This upcoming weekend, we will be observing Memorial Day. It is the weekend that generally ushers in the summer with picnics and other festivities, but many have forgotten Memorial Day’s true meaning. It is important to recall its history and why it exists. According to a website devoted to Memorial Day, there is evidence that
Commander John S. Leinbach has issued the following general order to Reno Post No. 64, G.A.R. In accordance with the annual custom, this post has been assigned the duty — and no more a sacred duty can be performed — than the beautiful ceremony of strewing flowers and planting the national colors upon the mounds
It was 50 years ago this year that the Vietnam War ended, but for many veterans, the memories of this war are still vivid. One of these veterans, a local man named Joe Grafius (Harry Joseph Grafius), has decided to write down his memories of his experiences of this war in a new memoir he
Yarn and related things, whether made from natural wool or artificial, are not something that many people often think of for the many everyday things they contain. However, the organizers of the annual Central Pennsylvania Fiber Festival are seeking to change that through an event like their own. According to event organizers, their main goal
Members of the local Ground Observation Corps will go on 24-hour duty long with aircraft spotters in this and 26 other states, it was announced by Fred H. Musheno, supervisor of the local post. The 24-hour schedule, known as Operation Skywatch, was announced recently by officials in Washington as means to increase the air defense
