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Hunterdon sets Memorial Day parades, ceremonies
Hunterdon sets Memorial Day parades, ceremonies
In observance of Memorial Day, many Hunterdon communities will be holding parades and ceremonies in memory of the military personnel who gave their lives in the service of our country.
ALEXANDRIA TWP. — The middle school band and chorus will perform at a memorial ceremony Thursday, May 26 at 6 p.m. at the school, where 6,000 flags will commemorate 1.2 million soldiers who have died at war. American Legion Post 113 of Frenchtown will serve as honor guard.
CALIFON — On Monday, May 30, the Califon Recreation Committee presents the 10th annual Califon Memorial Day Parade.
Starting at 11 a.m. on School Street, the parade will feature Saint Ann of Hampton Drums and Pipes, Company A of the 15th New Jersey Volunteers Infantry, antique cars, Scout troops, and local fire and rescue squads.
The parade heads down Main Street to Califon Island Park. In honor of those being remembered, Saint Ann Drum and Pipes will play from the center of the Califon bridge.
A memorial service will held at noon next to the Califon Veterans Memorial. The national anthem will be sung by the Voorhees High School Choir while local Scouts raise the American flag. Afterward, there will be food and drinks for purchase from Califon Fire Company, more music by Voorhees choir, fun fitness for kids on the Fun Bus, an 18-hole Frisbee golf game and other activities for all.
For further details and for information in case of inclement weather, visit the thereccommittee.tripod.com or call Gill Smith at 908-832-2235.
Those groups wishing to participate should call Bob Godown at 732-921-5055, Bob Collumb at 908-788-5935, or John Parker at 908-782-9458. The parade is sponsored by the Hunterdon County Veterans Alliance, which can provide rides for those veterans who would prefer not to walk.
Participating groups should assemble at 9:30 a.m. by the Church Street outlets. The parade steps off at 10.
The Veterans Alliance includes representatives from American Legion Post 159. Marine Corps League Detachment 927, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7856 and Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 452.
FRANKLIN TWP. — The Quakertown Fire Company will host its 56th annual Memorial Day Ceremony to be held at the Franklin Township School starting at 9:15 a.m. on Monday, May 30. This traditional ceremony involves community groups like the Boy Scouts who handle the flag ceremony and the Girl Scouts who will plant five flowers in honor of the five Franklin Township residents who died in World War II. In addition, every year two eighth-grade students are chosen to read their essays on a Memorial Day topic.
This year’s guest speaker is Army Specialist Candace Padover, a veteran of the Iraq War.
FRENCHTOWN — The American Legion Post 113 Memorial Day parade on Monday will feature ceremonies at four locations — the elementary school on Harrison Street, the Legion post at Sixth and Harrison streets, the Frenchtown river bridge and the Frenchtown Cemetery off Trenton Avenue before heading back to the Legion post.
Parade participants will assemble at 9 a.m. at Old Frenchtown Field, Twelfth and Harrison streets, and step off at 10.
After passing through town with invocations, prayers and recognition of veterans and music by the Delaware Valley High School’s Golden Regiment marching band at the various ceremonies, the parade will return to the Legion post, where it will disband about noon.
GLEN GARDNER — VFW Post 5119 will host a Memorial Day ceremony and scholarship awards program on Monday, May 30, at 10 a.m. Coffee and cake to follow.
HIGH BRIDGE — American Legion Post 188 and the borough’s Cultural and Heritage Committee will hold a memorial ceremony at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 28, at the C.K. Hoffman Memorial Park.
LAMBERTVILLE — The city’s Memorial Day parade will be held on Monday, May 30, with step-off at 9 a.m. at the corner of Cherry and North Union streets.
The grand marshals of the parade are Michael “Mingle” Welsh, Ed Peters and Howard “Bubby” Galioux.
The guest speaker in a ceremony at Mary Sheridan Park at parade’s end is Col. Jonathan Spare, vice commander of the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. He has flown global airlift missions, including combat and combat support. He is responsible for training and equipping more than 2,800 people.
Parade participants will include veterans, area officials, bands, Scouts, community groups and rescue volunteers. Any may arrive at 8:15 and line up at 8:30 p.m. at CVS.
The parade heads south on Union Street, stopping to lay a wreath at City Hall on York Street. It turns east at Mount Hope Street and north on Main Street to Mary Sheridan Park on York Street.
Afterward, the American Legion on Cherry Street will host a free picnic for all.
Children are invited to decorate their bikes and ride them in the parade. Students may also join with floats or bands.
Veterans who would like to ride in the parade should call Davy Jones at 609-977-2323.
READINGTON TWP. — The township’s sixth annual Memorial Day parade will be held on Monday, May 30.
The parade steps off from Kings shopping center at 10:30 a.m., and will then march up Main Street and end at the Municipal Building. After the parade, there will be music, kids’ rides and free lunch and refreshments at Pickel Park.
By Hunterdon County Democrat Hunterdon County Democrat
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