Veterans and Community Partners Wellness Summit at Marywood<\/p>\n
The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center Veterans & Community Partners, Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Scranton Vet Center will present the third annual Veterans and Community Partners Wellness Summit at Marywood University on May 28 from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. at Nazareth Student Center. This free, one-day conference will provide opportunities for continuing education and networking for healthcare professionals, community leaders, veterans, family members and nonprofit organizations working directly with veterans in Northeast Pennsylvania. A light breakfast and a lunch will be provided. To register for the event and view the full agenda, visit the Eventbrite page at www.eventbrite.com. For information, contact Angela Lowe at angela.lowe@griswoldcare.com.<\/p>\n
Post 4909 Flag Day party<\/p>\n
Dupont VFW Post 4909 Home Association will hold its second Flag Day party June 13 at the post home, featuring entertainment by the Fabulous 45\u2019s; doors open at 4:30 p.m., dinner buffet, 6, dancing, 7-10, and cash bar, 4:30-10, for mixed drinks, wine, beer, bottled water and soda, $30\/person. For tickets and reservations, call Bob Lopata at 570-472-1152. Deadline for reservations is the Friday before the party. Tickets cannot be sold at the door. All PLCB regulations apply.<\/p>\n
Post 5207 annual golf tournament<\/p>\n
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, 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.<\/p>\n
109th Infantry annual golf tournament<\/p>\n
109th Infantry Regiment Association 14th annual Golf Tournament, Saturday, June 27, Pine Hills Country Club, Taylor. Captain and crew format. Contact Earl Toy, chairman, 570-267-8112 or toy.earl@yahoo.com, for registration and sponsorship opportunities.<\/p>\n
Memorial Day services<\/p>\n
Post 25 and Scranton Memorial Day ceremony: VFW Post 25 and city of Scranton will host the Memorial Day ceremony Monday at noon at the Scranton Veterans Memorial Park adjacent to the stadium. Event is organized by VFW Post 25 members 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. 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.<\/p>\n
Post 7069 and Clarks Summit Memorial Day parade: Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, in conjunction with Clarks Summit borough, will conduct a Memorial Day parade on Monday 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.\n<\/p>\n
Post 7069: VFW Abington Memorial Post 7069, Clarks Summit, will conduct Memorial Day services at the following locations: South Abington Memorial at the tank, 8:30 a.m.; Clarks Green Cemetery, 9; Hickory Grove Cemetery, Waverly Twp., 9:30, and the post home immediately following the annual parade, which starts at 11.<\/p>\n
Post 6082: VFW Shopa-Davey Post 6082 Memorial Day parade, Monday. The parade will step off at 8:30 a.m. from the post, 123 Electric St., Peckville, and proceed to the Veterans Memorial on Main Street and the Sgt. Argonish Memorial on Keystone Avenue. The procession will continue on to the All Saints Cemetery on Gino Merli Drive to honor John Shopa. A. Pierson Hurd American Legion Post 236 in Peckville will join the procession. Post members will proceed to the Valley View Cemetery to honor Charles Davey and onto Finch Hill to honor Gino Merli. All parties participating in the parade should meet at the post home at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n
Post 209: American Legion Six Star Post 209, Lakewood, will hold Memorial Day services Monday at the following sites and times: Balls Eddy Cemetery, 9 a.m.; Shehawken Cemetery, 9:30; Orson Cemetery, 9:45; Little York Cemetery, 10:10; Rock Lake Cemetery, 10:30; Lake Como Cemetery, 11; and Lakewood Memorial Park, noon, with refreshments following the ceremony.<\/p>\n
Post 5544 and Post 411: Jessup VFW Post 5544 and Jessup American Legion Post 411 combined Memorial Day services, Monday. Services will begin at Queen of Angels Church at 10:30 a.m., with Mass offered by the Rev. Gerard M. McGlone. Both organizations will proceed to Holy Ghost Cemetery, where the honor guard will offer a salute for their fallen comrades. Both organizations will then proceed to Veterans Memorial Stadium, where remarks will be offered by Mayor Joseph Buckshon Jr. and commanders of both the VFW and American Legion. Following the services, food and refreshments will be offered by Post 5544, 205 Dolph St. Public is invited. VFW members are asked to meet at post home no later than 10 a.m.<\/p>\n
Post 327: Olyphant American Legion Post 327, Sons of the Legion and Ladies Auxillary, 113 Willow Ave., Olyphant, Memorial Day service, Monday, 11 a.m. Honored guest speaker will be Sgt. Maj. Claudette Williams, U.S. Army (Ret.), founder of the Women\u2019s Veterans Museum, Mount Pocono, and national anthem and taps by Brass Storm; a Salute to our Fallen Heroes, 11:30, Olyphant Borough Freedom Fighter Veterans Memorial Park, honored guest epeaker, SP4 Shamus Gower McGuigan, U.S. Army (Ret.) wounded warrior; seating available, followed by a free patriotic Concert in the Park by Brass Storm. A light luncheon will follow in Post 327 hall. The public is invited. Remainder of the Hometown Hero Banners will be displayed for pickup along the fence adjacent to the Olyphant Borough Building until Saturday; families are asked to retrieve them. Any unclaimed banners will be disposed of respectfully. Call Kim Atkinson for info, 570-892-0378.<\/p>\n
Post 6520: VFW Thomas A. Snook Post 6520 will hold Memorial Day services Monday at 11 a.m. at the post home, 846 Cortez Road, Jefferson Twp. Light refreshments will be available after the service.<\/p>\n
Post 221: Carbondale Memorial Day Ceremony supported by the American Legion Post 221. The 109th Infantry Regiment Association will host the ceremony Monday at 11 a.m. at the Carbondale Memorial Park directly across from City Hall. The ceremony will include a keynote speaker, reading of the roll call and presentation of wreaths. Carbondale Area High School band will perform musical selections.<\/p>\n
Post 207: Kosciuszko American Legion Post 207 Memorial Day ceremonies, prayers, rifle salutes and playing of taps: Sunday, St. Ann\u2019s Basilica Cemetery next to the stations of the cross, noon; St. George\u2019s Cemetery, West Mountain Road (just up from McDade Park), 1 p.m.; Monday, prayer, rifle salute and playing of taps at the following: post musters in SS. Peter and Paul\u2019s parking lot, West Locust Street, 8 a.m.; Jones Cemetery in the woods, at the end of Sloan Street, 8:15; Amherst Street Cemetery, Parrot Avenue and Amherst Street, 8:30; St. Michael\u2019s Cemetery, adjacent to SS. Peter and Paul R.C. Cemetery, Taylor, 9; SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery following Memorial Day Mass at the cemetery chapel, 9:30-10 (approximate); UKAVETS Club, Railroad Avenue, Bellevue section, 11. Times shown are dependent on weather conditions.<\/p>\n
Post 859: Phillips-Zacharias-Phillips Post 859 American Legion, Newfoundland, Memorial Day service, Monday, 11 a.m., Veterans\u2019 Memorial at Carlton Drake Park, Main Street, Newfoundland. Speaker will be Chaplain Tammie Crews (LTC, retired), who served 26 years on active duty in the Army, deploying to Haiti, Poland, Kosovo\/Macedonia, Iraq and Afghanistan. She served under several major commands and was assigned at garrisons in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Kentucky, California, Germany and Italy. At the time of her retirement, she was the deputy command chaplain for the Joint Task Force National Capital Region\/Military District of Washington. Crews is ordained by the United Methodist Church and is a licensed marriage and family therapist. Questions: Arthur Frey, service officer, 570-689-0574.<\/p>\n
Post 465: American Legion Post 465, Jermyn, annual Memorial Day ceremony, Monday, Sandy Banks Cemetery in Greenfield Twp. at 9 a.m., followed by Tompkinsville Cemetery in Greenfield Twp. at 9:30, Valley View Cemetery in Scott Twp. at 9:45, Scott Valley Cemetery in Montdale at 10, St. Michael\u2019s Russian Orthodox Cemetery in Jermyn at 10:45 and 11, Jermyn Cemetery, Cemetery Street, Jermyn. Commander Fred Jones will be master of ceremonies. Guest speaker will be the Rev. Alan Rupert, pastor, Primitive Methodist Church, Jermyn. The Lakeland High School marching band will perform patriotic melodies honoring America and veterans. All units, fire companies, scouts, band members and others who want to participate are asked to assemble at the cemetery at 10:40. Refreshments will be served following the ceremony at the Artisan Hose Company, Maple Street, Jermyn. There will be no Memorial Day parade this year, due to participation in Jermyn\u2019s Celebration Parade paying tribute to America\u2019s 250th birthday to be held July 19.<\/p>\n
Post 180 and Post 7251: Herbert Clark Post 180 Throop American Legion and Throop VFW Post 7251 Memorial Day services will be held Monday, with members meeting at the Throop Civic Center parking lot at 8 a.m. and proceeding to the local cemeteries for services, starting with St. Mary\u2019s Cemetery off Sanderson Avenue at 8:15. Members will proceed to the Veterans\u2019 Plaque at the Throop Municipal Building for services there at 10.\u00a0 All members will then proceed to the VFW Post 7251 for services there at 11.<\/p>\n
Post 513 and Post 4954: Old Forge borough\u2019s annual Memorial Day parade, sponsored by the American Legion Post 513 and VFW Post 4954, will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday. The starting point is the corner of Main and Miles streets (across from new Dollar General). Participants should arrive by 9:30. The parade will travel down Main Street to Moosic Road, where a ceremony will follow at the Old Forge Cemetery.<\/p>\n
Post 121: Koch-Conley American Legion Post 121 will host a Memorial Day ceremony Monday at 11 a.m. at Cathedral Cemetery, 1708 Oram St., Scranton. The program includes Boy Scouts from Troop 50 posting the colors and leading in the Pledge of Allegiance, and Paulette Costa singing patriotic songs. Maj. Mary K. Steppacher, USA (Ret.), is the featured speaker. She is a member of Koch-Conley American Legion Post 121 and served with the Pennsylvania Army National Guard, including deploying to Iraq from 2005-2006. The Honor Guard from the Northeast Detachment of the Marine Corps League will conduct the ceremonial firing detail. The commander of Koch-Conley American Legion Post 121 is Lt. Col. Joseph Albert (USA, Ret.).<\/p>\n
UKAVETS: American Ukrainian Veterans of Lackawanna County Memorial Day service, Monday, 11:30 a.m., 237 Railroad Ave., Scranton, guest speaker: Sgt. First Class (Ret.) Sean O\u2019Shea, Scranton native. Honors by American Legion Post 207.<\/p>\n
Meetings<\/p>\n
Post 327: Raymond Henry Post 327 election of officers, June 13, noon-4 p.m., post, 101 Willow St., Olyphant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veterans and Community Partners Wellness Summit at Marywood The Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center Veterans & Community Partners, Pennsylvania…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1524,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[201,182,803,139,28,178,180,179,289,729,2349,1481],"class_list":["post-201065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-scranton","tag-lackawanna-county","tag-local-news","tag-luzerne-county","tag-news","tag-pennsylvania","tag-scranton","tag-scranton-headlines","tag-scranton-news","tag-things-to-do","tag-uncategorized","tag-veterans","tag-wayne-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=201065"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/201065\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=201065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=201065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=201065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}