Many Memorial Day Observances Tomorrow

A variety of events are scheduled throughout the state for this Memorial Day.

 

Tomorrow(Mon) morning at 10 is the annual Veterans Council ceremony in the basement of Burlington’s Memorial Auditorium…Nauvoo will host a community picnic tomorrow(Mon) from 10 – 1:30 at City Park…there’ll be a service tomorrow(Mon) at 1:30 at the new Veteran Memorial Park in New London…and the Joppa Lodge in Montrose will host a breakfast tomorrow(Mon) morning at 7, followed by two Memorial Day concerts, at 9 and 11, at St. Barnabas Church.

 

Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs executive director, Robert King, says the official state events begin at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter.  The Iowa Goldstar Museum at Camp Dodge also has special events happening on Monday.  He says there will be a flyover by a World War Two airplane, and King says it’s a great opportunity for families to see the museum. The ceremony at the Oakwood Cemetery in Pella will have a special performance.