Veteran's Day Observances

St. Raphael School to host

Veterans Day program

St. Raphael School will conduct a Veterans Day program at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11.

The fifth-grade, taught by Sheila Forster, is planning the program and all grades will participate.

St. Raphael Pastor, the Rev. Phil Schotzko, will give the blessing. Mrs. Forster will give the welcome, and St. Raphael School Principal Jennifer Fischer will speak.

The public is invited to the program and a special invitation is extended to all military veterans and their spouses.  Refreshments will be served following the program.

Veterans Day is an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11.  It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also marks the anniversary of the end of World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect.)

Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day; Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving.

American Legion Auxiliary to serve mulligan stew on Veterans Day, Nov. 11

The Springfield American Legion Auxiliary will host the annual mulligan stew supper in honor of veterans on Wednesday evening, Nov. 11, in the local clubrooms. Serving will be from 5:30 to 7:00.

Mulligan stew is packed with a colorful combination of vegetables and tender pieces of beef.