Meet Artist Terry Redlin

Hi Puzzlers,

We would like you meet artist Terry Redlin. Few artists can rival the standards of excellence achieved by Master Artist Terry Redlin over the past 30 years. He is truly one of the country's most widely collected painters of wildlife and Americana images and we are please to have several exclusive licenses of his artwork.

For eight consecutive years, 1991 through 1998, Redlin has been named America's Most Popular Artist in annual gallery surveys conducted by U.S. ART magazine. His induction into U.S. ART's Hall of Fame in 1992 followed the magazine's poll of 900 galleries nationwide which, that year, placed five of Redlin's limited editions in the top 11 in popularity.

Over the life of the poll, 30 prints have been included in that list. His use of earthy colors, nostalgic themes, blazing sunsets and cozy sunsets are just a few of the many reasons for Terry's immense popularity.

Happy Puzzling!

A Salute To Veterans

Hi Puzzlers,

Today’s post is being dedicated to all the men and woman who are serving or have served in our Armed Forces.

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary suspension of fighting, was declared between the Allied Nations and Germany during World War I. This “armistice” took effect until the peace treaty, the infamous Treaty of Versailles, was signed some six months later on June 28, 1919.

On November 11, 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proclaim the first Armistice Day, and in 1938, Congress voted Armistice Day a federal holiday, “dedicated to the cause of world peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations.”

Unfortunately 1939 ushered in World War II (1941–1945 American involvement) with a mobilization of 16 million people, and soon after the Korean War (1950 – 1953) with a mobilization of 5.7 million people.

On June 1,1954, after lobbying efforts by veterans' service organizations, Congress amended the 1938 act and changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day. Since then, November 11th has become a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

In 1971 Congress tried to change the date of observance to the fourth Monday of October to ensure a three-day weekend for employees and to encourage consumerism - OOPS - “tourism and travel.” But it soon became apparent that many Americans held the actual date with historical and patriotic meaning and in 1978 Veteran’s Day was returned to its original day, November 11th.

In our small office here in Jackson NH we have several immediate family members whom have served or continue to serve our country and we would like to honor them today.


Thomas Mulkern-Army
Paul G Boucher- Army

Thomas Kingsbury -Army-Vietnam
Louis Verani -Navy-World War II
Gregory Love-Air Force
Mark Perkins-Air Force
Dean Bloomberg-Air Force
John Underwood-Air Force-World War II
Arthur Bloomberg-Air Force-World War II

John "Jack" Motherway-Air Force-World War II
Doug Hamilton-Marines-Desert Shield
Joseph Mulkern-Marines- Korean War

Salute!

Baseball World Series

Hi Puzzlers,

It’s World Series time again! This year's series is between the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Phillie’s and so far it is one of the highest TV rated World Series of the decade. Some have said this is because the New York Yankee fans are the most dedicated fans, but any Boston Red Sox fan would say THEY are the most dedicated! And so the rivalry continues.

The 2009 World Series comes at a great time for New York fans with the opening of the new stadium on April 2, 2009. The new Yankee Stadium is located in the Bronx, which is the northernmost borough of New York City. This stadium replaces the old Yankee Stadium, built in 1923, and is located across the street at what was once known as the Macomb Dam Park.

During construction of the stadium, a construction worker and avid Boston Red Sox fan, buried a replica jersey of Red Sox player David Ortiz underneath the visitors' dugout with the hopes of placing a "hex" on the Yankees. After the worker was exposed by co-workers, he was forced to help uncover and remove the jersey. The worker has since claimed to have buried a 2004 American League Champion Series program/scorecard, but has not said where he placed it.

One of the new features of the Stadium are the seats. The new seats are 19–24 inches wide, up from the previous stadium's 18–22-inch wide seats, while there is 33–39 inches of leg room, up from 29.5 inches of leg room in the previous stadium. In order to do this, they eliminated 4000 seats! Several lower level seats are cushioned and all seats are equipped with cup holders. WOW! I think they were really thinking about the comfort of their fans when they designed this stadium! All major airlines please take note!

So whether you’re a New York Yankees fan or a collector you may want to check out our Collector’s Edition New York Stadium puzzle or our newest Yankees Stadium puzzle.

Enjoy the World Series and Happy Puzzling!