MAY NEWSLETTER

THE NEED NEVER GOES AWAY“Mommy, you are a fairy,” I said. My mother laughed like tinkling bells. “I am serious, Mother. You know everything.” “My child, I try to answer as best as I can. When you grow older, you will not need me,” she said. “No, Mom, I will always need you. Nothing can change that,” I said. Her words echo in my heart as I look at the blue sky: “Dear daughter, nothing remains the same except the vast blue sky.” It has been ten years since I lost my fairy. Mom, you were wrong about one thing: I still need you.

The History of Memorial Day

Originally called Decoration Day, from the early tradition of decorating graves with flowers, wreaths and flags, Memorial Day is a day for remembrance of those who have died in service to our country. It was first widely observed on May 30, 1868 to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers, by proclamation of Gen. John A. Logan of the Grand Army of the Republic, an organization of former Union sailors and soldiers.

During that first national commemoration, former Union Gen. and sitting Ohio Congressman James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, after which 5,000 participants helped to decorate the graves of the more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers who were buried there.

“We do not know one promise these men made, one pledge they gave, one word they spoke; but we do know they summed up and perfected, by one supreme act, the highest virtues of men and citizens. For love of country they accepted death, and thus resolved all doubts, and made immortal their patriotism and their virtue.”

- James A. GarfieldMay 30, 1868 Arlington National Cemetery

This event was inspired by local observances of the day that had taken place in several towns throughout America in the three years after the Civil War. In 1873, New York was the first state to designate Memorial Day as a legal holiday. By the late 1800s, many more cities and communities observed Memorial Day, and several states had declared it a legal holiday. After World War I, it became an occasion for honoring those who died in all of America’s

wars and was then more widely established as a national holiday throughout the United States. 

When Is Memorial Day?In 1971, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act and established that Memorial Day was to be commemorated on the last Monday of May. Several southern states, however, officially commemorate an additional, separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead, sometimes referred to as a Confederate Memorial Day: January 19 in Texas; third Monday in Jan. in Arkansas; fourth Monday in Apr. in Alabama and Mississippi; April 26 in Florida and Georgia; May 10 in North and South Carolina; last Monday in May in Virginia; and June 3 in Louisiana and Tennessee.

Memorial Day is commemorated at Arlington National Cemetery each year with a ceremony in which a small American flag is placed on each grave. Traditionally, the President or Vice President lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. About 5,000 people attend the ceremony annually.

 LOCAL NEWS CITY HALL IS CLOSED TO PUBLIC ACCESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. THE

EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING SO IF YOU NEED ANYTHING CALL CITY HALL 496-2241.

The 2019 CCR Water Report can be found at www.krwa.net/ccr/LaHarpe

Are you in need of grocery delivery service? Call 620-228-5570 for more information on this service.

La Harpe Days T-Shirts available at City Hall.

FREE Blood pressure & blood glucose clinic at La Harpe Senior Center – 111 S. Main St, La Harpe. Sponsored by Senior Life Solutions.

If you would like to be notified of natural disasters in your community you can sign up at www.allencounty.org and you will receive a phone call anytime the power or water will be off for long periods of time. This service is free and is very useful when you are in need of what is happening in your City. Also please remember in emergency situations the City of La Harpe will have postings on the radio, KIKS Iola 101.5 and the Iola Register.

If you need assistance after-hours please call the Iola Dispatch Center at (620) 365-1437, they will notify the proper personnel.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL LAHARPE CITIZENS CELEBRATING A BIRTHDAY THIS MONTH!!!! MAY YOUR DAY BE AS SPECIAL AS YOU ARE TO US!

D ates to remember :

May 13th: Council Meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall

May 18th: Pride Meeting at 7:00 p.m. at the City Hall

May 25th: Memorial Day. City Hall will be closed.

May 26th: Past due Utility shut off date.

If you can’t pay your account in full at this time then you must submit your reasoning to the City Clerk BEFORE May 26th.

CITY COUNCIL NEWSDue to the COVID-19 Virus City Hall has been closed to public access. The Council meeting scheduled for April 8, 2020 at 7:00 pm was only to approve and pay the City’s monthly invoices. No other City business was discussed.

Mayor: City Attorney: Ella Mae Crowell (496-6219) Fred Works

City Municipal Judge: Police Chief: Patricia Miklos Michael Jewell

Fire Chief: City Clerk: Marc Waggoner Michelle Altis

Assistant City Clerk: City Treasurer: Penny Ebert Teresa Driskel

Maintenance Staff: Code/Animal Control Mike Hedman – City Superintendent Penny Miller Penny Miller & Dereck Ranes

City Council Members: Austin Lee (496-2323) Danny Ware Jr. (496-2156) Cynthia Carr (496-7500) Sharlyn Thompson (496-3348)

Ron Knavel (496-2508)

Laharpe City Hall Hours: Monday-Friday

902 S. Washington 8:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00 P.O. Box 10 Ph. (620) 496-2241 Laharpe, KS. 66751 Fax (620) 496-2240

CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE; CITYOFLAHARPE.ORG

Mom's Zucchini Bread

Ingredients3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon 3 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil 2 ¼ cups white sugar 3 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups grated zucchini 1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions Step 1

Grease and flour two 8 x 4-inch pans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

Step 2

Sift flour, salt, baking powder, soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl.

Step 3 Beat eggs, oil, vanilla, and sugar together in a large bowl. Add sifted ingredients to the creamed mixture, and beat well. Stir in zucchini and nuts until well combined. Pour batter into 2 prepared pans.

Step 4

Bake for 40 to 60 minutes, or until tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on rack for 20 minutes. Remove bread from pan, and completely cool.

Tuna Noodle Casserole

Ingredients:

6 ounces corkscrew pasta 1 tablespoon butter

8 ounces fresh mushrooms, sliced 1 small onion, chopped

1 cup chicken broth 1 cup milk

1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1 (12 1/4-ounce) can tuna, drained

1 cup frozen peas, thawed

Preparation:

Cook corkscrew pasta according to package directions.

Drain; cover.

Set aside.

Preheat oven to 350°F.

Spray 2-quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray; set aside.

Melt butter in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

Add mushrooms and onion; cook and stir until onion is tender, about 5 minutes.

Using wire whisk, stir together chicken broth, milk and flour in small bowl until well blended.

Stir into mushroom mixture; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 2 minutes or until thickened.

Reduce heat to medium.

Stir in tuna, peas, pimientos and thyme.

Add pasta to tuna mixture and stir.

Spread pasta mixture evenly in prepared casserole.

Bake until bubbly and heated through, about 30 to 35 minutes.

Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Strawberry Pie II Ingredients

1 (9 inch) pie crust, baked

1 quart fresh strawberries

1 cup white sugar

3 tablespoons cornstarch

3/4 cup water

1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Directions1. Arrange half of strawberries in baked pastry shell. Mash remaining berries and combine

with sugar in a medium saucepan. Place saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil, stirring frequently.

2. In a small bowl, whisk together cornstarch and water. Gradually stir cornstarch mixture into boiling strawberry mixture. Reduce heat and simmer mixture until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour mixture over berries in pastry shell. Chill for several hours before serving. In a small bowl, whip cream until soft peaks form. Serve each slice

of pie with a dollop of whipped cream.