Cook County I.S.D. K-12 Assistant Principal Bill DeWitt will be the keynote speaker for the Veterans Day ceremony held at the school. DeWitt was a captain in the Army, serving two deployments to Iraq.
Grand Portage American Legion Post 2009 will host “A Tribute to those who served” on November 11, Veterans Day.
The ceremony will start at 10:30 a.m. with a Drum Ceremony, followed by raising the flag and the playing of the U.S. and Canadian national anthems at 10:45 a.m. At 10:55 there will be a Veterans Day Observance followed by a moment of silence. Curt Gagnon will be the guest speaker. There will be refreshments inside at noon at the American Legion Post 2009 which is located at 8495 E. Highway 61, mile marker 146. Everyone is welcome.
As a “Thank you to the heroes who fought for our freedom,” Gene’s Foods, located at 431 Highway 61 in Grand Marais, is offering a free soup and sandwich to all military members on Veterans Day.
Cook County School District I.S.D. 166 is holding a Veterans Day tribute at 2 p.m., and the community is invited to attend.
“The middle school band and high school band will play patriotic songs, and the choir will sing the Star Spangled Banner and other patriotic songs,” said Kris Hoffman, Cook County School counselor, a veteran who served in the National Guard and is the coordinator of this year’s event.
Dr. Bill DeWitt, the CCHS vice principal, will be the keynote speaker. Dr. DeWitt served as a captain in the U.S. Army from 2003 to 2007. He was deployed twice to Iraq, once to Baghdad and once to Kirkuk.
The CCHS Student Council is also collecting cookies for troops. They will be receiving cookies up until the time of the Veterans Day concert at the school. Hoffman said, “Cook County High school will be working with the Ladies Auxiliary to collect clothes for homeless veterans between now and Veterans Day.”
A Veterans Day dinner will be held at Grandma Ray’s (at the former American Legion building) in Grand Marais from 4—6 p.m. Veterans will receive a free two-piece chicken dinner courtesy of the American Legion Auxiliary.
If you would like to donate lightly used warm, winter clothing, please bring it to Grandma Ray’s on Friday, November 11. The clothing will be collected by the Auxiliary and given to a group from the Twin Cities who helps homeless veterans.
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