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Quote of the Day

"It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course."

~ Hank Aaron

 

And we hardly knew ye…

Buh-bye, fatty

 

After 10 hearty seasons, 12,000 brave challengers and nearly 58 million gut-busting calories, the Fifth Third Burger is officially retiring on Saturday, Sept. 1. Get ’em while they’re still hot.

 

Remembering the People’s Princess

A class act

In honor of the anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, WKTV 25 will be airing a special half hour memorial tribute “Princess Diana: A Tribute To England’s Rose.”

 

The show will air Monday, Aug. 27, at 9:30 a.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 28, at 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30 at 5 p.m. and Friday, Aug. 31 at 2 and 7:30 p.m.

 

Save a place on your
dance card for Kate Daniel

Gladys Ewing’s dance card, circa 1912

The husband-and-wife team behind the New York Times bestselling Kate Daniels series will be visiting Schuler books & Music at the end of August. The couple is touring for the release of Magic Triumphs book 10  and the final book in the Kate Daniel series. They will be at Schuler Books & Music, 2660 28th St., at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 30.

 

 

Fun fact:

In 1518, a “dancing plague” took
over the town of Strasbourg, France.

One woman started it, and others joined her. Within a month, there were 400 people involved. Many died from pure exhaustion.

WKTV airs half-hour memorial tribute to Princess Diana

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Diana, Princess of Wales

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Diana, WKTV 25 will be airing a special half hour memorial tribute “Princess Diana: A Tribute To England’s Rose.”

 

The show will air Monday, Aug. 28, at 9:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m. and 11 p.m.; and Friday, Sept. 1 at noon.

 

“I did the special because I have always admired Princess Diana and wanted to honor her,” said producer and longtime WKTV volunteer Kim Johnson.

 

Princess Diana was born Diana Frances Spencer on July 1, 1961. The Spencer family was of British nobility. She married Prince Charles, the heir apparent to Queen Elizabeth II, on July 29, 1981. The marriage ended in divorce in 1996.

 

Princess Diana with John Travolta (By United States Federal Government – from the Ronald Reagan Library)

Diana remained the object of worldwide media scrutiny during and after her marriage during and after her marriage. he was celebrated for her charity work and for her support of the International Campaign to Ban Landmines. She was involved with dozens of charities including London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for children, of which she was president from 1989.

 

A year after her divorce, Diana was was fatally injured in a car crash in the Pont de l’Alma tunnel in Paris on Aug. 31, 1997. The sudden and unexpected death of an extraordinarily popular royal figure brought statements from senior figures worldwide and many tributes by members of the public. People left public offerings of flowers, candles, cards, and personal messages outside Kensington Palace for many months.

 

Her funeral was Sept. 6, 1997. At the funeral, Elton John performed a rewritten version of his song “Candle in the Wind,” which he retitled “Goodbye England’s Rose.”  Diana was laid to rest on on an island on the grounds of the Spencer Family home, Althorp Park.