The Big G

04/16/2016

It was a perfect day to visit G's gravesite yesterday. RIP Gloria May Ames ❤️

02/17/2016

http://www.winonadailynews.com/lifestyles/announcements/obituaries/gloria-mae-ames/article_46f44292-fdb8-5d1c-86bb-196e62221ac4.html

Gloria Mae Ames passed away Feb. 10, 2016, at St. Anne Extended Healthcare.

02/12/2016

Last time I saw grandma in her prime was at my birthday dinner this past October. First thing she said to me was, "Do you like my new bra?" as she was cupping her b***s. The Big G: sexy, funny, hard-working woman with a ton of grit!

02/28/2014

https://tracy-hawkinson-mp4c.squarespace.com/stories/2013/12/25/winona-community-foundation-presents-founders-fund-award

Gloria has made such a positive impact in the Winona Community for the past 50 years thru various volunteering activities at St. Martin's Lutheran Church, the American Legion Auxiliary, Meals On Wheels, and the Sauer Nursing Home. As an active volunteer, Gloria received the Founders Fund award prese...

02/28/2014

AMERICAN FLAG ETIQUETTE
By Gloria Ames/American Legion Auxiliary Post 9

This was published in the Winona Daily News on April 17th, 2003.

Since that awful day in September of 2001, we have seen resurgence in the numbers of Americans flying the American flag. Many of these people are displaying the flag improperly. They mean well. Please, take caution on how you approach this situation; no one likes to be told that they are doing something wrong when there heart is in it. I know it's not an easy thing to do.

According to the National Flag Foundation they feel it is more important to fly the American Flag than it is to follow the rules precisely in these times.

I feel we should just touch on the more important items of flag etiquette as a reminder.

-It is acceptable to wear a T-shirt or similar item with a flag motif. An actual flag should not be worn, unless on a uniform like a Color Guard shoulder patch. Flags are also unacceptable on pants, beach towels, or other items that may be sat or stepped on.

-If hung vertically, the blue field should be at the top left from the observer's perspective.

-The flag should never be used for advertising purposes.

-It should not be printed on anything to be discarded, such as napkins, boxes, etc.

-The American flag should never be used as a banner; therefore, autographing, printing names, or the writing of messages of any kind on the flag is defacing the flag.