Communities across Wood County will honor people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces this November. Veterans Day falls on Wednesday, Nov. 11, and events begin the weekend before the holiday, according to the report.
Mineola will hold its annual Veterans Day Parade on Saturday, Nov. 7, starting at 11:11 a.m. on Broad Street (U.S. Highway 80) downtown. This year's theme is "Saluting the Nation." Mineola Primary School will host an evening program on Monday, Nov. 9, from 6 to 7 p.m., and first-grade students will hold a program on Nov. 11 from 9 to 10 a.m. in the Mineola High School gymnasium.
In Alba, a parade begins at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, with lineup at 9:30 a.m. at the Alba Community Center. The local 4-H program will then host a Quilts of Valor ceremony, the first time that ceremony has followed the parade. Alba-Golden ISD will hold a Veterans Day breakfast at 8 a.m. on Nov. 11 in the secondary school library, followed by a program at about 8:45 a.m. Hawkins Elementary School will hold a program at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, in the school gym, and Quitman High School Student Council will host a program at 10 a.m. on Nov. 11.