Dear Customers,             Now that the first of three patriotic holidays of the summer is behind us, it seems like a good time to do a little spring housecleaning.  I know I’ve raised this issue before, several times in fact, but just like spring housecleaning it has to be done – at least annually.            …

Dear Customers, With the end of May, several important events come into play.  School has their last ½ day on the 29th of May with graduation for the Class of 2025 held the next evening, Friday the 30th.  But earlier that same week our nation pauses to reflect upon, mourn, and honor the U.S. military…

Dear Customers,             May is a busy month for most people.  Particularly for those families with school-age children.  As soon as Mother’s Day is over, there are finals, the Prom, graduations, graduation parties and the Memorial Day holiday looming at the end of the month. And May is the gateway to summer which means there…

Dear Customers,            In 1908, Nine years before my own mother’s birthday in 1917, American activist, Ann Reeves Jarvis of Philadelphia laid the foundation for what has become known as the first Mother’s Day.  Thanks to her efforts which included a massive letter writing campaign to politicians and business leaders, President Woodrow Wilson officially declared…