the Active Duty members and Veterans of the North Santiam community for the contributions and sacrifices they have made. This year's event will consist of a short ceremony, a slide show featuring music by the Santiam Community Choir and a rib or chicken dinner. Dinner will be free for local veterans. Contact: Bob Yates 503 897-3174 foe3384@hotmail.com. MILWAUKIE Fort Kennedy Fundraiser. Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., at 6106 SE King Road. Come out for a Veterans Burger Basket to support homeless veterans. Half the proceeds will go to Fort Kennedy. Also you can donate $5 to buy a homeless veteran a sack lunch through Dec. 9. Finally, the Box or Socks event starts on Veterans Day. You can bring a new package of socks or underwear to your local establishment as Christmas presents for homeless veterans. Contact: Tina Kennedy, fortkennedy@gmail.com, 503-754-9007. NEWBERG Veterans day. Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at 125 S. Elliott Road. American Legion Post 57 and VFW Post 4015 will be visiting assisted living homes and honoring veterans with certificates and flag folding ceremonies. Area veterans will be visiting local schools for Veterans Day to be honored by the students. VFW Post 4015 will be holding flag folding ceremonies on Veterans Day to educate the public on the folds of the flag. Contact: Faith Gerstel, fagerstel@msn.com, 503-538-9151. NORTH BEND Annual American Legion Breakfast. Nov. 11, 8 to 11 a.m., at American Legion Post 34, 1421 Airport Way. Cost: $7 for adults, $4 for children under 12. Contact: Kevin Owens, 541-297-1899. Veterans Day Dinner. Nov. 11, 5 to 7 p.m., at 568 S. 2nd St. Free dinner for veterans and their families with a social hour at 5 p.m. Contact: Kevin Owens, 541-297-1899. ONTARIO Veterans Day Parade. Nov. 5, 1 to 3 p.m. Veterans Day Parade starts at West Park Plaza. Parade forms up at 11 a.m. with the parade starting at 1 p.m. Contact: Lamoine Gearhart, barjl@srvinet.com, 541-889-6846. Veterans Day Service. Nov. 11, 11 to 11:30 a.m., at Evergreen Cemetery, 1551 N.W. 9th St. Contact: Lamoine Gearhart, barjl@ srvinet.com, 541-889-6846. OREGON CITY Re-Dedication of the Larry Dahl Memorial. Nov. 9, 1 to 2 p.m., at the Larry Dahl Memorial, 2051 Kaen Road. SP4 Larry Dahl was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Aug. 8, 1974, for his heroism in Vietnam. Dahl was killed in action on Feb. 23, 1971 — sacrificing his life by diving upon a grenade that had been lobbed into the gun truck he was riding in — saving the lives of other members of his company. Dahl is the only Clackamas County native to receive the Medal of Honor. He is buried at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. A memorial in his honor is being re-located to the Clackamas County Red Soils campus. Contact: Tracy Moreland, tracymor@ clackamas.us, 503-655-8520. Open House. Nov. 11, noon to 6 p.m., at Three Rivers VFW Post 1324, 104 Tumwater Drive. Public open house with Post tours and displays of military memorabilia from World War II to the present. Vietnam reenactors and vehicles will be on site to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Refreshments will be served. Contact: D.J. Ruger, (503) 655-6969. PENDLETON Veterans Day Ceremony. Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to noon, at Folsom-Bishop Pendleton Pioneer Chapel, 131 Byers Ave. S.E. Public ceremony featuring guest speakers, music and posting of the colors. Contact: John Cook, (541) 377-0221. PORTLAND LGBTQ Veterans Day Event and DADT Repeal Anniversary Celebration. Nov. 10, 7 to 9 p.m., at the Q Center, 4115 N. Mississippi Ave. Celebrating the five-year anniversary of the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell with VIP speakers and others! Refreshments will be served. Contact: Nathaniel Boehme, nathaniel.boehme@ state.or.us, 971-720-9016. Ross Hollywood Chapel Veterans Day
Parade. Nov. 11, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., at 4733 N.E. Thompson St. Portland’s only Veterans Day parade along Northeast Sandy Boulevard, followed by brief ceremony with special guests and officials. Celebrating veterans for over 40 years. Contact: Scott Thompson, sr.thompson@yahoo.com, 503550-2421. Military Appreciation Night 2016. Nov. 11, 5 to 9:30 p.m., at the Moda Center, 1 N. Center Court St. The Portland Trail Blazers are excited to invite military members, personnel, veterans, friends and family to join them on Veterans Day, when the Portland Trail Blazers take on the Sacramento Kings at 7 p.m. Visit www. trailblazers.com/militarynight and use the promo code MILITARYNIGHT to get discounted tickets as well as get to enjoy the festivities during the game honoring those who have served to protect our country. Contact: McKenzie Griffin, mckenzie.griffin@ trailblazers.com, 503-963-3976. Free Veterans Day Breakfast. Nov. 12, 9 to 11:30 a.m. City Bible Church-Rocky Butte, 9200 N.E. Fremont St. A free breakfast for all veterans, first responders, their families, friends and the general public. The event will include a patriotic program, with music, special guests and other presentations. Contacts: Chaplain Terry Schrick, 503-7053557 Healing Saturday at NW Fly Tyers Rendezvous. Nov. 12, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Jackson Armory, 6255 N.E. Cornfoot Road. Healing Saturday is a Project Healing Waters program that will be included as a part of this year's Pacific NW Fly Tyers Rendezvous. All veterans are invited to a program of veteran fly fishing and fly tying as recreation therapy. Contact: Jerry Lorang, jerrylorang@ gmail.com, 971-404-5154. PRAIRIE CITY Memorial Service and Veterans Dinner. Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Veterans Memorial Service at City Park. Flags placed in downtown area. Veterans dinner at Community Center, 211 W. 6th St., starting at 5:30 p.m. Contact: Ed Negus, 541-8203593. PRINEVILLE Annual Veterans Day Parade. Nov. 11, 11 a.m. The annual parade begins on Main Street and 4th and ends at Ochoco Park where a ceremony will honor veterans. Afterwards, American Legion Post 29 is hosting a free lunch open to the public at the Veterans Club, 405 N. Main St. Contact: Veterans Club, 541-447-5651. REDMOND Veterans Day Parade. Nov. 11, 11 a.m. A parade downtown will be hosted by VFW Post 4108 and American Legion Post 44. The parade will be followed by a free picnic lunch at the VFW Post, 1836 S.E. Veterans Way, for all veterans and families. Contact: Jack Newcombe, 541-526-1371. ROSEBURG Veterans Day Breakfast. Nov. 11, 7 to 10 a.m., at 406 S.E. Oak Ave. The Annual Veterans Day Breakfast is free to all veterans. Sponsored by Earle B. Stewart American Legion Post 16. Contact: Rick Sciapiti, rick. sciapiti@msn.com, 541-670-1057. Veterans Day Parade. Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. "Oregon's Greatest Veterans Day Parade" honors WWII veterans this year as its grand marshals. Parade begins near 228 N.E. Jackson St. and winds through downtown Roseburg. Theme of this year’s parade: "Honoring Our Veterans of the Greatest Generation." Contact: Roger Arnold, fatherespresso@charter.net, 541643-8483. SALEM Free Veterans Lunch. Nov. 10, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the 50+ Center, Portland and Silverton roads. The 50+ Center will host a free lunch for veterans. Cost for other guests is $5. Please RSVP. Contact: Marilyn Daily, 503-588-6303 Tribute to Veterans at the State Capitol. Nov. 10, noon to 2 p.m., at Oregon State Capitol Rotunda, 900 Court St. N.E. Guest speaker: Bob Welch, author of several books on World War II including "American Nightingale: The Story of Frances Slanger, Forgotten Heroine of Normandy." Tribute includes a patriotic choral music program and information tables for state programs benefitting veterans. Contact: Stacey Nalley, stacey.nalley@state.or.us, 503-986-1392.
Veterans Day Appreciation Event. Nov. 11, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Salvation Army Ray & Joan Kroc Corps Community Center, 1865 Bill Frey Drive N.E. The event celebrates, honors and appreciates all military members past and present by providing a free resource fair, flag ceremony with keynote speaker Michael Pritchard (actor/comedian) and a delicious luncheon free for all veterans and their immediate families. Contact: Shannan Dailey, shannan.dailey@usw. salvationarmy.org, 503-798-4782. Statewide Veterans Day Celebration. Nov. 11, 3 to 4 p.m., at Oregon WWII Memorial, Court & Cottage streets. For the first time since its construction, the Oregon WWII Memorial will serve as the location for the Statewide Veterans Day Celebration. The one-hour program features guest speakers, patriotic music, posting of the colors, pledge of allegiance, singing of the Star Spangled Banner and more. Contact: Tyler Francke, tyler.francke@state.or.us, 503-373-2389. Annual Veterans Concert. Nov. 12, 7:30 p.m., Nov. 13, 3 p.m., at the Rogers Music Center on the Willamette University campus. Willamette Master Chorus presents its 12th Annual Veterans Concert, commemorating the 75th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor. The concert will feature popular music from the WWII era, plus some Hawaiian music. Tickets: $15-$30. Active duty military, National Guard and Reservists, and veterans receive a 10 percent discount (limit two). Contact: 503-302-9196, www. willamettemasterchorus.org.
present. Doors open at 10:30 a.m., and program begins at 11 a.m. Program will include veteran guest speakers and a color guard by the U.S. Coast Guard. Breakfast served at the Air Museum cafeteria prior to the event, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Sponsored by VFW Post 2848. Contact: Bill Hatton, bhatton@co.tillamook.or.us, (503) 842-4358.
SCAPPOOSE Dedication of Two Soldier Crosses. Nov. 11, 10 to 11:30 a.m., at 52649 SE 2nd St. (next to Scappoose Public Library). USCG Capt. William R. Timmons will be the guest speaker, and there will be a flyover by two biplanes, weather permitting. Contact: Jim Walling, jim_11956@msn.com, 503-7187651.
Veteran's Appreciation Breakfast. Nov. 10, 8 to 9:30 a.m., at the Juanita Pohl Center, 8513 S.W. Tualatin Road. Military service veterans can eat for free on Nov. 10, the day before Veterans Day, at Tualatin's senior center. The breakfast will be provided by Dalton's Northwest Catering. Attendance is capped at 150 registrants. Registration will be on a first-come, first-served basis. Nonveterans can attend the breakfast for a $10 charge. Contact: Matt Saviello, msaviello@ ci.tualatin.or.us, 503-691-3061.
SPRINGFIELD Lane County Veterans Day Parade. Nov. 6, 1:30 to 3 p.m., at 21st & Olympic streets. 17th annual Veterans Day parade, sponsored by the LCVDP Association. This year’s theme: Honoring All Who Served. Contact: info@ vetsdayparade.org. Springfield Veterans Plaza Dedication Event. Nov. 11, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 1276 G Street. Join the city of Springfield and Willamalane Park and Recreation District as they honor veterans with the opening of the new Veterans Memorial Plaza on the corner of Mohawk Boulevard and I Street in Springfield. The opening ceremony will include the unveiling of a Vietnam Veterans Memorial sculpture, live music and a festive lunch following the ceremony thanks to the Hawks-Mohawk Businesses. Event parking is limited. Contact: Niel Laudati, nlaudati@ springfield-or.gov, 541-726-3780. SILVERTON Free Veterans Day Dinner. Nov. 10, 6 p.m., at Elks Lodge 2210, 300 High St. The event is open to all veterans and they dine free. Dinner starts at 6 p.m., with a program following at 7. The Marion County Citizens Band will provide an evening of patriotic music. Contact: Elks Lodge 2210, 503-8734567. SISTERS Veterans Day Breakfast and Assembly. Nov. 10, 8 to 10:30 a.m., at Sisters High School, 1700 W. McKinney Butte Road. All veterans, their families and the community is invited to a breakfast and assembly honoring all military veterans. The assembly will include guest speakers, patriotic music performed by the school’s choir and a slideshow featuring veterans from SHS. Contact: Matt Bradley, 541-549-4045 THE DALLES Veterans Day Parade. Nov. 11, 11 a.m. Parade starts and ends at the former National Guard Armory site, 713 Weber St. A community potluck will be served after the parade at the Oregon Veterans’ Home, 700 Veterans Drive, hosted by the VFW Post 2471 Auxiliary. The potluck will also include live music performances by various veteran bands. Contact: Les Cochenour, 541-2985692. TILLAMOOK Tillamook County Veterans Day Event. Nov. 11, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at Tillamook Naval Air Station Hangar, 6030 Hangar Road. Theme: Honoring veterans from 1990 to
TIGARD Social and Breakfast. Nov. 4, 8 to 10:30 a.m. at Tigard High School, 9000 SW Durham Road. There will be a breakfast starting at 8 a.m., followed by an approximately hourlong assembly starting at 9:30 a.m. Local veterans may RSVP by calling 503-431-5400. Contact: Shari Balcom, sbalcom@ttsd.k12. or.us, 503-431-5400. TROUTDALE Free Veterans Spaghetti Dinner and Food Drive. Nov. 12, 4:30 to 6 p.m., at the Sam Cox Building in Glenn Otto Park, 1106 E. Historic Columbia River Highway. Everyone is invited to this free event. Suggested donation of canned and non-perishable food items (two per person) to support local families. Guests are also encouraged to bring and donate their used eyeglasses and hearing aids. Contact: Cindy Brown, jbcb58@yahoo.com. TUALATIN
WALDPORT Veterans Ceremony. Nov. 11, 11 a.m., at Veterans Park, Highway 34 and Broadway Street. VFW Post 3156 will conduct a veterans recognition public ceremony to recognize veterans and active duty military members. Contact: Bill Grimm, 541-5634073 WARM SPRINGS Powwow. Nov. 12-13 , 1 to 11 p.m. at the Agency Longhouse, 1253 Kot Num Road. The public is invited to join a powwow to honor and thank those veterans who have served and sacrificed for our country. Contact: Preston Meanus or Andrea Sohappy, andrea. sohappy@yahoo.com, 541-777-7238. WEST LINN 3rd Annual Veteran’s Day 5K/10K/Half Marathon Run/Walk. Nov. 5, 9 a.m. at Sandelie Golf Course, 27474 S.W. Mountain Road. This cross-country-style race is a oneof-a-kind opportunity to spend Veteran’s Day at the beautiful Sandelie Golf Course. $10 of every registration will support the renovation of the Oregon Military Museum Project. Register online at http:// htcraceseries.com/event/2nd-annualveterans-day-runwalk. Contact: Hood To Coast Race Series, office@htcrelay.com, 503-292-4626. WILSONVILLE Veterans Day Ceremony. Nov. 11, 11 a.m., at the Oregon Korean War Memorial, 29600 Town Center Park. This ceremony is free and open to the public. There will be a guest speaker and refreshments will be served. Contact: Bob Cassidy, 503-476-9012. WOODBURN Veterans Day Ceremony. Nov. 11, 10:30 a.m. at the Belle Passi Cemetery Mausoleum, 997 Belle Passi Road N.E. A public ceremony will be at Belle Passi Cemetery, conducted by American Legion Post 46. Contact: Dan Evers, 503-981-1470.
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