We've put together a list of hospitality resources for friends and family who may be unfamiliar with the area. Feel free to explore all that our community has to offer below.
Bethany Alliance Church
1100 Clinton St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-1318
Calvary Baptist Church
703 Milwaukee St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-5362
Charles City Assembly
708 9th St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-3684
Colwell United Church-Christ
1403 Colwell Ave
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-9998
First Congregational Church
502 N Jackson St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-5310
Cross Evangelical Lutheran
312 1st Ave
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-5379
Evangelical Free Church
200 N Main St # 1
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-2780
First Baptist Church
105 Chapel Ln
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-1906
Faith Bible Chapel
1701 Ohio Ave
Charles City, IA
First Christian Church
807 S Main St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-4479
First Wesleyan Church
913 S Main St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-3182
Grace Episcopal Church
902 5th Ave
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-4519
Gospel Lighthouse Church
Box 67
Floyd, IA 50435
Grace United Methodist Church
701 First Avenue
Floyd, IA 50435
Immaculate Conception Catholic Church
106 Chapel Ln
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-1071
Jehovah's Witnesses
605 S Iowa St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-7893
Jordan River
102 North Main Street
Charles City, IA 50616
Phone: (641) 257-1119
Messiah Lutheran Church
705 3rd Ave
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-6772
New Life Assembly Of God
Highway 218 & Maple Heights Dr
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-4917
Seventh Day Adventist Church
110 Hillside Dr
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-6557
St. John Evangelical Lutheran
200 S Main St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-3397
Temple Baptist Church
101 L St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-4964
Trinity United Methodist Church
601 Milwaukee St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-5368
West St Charles United Methodist Church
2068 March Ave
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-5723
Otto's Oasis (Formerly Echter's)
18 Highway 218 W
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-6193
HyVee Floral
901 Kelly Street
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-4569
Sherman House Bed & Breadfast
800 Gilbert Street
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-3826
Red Cedar Lodge
1880 Gilbert Street
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-3444
Hometown Inn
1001 S Grand Ave
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-4820
Hartwood Inn
1312 Gilbert St
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-4352
Sleep Inn & Suites
1416 S Grand Ave
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 257-6700
Super 8 Motel
1411 S Grand Ave
Charles City, IA
Phone: (641) 228-2888
Every year our nation will celebrate Memorial Day with parades and picnics, fireworks and friends. As with other holidays, many lose sight of the meaning of the special day and consider it to simply be a day off work or school or merely the unofficial beginning of summer.
This year, consider what you and your family can do to celebrate the holiday by truly memorializing departed family and friends. Share in the tradition of this important national holiday, a tradition that dates back to the U.S. Civil War.
Historians debate the first observance of a Memorial Day. Some claim the practice of honoring war dead began in Boalsburg, Pennsylvania. Others say the tradition began when women in Virginia decorated the graves of Confederate and Union soldiers at the end of the Civil War. In 1868, a Union General declared May 30 as a day to honor fallen Union soldiers, yet the U.S. government officially recognizes the birthplace of Memorial Day (formerly known as Decoration Day) as Waterloo, New York, when Civil War veterans were honored at a ceremony in 1865.
The practice of decorating gravesites endured throughout the 20th century. Since the 1950s, small American flags have been placed at the more than 260,000 gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery, with troops standing guard the entire weekend to ensure the flags remain standing.
As a national holiday, Memorial Day serves to remember and honor those that lost their life defending their country. And there are many ways to celebrate this holiday today, remembering those who served our country in the military, but also remembering and honoring all departed friends and family. Here are some ideas.
Visit local cemeteries and place flags or flowers over the graves of departed friends or family members. Visit or research memorial sites in the community. Fly the U.S. flag at half-staff until noon. Participate in the "National Moment of Remembrance," at 3 p.m. to pause and reflect on the meaning of Memorial Day.
Of course this should be a day of celebration, relaxation, and spending time with our families. But among the picnics and parades, take time to reflect upon the history and meaning of this Memorial Day.
For additional online resources on the history and celebrations of Memorial Day, check out these sites:
When we think of November holidays, chances are Thanksgiving springs to mind first. But the first November holiday we celebrate in America is Veterans Day on November 11, which is our day to give thanks to the men and women who have served in the military. This Veterans Day, take a moment to reflect on the sacrifices veterans have made and thank a veteran in your community.
Veteran’s Day, originally called Armistice Day, began November 11, 1919. President Woodrow Wilson commemorated the first anniversary of the end of World War I (which ended at 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918). He paid tribute to Allied soldiers who lost their lives in "the war to end all wars." November 11 became a holiday, under different names, in the U.S., France, the United Kingdom and Canada.
In 1954, the holiday became known as Veterans Day in America to honor American veterans, living and dead, who served honorably in the military during war or peace. According to the Veterans Administration, there are 25 million living veterans. Veterans Day reminds us to thank them for their service while they are living, and to celebrate the freedoms they have protected.
In addition to expressing our appreciation to living veterans, Americans pay tribute to those who lost their lives fighting for our freedoms. The official national ceremony for Veterans Day is held each Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery. Color guards from all U.S. military services "Present Arms" at the tomb, a presidential wreath is laid and a bugler plays "Taps."
Korean and Vietnam War veteran Robert W. Skelton, Chief Warrant Officer, U.S. Army (Retired) of Lynn Haven, FL says, "I was honored to serve my country with distinction as did my father, brothers and uncles before me. The sense of pride in all veterans is tantamount to the preservation of our freedoms and way of life. Thank a veteran every day, not just on Veterans Day." Here are some ways you can say "thanks."
Simply say "thank you" to someone who has served Attend a Veterans Day parade or public ceremony Fly an American flag Donate time or money to a veteran’s organization Write a letter or poem expressing your gratitude. Ask the editor of your local paper to publish it Send a card, letter or care package to someone who is serving our country away from home Learn more about America’s military history by reading a nonfiction book or asking veterans to share their experiences If you’re a veteran, share your experiences with someone. The Veteran’s History Project, administered by the Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, is collecting and preserving audio and videotaped oral histories, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, home movies and other documentary materials of American veterans and those who’ve worked in support of them.
Here are some websites where you can learn more or look for other ideas on honoring veterans in your community:
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