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* VETERANS DAY *

Fifty-five years ago, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued America’s first Veterans Day Proclamation.  In it, President Eisenhower called on all Americans to “solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us re-consecrate ourselves to…

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Daylight Saving Time Can Save Lives!

Twenty years ago, the people from Energizer Batteries and the nation’s firefighters came up with an idea that likely has saved thousands of homes and perhaps as many lives! The idea connected two unrelated activities: changing clocks for Daylight Saving Time and changing the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.  It’s a sad…

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Here’s an excerpt from “The Grinch Who Stole Halloween”: Everyone in Boo-ville liked Halloween a lot… But the Grinch in the cave, certainly did NOT! The Grinch hated Halloween!  The whole Halloween season! Now, please don’t ask why.  No one quite knows the reason. It could be his childhood just didn’t go right. It could…

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Hard to believe we are over a month into the new year of 2009 already! Time flies when you’re having fun, working, and raising children.  We hope your New Year has started off well and continues to be wonderful! Valentine’s Day is an occasion celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In…