Operation Pullover Arrests Numerous over St. Patrick’s Day Holiday
Police troopers around the state conducted saturation patrols in conjunction with Operation Pull Over Blitz #70 and the St. Patrick’s Day Holiday. The patrols concentrated on taking impaired and dangerous drivers off the roadways.
St. Patrick’s Day Celebrated in North Judson
You couldn’t get by people “wearin’ the green” on Saturday– and what better place to wear the green than at the Irish Pub in North Judson?
Here’s a picture of Paula McMahon, snapped by our own Teddy O’Hayes. Paula and her friends were enjoying corn beef and cabbage and a green beverage.
Also reported to have been there celebrating was our own Lenny Desauer, plus his wife Julie, and several members of the family.
Congressman Donnelly to Spend St. Patrick’s Day at the White House
St. Patrick’s Day is Thursday and if you’re Irish, this is your day to celebrate. St. Patrick of course was the patron saint of Ireland, and St. Patrick’s day began as a Catholic holiday. In the past three to four centuries though, it has become more of a secular celebration of Irish culture.
It might surprise you to know that the color blue was originally associated with St.
Patrick, but over the years that has changed to green. It’s said that St. Patrick used the three-leaf shamrock to explain the trinity to the Irish.
