Redding’s 98th annual Cognac Toast honors fallen service members on Veterans Day

REDDING, Calif. — People from across the Northstate packed The Redding Elks Lodge for the 98th annual Cognac Toast on Veterans Day. The remembrance ceremony started at 11:11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 11, with Col. Mike Madden opening the ceremony by reciting a poem. Col. Madden, who grew up...