Rockford Area Arts Council’s Fall ArtScene a Success at Veterans Memorial Hall
ArtScene is a visual arts “gallery walk” coordinated by the Rockford Area Arts Council and open to any gallery, studio space, home studio, or commercial establishment which agrees to exhibit original visual art. ArtScene is free to the public and attracts people of all ages. Guest browsedMemorial Hall and several other galleries for that one of a kind piece of local art.
Memorial Hall was proud to showcase some of Rockford’s best artists
including
Tom Linden
Kristine Ball
Stephanie Jordan
Andrew Ford
Chad McClain
Members of the Plen-Air group
and more!
Eagle Scout Rank Awarded
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Colin Flemming with his completed Eagle Scout project. |
The fact that a boy is an Eagle Scout has always carried with it a special significance, not only in Scouting but also as he enters higher education, business or industry, and community service. The award is a performance based achievement whose standards have been well-maintained over the years. Not every boy who joins a Boy Scout troop earns the Eagle Scout rank; only about 5 percent of all Boy Scouts do so. This represents more than 1.7 million Boy Scouts who have earned the rank since 1912. Nevertheless, the goals of Scouting—citizenship training, character development, and personal fitness—remain important for all Scouts, whether or not they attain the Eagle Scout rank.
Colin Flemming is 17 years old and a member of Boy Scout Troup #23. His Eagle Scout project was to complete 7 retired flag drop boxes and place them throughout the city. The flags will be collected by local scout masters and retired during the annual flag retirement ceremony at Sinnissippi Park.
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Dr. Welton Taylor Phd, Tuskegee Airman (Part 1) |
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Dr. Welton Taylor PhD, a Tuskegee Airman. This veteran Liaison Pilot served in the Pacific Theater of Operations during WWII. He flew L-4 and L-5 aircraft with the 93rd Infantry Division seeing combat in the Solomons Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines. Surviving a crash landing behind Japanese lines, he led his observer to safety despite suffering serious injuries to both knees.
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