Veterans Day ceremonies and celebrations set for Thursday

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 497 will be holding a ceremony and Sunnyside Intermediate School will be hosting a Veterans Day Breakfast Thursday to honor the area’s veterans.

Dale Herd of VFW Post 497 said the VFW-led ceremony will start at 11 a.m. in front of the VFW Memorial Wall near Town Square with members of his organization as well as American Legion 11 making up the event’s honor guard, which will preform the 21-shot salute followed by the playing of taps.

After the short ceremony attendees will move into the Elks Lodge for a longer event featuring guest speakers which will in...