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Memorial Day events

Sunday

• Summit Hill: The Legion will read the roll call at St. Joseph Cemetery, White Bear, at 1 p.m., followed by the Legion’s firing squad providing the salute to veterans.

• Polk Township: Memorial Day event, 2 p.m. May 29 at the memorial at Trach Road and Interchange Road in Kresgeville. If there is inclement weather, the event will be indoors at Salem-St. Paul Lutheran Church across the street.

• Nesquehoning: Members of the Nesquehoning VFW Post 8008 will do memorials at the outlying cemeteries in the town, beginning at noon. They will start at the Knauf Memorial on the Broad Mountain, continue to cemeteries at the east end of town, the memorial sites and cemetery in New Columbus, then the Hauto memorial by the Hauto Fire Company. Each ceremony include a chaplain’s prayer, followed by an honor guard salute and bugle taps.

Monday

• Jim Thorpe Legion Post 304 will visit the following cemeteries, with prayer, rifle salute and taps: Mauch Chunk Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, 8:30 a.m.; Immaculate Church Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, 9 a.m.; Evergreen Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, 9:30; St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Jim Thorpe, 10 a.m.; Christ Lutheran Church on Church Road, Penn Forest, 10:30 a.m.; Old Albrightsville Cemetery, Albrightsville, 10:45 a.m.; St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Albrightsville, Old Stage Road, 11 a.m. All times are approximate.

• Summit Hill: Services begin at 10 a.m. in Ludlow Park, followed by an 11 a.m. start of the Summit Hill Memorial Day Parade, Carbon County’s largest tribute to our military.

• Nesquehoning, annual parade by the UVO, beginning on the east side of town at 8:30 a.m. Formation at 8 a.m. on West Railroad Street and travel down Catawissa beginning at 8:30 sharp. Stops will include the Veterans Memorial Monument at three points; Veterans Memorial near Turkey Hill; and end on Center Street in front of the Nesquehoning VFW. A ceremony follow at the post.

• Tamaqua’s annual Memorial Day Parade, hosted by the American Legion C.H. Berry Post 173, May 30 at 10 a.m. Staging will begin at 9 a.m. by the old Maff Motors Building on East Broad Street. Memorial service at the Odd Fellows Cemetery after the parade and at the American Legion Post 173 following the service.

• The Lansford American Legion Post 123 will be conducting annual Memorial Day program at the veterans monument located in Kennedy Park beginning at 9 a.m. Retired Army 1st Sgt. Gregory Wright will be the featured speaker.

• Palmerton: Parade, 10 a.m. Monday. Services will follow at 11 a.m. in Palmerton Borough Park. In case of rain, services will be held in the S.S. Palmer gymnasium.

• Lehighton: Service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in the upper Lehighton Park Amphitheater.

• Slatington: Parade begins forming 10 a.m. Monday at American Legion Allen O. Delke Post 16. The main service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Fairview Cemetery.

• Weatherly Memorial Day parade, May 30.

• American Legion Post 927, Gilbert, is holding a Memorial Day ceremony at 11 a.m. May 30. It is open to the community.

• Northwestern Lehigh Veterans Memorial dedication ceremony, 11 a.m. Monday, Ontelaunee Park, 7344 Kings Highway, New Tripoli.

• The Auxiliary to the R.W. Fritzinger VFW Post 7215 in Walnutport, short Memorial Day service at noon.