UPDATED -- On Veteran’s Day, Mishawaka's Historic Preservation Commission held an unveiling of the Captain Richard C Brenneman Historic Marker at 1801 E. Third Street. Placement of the marker was to recognize Captain Brenneman’s 5+ years spent in a POW camp during the Vietnam War. Mr. Brenneman, who retired from the Air Force in 1993, was onhand for the celebration.

The City of Mishawaka will hold a flag raising and ribbon cutting ceremony on Veterans Day, Monday, November 11th at 3:30pm for the newly constructed Veterans Plaza located in Battell Park. A time capsule, found in the base of the Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Monument during removal, will be opened immediately following the ribbon cutting. Mayor Wood has invited Mishawaka Historian Laureate, Peter DeKever, to take part in the opening of the time capsule.

The Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council has begun their largest community service project by decorating and distributing food collection boxes to many City of Mishawaka Departments. This will be the 9th year for the Thanksgiving Food Drive and the goal this year is to provide 85 Thanksgiving Dinners to Mishawaka families in need.