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Carl Weiser reports:

Remember the Chick-fil-A appreciation day?  Thousands of people here in Greater Cincinnati, as well as nationally, lined up to show support for the chain’s CEO, who said he opposed same sex marriage.   The comments drew criticism from supporters of same-sex marriage who organized boycotts and a kiss-in.

Now Papa John’s finds itself in same situation – reviled and targeted for boycott by some, and the target of an “appreciation day” on Friday by others.

The Facebook page organizing the appreciation day was launched after Papa John’s CEO said he would cut employee hours as a result of the Affordable Care Act, often called Obamacare.

“There are over 2,600 Papa John’s stores in the United States. Let’s flood all of them like we flooded Chick-Fil-A,” writes the organizer, Justen Charters, who identifies himself as a founder of a group called Rebooting America.

There’s one Papa John’s location in Mason at 5612 Tylersville Road.

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It’s Veteran’s Day. Here’s how Mason is celebrating the nation’s military veterans.

Mason Schools planned several early morning tributes to veterans at its schools, including a veteran’s breakfast, parade and ceremony. Liberty Bible Academy also held a flag-raising ceremony early this morning in which they honored local veterans.

What’s ahead for today:

• Mason Christian Village will hold Veteran’s Appreciation Day beginning at 11 a.m. at 411 Western Row Road.
• Mason Heights Elementary will hold a flag folding ceremony from 1-2 p.m. at 200 Northcrest Drive.

• The City of Mason will hold a Veteran’s Celebration at 7 p.m. at the Mason Municipal Center, 6000 Mason-Montgomery Toad. Guests are invited to visit the outdoor Mason Veterans Memorial near the southwest corner of the Municipal Center any time today.  Harry O. Rohde, World War II veteran and recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with three clusters, and Purple Heart medals, will be the featured speaker. Mason Community Band will provide music.

• All Greater Cincinnati and Dayton area Papa John’s locations are committing $1 to the USO for every online order placed between 11 a.m. and 11 p.m. today. Papa John’s has one Mason location at 5612 Tylersville Road.
• Military veterans work out free today between 5 a.m. and 9 p.m. at Urban Active locations in Greater Cincinnati. Urban Active has one Mason area location at 5600 Deerfield Blvd. in Deerfield Township.

What’s ahead for this weekend:

• The Mason Community Band will perform a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Sunday at Mason Middle School, 6370 Mason-Montgomery Road. The band will perform the patriotic musical selection, “Freedom Keepers.

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