CdT Community Alliance Although the alliance takes a summer hiatus, the board continues to serve the community. During the school break, the area in front of Sycamore and Corona Foothills schools that is between the asphalt walking path and Houghton Road was treated with preemergent to control the weeds. On Make a Difference Day on Saturday...
Veterans Day 2022 Military service, by its nature, is temporary. The legacy of that service, however, can benefit generations for centuries. Veterans Day can be traced to the armistice which ended World War I. Though the peace of that treaty did not survive the fascist tyrannies of Hitler and Mussolini, the freedom enjoyed by Europeans today is...
Ellie Abraham, coordinator, Corona Cares Ellie grew up in Wisconsin along with six siblings on a dairy farm. At age 20, she moved to Boulder, Colorado, where she worked as a dental assistant for a short time and then for the Boulder County Commissioners for seven years. She then hired on with IBM and moved to Tucson, living in Green Valley. She...
Flag day By Ventura Tounsel “hat the flag of the United States shall be of thirteen stripes of alternate red and white, with a union of thirteen stars of white in a blue field, representing the new constellation.” This was the resolution adopted by the Continental Congress on June 14, 1777. The resolution was made following the report of a special...
Legion News By Michael “Mick” Shaughnessy, Chaplain Post 109 On Monday, May 30st, we observe Memorial Day to commemorate American Service members who died in the line of duty. While the observance is often mistaken for a holiday to honor all military – lumped with Veterans Day, servicemembers and veterans are most often those who carry out the...
By Ventura Tounsel The American Legion has been actively involved with children’s issues since the early 1920s. In many instances, the American Legion has been the driving force on behalf of children on the federal, state, and local levels. In 1938, April was formally designated as Child Welfare Month (now called Children & Youth Month) and...
News from the American Legion By Michael “Mick” Shaughnessy, Chaplain Post 109 February brings a couple of celebrations unique to the United States. On the 21st we observe Presidents Day, a Federal Holiday that developed from the older observances of Lincoln’s birthday and Washington’s birthday; both in February. We of the American Legion also...
By Ventura Tounsel It is January and, on this month, we will take out a day to celebrate the accomplishments of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. King left an indelible mark on the U.S. military by putting his life on the line to ensure the real promise of democracy for all Americans. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929. It is a date...
American Legion invites high school students to compete in speech contest Winners will earn scholarship money, chance to compete in national finals. By Ventura Tounsel High school students of the Vail School District have been invited by McCulloch-Wagner Post 109 of The American Legion to compete in the American Legion High School Oratorical...
By Ventura Tounsel This month we have an amazing opportunity. We have a chance to show our appreciation to America’s warfighters. Every Soldier, Airman, Marine, Sailor, Coast Guardsman and Guardian who made a conscious decision to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic”. However, I want...
