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Artcetera
Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive (949) 494-8971 http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and Fridays through Sundays; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays; and closed Wednesdays. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for...
Tags: Dwayne Johnson, Music, Arts, Lobbying, Entertainment
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Back Story: First Memorial Day celebrated 145 years ago
"We cherish too, the Poppy red / That grows on fields where valor led, / It seems to signal to the skies / That blood of heroes never dies." — "We Shall Keep the Faith" by Moina Michael For many Marylanders, Memorial Day is the unofficial start of...
Tags: Memorial Day, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Anglicanism, U.S. House of Representatives
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San Diego's naval side
Reporting from San DiegoSince World War I, the Navy has been big in San Diego -- so big, in fact, that locals and tourists alike tend to take it for granted. But the Navy's footprint here is well worth examining. Even without setting foot on Naval Base San Diego (the largest...Tags: Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Aircraft Carriers, Station North, Miramar
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West Hartford Memorial Day Parade To Step Off Monday
The Hartford CourantAs long as forecasted rain holds off, the town will celebrate the Memorial Day holiday with the annual parade and Fairview Cemetery flag placement ceremony. On Saturday, May 25, at 9 a.m., all are welcome to help place American flags on the grave...Tags: West Hartford, Memorial Day, Human Interest, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), American Legion
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Newington Honors 26 Residents Killed In War During Memorial Day Parade Saturday
The Hartford CourantSaturday's Memorial Day Parade will have a symbolic "grand marshal" representing the the 26 service members from town who died in conflicts from World War I to the Vietnam War. A riderless horse with a reversed boot in the stirrup, an ancient symbol of a...Tags: Memorial Day, Social Organizations, Army National Guard, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan
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New Britain To Mark Memorial Day With Parade And Ceremonies
The city's Memorial Day parade is scheduled for May 30, but remembrance ceremonies begin a week sooner. The parade is set to begin at 6 p.m. at Broad and Burritt streets and will follow Broad Street and then Main Street to reach the reviewing stand at...Tags: Memorial Day, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Festive Events, New Britain
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Lombard marks graves of 3 local soldiers
Long ago laid to rest in unmarked graves in Lombard, three soldiers who served in the Civil War and World War I are finally getting their due. In advance of Memorial Day, a committee composed of the VFW Lilac Post 5815, the Lombard Historical Commission...
Tags: Memorial Day, War of 1812, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army
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Five for your planner: Friday, May 24
1. Memorial Day parade Wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at World War I monument in front of Boonsboro Town Hall, 21 N. Main St., Boonsboro. Parade down Main Street, 2 p.m. 2. Cedar Lawn Guest speaker Fred L. Shinbur,...
Tags: Memorial Day, Human Interest, American Legion, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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The Good Ole Days
Every once in a while, I’m swept up in nostalgia and the very real memories of my youth: floating lazily in a cold, spring-water pond snugly tucked inside a multi-patched rubber inner tube; being chased by the gander in my grandparents' backyard;...
Tags: Lawrence Welk, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Ed Sullivan
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It Figures: Fun facts for June and summer
June Jumble Average number of hours per week fathers spent caring for their children in 1965: 2.5 Average number in 2011: 7 Average in 2011 for mothers: 14 Percent of fathers — and mothers, too — who could distinguish their own child&...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Doughnuts, Lifestyle and Leisure, The Salvation Army
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Pick of the week
The lives and stories of the servicemen from the U.S. Army 1st Infantry Division are celebrated in the multimedia exhibit "Faces of the 1st." The exhibit on "Big Red One," an infantry that has served in every major U.S. conflict since World War I,...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Cantigny Park, U.S. Army
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Memorial Day observances
Saturday, May 25 • Rose Hill Cemetery, 600 S. Potomac St., annual Memorial Day service, 9:30 a.m. Speaker is U.S. Army Lt. Col. (retired) Arthur Callaham, Civil War re-enactors bagpiper, color guard and more. • Sharpsburg, 145th annual...Tags: Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), U.S. Army, American Legion
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