Flag Pole Rope Resources

Rep. Sala Burton mourned in rotunda, 1987
Here's a look at the past. Items have been culled from The Chronicle's archives of 25, 50, 75 and 100 years ago. 1987 Feb. 6: Some came in hard hats, others on walkers. They were black and white. More than a few could...

Optimism as U.S. Transfers Security Control to Afghans in Jalalabad
JALALABAD, Afghanistan -- In the garden of the governor's residence here, a red-coated brass band struck up -- erratically -- the Afghan national anthem, and after some fumbling and delay with the rope, two guards raised the black, red and green of the Afghan flag.

Saturday, 4 February 2012
Was Jack The Ripper Hanged in Dundee? Was Jack The Ripper Hanged in Dundee? The last time a "Death by Hanging" sentence was carried out in Dundee was on April 24th., 1889.

Digest: A huge thank you to Girl Scout Troop 2010 ...
... who completed a campus beautification project here at Liberty

Sea Shepherd anti-whaling activists injured in clash with Yushin Maru No 2
Three Sea Shepherd Conservation Society anti-whaling environmental activists have been injured while attempting to disable the Japanese harpoon whaling vessel Yushin Maru No 2, it has been claimed.

Valley School among schoolhouses once dotting Lee County’s countryside
MONTROSE – In bygone years, the rural countryside was dotted with one-room schoolhouses. Montrose Township has the distinction of being the site of the first school in the state of Iowa, it being located at Galland a few miles south of Montrose along the Mississippi River.

Chalk talk 01/20/12
Mrs. Bullock with her fifth-grade Terrific Kids and Mrs. K. (Photo by Sharon Barnett) Sierra Vista  School District Buena High School Freshman Academy tutoring has begun again for the spring semester. Tutoring is offered Monday through Thursday after school in English, math, science, technology foundations and future focus. See your teachers for more information. read more

Mineola Memories: Parkies
As the summer of 1962 arrived, so did I, returning home from my first year away at college. With the next three months at my disposal, after a little searching and a couple of phone calls, I secured a position with the Village of Mineola Recreation Department as a playground attendant at Wilson Park, an area that had become a welcome replacement for the Village’s outmoded sewage plant. Although ...