Memorial Day services

Mon., May 28, 2007

The Spokesman-Review

The following cemeteries are among those planning services today in honor of the Memorial Day holiday.

IDAHO

• Coeur d’Alene Veterans Park – 9 a.m. ceremony at Third Street Parking Lot downtown; 9:15 a.m., wreath-setting in Lake Coeur d’Alene in honor of veterans lost at sea. Hosted by Veterans of Foreign Wars 889.

• St. Thomas Catholic Cemetery, East Sherman Avenue and 22nd Street, Coeur d’Alene – 10 a.m.

• Forest Cemetery, 1001 Government Way, Coeur d’Alene – 11 a.m.

• Coeur d’Alene Memorial Gardens, 7315 N. Government Way, Coeur d’Alene – 2 p.m.

• Evergreen Memorial Cemetery, 2834 North Spokane St., Post Falls – Guest speaker will be military veteran recently returned from Iraq. 11 a.m.

• Pinegrove Cemetery, Rathdrum – 11 a.m.

• Bayview Community Center – 10:30 a.m. Followed by flag ceremony at Athol Cemetery at 1:30 p.m.

WASHINGTON

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

• St. Joseph Cemetery, 17825 E. Trent – 10 a.m. Mass.

• Tekoa Goldenrod Cemetery in Tekoa – 10 a.m. service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

• Latah Cemetery in Latah – 10:45 a.m. service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

• Latah Evergreen Cemetery, Highway 27, north of Latah, Wash. – 11:30 a.m. service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

• Fairfield Cemetery, south of Fairfield on Truax Road – 2 p.m. service by Rockford VFW Post 7815.

• Spokane Memorial Gardens, 5909 S. Cheney-Spokane Road – Veterans service, 10 a.m.

• Fairmount Memorial Park, 5200 W. Wellesley – 2,186 American flags will be flown at a Memorial Day service featuring Mayor Dennis Hession as speaker; 11:30 a.m. at the Iwo Jima memorial. Participants should bring their own lawn chairs.

• Pines Cemetery, 1402 S. Pines – Memorial Day service; noon.

• Holy Redeemer Cemetery, Colville Road and Sixth Street, Deer Park – 11 a.m.

• Woodland Cemetery, Monroe Road, west of Highway 395, near Deer Park – noon.

• Evergreen Cemetery, Market Street, south of East Hawthorne Road in Mead – 10:30 a.m.

• Fort George Wright Cemetery on Government Way, north of Fort George Wright Drive – 9:30 a.m.