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NOVEMBER 20, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXIV • NO 38
I “ will give thanks to the Lord because of His righteousness; I will sing the praises of the name of the Lord Most High.” Psalm 7:17
Veterans Day observed in Atglen Borough BY FRANCINE FULTON
BY FRANCINE FULTON
Day event included a moment of silence to honor fallen servicemen and servicewomen, the reciting of “The Pledge of Alliance” and a brief talk by Hodorovich. “The 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month is our reminder that we should all pause to acknowledge the sacrifice of our veterans,” said Hodorovich. “(We need to be reminded) time and time again what we owe our veterans and acknowledge what
Among the items featured at the Ten Thousand Villages Gift Shop at Oxford Presbyterian Church (OPC) this holiday season are three books by Cochranville author Iris Gray Dowling. Two of the books, “Let’s Open Our Eyes & Find a Luna Moth” and “Nature Stories #2” are new and were released this month. The third, “Days Gone By (Life in 1930s and 1940s),” which details the beginnings of Cochranville, was published earlier this year. This year, the shop at OPC will be open on Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 15 from 10 a.m. to noon. In addition, the shop will be open on Friday, Dec. 6, from 5 to 8 p.m., during which time Dowling will be on hand offering signed copies of her books, which will remain available to purchase in the shop. She will also be available to speak with shoppers about the writing process. Like her picture book, “Keep Your Eyes Open (Discover the Cecropia Moth),” “Let’s Open Our Eyes & Find a Luna Moth”
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Mayor Darren Hodorovich (second from right) and his wife, Sandy (far right), joined residents of Atglen in a Veterans Day observance.
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eterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States that honors American veterans of all wars. According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Day is always observed officially on Nov. 11, regardless of the day of the week on which it falls. The holiday, proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919, originated as Armistice Day to commemorate the end of World War I, known at the time as “The Great War.” The war officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, at the Palace of Versailles in France. However, the fighting actually ended seven months earlier when an armistice or truce was called between the Allied nations and Germany, which went into effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.” Armistice Day became a federal holiday in 1938. Following World War II and the Korean War, the holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to recognize American veterans of all wars. Unlike Memorial Day, which honors those who have died
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