NEW YORK (AP) — The coronavirus has led more people to spend time outdoors, and many find themselves walking the same paths and gazing at the same trees or shrubs day after day. Author and self-taught landscape photographer Larry Lederman suggests looking at your surroundings anew by ...
WHEELING — On Nov. 1, Our Lady of Peace Parish and School celebrated the dedication of the new Battaglino Family Center. The Most Rev. Mark Brennan, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston, he Rev. Joseph Augustine, pastor; Principal Maureen Kerr, and members of the ...
There is nothing typical about any holidays or other observances during this year as health concerns over a coronavirus grip the world. Veterans Day on Nov. 11 is no different. Many communities are not holding their typical parades or in-person services. ∫ In Wheeling, American Legion ...
Veterans Day, once known as Armistice Day, was first celebrated on Nov. 11, 1919, the anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1928, the United States Congress passed a resolution for Armistice Day to be an annual observation, and by 1938, the day became a national holiday. Differing from Memorial Day in May, Armistice Day, which would be renamed Veterans Day in 1954 under President Dwight Eisenhower, pays tribute to veterans who survived various wars. Memorial Day commemorates those veterans who lost their lives. Americans celebrate Veterans Day, while residents of Great ...
By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Would you buy something you can't see? That's the question posed by two New York brothers who've lost much of their vision to a rare degenerative eye disorder and have dedicated their lives — and livelihoods — to raising money for ...
(Family Features) Traditional family activities like trick-or-treating create fun moments and memories, but the effects of COVID-19 on this Halloween will bring about change for the spooky excitement. You can still ensure a special night for your little ones and all the ghouls, goblins ...
