Celebrate Veterans Day

Monday is Veterans Day. Each of us knows someone who has served or is serving in our armed forces.

According to Military.com, there are several ways to recognize those who have given of themselves to keep us safe and able to live our lives the way we want to.

They include:

• Just say ‘thank you’. Ask them about their service.

• Raise the flag.

• Donate to a veteran-focused charity.

• Show up! Attend a Veterans Day event in your community. Here is a list of events in the Alle-Kiski Valley honoring our veterans:

Arnold/New Kensington

• The Joint Veterans Committee will have a program at 10 a.m. Monday at Roosevelt Park in Arnold and at 11 a.m. at the Gold Star Mothers Monument on Ninth Street in New Kensington.

Cadogan

• A concert of patriotic music by Paul and Aaron Blackham will be held Sunday at the Cadogan Municipal Building, 333 First Ave., from 6 to 8 p.m. Sponsored by John T. Crawford Camp No. 43, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War. Admission: $10, including light snacks. Proceeds benefit camp no. 434. Reservations required. Reservations: call or text 724-664-2424 or 724-954-5036, or email [email protected].

Leechburg

• The Marconi Club will serve a free spaghetti dinner for veterans and one guest of the club, 135 River Ave., on Monday from noon to 2 p.m.

Lower Burrell

• Monday’s events include a ceremony at 9:30 a.m. at Greenwood Memorial Park’s flag plaza. The annual parade starts at 11 a.m. on Leechburg Road. A service will take place at the Veterans of Foreign Wars on Wildlife Lodge Road at 12:30 p.m.

Springdale

• The Bells of Peace will ring at 11 a.m. on Monday. Springdale Veterans Association will hold a service afterward at the Porter Street Memorial on the corner of Pittsburgh and Porter streets.

Vandergrift

• The Kiski Valley Community Band will perform a patriotic music concert at the Casino Theater on Sunday at 2 p.m. Donations will be accepted at the door to benefit the Vandergrift veterans memorial project. New veterans plaques will be unveiled after the concert.

Western deer

• There will be a Veterans Day breakfast on Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon in the lobby of the American Legion, 57 Superior Road, Curtisville. The menu includes pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage, orange juice, tea and water. The cost is $5 for guests and free for veterans. Details: 724-265-9959.