Newsletter-Late-Week

Pickleball courts complete

Rennovations to the Pickleball courts on 19th Street are complete, and the courts are ready for play! Cited as one of the fastest growing sports in the country, Elwood has embraced the game with enthusiasm. Mayor Todd Jones said the courts represent an investment in healthy living, community engagement, and outdoor recreation.

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50th anniversary of end of Vietnam War and 60th anniversary of US combat in Vietnam

In March, I made a business trip to Vietnam. This was my second visit, with the first having been in 2000. Vietnam was preparing for the 50th anniversary of the end of its war with the USA. Indeed, on April 30, 1975, Saigon fell to the Communist Viet Cong. Contrary to popular opinion, the famous photo of people climbing stairs on a rooftop to board a helicopter was not the US embassy. Rather, this was atop an apartment building rented by the CIA, which a tour guide showed us. In fact, he went on to tell us that those “in the know” had been instructed to listen to the radio, then report there for evacuation when they heard Bing Crosby’s “White Christmas,” although it was April!

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