Veterans Day events

The Kootenai County Veterans Council will host a special Veterans Day event on Tuesday, Nov. 11. The ceremony begins at 2 p.m. at the Veterans Plaza at the west end of McEuen Park.

During the event there will be a flag-raising ceremony, various speakers including Mayor Steve Widmyer and the dedication of the new Freedom Tree. It will be hosted by American Legion Post 14 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 889.

For information, contact the Kootenai County Veterans Council at 818-8868.

Upcoming Veterans Day local events:

NOV. 10

COEUR d'ALENE SCHOOL DISTRICT

9:10 a.m. Canfield Middle School - Veterans Day assembly

9:30 a.m. Woodland Middle School - Veterans Day assembly

9:50 a.m. Coeur d'Alene High School - Veterans Day assembly

10:15 a.m. Sorensen Magnet School of the Arts and Humanities - Veterans Day assembly

1 p.m. Borah Elementary School - Veterans Day assembly

1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Fernan Elementary School -Veterans Day assembly

POST FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT

1:30 p.m. New Vision High School - Marine sword/cake cutting ceremony

LAKELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT

10 a.m. Athol Elementary School - Assembly with Timberlake High School Band performing. Local veterans invited to attend

1:15 p.m. Twin Lakes Elementary - Assembly with Timberlake High School Band performing

NOV. 11

POST FALLS SCHOOL DISTRICT

7:30-8:30 a.m. Post Falls High School - Veterans Day breakfast

9 a.m. River City Middle School - Veterans Day assembly

9:30 a.m. Ponderosa Elementary School - Veterans Day assembly

1 p.m. Post Falls Middle School - Veterans Day assembly

2:05 and 2:35 p.m. Prairie View Elementary School - Veterans Day assembly

Frederick Post KinderCenter will be constructing a giant flag from paper stars, featuring veteran service information provided by KinderCenter students.

LAKELAND SCHOOL DISTRICT

8:25 a.m. Timberlake High School - Veterans Day assembly

9:43 a.m. Lakeland High School - Veterans Day assembly

9:45 a.m. Timberlake Junior High School - Veterans Day assembly

1 p.m. John Brown Elementary School - Assembly with local veterans, local American Legion veterans, Girl Scouts, Boy Scouts and Lakeland High School Band

1:15 p.m. Spirit Lake Elementary - Assembly with more than 40 veterans attending

1:30 p.m. Betty Kiefer Elementary School - Veterans Day assembly

2 p.m. Lakeland Junior High School - Assembly with veterans in building, color guard

During class, Mountain View Alternative School - Veterans Day presentations in each class

All day, Garwood Elementary School - Veterans Day instruction in every classroom. Students will be raising funds for Newby-ginnings, a Coeur d'Alene based outreach for veterans' families. Photos of vets students know will be posted on a wall to honor their service. Letters will be written in each classroom to give to veterans who visit. Leftover letters will be sent to an outreach which sends them to vets serving outside area. Free coffee, treats and tours for visiting veterans. Students and staff will wear red, white and blue.

NOV. 12

COEUR d'ALENE SCHOOL DISTRICT

2 p.m. LAM Christian Academy - Veterans Day assembly

NOV. 13

1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Ramsey Magnet School of Science - Veterans Day assembly