Hi Everyone!
November has slipped upon us with no notice. Maybe I didn't pay attention because our weather has been so nice. But goodness, Thanksgiving will be here in 2 1/2 weeks.
However, I don't want to forget a very important day of honor - Veteran's Day on November 11th.
Veterans Day is an official United States holiday which honors people who have served in armed service also known as veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect.) Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day; Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving.[1]
One celebration will be held at Greenwood Pioneer Cemetery in Cañon City on Saturday, November 9th at 11 a.m. We have just been designated as both a State and National Historic Site, so there will be a short recognition. There will be a veteran who will also speak.
This Saturday, November 9, at 10 a.m. will be our last meeting of 2013. We do not meet in December or January.
At this meeting, Custer County Commissioner Lynn Atterbery will talk about the Wetmore kiosk to get input for wording on it. This 3-panel "Wayfinder" will be set up on the old Lone Pine property in 2015.
Work has begun on the Hardscrabble sign for its repair and refurbishment. If you drive by mile marker 2 going north on Hwy. 67 and don't see the sign, it is okay. It is in safe hands and will be replaced upon completion of the work.
Happy Thanksgiving! to those of you who'll not be at the meeting. Remember the abundance of the harvest is a symbol of the abundance of God's love in our lives.
Let us all have thankful hearts.
Margaret
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