UPDATE: Center Street Cafe and Deli to Offer Free Breakfast Friday for Vets and Spouses

NOTE: This story was updated on Thursday, Nov. 10, to reflect additional free services to vets tomorrow, Nov. 11, Veterans Day.

For the seventh year in a row, Healdsburg's will offer free breakfast tomorrow from 7 to 10 a.m. for local veterans and their spouses.

"It's an honor to do it," said Mary Kenady, who co-owns Center Street Cafe and Deli with husband Dave Kenady. "We hope to have a good turnout this year -- we had a great turnout last year."

Center Street Cafe and Deli is one of several Healdsburg-area businesses offering freebies tomorrow for vets. If you’re one of about 600 veterans in Healdsburg, you can play a free round of golf, grab a free hot dog and beer, or check out other discounts and offers for vets online.

Starting today and again Friday,   is offering free greens fees, as a way of thanking military personnel and veterans for their service. To book a tee time, call the pro shop at 433-4275 and mention the Veterans Day promotion. At check-in,  present your military identification or a veterans card to confirm your status. Sorry, cart fee is not included in the offer.

will be offering free hot dogs and chips between the hours of 12:00 hours and 15:00 (noon – 3 p.m.) on Veterans Day, exclusively to veterans and U.S. Military. Samples of their house chili and clam chowder will also be available.

“Johnny wasn’t in the service, but I was,” said Gordon Waterbury, who helps out at the Healdsburg tavern. “I came up with the idea and he went right along with it.” Waterbury served in the U.S. Air Force from 1971-75, stationed in Georgia playing bagpipes in the marching band.

Other restaurants in the area might also offer freebies for vets. :

Subway – Free Six Inch Sub. Select Subway Restaurants will offer a free six-inch sub or flatbread to military veterans on Veteran’s Day. This offer is valid only on November 11, 2011 at participating local Subway restaurants. Note: SUBWAY® Restaurants are franchises, so this offer may not be available everywhere. Please call ahead for participation and times. In Healdsburg there's a Subway at 1101 Vine Street; phone 431-1391.

Denny’s Veterans Day Appreciation Event. Free Grand Slam breakfast to any veteran from Denny’s in participating markets. Call ahead to check with your local Denny’s to verify if this deal is available. In Windsor, Denny's is located at 9098 Brooks Rd S; phone (707) 838-6100

Applebee’s – free meal: Last year, Applebee’s served 1,024,000 million free meals to military veterans and active servicemembers. Applebee’s is again offering a free meal to military veterans and active-duty service members on Veteran’s Day. There will be 7 entrées to choose from. Applebee's has a Windsor location at 8931 Brooks Road South; phone (707) 836-0642 to verify offer.

Find these and other restaurants offering discounts for veterans, including Home Depot and Lowe’s, National Parks, Historic Sites, and more regional discounts at themilitarywallet.com.

All veterans and current U.S. military individuals will be required to produce any form of V.A. current military identification.

Veterans Day is celebrated in different ways in different towns, often depending on how proactive the families of service men and women are in honoring the holiday. One such proactive citizen in Healdsburg is Lorraine Plass, the subject of a recent profile in the Press Democrat

Plass is no stranger to the military. She served in the Army from 1974 to 1978, in the reserves for two years and the National Guard for another four years. “I wanted to serve,” she said, “and it also opened up educational and vocational opportunities for me.”

During the Vietnam era, women didn’t see actual combat, but Plass was trained to use firearms and drive vehicles and tanks. Today, women serve in every capacity on the front lines…

Now working in property management, bail bonds and notary services with her husband, Healdsburg City Councilman Gary Plass, she dedicates her spare time to serving the 600 veterans who live in Healdsburg as well as the 39,000 in Sonoma County and the 2.2 million in California.

Technically Healdsburg began honoring the holiday on , with a breakfast sponsored by Sunrise Rotary at This was the second annual breakfast, which began at 0700 (that’s 7 a.m. in civilian speak) and included a hot breakfast and live performance of patriotic songs as well as a POW/MIA table ceremony. Proceeds benefited the Wounded Warrior Fund and American Legion Post 111.