Wreaths Across America ceremony to be held in Steptoe

STEPTOE –– There will be a Wreaths Across America (WAA) wreath-laying ceremony at noon this Saturday, Dec. 16, in observance of National Wreaths Across America Day at Bethel Cemetery on Scholz Road in Steptoe.

Organizer Cherry Alice Van Tine said this year's event honors 122 veterans, two more than last year's event.

The event will have a special ceremony to recognize each Armed Forces branch, and Emergency Responders will be recognized.

Van Tine said that volunteer veterans present honorees, and this year, the Steptoe School sixth, seventh, and eighth graders will come to help set up for the...