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Veterans ride RTD free Wednesday, and Manteca is taking parade entries until Monday
The Daily Stockton team
If you're a veteran, San Joaquin Regional Transit District is offering free rides on Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11. Show valid ID that verifies your status when you board. All transit services will run on a Saturday schedule, and the agency's administrative offices and customer service will be closed. Regular service and operations resume Thursday, Nov. 12.
If you're headed to Manteca instead, the Veterans Day parade starts at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday on Wetmore Street. It heads up Main Street, then turns left onto Yosemite Avenue to reach Library Park. Thirty entries are already in, and you have until 3 p.m. Monday to add yours.
Veterans Day events start with a Monday deadline and run through Thursday
- Nov. 9Manteca parade entries are due by 3 p.m.
- Nov. 11RTD gives veterans free rides on a Saturday service schedule
- Nov. 11Manteca's Veterans Day parade starts at 9:15 a.m. on Wetmore Street
- Nov. 11Ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. at Library Park
- Nov. 11Manteca museum dedicates a new revolving display at noon
- Nov. 12RTD's regular service and administrative operations resume
- Nov. 12Veterans appreciation event runs 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at Manteca Senior Center
Sources: Lodinews.com, Manteca Bulletin
- Grand marshal: "The Vietnam Veteran"
- Speakers: Eldon Regua, Mayor Gary Singh, Sonny Dhaliwal
- Veterans Post 6311 honor guard will fire volleys along the route
- Entries: call Manteca Recreation & Community Services, 209-456-8600
30entries already in Manteca's Veterans Day parade
Entries close at 3 p.m. Monday.
Source: Manteca Bulletin
Sources: Lodinews.com, Manteca Bulletin