Mohawk Valley Almanac, May Edition
by Roger Chambers
Wile May has the major holiday of Memorial Day, many large events such as parades have already been canceled due to the covid-19 pandemic. Those with mothers not living in the same...
Mohawk Valley Almanac for March 2021
Mohawk Valley Almanac for March 2021
March is the beginning of spring in the Mohawk Valley even though there is frequently still at least some snow on the ground, especially in higher elevations of the...
MoVa August Alamanac
By Roger Chambers
There are no major holidays in August.
Proclamation days include Women’s Equality Day. On that day in 1920, a proclamation giving American women the right to vote was signed by Secretary of State...
July Almanac
By Roger Chambers
July 1 Canada Day
July 4 Independence Day, usually called
“4th of July”
July 13 Nathan Forrest’s Birthday,
Tennessee
July 14 Bastille Day, France
July 17 Luis Munoz Rivera’s Birthday,
Puerto Rico
July 24 Pioneer Day, Utah
July 25 Constitution Day,...
Roger’s Reviews Play On By Rick Abbott.
By Roger Chambers
At the Stables, the Ilion Little Theater presented a zany comedy of a play within a play over two October weekends. Play On! By Rick Abbot is a goofy play on the...
Mohawk Valley Almanac November 2021
Mohawk Valley Almanac
November 2021
Holidays and Observances in November
November 1 All Saints’ Day
November 2 All Souls’ Day; Election Day
November 4 Will Rogers Day, Oklahoma
November 7 Daylight Savings Time ends at 2:00 A.M.
November 10 U.S. Marine...
Mohawk Valley Almanac for March
Important Dates:
March 1--Shrove Tuesday/Mardi GrasMarch 2--Ash Wednesday/Texas Independence Day
March 8--International Women’s DayMarch 12--St. Patrick’s Day Parade, Utica
March 13--Daylight Savings Time Begins at 2 A.M.
March 17--St. Patrick’s Day
March 28--Seward’s Day, Alaska
March 31--César Chávez Day
March...
Mohawk Valley Almanac October 2021 Edition: By Roger Chambers
Mohawk Valley Almanac October 2021 Edition
By Roger Chambers
Holidays and Observances of October
September 15- October 15
Hispanic Heritage Month
October 5 Child Health Day
October 6 German American Day
October 9 Leif Erikson Day
October 11 Columbus Day (observed);...
Mohawk Valley Almanac – April, 2022
By Roger Chambers | Columnist
Holidays and Observances in April
April 2--Ramadan begins at sundown; Pascua Florida Day
April 10--Palm Sunday
April 15--Good Friday
April 17--Easter
April 18--Patriots Day (Maine and Massachusetts)
April 21--St. Jacinto Day (Texas)
April 22--Earth Day
April 24--Orthodox Easter
April...
Mohawk Valley Almanac May 2021 Edition By Roger Chambers
May Holidays and Observances
May 1 May Day; Law Day; International Labor Day
May 2 Orthodox Easter
May 5 Cinco de Mayo
May 8 Truman Day - Missouri
May 9 Mother’s Day - Second Sunday; Rogation Sunday
May 13 Ascension...