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Memorial Day events

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 Beaver Meadows: 9 a.m., parade and ceremony, SS. Saints Peter and Paul Byzantine Catholic Church, 119 Berwick St.Eldred Township: The Veterans Memorial Committee will hold a ceremony at 11 a.m. at the memorial in front of the Township Building. All are welcome to attend. The municipal offices will be closed that day and will reopen Tuesday.Gilbert: American Legion Post 927 will hold a Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. Monday at the intersection of Route 209 and Fairgrounds Road. The ceremony will be followed by refreshments.Lehighton, Group A: 8:40 a.m., Depart American Legion Post 314; 8:45 a.m., Honors detail at Sgt. Stanley Hoffman/World War II monument; 8:55 a.m., Honors detail at Col. Weiss monument; 9 a.m., Honors detail at VFW Post 256; 9:10 a.m., Service at Mallard Market; 9:30 a.m., Honors detail at Gnaden Huetten Memorial Hospital Veterans’ Memorial; 9:45 a.m., Honors detail at S.S. Peter and Paul RC Church Cemetery; 10 a.m., Honors detail at Vietnam Memorial/PFC Houser borough annex buildingLehighton Group B: 8:40 a.m., Depart American Legion Post 314; 9 a.m., Honors detail at Weissport Park (Benjamin Franklin monument/World War II veterans monument); 9:15 a.m., Service at Union Hill Cemetery; 10 a.m., Honors detail on Weissport/Lehighton bridge to honor veterans buried or lost at seaLehighton Groups A and B: 10:30 a.m., Main service at Lehighton Park Amphitheater; 11:15 a.m., Honors detail at Lehighton Cemetery; 11:30 a.m., Flag raising service at American Legion Post 314Jim Thorpe:Memorial Day services will be conducted at the following cemeteries: 8:15 a.m., Immaculate Conception; 8:45 a.m., Evergreen; 9:10 a.m., Saint Joseph’s; 10 a.m., Mauch ChunkLansford: American Legion services begin at 9 a.m. at the Veterans Monument in Kennedy Park. No parade this year.Nesquehoning: Memorial Day Parade forms at 8

a.m.at the Nesquehoning Recreation Center on West Railroad Street and pull out at 8:30 a.m. The parade will stop at the VFW Monument at the intersection of Routes 209 and 54, where a wreath will be placed by Auxiliary President Cheri Santore, and a prayer and salute will be offered. They will continue to the Lions Club Monument and St. Patrick’s Cemetery, where a prayer and volley will follow. The parade will continue to the VFW on East Center Street, where the main service will be held. Donato DeMarco will serve as Master of Ceremonies.The main speaker will be Robert Paul, who served a tour of duty in Thailand and Vietnam.All Nesquehoning residents are requested to fly their flags for the weekend.Palmerton: Parade, 10 a.m. Monday. Services at 11 a.m. at borough park. In case of rain, services will be held in the S.S. Palmer gym at 11 a.m.Slatington: American Legion cemetery tour, leaving post home at 8 a.m.; parade, 10 a.m. American Legion program, Union Cemetery, 10:30 a.m.Summit Hill: Memorial services, Ludlow Park, 10 a.m.; parade, 11 a.m.Tamaqua: Parade, 10 a.m. Service, 11 a.m., Odd Fellows Cemetery.