Kenosha County will hold its annual Veterans Breakfast and Resource Fair on Saturday, November 1, from 9 a.m. to noon at the Kenosha County Job Center, according to County Executive Samantha Kerkman. The event is open to the public and will begin with doors opening at 8:30 a.m.
The breakfast, sponsored by Piasecki Funeral Home, aims to recognize those who have served in the U.S. military. Military honors and the playing of the national anthem are scheduled as part of a brief program starting at 9 a.m., with breakfast service following at 9:15 a.m.
Throughout the morning, attendees can visit informational booths from various vendors and receive free haircuts provided by student barbers from Gateway Technical College.
“It’s an honor to celebrate with our veterans and their supporters at this event every year, and it’s a wonderful kickoff to the series of ceremonies and programs that follow on Veterans Day and in the days leading up to it,” Kerkman said.
Following this event, several other Veterans Day programs are planned across Kenosha County:
– On Thursday, November 6, Jeffery Elementary will host a program inviting veterans into classrooms.
– Christian Life School will hold its event Friday, November 7, followed by a worship service at Lord of Life Lutheran Church later that day.
– A breakfast for veterans is scheduled for Saturday, November 8 at Village Pub of Silver Lake.
– Pleasant Prairie’s Veterans Day Ceremony will take place Sunday afternoon.
– Gateway Technical College will host an Honor Dinner on Monday evening featuring retired Army veteran Joshua Deron as guest speaker.
– On Tuesday, November 11—Veterans Day—several events are set throughout the county including breakfasts and ceremonies at Wilmot Union High School and Salem Consolidated Grade School; celebrations hosted by American Legion Post 21; Navy Club Ship 40’s program at the Civil War Museum; VFW Post 1865’s events; a Vietnam Veterans ceremony in Library Park; and Shoreland Lutheran High School’s ceremony with Navy Veteran Jeremy Krusemark as guest speaker.
Kenosha County schools play an active role in these observances. For example, during the current school year (2023-24), Indian Trail High School had the highest enrollment among county schools with over two thousand students. Tremper High School and Bradford High School also had large student bodies. Additional data show that white students make up about 55.6% of Kenosha County’s school population while Hispanic students represent roughly one-quarter—the second largest group—and Black students comprise just over ten percent. American Indian students remain among the least represented groups in local schools. More information about school demographics can be found on Wisconsin’s Department of Public Instruction website: https://dpi.wi.gov/
For further details about individual Veterans Day events or participation requirements—including RSVP contacts—interested community members are encouraged to reach out directly to event organizers.
