‘Miscellany’ Archives
At the 147th Memorial Day Service “”¦increased devotion ”¦for”¦last full measure”¦”
“we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion””that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain”¦” BY SUE HUNTER WEIR “One of the benefits of being retired and old is that you can pick and choose...I tell you that because I”'m here today because I want to be. I appreciate this opportunity to address you today and for letting an old soldier feel important one more time.” ”“ Major General,Retired, Paul C. Rehkamp Flags. A band. Junior ROTC cadets and a Major General. Veterans. And Taps. Everything that you need to have a perfect Memorial Day was there for the 147th annual Memorial Day Observance at Minneapolis Pioneers and Soldiers Memorial Cemetery. And if our keynote speaker, Major General Rehkamp felt like an old soldier, he fooled everyone who heard his wonderful keynote speech. The weather likely kept a few participants away but the [...]
CEPRO Neighborhood Greenspace Celebration and Planning
By Sunny Sevigny Wednesday, May 13, members of the community enjoyed a Neighborhood Greenspace Celebration as part of the St. Paul Riverfront Corporation”'s annual Placemaking Residency. The event took place on the site of the former CEPRO grain elevators between 10th and 11th avenues. The event centered around engaging community members in discussions about what has already been done on the site in the past, and identifying some ideas and next steps needed to continue its development. There was a community workshop led by a representative from Gehl Studios from San Francisco, a talk on building healthy communities by Dr. Richard Jackson, as well as live music, a mobile sign shop, Zumba, and an aerialist performance. Many members of the community came out to participate in the workshop, or brought their children to enjoy the day in the open greenspace, make some art, and listen to live music from local artists.
Ask them, “Was it worth waiting?” Graduation ”“ A Time to Celebrate at Banyan Community
BY SUE RIESGRAF We have many graduations here at Banyan (a community development organization in Phillips)”¦ milestones that Banyan kids are reaching AND are prepared to move onto the next level. Our FIFTH GRADERS are leaders and are preparing to enter MIDDLE SCHOOL. Our EIGHTH GRADERS are preparing to enter HIGH SCHOOL. Our SENIORS have their college plans in place- and are OFF TO COLLEGE this fall! Our college kids are also graduating and making the transition to CAREERS. These graduations give us a reason to pause and celebrate. Banyan kids “grow up” at Banyan because we are family. We are excited as a family to see our youth make successful transitions. The Banyan high school graduates had many college options to choose from - both near and far, big and small, urban and rural. But after years of planning for this decision, countless meetings with parents and youth, applications completed, FAFSA forms filled out and sent in, scholarship applications submitted [...]
