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NEWARK -- World War II veteran Robert Kemp, 90, of Newark proudly presented his pre-1959 -- with 48 stars -- during the annual Flag Day program on Sunday at the Courthouse Square gazebo. Advertisement "I just happen to love it," the U.S. Army veteran said of the United States' flag. "I wear one all the time."

Season in and season out, Dave Powers is helping veterans. Take today. The semi-retired Grand Island salesman is making sure that the Re-Creations - a college-age traveling entertainment group for hospitalized veterans - makes it to the city for the group's 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday shows in Grand Island at the Veterans Medical Center and Veterans Home, respectively.

interesting concept

Lincoln city, OR May 11

a gay black elk getting citizenship award? That's different

don't most kids have ipads now and words can be looked up online?

Most kids in SOME AREAS have access to computers or tablets, yes -- but not all. I've had members of several Lodges tell me that the Dictionary program is a vitally important one for many students. What we are giving them is a small, inexpensive paperback dictionary. But when we tell them that it's THEIR book -- and suggest that they write their name inside the front cover -- we often have children burst into tears because they've never owned a book of their own before. This isn't a program to look down our noses at. It's a program that help students with their studies, boosts their self-esteem, and wins life-long friends for the Elks.