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January Lights for Peace Flag to honor Walter D. LaBerge
Standard-Times
During the month of January, the 17th Lights for Peace flag to fly at the Fort Taber - Fort Rodman Military Museum honors the memory of Walter LaBerge, who served with the United States Army from 1959 to 1965.
LaBerge entered into the military on Nov. 4, 1959 and did his basic training at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was attached to Company B, 1st Battalion, 23rd Infantry as an infantry soldier assigned to Fort Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska.
Wintertime temperatures in the area around Fort Richardson can range from 80 degrees below zero to 40 degrees, according to militarybases.com. Soldiers stationed at Fort Richardson are required to learn and master unique skills that are taught in few other places. Winter survival, tundra crossing, river lining, snow and glacier travel, snow combat and cold weather vehicle operation are all part of the normal training program at the base.
Dr. Amy Oatis to Participate in Moby Dick Marathon Reading
January 6, 2021
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Dr. Amy Oatis, associate professor of English at University of the Ozarks, will participate in the 25th annual
Moby Dick Marathon Reading, presented by the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts.
The annual event that celebrates Herman Melville’s iconic 1851 novel will be conducted in a virtual format Jan. 8-10, 2021.
The event is presented by the museum each January to coincide approximately with the anniversary of Melville’s own departure on the whaling ship Acushnet. The weekend of Melville-centered programming includes scholarly and cultural presentations along with a
Sara Jacobs, granddaughter of New Bedford benefactor, sworn in to Congress
Standard-Times
Sara Jacobs, granddaughter of New Bedford native and Qualcomm founder Irwin M. Jacobs, was sworn in this week, the youngest member of the California Congressional delegation.
Jacobs, 31, a Democrat, is a first-term member from San Diego, and told USA TODAY she was really excited and honored to be in the Capitol for her swearing-in, even though the incoming House Democratic freshman class was smaller than we had hoped. She brought her father as her sole guest.
Jacobs grandfather is a major benefactor for New Bedford. An elementary school in the far South End was named for him in 2017.