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'Bad Moon Rising' exhibit
Pits and pieces from the local sports scene. Library to display exhibition of baseball memorabilia: The Baseball Reliquary presents "Bad Moon Rising: Baseball and the Summer of '68," an exhibition chronicling the extraordinary baseball season of 1968,...Tags: Shauna Estes, Authors, St. Louis Cardinals, Mickey Mantle, Super Bowl
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Baseball and unrest explored in exhibition at library
Terry Cannon grew up in Detroit rooting for his hometown Tigers. Cannon is the executive director of the Baseball Reliquary, a Pasadena-based nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering an appreciation of American art and culture through the context of...
Tags: Arts and Culture, St. Louis Cardinals, Mickey Mantle, Joe Namath, Super Bowl
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Residents honor veterans
The band’s final rehearsal at McCambridge Park could be heard a block away, causing drivers to turn their heads or honk, and passersby to pause and take in the scene. More than half the seats set up for Burbank’s Veterans Day Ceremony were...Tags: Human Interest, Veterans Day, Defense, Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Residents give thanks to veterans
BURBANK — Hundreds of residents gathered Monday to honor Burbank servicemen and women who have fought and continue to defend the United States on the battlefields.
During the annual Memorial Day tradition, members of the Burbank Veteran...Tags: Human Interest, Korean War (1950-1953), Defense, Armed Forces, Awards and Prizes
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Ceremonies set to honor, remember veterans
While Memorial Day is meant to honor the nation's fallen military heroes, Burbank's ceremony Monday will also recognize local sons and daughters who have made it home safely from their time in the service.
Four Burbank residents completed their tours...Tags: Human Interest, Korean War (1950-1953), American Legion, Armed Forces, Glendale (Los Angeles, California)
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Community thanks veterans
About 300 veterans, family members and local, state and national officials gathered for a Veterans Day ceremony Thursday at McCambridge Park War Memorial and its ever-burning flame in Burbank. Michael Depalo, chairman of Burbank's Veterans Commemorative...Tags: Family, Brad Sherman, Defense, Armed Forces, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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Congratulations
Zonta changes format to military women of the year The Zonta Club of Burbank Area is changing the format for its Woman of the Year event this year, honoring three individuals under the theme "Women In The Military: Past, Present & Future." The...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), California, Los Angeles Unified School District, Defense, Army National Guard
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Memorial Day about all vets
Vietnam War veteran Mickey DePalo continues to serve his country — and his city — as chairman of the Burbank Veterans Commemorative Committee.
DePalo works with about 14 other members to organize programs for Memorial Day, Veterans Day and...Tags: Family, Korean War (1950-1953), Defense, Armed Forces, Burbank (Los Angeles, California)
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'Ball Four' part of local display
The Baseball Reliquary has enjoyed an ongoing association with the Burbank Central Library. For a number of years, the library has hosted a variety of baseball-related events and displays put on by the San Gabriel Valley-based organization. The...Tags: Arts and Culture, St. Louis Cardinals, All Stars, Milwaukee Brewers, Unions
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Memorial Day events
Saturday Memorial Day ceremony, 9:15 a.m. Delray Beach Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 700 SW Eighth Ave. Presented by American Legion Post 65 and Post 188. Ceremony includes opening address, flags placed at the graves of soldiers and a rifle salute. A...Tags: Human Interest, Arts and Culture, Palm Beach State College, Music, American Legion
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Guide to Memorial Day events in Orlando area
Through Tuesday Fallen Floridians Memorial Cross Tribute: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. daily; Lawton House, 200 W. Broadway St., Oviedo. More than 370 crosses will be on display, honoring Florida soldiers who have died while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. Details:...Tags: Human Interest, Korean War (1950-1953), Canoeing and Kayaking, Winter Springs, Music
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As it has since World War II, "Operation Cookie" deploys in South Pasadena
Volunteers in South Pasadena collected more than 30,000 cookies on Wednesday for delivery to hospitalized and disabled military veterans in time for Memorial Day weekend. Members of the Woman’s Club of South Pasadena have staged their annual...
Tags: Memorial Day, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Hospitals and Clinics
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