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www.madisonmessengernews.com <strong>November</strong> 8, <strong>2020</strong> - MADISON MESSENGER - Page 3<br />
Alternative arrangements for Veterans Day<br />
By Kristy Zurbrick<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> Editor<br />
Veterans Day observances in <strong>Madison</strong><br />
County will look different this year due to<br />
COVID-19 safety concerns. Some organizations<br />
are taking alternative approaches to<br />
their ceremonies; others are foregoing them<br />
altogether.<br />
Plain City<br />
In Plain City, Veterans Day ceremonies<br />
normally take place at Plain City Elementary.<br />
Because the school is not allowing outside<br />
guests due to the pandemic, village officials<br />
have organized a ceremony that will take<br />
place at 10:45 a.m. Nov. 11 at Pastime Park.<br />
“We just wanted to make sure Veterans<br />
Day wasn’t passed by,” said Mayor Jody<br />
Carney.<br />
About the outdoor ceremony, which will<br />
take place rain or shine, she added, “This is<br />
the kind of stuff we can do safely.”<br />
Charles E. Stenner Jr. is the guest<br />
speaker. Stenner served in the U.S. Air Force,<br />
retiring after 40 years as a three-star lieutenant<br />
general, chief of the Air Force Reserve<br />
with a desk at the Pentagon, and commander<br />
of the Air Force Reserve Command with duties<br />
at Robins Air Force Base in Georgia.<br />
Representatives from Plain City American<br />
Legion Post 248 and Veterans of Foreign<br />
Wars Darby Post 3268 will take part in<br />
the ceremony. Kyle Russell, a band student<br />
at Jonathan Alder High School, will play<br />
“The Star Spangled Banner” and “Taps.”<br />
Mount Sterling<br />
As they did for their Memorial Day ceremony<br />
in May, members of Mount Sterling<br />
American Legion Post 417 will live stream<br />
a Veterans Day ceremony on the “I grew up<br />
in Mt. Sterling, Ohio’ Facebook page. A<br />
small group of post members will hold a<br />
brief ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 at Veterans<br />
Park, located across from town hall, 1<br />
S. London St. The video will be available for<br />
viewing after the fact, as well.<br />
“It seemed to work pretty well when we<br />
did it for Memorial Day,” said Wesley<br />
Pierce, Post 417 commander.<br />
Post 417’s Auxiliary Unit will not serve its<br />
traditional dinner for veterans and guests.<br />
West Jefferson<br />
Norwood Elementary, 899 Norwood Dr.,<br />
West Jefferson, will honor veterans with a<br />
ceremony at 9:45 a.m. Nov. 11. Due to the<br />
school’s COVID-19 safety protocols, the public<br />
is not permitted to attend.<br />
Fifth-graders will share their essays on<br />
“What America Means To Me.” The guest<br />
speakers are Brig. Gen. Maria Kelly and Lt.<br />
Col. Mitchell Gargac. Representatives from<br />
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7005 and<br />
American Legion Post 201 will participate<br />
in the ceremony. The West Jefferson color<br />
guard will perform a 21-gun salute. Clara<br />
Drummond, a West Jefferson High School<br />
student, will play “Taps” to bring the ceremony<br />
to a close.<br />
London<br />
Traditionally, the United Veterans Organization<br />
(UVO) hosts a Veterans Day program<br />
at London High School, open to<br />
students and the public. That is not happening<br />
this year. Neither is the dinner that<br />
American Legion Post 105 puts on for veterans,<br />
family members and guests.<br />
“There are too many older people and too<br />
many chances,” said Phil Robinette, UVO<br />
president and Legion Post 105 finance officer<br />
and color guard captain.<br />
Organizers made the cancellations with<br />
the health and safety of participants in<br />
mind.<br />
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OVEN BAKED<br />
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“We’ll all be thinking about our veterans,<br />
and we’re hoping this all gets figured out by<br />
next year,” Robinette said, referring to the<br />
pandemic.<br />
UVO member organizations include<br />
Amvets Chapter 19, Disabled American<br />
Veterans Chapter 93, American Legion Post<br />
105 and Vietnam Veterans Chapter 746.<br />
<strong>Madison</strong> County Senior Center<br />
While the <strong>Madison</strong> County Senior Center<br />
won’t hold its annual Veterans Day program<br />
this year, it will offer free lunches to<br />
veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. The center’s<br />
drive-through pickup hours are 11:30<br />
a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Veterans who plan to pick<br />
up meals are asked to place their orders on<br />
Nov. 10 by calling (740) 852-3001. The center<br />
is located at 280 W. High St., London.<br />
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DICED HASHBROWNS<br />
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FRIED CABBAGE &<br />
SAUSAGE<br />
PARSLEY POTATOES<br />
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BEEF SPLITS<br />
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FRIES<br />
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SPAGHETTI W/MEAT<br />
SAUCE<br />
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PULLED PORK<br />
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SOUP<br />
CHIPS<br />
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SWEET POTATOES<br />
GREEN BEANS<br />
CRANBERRY SAUCE<br />
DESSERT<br />
BREAD & BUTTER<br />
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FISH & CHIPS<br />
VEGETABLE<br />
SALAD & DESSERT<br />
BREAD & BUTTER<br />
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BEEF STEW<br />
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LIVER & ONIONS<br />
MASHED POTATOES<br />
GREEN BEANS<br />
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SWISS STEAK<br />
WHIPPED POTATOES<br />
BRUSSEL SPROUTS<br />
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COUNTRY FRIED<br />
STEAK<br />
MASHED POTATOES<br />
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CHICKEN TENDERS<br />
FRENCH FRIES<br />
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