Veterans Day

The annual Veterans Day ceremony takes place at Hancock Middle-Senior High School Friday at 11 a.m. in the school auditorium. All veterans and those currently in the armed forces are welcome to attend. Call 301-766-8186 and give your name and branch of service to Tara Lazich. Workshop for seniors The Interfaith Service Coalition will host Keep a Senior Safe and Warm, an annual workshop for local senior citizens. The popular program takes place Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at the Town Hall and Community Center, 126 W. High St. It is free of charge for area seniors and features speakers on winter health, safety and the economy.

The Top Five Treasure Sale preview reception Get a first look at this year's treasures. Wine, hors d'oeuvres and silent auction. Hosted by The Singer Society. 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at Washington County Museum of Fine Arts, 401 Museum Drive, Hagerstown. $20. The ticket includes a $5 coupon toward any purchase of $35 or more at the treasure sale on Saturday, Nov. 12. Call 301-739-5727 or go to www.wcmfa.org . Cowboy-themed Christmas show Pre-dinner activities, chuck-wagon dinner and a musical drama with a Christian message.

It was a labor of love that the students, faculty and staff at Potomac Heights Elementary School in Hagerstown started planning less than a month ago to honor a fallen hero they never met. On Thursday, they quietly filed into the cafeteria to hold the school's first ever Veterans Day assembly, an event that featured patriotic songs, speeches from veterans and the release of almost 300 balloons into a chilly autumn sky. First-grade teacher Jean...

Events and programs scheduled this week at senior citizens centers in Washington County, Md.; and Franklin County, Pa.: Maryland Francis Murphy 20014 Rosebank Way, Hagerstown 240-313-9300, ext. 154 Lunch served Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 11:30 a.m.; and Wednesday at 11 a.m. Bingo - Monday, 9:30 a.m. Blood pressure screening with Meritus Home Health Care -...

The following is a listing of scheduled Veterans Day ceremonies. Tuesday 6:30 p.m. - Salem Avenue Elementary School will hold a Salute to Heroes program to honor veterans and emergency services personnel such as police, firefighters and emergency medical service personnel. Third- graders will sing patriotic songs, and some fourth- and fifth-graders will share their writings about heroes. There will be an honor guard. The school is at 1323 Salem Ave. Extended in Hagerstown's West End. Thursday 6:30 p.m. - Winter Street Elementary School's fourth-grade class will perform a musical, “In Honor of Our Veterans,” in the gym of the school at 59 Winter St. at Hagerstown.

On Friday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day, Dixon-Troxell American Legion Post 211 in Funks-town will hold a wreath-laying ceremony at 11 a.m. at the legion home. Immediately following the wreath-laying, the legion members will go to the other end of town for a ceremony at the Funkstown Veterans Memorial. The public is invited. Yard sale is Saturday Just because the temperature has dropped, that doesn't mean that yard sales are over. On Saturday, the Funkstown Legion will hold an indoor yard and flea sale.

MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- It was brief, poignant and it explained the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day. In his brief, but effective keynote address, Harry M. Siegel of Falling Waters, W.Va., a disabled Vietnam War veteran, told the audience of about 100 at War Memorial Park that there is a "huge difference" between Veterans Day and Memorial Day. Veterans Day honors all still living who served or are serving in the military. First called Armistice Day for the armistice that ended WWI, it was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all veterans.