With Veterans Day approaching on Tuesday, Nov. 11, events are being planned across the region, including at the American Legion Grant Hodge Post 22.
Members of Grant Hodge Post 17, located at 111 W. Main St. in downtown Centralia, will once again host their annual Veterans Day Bean Feed starting at 10 a.m., featuring a speech from retired U.S. Army Colonel Ron Averill with patriotic music and military hymns performed by the Centralia High School band.
However, this won’t be the only Veterans Day event Grant Hodge Post 17 will be involved with, as Post 17 Commander Bob Clark is scheduled to be the guest speaker later that day at the Chehalis Tribal Veterans Day Honor Dinner at the Lucky Eagle Casino & Hotel.
The Chehalis Tribal Veterans Day Honor Dinner is open to all veterans, active duty military members and their families, according to a Grant Hodge Post 17 Facebook post.
The dinner will be held in the Lucky Eagle Casino’s events center, with doors opening at 4:30 p.m. and the ceremony starting at 5 p.m.
For more information on either event, message Grant Hodge Post 17 on its Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/granthodgepost17 or call 360-736-3755.
Some other Veterans Day ceremonies and assemblies are scheduled throughout Lewis County leading up to the holiday as well, including:
Winlock School District Veterans Day Assembly
On Friday, Nov. 7, the Winlock School District will hold its Veterans Day Assembly starting at 9:30 a.m. inside the Winlock High School’s gym located at 241 N. Military Road in Winlock. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored.
The Orin C. Smith Elementary School Veterans Day Assembly
Starting at 9 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, Orin Smith Elementary School will host a Veterans Day assembly at the school, located at 1240 Bishop Road in Chehalis. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored.
The Edison Elementary School Veterans Day Assembly
Beginning at 10 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 7, Edison Elementary School will host a Veterans Day assembly at the school, located at 607 H St. in Centralia. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored.
The Toledo Lions Club Veterans Day Parade
The parade will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8, starting at 1 p.m. at the Toledo Middle School, located at 155 N. Fifth St. It will follow the same route as the Toledo Cheese Days parade — heading south on North Fifth Street from the middle school, then east on Augustus Street, then south South Second Street before the final turn west on Oak Street to the parade’s finish at the Kemp Olson Memorial Park and RV Campground.
The Adna High & Middle School Veterans Day Assembly
Starting at 7:45 a.m., the Adna High and Middle School will host its Veterans Day Assembly inside the school’s gym, located at 121 Adna School Road. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored.
Onalaska High School Veterans Day Assembly
Onalaska School District employees will hold the Onalaska High School Veterans Day Assembly, starting at 9 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, inside the high school’s gym located at 540 Carlisle Ave. in Onalaska. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored, with doors to the gym opening at 8:30 a.m.
Mossyrock School District’s Veterans Day Assembly
Beginning at 9:30 a.m., the Mossyrock School District Veterans Day Assembly will be held on Monday, Nov. 10, inside the Mossyrock High School’s gym located at 295 Williams St. in Mossyrock. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored.
Fords Prairie Elementary School Veterans Day Assembly
Starting at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, Fords Prairie Elementary School will host a Veterans Day assembly at the school, located at 1620 Harrison Ave. in Centralia. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored.
Oakview Elementary School Veterans Day Assembly
Starting at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 10, Oakview Elementary School will host a Veterans Day assembly at the school, located at 201 E. Oakview Ave. in Centralia. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored.
The Toledo School District’s Veterans Day Assemblies
On Monday, Nov. 10, two Veterans Day Assemblies are scheduled by the Toledo School District. The first will be held at the Toledo Elementary School, located at 311 S. Sixth St. in Toledo, at 8:30 a.m., followed by an assembly at the Toledo High School, located at 1242 state Route 505 in Toledo, beginning at 10:15 a.m., with local veterans, reservists and active duty service members invited to attend both.
Morton School District Veterans Day Assemblies
On Monday, Nov. 10, two Veterans Day Assemblies are scheduled by the Morton School District. The first will be held inside the Morton Elementary School’s gym at 12:45 p.m., followed by an assembly inside the Morton Jr./Sr. High School’s gym at 2 p.m. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend both assemblies to be honored.
White Pass School District’s Veterans Day Assembly
Starting at 1 p.m., on Monday, Nov. 10, the White Pass School District will hold its Veterans Day Assembly inside the White Pass Jr. & Sr. High School located at 516 Silverbrook Road in Randle. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored.
The Veterans Memorial Museum annual Veterans Day program and lunch
Beginning at 2 p.m., the annual Veterans Day program at the Veterans Memorial Museum will begin on Tuesday, Nov. 11, featuring U.S. Army veteran and classical realist artist Charles Burt as keynote speaker. Burt, who retired after a 20-year active duty career, still paints despite a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, and serves as the Veterans Art Coordinator leading biweekly group painting sessions at the Lakewold Gardens Veterans Art Center in Lakewood, according to his website. Additionally, lunch at the Veterans Memorial Museum will feature barbecue pulled pork lunch, free for veterans and their families, by J&L BBQ, a new local veteran-owned food truck, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the museum, located at 100 SW Veterans Way in Chehalis.
W.F. West High School Veterans Day Breakfast and Assembly
On Wednesday, Nov. 12, W.F. West High School will host both a breakfast and a Veterans Day assembly, scheduled to run from 7 to 10:30 a.m. at the school, located at 342 SW 16th St. in Chehalis. Local veterans, reservists and active duty service members are invited to attend to be honored.
