Local activities honoring Veterans Day include:
• Indian Lake High School FCCLA’s 11th annual Freedom Breakfast — 8 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 10, ILHS auxiliary gym; all past and present military personnel, auxiliary members, reservists, Gold Star mothers, their spouses or guests, hosted by the Indian Lake Family, Career and Community Leaders of America Chapter, includes a hearty breakfast, musical salute to our country’s heroes; make reservations with your name, number attending and phone number by Nov. 5 to Indian Lake High School at 686-8851 (phone) ext. 4334 or kimballb; any service member attending may take one guest.
• Benjamin Logan High School annual breakfast, ceremony — 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, breakfast, followed by ceremony at 8:45 a.m., hosted by BLHS Student Government; make reservations to Megan Hastings at hastingsm or call the high school office at (937) 592-1666 by Nov. 4.
• Riverside Schools breakfast, assembly — 8 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, breakfast served for all community veterans, with assembly beginning at 9 a.m.; all veterans and their families invited to attend; check in at the main office doors.
• Lakeview Amvets Post 39 salute to veterans — 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11; immediately following the program, Lakeview Business Group is sponsoring a free lunch for veterans at Lakeview Amvets Post 39, catered by Woody’s Diner with desserts provided by Lakeview area businesses; all military personnel, active, inactive and retired and spouses welcome to attend.
• Bellefontaine Veterans Day observance — 11:11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, Honor Guard and Color Guard performs flag raising at courthouse, fires three vollies; Logan County commissioners will be dedicating the north side of the courthouse as Veterans Plaza; ceremony proceeds to Holland Theatre, where American Legion Post 173 Commander Al Waterbeck, Mayor Ben Stahler, guest speaker Dan Deardorff (U.S. Army – Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom) will all speak; Deardorff is a Benjamin Logan High School graduate
• Calvary Christian School’s Veterans Day musical — 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 11, Calvary Baptist Church sanctuary; excerpt from “The Great American Time Machine,” titled “What Makes America Great,” the musical takes a trip through America’s history and how it came to be; musical features CCS kindergarten through 6th grade classes, free event, all veterans and those in active duty invited to attend.
• Belle Center American Legion veterans stew dinner — 5 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 13, Belle Center Memorial Building.