Presidential Medal of Freedom (May 2024) -- POTUS Biden chose group of 19

Friday May 3 afternoon at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., D.C.

former Speaker of the House NANCY PELOSI;

Rep. James Clyburn of S. Carolina;

John Kerry, climate special envoy;

former VP Al Gore;

former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg (GOP);

former Senator Elizabeth Dole (GOP - NC);

CLARENCE B. JONES, civil rights activist;

OPAL LEE, educator;

JUDY SHEPARD, founder anti-hate crime gp.;

GREGORY BOYLE (Jesuit priest &

 founder of Homeboy Industries, L.A.);

TERESA ROMERO, President U.F.W.;

MICHELLE YEOH, actress;

ELLEN OCHOA, astronaut;

JANE RIGBY, James Webb Space Telescope;

Olympian Katie Ledecky

posthumous recognition to:

Medgar Evans, Senator Frank Lautenberg, Jim Thorpe (Olympian).

May 7 - Bond Proposal for Brandywine Schools (Niles, Michigan)

Voters in Niles Twp. and Brandywine neighborhoods will vote

concerning a 2024 School facility $22 million proposal on Tuesday from

7 a.m. - 8 p.m. at pre-announced voting precincts.

2024 Teacher of the Year (National Award)

Missy Testerman

She was honored with a White House State Dinner hosted by Dr.  Jill Biden

May 2024

thehill.com/Latino/4639603/white-house-teacher-of-the-year-state-dinner-latinos/

Waukesha, WI -- Predecessor Trump (loser in 2020 presidential election)

At a campaign rally in Wisconsin today, ex-President, twice-impeached

now facing 91 felony indictments Admitted to a crowd/mob of supporters

that he wanted to join those seeking to overthrow the Constitution-required

counting of electoral college votes being counted at the Capitol on the

day of January 6, 2021.

however, he was unable to convince the driver and head of Secret

Service detail assigned to him at the prior rally of Election denying

enthusiasts that he should be allowed to join in the forcible

entry of the legislative branch of the government (Senate & House).

[ "break day" 5/1/24 ] from his "hush money" N.Y. trial ongoing

Happy May Day 2024!

May Day in U.S.A. is a time for 

giving thanks for springtime flowers

as we share greetings with 

loved ones, neighbors, others who

love the natural world of flora and fauna!

Be well and enjoy your day!

National Day - adopt a shelter pet (April 30 annually)

Barks and Whistles dot-com

Today is NATIONAL Adopt a Shelter Pet Day

help out your local / county / region No-Kill

shelter with the available dogs / cats / companion

animals!  Follow the rules and have your new

pet spayed or neutered!  Be well and enjoy them / it!

Children of Presidents who attended High School during 4 or 8-year incumbency

Barron Trump -- St. Andrew's Episcopal School in Maryland $40,000 per year

Sasha Obama - Sidwell Friends School (Quakers) $40,000 per year

Malia Obama - graduated from Sidwell then took a gap year then Harvard for

undergraduate degree

Jenna Bush - Austin High School, Austin, TX

Barbara Pierce Bush - Austin High School

Chelsea Clinton - Sidwell School

Amy Carter - Stevens Elementary & Rose Hardy Middle Schools (public)

Tricia & Julie Nixon - VP's daughters attended Sidwell and a NY Chapin School

Margaret Truman was 21 when father Harry was POTUS (1945-1952)

FDR & Eleanor Roosevelt kids: John (youngest) in early teens