To celebrate Veterans Day, there will be a Heroes Hometown Tour on Thursday, November 11, for the second straight year. The event was spearheaded by staff at St. Francis Borgia High School with the help of Washington High School math instructor Jaime Opfer.
Area veterans are invited to meet at the Washington Post 218 American Legion parking lot on Thursday, November 11, by 12:45 p.m. They will then caravan to some local schools for a quick celebration while remaining in their cars. Students are invited to go outside and greet the caravan as it passes by their school.
Washington Middle School and High School students will have the opportunity to greet the caravan when it passes through at approximately 1:20 p.m. Students should be outside on the route a few minutes before the approximate arriving time.
Heroes Hometown Tour Schedule:
Meet at American Legion by 12:45 pm.
Lourdes - 1:10 p.m.
Washington Middle School and Washington High School - 1:20 p.m.
Immanuel Lutheran - 1:30 p.m.
St. Francis Borgia Grade School - 1:40 p.m.
St. Francis Borgia Regional High School - 1:50 p.m.
(Times are approximate).
Route:
Meet at American Legion, then leave about 1 p.m. - take a right on Washington Ave to 8th St. Take a right on 8th St to Madison Ave. Take a left on Madison Ave to OLL. Turn left into OLL (at the southernmost entrance near the rectory) and drive along school's driveway. Turn right back onto Madison Ave to Duncan Ave.
Turn left onto Duncan Ave to Hwy 47. Cross over Hwy 47 (stay straight) which is 14th St. Drive past Washington Middle School and take a right onto Blue Jay Dr. to Sunnyside St (drive past WHS). Take a left onto Sunnyside St. to 8th St. Take a left onto 8th St to Jefferson St. Take a right turn onto Jefferson St to 6th St. Take a left turn onto 6th St to Immanuel Lutheran and from there follow the cones to Elm St. Turn right on Elm St to 5th St. Turn left on 5th St to Cedar St. Take a right on Cedar St to 2nd St (going past Borgia Grade School). Take a left on 2nd St to High St. Take a left on High St to Borgia Dr. Take a right on Borgia Dr. past SFBRHS and then disperse at the end of the drive.