VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Leo Hecker was presented with the community service award on Saturday, June 2, from the Dacotah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Hecker was presented the ...

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra is prepping for the April 25 "Oz with Orchestra," playing the score live while "The Wizard of Oz" plays on a huge screen, and it reminds me of one of my ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. WILKES-BARRE — As Memorial Day approaches, I decided to hop into the Way Back Machine and travel back, again to the 1960s, and I ...

Columbia Falls shoppers were greeted with a familiar sight on Friday — National Poppy Day — as members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72 were on hand at Smith's Food and Drug to distribute ...

Leavenworth? Every Veterans Day, American Legion poppies crop up just about everywhere. Almost everybody knows the tiny crepe-paper flowers raise money for veterans. But it’s likely few area residents ...

Red poppy flowers have symbolized the sacrifices of soldiers ever since the end of World War 1. The blossom’s vibrant imagery in the wartime poem “In Flanders Field” helped make it a globally ...

WARREN TWP. – Member of American Legion posts and their Ladies Auxiliaries can be seen during May holding bright red crepe paper poppies which they will happily exchange for a donation. May is the ...

Surrounded by ladies in navy blue suits and hats, the little girl sat at a card table on the sidewalk, fluffing out her red crepe paper poppies. A stooped, tightly permed lady stood nearby, and the ...

Photo provided The tradition of remembering those who lost their lives in military service by wearing a poppy began after World War I. Now, donations to purchase a poppy support veterans, active-duty ...

It was 50 years ago that Marimekko gave the world its famous poppy pattern. Unikko, the cheery, bold and bright poppy pattern was a blooming success in fabric, bed and bath items, handbags, clothing ...

On a rainy spring evening, a group of women shared their tools: wooden beads, strips of crepe paper and cups of glue. Step by step, they transformed their piles of craft supplies into gorgeous paper ...