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Area Veterans events

Friday, Nov. 8-

8:30 a.m.- Breakfast for Veterans- South Tama High School Lunch Room

9:30 a.m.- Veterans Program- STC?High School Gymnasium

Toledo American Legion Post 72

5 p.m.- Tama American Legion Fish Fry- Observance 100th anniversary

founding of the American Legion

Saturday, Nov. 9

Veterans Day Powwow, MHS?High School Dinner- 5 p.m., 6:30 p.m. Grand entry. All welcome

Sunday, Nov. 10-

Serving 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Annual Toledo American Legion Veteran Turkey Dinner – Legion Hall, 109 N. Main, sponsored by Sunny Hill Care Center

2 p.m.- From the Battlefront to the Homefront:

Iowa Broadcasters Go To War

– Jeff Stein to present at Wieting Nov. 10

-This documentary contains some vivid images of WW?II?including liberation of Dachau Concentration Camp and may not be suitable for some viewers.

From the Battlefront to the Homefront: Iowa Broadcasters Go To War will be presented by Toledo native Jeff Stein at the Wieting Theatre, 10 S. Church St., on Sunday, Nov. 10, in observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11.

The program is sponsored by the Tama County American Legion and Auxiliary in conjunction with Humanities Iowa.

Jeff Stein is an author, historian and broadcaster. A 2011 recipient of The National Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History, he is recognized as the foremost broadcast historian in Iowa. He is program and news director for radio station KXEL in Waterloo.

Monday, Nov. 11

9 a.m.- Veterans Program- STC?Elementary School-

Toledo American Legion Post 72

11 a.m.- Veterans Day Observance in front of Toledo American Legion Post, 109 N. Main St.

11 a.m.- 2 p.m.- Annual Veterans Day Meal for veteran and guest- Meskwaki Veterans Convention Center, Meskwaki Bingo Casino Hotel, 1305 305th St., rural Tama