South Coast Times

Douglas County Commissioners Tim Freeman, Chris Boice, and Tom Kress would like to remind citizens that government offices in the Douglas County Courthouse, 1036 SE Douglas Avenue in Roseburg, as well as the Douglas County Justice Building, Douglas County Courthouse Annex, Transfer Stations, Fairgrounds and All External Douglas County Government Offices will be closed to the public on Friday, November 11, 2022, in observance of the Veterans Day Holiday.   As always, even when Douglas County government offices are closed, many officials and public employees are still working.  

Please note these exceptions: 

• The Douglas County Museum and the Umpqua River Lighthouse Museum will be open on Friday, November 11, 2022, for normal business hours.   
• All Douglas County operated parks, campgrounds and boat ramps will continue to be open and accessible to the public.  For reservation information at Douglas County operated campgrounds, please call (541) 957-7001 or online www.co.douglas.or.us/parks/.  The Douglas County Parks Office will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022. 
• Even though the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office lobby entrance will be closed on Friday, November 11, 2022, our Sheriff’s Deputies, 911 communications and DCSO staff will continue to provide law enforcement protection and emergency assistance for our residents.  If you have an emergency, call 9-1-1.  If you need to reach dispatch for a non-emergency, call the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency number at (541) 440-4471.   

            Veterans Day, also referred to as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, is also celebrated in other parts of the world and marks the anniversary of the end of World War I, which formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect.   United States President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day on November 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said, “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.”  The United States observed Armistice Day on November 11, until it evolved into the current Veterans Day holiday in 1954.  

The 67th Annual Douglas County Veterans Day Parade is scheduled to take place in downtown Roseburg on Friday, November 11, 2022, beginning at 11:00 am.  The Douglas County Veterans Day Parade has a long-standing tradition for supporting and honoring our veterans on Veterans Day, and has been held in Roseburg every year for almost seven decades on the National holiday of Veterans Day. The Douglas County Veterans Day Parade has a worthy and steadfast tradition, and has a well-earned title as “Oregon’s Greatest Veterans Day Parade.”  This year the Grand Marshals for the Douglas County Veterans Day parade will be “U.S. Navy Submarine Veterans.”  The corresponding parade theme this year is “The Silent Service – Invisible, Invulnerable, Invincible.”

The Douglas County Veterans Day Parade will follow the traditional route through downtown Roseburg starting on the corner of NE Fowler Street and NE Diamond Lake Blvd, turning left onto NE Jackson Street, which becomes SE Jackson Street, turning left onto SE Lane Street, left onto SE Main Street, right onto SE Douglas Avenue and concluding in front of the Douglas County Courthouse.   We encourage citizens to make sure they fill ALL spaces along the entire parade route (both sides of the street and sidewalks) in order to make sure that our participating veterans receive ample accolades for their dedicated service to our county as the move along the parade route.

We ask that you take a moment and thank our all of our Veterans for the valued service, bravery and sacrifices they made for us and for the United States of America.  Please join us in honoring our veterans at the 67th Annual Douglas County Veterans Day Parade in downtown Roseburg, on Friday, November 11, 2022 at 11:00 am.  For more information about the parade click on the link here: https://or-douglascounty.civicplus.com/507/Veterans-Day-Parade-Committee.

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