Post 665 scholarships available
Dickson City American Legion Post 665 will offer scholarships to high school seniors in the Midvalley. Children and grandchildren of regular members of Post 665 are also eligible. Contact Commander John Toole at 570-489-4303 or leave a message at 570-489-6996 for forms to apply. All forms must be postmarked by May 31. You may pick up a form in person at the post.
Carbondale Memorial Day committee to meet
The Carbondale Memorial Day Committee will meet Wednesday at 6 p.m. at American Legion Post 221, 13 Hospital St., Carbondale.
Post 7251 spring chicken barbecue
Throop VFW Post 7251, Boulevard Avenue, spring chicken barbecue, May 17, noon-4 p.m. Cost is $15 and includes half chicken, vegetable, potato, roll and cake. Takeout available.
Grave markers and flag replacement
Sons of the American Legion Ambrose Revels Post 328, in preparation for Memorial Day, will be replacing grave markers and flags on veterans’ graves May 18, rain or shine. Volunteers will meet at 1 p.m. at the post, 426 Main St., Archbald. There will be food and refreshments served at the post afterward. Volunteers of all ages are welcome.
Post 4909 Flag Day party
Dupont VFW Post 4909 Home Association inaugural Flag Day party, June 14, post home, $30/person. Doors open at 6 p.m., dinner buffet, 7, and dancing from 8-11, with music by Fabulous 45’s, cash bar. For tickets and reservations, see or call Bob at the post, 570-472-1152. Deadline for reservations is the Friday before the party. Tickets cannot be sold at the door. All PLCB regulations apply.
Meetings
Post 3474
VFW Post 3474, Tuesday, 7 p.m.
Post 13
Dunmore Post 13, Wednesday, 6 p.m., Sherwood Park Pavilion, 450 Barnard St., Dunmore.
Post 4909
Dupont VFW Post 4909, June 2, 7:30 p.m., post home, nominations of post officers, home association meeting follows.
Memorial Day events
Post 7069 Memorial Day parade
VFW Abington Memorial Post 7069, in conjunction with Clarks Summit, Memorial Day parade, May 26, 11 a.m. Individuals or groups who want to be in the line of march must register by calling the post after 3 p.m. daily at 570-586-9821. The parade will form at the Grove Street Elementary Center starting at 10 a.m., proceed to South Street and Winola Road, ending at the post home.
Post 7069 Memorial Day services
VFW Abington Memorial Post 7069, Clarks Summit, Memorial Day services, May 26, at: South Abington Memorial Park at the tank, 8:30 a.m.; Clarks Green Cemetery, 9; Hickory Grove Cemetery, Waverly, 9:30, and Post 7069 at 12:30 p.m.
Post 25 and Scranton Memorial Day ceremony
Scranton Veterans Memorial Park hosts the Memorial Day ceremony sponsored by VFW Post 25 and the city May 26 at noon. Public invited. Members of VFW Post 25 along with the Northeast Detachment of the Marine Corps League and city will participate, Mayor Paige Gebhardt Cognetti will offer remarks. Special guest will be David Ratzel, older brother of Capt. Wesley Ratzel, Air Force, who was shot down over North Vietnam in 1972. David and his family will place the memorial wreath at the monument and David will speak of his brother. The Ron Leas Big Band with singer Sharon Ambrozia will perform. Bagpiper Dick McLane and local Boy and Girl Scouts will participate. There will be free wristbands saying ALL GAVE SOME, SOME GAVE ALL. Pat Ahern is chairman of the Memorial Park, email him at ahernoffice@aol.com.
Olyphant Memorial Day events
Memorial Day services begin May 26 at 11 a.m. at the Olyphant American Legion, Raymond Henry Post 327, 101 Willow Ave. Guest speaker is Vito Ruggiero, commandant of the Gino J. Merli Veterans Center in Scranton. Immediately following will be the Olyphant Freedom Fighter Veterans Memorial Park program. This year’s honoree is CPO Loretta Perfectus Walsh, Navy, the first official enlisted woman of any service and the first woman to achieve chief petty officer. Honored guest speaker will be EOC, SCW Martin O’Horo, Navy retired and former Olyphant resident, accompanied by several Naval officers. The public is welcome to attend, including a luncheon at the American Legion Hall. Call Kim Atkinson for information, 570-892-0378.
Post 209 Memorial Day services
American Legion Six Star Post 209, Lakewood, will hold Memorial Day services May 26 at: Balls Eddy Cemetery, 9 a.m.; Shehawken Cemetery, 9:30; Orson Cemetery, 9:45; Little York Cemetery, 10:10; Rock Lake Cemetery, 10:30; Lake Como Cemetery, 11; and Lakewood Memorial Park, noon, with refreshments following the ceremony.