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Area communities announce Memorial Day plans

Many southern Wisconsin communities have planned events for Memorial Day weekend. Here is a list of known events by community.

Albany

Yesteryears Days in Albany is Friday to Monday in Legion Park and downtown. A parade starts at 10 a.m. Monday at the school with a service following in Legion Park. The American Legion Post No. 144’s chicken BBQ will run from Saturday at 11 a.m. through Monday.

Brodhead

Parade starts at 9 a.m. Monday at Veterans Memorial Park, ending at Greenwood Cemetery. A ceremony follows, with a cemetery tour after that.

Clinton

The annual Memorial Day Parade and Program will be at 9:30 a.m. Monday downtown.

Immediately after, a program will take place at Clinton High School, 112 Milwaukee Road.

Call (608) 676-4661 with interest in being part of the parade. Call (608) 676-4025 for more information.

Delavan

A parade sponsored by American Legion Post 95 begins at 9 a.m. Monday at Main Street and Walworth Avenue near Tower Park and proceeds to Spring Grove/St. Andrews Cemetery for a service. The Rev. Dan Roeda will lead the service. Maj. Lisa Loomer, who served in Iraq in 2008, will speak.

The parade will proceed downtown to Old Settlers Cemetery before returning to the Legion Hall, 111 S. Second St.

Delavan Township

A Memorial Day observance begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 30, at Community Park at the intersection of Highway 50 and South Shore Drive.

East Troy

A parade begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Main Street and Beulah Avenue and moves east to the village square.

A corn and brat roast is from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday on the village square.

A community-wide rummage sale is Saturday and Sunday. Participants can pick up signs at the chamber of commerce, 2096 Church St., in the Grand Theatre Professional building on the village square.

Edgerton

Edgerton will hold the annual VFW Jamboree May 28 to 31 at VFW Park, 405 Swift St. It will run from noon to 10 p.m. each day and include music, refreshments, rides and games.

Monday, a memorial squad will meet at 6:30 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building, 414 Albion St., to tour Edgerton-area cemeteries. At 10 a.m., the public is invited to a program at Edgerton Middle School, 300 Elm High Drive. The program includes music and a speaker.

Elkhorn

The Memorial Day parade, sponsored by American Legion Post 45 and VFW Post 6375, begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday near Jackson Elementary School, 3 N. Jackson St., and moves west down Walworth Street to the Walworth County Government Center, 100 W. Walworth St. A service follows at 11 a.m. Elkhorn Area High School student Sarah Baley will speak.

Emerald Grove

Children’s parade starts at the Emerald Grove Church at 2 p.m. Monday. Children will march to the Emerald Grove Cemetery from the church for a program. Afterwards, an ice-cream social will take place at the church.

Evansville

A parade will start at 10 a.m. Monday at the post office—corner of 1st and Main streets—marching to Maple Hill Cemetery for a service. The annual VFW “Rally in the Alley” event will feature live music, food and a raffle from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the VFW Post 6905, 179 E. Main St., Evansville. For information, call (608) 882-2335.

Fontana-Walworth

Memorial Day services, sponsored by American Legion Post 102 and VFW Post 10669, are at 8 a.m. Monday at Cobble Stone Cemetery and 9 a.m. Monday at Brick Church Cemetery.

The Memorial Day parade begins at 9:45 a.m. Monday near Walworth Elementary School, 121 Beloit St., and proceeds to Walworth Cemetery, where a service begins at 10 a.m. The parade will then proceed to Reid Park in Fontana for a service at 11 a.m.

Footville

A parade starts at 9 a.m. Monday on Depot Street, ending at Memorial Park for a ceremony including a speaker and the firing squad.

Genoa City

A Memorial Day service, sponsored by American Legion Post 183, begins at 10 a.m. Monday at Brookwood Elementary School, 630 Kossuth St.

A parade follows at 11 a.m. and proceeds to the former Legion Hall, 332 Fellows Road.

Janesville

Sunday

-- There will be a 7 p.m. ceremony at the Company A 192nd Tank Battalion Monument at the Corn Exchange, corner of Milwaukee and Franklin Streets. The program will honor all veterans and remember the sacrifices of the tank company heroes who endured the Bataan Death March and Japanese imprisonment during World War II.

The program will include prayers, songs, a poem and commentary, a flag-folding ceremony and patriotic rites. Steve Knox, grandson of Forrest Knox and grandnephew of Henry Knox and William McAuliffe—three members of the “99”—will place the memorial wreath during the ceremony.

Monday

-- An 8 a.m. ceremony at the veterans’ section of Oak Hill Cemetery, 1725 N. Washington St., Col. Andrew Poppas—a Janesville native, Craig High School graduate and member of the 101st Airborne Division—will speak. Al Kath III, chaplain for the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 236, will lead the service. Brian Hansen will sing. Janesville Patriotic Society members will make up the color guard and rifle squad. A wreath will be placed and “Taps” will be played in remembrance veterans who gave their lives defending this country.

-- There will be a 9:30 a.m. ceremony at Milton Lawns Memorial Park Cemetery, 2200 Milton Ave. The Janesville Patriotic Society color guard and rifle firing squad will be featured.

-- An 11:30 a.m. parade. Its route will be West Milwaukee Street, from the corner of High and Dodge streets, to North Main Street and into Traxler Park. The Craig and Parker high school bands, the Janesville Fife & Drum Corps, and the Navy Band from the Great Lakes Naval Training Base in Chicago will play music. Col. Poppas and the Navy 50 State Flag and Color Guard plus units from the Janesville Patriotic Society, Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts, Girl Scouts, Brownie Troops and Den Packs also will be in the parade.

Vice Admiral Dirk J. Debbink will assist the Fleet Reserves in the placing of the wreath in the Rock River in memory of the naval veterans.

-- At 12:30 p.m., the main and final ceremony of the holiday weekend will take place at Traxler Park. Main speaker Col. Poppas will present “My Experiences in Iraq and the Importance of Supporting Our Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.’’

Also, Admiral Debbink will speak on “The Role of the Navy and Navy Reserve.”

At this ceremony, the Parker High School Band and Janesville Fire & Drum Corps will play music. Brian Hansen will sing. Al Funk of the American Legion will serve as chaplain. Members of the Janesville Patriotic Society will perform color guard and rifle squad duties and the Navy 50 State Flag Team will be displayed.

Wreaths will be placed in honor of veterans from each of America’s wars in addition to a wreath honoring all veterans who have received the Purple Heart Medal for wounds received in combat. There also will be a display of names of all Wisconsin veterans killed in action in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Seating is not available, so those wishing to sit during the ceremony are asked to bring lawn chairs.

-- Immediately after the 12:30 p.m. service, a lunch will be served at the VFW Clubhouse, 1015 Center Ave. It is open to the public.

Lake Geneva

The Memorial Day parade, sponsored by American Legion Post 24, begins at 10 a.m. Monday at Wisconsin and Broad streets and proceeds to The Riviera, 812 Wrigley Drive.

A service follows at 10:30 a.m. The valedictorian from Badger High School will speak.

A dedication of the new veterans memorial will be at 1 p.m. at the Library Park memorial.

The city also is hosting an ice cream social from noon to 4 p.m. at The Riviera.

Lyons Township

A Memorial Day observance begins at 10 a.m. Monday at the flagpole on North Railroad Street.

Orfordville

Kenneth S. Wells American Legion Post, Auxiliary Unit and SAL Squadron 209 Orfordville, will have Memorial Day activities Monday. The program starts at 10:30 a.m. in the Parkview High School gym.

David Gough, American Legion National Executive Committeeman, will give the address. Following the program there will be a parade from the school to the Memorial Park at the clubhouse for the annual rededication and reading of the 161 memorialized names. The Legion chicken and pork chop BBQ will be served. Cost for dinner with a half chicken or one pork chop is $7, and two pork chops is $8.50.

The Legion Firing Squad will give its three-volley salute at the park and later at Kenneth Wells’ gravesite in the nearby cemetery. For information, call (608) 879-2269.

Sharon

A service, hosted by American Legion Post 130, begins at 9 a.m. Monday at the tomb of the unknown soldier in Oakwood Cemetery. Pastor Paul Gregorson will lead the service, and the Big Foot High School and Sharon Elementary School bands will perform. The service also will include a rifle salute and flag ceremony.

Sugar Creek Township

A Memorial Day service begins at 9 a.m. Monday at the Sugar Creek Town Hall, N6641 County H. A parade follows and proceeds to Mount Pleasant Cemetery at the intersection of County H and County A, Tibbets.

Turtle Township

A Memorial Day observance begins at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Turtle Community Center, 6916 S. County J, Shopiere. Music will start at 1:45 p.m.

The program will move to Turtleville Cemetery at 2:45 p.m. and then to Shopiere Cemetery at 3:15 p.m.

Lunch will be served at 3:45 p.m. at the community center.

Whitewater

The Memorial Day parade, sponsored by American Legion Post 173, begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday at First Citizens State Bank, 207 W. Main St., and moves east to the Legion Hall, 272 Wisconsin St. A program follows at 11 a.m. UW-Whitewater Chancellor Richard Telfer will speak.

A Memorial Day service, sponsored by VFW Post 5470 and Knights of Columbus Council 1690, begins at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Calvary Cemetery. Cemetery tours, presented by the Whitewater Historical Society and the Walworth County Genealogical Society, will follow until 4:30 p.m.

Williams Bay

The Memorial Day parade, sponsored by VFW Post 2373, begins at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Cherry and Clover streets and proceeds to Edgewater Park for a service at 11 a.m. Village President and Post Commander Don Weyhrauch will speak.