Memorial Day Ceremonies in northern Schuylkill
KAYLEE LINDENMUTH / SHENANDOAH SENTINEL FILE - The Mahanoy City Memorial Day service in 2018.
SHENANDOAH – Some Memorial Day parades and ceremonies in our area have been cancelled as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, while others are still being held, albeit in a modified form.
The following is a compilation of the status of parades and ceremonies in our area.
SHENANDOAH: Cancelled, according to Mayor Andrew J. Szczyglak.
FRACKVILLE: A virtual Memorial Day Ceremony is being coordinated by the Frackville Recreation Board, in conjunction with the Sentinel. The ceremony will be posted publicly on Monday.
ASHLAND: Ashland will have no service, but a vehicle parade will be held. The parade begins at 11am, at Walnut and 3rd Streets, and will consist of fire apparatus and veterans group. The route will loop the borough via Walnut, 25th, and Centre.
MAHANOY CITY: Mahanoy City will hold its Memorial Day parade and ceremony on Monday. The parade will begin at 10am, organized by the United Veterans of Mahanoy City and the Mahanoy City Fire Department. The parade will include fire apparatus, veterans groups, and other civic groups.
“Civic groups, antique cars etc. are welcome to join if you can follow CDC guidelines (example: no pickups full of kids),” the fire department wrote in a Facebook group.
The parade will travel east on Mahanoy Avenue beginning at the school complex, and return to the Veterans Memorial at Catawissa and Centre via Centre Street.
A Memorial Day service will be held at the memorial at 11am.
“Maintaining Social Distancing is a must,” the fire department said.
NUREMBERG: The annual Memorial Day service at the Nuremberg Cemetery has been cancelled.
GORDON: A Memorial Day Parade will be held in Gordon beginning at 10:00am Monday. No Memorial day service will be held.
The parade will consist of fire apparatus at the AMVETS Post 44.
McADOO: A vehicle-only parade will be held in McAdoo, coordinated by the McAdoo Fire Company and VFW.
The parade will follow the usual parade route, the fire company said, beginning at 11am.
“We ask that you stay on your porch or front yard with the appropriate social distancing as we come by,” the fire company wrote in a Facebook post.
RINGTOWN: The annual Memorial Day service at the Old White Church, Ringtown, has been cancelled.
IF WE MISSED ONE, kindly let us know and we will add it to the list. Email us at [email protected] or the writer at [email protected].
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