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. County Executive Samantha Kerkman announced the event, which is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m.
Breakfast, sponsored by Piasecki Funeral Home, will be served at 9:15 a.m. The morning program will also feature military honors and the playing of the national anthem. Throughout the event, attendees can access information from various vendors and receive free haircuts provided by Gateway Technical College student barbers.
“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 activities are scheduled across Kenosha County:
– On November 6, Jeffery Elementary School will invite veterans into classrooms for discussions with students.
– Christian Life School will host a Veterans Day program on November 7 at Journey Church Auditorium.
– Lord of Life Lutheran Church will offer a worship service for veterans on November 7.
– Village Pub of Silver Lake will provide breakfast for veterans on November 8.
– Pleasant Prairie’s Veterans Memorial ceremony is set for November 9.
– Gateway Technical College’s Kenosha Campus will host an honor dinner for veterans on November 10, featuring retired Army veteran Joshua Deron as guest speaker.
– Wilmot Union High School invites local veterans to breakfast and an assembly on November 11.
– Salem Consolidated Grade School welcomes all veterans for its program on November 11.
– American Legion Post 21 in Kenosha has planned multiple activities for Veterans Day on November 11, including ceremonies and meals.
– Navy Club Ship 40 presents a ceremony at the Civil War Museum’s Freedom Hall on November 11.
– VFW Post 1865 in Kenosha will conduct events throughout Veterans Day starting with a ceremony followed by lunch and a flag retirement ceremony.
– Library Park in Kenosha hosts the Area Vietnam Veterans Day Ceremony at noon on November 11.
– Shoreland Lutheran High School concludes the day’s events with its own ceremony featuring Navy Veteran Jeremy Krusemark as guest speaker.
Kenosha County schools have seen varied enrollment numbers during the current academic year. Indian Trail High School and Academy reported over two thousand students enrolled, making it one of the largest schools in the county. Tremper High School had more than fourteen hundred students enrolled while Bradford High School reported similar numbers (https://dpi.wi.gov/).
Demographic data from this school year shows that white students comprise just over half of Kenosha County’s student body. Hispanic students represent about one-quarter of all students while Black students make up roughly ten percent (https://dpi.wi.gov/). American Indian students remain among the least represented groups in county schools (https://dpi.wi.gov/).
For more details about individual events or registration requirements where necessary, community members are encouraged to contact each organizing group directly.
