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Veterans Appreciation Day @ Beltrami County Fair Sunday, August 14th, 2011 Beltrami County Fairgrounds - Bemidji, Minnesota
Sunday’s Schedule of Events @ the Fairgrounds Heritage Center
Master of Ceremonies John Eggers
Starting at 11:00 AM: Registration of Veterans ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:00 PM Posting of the Colors - VFW Post 1260, Bemidji, MN Invocation - VFW Post 1260 Post Chaplain Woody Gutherie‘s “This Land is Your Land” - performed by Jerry Brademan History presentation commerating the explorer Count Beltrami, and the First Beltrami County Fair at the “Top of the World” Suzanne Thomas and John Eggers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:30 PM Coffee “Klatch” with the County Fair Board Members and the local citizens involved in the “Yellow Ribbon Communities” goals ------------------------------------------------------------------ 1:50 PM Door Prize Drawing “A Night on the Town” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:00 PM A Musical Tribute to Veterans Third Street Senior Singers, directed by Cynthia White ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:30 PM Memories of Patriotism presentations
“Virgil Tangborn” presenter Olivia Hoff “Warren (Dave) Claypool” presenter Kath Molitor “Freedom Defenders” presenter Lee Cole Open Participation led by Gabe Wakonabo, American Legion Post 14 Commander & “Ralph Gracie” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:45 PM Closing Activities “God Bless America” & Veterans Commerative Balloon Launch by Youth Closing Invocation by VFW Post 1260 Post Chaplain Retrieval of the Colors by VFW Post 1260 Color Guard -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPONSORS SPONSORS “Nite on the Town’ SPONSORS of Coffee Klatch First National Bank, Bemidji Sparkling Waters Restaurant Market Place Bakery Security Bank USA, Bemidji The Sanford Center Luekens Bakery The Beltrami County Fair Board Nei Bottling Coca Cola Bottling Bemidji |
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