Eldridge May 2017
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Change Your Ceiling Fan Direction<br />
• Run Ceiling Fans Counter-Clockwise for Summer Savings.<br />
Prevent Water Damage<br />
• Make sure your windows and doors are properly sealed and caulked, too.<br />
• Test gutters to look for water coming out of any places it shouldn’t.<br />
• Inspect your roof (remove any debris and leaves while you’re up there).<br />
Courtesy of http://lifehacker.com/five-things-to-do-now-to-prepareyour-home-for-the-summ-1776114244<br />
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<strong>Eldridge</strong> Echoes | <strong>May</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
ABOUT MEMORIAL DAY<br />
Reason We Celebrate Memorial Day: A day of remembrance for those<br />
who have died in our nation’s service.<br />
History of the Memorial Day Holiday (U.S.):<br />
• Originally called Decoration Day<br />
• Memorial Day Holiday was officially proclaimed on <strong>May</strong> 5, 1868<br />
by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army<br />
of the Republic<br />
• Memorial Day first observed on <strong>May</strong> 30, 1868<br />
• Congress changed the observed Memorial Day date in 1968 to the<br />
last Monday in <strong>May</strong> to ensure a three day weekend<br />
Formal Observance of Memorial Day:<br />
• Wear red poppies on Memorial day to honor those who died<br />
serving the United States during war<br />
• At 3 PM local time on Memorial Day, Americans should pause<br />
for a moment of silence or listen to “Taps”<br />
• Visit cemeteries and place flags or flowers on the graves<br />
of veterans for Memorial Day<br />
• Visit a memorial<br />
• Attend a Memorial Day parade to honor fallen heroes<br />
Informal Observance of Memorial Day:<br />
• Family and friends get together for a Picnic for Memorial Day<br />
• Memorial Day is unofficial kick-off of summer season<br />
Courtesy of: www.history.com/topics/holidays/memorial-day-history<br />
MEMORIAL WEEKEND GETAWAYS<br />
Here are some celebrations across America that offered something<br />
special in honor of the Memorial Day holiday:<br />
Palm Springs, Calif.: For guaranteed summer weather<br />
While most beach seasons are just beginning, Memorial Day marks the<br />
end of bearable temps in the desert, so hotels and operators are running<br />
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midst of “<strong>May</strong> Gray” and “June Gloom,” Palm Springs still has nonstop<br />
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