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  • State Labor Department Will Benefit Apprenticeship Programs in Colorado

    State Labor Department Will Benefit Apprenticeship Programs in Colorado

    State Labor Department Kicks Off National Apprenticeship Week 

    Governor Hickenlooper has issued a proclamation declaring November 13 through November 19 Apprenticeship Week in Colorado. This is the third annual National Apprenticeship Week.  

    Apprenticeships have trained millions of Americans for over 75 years through a network of over 150,000 employers in more than 1,000 occupations.  Today, there are over 545,000 apprentices being trained in all sectors of the economy.

    In conjunction with National Apprenticeship week, the Colorado Department of Labor (CDLE) and its network of partners, including CareerWise Colorado and the Colorado Workforce Development Council, will be promoting a website that showcases Colorado’s apprenticeship programs and their real-world advantage in building the state’s talent pipeline.

    The website, www.apprenticeshipsincolorado.com, is designed to highlight apprenticeship and work-based learning programs and educate businesses on the benefits of hiring apprentices.

    Colorado is a recognized leader in the development of the apprenticeship and work-based learning models. In 2016, the state received an Apprenticeship Accelerator Grant to advance awareness and interest among businesses and industries in registered apprenticeship programs. Colorado currently has over 5,000 registered apprentices enrolled in over 200 registered apprenticeship programs.

    Did you know employers get approximately $1.50 return on investment for every $1 spent on apprenticeships. By reducing employee turnover and increasing productivity, apprenticeships are simply good for business.
     *U.S. Department of Labor >

    Most workers who complete an apprenticeship find employment with a starting wage of more than $50,000. In fact, successful apprentices are upgrading their skills and being put on a career path that will result in higher lifetime wages than their peers who were not in apprenticeship programs.

    About National Apprenticeship Week

    National Apprenticeship Week is a yearly focus on the tools available to every industry in developing a highly skilled workforce. The week also demonstrates to individuals how they can earn a salary while learning the skills necessary to succeed in high-demand careers. In Colorado, an investment in apprenticeships is already underway as innovative on-the-job training programs, coupled with mentorships and classroom education, are creating a model that meets the demands of emerging industries as well as those that are undergoing rapid innovation such as manufacturing.  Many colleges are awarding credit toward a degree for completing an apprenticeship program and workforce development agencies such as CDLE are working to enhance those efforts.

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  • Labor Day: Why do we celebrate it?

    Labor Day: Why do we celebrate it?

    DID YOU KNOW??

    WHAT

    Labor Day, a Federal holiday celebrated on the first Monday in September, is a creation of the labor movement dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our Country.  It is also unofficially considered the end of summer in the United States. Its back to school for most younsters and football season starts.

    WHEN

    The growing trade union and labor movements in beginning of late 19th century, trade unionists proposed that a day be set aside to celebrate labor. “Labor Day” was promoted by the Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized the first parade in New York City. In 1887, Oregon was the first State to make it an official public holiday. By the time it became an official Federal holiday in 1894, thirty U.S. states already officially celebrated the holiday. 

    WHO

    More than 100 years after the first Labor Day observance, there is still some doubt as to who first proposed the holiday for workers.

    Some records show that Peter J. McGuire, general secretary of the Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a cofounder of the American Federation of Labor, was first in suggesting a day to honor those “who from rude nature have delved and carved all the grandeur we behold.”

    But Peter McGuire’s place in Labor Day history has not gone unchallenged. Many believe that Matthew Maguire, a machinist, not Peter McGuire, founded the holiday. Recent research seems to support the contention that Matthew Maguire, later the secretary of Local 344 of the International Association of Machinists in Paterson, N.J., proposed the holiday in 1882 while serving as secretary of the Central Labor Union in New York. What is clear is that the Central Labor Union adopted a Labor Day proposal and appointed a committee to plan a demonstration and picnic.

    -Credit to USDOL

    THANK YOU TO ALL WORKING, CONTRIBUTING, CITIZENS OF AMERICA. ENJOY TODAY, IT’S FOR YOU.

     

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  • The Total Solar Eclipse – August 21, 2017 – WHAT TO EXPECT

    The Great American Total Solar Eclipse

    –Only in America–

    August 21, 2017

    Not only is a total solar eclipse rarer than a solar eclipse, but this one is even rarer. This total eclipse is only viewable from America, and will be the last total solar eclipse America will see in its totality until May 1, 2079.

    WHY? 

    The demise of Earth is predicted to happen around seven billion years from now, when the expanding sun engulfs and destroys our planet, and Earth’s life forms will witness the last total solar eclipse— around 600 million years from now. From now until then, solar eclipses will occur in annular, partial and total, from different vantage points on Earth. However, August 21, 2017 will be the last total solar eclipse America will see in its totality because the moon is slowly moving away from Earth, disrupting the intricate balance that causes the sun’s light to be blocked out. A total eclipse is a dance with three partners: the Moon, the Sun and the Earth. This can only happen when there is an exquisite alignment of these three partners in our sky. The moon’s slow progress away from Earth means these celestial events won’t keep happening, and only visible from certain points on Earth. On Aug. 21, 2017, people across the United States will see the sun disappear behind the moon, turning daylight into twilight, causing the temperature to drop rapidly, and revealing massive streamers of light streaking through the sky around the silhouette of the moon. On this day, America will fall under the total path of a total solar eclipse, for the last time in a half a century.

    The so-called Great American Total Solar Eclipse will darken skies all the way from Oregon to South Carolina, along a stretch of land about 70 miles (113 kilometers) wide. People who descend upon this “path of totality” for the big event are in for an unforgettable experience. The duration of totality, as experienced by observers on the ground, tops out at a few precious minutes for all total solar eclipses. For most viewers, the Aug. 21, 2017 total solar eclipse will last less than two and half minutes.

    When, Where & How:

     The Total Solar Eclipse in Denver, Colorado

    Monday, August 21, 2017

    The Path

    The solar eclipse will be visible from all across America, however, viewers directly under the path will only see the spectacular TOTAL eclipse. Others, such as in Denver, Colorado, will see a partial eclipse. Depending on location, the angle of your view will vary. Depicted below is a time lapse of what can be expected to be seen from Denver, Colorado.

    The Time

    * Times are local for Denver (MDT – Mountain Daylight Time)

    • The Moon touches the Sun’s edge: This Partial Eclipse begins at 10:23 am, in a 117°East-southeast direction, at a 45.2° altitude.

    • Moon is closest to the center of the Sun. This Maximum Eclipse begins at 11:47 am, in a 144°Southeast direction, at a 57.5° altitude.

    • The Moon leaves the Sun’s edge. This Partial Eclipse ends at 1:14 pm, in a 186°South direction, at a 62.0° altitude.

    The View

     

    For NASA-funded scientists, the eclipse will last over seven minutes, however. Their secret? Following the shadow of the Moon in two retrofitted WB-57F jet planes. 

    Amir Caspi of the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, and his team will use two of NASA’s WB-57F research jets to chase the darkness across America on Aug. 21. Taking observations from twin telescopes mounted on the noses of the planes, Caspi will ­­­­­capture the clearest images of the Sun’s outer atmosphere — the corona — to date and the first-ever thermal images of Mercury, revealing how temperature varies across the planet’s surface.

    These could well turn out to be the best ever observations of high frequency phenomena in the corona. Extending the observing time and going to very high altitude might allow us to see a few events or track waves that would be essentially invisible in just two minutes of observations from the ground. – Dan Seaton, co-investigator of the project and researcher at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.

    *photos and information credit: NASA

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  • TODAY’S EVENTS – SUNDAY, AUGUST 13

    TODAY’S EVENTS – SUNDAY, AUGUST 13

    –STRASBURG HOMETOWN DAYS–

    TODAY’S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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    • Pancake Breakfast (Charge)

      @ 7:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. – Strasburg Elementary School – SPONSOR: NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY

    • Run To The Rails 5K Walk/Run

      @ 7:30 a.m. – Five Acre Park (South of I-70) Registration Fee Day of Race $10.00 per participant. Join us for a walk/run that is fun for everyone. Prizes for the following categories: Women, Men, Walkers, Bike, Stroller Team (pusher and passenger), Dog/Human Team and Most Patriotic – SPONSOR: KAUFFMAN TRANSPORTATION

    • 4th Annual Poker Run

      @ 8:30 a.m. – Rollin Stone Auto Sales – next to NAPA. $10.00 Entry Fee. 4 stops on a 15 mile journey and over to the car show to pick up final card – SPONSOR: ROLLIN STONE AUTO SALES

    • Antique Tractor Show

      @ 9:00 a.m. to Dark – North of School – 2024 Strasburg Rd – SPONSOR: ENGELBRECHT FARM

    • Mud VolleyBall Tournament

      @ 9:30 a.m. – Get your team together and get ready to get dirty! Two divisions: Youth (6th -12 th Grades) and Adults (18 & Up). Standard coed volleyball rules apply and prizes to the top teams! North Baseball Field Parking Lot – SPONSOR: ISI INSPECTION SPECIALTIES

    • Sand pile for kids

      @ 9:30 a.m. – North Baseball Field Batting Cages – SPONSOR: HIGH PLAINS BANK

    • Mr. Ed’s Cool Classic Car Show

      @ 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.– Strasburg School – SPONSOR: STRASBURG AUTO PARTS

    • Community Church Service

      @ 10:00 a.m. – Comanche Crossing Museum, BRING LAWN CHAIRS AND/OR BLANKETS AND UMBRELLAS – SPONSOR: CRANDALL DRILLING & PUMP SERVICE

    • “Cow Plop”

      @ 11:00 a.m. – Legion Hall – SPONSOR: AMERICAN LEGION POST #183

    • Comanche Crossing Museum Open

      @ 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Root Beer Floats, Chuck Wagon Dinner, Cow Milking for Kids, Model Train Displays – SPONSOR: COMANCHE CROSSING HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    • Family Fun Bingo

      @ 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. – Strasburg Legion Hall, 56423 Westview Ave – Discovery Time Preschool will host a family-friendly BINGO event to raise funds for new playground equipment and classroom supplies. Join us for BINGO, prize raffle, and snacks. FEE: $10 per person – SPONSOR: DISCOVERY TIME PRESCHOOL

    • Trap Shoot

      @ 1:00 p.m. – 1955 Headlight Rd – SPONSOR: IRONWORKS

    • Garden Tractor Pull

      @ 1:00 p.m. – 2024 Strasburg Rd – SPONSOR: COLORADO GARDEN TRACTOR ASSOCIATION

     

     

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    WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY?

    • Got Toddler Temper Tantrum Problems??

    BYERS — The Eastern Plains Women’s Resource Center has a new video designed for parents of children struggling with tantrums. The video covers the three main causes of tantrums, the two goals of children when they have tantrums, the problem with distraction and reasoning, the power of “The 10-Second Rule,” a four-step process for meltdown management, and handling tantrums in public. Child care is available upon request. Participants have access to the center’s all-free boutique. For more information or to register, call (303)822-9368 or visit the center at 228 W. Front St., Byers, from 1-5 p.m. Monday through Wednesday.

    EVERY SUNDAY

    • Alcoholics Anonymous. For more information call (303)903-6734.

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  • TODAY’S EVENTS – SATURDAY, AUGUST 12

    TODAY’S EVENTS – SATURDAY, AUGUST 12

    –STRASBURG HOMETOWN DAYS–

    TODAY’S SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

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    • Community “Garage Sales”

      @ 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., various locations throughout town

    • Crafts & Bazaar Show

      @ 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Free Admission – High School Spine – SPONSOR: D & D WATER SERVICE LLC

    • Antique Tractor Show 

      @ 9:00 a.m. to Dark – North of School –2024 Strasburg Rd – SPONSOR: ENGELBRECHT FARM

    • Vendors

      @ 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. – High School Commons Area

    • PARADE HOMETOWN TRADITIONS

      @ 10:00 a.m., Route: Colfax & Wagner St. East to Adams St, North on Adams to School – SPONSOR: VALLEY BANK & TRUST

    • Breakfast Burrito Benefit

      @ 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Bob’s Repair Shop, 56521 E. Colfax, Strasburg. Burritos available before and after the parade. The Comanche VIP Seniors are celebrating Hometown Days with a breakfast burrito fundraiser.

    • Kids Games

      @ 11:30 a.m. – School Commons Area (Charge)

    • Barbecue

      @ 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Strasburg School – SPONSOR: GUARANTY BANK & TRUST
      Entertainment featuring “High Plains Music Ensemble,” BRING LAWN CHAIRS AND/OR BLANKETS AND UMBRELLAS – SPONSOR: THE I-70 SCOUT & EASTERN COLORADO NEWS

    • Free Hay Rides

      @ 11:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Route: High School, Middle School, Museum, Downtown – SPONSOR: 4 RIVERS EQUIPMENT

    • Blessing of the Automobiles

      @ 12 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. – Saron Lutheran Church – SPONSOR: SARON LUTHERAN CHURCH

    • Comanche Crossing Museum Open

      @ 12 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., Entertainment by “Last Spike Drivers”, Root Beer Floats, Cow, Milking for Kids, Model Train Displays, Kid Games – SPONSOR: COMANCHE CROSSING HISTORICAL SOCIETY

    • Garden Tractor Pull

      @ 1:00 p.m. – 2024 Strasburg Rd – SPONSOR: COLORADO GARDEN TRACTOR ASSOCIATION

    • Trap Shoot

      @ 1:00 p.m. – 1955 Headlight Rd. – SPONSOR: IRONWORKS

    • Colorado Old Time Fiddling Contest

      @ 1:15 PM – Strasburg High School Gym – SPONSORS: WESTERN HARDWARE/GIFT SHOP, U. S. MECHANICAL, COLORADO NATURAL GAS

    • Texting Contest

      @ 2:00 p.m. – Comanche Crossing Museum – SPONSOR: HOMETOWN KIDS DAYCARE

    • Chili Contest

      @ 5:00 p.m. – Strasburg School – SPONSOR: 4 RIVERS EQUIPMENT Entertainment by “Golden Eagles Concert Band,” BRING LAWN CHAIRS AND/OR BLANKETS AND UMBRELLAS – SPONSOR: STRASBURG VETERINARY CLINIC, IREA

    • Free Watermelon Feed

      @ 5:00 p.m. – Strasburg School – SPONSOR: BYERS GENERAL STORE

    • Vintage Baseball Game

      @ 6:00 PM – The Colorado Vintage Baseball Association plays by a set of rules established in 1864 – no gloves and no helmets! Join us for an enjoy-able evening of baseball – concessions will be available. The vintage team will play against our very own local youth coaches. LOCATION: South Softball Field; (No Charge) – SPONSOR: ISI INSPECTION SPECIALTIES

    • Star Watching

      @ 9 p.m. (or sundown), in the empty lot immediately east of John’s Repair on the east edge of town. Gaze at the stars with local astronomer, Jime Moravec, who is hosting a viewing of the sky using giant telescopes. Viewing glasses for the upcoming solar eclipse on Aug 21st will also be handed out!

     

     

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    WHAT’S GOOD TODAY?

    • Military Families Ministry plans garage sale benefit

    STRASBURG — Military Families Ministry is holding a large garage sale on Saturday, Aug. 12, at 1422 Monroe St., Strasburg. The sale will include furniture, couches, recliners, refrigerators, dining room sets, tools, headboards, and many other items. Donations of gently used furniture and other used treasures are still being accepted. No clothing, glassware or older TVs can be taken. All funds go to support military families. For more information, call (303)378-1933.

    • Bennett-Watkins Lions Club

      High Plains Diner, 100 Bennett Ave., Bennett. @ 8:30 a.m. Jo Brandenburg, (303)908-0796.

    • Byers Masons

      Byers Masonic Lodge @ 8 p.m.

    EVERY SATURDAY

    • Deer Trail Pioneer Historical Museum Open

      Admission free, donations accepted @ 2 – 4 p.m. through August, or call (303)769-4542 for an appointment. 

     

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  • TODAY’S EVENTS – THURSDAY, AUGUST 10

    TODAY’S EVENTS – THURSDAY, AUGUST 10

    GET READY FOR

    –STRASBURG HOMETOWN DAYS–

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    DID YOU KNOW?? 
    STRASBURG HOMETOWN DAYS is…. a celebration to commemorate the joining of the first continuous railroad in the United States. It was 3:00 p.m. on August 15, 1870 when the Kansas Pacific Railroads met just east of Strasburg.  There was not a big celebration – the American flag and a keg of whiskey sat at the center of the last 10 1/4 miles of track to be laid.  The first crew from either the east or the west to reach the center was the winner.  The east team reached the center point and continued on to  meet the west team.  When the last spike was driven, a new record for laying track was set. When the rails were joined at Promontory, Utah in May 1869, the Union Pacific Railroad did not have a railroad bridge across the Missouri River.  The only way to cross the Missouri River was by ferry boat.  The Kansas Pacific Railroad had a railroad bridge spanning the Missouri River giving it the first continuous link. HomeTown Days began in August 1970 to celebrate the opening of the new Comanche Crossing Historical Society’s Museum and as a fundraiser for the Museum.  The day began with a parade followed by many activities such as bread making, wheat threshing and a re-enactment of the joining of the rails.  The Museum continued to coordinate the HomeTown Days celebration for several years until the HomeTown Days Committee was formed.  The Committee is comprised of 10 dedicated volunteers, some with over 20 year’s dedication.  The parade has grown from 25 entries in 1970 to over 100 entries in 2005. The festivities are held the second weekend in August on the school grounds and museum.  Most activities are free, including the barbecue which is sponsored by Guaranty Bank and Trust.  There is an Arts and Crafts show, games for the kids, live entertainment during the BBQ, a quilt show, mud volleyball, chili cook-off, rodeo, watermelon feed, and car show. The Comanche Crossing Museum, one of the best kept secrets in the state, is open for tours, hosts the community church service on Sunday, a doll show and sells root beer floats.

    • Breakfast Burrito Benefit during Hometown Days

      STRASBURG — The Comanche VIP Seniors are celebrating Hometown Days with a breakfast burrito fundraiser. The benefit runs from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 12, at Bob’s Repair Shop, 56521 E. Colfax, Strasburg. Burritos available before and after the parade.

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    WHAT’S HAPPENING TODAY?

    • Human Services Officials plan Statewide meetings

      DENVER — Officials from the Colorado Department of Human Services will engage the public in meetings statewide as part of the their 2017 Summer Planning Tour. A local meeting will run from 9:30-11 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 10, at Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, 14980 E. Alameda Drive, CentrePoint Plaza, Littleton Rooms, Aurora. Leaders from the department’s seven offices will facilitate discussions on statewide issues. CDHS provides services to families, children and adults, including cash; food and energy benefits; employment programs; child support; early child care; behavioral health; child welfare; youth services; services for the disabled; veterans community living centers; and other services for older Coloradans. For more information or reservations, visit www.colorado.gov.

    • Bennett Fire Protection District Board

      Station No. 3. @ 7 p.m.

    • Byers Park & Recreation District Board

      Quint Valley Fairgrounds @ 7 p.m.

    • Eastern Plains Honor Guard practice

      Strasburg American Legion Hall @ 7 p.m. (303)719-8292.

    EVERY THURSDAY

    • AA Strasburg Sobriety book study

    • Saron Lutheran Church, 1656 Main St. @ 7:30 p.m. Lane Shade, (303)717-2263.

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  • March 16: Today In History…

    March 16: Today In History…

    March 16: Today In History…

    Today is Thursday, March 16, the 75th day of 2017. There are 290 days left in the year.

    Today’s Highlight in History:

    • On March 16, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed a measure authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.
    • In A.D. 37, Roman emperor Tiberius died; he was succeeded by Caligula.
    • In 1517, the 12th and final session of the Fifth Lateran Council of the Catholic Church took place in Rome, almost five years after the council began.
    • In 1751, James Madison, fourth president of the United States, was born in Port Conway, Virginia.
    • In 1792, Sweden’s King Gustav III was shot and mortally wounded during a masquerade party by a former member of his regiment (he died 13 days later).
    • In 1926, rocket science pioneer Robert H. Goddard successfully tested the first liquid-fueled rocket at his Aunt Effie’s farm in Auburn, Massachusetts.
    • In 1935, Adolf Hitler decided to break the military terms set by the Treaty of Versailles (vehr-SY’) by ordering the rearming of Germany.
    • In 1945, during World War II, American forces declared they had secured Iwo Jima, although pockets of Japanese resistance remained.
    • In 1968, during the Vietnam War, the My Lai (mee ly) Massacre of Vietnamese civilians was carried out by U.S. Army troops; estimates of the death toll vary between 347 and 504.
    • In 1974, the Grand Ole Opry House opened in Nashville with a concert attended by President Richard Nixon and his wife, Pat.
    • In 1987, Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis announced his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination.
    • In 1991, a plane carrying seven members of country singer Reba McEntire’s band and her tour manager crashed into Otay Mountain in southern California, killing all on board. U.S. skaters Kristi Yamaguchi, Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan swept the World Figure Skating Championships in Munich, Germany.
    • In 2003, American activist Rachel Corrie, 23, was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while trying to block demolition of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip.
    • Ten years ago: Former CIA operative Valerie Plame told a House committee that White House and State Department officials had “carelessly and recklessly” blown her cover in a politically motivated smear of her husband, former Ambassador Joseph Wilson, for publicly disputing President George W. Bush’s assertion that Saddam Hussein was on the brink of acquiring a nuclear bomb. Menu Foods, a major manufacturer of dog and cat food sold under Wal-Mart, Safeway, Kroger and other store brands, recalled 60 million containers of wet pet food after reports of kidney failure and deaths.
    • Five years ago: A jury in New Brunswick, New Jersey, convicted former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi (dah-ROON’ RAH’-vee) in the webcam spying episode that ended in the suicide of his gay roommate, Tyler Clementi. (Ravi served 20 days in jail for invasion of privacy, bias intimidation and other counts.) Actor George Clooney and his father, Nick Clooney, were arrested outside the embassy of Sudan in Washington during a protest that accused Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir of provoking a humanitarian crisis in his own country.
    • One year ago: President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland to take the seat of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, who had died the previous month; Republicans pledged to leave the seat empty until after the presidential election and said they wouldn’t even hold confirmation hearings. Washington, D.C.’s subway system began an unprecedented 29-hour safety shutdown, inconveniencing hundreds of thousands of people. Frank Sinatra Jr., 72, who carried on his famous father’s legacy with his own music career, died while on tour in Daytona Beach, Florida.

    Today’s Birthdays:

    • Comedian-director Jerry Lewis is 91. Country singer Ray Walker (The Jordanaires) is 83. Movie director Bernardo Bertolucci is 76. Game show host Chuck Woolery is 76. Singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker is 75. Country singer Robin Williams is 70. Actor Erik Estrada is 68. Actor Victor Garber is 68. Actress Kate Nelligan is 66. Country singer Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel) is 66. Bluegrass musician Tim O’Brien (Hot Rize; Earls of Leicester) is 63. Rock singer-musician Nancy Wilson (Heart) is 63. World Golf Hall of Famer Hollis Stacy is 63. Actress Isabelle Huppert is 62. Actor Clifton Powell is 61. Rapper-actor Flavor Flav (Public Enemy) is 58. Rock musician Jimmy DeGrasso is 54. Actor Jerome Flynn is 54. Folk singer Patty Griffin is 53. Movie director Gore Verbinski is 53. Country singer Tracy Bonham is 50. Actress Lauren Graham is 50. Actor Judah Friedlander (FREED’-lan-duhr) is 48. Actor Alan Tudyk (TOO’-dihk) is 46. Actor Tim Kang is 44. Rhythm-and-blues singer Blu Cantrell is 41. Actress Brooke Burns is 39. Actor Brett Davern (TV: “Awkward”) is 34. Actress Alexandra Daddario is 31. Rhythm and blues singer Jhene Aiko is 29. Rock musician Wolfgang Van Halen is 26.

    Thought for Today:

    • “Until we lose ourselves there is no hope of finding ourselves.” – Henry Miller, American author (1891-1980).

     

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  • March 15: Today In History…

    March 15: Today In History…

    March 15: Today In History…

    Today is Wednesday, March 15, the 74th day of 2017. There are 291 days left in the year.

    Today’s Highlights in History:

    • On March 15, 1767, the seventh president of the United States, Andrew Jackson, was born in the Waxhaw settlement along the North Carolina-South Carolina border.
    • In 44 B.C., Roman dictator Julius Caesar was assassinated by a group of nobles that included Brutus and Cassius.
    • In 1820, Maine became the 23rd state.
    • In 1917, Czar Nicholas II abdicated in favor of his brother, Grand Duke Mikhail Alexandrovich, who declined the crown, marking the end of imperial rule in Russia.
    • In 1922, Sultan Fuad I proclaimed himself the first king of modern Egypt.
    • In 1937, America’s first hospital blood bank was opened at Cook County Hospital in Illinois.
    • In 1944, during World War II, Allied bombers again raided German-held Monte Cassino.
    • In 1956, the Lerner and Loewe musical play “My Fair Lady,” based on Bernard Shaw’s “Pygmalion,” opened on Broadway.
    • In 1964, actress Elizabeth Taylor married actor Richard Burton in Montreal; it was her fifth marriage, his second. (They divorced in 1974, remarried in 1975, then divorced again in 1976.)
    • In 1977, the U.S. House of Representatives began a 90-day closed-circuit test to determine the feasibility of showing its sessions on television. The situation comedy “Three’s Company,” starring John Ritter, Joyce DeWitt and Suzanne Somers, premiered on ABC-TV.
    • In 1985, the first internet domain name, symbolics.com, was registered by the Symbolics Computer Corp. of Massachusetts.
    • In 1999, an Amtrak train slammed into a steel-filled truck at a crossing in Bourbonnais, Illinois, killing 11 people.
    • In 2011, the Syrian civil war had its beginnings with Arab Spring protests across the region that turned into an armed insurgency and eventually became a full-blown conflict.
    • Ten years ago: Senate Republicans easily turned back Democratic legislation requiring a troop withdrawal from Iraq to begin within 120 days. Actress Angelina Jolie adopted a 3-year-old boy from an orphanage in Vietnam (Pax Thien was her fourth child with Brad Pitt). Former baseball commissioner Bowie Kuhn (BOO’-ee kyoon) died in Jacksonville, Florida, at age 80.
    • Five years ago: Convicted former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich (blah-GOY’-uh-vich) walked into a federal prison in Colorado, where the 55-year-old Democrat began serving a 14-year sentence for corruption. The American campaign in Afghanistan suffered a double blow as the Taliban broke off talks with the U.S., and President Hamid Karzai (HAH’-mihd KAHR’-zeye) said NATO should pull out of rural areas and speed up the transfer of security responsibilities to Afghan forces nationwide.
    • One year ago: Democrat Hillary Clinton triumphed in the Florida, Ohio, North Carolina, Illinois and Missouri presidential primaries; Donald Trump strengthened his hand in the Republican race, winning in Florida, North Carolina, Illinois and Missouri, but falling in Ohio to that state’s governor, John Kasich (KAY’-sihk), while Florida Sen. Marco Rubio ended his campaign after his home-state loss. In a major reversal, the Obama administration barred offshore drilling off the Atlantic Coast. Dallas Seavey won his third straight Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race in a record time of 8 days, 11 hours, 20 minutes, 16 seconds. Sylvia Anderson, 88, co-creator of the cult classic science fiction TV puppet show “Thunderbirds,” died in Bray, Berkshire, England.

    Today’s Birthdays:

    • Musician DJ Fontana is 86. Former astronaut Alan L. Bean is 85. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is 84. Actor Judd Hirsch is 82. Jazz musician Charles Lloyd is 79. Rock musician Phil Lesh is 77. Singer Mike Love (The Beach Boys) is 76. Rock singer-musician Sly Stone is 74. Rock singer-musician Howard Scott (War; Lowrider Band) is 71. Rock singer Ry Cooder is 70. Actor Craig Wasson is 63. Rock singer Dee Snider (Twisted Sister) is 62. Actor Joaquim de Almeida is 60. Actress Park Overall is 60. Movie director Renny Harlin is 58. Model Fabio is 56. Singer Terence Trent D’Arby (AKA Sananda Maitreya) is 55. Rock singer Bret Michaels (Poison) is 54. Rhythm-and-blues singer Rockwell is 53. Actor Chris Bruno is 51. Rock singer Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray) is 49. Actress Kim Raver is 48. Rock musician Mark Hoppus is 45. Country singer-musician Matt Thomas (Parmalee) is 43. Actress Eva Longoria is 42. Rapper-musician will.i.am (Black Eyed Peas) is 42. Rock DJ Joseph Hahn (Linkin Park) is 40. Rapper Young Buck is 36. Actor Sean Biggerstaff is 34. Rock musician Ethan Mentzer is 34. Actor Kellan Lutz is 32. Actress Caitlin Wachs is 28.

    Thought for Today:

    • “The wisdom of man never yet contrived a system of taxation that would operate with perfect equality.” – President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).

     

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