By DALE HOGG
Barton County Media Consultant
The plans for the county’s observation of Veterans Day Tuesday, Nov. 11, were announced when the Barton County Commission met Tuesday morning, including office closures, a veterans’ memorial ceremony and rules for cemetery decorations.
All Barton County office buildings, including the Health Department, the Records Division of the Sheriff’s Office, and the Landfill, will close for the holiday. Emergency services, however, will operate as normal.
It was also noted that the Commission will not meet on the Tuesday morning of Veterans Day. The next regular commission meeting is scheduled for 9 a.m. Monday (not Tuesday as usual), Nov 17.
A Veterans Day ceremony is scheduled for 1 p.m. that day at the Golden Belt Veterans Memorial. The Memorial Parks Advisory Committee organized the event, which will take place at Golden Belt Memorial Park, 59 NW 50 Road, Great Bend, Kansas. County officials may be in attendance.
The commission also reminded residents of the decoration rules for county-owned Golden Belt and Hillcrest memorial parks. Decorations for the holiday may now be placed on graves seven days prior to and must be removed seven days after holidays, including Veterans Day.
County employees will remove any items left after the removal deadline and will not attempt to locate them. The county also stated it will not be responsible for any loss or damage to items left during the holiday periods.