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For Veteran’s Day city of Maricopa businesses and organizations will honor military veterans in a week’s worth of events.

To kick things off Central Arizona College’s Maricopa campus is recognizing veterans by hosting a flag-raising ceremony at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The Maricopa High School Air Force JROTC is scheduled to present the colors and conduct the raising. Guest speaker is Commander Derek Jeske of American Legion Post 133.

On Thursday two of Maricopa’s charter schools, Legacy School and Leading Edge Academy, will similarly be honoring veterans with flag raising ceremonies at 8 and 8:30 a.m. respectively.

For Friday, Veterans Day, the local VFW and American Legion posts plan a flag-raising ceremony and military car show at Maricopa Post 12043. The event, located at 44240 W. Maricopa-Casa Grande Hwy., will be visited by State Sen. Steve Smith, Mayor Christian Price and members of the city council. The MHS JROTC will, again, conduct the ceremony which is set to begin at 8 a.m.

Later on Friday, at 11 a.m., the Tortosa Home Owner’s Association will utilize their neighborhood park to host an appreciation lunch for veterans and their families.

Finally, to wrap up the week, the American Legion and VFW will be hosting a 5K run/1 Mile Walk and pancake breakfast on Saturday at Copper Sky Regional Park. Registration for that event starts at 7 a.m. There will then be a flag-raising ceremony at 8 a.m., and the race is set to begin at 8:15 a.m.

Registration for the 5K and pancake breakfast can be done in advance in person at Copper Sky or directly through Terry Oldfield, who can be reached by phone at 847-323-4219, or by email at [email protected].

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