For the Love of Halloween... and the Neighborhood

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For the Love of Halloween... and the Neighborhood

We have neighbors who have embraced Halloween to the hilt. We walk by their house each day on our morning walk, and each October, we watch expectantly as the Halloween scene grows and grows. I was interested to find out what motivates this couple to produce such elaborate displays each October. I had a chance to catch up with Mark and Alicia this past weekend to find out what it is about Halloween that ‘floats their boat’.

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Lots of Big Brass - Veterans Day 2025

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Lots of Big Brass - Veterans Day 2025

Do you know why Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11th? Perhaps you’re already aware, but we didn’t know. Previously known as Armistice Day, the date commemorates the end of World War I on the 11th day of the 11th month at the 11th hour.

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International Tongue Twister Day

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International Tongue Twister Day

Languages other than English have tongue twisters, too. Twisters are universal and appear in nearly every culture and language to help practice pronunciation and diction. Examples can be found in languages such as Czech, Latin, French, German, Russian, and Mandarin Chinese. In Spanish, they’re called trabalenguas, literally 'tongue jammer'. In French, it’s virelangue (tongue twist), and in German, they call them Zungenbrecher, 'tongue breaker'.

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