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11th Tribute to Veterans
Volume 33, Number 11 November 2021 24 Pages Lubbock, Texas 79401
In November & Inside
Texas Tech football Nov. 13 vs Iowa State
in Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock
Nov. 20 vs Oklahoma State
in Jones AT&T Stadium, Lubbock – Senior Day
Nov. 27 vs Baylor
in McLane Stadium in Waco, Texas
1st All Saints Day
2nd Election Day .......................................... page 3
5th First Friday Art Trail
6th Lubbock Uncorked .............................. page 2 6th Roundtable............................................. page 4 7th Daylight Saving Time ends - fall back an hour
11th Veterans Day
11th Tribute to Veterans .......................... page 1
25th Thanksgiving Day 30th Carol of Lights
Diabetes support group ........................... page 4 Feed a Friend: Easy as Pie ..................... page 9 New Neighbors ........................................ page 24 10-digit dialing ........................................... page 4 Waterwise Winter ...................................... page 5 Recycle fall leaves .................................... page 8 ‘The Big, Big Man’ ....................................page 17
Hospice & Palliative Care Month Alzheimer’s Awareness Month National Caregivers Month
Celebrate Veterans Day with “A Tribute to the American Veteran Who Kept the Flag Waving,” a benefit concert presented by Caldwell Entertainment.
The concert is at 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at the historic Cactus Theater, 1812 Buddy Holly Ave. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Reserved seats are $25 each. Balcony box seats are $50. Tickets are available online or through the Cactus Theater box office, 806-7623233.
Danny Koch is one of the organizers of the event.
“We honor veterans, because they have always been liberators, not conquerors,” Koch said. “And it is because of their sacrifices that the flag keeps waving. Also, war changes soldiers. Many wear no physical scars of war, but scars exist. Fear and anxiety coupled with depression cause many veterans to withdraw.”
Rick Hadley, commander of American Legion Post 575 in Lubbock, helped organize the concert and fundraiser because veterans typically help other veterans.
Ticket proceeds from the show benefit the National Veterans Wellness and Healing Center in Angel Fire, N.M., which specializes in
