Volume 16 , Issue 38

NW Okie's Journey

Have you ever traveled over Wolf Creek Pass between South Fork and Pagosa Springs, Colorado, stopping at the scenic overlook that overlooks the beautiful valley north of Pagosa Springs?

The images on the left were taken on a dirt trail at that overlook of some aspen trees that set beside, where travelers have carved their initials into the trees. Are your initials on these famous landmarks at the scenic overlook?

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Walking With Sadie

My favorite human, RL Wagner, took these images of an eagle perched in the dead tree on the Northeast side of Vallecito Lake. Thought maybe you would enjoy viewing some precious mountain scenery, wildlife we encounter daily in our neck of the woods.

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100 Years Ago, 11 Nov. 1914, Wednesday

One hundred years ago today, 11 November 1914, on a Wednesday, The Seattle Star, Seattle, Washington, had the front page headlines that read, Pope Will Try To End War!. London, Nov. 11 (1914) -- According to the Central News, the pope would soon endeavor to initiate peace negotiations in Europe by means of a pastoral letter. The sub-headlines read, Story Of A King Who Dares Death With His Troops.

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Armistice Day 17 November 1918

The Allied troops celebrated the Armistice Day on November 11, 1918, marking the end of World War I. US 105th Field Artillery troops at Etraye (France), celebrate the Armistice Day on November 11th, 1918 marking the end of World War 1. US flag is raised. US 4th Infantry, 3rd division troop march through Bacharach, Germany. An armed guard patrols. Location: Bacharach Germany. Date: November 11, 1918.

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Armistice Day (11 Nov. 1918)

Some might remember Veterans Day as Armistice Day, 11 November 1918(21). According to The Daily Ardmoreite, dated 11 November 1921, page eight, image 8, out of Ardmore, Oklahoma, the following page read as follows:

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Five Minute Sermon On Optimism (1914)

Today is not the only era that was needing a "Five-minute sermon on Optimism." We can go back to 11 November 1914, on the front page of The Seattle Star, top of the page, where we found this article concerning "A Five-minute Sermon on Optimism."

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History of Veterans Day

Our World War I was known at the time as "the Great War." It officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. But fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. In which case, 11 November 1918, was generally regarded as the end of the "war to end all wars."

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