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This event began as a promotional effort by Pasadena's distinguished Valley Hunt Club. In the winter of 1890, the club members brainstormed ways to promote the "Mediterranean of the West." They invited their former East Coast neighbors to a mid-winter holiday, they
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could watch games such as chariot races, jousting, foot races, polo and tug-of-war under the warm California sun. The abundance of fresh flowers, even in the midst of winter, prompted the club to add another showcase for Pasadena's charm: a parade would precede the competition, where entrants would decorate their car-
riages with hundreds of blooms. The Tournament of Roses was born. "In New York, people are buried in snow," announced Professor Charles F. Holder at a Club meeting. "Here our flowers are blooming and our oranges are about to bear. Let's hold a festival to tell the world about our paradise." During the next few years, the festival expanded to include marching bands and motorized floats. The games on the town lot (which was re-named Tournament Park in 1900) included ostrich races, bronco busting demonstrations and a race between a camel and an elephant (the elephant won). Reviewing stands were built along the Parade route, and Eastern newspapers began to take notice of the event. In 1895, the Tournament of Roses Association was formed to take charge of the festival, which had grown too large for the Valley Hunt Club to handle. The Tournament of Roses has come a long way since its early days. The Rose Parade’s elaborate floats now feature high-tech computerized animation and exotic natural materials from around the world. Although a few floats are still built exclusively by volunteers from their
liams-King and his grandparents and his two siblings, Christine and Alfred Daniel Williams-King. His childhood home was a twostory yellow brick house and was a religious one, where Martin would recite from the Bible at dinnertime. Who would of known that this child would become known throughout the world as a Civil Rights Leader, even if he didn’t always want to be a minister, it’s clear that his childhood shaped the rest of his life: From his earliest memory Martin Luther King Jr. has had a strong aversion to violence in all its forms. The school bully walloped him; Martin did not fight back. His younger brother flailed away at him; Martin stood and took it. A white woman in a store slapped him, crying, “You’re the
[n—-r] who stepped on my foot.” Martin said nothing. Cowardice? If so, it would come as a surprise to Montgomery, where Martin Luther King has unflinchingly faced the possibility of violent death for months. The shabby, overcrowded Negro schools in Atlanta were no match for the keen, probing young man that liked getting in over his head and bothering people with questions because of the brilliant mind he had. He leapfrogged through high school in two years, was ready at 15 for Atlanta Morehouse College, one of the South’s Negro colleges. At Morehouse, King worked with the city’s Intercollegiate Council, an integrated group, and learned a valuable lesson. It would say that he was ready to resent all the white race, but as he got to see more of white people, his resentment was softened, and a spirit of cooperation took its place. Martin never felt like a spectator in racial problem, he wanted to be involved in the very heart of it. As a kid, in the classic tradition of kids, Martin wanted to be
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Martin Luther King Jr. was born and named Michael King Jr. He was born on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 1929.He was six years old when his father a pastor in Atlanta decided that the two should switch out their first names to Martin, in honor of Martin Luther, the priest who brought about the Protestant Reformation. He lived with his father as well with his mother, Alberta Wil-
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sponsoring communities, most are built by professional float building companies and take nearly a year to construct. The year-long effort pays off on New Year’s morning, when millions of viewers around the world enjoy the Rose Parade. Now that you have the history of how the Rose Parade begin, you can start planning for next year for a day of fun with your family and friends.
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a fireman. Then, hoping to treat man’s physical ills, he planned to become a doctor. Becoming more deeply engrossed in the problems of his race, he turned his hopes to the law because he felt he could see where he could play a part in breaking down the legal barriers to Negroes. At Morehouse, Martin came to a final resolution being that he had been brought up in the church and knew about religion he could serve as a vehicle to modern thinking. He wondered whether religion, with its emotionalism in Negro churches, could be intellectually respectable as well as emotionally satisfying.” He decided it could—and that he would become a minister.
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Ethel Martin-Miller I would like to wish everyone blessings as we all prepare to travel through this new year 2018. There is one thing I know we all have in common and that is looking forward to good health; the best for our families and friends and the ability to take care of ourselves financially and otherwise. Upon writing this article and wishing everyone best wishes for the new year I also felt lead to share my feelings about some disturbing news that was on T.V. this morning! I'm feeling very sad to hear that one of our Female Police Officers was ambushed by too awful people. She was shot in the leg, thank God she didn't die. I can understand that some of our innocent love ones and friends have being shot or killed as a result of a bad Cop, but all Cops are not bad. I realize we do not have a perfect world and/or perfect people living here in the world, but that goes for every group of people living today. It is so hurtful to me and I can't understand some people when they can be happy when they hear about an officer going down. I have heard people speak and shout that they hate the police but they are the first ones when something is happening to them or their home now they're calling 911. Please realize that our police are people just like us they're working a job trying to make a living for themselves and their families. They are mothers, fathers, somebody’s son or daughter, aunt or uncle, please don’t forget that. Listen people it's time for all to wake up and know that all lives matter. My husband and I have had tragedies in our family. Five years ago someone awful, a terrible person shot one of our sons and killed him with one bullet! (our son! His Life Mattered). Several years before that happened a man murdered one of my niece and now the family is in court (my niece! Her Life Mattered). What’s my point! Well, we have to come together and try to figure out how to get alone. We’re in a Civil War now and this should not be! Everybody is upset with everything and everybody. Rodney King, now deceased made it plain when he stated many years ago, “Why can’t we all just get along?” each one of us have to look inside and asked that question to ourselves and maybe things will begin to change and get better. I have listed some quotes that might be of interest to you for the new year 2018. “People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.” George Bernard Shaw. “If you can’t fly, then run; if you can’t run, then walk; if you can’t walk, then crawl; but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Sometimes you can only find heaven by slowly backing away from hell.” Carrie Fisher. “It takes a real person to look within and say, what am I doing or thinking that is unhealthy for me as a human being” stated by Ethel Martin-Miller, Happy New Year.
MAY GOD BLESS ALL OF US AND LETS WORK HARD TO MAKE THIS YEAR 2018 THE BEST EVER!
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Things No One Tells You About Getting Out Of The Military This is a challenge common to many veterans. That’s why I set out to interview other veterans who have achieved great things in their civilian career. I wanted to figure out what made the difference in their success, as well as provide role models for other veterans, to show that, no matter what they want to do in their civilian careers, other veterans have shown that it can be done.
The social mores within the military go counter to the
concept of selling. Veterans deal with absolutes, and know that misrepresentations and inaccuracies can cost lives. Civilians who are much more willing and better accustomed to selling themselves. No matter what you do when you leave the military,
In the last two months, I’ve interviewed more than 50 it’s going to involve salesmanship. veterans about their transition from military to civilian life. “It’s up to you to tell them your story you need to What’s surprised me most is that despite the differences be- practice over and over again, because it’s a new skill set, and tween service branch, time served, motivation for getting out, something you never had to do in the military.”
and ultimate career path the trends that emerge as part of our discussions are remarkably similar.
An “I can do anything mentality” is not helpful. One of the many advantages veterans have is their determination to
Nearly every veteran interviewed failed to anticipate be anything needed to accomplish the mission. However, most the dramatic change in their personal finances when they left veteran don’t know how to specify which skills will be valuable the military. Many of the most successful vets took pay cuts to to a hiring manager. While you may be a “jack of all trades,” prove themselves and work their way to the top, or took months not putting your experience into terms that apply to the position longer than they anticipated in their job search to hold out for you are looking for could be closing doors. their ideal opportunity. Universally, they faced a steep learning Self-knowledge emerged as the overriding theme in curve when it came to new realities like taxable income, cost of what was most critical in the transition to a civilian career.
living, medical insurance, or utilizing veteran benefits.
Whether you realize it or not, your military service is an enor-
This is one reason why sites like The Military Wal- mous part of your identity. It’s an identity you’ll need to refine let and The Military Guideare are so crucial. The Transition and expand as you enter the next chapter of your life. Your Assistance Program is not broad or current enough to bridge transition from the military allows you to explore new opportuthis gap in knowledge. Anticipate this change and take ad- nities and redefine what matters most to you in your new vantage of free resources like these sites to gain an advantage as you start your transition process. Many veterans don’t realize they may have to take a step back. A popular myth among veterans is that they will
emerge from active duty leaps-and-bounds ahead of their civilian peers, this is not true in some cases. “It’s not like everyone else who didn’t spend time in the military is out there playing Lincoln Logs. They’ve got a job and they’re developing skills and they’re learning. Many underestimated just how competitive the job market was for them and how there was a gap between their experience and the skills that hiring managers wanted. However, it is possible to close this gap. In some cases, being humble and having a willingness to start lower than you expected. Also, assume you’ll need to work harder and smarter than your peers in the civilian world to learn the skills they perfected while you served your country.
career. Your ability to be challenging and honest with yourself will make the most critical difference in narrowing your job search (rather than “boiling the ocean”) and finding a job that will make you fulfilled.
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THE WORD Jesus' earthly ministry lasted three years (Luke 13:7). John 2:19Jesus answered them, "Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." (ESV)
liverance (Luke 8:2). Exodus 21:2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. (ESV)
FOUR - Relates to the EARTH. Earth has four seasons: winter, spring, summer, fall. There are four primary directions: north, south, east, west. Four earthly kingdoms (Daniel 7:3). Parable with four types of soil (Matthew 13). Isaiah 11:12He will raise a signal for the nations and will assemble the banished of Israel, and gather the dispersed of Judah Traditionally, most Bible scholars from the four corners of the earth. (ESV)
EIGHT - May signify NEW BEGINNINGS, Eight people survived the flood (Genesis 7:13, 23). Circumcision took place on the eighth day (Genesis 17:12). John 20:26. Eight days later, his disciples were inside again, and Thomas was with them. Although the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." (ESV)
FIVE - A number associated with GRACE. Five Levitical offerings (Leviticus 1-5). Jesus multiplied five loaves of bread to feed 5,000 (Matthew 14:17). Genesis 43:34. Portions were taken to them from Joseph's table, but Benjamin's portion was five times as much as any of theirs. And they drank and were merry with him. (ESV)
NINE - May mean FULLNESS OF BLESSING, although many scholars don't assign any special meaning to this number either. There are nine fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23). Galatians 5:22-
agree that the following numbers are symbolic and or literal significance. Keep in mind many sets of numbers are directives of base numbers ONE - Denotes ABSOLUTE SINGLNESS. Deuteronomy 6:4"Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one." (ESV) TWO - Symbolizes WITNESS AND SUPPORT. There were two great lights of creation (Genesis 1:16). Two cherubim guarded the Ark of the Covenant (Exodus 25:22). Two witnesses establish truth (Matthew 26:60). The disciples were sent two by two (Luke 10:1). Ecclesiastes 4:9 Two are better than one because they have a good reward for their toil. (ESV) THREE - Signifies COMPLETION OR PERFECTION, AND UNITY. Three is the number of Persons in the Trinity. Many significant events in the Bible happened "on the third day" (Hosea 6:2). Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish (Matthew 12:40).
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SIX - The number of MAN. Adam and Eve were created on the sixth day (Genesis 1:31). Numbers 35:6"The cities that you give to the Levites shall be the six cities of refuge, where you shall permit the manslayer to flee ..." (ESV) SEVEN - Refers to the number of GOD, divine perfection or completeness. On the seventh day, God rested after completing the creation (Genesis 2:2). God's Word is pure, like silver purified seven times in the fire (Psalm 12:6). Jesus taught Peter to forgive 70 times seven (Matthew 18:22). Seven demons went out from Mary Magdalene, symbolizing total de-
23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, selfcontrol; against such things there is no Tribes of Israel (Revelation 7). The 12 law. (ESV) apostles (Matthew 10:2-4). Revelation TEN - Relates to HUMAN GOV- 21:12-14It [the New Jerusalem] had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, ERNMENTS AND LAW. The Ten Commandments were the and at the gates twelve angels, and on Tablets of the Law (Exodus 20:1-17, the gates the names of the twelve Deuteronomy 5:6-21). Ten tribes tribes of the sons of Israel were inmade up the northern kingdom (1 scribed -- on the east three gates, on Kings 11:31-35). Ruth 4:2And he the north three gates, on the south [Boaz] took ten men of the elders of three gates, and on the west three the city [as judges] and said, "Sit gates. And the wall of the city had down here." So they sat down. (ESV) twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve aposTWELVE - Relates to DIVINE tles of the Lamb. (ESV) GOVERNMENT, God's authority, READING GOD’S WORD perfection, and completeness. The 12
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By Yehia Elkhatib The new storage, why invest in purchasing, housing and maintaining a set of computers when you can outsource all that worry to someone else? This has been the oft-used marketing slogan of cloud computing. And it works. It is much easier to offload the data hassle and focus your resources (especially if they’re limited) on your core operations. During their astounding growth in the middle of the last decade, technology companies such as Amazon and Google built huge infrastructures to power their ever-growing needs. It is estimated that Amazon, for example, has more than 2m servers around the world, while Google is estimated to have 10 exabytes of data storage space. That’s 10 million terabytes, or 10 billion gigabytes. Over time, they learned how to manage all their software and hardware assets in these infrastructures without significantly increasing costs. They also realised that these infrastructures could be leased out to external companies for them to use as and when they wish. This significantly lowers the amount of capital expenditure required by these businesses to 5
build server set-ups and also allows them to scale this up and down as dictated by their needs. This was the birth of cloud computing, so called because computer specialists commonly use a cloud cartoon in schematic diagrams to refer to parts in the system that are opaque. But while we know that it works – the global cloud computing market is forecast to reach $127 billion in the next two years – we are less sure exactly how it works. What’s in store for our data in the wind. For example, we know that cloud providers typically store your data in different locations for reliability, but we don’t know where exactly or how many copies of it they keep. In fact, identifying the exact location of all your data in the cloud is a near impossible feat. Only a few cloud providers allow users to choose which countries their data is stored in, although more providers are slowly catering to such needs. We do know that the highest density of cloud servers is located in the United States and Ireland. This means that it is subject to various changing national and international laws. Data held in the EU, for ex-
ample, is subject to the EU Data Protection Directive, to which companies transferring data in and out of the EU must conform. Until recently, the EU-US “safe harbor” agreement made this straightforward, but Edward Snowden’s revelations regarding US surveillance led to it being invalidated by the European Court of Justice. The matter of who actually owns your data is also quite complicated. The short answer is that you own the data you create, but the cloud service provider has ultimate control over it.
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This is reflected in many providers’ terms of service which state that they can hold on to the data to comply with legal regulations. They can also pass on the data to government organizations if requested (for example, DropBox). On the upside, providers are responsible for securing the data they hold on your behalf against misuse, especially if it relates to credit card information – although there have been a number of large-scale data breaches.
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By Jackie Baber Your heart beats faster. You can hear your blood pulsing in your veins. Every time he even looks at you, you feel a burst of energy. Could it be? Are you in love? Our bodies send us signals that tell us "this guy could be a keeper" it's no big surprise. But how does this work exactly? Is it something we do subconsciously? Do our brains and bodies really tell us when we're in love? We asked a couple of scientists to sound in on five physical signs you're in love. You catch yourself staring, Dr. Brown, neuroscientist and professor at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, who has studied neural basis of emotion, says the eyes are what matters most. When you're in love, you involuntarily cannot keep your eyes off of the object of your affection. Humans naturally find eye contact rewarding. Not only that, but we're physically compelled to pursue eye contact with our romantic interests. "One of the involuntary manifestations of being in love is 'mooning around' the person, having your eyes constantly fixed on a person," she says.
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You feel high, when you realize you've been hyperactively talking about your new beau, you might think you've had too much caffeine. It's actually a different drug. "Being in love is like being high on cocaine," according to Dr. Brown.Many of the physical symptoms are the same: increased energy, increased heart rate and blood pressure (especially when you see the person), and the inability to sleep or eat. Feelings of euphoria also appear with cocaine use, as they do when in love.These symptoms occur because, while the brain produces dopamine on its own, it produces even more when in love. The brain also produces more of the chemical norepinephrine when we're in love, speeding up the heart when we're nervous, as we might be upon seeing our beloved. Some psychologists actually regard love as an addiction instead of an emotion because it causes these aforementioned behaviors and because it is a "goaloriented motivational state" like addiction. Love also activates the subcortical and cortical areas of the brain associated with drug cravings. You can't keep your
hands off each other. You won't just be seeking your beau visually. this explains why grade-school flirtation often involves pushing or hair-pulling. When in love, we can't resist the urge to touch our beloved.Dr. Bianca Acevedo, visiting scientist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, says that when we're in love, our bodies will subconsciously lean toward each other a physical manifestation of the brain's desire for emotional closeness. You can't stop thinking about them. With the increased dopamine levels of romantic love, people think about their romantic interests, on average, 85 percent of the day. This is known as "intrusive thinking."According to Dr. Brown, "In the early stages of romantic love, most people can't stop thinking about their beloved. The other person becomes an obsession." And will occupy their thoughts for what may seem like an extreme amount of time. But it's really quite normal. In fact, "If it is less than 40 percent, then it is not really intense romantic love. "The level of obsession, while normal if in love, is often compared to that of obsessive-compulsive disorder. When patients undergo treatment for OCD, they're provided with serotonin reuptake inhibitors to ease their obses-
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sions. Because of this, scientists figure that the decrease in the brain's normal serotonin levels causes similar behaviors when in love. You have strong feelings only for them. According to Dr. Brown, when we seek a mate with romantic love in mind, we'd prefer a long-lasting relationship. This means we have strong feelings of romantic love for just one person. While people won't die without love, as they would without food or water, Dr. Brown says studies have shown that people in relationships live longer; they're also usually healthier. However, the kind of love we seek depends very much on our hormonal status, what our bodies need at a certain moment in time. But remember, it doesn't last forever. Unfortunately, the heightened emotions and general euphoria brought on by romantic love eventually fades. As feelings of intense romantic love wane, feelings of attachment develop and that's what keeps people together for the long run. "You can have just 'attachment' but it's better for the couple if there's romantic love at the start. People stay together because they remember the warm, positive feelings of having that original, romantic love."
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rize consumers based on their buying habits. Over time, Equifax’s credit reporting (and access to its data) began to resemble what we see today. Retail Credit became Equifax in 1979. The name derives from “equitable factual information.” By 1986, the company deployed data on 150 million consumers. And by 1987 Equifax operated in all 50 states. Today, Equifax serves companies and consumers in 19 nations and generates 150 billion credit score updates each month.
Credit is both a blessing and a curse. Without credit, our entire economy collapses. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion are the nation’s three major credit reporting agencies, also called credit bureaus. They keep track of consumer and corporate spending and repayment history. The bureaus were established to protect creditors. Prior to their existence, a consumer could default on a financial obligation and simply shift over to obtain financing from an unsuspecting creditor who had no way to know that the conExperian’s beginnings go back sumer was a credit risk. nearly 200 years. In London in 1826 a group of merchants, the Manchester Equifax began in a Tennessee grocery store in 1898. The proprietor compiled a list of customers he considered to be creditworthy, and distributed that list to other business owners (for a fee). The business grew. New branches opened and the company incorporated in 1913. By 1920, the company had 37 branch offices throughout North America. Over the decades, Equifax and its predecessor, Retail Credit, Inc., experimented with different ways to grow the business. By the mid-1960s, consumer data on paper index cards was transferred to electronic storage. In 1974, Retail
Credit, Inc. found itself in the crosshairs of the Federal Trade Commission following the 1971 passage of the Fair Credit Reporting Act. In the early 1990s, Equifax refined its privacy policies even further and stopped using credit data for direct marketing purposes, or to catego-
Guardian Society, shared information on customers who had failed to settle their debts. Years later (1897), on this side of the Atlantic, a Dallas lawyer compiled lists of consumers who were good and bad credit risks by persuading some local merchants to pool their information. In the early 1960s, two aerospace engineers who believed our society would transition away from the use of cash launched the consumer credit information unit in a company called TRW. (TRW had its roots in engineering at the turn of the 20thCentury, and became a leader in defense electronics. In the early 1960s, it launched its consumer credit division, and in the 1970s, a small business database.) By the mid-1980s, TRW held the credit
histories of 90 million American consumers. These companies laid the foundation for Experian, which officially came into being in 1996. Experian’s core business model changed over time. In 1986, its predecessor, TRW, sold consumers their credit histories for a $30 annual fee. The Fair Credit Reporting Act eventually gave all consumers the right to view their credit files cost at no cost. In 1996, Experian broke away from TRW and joined forces with the largest credit reporting company in the United Kingdom, CCN Group Ltd. Experian now maintains a vast database on both consumer and business credit, and does business in about 50 different countries.
lend to responsible borrowers. At the same time IBM’s advances in computing made data collection and sharing faster and easier. Market demand married technology and the modern credit reporting industry was born. The advent of the Internet further facilitated data collection, requesting reports and error correction. The agencies (with help from new laws) continue to refine their processes.
Each of the three credit bureaus has its own focus within the credit industry. Experian’s specialty is to provide businesses with viable leads (think preapproved credit card offers). Equifax has a strong grasp on corporate credit analysis. TransUnion tracks foreign creditors heavily and analyzes the creditworthiness of Americans living abroad. All three anaTransUnion got its start in a lyze consumer credit in the U.S., and each company whose main business was not has its own proprietary method for doing gathering credit data. In 1969 it acquired a so. credit data collector and by 1988, TransUnion maintained consumer credit The credit bureaus are not out to data in all 50 states. In 2002 TransUnion punish anyone. On the contrary, they enaacquired a company that facilitates self- ble consumers to take advantage of imcredit monitoring by consumers. In 2005, pressive opportunities. Your credit file, on the company was spun off from its par- the other hand, can inspire a total stranger ent, Marmon Group, whose focus is on to take a chance on you if your file paints a picture of someone who faithfully honors his debts. Love it or hate it, our society thrives on credit.
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RV Camping, a Wonderful Adventure Hope you enjoy this next article written by two beautiful people that my husband and I met while camping! They retired, and now traveling, taking a journey to explore the United States in their beautiful motor home in one year! Her email to me. (Hi Ethel, my husband Ted and I met you and your husband, Daniel at Oak Glen RV Park last August. You gave me a copy of your newspaper and asked if I would write a little about our adventure that has been ongoing for about four months now!). Here’s her article, Enjoy! Marcia is writing: So many people talk about touring the country after they retire. This is what I hear often as we stop along the way on our grand adventure! I had always wanted to see places like Yellowstone, Mount Rushmore and St. Joseph’s Indian School in South Dakota. Saving and planning over the years helped bring this dream to life. What I didn’t plan for or realize is the warm welcome we would get from some small towns. We’ve made it a point to take country roads and byways for a better chance to feel what our country is really like. One of our first encounters with a small town was Gettysburg, South Dakota, with a population less than 2,000 people. Their city park offers RV hook ups (electricity, water and a dump station) and a slot in a metal pole to put your donation for their service! The town’s high school football field was right there and we were in the parking lot. It was first come, first serve and we plugged into one of three spots for the night. With a restroom and shower offered as well, we had a very pleasant stay. Having covered the northern Great Plains states we had a similar experience in the middle of Wisconsin. Park Falls is a little town of about 2,500 people on the Flambeau River. Once again a city park, this time with grass, trees, a river bank with a small paper mill across the river. There was a place to deposit our twenty-five dollar payment for the RV
hook up. Camping along a river is soothing and scenic. We loved this spot as well. After reaching our northern point in Maine, chased by weather to avoid snow and ice, we continued our magical journey to the mountains of The Blue Ridge Parkway going south. We dropped down to lower elevations to see some historic spots like Jefferson’s home at Monticello and Appomattox, the place of the end of the Civil War. We arrived at the Bedford, Virginia Visitor Center to take advantage of their city’s offer of RV plug in and restrooms. This had a reasonable fee of twenty-five dollars and free coffee in the morning. A restful stop in a small town of 6,000 people. One of the best of the small town RV camping experiences was in Kinston, North Carolina. Rich in Confederate Civil War history, the campground was in the same park as the Nature Center and Planetarium. This larger town of 22,000 people was very accommodating with full hook up, restrooms and shower. For a very reasonable rate of fifteen dollars a day! We could walk to historic sites and their downtown. We continue to encounter wonderful small towns and adventures all along the way. It’s uplifting to feel the spirit of our country, particularly in the way RV travelers are welcomed in small towns with big hearts! Marcia Kegel
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