Xi Eta Iota installs officers
Information Submitted HARRISON – The Harrison Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi, Xi Eta Iota, installed officers for their new year. New officers are Midge Dole,… Login to continue reading Login…
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The origins of Memorial Day
Three years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868, the head of an organization of Union veterans — the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) — established Decoration Day as a time for the nation to decorate the graves of the war dead with flowers.
Catch-A-Ride donation
First Financial Foundation awarded $10,000 to LifeTime Resources Inc. for matching funds for its Federal Section 5311 operational grant for Catch-A-Ride, which provides rural public… Login to continue reading Login…
Make water safety a priority
Information Submitted INDIANAPOLIS – With Memorial Day weekend the unofficial start of summer, Indiana Conservation Officers remind Hoosiers to make water safety a priority now… Login to continue reading Login…
Helicopter rides
DEARBORN COUNTY – Take a Huey helicopter ride over the Ohio River Saturday, May 25. Rides of about 10 minutes leave from the Lighthouse Point… Login to continue reading Login…
5K helps Adoption group
PATRIOT – Be The One will host a Memorial Day 5K Walk/Run on Monday, May 27, at Concord Community Church, 7578 Concord Road, Patriot. The… Login to continue reading Login…
Interesting facts related to Memorial Day
Information from Metro Creative Content Memorial Day is celebrated annually on the last Monday of May across the United States. The proximity of Memorial Day… Login to continue reading Login…
What families can do to honor fallen veterans
Information from Metro Creative Content The freedoms people living in the United States are afforded would not have been possible to provide if not for… Login to continue reading Login…
Poem is a remembrance of war’s ultimate price
From U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website at This was the poem written by World War I Col. John McCrae, a surgeon with Canada’s… Login to continue reading Login…
Safety tips ahead of your Memorial Day barbecue
Information from Metro Creative Content Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer for millions of people across the country. Backyard barbecues are a… Login to continue reading Login…