May 25, 2018
When I was a youngster in Upsala, we always had a Memorial Day service in the school gym, followed by a parade down Main Street. Sometime after I graduated in 1961, the practice died out. Then in the 1980’s, Lorna Koehn, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary brought back the Memorial Day Celebration in Upsala. I can still picture her marching in front of a group of children, each holding a bunch of lilac flowers. The parade ends at the City Park, where the children still wait in anticipation for the chance to collect the spent brass shells after the 21 gun salute. They make good whistles. After that, the `Upsala First Responders’ serves a picnic lunch including “Bee Bop A Ree Bop Rhubarb Pie”. Be sure to take the time to honor those that you know who have served. If you meet a service member, simply put our your hand and say “Thank you for serving”. They deserve our respect.
The dedication of Veterans Art Monument Marine Corps painting will take place tomorrow at 2:30 at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls. A press release is attached. You can help to raise funds for the Veterans Educational Historic Monument art project by going to www.vetsart.org. The Army, Navy and Coast Guard paintings are already hanging in the Committal Hall of the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery north of Little Falls. Funds are needed to complete the Air Force painting. The Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery Memorial Day service will be Sunday starting with The Richfield Symphonic Band at 1:30 pm followed by the program at 2 pm.
This week Live From Here is taking things outdoors for Memorial Day weekend with a live broadcast from Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA, just outside of Washington D.C. Chris will be joined by Kacey Musgraves, Cory Henry and the Funk Apostles, and comedian Sheng Wang. The band: Sarah Jarosz, Rich Dworsky, Josh Dion, Chris Eldridge, Brittany Haas, and Alan Hampton. Tune in for Chris Thile’s Song of the Week; scripts and sound effects from radio actors, Serena Brook, Tim Russell, and Fred Newman; and an all-new round of musicians’ birthdays. We’ll also field your Instant Song Requests and hear from Tom Papa, who’s been Out In America. Throw open the windows, fire up your preferred listening device, and join in celebration of Memorial Day.
“America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” Harry S. Truman
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