Labor Day
Constitution Day (Sept. 17)
Columbus Day - (movable Monday)
Election Day
Marine Corps (Nov. 10)
Veterans Day
Thanksgiving Day
Bill of Rights Day
Sunday, August 9, 2026
POTUS 31 (One term : 1929 - March 1933) Herbert Hoover
The 31st President associated with the onset of
the
GREAT DEPRESSION and aftermath
HERBERT HOOVER (born in Iowa).
Axios - June 22 reporting of Trump
comments to the Press conference at NATO
Summit and interview with a podcaster . . .
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this is the GOP well-recognized figure that
Donald John Trump wants to avoid being
placed in a category together
"Worst Commander-in-Chief" -- did not
win accolades like Nobel Prize winning
Republican Presidents like
Theodore Roosevelt
/ / / those who won the
Profile in Courage award from the
KENNEDY Center and Library:
VP Mike Pence (served 2017 - 2020)
POTUS 38 Gerald Ford (succeeded
Nixon in 1974 and left office Jan. 1977)
in
2014
George H.W. Bush received in Kennebunkport,
Maine the "Profiles in Courage" annual award
One-hour special (Prize is $125,000 scholarship - male / female) Athletic Fitness
ABC / Disney to air
9 - 10 p.m. PrimeTime
2026 Patriot Games
physical fitness/ endurance
obstacle courses
individual & team sports
Thurs. Aug. 13, 2026
ESPN coverage of some
preliminary and qualifier
challenges weeklong ahead
Primaries yet to be held August 11, 18 / September 1, 8, 9, 15
August 11 -- first of two part
GOP Nominating ballot
for U.S. Senate seat (after
unexpected death of Lindsey Graham)
STATE OF S. Carolina
August 11 CT, MINN., VT, WI
part of Alabama (Cong. Districts
1,2,6,7)
August 18 ALASKA, FL, WY
September 1: Massachusetts
Sept. 8: N. Hampshire
Sept. 9: Rhode Island
Sept. 15: Delaware
Adult Craft activity: Make a wood burning bookmark: this Wednesday, 1 p.m. -- required pre-registration
next Wed. Aug. 12 -- FREE
Must pre-register
at MAIN Library
(Cass District Library,
Cassopolis, MICH.)
Adult Craft Club:
we will make wood burning
bookmark
(Materials and Instruction FREE)
This library program is for
ages 18+, no upper limit.
Call Stephanie Knepple to
pre-register (required)
269-749-1384
When is WEEK Zero for U.S. College Football?
North Carolina will play TCU
in the "Aer Lingus College Football
Classic" in Dublin Ireland
on Saturday Aug. 29, 2026
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some games have been scheduled
Thurs. 8/27 this year:
San Jose State at USC (LA Memorial
Coliseum); Hawai'i at Stanford (
at Stanford Stadium); New Mexico
State at Florida State (Tallahassee,
Florida) . . .
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