MEMORIAL MEMORIES

         MONDAY, MAY 25TH., 2020
           MEMORIAL MEMORIES!

   When I was growing up Memorial Day
was always observed on May 30th.
    Of course not everybody called it
Memorial Day. When I was born it was
called Decoration Day.
     It started right after the Civil War. In
fact the community of Boalsburg, Pa, is
one of several communities claiming to
have initiated the holiday.
     It began, and remains, a day to honor
honor those who died for our country
although many bring flowers to the cemetery
to remember family members who have
passed, military or not.
        I only  become a Federal holiday in
1971 when the  Government's Monday
Holiday Act became law..
          It's also the unofficial beginning of
Summer with when, under normal
circumstances,people would get together
for family picnics and outings. Many of
those activities have been cancelled because
of the pandemic but we were able to enjoy
the day with our son and his family at their
campground which has reopened for the
year.
        There were plenty of people at their
own campers but. as my grandson and I
discovered, the fish are still apparently
observing social distancing as we had no
bites. Of course we also had no worms.
And fish, it seems, aren't big on fruit
snacks!
        Hope you'll take a moment to
remember what this holiday is all about
and that all your NEWS is good!