• Red, white and blue carnations were placed on 17,000 veterans graves in about half an hour at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery at Elwood Wednesday. It was part of Flowers for Heroes. The Gettysburg cemetery was done first. Lincoln was the second.

• How about a nice chewy flatbread with cream, caramelized onions, sweet red grapes, bacon and candied garlic? If you can make a pizza dough, caramelize onions and sauté garlic, you can make this rewarding dish. Find out how it today’s Life section.

• The football programs at Carthage High School (now Illini West) and Wilmington High School have arguably been two of the state’s more successful football programs over the course of the last decade.
Seems a shame that they’ve never met to prove who’s best, doesn’t it? Well, that mystery will finally get some closure as the two teams will lock horns on Saturday at 1 p.m. with a spot in the Class 3A semifinals going to the victor.