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Taps Across America participants played Taps simultaneously in observance of The National Moment of Remembrance — the one minute pause many Americans take at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day to remember those who died while serving in the military.

Ferguson native Keyon Harrold started jamming at Jazz at the Bistro when he was just a teen. It led to lifelong friendships — and the connections that launched his career as a jazz trumpeter. He discussed his new role as the creative advisor at Jazz St. Louis, previously known as Jazz at the Bistro, and why jazz purists need to open their eyes to other music genres.

A program is planned at the Knights of Columbus in Jamestown followed by brief ceremonies at cemeteries.

Commentary: Positively speaking by Gary W. Moore - Building life with two wooden sticks Gary W. Moore FacebookTwitterEmail I’ve been a percussionist since I was 8 years old. For those who are unfamiliar with the term, I’m a drummer. A man named Levi Rock handed me a pair of Ludwig 3S laminated drumsticks. Although I didn’t know it at the time, the trajectory of my life was set. He then said, “Hey Bill … strap a drum on this kid and take him outside and teach him to play para-diddles, ...

Reflections: Past Memorial Days in Cardington Reading about past Memorial Day observances in Cardington brings memories. Earlier I submitted a few from very early years, but today I am focusing on those within my memory. All of these services were held at the Civil War Monument in Glendale Cemetery. May, 1956 Rev. A. E. Clark, pastor of Salem EUB church gave the address at the May 30, 1956 program. Flower donations to this program were taken by Leonard Benson. Rev. Theodore Partridge gave the i...

SEABROOK – In the true tradition of “The Show Must Go On,” Seabrook is resurrecting its previously canceled Memorial Day Parade. On May 30, the day’s activities will start at 9 a.m. with commemorative ceremonies at the veterans memorial in front of Seabrook Town Hall. The parade will step off following that from the Town Hall parking lot. Seabrook’s Memorial Day Parade and ceremonies are organized annually by American Legion Post 70 and the town’s Recreation Department. Last year, d...

May 14, 2021 AP – Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is preparing for the arrival of five Beluga whales from a zoo and amusement park in Canada after navigating approval processes on both sides of the United States (US) border and overcoming legal challenges from environmental groups. Government officials from Fisheries and Oceans Canada recently approved the export of the whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ontario to Mystic, which specialises in Beluga research. That follows US approval of...

Mystic Aquarium in Connecticut is preparing for the arrival of five Beluga whales from a zoo and amusement park in Canada after navigating approval processes on both sides of the U.S. border and overcoming legal challenges from environmental groups.

This past March the students conducted interviews of World War II veterans James Kloos and Ray Lawson. This month they are making videos of Vietnam veteran John Newsom; and Korean War veteran Richard Dagitz. The veteran project is part of Marquette’s Computers II class where students learn about different types of multi-media. Some of the topics the class covers are photos and photo editing, desktop publications such as brochures and programs, video taking and movie creation, in addit...

Foose Thomas Maxwell “Tom” Foose Jr., 83, of Altoona, died early Friday afternoon, May 7, 2021, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Altoona in 1938, son of the late Thomas Maxwell Foose and Mary Sue (Hopper) Foose Detrich. He wed Sheryll A. Fleck in 1964, and enjoyed 57 years of marriage. Surviving are his wife, Sheryll; three children: daughter, Rebecca A. Fuhrman, and her husband, Michael, and their children, Austin and Zachary; son, Thomas M. Foose III, and ...