Serving Whitman County since 1877
Serving Whitman County since 1877
A memorial wreath adorns a grave at the Bethel Cemetery in Steptoe during the 2023 wreath-laying ceremony.
STEPTOE - The local branch of Wreaths Across America (WAA) is hosting a wreath-laying ceremony at noon next Saturday, Dec. 14.
The annual ceremony is in observance of National Wreaths Across America Day at Bethel Cemetery on Scholz Road in Steptoe.
Organizer Cherry Alice Van Tine said the event will honor 123 veterans this year, one more than last year.
"We appreciate all the people who pay for a wreath for their family veteran or friend veteran," Van Tine said, adding that they also receive donations to cover the ones that do not have family anymore.
"Businesses and people have been so genero...
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