Archive for April, 2008

County prepares for $2 million courthouse renovation - Spokane Spokesman-Review

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The Spokane County Courthouse will undergo a 2-year $2 million renovation to the flag pole tower and other areas in the building. The tower is 168 feet tall. (Dan Pelle / The Spokesman-Review) The Spokane County Courthouse restoration project is …

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T-R/Pat Burk - Times Reporter

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Even at 92 years old, Gerald L. Edie of New Philadelphia still stands to salute the flag as it is raised. Born Sept. 23, 1915, Edie spent the majority of his life working to support his family during the Depression. At the age of 14, he began his …

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Praying for shields of strength - Port Arthur News

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

The theme for this year’s National Day of Prayer is the Lord is our strength and shield in Psalm 28:7. “The Lord is my strength and shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; Therefore, my heart exults, And with my song I shall thank Him …

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Crisp details pace ‘Amazing Foot Race’ - Daily Oklahoman

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

In the 1920s, an era epitomized by flappers, endurance competitions such as flag-pole sitting, eating, drinking and dance marathons, Pyle was a sports agent and promoter. The whole nation loved the swimming race from Catalina Island to the California …

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Upcoming May events for the South Carolina Botanical Garden - Greenville News

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

FIRST FRIDAY NATURE WALK - May 2 Meet David Bradshaw, naturalist and retired Clemson Extension horticulturist, at the flag pole in the front parking area near the Cadet Life Garden and Red Caboose.

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Have a Captain Cook at this - St George & Sutherland Shire Leader

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
Have a Captain Cook at this
St George & Sutherland Shire Leader, Australia - 2 hours ago
Straight across the water from the flag pole on Cape Solander the cranes of Port Botany poke into the sky and planes rise from the airport runways behind

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Market on Madison, Dexter City Hall the Sites For Thursday Prayer … - Dublin Courier Herald

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Dublin Courier Herald
Market on Madison, Dexter City Hall the Sites For Thursday Prayer
Dublin Courier Herald, GA - 4 hours ago
“Dexter is wanting to rally round the flag pole and pray,” she said. “And the Lord will be our strength and shield.” Nichols and Barden encouraged residents
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New memorial in honor of Amy Schulz to be dedicated May 12 - Mt. Vernon Register-News

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
New memorial in honor of Amy Schulz to be dedicated May 12
Mt. Vernon Register-News, IL - 5 hours ago
Simmons, who spearheaded the projected, said once the dead tree was removed, the flag pole was moved. He, along with Jerry Wood, Devore, Stevenson,

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New memorial in honor of Amy Schulz to be dedicated May 12 - Register-News

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

MT. VERNON — When Amy Schulz was tragically killed in 1987, Kell Grade School planted a decorative plum tree in the school yard in her memory. About four years ago, though, that tree began to deteriorate, and last year, it completely died. But …

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Mansfield group needs help to pay for gazebo - Bucks County Courier Times

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

MANSFIELD — The township’s Memorial Day Committee erected a gazebo in Mansfield Community Park yesterday, but the group still needs help from the community to cover its $6,500 price tag. Louis Wargo, a member of the Memorial Day Committee, said the …

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