County recognizes Memorial Day

Wed., May 24, 2006

From Staff Reports The Spokesman-Review

Established in 1868 by Gen. John Logan “for the purpose of strewing with flowers or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country” during the Civil War, Memorial Day is now a day of remembrance for all who have died in service to the nation – an estimated 1.8 million people since 1775.

Locally, there will be services and other events this weekend in honor of the holiday. Here are some scheduled in Spokane County:

Saturday-Monday

“9 a.m.-5 p.m. Heritage Funeral Home and Riverside Memorial Park, 508 N. Government Way. Displays including veterans information, aerospace, a replica of President Ulysses S. Grant’s coffin, a tree of remembrance, classic cars.

Sunday

“1 p.m. Rockford Fairview Cemetery, Rockford. Service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

“2:15 p.m. Waverly Monument, Waverly. Service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

“2:45 p.m. Rosalia IOOF Cemetery, Rosalia. Service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

“6 p.m. Greenwood Memorial Terrace, 211 N. Government Way. Brass band concert.

Monday

Spokane

“9 a.m. Fort George Wright Cemetery on Government Way north of Fort George Wright Drive. Service by the Airway Heights Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3386 and the Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing honor guard.

“10 a.m. Holy Cross Cemetery, 7200 N. Wall. Mass.

“10 a.m. Spokane Memorial Gardens, 5909 S. Cheney-Spokane Road. Service by Spokane Elks Lodge 228.

“11 a.m. Liberty Park, Third Avenue and Pittsburg Street. Potluck and barbecue hosted by Point Man International Ministries.

“11:30 a.m. Fairmount Memorial Park, 5200 W. Wellesley. Service held by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 51 and the Spokane Detachment, Marine Corps League. Keynote speaker Col. Gary T. Magonigle.

“2 p.m. Heritage Funeral Home Chapel, 508 N. Government Way. Organ recital.

Spokane Valley

“Noon. Pines Cemetery and Thornhill Funeral Home, 1402 S. Pines Road. Service by Spokane Valley Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1435.

Western Spokane County

“10 a.m. VFW Post 3386, 1307 S. Loffler St., Airway Heights. Service by the post and the Washington Air National Guard 141st Air Refueling Wing honor guard.

Southern Spokane County

“10 a.m. Tekoa Goldenrod Cemetery, Tekoa. Service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

“10:45 a.m. Latah Cemetery, east of Latah on Knight Road. Service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

“11:30 a.m. Latah Evergreen Cemetery, north of Latah on Highway 27. Service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

“Noon. Latah Community Center, Latah. Potluck hosted by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

“2 p.m. Fairfield Cemetery, south of Fairfield on Truax Road. Service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

Northern Spokane County

“10 a.m. Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Colville Road and 6th Street, Deer Park. Service by Deer Park VFW Post 3067.

“11 a.m. Woodland Cemetery, Monroe Road, west of Highway 395, near Deer Park. Service by Deer Park VFW Post 3067.

“11 a.m. Evergreen Cemetery, Market Street, south of East Hawthorne Road, Mead. Service by Hillyard VFW Post 1474.

“1 p.m. Memorial Rock at Deer Park City Hall, 316 E. Crawford Ave. Service by Deer Park VFW post 3067.

“2 p.m. Deer Park VFW Post 3067, 29 E. 1st St. Service for troops killed in Afghanistan and Iraq, including a reading of the names of all those killed.

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