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The Stars and Stripes Museum and Library's 2nd Annual Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 9am to 3pm at the Osage Center in Cape Girardeau. Admission is free.

2nd Annual Craft Fair

The Stars and Stripes Museum and Library invites you to attend our 2nd Annual Craft Fair on Saturday, November 5, 2022 from 9am to 3pm at the Osage Center in Cape Girardeau. This event is open to the public and admission is free. The Craft Fair will feature more than 60 local vendors plus several […]

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On Thursday, September 1, 2022, Jim Martin presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation to Amarillo, Texas which was accepted by Donna Savage.

Day 23: September 1, 2022 – Amarillo, Texas and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

On Thursday, September 1, 2022, Jim Martin traveled to Amarillo, Texas and presented the city with a Stars and Stripes City Proclamation which was accepted by Donna Savage. He also visited and presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation to Oklahoma City which was accepted by chief of staff Steve Hill.

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On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Jim Martin presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation to Albuquerque, New Mexico which was accepted by Mayor Tim Keller and his 3-year-old daughter.

Day 22: August 31, 2022 – Santa Fe and Albuquerque, New Mexico

On Wednesday, August 31, 2022, Jim Martin visited historic Santa Fe, New Mexico where he presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation to Santa Fe which was accepted by Mayor Alan Webber, a St. Louis native and Cardinal fan. He then traveled to the New Mexico Veterans Memorial in Albuquerque. There he met with Robert

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On Tuesday, August 30, 2022, Jim Martin presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation to Salt Lake City, Utah.

Day 21: August 30, 2022 – Salt Lake City, Utah and Grand Junction, Colorado

Jim Martin presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation on Tuesday, August 30, 2022 to Salt Lake City, Utah. The Proclamation was accepted by the mayor’s staff. Jim also spoke with staff at the Utah Veterans Affairs Bureau about the potential of adopting a Veterans Hall of Fame concept such as the one in Missouri.

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On Monday, August 29, 2022, Jim Martin presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation to Boise, Idaho.

Day 20: August 29, 2022 – Boise, Idaho and Ogden, Utah

On Monday, August 29, 2022, Jim Martin was up early and traveled through the Cascade Mountains in Washington and Oregon to Western Idaho. Once there, he presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation to Boise, Idaho which was accepted by the mayor’s office. He also spoke with the state’s Veterans Affairs staff about the potential

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On Friday, August 26, 2022, Jim Martin presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation to Salem, Oregon.

Day 17: August 26, 2022

While in Vancouver, Washington on Friday, August 26, 2022, Jim Martin presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation and met with approximately 40 veterans, the mayor, and city council members. These Army, Navy, and Marine veterans have organized to help the homeless, feed the needy, create affordable housing, and do presentations in local schools, in

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On Thursday, August 25, 2022, Jim Martin presented the Stars and Stripes City Proclamation to Kent, Washington

Day 16: August 25, 2022

On Thursday, August 25, 2022, Jim Martin visited and presented proclamations to five exemplary and vibrant cities in the Puget Sound area in Washington state: Everett, Bellevue, Seattle, Kent and Federal Way. All of these cities are enthusiastically working to build partnerships to better address the important issues of informed citizenship, commitment, and service within

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On Monday, August 22, 2022, Jim Martin presented a Proclamation to Mayor Nadine Woodward honoring Spokane, Washington as a Stars and Stripes City.

Day 13: August 22, 2022 – Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and Spokane, Washington

On Monday, August 24, 2022, Jim Martin started the second half of the 23-day Stars and Stripes Cities Tour. He left Kalispell, Montana bright and early that morning; and despite the deer, rabbits, mountainous roads, construction stops, and sparsity of cell phone towers, he arrived safely in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho to present a proclamation to

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