Veterans Day events around the Basin

MOSES LAKE — Today is Veterans Day, a time to celebrate those who served in the armed forces and returned home to the country they risked everything for. Here are some ways to honor the heroes among us. 

Quincy 

Classic USO Entertainment: A tribute to the music and entertainers that kept the troops’ spirits up during World War II. Presented by Veterans Operation Creation. Free admission for veterans. 7 p.m. at Quincy Middle School, 16 Sixth Ave. Info and tickets: veteransoperationcreation.com. 

Ephrata 

Veterans Day Parade: All are invited to celebrate veterans. Paraders will gather at 10:30 at the Grant County Courthouse and march south on C Street, right on Second Avenue Southwest and back up Basin Street to First Avenue Northwest for a rifle salute timed for 11 a.m. at the Ephrata Recreation Center. A second salute will be fired at the end of the parade at the Courthouse. The parade is free and open to the public. A soup luncheon will follow at the American Legion Post 28, 276 Eighth Ave. NW. 

Moses Lake 

Veterans Day Breakfast: Free for veterans, small charge for non-veterans. 8-10 a.m. at American Legion Joe Hooper Post 209, 538 W. Broadway Ave. 

Veterans Dinner: Spaghetti dinner, complimentary for veterans, current military and first responders, $15 for everyone else. 6 p.m. at Moses Lake Elks Lodge No. 2892, 217 N. Elder St.