Volunteer docent Karen Vanek shows letters and historic photos of Admiral Nimitz to an enthusiastic Weston Beardslee, age 6, at Saturday’s 139th birthday celebration at the Nimitz Hotel Ballroom.
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February 29, 2024
An Admiral’s party
Games, displays and more mark 139th anniversary of birth of hometown hero Chester Nimitz
Grant Kunz puts some body English into his try at the horseshoes game, one of several games available at the event. — Standard-Radio Post/Ken Esten Cooke
Jaclyn Mertz, Youth and Family Programs coordinator at the National Museum of the Pacific War, points out details about the Admiral Nimitz Hotel to a visitor. She also served up cake in honor of the occasion.
Caitlin Hoover, director of the Little Pioneers ...
