As part of its “Neglected Presidents” series, The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first bobblehead of President, William McKinley.
bcoupland@tribtoday.com
Staff photo / Bob Coupland
Niles second-grade teacher Amanda Tricomi and her daughter, Clio, 5, check out the Black History Month storywalk at Stevens Park last week. The storywalk was opened last fall as a collaboration between the McKinley Memorial Library and the Niles Parks Department. The 18 panels can be changed for various themes. Tricomi asked her students at Niles Primary School to create drawings and poems using the words âfriendship, peace and equality.â
NILES Niles City School District students contributed to the Stevens Park storywalk by creating various images and messages to promote Black History Month.
The storywalk, located in the northeastern section of the park, was opened last fall as a collaboration between the McKinley Memorial Library and the Niles Parks Department. The storywalk includes 18 panels that people can read like a book as they walk through the park.
mreichert@tribtoday.com
Submitted photo
Patrick Finan of Cortland, one of the Tribune Chronicleâs McKinley columnists, always writes the first draft of his column on a yellow legal pad.
CORTLAND Patrick Finan likes to travel to what he says are “quirky places.”
The Spam Museum in Austin, Minnesota? Check.
Frankenmuth, Michigan, home of the world’s largest Christmas store? Check that one several times.
Sturgis, South Dakota, during the annual motorcycle rally? Yep, but not specifically to see the bikes.
Dix, N.Y., to see the bloody towel from President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination? And last fall, a trip to Winchester, Va., to see the hall where Niles native and former President William McKinley was inducted into the Masons? As a presidential history buff, that would be a definitive yes on both of those.
NILES The McKinley Memorial Library was informed Wednesday that an employee tested positive for COVID-19. The library said it will temporarily shut down for deep sanitation until Monday. Book drops will remain open. The library will resume curbside services on Monday. All holds will be extended and can be picked up once the library reopens.
NEWSLETTER
I m interested in (please check all that apply)
Daily Newsletter
Audra Dull
Editor’s note: This is part of a weekly series marking the 120th anniversary of Niles native William McKinley’s U.S. presidency.
On Christmas Eve of 1900, the New York Times reported that some Filipinos were ready for a peaceful end to the Philippine-American War.
Leaders of the Federal Party, one of the political parties in the Philippines, announced that they wanted their country to become part of the United States. They also conveyed their goodwill to President William McKinley by telegram.
Unfortunately, not all Filipinos shared this amicable attitude toward the United States. That same day, The Washington Post reported that fighting continued on the Philippine island of Leyte. Earlier in December, eight American soldiers had been injured and two had been killed during such conflicts. Despite the wishes of the Federal Party, peace would be a long time coming.