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Help kick off the summer tourist season this Memorial Day Weekend by becoming an official Minnesota Historical Society “Sesqui-Scout.”
Visit one of 26 historical sites and museums and earn a “Sesqui-Scout” badge. Use the badge to receive discounts on future visits to all sites, all summer long. The summer-long promotion also includes special events, prizes and online games.
The Sesqui-Scout promotion is available in the free 2008 Minnesota Historical Society Travel Guide. The summer-long program runs from Memorial Day through Labor Day.
For more information visit www.mnhs.org/sesqui.
Memorial Day Weekend Events:
? Ribbon Cutting at Split Rock Lighthouse (Two Harbors)
The Memorial Day Weekend gets underway Friday, May 23 at 1 p.m., with a special ribbon ceremony to inaugurate the Split Rock Lighthouse remodeling project. The media and the general public are invited to take pictures during this photo opportunity. Tours of the renovated lighthouse, fog-signal building and the restored keepers dwelling will follow the ceremony. Renovations include painting the inside and outside of the lantern room at the top of the lighthouse, removal and resealing of its 27 curved storm panes, and repair to the lighthouse keeper’s houses, the fog signal building, and two wooden storage barns, all built in 1909. Museum admission applies.
? They Built this town at Historic Forestville (Preston)
On Saturday, May 24 at 10 a.m. Historic Forestville site staff will lead a walking tour of the Zumbro Hill Cemetery to learn about early settlers and their families who built homes, schools and shops in the historic town of Forestville. Thirty of these settlers are at rest in the cemetery. Meet for a car caravan in the Historic Site parking lot. Wear appropriate attire and be ready for a 20-minute hike up a moderate hill.
? Civilian Conservation Corps at Fort Ridgley (Fairfax)
On Saturday, May 24 at 2 p.m. learn about the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) born out of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal at the height of the Great Depression. Join Barbara W. Sommer, author of “Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota,” as she talks about how the CCC supplied jobs to more than 77,000 Minnesotans in need. Their work left a lasting legacy, visible today in Minnesota’s thriving forests, state park structures and soil conservation practices. Sommer will sign books, which will also be available for sale. Historic photos of the Fort Ridgley CCC Camp 2712 and Camp 2713 will be on display in the commissary. Guests are encouraged to bring their own CCC photos and stories to share. This program is sponsored with The Nicollet Country Historical Society. For more information about the Society’s collection of CCC artifacts visit the “Collection Up Close” podcast and blogs athttp://discussions.mnhs.org/collectiona. Oral histories from CCC workers are available in the Minnesota’s Greatest Generation projects “In their Words” website at www.mngreatestgeneration.org.

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2 — Peanut Butter & Jam Festival, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 907 Main St., Highland. Enjoy your lunch on the historic downtown square. Outdoor entertainment, sandwiches, popcorn. Sponsored by Highland Chamber of Commerce and the City of Highland. Free.
2 — Springfest & Street Dance, Mascoutah. Old-fashioned fun with games for kids.
2-3 — Cinco de Mayo Celebration, 5 p.m.-midnight Friday; noon-midnight Saturday, river’s edge, Niedringhaus and Illinois 3, Granite City. Hosted by the Mexican Honorary Commission. Deejay from 7 to 11 p.m. Friday. Saturday attractions include strong man presentation at 2 p.m., Mexican folklore dancing from 6 to 7 p.m. with $8 admission, music by Fantasia from 7 to 11 p.m., inflatables for children. Beverages, food for sale.
2-3 — Agape Fest, Greenville College, Greenville. Christian music festival.
3 — Kids Day at the Fort, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Fort de Chartres State Historic Site near Prairie du Rocher. Free. Native American Village features new and expanded activities including the game of Lacrosse and storytelling featuring Indian lore. Also, write with a quill pen, watch kettle corn being made, attend a puppet show, make and use a jump rope or small leather bag; play period yard games such as boule, sack race, hoop and stick, tug of war, nine pins and archery; face painting; trading post.
3 — Cinco de Mayo, 4-10:30 p.m., Third Street between Piasa and State, downtown Alton. Mexican food, music, dancers, children’s activities at 4 p.m., bands start at 6:30 p.m.
3 — Concert in the Park, 7 p.m., Cleaon Etzkorn bandstand, Edwardsville City Park, Edwardsville. Edwardsville High School Band Alumni tribute concert. Pays tribute to over 75 years of band performances. Bring lawnchairs.
3 — Tour de Stooges, Lindendale Park, Highland. Routes of 15, 22, 31, 42 and 64 miles offered. $30 adults, $20 children. Lunch and Three Stooges movies after ride. Rest stops have snacks. http://stooges.rogerkramercycling.org.

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Ten-time world champion Oscar de la Hoya kept his plans for a rematch with pound-for-pound king Floyd Mayweather jnr on track Saturday with a 12-round unanimous decision over Steve Forbes.
De la Hoya, 35, has said he wants to close out his glittering career in 2008 with two fights - in September against Mayweather and in December, perhaps against Miguel Cotto.
Forbes, a former world champion himself, could have derailed those plans, but De la Hoya gave him little chance, earning the decision by 119-109 according to two judges, while the third saw it 120-108.
Now De La Hoya is expected to face Mayweather on September 20 in rematch of their first bout, which was won by Mayweather.
“The idea is stand up and fight straight up, use the jab and stay on my toes,” said De la Hoya, who did all of those things. “Now I feel sharp. After 12 hard rounds, now I feel sharp after a year-long layoff.”
“It accomplished my goal, and I’m ready to have two exciting fights come September and December.”
De la Hoya, who has won 10 world titles in six weight divisions, improved to 39-5.
Forbes, 31, showed technical prowess, but didn’t have an answer for De la Hoya’s speed and power in the non-title bout fought at 150 pounds.
De la Hoya had vowed he wouldn’t look beyond Forbes, perhaps recalling his 2004 fight against Germany’s Felix Sturm prior to a middleweight clash with Bernard Hopkins.
De la Hoya nearly lost to Sturm, but escaped with a unanimous decision.
Although he was sharp in this one, De la Hoya admitted he was a little disappointed with the outcome.
“I was looking to knock him out, but I couldn’t,” De la Hoya said. “
In his first fight since losing a split decision to Mayweather, De La Hoya took control in the early rounds.

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Easily the busiest boxer on the planet, Oscar De La Hoya is always working on promoting his fights. It’s something other boxers should take note from and learn from as well. Recently De La Hoya took time from his busy schedule to mingle with the readers of the Los Angeles Times. The Times readers were well informed and asked great question to De La Hoya.
One of the questions asked of De La Hoya was if he’d have Floyd Mayweather Sr. in his corner
against Mayweather Jr. this time? De La Hoya plans to fight Mayweather Jr. in a rematch near the end of this year.
De La Hoya told readers of the LA Times: "Absolutely, Mayweather Sr. has that secret potion to dissect the Mayweather style. Mayweather Sr. created that style, he made it, so working with him on the Forbes fight, I already feel confident I’ll beat Mayweather Jr."
De La Hoya was also asked if he wanted a rematch with Trinadad ?
In regards to fighting Trinidad again, De La Hoya told the readers: "If he can come down and meet me at a reasonable weight, I’ll be more than happy to fight him again."
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