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In the Pipeline: Fountain Valley's own 'War Horse'
The horses arrived in Costa Mesa this week. As you may have heard, the Tony award-winning "War Horse," one of the most lauded stage productions in decades, is opening at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. And playing a key role in the World War I story...
Tags: Animals, Libraries, Marketing, Yale Repertory Theatre, Human Interest
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Community Commentary: 'War Horse' fight continues in H.B.
Steven Spielberg's "War Horse" raked in an impressive $15 million over the Christmas weekend and is shaping up to be a big hit for Disney/DreamWorks. The film tugs on our heartstrings by highlighting the love between a man, Albert, and his horse, Joey &#...Tags: Steven Spielberg, War Horse (movie), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Natural Perspectives: Make it bloom this Memorial Day
This coming Memorial Day weekend is a three-day holiday. What this often means for most of the country is that it's time to dust off the barbecue and get ready for summer cookouts. Since we have that beach party thing going on all year in our wonderful...Tags: Vietnam War (1955-1975), France, Holidays, Agriculture, U.S. Army
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In The Pipeline: Fruitful centuries
"Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter." Mark Twain "The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person." Andy Rooney I received a note from my friend Kathleen Olson last week. She works at...Tags: Clark Gable, Music, Lifestyle and Leisure, New York City, Bars and Clubs
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Service not to be forgotten
There is a 94-line statement about Memorial Day outside Huntington Beach City Hall that says more than any editorial the Independent could ever write. That is the city's war memorial, which displays the names of 94 Huntington Beach residents who died...Tags: Spider-Man (fictional character), Tourism and Leisure, Travel, Holidays, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Sharpsburg Elementary School fifth-graders honor fallen soldiers
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comSharpsburg Elementary School fifth-grader Kahlin Stydinger said placing American flags on the graves at Antietam National Cemetery was a way to reward the Civil War soldiers buried there because of what they fought for. “That’s the only...Tags: Antietam National Battlefield, International Military Interventions, Human Interest, Teaching and Learning, Korean War (1950-1953)
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Memorial Day observances
The following local events have been scheduled in observance of Memorial Day: Saturday • Rose Hill Cemetery at 600 S. Potomac St. in Hagerstown will hold its annual Memorial Day service at 9:30 a.m. The guest speaker is retired U.S. Army Lt. Col....Tags: Christianity, Arts and Culture, Memorial Day, Korean War (1950-1953), Holidays
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Back Story: First Memorial Day celebrated 145 years ago
"We cherish too, the Poppy red / That grows on fields where valor led, / It seems to signal to the skies / That blood of heroes never dies." — "We Shall Keep the Faith" by Moina Michael For many Marylanders, Memorial Day is the unofficial...
Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Anglicanism, Human Interest, Christianity, Belair Road
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Free access to military records on Ancestry.com
Sun SentinelIn honor of Memorial Day, get free access to family military records from Ancestry.com. Search through military records in collections including Draft Registration Cards for WW1 and WWII, Civil War and Department of Veterans Affairs death files from...Tags: Memorial Day
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Artcetera
Laguna Art Museum 307 Cliff Drive (949) 494-8971 http://www.lagunaartmuseum.org Open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays and Fridays through Sundays; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursdays; and closed Wednesdays. Admission is $7 for adults and $5 for...
Tags: Music, Arts and Culture, Thomas Kinkade, Fine Artists, Artists
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Five for your planner: Friday, May 24
1. Memorial Day parade Wreath-laying ceremony and memorial service, 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26, at World War I monument in front of Boonsboro Town Hall, 21 N. Main St., Boonsboro. Parade down Main Street, 2 p.m. 2. Cedar Lawn Guest speaker Fred L. Shinbur,...
Tags: Human Interest, Memorial Day, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), American Legion
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The Good Ole Days
Every once in a while, I’m swept up in nostalgia and the very real memories of my youth: floating lazily in a cold, spring-water pond snugly tucked inside a multi-patched rubber inner tube; being chased by the gander in my grandparents' backyard;...
Tags: Lawrence Welk, Ed Sullivan, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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