The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony Orchestra is prepping for the April 25 "Oz with Orchestra," playing the score live while "The Wizard of Oz" plays on a huge screen, and it reminds me of one of my ...

American war veterans who make the red crepe-paper poppies to sell during Memorial Day weekend say the work can be tedious, therapeutic, time-consuming, but well worth the effort. Some veterans, like ...

VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Leo Hecker was presented with the community service award on Saturday, June 2, from the Dacotah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Hecker was presented the ...

It was 50 years ago that Marimekko gave the world its famous poppy pattern. Unikko, the cheery, bold and bright poppy pattern was a blooming success in fabric, bed and bath items, handbags, clothing ...

On a rainy spring evening, a group of women shared their tools: wooden beads, strips of crepe paper and cups of glue. Step by step, they transformed their piles of craft supplies into gorgeous paper ...

Nearly 3,000 red crepe paper poppies handmade by disabled military veterans will be distributed at four Jupiter shopping centers May 4-5 by members of American Legion Auxiliary Unit 271. The ...

Red poppy flowers have symbolized the sacrifices of soldiers ever since the end of World War 1. The blossom’s vibrant imagery in the wartime poem “In Flanders Field” helped make it a globally ...

For some, a small, inconspicuous paper construction can mean a lifetime of remembrance. In honor of Poppy Day, which always falls on the Saturday before Memorial Day, the American Legion Auxiliary ...