Sonora, CA — There will be various ways to honor those who have served on this Veterans Day.
At 11:11am there will be a bugle ceremony put on by Veteran Roland Elliot at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Groveland. It is at 11300 Memorial Drive.
The VFW Post 12118 is hosting a Veterans Day Parade in Copperopolis from around 10:30am – noon. The parade route will be closed to traffic during that time, including parts of Main Street, Reeds Turnpike, O’Byrnes Ferry Road and Black Creek Drive. A detour will be set up utilizing Little John Road to Copper Cove Drive and Copper Cove Drive to O’Byrnes Ferry Road.
The Ebbetts Pass Moose Lodge will host a Veteran’s Day appreciation spaghetti feed later today. Vets, active military, and first responders eat for free. Guests pay $10. No reservations are necessary. Dine-in and take-out are available. The hours are 4-7pm.
Then coming up on Saturday, the Sonora Elks Lodge will host a dinner to thank Veterans for their service. There will be a program presented honoring Veterans. Doors open at 5pm and dinner will be served at 6:30pm. Veterans will be served for free. Tickets for the general public are $15. For reservations, call 209-480-3577.
These are the events that have been reported to Clarke Broadcasting.
There is also free admission today for all at New Melones Reservoir and Yosemite National Park in honor of the holiday.
Written by BJ Hansen.
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