Special Meetings Today, Veteran's Programs Friday

A special meeting of the Police Pension Board for the City of Effingham will be held at 9 a.m. today in the police station conference room.

A special meeting of the Fire Pension Board for the City of Effingham will be held at 11 a.m. today at the Central Fire Station.

Running to Your Future Future Fair 2013 is today at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1501 W. Fayette Avenue, Effingham from 3:30-6:30 p.m. Future Fair is a career fair open to high school and junior high students to meet and talk one-on-one with professionals in career areas they're interested in. The goal of the Future Fair is to inform students what it takes to get where they want to be in life and help them get a jump start to the finish line.

Central Grade School will be hosting a Veteran's Day program Friday, November 8 at 1:30 p.m. in the gym. Parents, grandparents, veterans and community members are invited.

Effingham Higih School also will be having a Veterans Day program Friday at 8:30 a.m. in the Big Gym. All area veterans are invited to attend.

Students will be stationed by the doors at the west end of the school, near the auto shop, to help people to their seats. This year's focus will be on P.O.W.'s. The EHS band and chorus will be performing.