouts of...
