Pipe Creek Township
Pipe Creek Township, IN · Arts & Culture
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ByGone Muncie: Dead Munsonians of a forgotten war
Before 1954, Veterans Day on Nov. 11 was known as Armistice Day. It originally commemorated the end of fighting in World War I. Hostilities stopped at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when a ceasefire between Germany and the Allied powers took effect. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first Armistice Day in 1919. Congress formally recognized the observance in 1926, and it became a federal holiday in 1938. Sixteen years later, President Dwight Eisenhower signed legislation renaming it Veterans Day to honor all Americans who served in U.S. armed forces. Our community contributed significantly to the Great War in labor, treasure and blood. Much of the effort was coordinated by the Delaware County Council of Defense, which organized enlistment, morale campaigns, food production and war bond drives. The council sold more than $11 million ($245 million today) in bonds to local residents. More than 16,000 county women registered for home-front service through the Women’s Council of Defense, while thousands of laborers manufactured military supplies in Muncie factories, retooled for the war effort. In 1918 alone, county residents planted more than 7,000 victory gardens on 705 acres. About 4.7 million Americans served in the
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An Indiana Science Teacher Posed for Her School Photo With the Class Bearded Dragon, and Her Miss Frizzle Look Drew More Than 85,600 Likes
Kokomo science teacher Lisa Herring took her school photo with the class bearded dragon, and the Miss Frizzle look drew more than 85,600 likes on her niece's Threads post.
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Volunteers needed at Carmel Comedy Club
The Carmel Comedy Club has shows coming up throughout November and December, and they need volunteers to help those clean-comedy shows succeed. Volunteers will help with greeting and seating guests, handing out programs, as well as distributing refreshments. No experience is needed. Night shifts include the 7 p.m. shows on...