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April 27 Box of Food Update: A family of 1 took him this much food today from our food pantry.
For more information about the Community Center of St Bernard, visit www.ccstb.org
By JAKE RUSSELL of the Jacksonville Journal Courier
Cannon fire interrupted the narrator as he explained the Battle of Newton’s Station to an audience lined along the Community Park field.
Suddenly, confederate soldier re-enactors rushed hay bales and barrels to the field for cover as union soldiers marched in. Rifles fired, cannons roared and the Gen. Benjamin Grierson Days Civil War re-enactment played out.
After 17 years, the props were a way to breathe new life into the re-enactments, said Erik Hack, a Gen. Benjamin Grierson Days committee member. Re-enactors had objectives and the props helped to stagger the battle and delay action.
All this was only a fraction of the new life breathed into Gen. Benjamin Grierson Days this year.
After floodwaters forced its cancellation last year, the two-day event came back with a renewed energy — new World War I and World War II skirmishes as well as the Veterans Remembered Timeline exhibits that were supposed to debut last year.
For Hack, it’s a chance to relive the camaraderie felt among fellow soldiers and also to honor and remember veterans.
“When somebody comes back from a combat situation, they’re changed,” he said. “We honor our vets and this is a safe way to remember the past.”
Christian Jebb portrayed David Dalton, a young Confederate soldier with the Eighth Arkansas.
Jebb was born into re-enacting, following his brother’s and father’s footsteps.
“It’s a brotherhood really,” he said. “You can’t find anything better than a fellow re-enacting brother. You find out how many cool jackets the Confederate side had and then you find out how hot the wool was. It’s pretty toasty.”
Re-enacting goes beyond a love of history, though.
“We’ve made it our lives, in a way,” he said. “I love history because of the common soldier. It’s scary to think of how many thousands of soldiers aren’t remembered.”
The Civil War re-enactment went as it does usually — re-enactors gathered for an officer’s call in the morning and came up with a battle plan. The battle plan changed three or four times through the morning until it had changed completely about 30 minutes before battle time, said Jon Cook, who portrayed a soldier with the 12th Illinois Calvary. Of course, the general plan stays in place for safety reasons.
Cook also portrayed a German soldier in the World War II skirmish, which caught a bit of the early afternoon rains that swept through the region.
His rifle malfunctioned in the skirmish so he took a hit and died right off the bat. When he fell on his side, his exposed ear filled with water.
“The things you do just to look dead,” he joked, explaining how his first re-enactment, he took a hit and fell on his back, arms spread out directly under the sun’s fierce beams. “I’ll never do that again.”
The rain did little to deter the crowd.
Cook’s been involved in Civil War re-enactments for about 20 years. His first time was during the first Gen. Benjamin Grierson Days event when his high school friend, Jim Phillips, recruited him.
Phillips had been trying to get Cook to re-enact since high school, so Cook gave it a chance. He went through safety checks until it came time for battle. Then he marched single-file between cannons until he was given the order “Double time!” at which point he ran.
Past the safety line — about 50 feet — Phillips gave the order, “Belly down!”
“So we all went belly down, the cannons go off, the hairs on the back of my neck stood up and I was hooked,” Cook said.
He was so hooked, in fact, that he took an entire paycheck and spent it on his first uniform. Since then, he’s spent about $6,000 in warfare paraphernalia, he said.
“I’ve always been interested in the history of the warfare of America,” he said. “It’s our heritage. For what all these men have given, they’ve all given their freedom and lives for us to have the freedom to be able to do things like this. I feel like if we don’t show the youth what happens in war, we’re doomed to repeat it.”
That’s what Gen. Benjamin Grierson Days is all about — remembering and honoring veterans.
For example, the highlight of the day for Hack was the opportunity to give a World War II veteran a ride in a deuce and a half vehicle.
“We made his day and that made the weekend worth it,” he said.
Deep Creek Middle School and The Island School come together to work on community projects during the semester. Last week, they met their buddies!
www.wanderfoot.com / The Wanderlust Festival infused my soul with inspiration, gratitude and joy! This heart opening event brings together amazing people from all around the world to celebrate conscious living, nature, yoga, community, music and celebration! This experience provides a potent opportunity for creating powerful positive change in the world on a personal and collective level. ~Namaste
SL11B BRASIL ontem, hoje e sempre no SL
Se você é brasileiro ou fala português, divulgue seu trabalho sua arte ou sua ideia na maior exposição do Second Life.
One of the ways USAID and its Food-for-Peace implementing partner in Morrumbala, World Vision, is helping farmers regain lost knowledge is through promoting community farmers´ associations. Trained volunteers spread messages in their communities, often through community theater. Photo by Kelly Ramundo
Yesterday, December 22 2014, saw Greater Manchester Police’s North Manchester Division hold a Christmas party for local older and vulnerable people.
The event was held at the Force’s headquarters in Newton Heath and hosted by Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy and Chief Superintendent Nick Adderley, the local police commander.
The Force’s officers and staff ran a series of events to help raise funds to run the event. Many local businesses also donated gifts and funds.
Over 120 local people attended the event; some of the guests had been victims of crime during the past year.
The Greater Manchester Police Male Voice Choir and the Force Band’s saxophone quartet played during the lunch and later PCSO Ian Chadwick led a sing-a-long.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
Kcap KwaMashu Community Advancement Projects South African Zulu Traditional Cultural Singing & Dancing Group from Durban Performing at The Limpopo Club The Africa Centre Covent Garden London 7th July 2000
11 x 15 watercolor on paper; based on JAhrensy's beautiful photo: www.flickr.com/photos/41773560@N07/8125294109/in/photostr... Thank's Megan for letting me use it as inspiration.
Yesterday, December 22 2014, saw Greater Manchester Police’s North Manchester Division hold a Christmas party for local older and vulnerable people.
The event was held at the Force’s headquarters in Newton Heath and hosted by Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy and Chief Superintendent Nick Adderley, the local police commander.
The Force’s officers and staff ran a series of events to help raise funds to run the event. Many local businesses also donated gifts and funds.
Over 120 local people attended the event; some of the guests had been victims of crime during the past year.
The Greater Manchester Police Male Voice Choir and the Force Band’s saxophone quartet played during the lunch and later PCSO Ian Chadwick led a sing-a-long.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
What used to be a thriving community garden, with cafe, theatre, seats all around, surrounded by good graffiti. Turned into a complete wasteland. It looks slightly different now, but still fenced off from public use.
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Sunday morning worship service at Minot Mennonite Church in Minot, North Dakota on August 15, 1948.
Citation: Mennonite Community Photograph Collection, The Congregation (HM4-134 Box 1 photo 012.0-11). Mennonite Church USA Archives, Goshen, Indiana.
Since 2007, White Ribbon Alliance has been building support and visibility at Glastonbury Festival in the UK – the world’s biggest open air music festival, with 200,000 visitors and 2,000 journalists from 70 countries.
Our team of dedicated volunteers has pasted stick-on “heart mum” tattoos on the arms of festival goers while talking to them about how we keep girls and women safe in pregnancy and birth. We have “made a noise for mums” with a record breaking drum roll lead from the stage by pop stars Rudimental, Lily Allen and Shlomo. We have invited celebrities and to have their photos taken in WRA photoframes, shared widely on social media, raising awareness of our brand and our issues. Our Global Champion Sarah Brown has joined us at Glastonbury with supermodel supporter Naomi Campbell. And then in 2016 we stood in solidarity after the murder of our colleague Jo Cox, MP, who had been instrumental in the strategy to win international support for maternal and newborn health.
In 2017, the plan was to draw attention to WRA’s role in promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights by building on the growing momentum of the women’s rights marches around the world. We made an exhibition in our tent of the best and funniest of the placards – ranging from “Misters for the Sisters” to “Girls just want to have fun-damental human rights,” inviting festival goers to come in and make their own before joining us on the stage of the Park field in our own #RESIST rally.
Copyright Perry Curties.
2017.
The Taveta weaver (Ploceus castaneiceps) is a striking bird species native to East Africa, particularly found in areas of southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. It is known for its vibrant chestnut-colored head and yellow body, with males displaying more vivid plumage during the breeding season to attract mates. This social species is often seen in large flocks, building intricate, hanging nests in trees, and primarily feeds on seeds and insects, typically in grasslands and savanna habitats.
Yesterday, December 22 2014, saw Greater Manchester Police’s North Manchester Division hold a Christmas party for local older and vulnerable people.
The event was held at the Force’s headquarters in Newton Heath and hosted by Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy and Chief Superintendent Nick Adderley, the local police commander.
The Force’s officers and staff ran a series of events to help raise funds to run the event. Many local businesses also donated gifts and funds.
Over 120 local people attended the event; some of the guests had been victims of crime during the past year.
The Greater Manchester Police Male Voice Choir and the Force Band’s saxophone quartet played during the lunch and later PCSO Ian Chadwick led a sing-a-long.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
"Our community receives all with open heart. Be welcome."
(at least this is my rough translation of the sign :-) )
Yesterday, December 22 2014, saw Greater Manchester Police’s North Manchester Division hold a Christmas party for local older and vulnerable people.
The event was held at the Force’s headquarters in Newton Heath and hosted by Chief Constable Sir Peter Fahy and Chief Superintendent Nick Adderley, the local police commander.
The Force’s officers and staff ran a series of events to help raise funds to run the event. Many local businesses also donated gifts and funds.
Over 120 local people attended the event; some of the guests had been victims of crime during the past year.
The Greater Manchester Police Male Voice Choir and the Force Band’s saxophone quartet played during the lunch and later PCSO Ian Chadwick led a sing-a-long.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website.
You should call 101, the new national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.