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Jun 19, 2020

The poppy field in Mantua is in bloom - Cache Valley Daily

Mantua on Monday. Red poppy fields were inspiring back in WWI history. A Canadian physician, Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae wrote the poem “In Flanders Fields.” This poem describes a battlefield where red poppies grew and was the resting place of soldiers that died there. He wrote it in tribute to a fallen soldier and friend, Lieutenant Alexis Helmer, after presiding over the funeral. It became one of the more popular poems of the World War I era. The poppies are colorful; going to the fields are great for someone looking for a summer adventure with children. There are plenty of trails that go through the flowers and lots of room to take pictures, though parking may be limited at times. ...

Oct 10, 2019

Irene M. Faldetta, St. Rose of Lima "Wagon Wheeler," at 97 - Amityville Record

C.W. Post Christmas Show,” said Janice. “She always went the extra mile to ensure that we had a memorable child­hood.” “Mom loved watching the Islanders play hockey and was a huge fan,” said Ann. “Those of us away from home would receive articles in the mail that she would clip from Newsday about local Long Island events and happen­ings, including the Islander’s game statistics. Of course, this was pre-Internet, but when she learned to use email, we would frequently receive her thoughtful e-greetings sent over ‘the Net’.” “I can remember go­ing to the Westbury Music Fair to see shows and to see the circus with my parents, but nothing could beat the many days we spent at Marjorie Post Park pools or at the beach!” said Laura. Mrs. Faldetta even­tually took the civil service exam, becom­ing employed as a le­gal secretary for the County Attorney’s of­fice in Westbury where she worked until she retired. In addition to spending time with her children, Mrs. Faldetta enjoyed the company of friends, with whom she shared her passions for faith, music and dancing. Many of her friends were members of The Park Players, a community theatre group in which her late husband performed. “Mom and her friends would frequent Tobay Beach on summer afternoons,” said Laura. “They would have late picnics while enjoying the sunset after all the crowds had gone.” Mrs. Faldetta faithfully attended mass at St. Rose of Lima in Massapequa and was considered an original “Wagon Wheeler” of the church. She was also a member of the local Homemakers Club, attending many com­munity service events and “Mystery Trips” with her late husband and other like-minded senior adventurers. Known as the family Jeopardy and crossword puzzle champion, Mrs. Faldetta loved books and poetry, recit­ing countless lines of long poems until her final days. She held a distinct advantage since her second ‘language’ was Latin, which she learned in grade school. “She also often watched and fed the birds, and particu­larly enjoyed the Fall when she could look at the chang­ing environment and collect colorful leaves”, said Janice. Mrs. Faldetta was predeceased by her husband John P. Faldetta, who died on Aug. 18, 2014, and by her four siblings Dorothy Rice, Robert Fennelly, Joan Schappe, and Earl Fennelly. She is survived by her seven children: Janice Dobson and her husband Richard, Ann Faldetta, Carol Malone and her husband Kevin, Peter Faldetta and his wife Tricia, Susan Adams and her husband David, John Faldetta and his wife Danielle and Laura Begg and her husband Gregory, as well as by her 12 grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Massapequa Funeral Home Inc. North Chapel at 1050 Park Blvd. in Mass­apequa Park. A funeral mass ...

Aug 22, 2019

Let a hundred flowers bloom in honor of Zeke the Sheik - The Pasadena Star-News

Eviction from Eden?” “Stink continues over compost.” Lots of people wrote letters in, supporting the gardener: “Compost no crime.” Stig Erlander, that steely-eyed Lake Avenue health-food merchant and proselytizer for the virtues of raw milk, wrote in to call it “a pile of value.” We even ran an editorial, which I wrote, “How to save Dundon’s hill,” published April Fool’s Day of 2005, and not joking. At the very end, three weeks later, they became more serious. Instead of “Altadena man once again jousts with county over mammoth mound,” our last hed, over a story by Kimm Groshong, was “Removal of huge pile begins; tender devastated.” Tim was tender, and he was devastated. But he lived on another 14 years after the magnificent fertilizer that helped grow the Altadena Community Garden bit the dust, tending a smaller pile at a friend’s house next door. As the Los Angeles Times’ Dorothy Pineda reported last week, he died recently, aged 77. She quotes Zeke from our 2005 story: “The pile is my baby. This is the tower of power, that makes people behind Katie Couric and Matt Lauer quiver and cower, ‘cause it generates the power that makes a flower.” He versified through a 1985 pot-possession case, notes the Times: “Dundon faced charges for cultivating, possessing and selling marijuana. Donning a blue headdress and a floor-length caftan in Pasadena Superior Court, Zeke the Sheik defended himself in rhyme for 20 minutes. The judge, court reporter and Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were left in stitches. ‘I’m the politician for which you all have been wishing, ever since I had the vision that my mission, was to end the great second Prohibition and to form the coalition, for the abolition of nuclear fission and, in addition, to wipe out malnutrition,’ Dundon said in court.” “‘Because this all put me under a great deal of suspicion, I made the decision to make the transition to become a politician.’” Funny enough to beat a potential six-year rap, but he still got 18 days in the slammer. RIP, Zeke. I hope your life inspires many such as yourself. Altadena has room for more renegade soil-tillers today, so may a hundred flowers blossom. As he later told Janette, “People are awakening like never before. It all started in a garden, and it has to go back.” Write the public editor at lwilson@scng.com.

Jul 26, 2019

Vandals damage flowers in Rhinelander - WJFW-TV

NEWS STORIES RHINELANDER - Downtown Rhinelander Inc. encourages businesses to beautify the community by sponsoring and planting flowers. One business saw a set back with its flowers.Tom's Drawing Board sponsors one of the beautification areas. Thursday night, a surveillance camera showed people walking out of another business and running through the flowers. Owner Tom Barnett is asking people to be smart when having fun."I just want people to keep in the mind that they should be more responsible with their actions," said Barnett. "I don't think it was deliberate. I don't think it was meant by anything. I think people were just out having a good time and didn't think and was pretty careless."Barnett owns a camera that he uses to catch wrong doing. He got it cleared through Rhinelander police. But he couldn't tell who destroyed the flowers. Sponsored in part by HodagSports.com IN OTHER NEWS Lac du Flambeau clinics proud of accreditation after years-long process ...

May 31, 2019

A bouquet for mama, and a history lesson - The Apopka Voice

She told me about the horrors of the first world war, what she called ”The great war.” And then she recited the poem, Flanders field, by John McRae which is as follows:FLANDERS FIELDSIn Flanders fields, the poppies blowbetween the crosses, row on row,that mark our place, and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below.We are the dead. Short days agowe lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,Loved and were loved, and now we liein Flanders fields.Take up our quarrel with the foe:To you from failing hands we throwThe torch; be yours to hold it high.If ye break faith with us who diewe shall not sleep, though poppies growin Flanders Fields.That evening mama and I took those flowers out into our back yard and with some small ceremony we dug a little hole and buried them under the old walnut tree. I must admit, because of that long ago episode Memorial Day with its poppies has always been sort of special to me. Charles Towne is first and foremost a Christian. An octogenarian, author, journalist, wildlife photographer, naturalist, caregiver, and survivor, his life has been and continues to be, a never-ending adventure filled with possibilities never imagined. He has adopted the philosophy that to Live fully, laugh uproariously, love passionately, and learn like there is no tomorrow, is a formula for a long and joy-filled life.

Apr 27, 2019

Spring colors in full bloom around Cleveland - cleveland.com

I decided to stop and smell the roses (or whatever plant I came upon) in my travels. So, Clevelanders, let's test your spring blossoms knowledge by letting me know what the various flowers are in the comments. David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com ...