Memorial Day News

Looking for ways to teach what Veterans Day is all about? Free Veterans Day crafts, lesson plans and Veterans Day worksheets can be printed off, with detailed instructions on How To Fold a US Flag, Respecting the Flag, and The Pledge of Allegiance.

Bud Zorman's ninth-grade pre-advanced placement American history students at Mountain Home Junior High honored veterans Monday with a ceremony in the school yard.

Did you know that most Americans confuse Veterans Day with Memorial Day? Both holidays celebrate our veterans' service, but with one significant difference.

Editor's note: This is part of a weekly series published each Monday between Memorial Day and Veterans Day honoring local veterans.

The third annual visit of the Superbike World ChampionshipA to Utah will feature some unique changes and features, not the least of which is the fact that the races will take place on Memorial Day .

Monday, November 02, 2009 at 4:32 p.m. Prosecutor Donna Elder has one mission over the next few days: to prove Keion Griffin fired the bullet that killed CCU student Corey Brooks in May 2008.

Veterans Day is a federal holiday celebrated in the United States each November 11th.

The changes that Santa Fe Ride customers will notice most will be the hours of operation and service on holidays.

Monday, 26 October 2009 By Becky Polaski St. Marys resident Joe Penfield once again addressed members of City Council at their recent meeting regarding claims of police misconduct that he alleges occurred over Memorial Day weekend.

Although Kindness Counts, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, is a school-based community service group headquartered at Middlesex Middle School, the students have not performed their good deeds on an actual school day in the past six months.

Stevens Point could host a large-scale event next year to welcome Wisconsin troops home.

The Army's Steve Adams was one of many active service members taking part in the Veterans Day Parade in Antioch last year.

MANITOWOC - The City Council is scheduled to discuss Mayor Justin Nickels' first executive budget at its regular meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in City Hall.

A former University of Alabama-Huntsville physics professor was sentenced to 45 years in prison for killing his wife and dumping her body in the Tennessee River.

These places or services will be closed or not operating Monday in observance of Labor Day: Public schools Colleges and universities Observing the Holiday Observing the Holiday The following places or services will be closed or not operating Monday in observance of Memorial Day: Public schools Colleges and universities Voter registration for June ...

The S.C. Supreme Court on Monday overruled decisions on more than two-dozen murder and assault cases dating to 1894 when it ordered a new trial for a 42-year-old man convicted of killing his cousin.

In the United States, Columbus Day, October 12, is an official federal holiday, therefore most government offices and buildings are closed, with exceptions.

It's been years in development -- the creation of a memorial plaque for veterans who have chosen Ayer as their hometown.

Atlanta-Based Delta Air Lines on Tuesday matched the $10 fare hike that United and US Airways are imposing, for travel on select days in 2009 and the first half of 2010 -- calling the increased fare a "surcharge." "We have become competitive with United and US Airways and added a $10 surcharge to airfares" for travel on thirteen dates, Delta ...

In hopes of honoring the memory and life of Ken Glidwell , a new "band camp" has been set up for area teenagers.