A DAY IN THE LIFE...

...National Poppy Day®National Poppy Day is a tradition found in many countries around the world. The American Legion Family brought National Poppy Day® to the United States by asking Congress to designate the Friday before Memorial Day, as National Poppy Day®.On the Friday before Memorial Day, w...

Memorial Day is one week away. It's a busy week for Georgetown's Rene J. Gagnon American Legion Post #211 as we make preparations for Memorial Day. This is my letter to the Georgetown Board of Selectmen announcing Memorial Day ----------------------------------------------------------------------...

Armed Forces Day.Armed Forces Day was created in 1949 and its purpose is to pay tribute to those men and women who are currently serving in the 6 branches of the United States military.There is a distinction between Armed Forces Day, Veterans Day, and Memorial Day.Armed Forces Day is for those st...

In the "I've Heard it All Now" category.The pastor of our church is going on a much-needed sabbatical. Pastoral life can be arduous and quite tiring. He and his wife and 4 boys will be camping while they travel across the country. But, they are not taking the family dog named Pogo with them. We'v...

Tomorrow is the infamous Kiwanis Club of Georgetown Annual "All You Can Eat" Pancake Breakfast! The Kiwanis Club does much for the community by way of donations. They purchased the electronic billboard sign at our Town Hall, support youth activities, cook hotdogs and burgers at the Summer Concert...

...in New England. Here we are on April 4th, 2024. Easter has come and gone but the Spring has not sprung. We're all asking where that #%@^ (Darn) rodent is...lol? As you can see, we had a plowable mixture of rain/snow/sleet overnight. It's 9:30 a.m. as I write this and the wind is really howling...

...In Human History is here.In the Christian world, today is known as Ressurection Sunday. It is better known as Easter Sunday. The promise that Jesus made was kept. He would rise from the grave. By doing so we can be assured all other promises or prophecies will be kept. John 3:16-1916 “For God ...

Today is Saint Patrick's Day a day people celebrate with frivolity. It's a day when you wear green (or not) to celebrate your "Irish" even if you are not Irish. My father and his family emigrated from England to the USA in 1920. My mother's family heritage is from Ireland and Scotland. A year or ...

Look closely into my PIs, Relax, breathe deeply, and relax...lolToday is National PI Day. So what is PI? (I looked it up)Pi (symbol: π) is a mathematical constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter. In simpler terms, it's the number you get by dividing a circle'...

...OR IS IT?Today is the day the Leap Year occurs. It's known as Leap Day which occurs on February 29th. If you are a 29er you get to celebrate your birthday on the actual day of your birth. But is a Leap Year confined to once every 4 years? I have found an answer to that. NO!Leap day exists to k...