Delano

Delano American Legion Post 377 will host a Memorial Day parade and service Monday, May 29. The parade will begin at 10:30 a.m. at the Legion, stop on the bridge, and conclude at the Central Park gazebo. Retired US Army Command Sergeant Major Greg Bremseth will be the guest speaker at the event. Following the service, the Legion will host an open community hotdog lunch.
Maple Plain
Paul Stinson American Legion Post 514 will hold its annual Memorial Day service Monday, May 29, at Lewis Cemetery beginning at 10:30 a.m. A service with rituals honoring our active and deceased veterans will be performed. Lewis Cemetery is located one mile west of Maple Plain on US Hwy. 12 at County Road 90. Service will also include guest speaker Dean Mooney and performances from the Orono High School Band with soloist Melanie Jacobson. The public is encouraged to bring your “unserviceable” US Flags. The Legion will have a bin available to accept them.
Post 514’s Honor Guard will also visit Oakland Cemetery at 8:45 a.m., Christ Cemetery at 9:00 a.m., and Loretto Cemetery at 9:45 a.m.
In the event of inclement weather, the service will take place at the Christ Lutheran Church, East Main St., in Maple Plain, at 10:30 a.m.
Montrose
Wright County VFW Post 1901, located at 300 Zephyr Avenue, will host a program Monday, May 29, at 10:30 a.m. The program will feature a Buffalo High School Band performance, and cookies and refreshments will be served afterward. A guest speaker has not yet been announced.
Rockford
The Rockford Memorial Day Parade will take place Monday, May 29, and begin at 10:00 a.m. in front of the Rockford Middle School on Ash Street. The parade will stop for the Navy Memorial program at the Crow River (Bridge St and Mechanic St) at approximately 10:15 a.m. and conclude with a Memorial Service at Elmwood Cemetery (Maple Street) at approximately 10:30 a.m.
“Meet and Greet” will be at the cemetery directly following the program. People can walk around the cemetery and “meet” some of the people who are buried there. More accurately, the Rockford Area Historical Society will have 60 historical plaques of Rockford’s veterans, pioneers, and influential community members who are buried at Elmwood Cemetery. The memorial plaques will be on display from May 20 to May 29.
Following the parade, these local organizations will be serving food and refreshments:
Lion’s Pork Chop Dinner at Riverside Park, 8220 Elm Street, starting at 11 a.m.
Historic Stork House Root Beer Float Social, 8131 Bridge Street, from 11:00 a.m. to 2 p.m.
United Presbyterian Church Open House, 6301 Maple Street, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Watertown
The Watertown American Legion Post 121 will have a Memorial Day Service Monday, May 29, at 10 a.m. It will take place at the Watertown Mayer High School Performing Arts Center.
There will be student speakers, and the high school chorus will perform — refreshments and fellowship following the service.

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