POWER OUTAGE for Central Menlo Park due to a vehicle collision at Ravenswood and Laurel St. Please AVOID the area. The outage may affect air conditioning/heating/fans, medical equipment, and electronics. Estimated time for power restoration is 2 p.m. MORE details at https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outage-tools/outage-map/.
City offices are closed Nov. 11 in observance of the Veterans Day holiday.
Veterans Day recognizes U.S. veterans for their service and sacrifice on behalf of their country.
It began in the aftermath of World War I. Although "The Great War" technically ended with the Treaty of Versailles, the fighting stopped seven months earlier when the Allied nations and Germany agreed to a truce that took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Thus, Nov. 11, 1918, became known as "Armistice Day."
A year later, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed 1919 would be the first annual commemoration of the armistice, saying it should be a day of reflections filled with "solemn pride" in the heroism of the country's service members. In 1954, Congress changed the name to Veterans Day, making sure it honored all American veterans – not just those who served in WWI.