FEBRUARY 2014 NEWSLETTER
Owner: Little Rock Medical Associates
General Contractor: Clark
Contractors
Architect: WER
Engineer: Petit and Petit
Project Manager: Nathan
Kovaleski
Sub Contractors: Knight
and Wilson; ProInsulation;
Northwest Controls
New medical office building. Total square footage
of the building is 69,558.
The project is scheduled to
be completed in May,
2014.
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PRESIDENTIAL FACTS—PAGE 3
VALENTINE’S DAY INFORMATION—PAGE 4
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There have been 44 U.S. presidential administrations, but only 43 presidents—Grover Cleveland served two non-consecutive terms from 1885 to
1889 and 1893 to 1897.
William Henry Harrison held the office for the shortest period of time—he
died of pneumonia after about a month in office.
The longest-serving president was Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died shortly
into his fourth term in office. (The 22nd Amendment, ratified in 1951, limited to two the number of presidential terms one person could serve.)
In addition to Harrison and Roosevelt, six other presidents have died while in office—Taylor, Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley, Harding and Kennedy. Of these, four were assassinated: Lincoln,
McKinley, and Kennedy.
At 43, John F. Kennedy was the youngest president elected to the office, but Theodore Roosevelt,
who was sworn in at age 42 after the death of McKinley, was the youngest to ever hold the office.
The oldest was Ronal Regan, who began his first term at age 69.
Titled George Washington's Birthday, a federal holiday honoring George Washington
was originally implemented by an Act of Congress in 1879 for government offices in
Washington and expanded in 1885 to include all federal offices. As the first federal
holiday to honor an American President, the holiday was celebrated on Washington's
actual birthday, February 22. On January 1, 1971, the federal holiday was shifted to
the third Monday in February by the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. This date places
it between February 15 and 21, which makes the name "Washington's Birthday" in
some sense a misnomer, since it never occurs on Washington's actual birthday, either
February 11 (Old Style), or February 22 (New Style).
An early draft of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act would have renamed the holiday
to "Presidents' Day" to honor the birthdays of both Washington and Lincoln, which would explain why the chosen date falls
between the two, but this proposal failed in committee, and the bill as voted on and signed into law on June 28, 1968, kept the
name Washington's Birthday.
By the mid-1980s, with a push from advertisers, the term "Presidents' Day" began its public appearance. Although Lincoln's
birthday, February 12, was never a federal holiday, approximately a dozen state governments have officially renamed their
Washington's Birthday observances as "Presidents' Day", "Washington and Lincoln Day", or other such designations. However, "Presidents' Day" is not always an all-inclusive term.
In Massachusetts, the state officially celebrates "Washington's Birthday" on the same day as the Federal holiday. State law
also directs the governor to issue an annual "Presidents Day" proclamation on May 29 (John F. Kennedy's birthday), honoring
the presidents with Massachusetts roots: Kennedy, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and Calvin Coolidge.
In Connecticut, Missouri and Illinois, while Washington's Birthday is a federal holiday, Abraham Lincoln's birthday is still a
state holiday, falling on February 12 regardless of the day of the week.
In Washington's home state of Virginia, the holiday is legally known as "George Washington Day."
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St Valentine's Day has roots in several different legends
that have found their way to us through the ages. One of
the earliest popular symbols of the Valentine's day is Cupid, the Roman god of love, who is represented by the image of a young boy with bow and arrow. Several theories
Feast of Lupercalia
The ancient Romans celebrated the feast of Lupercalia, a spring festival, on the 15th of February, held in honor of a goddess. Young
men randomly chose the name of a young girl to escort to the festivities. With the introduction of Christianity, the holiday moved to the
14th of February. The Christians had come to celebrate February 14
as the saint day that celebrated the several early Christian martyrs
named Valentine.
Choosing a Sweetheart on Valentine's Day
The custom of choosing a sweetheart on this date spread through
Europe in the Middle Ages, and then to the early American colonies.
Throughout the ages, people also believed that birds picked their
mates on February 14!
In AD 496 Saint Pope Gelasius I declared February 14 as
"Valentine's Day". Although it's not an official holiday, most Americans observe this day.
Whatever the odd mixture of origins, St Valentine's Day is now a day
for sweethearts. It is the day that you show your friend or loved one
that you care. You can send candy to someone you think is special.
Or you can send roses, the flower of love. Most people send
"valentine" a greeting card named after the notes that St Valentine
received in jail.
Greeting Cards
Probably the first greeting cards, handmade valentines, appeared in
the 16th century. As early as 1800, companies began massproducing cards. Initially these cards were hand-colored by factory
workers. By the early 20th century even fancy lace and ribbonstrewn cards were created by machine.