Holton to host USO Show Saturday

Local and regional performers will again be featured in Holton High School’s eighth-annual USO Tribute Show to honor America’s military personnel past and present, set for 7 p.m. Saturday in the HHS auditorium.

The “evening of inspiration, music and comedy” will feature a slide show memorial honoring and remembering local military veterans, and there will also be a sing-along at the end of the show, it was reported.

The USO Tribute was first organized in 2009 at Holton High School by vocal music director Randall Bond, who has overseen the program since then. Response to the show — particularly from several in the Holton community who had family and friends that were currently serving in or were veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces — prompted its continuation.

This year’s show is expected to feature a handful of performers who have participated in previous USO Tribute shows, including Wichita-based soprano Julianne Richardson, whose a capella performances have garnered standing ovations from audiences in previous years. HHS students and alumni are also slated to perform, it was noted.

The suggested donation for the concert is $5, but as in previous years, past and present members of the military are not expected to pay to see the show. Funds raised through admissions will go to benefit the USO.

For more information, contact Bond at HHS by calling 364-2181, or at HMS by calling 364-2441.