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Veterans Day events, closings — Nov. 6

The following is a list of events being held in the next week in Portales and Clovis in honor of Veterans Day:

Portales

Friday

• American Legion Post 31 Veterans Day Program: 11 a.m. at the Memorial Building

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Wall of Honor: 6 p.m. at VFW Post 9515, 316 South Main Avenue.

Nov. 14

• Re-dedicaton of the Vietnam Memorial: 4 p.m. Nov. 14 at Eastern New Mexico University, across from the bookstore

Clovis

Monday

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3280 Open House: 6-8 p.m. at 200 West Grand Avenue

Tuesday

• Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3015 Open House: 6-8 p.m. at 2815 West Seventh Street

Wednesday

• American Legion Post 117 Open House: 6-8 p.m. at 2800 West Grand Avenue

Thursday

• Elks Lodge Post 1244 Open House: 6-8 p.m. at 218 Sycamore Street

• Veterans Day Breakfast: 7:30-10:30 a.m. at Baxter Senior Center, 908 Hickory Street

Friday

• Veterans Day Breakfast: 7-11 a.m. at American Legion Post 25, 2400 West Seventh Street

• Disabled American Veterans Post 6 Open House: 9-11 a.m. at 220 West Fourth Street

• Veteran Fair: 10 a.m. at Clovis Community College

Saturday

• Veterans Day Parade: 10 a.m. at 14th and Main

• Veterans Day Parade Awards Presentation: Noon at VFW Post 3280, 200 West Grand Avenue

The following is a list of businesses that will be closed on Friday for Veterans Day:

• City of Portales Offices

• Ninth Judicial District Court

• Fire Department Administration Offices

• First Financial Credit Union

• James Polk Stone Community Bank

• Magistrate Court

• Municipal Court

• Portales Area Transit

• Portales Police Department Administration

• Portales Public Library (closed Friday and Saturday)

• Roosevelt County Administration Offices

• Roosevelt County Sheriff’s Office Administration

• Portales Post Office

• U.S. Bank

• Wells Fargo

• Western Bank

— Compiled by Staff Writer Kurt Munz-Raper