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• Veterans Day Concert at Palmer Junior Middle School at 7 p.m., Tuesday at the Mat-Su Borough School District Assistant Superintendent Ken Forrest is the speaker.
• Veterans Day Assembly at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Tanaina Elementary
• Veterans Day Pancake Breakfast Thursday from 7 to 9 a.m., at Primrose Retirement Community, 889 N Elkhorn Dr, Wasilla. For more information, contact Kristen at 373-5500.
• Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Ceremony Thursday at 10:30 a.m., at the Alaska National Guard Armory at Fort Richardson. For more information, contact Jeffrey at 458-6869.
• Honor Ceremony at 11 a.m., Thursday at the Veterans Wall of Honor in Wasilla. For more information, contact the VFW at 376-5820.
• Veteran’s Day Appreciation Luncheon Thursday, hosted by Rotary Club of Palmer and American Legion Post No. 15. Veterans and active military are invited to the luncheon, which is from noon to 1 p.m., at Palmer Moose Lodge No. 793, 110 S. Cobb St. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. The guest speaker is Stephen G. Sweet.
• American Legion Post 35 in Wasilla, Mile 46.5 Parks Highway, will host an open house Thursday following the Honor Ceremony at the Veterans Wall of Honor.