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The following observances and ceremonies have been scheduled in Orange, Ulster and Sullivan counties to remember those who have served in armed forces.
For upcoming celebrations and parades, send information to Shaniquah Gabino at sgabino@th-record.com.
May 27
Kingston: Memorial Day Candlelight Ceremony, 8 p.m., County Building, 244 Fair St., honoring Ulster County service members. Guest speaker Maj. Gen. Timothy LaBarge, Commander of the New York Air National Guard.
May 30
City of Newburgh: Memorial Day Parade members, led by David McTamaney, honoring deceased veterans will visit 17 area cemeteries and monuments for wreath laying and services with a color guard. Motorcade will depart from the former American Legion Hall, 62 Grand St. at 8:30 a.m. and proceed to area cemeteries to place wreaths and flags.
Peter Card Tuesday, May 25, 2021
Peter Card Peter Card, 77, of Chattanooga, TN, passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021. He was born in South Kingston, RI (1944) to the late Arthur Frank and Louise Chase Card.
He graduated from South Kingston High School in 1962 and was recruited by Don Zimmer as a stand-out high school baseball pitcher. He chose instead to attend the University of Utah on a full athletic scholarship in baseball and football. He apprenticed at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT and was selected to weld his initials onto the keel of a newly commissioned submarine. Pete served aboard the Admiral’s Ship, the USS Yosemite, during the Viet Nam War. He helped build (from the onset) the Raccoon Mountain Pumped Storage Plant in Chattanooga.
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197 infected in new coronavirus outbreaks at 65 schools, says Michigan’s May 3 school outbreak report
Updated May 03, 2021;
The data was collected on Thursday, April 29, and includes preschools and daycares in those buildings
Last week, the state reported 189 infections in new outbreaks at 41 K-12 school districts.
The biggest new outbreaks involves 14 children and staff at Teddy Bear Playhouse preschool in Oakland County’s Commerce Township, and 10 students at Harlan Elementary in Bloomfield Hills.
K-12 school outbreaks were identified in 23 counties. Below are those outbreaks listed by county.
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Allegan: Gilkey Elementary School in Plainwell, nine students; West Ward Elementary School in Allegan, two students; Fennville High School, two students.
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