{"id":313807,"date":"2026-10-25T06:24:08","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T06:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/313807\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T06:24:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T06:24:08","slug":"veterans-news-october-25-2026-scranton-times-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/313807\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans News, October 25, 2026 \u2013 Scranton Times-Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Post 327 Auxiliary pigs in the blanket dinner<\/p>\n<p>American Legion Auxiliary Post 327, 101 Willow Ave., Olyphant, pigs in the blanket dinner, Sunday, 1-5 p.m. Dinners are takeout only, donation is $15. Tickets available through auxiliary members or by calling the American Legion at 570-489-4321. Tickets will also be available at the door.<\/p>\n<p>Post 4909 Halloween party<\/p>\n<p>Dupont VFW Post 4909 Home Association annual Halloween party, Oct. 31, post\u2019s main banquet hall, 401 Main St., with entertainment by the Fabulous 45\u2019s. Doors open at 4:30 p.m., dinner served at 6, music from 7-10 and cash bar from 4:30-10, $30\/person. Deadline for reservations is the Wednesday before the party. Tickets cannot be sold at the door. All PLCB regulations apply. Prizes for funniest, scariest, etc., costumes will be awarded. Also, tickets for the Dec. 5 Christmas party are now available for purchase, $30, with entertainment provided by the Sperazza Band. For tickets and reservations for either party, see or call Bob Lopata at the VFW, 570-472-1152.<\/p>\n<p>Post 6082 Auxiliary Election Day porketta sandwich sale<\/p>\n<p>Shopa Davey VFW Post 6082 Auxiliary Election Day porketta sandwich sale, Nov. 3, post home, 123 Electric St., Peckville; $5, at building, call the post or see a bartender.<\/p>\n<p>Divine Mercy Parish Veterans Mass<\/p>\n<p>Divine Mercy Parish, 312 Davis St., Minooka section, will host its annual Veterans Mass on Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. The Mass is open to the public with all local veterans and their families especially invited to attend. Celebrant of the Mass will be the Rev. Paul A. McDonnell, O.S.J., pastor. A social and program will immediately follow the Mass in the parish hall with Jake Norotsky from the Wounded Warrior Project as guest speaker. For information, call the church office at 570-344-1724.<\/p>\n<p>Post 6082 pigs in the blanket dinner<\/p>\n<p>Shopa Davey Post 6082 VFW pigs in the blanket dinner, Nov. 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. or sold out, post home, 123 Electric St., Peckville; $15, tickets at the door or see the bartender.<\/p>\n<p>Veterans Day program set<\/p>\n<p>Scranton Veterans Memorial Park will hold a Veterans Day program Nov. 11 at 9 a.m. at Scranton Veterans Memorial Park Monument. There will be a prayer said for all veterans and a wreath placed in their honor. Public is invited.<\/p>\n<p>Combined Veterans Day ceremony<\/p>\n<p>Jessup American Legion Post 411 and Jessup VFW Post 5544 combined Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 11, 11 a.m. Both organizations will proceed to Veterans Memorial Stadium for remarks by representatives of both posts. Following the ceremony, food and refreshments will be offered by Post 411, 508 Church St. Public is invited.<\/p>\n<p>Post 7069 Veterans Day ceremony<\/p>\n<p>Abington Memorial VFW Post 7069, 402 Winola Road, Clarks Summit, will conduct a Veterans Day ceremony at the post on Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. The public is invited.<\/p>\n<p>Jermyn\u2019s annual Veterans Day ceremony<\/p>\n<p>Jermyn\u2019s annual Veterans Day ceremony, Nov. 11, 11 a.m., Veterans World War I Park, Bridge Street. The William J. Griffiths American Legion Post 465 and Commander R. Fred Jones, master of ceremonies, will present the ceremony honoring veterans. Guest speaker is Kevin Collins, Jermyn native. Program will include Mayor Stacey Cook, and guest soloist Christine McGreachie with the Lakeland School District Band providing patriotic music. Immediately following the ceremony, a light luncheon will be provided and sponsored by the Jermyn Shade Tree Commission, events committee and W.J.G. American Legion in the SS. James\/George Episcopal Church lower rooms. All are welcome to the ceremony and luncheon.<\/p>\n<p>Meetings<\/p>\n<p>Post 25: Theodore J. Wint VFW Post 25, Nov. 1, canteen\/home association, 11:30 a.m., with regular meeting to follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Post 327 Auxiliary pigs in the blanket dinner American Legion Auxiliary Post 327, 101 Willow Ave., Olyphant, pigs&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":313808,"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],"class_list":["post-313807","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"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313807","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=313807"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/313807\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/313808"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=313807"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=313807"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=313807"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}