Remembering Veterans on Memorial Day

In Owatonna, the American Legion and VFW parade begins at 9:30AM on School Street going south on Elm Avenue to the Four Seasons Center on the Steele County Fairgrounds by 10:30AM for the Memorial Day Program, which will air live on AM1390 KRFO.

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American Legion Post 296 and VFW Post 8941 will provide an honor guard and firing squad during the Memorial Day services, weather permitting:

• Holy Trinity Cemetery, Litomysl: 8:15AM
• St. Aiden's Cemetery, Bath: 9:15AM
• Geneva Community Cemetery, Geneva: 10:15AM, service will be in Community Lutheran Church in case of rain
• First Lutheran Church Cemetery, rural Ellendal: 11:15AM

Kurt Foster, NRHEG grad who served his country during the first Gulf War, will deliver a commemorative message. The NRHEG middle school band will perform under the direction of Mr. Whitcomb.

Service men and women are invited to join. Meet at the Ellendale Community Center at 7:45AM.

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The Dodge County Veterans Memorial will be dedicated at 2PM on Memorial Day -- Monday, May 25. It is located on First Avenue on Highway 34 in Dodge Center.