VALLEY CITY, N.D. – Leo Hecker was presented with the community service award on Saturday, June 2, from the Dacotah Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). Hecker was presented the ...

Red poppy flowers have symbolized the sacrifices of soldiers ever since the end of World War 1. The blossom’s vibrant imagery in the wartime poem “In Flanders Field” helped make it a globally ...

For some, a small, inconspicuous paper construction can mean a lifetime of remembrance. In honor of Poppy Day, which always falls on the Saturday before Memorial Day, the American Legion Auxiliary ...

Columbia Falls shoppers were greeted with a familiar sight on Friday — National Poppy Day — as members of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 72 were on hand at Smith's Food and Drug to distribute ...

WARREN TWP. – Member of American Legion posts and their Ladies Auxiliaries can be seen during May holding bright red crepe paper poppies which they will happily exchange for a donation. May is the ...

Leavenworth? Every Veterans Day, American Legion poppies crop up just about everywhere. Almost everybody knows the tiny crepe-paper flowers raise money for veterans. But it’s likely few area residents ...

On a rainy spring evening, a group of women shared their tools: wooden beads, strips of crepe paper and cups of glue. Step by step, they transformed their piles of craft supplies into gorgeous paper ...

It was 50 years ago that Marimekko gave the world its famous poppy pattern. Unikko, the cheery, bold and bright poppy pattern was a blooming success in fabric, bed and bath items, handbags, clothing ...

Photo provided The tradition of remembering those who lost their lives in military service by wearing a poppy began after World War I. Now, donations to purchase a poppy support veterans, active-duty ...

Jessie Beaumont colors and twists crepe paper to create colorful blooms. By Jessica Bumpus LONDON — By the time fall rolled around in 2020, Jessie Beaumont had been furloughed from her job as a studio ...