Memorial Day events
All events are on May 24 unless otherwise noted. This list will be updated as more information is received. Send information to cpinto-smith@triblive.com.
Apollo
Apollo Volunteer Fire Department No. 2 will sponsor a service at 9 a.m. at the memorial in Apollo Plaza.
Arnold/New Kensington
Ar-Ken American Legion will host memorial services at 10 a.m. in Roosevelt Park in Arnold and at 10:30 a.m. at the Gold Star Mothers monument at the corner of Barnes and Ninth streets in New Kensington.
Brackenridge
A ceremony will begin at noon in Brackenridge Park, First Avenue. Guests will include the Highlands High School Marching Band, Brackenridge Mayor Lindsay Fraser and representatives from Tarentum and Harrison. There will be a 21-gun salute, the band will play Taps and a memorial wreath placed in the Allegheny River. A C-17 Globemaster III military flyover will be at approximately 12:45 p.m. by the 911th Airlift Wing stationed at Pittsburgh Air Reserve Station. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. The event is sponsored by the Brackenridge American Legion, Natrona Heights Veterans of Foreign Wars and Natrona American Legion.
Leechburg
The parade will line up at 9:30 a.m. in the fireman’s parking lot at the bottom of First Street and step off at 10 a.m. The route will be First Street to Main Street to Third Street to Market Street to the memorial across the street from National Public House and then to Leechburg Bridge for ceremonies. The Marconi Club will serve free spaghetti dinners to all veterans and one guest at the club.
Oakmont-Verona
Lineup for the parade will be at 9 a.m. on East Railroad Avenue in Verona. The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. and proceed to the cemetery in Oakmont where the annual service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Nick Lamia will be the speaker.
Sharpsburg-O’Hara
The parade will begin at 9:40 a.m. at North Main Street in Sharpsburg and proceed down Main Street to the Guyasuta statue to North Canal Street in O’Hara, to Kittanning Pike and end at the Pleasant Valley Fire Department.
Vandergrift/Parks/Allegheny Township/ East Vandergrift
Veterans will gather at 7:30 a.m. at the Veterans of Foreign Wars, 141 Sumner Ave., and leave at 7:45 a.m. for services at local memorials. Services planned in order include: North Vandergrift memorial, Vandergrift Bridge, Century 21 in Towne Center, the Kiski Area High School driveway circle, Vandergrift Cemetery, St. Gertrude Cemetery and East Vandergrift Memorial. Transportation will be available from the Veterans of Foreign Wars to each site. Breakfast will be served to ceremony participants before the parade at the VFW. The parade will stage at 10 a.m. at Kiski Area East Primary School on Franklin Avenue, step off at 10:30 a.m. and proceed down Franklin Avenue to Grant Avenue to the Casino Theatre where there will be a program at 11 a.m. Groups wishing to participate should contact Mike Reilly at mjreilly138@gmail.com.
West Deer, East Deer and Indiana Township
West Deer American Legion and Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion will hold services at 8:30 a.m. at the Bairdford World War II Memorial, 9 a.m. at the West Deer Municipal Building, 9:30 a.m. at Rural Ridge Volunteer Fire Dept., 10:15 a.m. at the East Deer Memorial, 11 a.m. at the Indiana Township Memorial, 11:30 a.m. at Lakewood Memorial Gardens and 12:30 p.m. at the West Deer American Legion. Lunch will be served after the 12:30 p.m. ceremony at the American Legion by the post auxiliary. The Jimmy Switalski Military Scholarship Award and the American Legion James “Mustard” Yaconis Scholarship Award will be presented during lunch. Everyone welcome.
Winfield
A community service will be at 11 a.m. May 24 at Sower’s Chapel, 100 Iron Bridge Road. The special honoree will be the late Staff Sgt. Kenneth B. Blair Details: www.sowerschapel.org.