Governor and First Lady to Pay Tribute to Maine's Veterans on Memorial Day Weekend

Ceremonies on Saturday and Monday honor and remember American heroes

Augusta, Maine - As Memorial Day approaches, Governor Paul R. LePage and the First Lady Ann M. LePage will pay tribute to Maine's veterans by joining hundreds of volunteers to place American flags on the gravestones of veterans. 

Nearly 15,000 American flags will be placed in Maine Veterans Memorial cemeteries in Augusta, Caribou and Springvale beginning at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 23. The grave flag effort began in 2006 and is led by Army Veteran Donald Simoneau every year.

"These flags represent the American freedom our veterans have preserved," said Governor LePage. "They, and their families, sacrificed for the sake of liberty. We, and future generations, are forever indebted to them."

The Governor and First Lady will attend special ceremonies in Augusta at Maine Veterans Memorial Cemeteries on Civic Center Drive and Mount Vernon Road. Volunteers are encouraged to gather at the top of the hill at 9 a.m. near the flag pole for brief ceremony and instructions on how to properly place each flag on the grave markers.

Additional ceremonies will take place Saturday at the Northern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, located at 37 Lombard Road in Caribou, and the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, located at 83 Stanley Road.

First Lady Ann LePage who spends much of her time supporting veterans and their families says it is a pleasure to honor and pay tribute to Maine's heroes. "I can safely say that from all I have seen across this state and this country, Americans deeply respect the sacrifices our service members make to protect the things and the people they love," she said. "It is a respect that is removed from age, gender or politics and unites us as a nation. On this Memorial Day, we remember our veterans who are no longer with us and honor their spirit with the American flag."

On Monday, the First Lady will attend a 2 p.m. Maine Veterans' Memorial Day Ceremony at the Maine Veterans' Cemetery on Mount Vernon Road in Augusta. Governor LePage will deliver remarks at a special 50th Vietnam Anniversary Commemorative event in Windham on Memorial Day. The ceremony will take place at 1 p.m., Veterans Center, 35 Veterans Memorial Drive, Windham.

Johnny Winter Tribute Is Planned For Maine Lobster Festival

Rockland, Maine - The Rock N Blues Fest concert with Johnny Winter at the Maine Lobster Festival is a go as it will now be a tribute to him according to the festival.

Maine Lobster Festival statement reads;

The Maine Lobster Festival is deeply sorry to hear of Johnny Winter’s passing and sends best wishes to his family and bandmates. Johnny Winter was one of the world’s greatest guitarists, and we were looking forward to having him along with the rest of the Rock N’ Blues Fest – The Edgar Winter Band, Vanilla Fudge, Peter Rivera of Rare Earth and Savoy Brown’s Kim Simmonds at our event Saturday night.

The good news is that the Rock N’ Blues Fest tour will go on as a Tribute to Johnny Winter – and it is certain to be an amazing show. Watch for an announcement about a star guitarist possibly being added to the show. We’ll update our web site and social media as soon as we can.

Johnny Winter passed away in his hotel room in Zurich, Switzerland on July 16th.

Please plan on attending this concert that is now a tribute to the rock/blues icon Johnny Winter. Concert will take place on Saturday, August 2nd, 2014 at  7:30pm in Rockland, Maine.

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013 on ABC

RYAN SEACREST HOSTS THE BIGGEST PARTY OF THE YEAR,

AS TAYLOR SWIFT JOINS CARLY RAE JEPSEN AND NEON TREES IN NYC 

WHILE FERGIE WELCOMES BRANDY, FLO RIDA, KARMIN, ONEREPUBLIC 

AND PITBULL TO THE WEST COAST PARTY ON

"DICK CLARK'S NEW YEAR'S ROCKIN' EVE WITH RYAN SEACREST 2013" 

Fergie and Jenny McCarthy Host a Two-Hour Celebration of Dick Clark at 8:00 PM

Ryan Seacrest hosts the year's biggest celebration at the crossroads of the world when Carly Rae Jepsen and Neon Trees join headliner Taylor Swift performing live in Times Square, on "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2013," MONDAY, DECEMBER 31 on ABC.

Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas returns to host the west coast party, featuring performances by Brandy, Flo Rida, Karmin, OneRepublic, Pitbull and even more artists to be announced at a later date for both east and west coast parties.

The New Year's festivities kick off at 8:00 p.m., ET with a two-hour celebration of Dick Clark, hosted by Fergie and Jenny McCarthy, "New Year's Rockin' Eve Celebrates Dick Clark." The special celebrates, through clips and reminiscences, the legendary television personality and producer who rang in the New