Central Ohio Memorial Day 2012 Events

HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY 2012!!!!!!

GOD BLESS AMERICA!

 Please find Below a Schedule of Local Memorial Day Events

Canal Winchester: Memorial Day services will be held May 30 at 10:30 a.m. at Union Grove Cemetery in Canal Winchester. Mayor Michael Ebert will be the speaker. Also Buckeye Girls State Representatives will participate and Buckeye Boys State Representatives will speak.  The Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Brownies, Blue Birds, Campfire Girls, the Canal Winchester High School Band will also participate.  The program is sponsored by Leach Benson Post 220, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 220 and the VFW Post #10523.

Columbus: 9:00 a.m., flag-raising and salute conducted by American Legion Southway Post 144, Asbury Cemetery, 4737 Winchester Pike.

Dublin: 11:00 a.m., parade from the Bridge Pointe Center through the historic district to Dublin Cemetery, with a wreath ceremony on the Bridge Street bridge; 11:30 a.m., service at Dublin Cemetery; noon, commemoration at Grounds of Remembrance in Veterans Park; 12:30 p.m., free picnic lunch on the grounds of the Dublin Library

Gahanna: 1:00 a.m., Veterans Memorial Park, dedication of 31 new bricks with the names of veterans from American conflicts dating back to World War II.

Grove City: 11 a.m., parade from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church to ceremony at City Hall, then to service at Grove City Cemetery.

Newark:  FRIDAY» Noon: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 55 hosts a free coffee break on Interstate 70 between Ohio 79 and Ohio 13. Will be offered until Monday. SATURDAY» 9 a.m.: Moundbuilders Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1060 placing of flags on veterans’ graves at Newark Memorial Gardens. MONDAY » 7 to 9 a.m.: Free breakfast at American Legion Post 85, 85 S. Sixth St., Newark. » 9 a.m.: Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 55 service honoring Vietnam veterans, Licking County Courthouse Square. » 10:15 a.m.: Newark Memorial Day Parade to begin at Everett Park and proceed to Cedar Hill Cemetery, where a ceremony is scheduled to start at 10:45 a.m. with guest speaker Newark Mayor Jeff Hall. Parade will begin forming at 9 a.m. » Noon: American Legion Post 85 free lunch. » 2 p.m.: Short presentation, including a 21-gun salute, followed by lunch, Moundbuilders VFW Post 1060, 469 Forry St., Newark.

Pataskala:  » 10 a.m.: Flag raising and prayer service at Pataskala Cemetery followed by flag raising by Scout Troop 21, prayer service and reading of names on memorial bricks at Veterans’ Memorial, Main Street. » 11 a.m.: Mead-Needham Museum, Main Street, opens to showcase military displays. The museum also will offer a free picnic lunch.

Powell: 10:00 a.m., parade from downtown to ceremony at Veterans Memorial in Village Green Park.

Sunbury: 10 a.m., parade starting at J.R. Smith Park.

Westerville: 9:45 a.m., parade from the corner of State Street and College Ave., pause at the old National Guard Armory on State, then proceed to Otterbein Cemetery. Address by U.S. Navy Commander John R. Sterba, a Westerville South High School graduate. From1 p.m. Friday until 1 p.m. Monday, annual Field of Heroes display of 2,500 flags at Westerville Sports Complex, 325 N. Cleveland Ave. Information atwww.fieldofheroes.org.

Worthington: 10 a.m., parade from Rt. 161 and High St., south to Walnut Grove Cemetery.