(KAIR)--A commemoration of Memorial Day is planned for Saturday, as the Brown County community of Everest hold its seventh annual Honor Ceremony.
According to a press release from the planning committee, ceremonies are set to begin at 2:00 in the afternoon at the Everest Middle School gymnasium.
The Keynote Speaker for the afternoon will be Everest resident Weldon Gullickson.
The founder of H-M Manufacturing Company in Everest, Gullickson is a veteran of the United States Air Force, and has served actively in various roles throughout the local area.
Gullickson has also served as a pastor of many years, having ministered at the Delaware Baptist Church, in Fairview, and the Woodlawn Baptist Church, in rural Sabetha.
Following his address Saturday, the Honor Ceremony will continue at 3:00 with the annual Rose Ceremony. That will be conducted in the Honnell-Means Honor Garden, located in the Everest Community Park. It's there that a special tribute will be held for Asian War veterans.
A reception, with light refreshments and musical entertainment, will follow in the middle school gymnasium.
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