Memorial Day Parade

Scouts Say ThanksThe Scouts and leaders of Scout Troop 381 would like to take this opportunity to thank all of those persons who so willingly helped us march in Westminster's Memorial Day Parade.In our effort to teach good citizenship and recognition of all of our veterans from all wars, Scout Troop 381 has been part of these ceremonies since 1962. The year 1993 will always be remembered as the year we marched down Main Street with an American flag that was 20-by-30 feet in size and was carried by 46 of our active Scouts.

It wasn't until the men in the purple fezzes zipped up Crain Highway in their three-wheel go-carts that Shawn Lachenmayer really got excited."Look at them, look at them," the 9-year-old boy from Severn shouted as the Boumi Temple "Camel Wheels" from Baltimore spun figure-eight patterns in the highway near its intersection with Aquahart Road.The group was one of 68 organizations that helped Glen Burnie celebrate the Memorial Day weekend with a parade Sunday along the community's main arteries.

CENTRAL Memorial Day parade slated for tomorrow Westminster-area veterans groups will sponsor their 138th annual Memorial Day parade at 10 a.m. tomorrow through downtown Westminster. The parade starts on Pennsylvania Avenue, turns onto Main Street, then Church Street and ends at the Westminster Cemetery, where a memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. In event of inclement weather, the parade will be canceled and the memorial service moved to the National Guard Armory on Hahn Road.

Volunteers. The people who go about the business of helping others, and get no reward except a thank you and perhaps a parking validation.There's the woman who spends every Tuesday afternoon shelving books in the school library, fighting the urge to change the Dewey Decimal System to something that makes sense; the man who spends three evenings a week and every Saturday trying to impress upon 8-year-olds that it isn't appropriate to make a beeline directly...

Monday, May 30 Memorial Day parade Parade in Historic Annapolis runs 10 a.m. to noon with a memorial ceremony from noon to 12:30 p.m. at City Dock. The parade route begins on West Street at Amos Garrett Boulevard, follows Church Circle to Main Street and ends at City Dock. Information: annapolis.gov. Blacksmith group The Chesapeake Forge Blacksmith Guild meets at 7 p.m. at Kinder Farm Park, 1001 Kinder Farm Park Road, Millersville. Members learn new techniques while working on projects.

Several organization will honor Memorial Day with parades and services today and tomorrow.* American Legion Carroll Post 31 of Westminster will hold its annual Memorial Day observance tomorrow starting with a parade at 10 a.m.The four-division parade will form on Green Street from Maryland Avenue to Church Street and proceed to the Westminster Cemetery. Marching units include local bands, the Zembo Temple Highlanders bagpipe band from Harrisburg, Pa., and a float called "In Flanders Fields."

UNIONTOWN'S MEMORIAL DAY service was particularly moving this year as residents laid a wreath to honor David Bennett, a Vietnam veteran and the town's former Memorial Day parade organizer. Bennett, former president of the Uniontown Improvement Association, died in December at age 66. Many friends and neighbors remember him for his many community activities, his fondness for old cars and his loyalty. It seemed fitting to honor not only a war veteran but a man who has meant so much to so many in the Carroll County village.

I GUESS YOU'RE excited about the big vacation," my friend said as she carried her suitcases into my bedroom. "A family reunion on the Gulf of Mexico. You're going to have a great time."

Westminster Carroll Post 31 of the American Legion will observe Memorial Day with a parade and memorial service tomorrow. The parade will feature five marching bands, veterans organizations, Scout troops, the Civil Air Patrol, Army National Guard members, Civil War re-enactors and about 200 children from St. John School re-enacting the first Memorial Day Observance in 1868. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the Monroe Street formation area, continue down Pennsylvania Avenue and go east on Main Street to Church Street, then to the Westminster Cemetery for the memorial service at 11 a.m. Walter Shipley, a World War II Navy veteran, will be honorary marshal.