December has been designated National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month, a time to raise awareness about the consequences of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. Click here to read the proclamation from President Barack Obama. December is National Drunk and Drugged Driving Prevention Month(3D Month), which is supported by public- and private-sector organizations devoted to preventing impaired-driving crashes. Traffic violations during this month are particularly … [Read more...]
St. Nicholas Day celebrated this December
December 6, 2011 by
St. Nicholas Day December 6th In many places St. Nicholas is the main gift giver. His feast day, St. Nicholas Day, is December 6, which falls early in the Advent season. Some places he arrives in the middle of November and moves about the countryside, visiting schools and homes to find out if children have been good. Other places he comes in the night and finds carrots and hay for his horse or donkey along with children's wish lists. Small treats are left in shoes or … [Read more...]
