Carol Collins Modern art includes artistic works produced during the period extending roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s. The term is usually associated with art in which the traditions of the past have been thrown aside in a spirit of experimentation. Some examples are: The Impressionism Movement, which flourished between 1873 and 1880 and…
Category: August 2015
Clubs & Classes, August 2015
The Game Gang celebrates 4th of July
Nancy Toppan The Game Gang celebrated the 4th of July with a BBQ cookout at Viv and Al Wright’s. Fingerlickin’ barbecue brisket, hot dogs and hamburgers were hot off the grill. Traditional potato salad, barbecue baked beans, fresh green salad, cold watermelon and yummy red velvet cake with fruit was enjoyed along with beverage choices…
Features, August 2015
Neighborhood celebrates 8th Annual 4th of July party
Jan Marx For the eighth year in a row, Mike and Marguerite Richardson welcomed neighbors to their back yard to celebrate our country and democracy. This year five people presented quotations, some of which follow: “Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train…
Features, August 2015
Doolittle’s Rangers – Part 2
CSM George Alatzas, USA (RET) Beginning in 1946, the surviving Raiders have held a reunion each April to commemorate the mission. The reunion is in a different city each year. In 1959 the city of Tuscon, Arizona, as a gesture of respect and gratitude, presented the Doolittle Raiders with a set of 80 silver goblets.…