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Veterans Day parade marches through Saturday
You won’t want to miss Saturday’s big Veterans Day parade and noontime luncheon through downtown Edna. Hosted once again this year by the Patriot Warriors of Valor, a local nonprofit linking many of the area’s veteran groups together, the Nov. 7 event will feature both active-duty and former personnel from each of our nation’s military branches, all ahead of the U.S. Marine Corps’ birthday on Tuesday, Nov. 10, and Veterans Day proper on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
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Reflecting on Edna’s history
Local historian Roy Ortolon shares stories of early Edna during “Reflections by Roy Ortolon” on Oct. 27 at Edna City Hall. The program was part of the Edna Downtown History Walk, a monthlong celebration of the city’s history and downtown business community featuring historic photographs from the Roy Ortolon Photographic Archive. Ortolon spent decades collecting and preserving more than 6,500 historic images of Edna and Jackson County before donating the collection to the Jackson County Historical Commission. The history walk was presented by the commission in partnership with the Edna Business Association and City of Edna. Submitted photo.
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Air Force veteran’s exhibition at Rockport Center for the Arts explores burn pit impact
ROCKPORT — The artistic inspiration for Ian Manseau’s exhibition “Residue” at the Rockport Center for the Arts is deeply personal. Manseau, a 14-year veteran of the Air Force, and his wife had been trying to have a child. In the process of learning about their fertility issues, he discovered that his exposure to burn pits while deployed could be a factor. The more he dug into the issue, the more it inspired him to create.