Florists in Challis, ID
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Jun 10, 2016A day to remember
Col. Victoria Leignadier, U.S. Army, moderator of the event.
“He has drunk deep from the challis of courage.”
RETIRED LT. COL. GARRET MESSNER, U.S. Army
“These men and women served their country and defended those who could not defend themselves,” she said.
Retired Lt. Col. Garret Messner, U.S. Army, gave the Memorial Remembrance speech. He began by quoting Gen. Douglas McArthur, saying we should not mourn the men who died, but rather thank God that such brave men lived.
He said he was filled with admiration for the heroes they were honoring. .
“He belongs to posterity. He belongs to history. He has drunk deep from the challis of courage,” Messner said.
Messner retired from the Army in 2016 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as professor and commander of the ROTC program. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he served throughout the world, including Afghanistan, and now lives in Ormond Beach.
Also taking part in the ceremony was American Legion Post 267; Spruce Creek Gaggle Flight; Gary Flanagan of Daytona Pipes and Drums; Gwen Redmond, veteran, U.S. Navy; Civil Air Patrol Ormond Beach Senior Squadron; Susan Darden, regent, Captain James Ormond Chapter of Daughters of American Revolution; Ormond Strong and Boy Scout Troops 65 and 407.
(Ormond Beach Observer)
Dec 30, 2015Fall show-off blooms in Chino Hills
With thousands of flowers shaped like hibiscus, a pink silk floss tree in full bloom is an attention-getter at a home on Challis Drive, between Valle Vista Drive and Aspen Lane in Chino Hills.
The drought-tolerant tree was identified for the Champion by Sean O’Connor, Chino Hills maintenance and operations manager and a certified arborist. He said the tree blooms from late summer through early fall in southern California after losing its leaves.
The pink silk floss is native to tropical forests of South America, where it is called “palo borracho,” which means “drunken stick.” It is known for its large seed pods that contain a cottony fiber.
Mr. O’Connor said the oldest and largest pink silk floss in the United States is on the grounds of the Hotel Bel-Air in west Los Angeles, standing 90 feet with a trunk 13 feet in circumference.
(Chino Champion)