Area residents are invited to a Veterans Day ceremony tomorrow morning at 10:30 at the Rochelle Middle School.
Students and staff will attend the event as it can also be heard on Good Time Oldies 1060.
Tomorrow's guest speaker will be Mark Schabacker from the Rochelle VFW Post 3878. The Rochelle Middle School band will also play an assortment of patriotic songs.
Rochelle Township High School will have their 11th Annual Veterans Day Breakfast starting at 7:30 in the commons area. All men and women who served in the Armed Force are encouraged to attend.
Area residents should park in the west parking lot and enter through door 17.
Guest speakers include RTHS Superintendent Jason Harper and Rochelle Mayor Chet Olson.
The RTHS band will also perform during the breakfast.
An exhibit honoring veterans opens Saturday at the Flagg Township Museum.
An opening reception for We Went to War will be held from noon to 4 p.m. in the museum at Fourth Avenue and Sixth Street in downtown Rochelle.
Local residents and area veterans are invited to view this tribute in the newly revised War Room. There will also be a temporary exhibit in the Cabinet of Curiosities highlighting Rochelle’s military commitment.
There will also be a curator talk at 2 p.m. Refreshments will also be served.
