Port Clinton area veterans and boosters gathered Saturday, Sept. 25 for the Silent Watch for Veteran Suicide Awareness at Veterans Park in downtown Port Clinton. Members of the VFW 2480 and local volunteers performed 20 minute shifts from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., standing to show they were in the fight against veterans suicides. (Photo by John Schaffner)

Veterans around Ottawa County will celebrate Veterans Appreciation Day on Saturday, Oct. 16 from 10-11:30 a.m. at Lakeview Park in Port Clinton, Veterans Park in Oak Harbor and Veterans Park in Genoa.

Cider, coffee, donuts and bagels will be available. Veterans Appreciation Day is sponsored by the Ottawa County Republican Women’s Club, in conjunction with Veterans Auxiliary groups around Ottawa County.

For more information contact President Toni Deluca at spiketoni@live.com or 419-503-2649 of the GOP Women’s Club.