| Suring Nutrition Center Mae Adams - Senior Dining Center Manager (920) 842-2110 - Site 404 Main St., Suring, WI 54174 |
| Lakewood Nutrition Center Judy Lewins, Senior Dining Center Manager (715) 276-7366 (site) 17258 North Rd., Lakewood, WI 54138 |
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| We have just celebrated Memorial Day, a day of
remembrance. June 11th is Flag Day and July 4th is Independence Day, keeping our minds focused on Freedom and the men and women who fought to give and keep that freedom for us all. May we never forget.
Don’t forget to come and join us for a good warm meal each noon, (why heat up your own kitchen?). Just call Mae the day before. Have you ever heard the story behind the song “Taps” played at all military funerals? Reportedly, it all began in 1862 during the Civil War, when Union Army Captain Robert Ellicombe was with his men near Harrison’s Landing in Virginia. The Confederate Army was on the other side of the narrow strip of land. During the night, Captain Ellicombe heard the moans of a solder who lay severely wounded on the field. Not knowing if it was a Union or Confederate soldier, the Captain decided to risk his life and bring the stricken man back for medical attention. Crawling on his stomach through the gunfire, the Captain reached the stricken soldier and pulled him toward his encampment. When the Captain finally reached his own lines, he discovered it was actually a Confederate solder, but the soldier was dead. The Captain lit a lantern and suddenly caught his breath and went numb with shock. In the dim light, he saw the face of the solder...his own son. The boy had been studying music in the south when war broke out. Without telling his father, the boy enlisted in the Confederate Army. The following morning, heartbroken, the father asked permission of his superiors to give his son a full military burial, despite his enemy status. His request was only partially granted. The Captain had asked if he could have a group of Army band members play a funeral dirge for his son at the funeral. The request was turned down, but, out of respect for the father, they did say they could give him only one musician. The Captain chose a bugler. He asked the bugler to play a series of musical notes he had found on a piece of paper in the pocket of the dead youth’s uniform. This wish was granted. And thus, the haunting melody, we now know as “Taps” used at all military funerals, was born. |
| Calendar of Events |
| July 2006 |
| June 2006 |
| 4: Closed
7: Bean Bag Toss 14: Picnic in the Park with Nickel Bingo 21: Wheel of Fortune 28: Spit on your Neighbor |
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9: Foot Care Clinic and Bingo
11: Flag Day 16: Father’s Day Party 18: Remember your Father on Father’s Day 23: Price is Right 30: Shake a Pair |
| Dates to Remember |
| June 2006 6: D-Day Allied Invasion of Europe , 1944 14: Flag Day: Display your flag Blood Pressure taken 18: Father’s Day: Honor all Dads! 21: First Day of Summer/Celebrate June Birthdays 22: Pledge of Allegiance recognized by Congress 1942 25: Korean War began in 1950 |
| July 2006 4: Independence Day! All Sites Closed! 12: All July birthdays 19: Foot Clinic/Blood Pressure Day 27: Korean War Ended in 1953: Honor the Veterans! 28: World War I began in 1914 |
| Did you know that at military funerals, the 21 gun salute stands for the sum of the numbers in the year 1776? |
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| Fly your flag in appreciation of America’s sacred symbol.
Bring a friend or two for dinner here. Call a day in advance for reservations. Come and enjoy playing cards every Wednesday afternoon. |