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Summer is just around the corner.  Michigan’s weather is pretty much all over the place, and its been like summer here for a while.  Summer is out busiest season, and we love it!   Many people get fences installed as well as railings installed in the summer because that’s when everyone spends their time outdoors and venture out into their backyards realizing that they should close in their pets and children!!!!  But everyone remember we can install in the spring, fall, as well as winter so never wait to long!!!

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In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.^[1]

In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation that officially established June 14 as Flag Day; in August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an Act of Congress.

Flag Day is not an official federal holiday, though on June 14, 1937, Pennsylvania became the first (and only) U.S. state to celebrate Flag Day as a state holiday.^[1]

Title 36 of the United States Code, Subtitle I, Part A, CHAPTER 1, § 110^[2] is the official statute on Flag Day; however, it is at the President’s discretion to proclaim officially the observance.

The longest-running Flag Day parade is held annually in Quincy, Massachusetts, which began 1952 and will celebrate its 59th year in 2009. ^[3]

The largest Flag Day parade is held annually in Troy, New York, which bases its parade on the Quincy parade and typically draws 50,000 spectators.

The modern Mother’s Day holiday was created by Anna Jarvis as a day for each family to honor their mother,^[1] and it’s now celebrated on various days in many places around the world. It complements Father’s Day, the celebration honoring fathers.

This holiday is relatively modern, being created at the start of the 20th century, and should not be confused with the early pagan and Christian traditions honoring mothers, or with the 16th century celebration of Mothering Sunday, which is also known as Mother’s Day in the UK.

In most countries the Mother’s Day celebration is a recent holiday derived from the original US celebration. Exceptions are, for example, the Mothering Sunday holiday in the UK.

It is celebrated in the United States each year on the second Sunday of May.

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Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “fifth of May”) is a regional holiday in Mexico, primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla, with some limited recognition in other parts of Mexico.^[1][2] The holiday commemorates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over French forces at the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862, under the leadership of Mexican General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín.^[3][4]

The outnumbered Mexicans defeated a much better-equipped French army that had known no defeat for almost 50 years.^[5] However, Cinco de Mayo is not “an obligatory federal holiday” in Mexico, but rather a holiday that can be observed voluntarily.^[6][7]

While Cinco de Mayo has limited significance nationwide in Mexico, the date is observed in the United States and other locations around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.^[8] However, a common misconception in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day,^[9] which actually is September 16 (dieciséis de septiembre in Spanish),^[10] the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.^[11]

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Planning Your Golf Game: Three Easy Strategies

The best golfers start every round with a plan for how they’re going to approach the course. They know which holes they can attack and which holes are best to play safely. So should you.

Many people say that golf is 90 percent mental and 10 percent physical. You’ll find a lot of truth in that statement. The fewer mental errors you make, the lower your score will be. And the great thing about bad thinking is that everyone at every level of play can work on eliminating it.

Think of golf as a game of chess. You have to think two or three moves ahead every time you hit the ball. Over every shot, you should be thinking, “Where do I need to put this ball in order to make my next shot as easy as possible?”

Strategy 1: Don’t be a sucker

You’re playing a 170-yard par-3 hole (see Figure 1). As you can see, the hole is cut toward the left side of the green, behind a large bunker. If your first inclination is to fire straight at the flag, think again. Ask yourself these questions:

• What are your chances of bringing off such a difficult shot successfully?

• What happens if you miss?

• Is the shot too risky?

Figure 1: Don’t be a sucker and aim straight for the flag, as the dotted path shows; instead, take the safer path away from the bunker.

If the answers are (a) less than 50 percent, (b) you take five to get down from the bunker, or (c) yes, then play toward the safe part of the green. Only if you happen to be an exceptional bunker player should you even attempt to go for the flag.

Think of it this way: Golf is a game of numbers. If you shoot at the pin here, you bring the number 2 into play. If you hit a great shot, you have a great opportunity for a deuce. That’s the upside. The downside is that missing the green makes the numbers 5, 6, and maybe even 7 possibilities, especially if you aren’t too strong from sand or if you’re unlucky enough to find a really bad lie.

If, on the other hand, you play for the middle of the green, your numbers are reduced. Say you hit the putting surface with your first shot. In all likelihood, the most you can take for the hole is 4, and you can take that only if you three-putt. You’ll get a lot of 3s from that position, and once in a while you’ll hole the long putt — so a 2 isn’t impossible.

Even if you miss the green on that side, the odds are that you’re going to be left with a relatively simple chip or pitch. So unless you mess up terribly, 4 is again your worst possible score for the hole.

Strategy 2: Know that your driver isn’t always best

You’re on a par-4 hole of just over 400 yards (see Figure 2). But the actual yardage isn’t that important. The key to this hole is the narrowing of the fairway at the point where your drive is most likely to finish.

Figure 2: Go for the wide part of the fairway by using less club (a 3-wood or 5-wood, for example).

When this situation comes up, tee off with your 3-wood, 5-wood, or whatever club you can hit safely into the wide part of the fairway. Even if you can’t quite reach the green in two shots, that’s the best strategy.

Again, it’s a question of numbers. If you risk hitting your driver and miss the fairway, you’re going to waste at least one shot getting the ball back into play — maybe more than one if you get a bad lie. Then you still have a longish shot to the green. If you miss the green, you’re going to take at least 6 shots. Not good.

Now follow a better scenario. You hit your 3-wood from the tee safely down the fairway. Then you hit your 5-wood, leaving the ball about 25 yards from the green. All you have left is a simple little chip or pitch. Most times, you’re not going to take more than 5 from this position. Indeed, you’ll nearly always have a putt for a 4.

All this requires of you is that you pay attention to the layout of the hole and plan accordingly.

Strategy 3: Play three easy shots

The par-5 hole is long, just over 500 yards (see Figure 3). Your first inclination is again to reach for your driver. Most of the time, your driver is probably the correct play — but not always. Look at this hole. You can break this down into three relatively easy shots with the same club.

Figure 3: Turn long holes into three easy shots.

Say you hit your 4-iron 170 yards. Three shots can put you on the green. Breaking down the shot is easier for the beginning player than trying to squeeze every possible yard out of the driver and getting into trouble.

Remember, no law of golf says that you have to use your driver from the tee!

If you don’t feel comfortable with your driver, go with your 3-wood. If your 3-wood doesn’t feel right, go to the 5-wood. And if you still aren’t happy, try your 3-iron. Don’t hit until you’re confident that you can hit the ball into the fairway with the club in your hands.

Most golfers would rather be 200 yards from the tee and in the fairway than 250 yards out in the rough. If you don’t believe this, try this test: Every time you miss a fairway from the tee, pick your ball up and drop it 15 yards farther back — but in the middle of the fairway. Then play from there.

Bet you’ll shoot anywhere from 5 to 10 shots fewer than normal for 18 holes. In other words, it’s much better to be in a spot where you can hit the ball cleanly than in a tough spot — even if the clean shot puts you farther from the green.

Earth Day, celebrated April 22, is a day designed to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth‘s environment. It is held annually during both spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. It was founded by U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson as an environmental teach-in in 1970 and is celebrated in many countries every year.

The United Nations celebrates an Earth Day each year on the March equinox, a tradition which was founded by peace activist John McConnell in 1969.

In September 1969 at a conference in Seattle, Washington, U.S. Senator Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin announced that in spring 1970 there would be a nationwide grassroots demonstration on the environment. This occurred during a time of great concern about overpopulation and when there was a strong movement towards “Zero Population Growth.”

Nelson viewed the stabilization of the nation’s population as an important aspect of environmentalism and later said:

“The bigger the population gets, the more serious the problems become … We have to address the population issue. The United Kingdom, with the U.S. supporting it, took the position in Cairo in 1994 that every country was responsible for stabilizing its own population. It can be done. But in this country, it’s phony to say ‘I’m for the environment but not for limiting immigration.’”

Senator Nelson first proposed the nationwide environmental protest to thrust the environment onto the national agenda.” “It was a gamble,” he recalls, “but it worked.”

Five months before the first April 22 Earth Day, on Sunday, November 30, 1969, The New York Times carried a lengthy article by Gladwin Hill reporting on the rising hysteria of “global cooling”:

“Rising concern about the environmental crisis is sweeping the nation’s campuses with an intensity that may be on its way to eclipsing student discontent over the war in Vietnam…a national day of observance of environmental problems…is being planned for next spring…when a nationwide environmental ‘teach-in’…coordinated from the office of Senator Gaylord Nelson is planned….” Senator Nelson also hired Denis Hayes as the coordinator.

April 22, 1970, Earth Day marks the beginning of the modern environmental movement. Approximately 20 million Americans participated, with a goal of a healthy, sustainable environment.

After a cold, gloomy, snowy, dark winter spring has finally arrived and we are back in business!!!!!! The Metro Detroit Area has officially started the spring season, and Troy Fence is ready to work and install all our fences, gates, and railings!  Right now is the best time to think about what you would like to do around your home or business.  Troy Fence’s peak time is i the summer, and the wait is 3-4 weeks depending on what you are looking to get done, and where your location is.  We mainly work in Oakland County, Macomb County, and Wayne County, with our most popular cities being Troy, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Bloomfield Hills, Rochester Hills, Ferndale, Sterling Heights, Warren, Ann Arbor, and Brighton!  The ground is nice and soft and we are ready to start digging some post holes@  Please check out our website at www.troyfence.com

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Guard rail, sometimes referred to as guide rail or railing, is a system designed to keep people or vehicles from (in most cases unintentionally) straying into dangerous or off-limits areas. A handrail is less restrictive than a guard rail and provides both support and the protective limitation of a boundary.Most public spaces are fitted with guard rails as a means of protection against accidental falls. Any abrupt change in elevation where the higher portion is accessible makes a fall possible. Due to this responsibility and liability, rails are placed to protect people using the premises. Guardrails are generally required by code where there is a drop of 30″ or more.

So I think we are all just about done with this cold weather!?!? We here at Troy Fence, wish we could be somewhere warm : )
Plus, once it starts getting warmer, we can start installing fences and gates! Although we can still install right now, it is a lot easier when the snow melts off the lot lines, and the ground is thawed out!

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