If you missed Sat.'s conference at SCCC
- here's a chance to get updated information.
Remain alert - ticks will be active in damp weather.
Eighteenth anniversary of 9/11
Many under the age of twenty are unaware
of the impact of all that happened on that day.
Those of us who lived though it will never forget
where we were, when the first news
of a plane hitting one of the iconic
Twin Towers in NYC reached us.
History Channel video:
A timeline of the attacks on the World Trade Center
in New York City on September 11, 2001.
Made By Messina
First Responders Tribute
it's not easy to watch,
but ...
when this horrific attack happened,
New York City turned to the first responders
as they fled towards the nightmarish scene.
To all the hero's that day,
I made this video as a thank you.
Uniform or no uniform.
As the events of September 11th
unfolded on our country
the world lost a lot of innocent lives.
These tragedies caused New York City to come together, this country to come together
and the world to come together.
To The Survivors & To The Fallen
We Will Never Forget."
A bit of history about LABOR DAY
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| 1956 postage stamp |
How Labor Day Originated
In the spring of 1880, General Secretary P.
J. McGuire, of the United Brotherhood of
Carpenters, first originated the observance of a distinct and now holiday- with parade and
picnic - to be known as "Labor Day." He broached the idea to several labor men and then to the Central Labor union of New
York, and got them to adopt it. The first
Monday in September, 1882, was agreed upon
as the day for the first public observance of
'' Labor Day."
The first attempt was deemed
to be so successful by the Central Labor
union that it decided to celebrate the first
Monday in September every year as labor's
holiday. The plan was then indorsed by the
annual convention of the American Federation of Labor, and by the general assembly
of the Knights of Labor. The idea met with
favor in other cities and states, and the labor
organizations in them observed the day in
various ways - by parades, festivals, excursions, or meetings, and have continued to do
so. - Carpenter.
from THE EVENING GAZETTE
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1889
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| Labor Day Parade, Union Square, New York, 1887. Image ID: G91F182_026F |
Read more background info at
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| Photo by Daniel Freel/ New Jersey Herald with permission |
Miss Montague, Lucy Colvin,
has been chosen
as the
2019 Queen of the Fair.
FYI
It is known that in 1977, Sandy Mann,
and 1978, Kimberly Rome -
two other Miss Montague's,
were crowned as Queen of the Fair.
In 2009, Rachel Thompson, was a 1st Runner up,
and in 2017, Brooke Johnson, received
the People's Choice award.
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