After the program ends, volunteers will place additional wreaths on the graves in Section H3347B (beginning with the grave of Thomas F. McConnell). Each year, the sections are rotated to eventually include all veterans buried at the cemetery. The idea for Wreaths Across American was conceived in 1992 by Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, who donated wreaths to be placed at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. In 2005, the project expanded nationwide. In 2007, it was designated a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization, and in 2008, the U.S. Congress unanimously voted Dec. 13, 2008, as Wreaths Across America Day.

“The one musical advisor I really trust is Patti,” says Klein, “If I’m looking at a score and trying to figure out whatever it is I’m trying to create big w ballet dance shoes in a particular passage, I will always ask her about bowing issues, about articulation issues, about phrasing issues, “With the concertante,” Whaley rejoins, “I’ll say to Mitch, ‘Here are two ways I’m thinking of doing this, Which way gets me to the peak of intensity at the correct point in the passage?’ And as a string player, Mitch will know..

I also liked the all-guy hip-hop with Teddy Coffey and Emilio Dosal. They were both excellent with their timing and their technique, and Emilio’s tricks were outstanding. They both had a great attitude and seemed like they really connected in the routine by Christopher Scott. I just hope that what they did tonight will carry over to other dance styles. As for the other couples, there were Brooklyn Fullmer and Serge Onik, who were the first couple to dance and it’s always difficult to be the first ones. The routine was a fast, fast cha-cha-cha that had Serge sweating buckets. In fact, Cat remarked that he was a “bit of a sweater” when they finished. Someone get that guy a towel! Mary noted that Brooklyn was nervous, and Nigel said it was a great opening to the show, but that Brooklyn needed to “play” to her partner more (instead of the audience and judges).

Hayley was a beauty queen, Curtis plays basketball, and both had to work with a 15-foot, wobbly* ladder during their routine, Mary said she loved the number, but really got on Curtis about how he didn’t listen to her last week about keeping his shoulders down, She did tell him that his partnering skills had improved, Carly Rae commented on the chemistry between the two dancers and then there was the awkward moment of the show, As Cat teased the pair about a “date night” and Curtis admitted that he took Hayley out for sushi to “work on their connections,” the camera focused on Hayley’s dad in the audience, looking daggers at Curtis, Wow! Nigel also told Curtis that he was disappointed in his shoulders, that they ruined big w ballet dance shoes the routine, and that he was disappointed in Curtis’ solo, too, Hayley, on the other hand, was magnificent..

Goodman scheduled Sharp’s sentencing for Aug. 31. Sentencing on the two vehicular manslaughter counts carries a range from a low term of four years, to a middle term of six and to a high term of 10. Goodman said the plea calls for Sharp to be sentenced to the middle term on count one and one-third of the middle term on the second count, to be served consecutively. Goodman said the proposal calls for Sharp to be sentenced to half the 16-month low term on the third count of felony driving under the influence causing injury. The sentencing range on the DUI offense goes up to two years for the middle term and three years on the high end.