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Becky 'Queen of Carpet' Rothman Has Died

2 years 6 months ago
A beloved St. Louis icon has gone to the great carpet store in the Sky. Becky "Queen of Carpet" Rothman died yesterday at age 67. Her legendary commercials for Becky's Carpet & Tile Superstore imprinted on generations of St. Louisans, who saw her as a local legend as famous as John Goodman or Jon Hamm.
Jaime Lees

Mayor Morrow, Retired Colonel, Keynote Speaker: Grafton Again Has Annual Memorial Day Ceremony

2 years 6 months ago
GRAFTON - Whalen-Hill American Legion Post #648 hosted Grafton’s Third Annual Memorial Day Commemoration Ceremony at noon on Monday, May 29, 2023, at the Post’s WWI Monument overlooking the cemetery and it was once again a captivating experience with Mike Morrow, a retired Army Colonel, as the keynote speaker. Post Commander John Hughes introduced CW4 (Ret.) Terry Day who emceed the ceremony. Father Marty Smith, a former member of the 82 nd Airborne Division and an Iraqi Freedom Veteran gave the invocation. This was Mayor Morrow's Memorial Day Speech: “On Memorial Day we remember those who lost their lives in the service of our nation. It is a day set aside to honor those military men and women who paid for our freedom with their lives. The Honor Guard of this post, the Whalen-Hill American Legion Post #648 assembled early this morning, put on their uniforms, gathered their gear, and traveled to each of the local cemeteries in our region. At each stop

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