Post 7251 spring chicken barbecue
Annual spring chicken barbecue, May 2, noon to 4 p.m., Throop VFW Post 7251, 179 Boulevard Ave. Drive-thru or eat-in, $15, includes half-chicken, vegetable, baked potato, roll and cake dessert; tickets available at the post home.
Post 4909 81st anniversary party
Dupont VFW Post 4909 81st anniversary party, May 2, with entertainment by the Luongo Brothers Band. Doors, 4:30 p.m.; dinner, 6; music, 7-10, and cash bar, 4:30-10, for mixed drinks, wine, beer, bottled water and soda; $30/person. Call Bob Lopata, 570-472-1152.
Post 665 scholarships
Dickson City American Legion Post 665 will offer scholarships to high school seniors in the Midvalley. Children and grandchildren of regular members of Post 665 are also eligible. Contact commander John Toole at 570-489-4303 or leave a message at 570-489-6986 for forms to apply. All forms must be postmarked by May 11. You may also pick up a form in person at the post.
Clarks Summit Memorial Day parade
Abington Memorial, VFW Post 7069, in conjunction with Clarks Summit borough, will conduct a Memorial Day parade on May 25 starting at 11 a.m. The parade will organize at Clarks Summit Elementary Center on West Grove Street at 10 a.m. From the school the line of march will proceed to South State Street and then turn onto Winola Road, ending at the post home. Any groups or individuals who want to participate in the parade must register by calling the post at 570-586-9821 daily after 3 p.m. before May 20.
Post 25 and Scranton Memorial Day ceremony
VFW Post 25 and city of Scranton will host the Memorial Day ceremony May 25 at noon at the Scranton Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to the stadium. Event is organized by members of VFW Post 25 Pat Ahern, Justin Ambrozia and Bill Stevens and is open to the public. The ceremony will include a keynote address and the traditional laying of the memorial wreath in honor of the fallen. It is a significant occasion to pay tribute to all local veterans who have sacrificed their lives in the service of their country. Any family member of Lance Cpl. David Thomas Rozelle, USMC, Vietnam War killed in action Jan. 21, 1968, contact Justin Ambrozia at VFW Post 25 email: winttheodore@gmail.com.
Post 5207 annual golf tournament
10th annual John J. Michaels Memorial VFW Auxiliary 5207 Golf Tournament, Sunday, June 14; sign-in, 7:30 a.m., and shotgun start, 8, Pine Hills Country Club, 140 S. Keyser Ave., Taylor; $100/golfer, includes 18 holes of golf, golf cart, coffee and doughnuts at sign-in, hot dog, beer/water on the turn and lunch. Contact Jerel Wayne, 570-878-6420, or John Teeple, 570-445-0713. Hole sponsors are needed.
Meetings
Post 121: Koch-Conley American Legion Post 121, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., in the Nay Aug community room.
Post 25: VFW General Theodore J. Wint Post 25, May 3: home association meeting/canteen meeting, 11:30 a.m., and post meeting to follow.
Post 327: American Legion Post 327, Olyphant: May 11, 6 p.m., nomination of officers will take place.