Memorial Day events in the Mahoning Valley
MAHONING COUNTY
May 26
AUSTINTOWN — Ceremony at 9 a.m. at the community park, with the parade starting at 11 a.m. Parade begins in the Marc’s parking lot and will lead down Idaho Road to Austintown Fitch High School, where a ceremony will take place.
BEAVER TOWNSHIP — Service at 11 a.m. at the veterans memorial at state Routes 164 and 165.
BOARDMAN — The 121st annual parade and service, sponsored and coordinated by the Kiwanis Club of Boardman-Youngstown and Boardman Township Park. Parade begins at 10 a.m. at Boardman Center Intermediate School, 7410 Market St. Starting at 9 a.m. is the Memorial Mile race, which will follow the same route as the parade. The parade will travel from Center Intermediate School, north on state Route 7 to the U.S. Route 224 intersection, then proceed east on U.S. Route 224 to Boardman Park.
At 11 a.m. a service will be conducted at the Boardman Park Maag outdoor amphitheater with keynote speaker and Boardman native Jennifer Baun, a U.S. Navy veteran and member of the Ohio Veterans Hall of Fame.
In the event of inclement weather, the service will take place at 10 a.m. in the Boardman Park Community Center
TRUMBULL COUNTY
May 23
NILES — The National McKinley Birthplace Memorial Museum will host a Memorial Day choir concert 6 to 7:30 p.m. May 23 with a patriotic-themed concert by the Valley Senior Choir.
May 26
BROOKFIELD — Procession starts at 10 a.m. on Grove Street near the library and travels to the cemetery for a ceremony. U.S. Marine Corps veteran Corban Baker is the guest speaker. The ladies auxiliary of the fire department will sponsor a luncheon at the fire hall following the ceremony.
CORTLAND — The Cortland Veterans Memorial Committee and the city of Cortland will dedicate the South High Street Bridge over Walnut Run in honor of Cortland area veterans. The dedication ceremony will take place at 2 p.m. on the bridge. Those attending are asked to bring a folding chair.
FOWLER — Services will be 10 a.m. on the center green followed by a parade and ceremony at 11 a.m.
HOWLAND — Hosted by Howland American Legion Post 700 at 10 a.m. at the township cemetery with Trumbull County Central District Court Judge Thomas Campbell as guest speaker.
LORDSTOWN — Ceremony at 10 a.m. at the cemetery off Salt Springs Road.
NEWTON FALLS — A parade will form at the west parking lot of Cadle Company by the fire station at 10 a.m. and will move out at 10:30 a.m., heading south on North Canal to Broad Street then west on Broad Street to the West River Bridge. Judge Philip Vigorito with Kelley Brasko and Maryanne Madison from VFW Auxiliary 3332 will hold a service for the men and women lost at sea. The parade will proceed to Veterans Park, where the Memorial Day program will take place.
WARREN — Program at 11 a.m. at the Warren amphitheater with guest speaker Jim Rapone, a Vietnam veteran from Champion, who will speak on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. The parade will be held at noon and travel from Perkins Park to Mahoning Avenue and through the downtown area around Courthouse Square.
WEATHERSFIELD — 9 a.m. at the community park off Route 46.
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