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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017
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Local cemeteries host Memorial Day ceremonies
Community Editor
A pair of local veterans’
organizations are organiz-
ing ceremonies in Hermis-
ton and Irrigon to remem-
ber the service and sacrifice
of those who died while
in military service to our
country.
Leading up to Memorial
Day, the Avenue of Flags
will be erected at the Herm-
iston Cemetery, located off
Highway 395 at the south
end of town. Upwards of
800 flags will be installed
Friday at 5 p.m. and will re-
main through Monday at 5
p.m. The cemetery, said Ken
Huber of Burns Mortuary, is
open from daylight to dusk.
Post commander Ron
Jardine of Veterans of For-
eign Wars Post No. 4750
said a group of Boy Scouts
recently helped with clear-
ing the holes where the flag-
poles will be placed. And,
members of the Hermiston
High School football team
will assist with putting the
flags in place this weekend.
“It’s sure nice to have
the guys help,” Jardine
said. “They are in good
shape and it’s a big job.”
Anyone who would like
to assist with placing and/or
removing the flags is wel-
come, said Jardine.
Members of VFW Post
4750 and American Legion
Post 37 are heading up a
special service on Memo-
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A bugler plays “Taps” during the 2016 Memorial Day
ceremony at the Hermiston Cemetery.
rial Day. The ceremony is
Monday at 10 a.m. at the
Hermiston Cemetery. Peo-
ple may bring lawn chairs
to sit in, if desired. The
public, Jardine said, is en-
couraged to attend.
“I think it shows respect
for the military,” he said.
Jardine, who served in
the U. S. Army from 1966-
68, will present a short
message. Also, special rec-
ognition will honor all local
veterans who have died in
the past year. In addition,
a flag folding and presen-
tation ceremony will be
conducted for a local vet-
eran who recently died and
has yet to receive military
honors. The gathering will
conclude with the playing
of “Taps.”
Also, the two posts will
lead memorial services
Monday at 11 a.m. at the
Desert Lawn Memorial
Cemetery, located off High-
way 730 in Irrigon. Joe
Cox, a local Navy veteran,
will head up that ceremony.
Originally called Deco-
ration Day, Memorial Day
was first observed May 30,
1868. The day was initially
set aside to place flowers
on the graves of Union and
Confederate soldiers at Ar-
lington National Cemetery,
according to the Oregon
Department of Veterans’
Affairs. Now, as a federal
holiday, Memorial Day is
observed the last Monday
of May each year.
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In its 33rd year, up to 30
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The Showstoppers concert
of the Grande Ronde Sym-
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tunes from movies and the
world of rock.
The performance also
features the winners of the
concerto-aria competition,
including Sidney Tovey, a
junior from Hermiston High
school. A violin player, she
will present “Concerto No. 3
for Violin and Orchestra.”
The concert is Wednes-
day, May 31 at 7:30 p.m. at
McKenzie Theater on the
Eastern Oregon University
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