Veterans Day
Quist: For absorbing the shock of war, vets deserve our gratitude
Nov 13, 2019
Editor’s note: Wayne Quist delivered the following prepared remarks at the Bluffs of Lake City Veterans Day Program on Nov. 11.
Today is Veterans Day — Monday Nov. 11, 2019 — and this year is the centennial, the 100th anniversary, of the treaty that ended the First World War — and this year is...
Letter: St. John's veterans day event brings back country school memories
Nov 13, 2019
To the editor:
We attended the Veterans Day Program in St. John’s Parochial School on Monday, November 11th. It was excellent!
The children did so well in their singing! The room was decorated in red, white, and blue, and I noted big posters hanging on the wall that were colored and made by...
A day for all who served: Veterans honored around Lake City
Nov 13, 2019
Hundreds turned out, many more than once. Some came to honor, others to be honored at Veterans Day events in Lake City on Monday, Nov. 11.
Two local schools held public programs with music and speakers. The Bluffs of Lake City also hosted a program (see related story).
At Lincoln High School,...
Veterans Day 2019 observances announced
Nov 7, 2019
Events are planned around Lake City to honor veterans of America’s armed forces on and around Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 11.
The Lake City VFW Post and Auxiliary are having a membership dinner Saturday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. Members eat free but were asked to sign up by Tuesday, Nov. 5. Non-member...
Eagle Center to offer veterans free admission
Oct 30, 2019
Beginning on Saturday, Nov. 9, all veterans and active-duty members of the military will receive complimentary admission to the National Eagle Center in observance of Veterans Day. Complimentary admission will continue through Veterans Day on Monday, Nov. 11.The National Eagle Center has worked...
‘Veterans represent the strength of our country’
Nov 14, 2018
Observances and programs honoring veterans of the U.S. armed forces took place around Lake City over the weekend. Master Sergeant Jason Rost (above), Joint Force Headquarters - Army Operations NCO was the keynote speaker at the Lincoln High School. He said that with about 120,000 people...
Bell ringing celebrates Veterans Day
Nov 14, 2018
Wayne Quist tolls the historic Lake City City Hall bell on the 100th anniversary of Veterans Day. The day’s origins date back to the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when Germany and the Allied nations signed an armistice to end WWI. Wayne is a retired Air Force colonel. The...
Veterans are a symbol of the freedoms we enjoy
Nov 8, 2018
Celebrated the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, it signaled Armistice Day the end of World War I. Can you imagine the optimism of that day? … When it was called the war to end all wars!
If only that had been true, there would not have been a Pearl Harbor, Bataan Death March, Normandy...
Veterans Day events begin Friday, Nov. 9
Nov 8, 2018
With Nov. 11 falling on a Sunday this year, local Veterans Day observances are a little more spread out on the calendar this year.
The Bluffs of Lake City is hosting several events on Friday, Nov. 9. The day begins with a Wabasha County Veterans Service presentation on benefits at 10 a.m. A free...
The Armistice Centennial - Part 1
Nov 8, 2018
Editor’s Note: This is a two-part series in honor of Lake City veterans. You can read part 2 here. This year the federal holiday commemorating Veterans Day is Monday, Nov. 12. Following the First World War we celebrated Armistice Day on Nov. 11 in memory of those who lost their lives in the “Great...
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