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What is President’s Day
By Richard DeppeRDeppe@Cherryroad.comOn Monday, we celebrated President’s Day, though many do not know the history of the holiday. President’s Day dates all the way back to the 1800s. Following the death of George Washington in 1799, his birthday became a perennial day of remembrance. While Washington’s birthday was an unofficial observance for most of the…
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Omu’s Journal Keep All The Pieces
By Tom ElderUintah Trails Working GroupIn 1965, at the age of 10, my family visited Reptile Gardens, in Rapid City, South Dakota. I have a memory of riding an Aldabra Island giant tortoise on the visit, but I honestly cannot tell if it is a manufactured memory or not. I certainly saw the tortoises, which…