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Veterans Day Events Planned in Spencer and Estherville

Veterans Day Events Planned in Spencer and Estherville

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Spencer, IA (northwestiowanow.com) — The Veterans Day Program in Spencer will be at 11am at the Iowa Army National Guard Armory at 11 East 21st Street. Spencer City Manager Kevin Robinson is the keynote speaker. Refreshments will be served after the ceremony.

The public is also invited to the Veterans Day program at the Spencer High School at 1:15 and at the St. Luke Lutheran Home at 2:30.

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City facilities in Estherville will be closed for the holiday. City Hall, the Library, and the Transfer station will not open at all Wednesday but will resume regular hours Thursday.

Iowa Lakes Community College is hosting a Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony at 11 o’clock at the Janice K. Lund Performing Arts Center in Estherville. The keynoter will be U.S. Army Veteran Doug Zemler who is also the electrical technology program coordinator at the college.

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