From staff reports
Shearer-Schick Post 454 of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7132 in Rimersburg will host Memorial Sunday and Memorial Day commemorative services.
The Memorial Sunday service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, May 28, at Veterans Memorial Park. Bob Carmichael will be the master of ceremonies.
The Rev. Noel Jack, associate pastor of the Baker Street Church of God, will be the guest speaker.
Terry George will present a special musical selection.
The Sunday service will be held in Rimersburg United Methodist Church in case of inclement weather.
The Memorial Day events on Monday, May 29, will start at 9 a.m. with the annual parade at the former Rimersburg Elementary School.
Marching units are welcome to participate.
The program will begin at the cemetery as soon as the parade arrives.
Steve Wiencek will serve as master of ceremonies.
The Rev. Jack Gareis, pastor of Jerusalem United Church of Christ, will offer the invocation, prayer and benediction.
Mong is a Huey native and is the son of Midge Mong and the late Larry Mong. He graduated from Union High School in 1985 and from Grove City College in 1989 with a degree in electrical engineering.
He retired after 32 years of service with the Navy in September 2021.
The Union High School marching band, under the direction of Lisa Hummel, and the Union High School concert choir, under the direction of David Gibson, will present musical selections.
Eighth-grade students from Union High School will also participate in the program.
Alex Walzak, son of Josh and Cathy Walzak of Sligo, will recite the Gettysburg Address.
Kiara Ackerman, daughter of Phil and Bethany Ackerman of Rimersburg, will recite “In Flander’s Fields.”
And Riley Kriebel, daughter of Billie Jo Conner and Tim Kriebel of Rimersburg, will recite “Americas Answer.”
In case of inclement weather, the program will be held at Union High School at 9 a.m.
Veterans do not need to be a member of the American Legion or VFW to participate in either service.
Any veterans who want to be part of the parade but find the march a bit much can call Rimersburg American Legion commander Charles Brothers at (814) 473-6402, and transportation will be arranged to and from the cemetery.