The Tahoe-Douglas Elks Lodge No. 2670 is sponsoring a Veterans Day concert just for veterans and their immediate families on Thursday evening.
This rousing show of the year features the talented and energetic Bobby Freeman and his Flaming Rockin' piano.
Freeman performs locally during Carson Valley Days, Hot August Nights or Nevada Day Festivities.
He performs across the country and also in Las Vegas. He lives in Carson Valley, and is a U.S. Army veteran.
He is donating his time, equipment, talents and traveling Rock and Roll museum for the concert. To learn more about Freeman and hear some of his tunes visit www.flamingrockinpiano.com.
The concert is exclusively for veterans and their immediate and surviving families.
Complimentary tickets can be obtained by contacting one of the following Elks members, depending on where you live:
Jim Schramm at 783-4224 for North Gardnerville/South Minden.
Ron Darrington at 267-1367 for Johnson Lane Area.
Rudy Hammond at 265-0580 for Gardnerville Ranchos Area or Elks Lodge at 265-4523. Tickets can be picked up in advance or held at will call at the door.
The concert is at St. Gall Pastoral Center, 1343 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for Freeman's Travelling Museum and no-host bar.
The concert starts at 7 p.m. with the Douglas High School ROTC Color Guard presenting the colors followed by a special guest speaker from Fallon Naval Air Warfare Center. Then Freeman performs.
The Elks have a slogan: "So long as there are veterans, the benevolent and protective order of Elks will never forget them."
The Elks have a long history of service to veterans, starting with financing and equipping the first two field hospitals in France in World War I, building and donating the first VA hospital and establishing the first GI loan program.
This service continues to this day in helping troops and their families in the war against terror.
