9-11 10th Anniversary Remembered

Salisbury Area 

 Chamber of Commerce 

 

News & Notes

( from the August 8th News & Notes segment of their newsletter.  Click here to visit their site) 

 

 

The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce with the assistance of the City of Salisbury are creating a place of remembrance, a memorial to the victims in New York City, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania.  An avenue will be erected to honor the military, police, fire, medical and other personnel who are serving today, have served, and those who have paid the ultimate price to protect our freedom. 

Community groups, organizations, churches and businesses may create signs, banners or displays in honor of the tenth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks.  The Chamber will place the offered signage along Carroll Street next to the Wicomico River for the people of our community to view as they drive by or stroll through the display area.  The displays will go up on September 3-4 and be removed after the Third Friday on September 16. 

Cost of displaying your tribute will be $25 for non-profits, community groups, and religious organizations.  Businesses are asked to pay $50.  Applications are available from the Chamber.  The Display Committee reserves the right to decline posting offensive displays

Sallie. Faithful Mascot to the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry

As the fighting raged along Oak Ridge on the afternoon of July 1st, a somewhat unique soldier stood bravely with her comrades as the bullets and artillery filled the air. The 11th Pennsylvania, a regiment in Brigadier General Henry Baxter's Brigade of Brigadier General John C. Robinson's Division of the 1st Corps, desired to honor this soldier when their men returned to Gettysburg to erect their monument on the fields where they fought. Situated along Oak Ridge, the heroic dead to whom this monument was dedicated includes Sallie, a brindle bull terrier who served as the loyal and beloved mascot of the 11th Pennsylvania. Mustered in as a pup, Sallie grew up with the 11th as her family. During a fight, she was said to have frequently positioned herself at the end of the 11th's line during battles, barking furiously at oncoming Southern troops.

On July 1, 1863, after the days first fighting northwest of Gettysburg and the Union retreat through town, the men of the 11th discovered that their faithful friend had not come with them as they moved back through town and positioned themselves near the Emmitsburg Road south of Cemetery Hill. The battle progressed in length and ferocity and the men of the 11th did their duty, moving frequently about the battlefield supporting positions on Cemetery Hill and along the length of Cemetery Ridge. Days later after the Confederate retreat, Sallie was found lying down with the dead of her regiment on the fields of the first days conflict. Weak from lack of food, her comrades successfully nursed her back to health to again serve with her regiment for nearly two more years.

Sadly, just two months before the war's end, Sallie was killed at Hatcher's Run, VA. Despite what was described as a "murderous fire", as the battle raged, men of the 11th buried their loyal friend and comrade on the field where she fell. When the 11th Pennsylvania erected their monument, they could not forget their little companion who bravely and faithfully served by their sides throughout. 

Wal-Mart vs. The Morons

  I don't usually make political posts but some of these facts hit home with me, especially the part about our veterans and seniors!

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Wal-Mart vs. The Morons  

1. Americans spend $36,000,000 at Wal-Mart Every hour of every day.

           

2. This works out to $20,928 profit every minute!

3. Wal-Mart will sell more from January 1  to St. Patrick's Day (March 17th) than Target sells all year.

4. Wal-Mart is bigger than Home Depot + Kroger + Target +Sears + Costco + K-Mart combined.

5. Wal-Mart employs 1.6 million people, is the world's largest private employer, and most speak English.

6. Wal-Mart is the largest company in the history of the world.

7. Wal-Mart now sells more food than Kroger and Safeway combined, and keep in mind they did this in only fifteen years.

8. During this same period, 31 big supermarket chains sought bankruptcy.

9. Wal-Mart now sells more food than any other store in the world.

10. Wal-Mart has approx 3,900 stores in the  USA of which 1,906 are Super Centers; this is 1,000 more than it had five years ago.

11. This year 7.2 billion different purchasing experiences will occur at Wal-Mart stores. (Earth's population is approximately 6.5 Billion.)

12. 90% of all Americans live within fifteen  miles of a Wal-Mart.

You may think that I am complaining, but I am really laying the ground work for suggesting that MAYBE we should hire the guys who run Wal-Mart to fix the economy.

This should be read and understood by all Americans Democrats, Republicans, EVERYONE!!

To President Obama and all 535 voting members of the Legislature,

It is now official that the majority of you are corrupt morons:

a.. The  U.S. Postal Service was established in 1775. You have had 234 years to get it right and it is broke.  

 

b..  Social Security was established in 1935. You have had 74 years to get it right and it is broke.  

c.. Fannie Mae was established in 1938. You have had 71 years to get it right and it is broke.

                               

d.. War on Poverty started in 1964. You have had 45 years to get it right; $1 trillion of our money is confiscated each year and transferred to "the poor" and they only want  more.

                               

e.. Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. You have had 44 years to get it right and they are broke.

                               

f.. Freddie Mac was established in 1970. You have had 39 years to get it right and it is broke.

                               

g.. The Department of Energy was created in 1977 to lessen our dependence on foreign oil. It has ballooned to 16,000 employees with a budget of $24 billion a year and we import  more oil than ever before. You had 32 years to get it right and it is an abysmal failure.

                               

You have FAILED in every "government service" you have shoved down our throats while overspending our tax dollars.

AND YOU WANT AMERICANS TO BELIEVE YOU CAN BE TRUSTED WITH A GOVERNMENT-RUN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   ??

                               

Folks, keep this circulating. It is very well stated. Maybe it will end up in the e-mails of some of our "duly elected' (they never read anything) and their staff will clue them in on how Americans feel.  

 

  AND

  I know what's wrong. We have lost our minds to "Political Correctness" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

 

 

Someone please tell me what the HELL's wrong with

all the people that run this country!!!!!!

We're "broke" & can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, Homeless etc.,???????????

In the last months we have provided aid to Haiti , Chile , and Turkey .. And now Pakistan .....home of bin Laden.  Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!!!

Our  retired seniors  living on a 'fixed income' receive no aid nor do they get any breaks while our government and religious organizations pour 

Hundreds of Billions of $$$$$$'s  and  Tons of Food  to Foreign Countries! We  have hundreds of  adoptable children  who are shoved aside to make room for the adoption of foreign orphans .

 

AMERICA: a country where we have  homeless without shelter,  children going to bed hungry, elderly going without 'needed' meds, and mentally ill without treatment -etc,etc.

YET......................

They have a  'Benefit'   for the people of Haiti on 12 TV stations, ships and planes lining up  with food, water, tents clothes, bedding, doctors and medical supplies. 

Imagine if the *GOVERNMENT* gave 'US' the same support they give to other countries.  Sad isn't it?

99% of people won't have the guts to forward this.    I'm one of the 1% -- I Just Did 

PARAPROSDOKIANS

I had to look up "paraprosdokian". Here is the definition: "Figure of speech in which the latter part of a sentence or phrase is surprising or unexpected; frequently used in a humorous situation."

"Where there's a will, I want to be in it," is a type of paraprosdokian.


OK, so now enjoy!


1. Do not argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level and beat you with experience.

2. The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on my list.

3. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

4. If I agreed with you, we'd both be wrong.

5. We never really grow up, we only learn how to act in public.

6. War does not determine who is right - only who is left.

7. Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.

8. Evening news is where they begin with 'Good Evening,' and then proceed to tell you why it isn't.

9. To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism. To steal from many is research.

10. A bus station is where a bus stops. A train station is where a train stops. On my desk, I have a
work station.

11. I thought I wanted a career. Turns out I just wanted paychecks.

12. Whenever I fill out an application, in the part that says, 'In case of emergency, notify:' I put
'DOCTOR.'

13. I didn't say it was your fault, I said I was blaming you.

14. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy.

15. Behind every successful man is his woman. Behind the fall of a successful man is usually another woman.

16. A clear conscience is the sign of a fuzzy memory.

17. I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for
forgiveness.

18. You do not need a parachute to skydive. You only need a parachute to skydive twice.

19. Money can't buy happiness, but it sure makes misery easier to live with.

20. There's a fine line between cuddling and holding someone down so they can't get away.

21. I used to be indecisive. Now I'm not so sure.

22. You're never too old to learn something stupid.

23. To be sure of hitting the target, shoot first and call whatever you hit the target.

24. Nostalgia isn't what it used to be.

25. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

26. Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.

27. A diplomat is someone who tells you to go to hell in such a way that you look forward to the trip.

28. Hospitality is making your guests feel at home even when you wish they were.

29. I always take life with a grain of salt. Plus a slice of lemon, and a shot of tequila.

30. When tempted to fight fire with fire, remember that the Fire Department usually uses water.

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Longaberger & Vera Bradley Bingo

                                    Salisbury Metro Lions Club

Longaberger & Vera Bradley Bingo

Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Moose Lodge, Snow Hill Road, Salisbury, MD

Doors open at 5:30 pm - Games begin at 7:00 pm

Tickets:  Special $15.00 from now until 7/15/11

After 7/15/11:  $20.00 in advance:  $25.00 at the door.

For ticket information please call 410-742-4394

Parkside High School Class of 1981 Reunion

Parkside High School Class of 1981 Reunion Tickets are Now On Sale!

Reunion Events:

Friday, July 22nd - Reunion weekend kickoff at The Fountains, Lagoon Bar and Grill, 1800 Sweetbay Drive, Salisbury, Maryland.

Saturday, July 23rd –

Informal breakfast at Sonic, located on Route 13 South, Fruitland, Maryland.

Parkside High School Tour.

Reunion dinner and dance to be held at Chef Fred's Chesapeake Steakhouse (formerly Webster's) located at 1801 N. Salisbury Boulevard, Salisbury, Maryland. 

Sunday, July 24th - Reunion picnic to be held at Winterplace Park, Ocean City Road, Salisbury, Maryland. 

Prices:

The price for the dinner/dance and the Sunday picnic is $55 per person.  If you would like to bring a child with you on Sunday, the cost will be $6.00 for children under the age of 12 and $12 for those children 12 and older.

Tickets are on sale now and through July 1, 2011. Refunds will not be given after July 1.  No tickets will be sold at the events. 

For more information and to register and order tickets, go to www.parkside81.com.