From our November 9, 2000, edition.

Veterans to be honored in ceremony Saturday 

By Roger Estlack, Clarendon Enterprise

The third annual Veterans Day Ceremony will be held this Saturday, November 11, at the War Memorial on the Donley County Courthouse Square at 11 a.m.

The Donley County Memorial Post of the VFW 7782 and its Ladies Auxiliary is hosting the event again.

The schedule calls for the invocation to be delivered by First Christian Church pastor Leonard Holt, and Boy Scout Troop 433 will present the colors.

Various musical selections will be performed by the Hedley Ensemble and the Hedley Community Choir.

American Legion Post Commander Jack Moreman will speak on the anniversary of the Korean War, and VFW Post Commander Jimmy Swinney will deliver a Veterans Day speech.

The featured guest speaker for the day will be 100th District Judge David M. McCoy.

This year’s local Voice of Democracy winner, Erica Smith, will read her essay. Smith is a junior at Clarendon High School.

VFW services will be held, “Taps” will be played, and a wreath will be placed on the memorial.

Clarendon Church of Christ evangelist Brian Gochenour will offer the benediction.

Following the singing of “God Bless America,” the public may make presentations of flags, flowers, or mementos at the memorial.

Those wishing to donate food, time, or money to this year’s service should call Bill Holden at 874-3813.