Honor during holidays

Kenn McCarty of Upper Lake drives his team of Belgian horses Mae and Chief during the Wreaths Across America ceremony on Saturday at the Upper Lake Cemetery. The event helps to show the veterans and families of veterans that attend that they will not be forgotten. Members from FFA, 4-H and other youth organizations placed 414 wreaths on the graves, enjoyed a wagon ride to the ceremony and hot chocolate afterward. Ceremonies also took place at Hartley Cemetery (711 wreaths), Kelseyville Cemetery (486) Lower Lake Cemetery (513) and St. Mary’s Cemetery (43). - Contributed photo

Shyann Green of Middletown FFA and Morgan Hays of Anderson Marsh 4-H carry a wreath at Lower Lake Cemetery. - Bob Minenna — minenna.smugmug.com

Sofia Evans of Anderson Marsh 4-H and Shyann Green from the Middletown FFA prepare to place a wreath on the grave of a veteran at Lower Lake Cemetery on Saturday during the annual Wreaths Across America ceremonies. Volunteers from several organizations honored veterans by decorating graves at five Lake County cemeteries. They marked 711 graves at Hartley Cemetery, 513 at Lower Lake, 486 at Kelseyville, 414 at Upper Lake and 43 at St. Mary’s. - Bob Minenna — Minenna.smugmug.com

Shyann Green and Sofia Evans place a wreath on the grave of a veteran buried at Lower Lake Cemetery on Saturday morning. Green represented Middletown FFA and Evans represented Anderson March 4-H. - Bob Minenna — minenna.smugmug.com