Diane Stamm | The Imperial Republican
Just in time for Memorial Day, new bricks were added to the Chase County Veterans Memorial Tuesday. Above, Lyman Linger places a brick for BIll Jeffries just above a new brick for Dale Bischoff. A brick for Knotty Knotwell was next in line. Besides the 15 newly placed bricks, four more bricks have been paid for, but VFW Post Commander Bud Statz said the committee would like to get to 10 before placing the order.
Programs will remember those who served
It will be a busy day Monday at cemeteries in the area in an effort to acknowledge Memorial Day and those who gave their lives for this country.
In Imperial, Mt. Hope Cemetery will be the site for the 10:30 a.m. ceremony Monday organized by the Imperial VFW Post 4688 and its auxiliary.
Guest speaker will be Brian Boisselle, pastor of Crossroads Wesleyan Church in Imperial, said Post Commander Bud Statz.
Flags will be placed at the graves of veterans this Thursday at 5 p.m., Statz said, and all volunteers are welcome to help. Any family of a veteran whose grave was missed should contact Duane Todd, 308-882-5668, so a flag can be placed before Monday.
The Wauneta VFW Post and Legion are coordinating three Memorial Day programs at three cemeteries.
The first will be at 9 a.m. MT at the Eden Cemetery, south of Wauneta, followed by a 9:30 a.m. service at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Cemetery.
In Wauneta at Riverside Cemetery, that program begins at 10:30 a.m. and will have a speaker.
Sheila Pfeiffer said the Legion Auxiliary will again serve its annual Memorial Day dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Wauneta Community Building, which is open to the public.
Venango American Legion Post 270 will host a Memorial Day program at the Venango Cemetery Monday at 10:30 a.m. Keynote speaker will be Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dennis Conner, a veteran of both the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts and a recipient of numerous Bronze Star medals. He is currently assigned to the 7450th Medical Operational Readiness Unit in Aurora, Colorado, as a construction management technician.
Holyoke, Colorado high school student Leah Struckmeyer will present her Voice of Democracy essay and various musical selections will be performed by Heather From of Amherst, Colorado and a 2004 Holyoke High School graduate.
A free will luncheon will be held at the Venango Legion Hall following the program.