Barrington leaders are encouraging residents to bring their grills to the front of their homes on Memorial Day. In the call for the community to come together, the Barrington residents are asked to have a front-porch or driveway cookout from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday.
Officials said it’ll be a chance to stay with family units and practice social distancing, but greet neighbors and friends and celebrate the beginning of summer.
Officials are encouraging participants to post images on Facebook or Instagram with a village of Barrington hashtag #BarringtonReImagined. Someone will win a $50 gift card to a Barrington restaurant or shop.
“The Civil War, which ended in the spring of 1865, claimed more lives than any conflict in U.S. history and required the establishment of the country’s first national cemeteries.”
“Memorial Day, as Decoration Day gradually came to be known, originally honored only those lost while fighting in the Civil War. But during World War I the United States found itself embroiled in another major conflict, and the holiday evolved to commemorate American military personnel who died in all wars, including World War II, The Vietnam War, The Korean War and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
For decades, Memorial Day continued to be observed on May 30, the date Logan had selected for the first Decoration Day. But in 1968 Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which established Memorial Day as the last Monday in May in order to create a three-day weekend for federal employees; the change went into effect in 1971. The same law also declared Memorial Day a federal holiday.”
The total of number of Americans killed in all U.S. wars is more than 1.1 million. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/many-americans-died-u-s-wars
Sitting on your front porch or driveway Having a cookout is a really great way to commemorate their sacrifice. Home of the free because of the brave. Let’s wake up, sheeple.
Just curious. Do Barrington families currently need a permit for a front yard cookout. and, if so, why?
Thought this was a joke until I looked at the villages FB page https://www.facebook.com/VillageBarrington
These folks have spent way too much time sheltering in place…..