Here are events planned for Memorial Day weekend. If we’ve missed your event, please e-mail information to newstips@heraldnet.com or call 425-339-3428.
Arlington: 10 a.m. Monday, Arlington’s Memorial Day Parade, along Olympic Avenue in downtown Arlington.
Darrington: 1 p.m. Monday, Darrington Cemetery, 1324 Highway 530 NE. Program by the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Edmonds: 11 a.m. Monday, Edmonds Cemetery and Columbarium, 820 15th St. SW, just north of the QFC store on 100th Avenue W. Sponsored by the city cemetery board, the 26th annual ceremony honors Gold Star families and those who died while serving in the military. All veterans and current military personnel are encouraged to attend. A salute to the Rosie the Riveters of World War II and those who served on submarines is scheduled. The ceremony includes music, a rifle salute and a message by Mayor Gary Haakenson. The American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and Edmonds students are involved. Seating is limited and lawn chairs are suggested.
Edmonds: Edmonds Unitarian Universalist Church shows portraits of veterans; service at 10 a.m. Sunday, 8109 224th St. SW. See the display before and after the service.
Everett: Naval Station Everett plans to present its annual Memorial Day Observance and Henry M. Jackson Birthday Commemoration program at 10 a.m. today. The program will be outdoors in the Jackson Plaza on the naval station base. Scheduled speakers are state Rep. John McCoy, D-Tulalip, and Jim Haley, longtime military reporter for The Herald. Haley recently retired from the newspaper.
The Memorial Day observance will remember Americans who died in combat. It also honors Sen. Henry M. “Scoop” Jackson. The ceremony will include a wreath-laying, the playing of taps and a missing-man formation fly-over by the Black Jack Aerobatic Squadron. The public is invited to attend the event. Those attending should arrive at the main gate on W. Marine View Drive by 9:45 a.m. Friday. Inform the gate guards that you are there for the Memorial Day program and you will be directed to the appropriate parking area. All people age 16 and older should be prepared to show government-issued picture identification such as state driver’s licenses, state identification cards or passports.
Everett: 11 a.m. Sunday, Bethel Baptist Church, 2625 Hoyt Ave. The church plans to recognize the families of those who have died in military conflicts.
Everett: 11 a.m. Monday, Snohomish County Central Memorial Committee offers its annual Memorial Day service at the Evergreen Cemetery Mausoleum, 4504 Broadway. Scheduled speaker is Navy Lt. Cmdr. Bill Partington. Student speakers and several JROTC groups also are involved. Meatloaf lunch, $4, will be available following the service at Fleet Reserve Branch 170, 6802 Beverly Blvd.
Lake Stevens: 10 a.m. Monday, Lake Stevens War Memorial, 1808 124th Ave. NE. Sponsored by American Legion Post 181, the service includes the reading of the names on the memorial. The memorial’s bell will toll and a rifle salute and the playing of taps are planned.
Lynnwood: 11 a.m. Monday, Lynnwood Veterans Park, Veterans’ Way (194th Street SW) and 44th Avenue W. Lynnwood American Legion Post 37 and Lynnwood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1040 sponsor a ceremony that includes bagpipes, music, the laying of wreaths and a rifle salute.
Machias: Noon Monday, Machias Community Cemetery, 1204 Silva St., Snohomish.
Marysville: 11 a.m. Monday, Marysville Cemetery, 8801 State Ave. American Legion Post 178 will conduct the annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony. The guest speaker will be Leonard Martin, former WWII prisoner of war and a distinguished veteran. Following the ceremony, an open house is set for noon at the American Legion Post 178, 115 Cedar Ave.
Monroe: 11 a.m. Monday, IOOF Cemetery, 21714 Old Owen Road. Services include participation by a JROTC Honor Guard and a speaker. Call 360-794-4367.
Stanwood: 11 a.m. Monday, Anderson Cemetery on Old Pioneer Highway south of Highway 532. The Stanwood High School Band is set to play and retired Navy Lt. Cmdr. John Buckley is the speaker. A potluck luncheon follows at Stanwood American Legion Post 92, 26921 88th Ave. NW. If it’s raining hard, the service will be at the post.
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