Memorial Day Weekend activities

Residents are reminded that the U.S. flag and the Maine flag should be displayed on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27, at half-staff from sunrise until noon only, at which time they should be raised to full staff.

BANGOR – Parade, led by 101st Air Refueling Wing Honor Guard, Maine Air National Guard, 10:30 a.m. May 27. Parade forms 9:30 a.m. Kenduskeag Plaza, off Exchange Street. Route: Exchange Street, Harlow, Central, Main streets to Davenport Park at corner of Main and Cedar. Six bands, including Bangor High School Band and Bangor Band; wreath ceremony; “The Lord’s Prayer,” sung by Senior Master Sgt. Daniel Moore; rifle salute by Bangor Junior ROTC; taps by Hal Wheeler; benediction by the Rev. Robert Carlson. Information, retired Col. William J. Deering, 942-6482.

BANGOR – Carillon bells play at Mount Hope Cemetery, 9 a.m. May 27; at 10 a.m., World War II veterans planning to march can sign up for free “walking sticks” under canopy at Peoples Heritage Bank on Exchange Street; noon, lunch sold by Hampden Academy Band Boosters near World War II Memorial, Cole Land Transportation Museum, 405 Perry Road; 1:30 p.m., USO-type show by Hampden Academy Jazz Band and Memorial Day program at the museum. 990-3600.

BANGOR – Concert, “A Service Remembered,” with 40-voice choir led by Kevin Birch and Daniel Williams, 7:30 p.m. May 27, St. John’s Catholic Church, 207 York St. Free, and donations accepted.

BANGOR – Display of Barbie and GI Joe dolls, representing most of the conflicts in which the United States has been involved from the Revolutionary War to Desert Storm, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 27 at center court of the Bangor Mall. Also represented will be the Tomb of the Unknowns, the Iwo Jima Memorial, the Vietnam Memorial, “Reflection” of the Vietnam Wall, Army color guard and representatives from the major branches of the U.S. military. On display will be a special memorial in commemoration of Sept. 11, 2001, representing the bravery of the members of the fire and police departments of New York City.

BLUE HILL – Parade, 10 a.m., sponsored by Duffy Wescott Post 85 of the American Legion, will begin at the Legion Hall. Procession to pause at the Main Street Bridge for a wreath ceremony, then proceed to the Seaside Cemetery for a brief ceremony. American Legion Auxiliary No. 85 volunteers, from Duffy-Wescott Post, will distribute red handcrafted poppies honoring America’s war dead, during parade. Free-will contributions accepted. Contact Lucy at 374-5091 or Roxanne at 374-5310.

BREWER – Isaac E. Clewley Post 4917 VFW will hold ceremonies at the following cemeteries and times: 10 a.m., Oak Hill; 11 a.m., Woodlawn; noon, North Brewer, all May 27. Ceremonies to include laying of the wreath, taps, rifle salute, prayer and music by Brewer school students. 843-7583.

BREWER – Dedication ceremony for North to Freedom statue, 2 p.m. May 27, Chamberlain Freedom Park, North Main and State streets. Those attending encouraged to bring children.

BUCKSPORT – Parade, sponsored by American Legion Post 93, will form at the middle school for a 4 p.m. start May 27. The parade will proceed down School Street to Franklin Street, down Franklin to Mill Street and then to Main Street. Brief ceremony at the monument near the library. The parade will proceed to the town dock, and while the main procession returns to the start, an honor guard will stop at the town dock for a wreath ceremony.

CARIBOU – Ceremonies on May 27 begin with 8 a.m. breakfast at the American Legion Hall. The parade will begin at 10 a.m. at the courthouse. Ceremonies at Nylander Museum after the parade and at the Maine Veterans Home at 2:15 p.m..

CARMEL – Services and parade, 10 a.m. May 27, Carmel Elementary School. Veterans, scouts, organizations, others welcome to participate. Conducted by West Penobscot American Legion and Auxiliary.

CASTINE – Parade, 10 a.m. May 27. Participants will gather at 9:45 a.m. at the Court Street cemetery. Procession will pause at the town commons for a ceremony at 10:30 a.m. and will include the traditional reading of the Gettysburg Address. It will continue to the town dock for a wreath ceremony. Col. Alfred Bagot will be the moderator for the ceremonies.

CHARLOTTE – Ceremony at 8:15 a.m. May 27 at Round Pond Cemetery, sponsored by the Charlotte Historical Society. Brunch will be served at the Town Hall immediately after the ceremony.

DEER ISLE – Ceremony 10 a.m. May 27 by Rodney Stinson Post 102 at the mill dam in Deer Isle village. Naval tribute and wreath, which will be cast on the water. Harry Vickerson will be the speaker.

DENNYSVILLE – Baked bean supper, 5 p.m. Saturday, May 25, Edmunds Consolidated School. Evensong, Dennysville-Edmunds Congregational Church, 7 p.m. Sunday, May 26. Memorial Day service and parade in town, Monday, May 27.

ELLSWORTH -Fair, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at Life Christian Academy. For information, contact Kim at Life Christian Academy at 667-8622. Parade marchers will gather at 9:30 a.m. May 27 in the parking lot of Larry’s Pastry Shop on Main Street and begin the procession soon thereafter. They will head down Main Street to the bridge, then turn right up State Street toward City Hall for outdoor ceremony.

ETNA – Services and parade, 11 a.m. May 27, at the Four Corners, Etna Village. Veterans, Scouts, organizations, others welcome to participate. Conducted by West Penobscot American Legion and Auxiliary.

FORT KENT – Parade 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26, starting at Ford garage on Route 1 and ending at the high school. Ceremonies on Sunday at cemeteries, the Fish River Bridge and the First and Second World War Memorials on Pleasant Street.

FRANKLIN – Memorial service 9 a.m. May 27, including raising of a 7-foot-by-12-foot monument at the Franklin Monuments site.

HAMPDEN – Service 8:30 a.m. May 27, with Whitcomb-Baker VFW Post and Auxiliary members as host at the post home on Canoe Club Road; parade, 9 a.m., at the post home, proceeding to Locust Grove Cemetery, where a ceremony will occur. A function will be held at the British Cemetery after the Locust Grove ceremony.

HANCOCK – Parade, noon May 27, at Hancock Women’s Club on Route 1, ending at the town’s memorial park at the intersection of Route 1 and West Side Road. Brief ceremony at the monument in the park.

HOWLAND – Civil War re-enactment at the Mini Park starting in the afternoon Sunday, May 26, and camping overnight. Breakfast served at 6:30 a.m. Monday, May 27, at the post home. The Levielle Shorey VFW Post and Knights of Columbus from Lincoln will participate. Parade starts at 11:45 a.m. May 27 from the park. All units invited to participate. Howland American Legion will hold services at the following cemeteries: Seboeis, 8 a.m.; West Enfield, 8:30 a.m.; Passadumkeag, 8:50 a.m.; Gould Ridge, 9:10 a.m.; Lowell, 9:40 a.m.; Enfield, 10:05 a.m.; Dodlin Road, 10:25 a.m.; Edinburg, 10:45 a.m.; Howland, 11 a.m., all May 27.

KENDUSKEAG – Observance, 3:30 p.m. May 27; meet at the Case Memorial Library. For information, contact Diane or Sandy at 884-7947.

MADAWASKA – Parade 1 p.m. Sunday, May 26, starting at the old Ames parking lot and ending at the American Legion Hall on Main Street. Ceremonies on Sunday at local cemeteries and the Veterans Memorial on Twelfth Avenue.

MONROE – Parade and fair, 11 a.m. May 27. Contact Kate Grossman, kateg@gwi.net.

NORTHEAST HARBOR – Parade and exercises, sponsored by the Lurvey-Wright American Legion Post 103, at 10:30 a.m. May 27, proceeding down Main Street to the Joseph Musetti Jr. Memorial, where exercises will occur.

PRESQUE ISLE – Parade 10 a.m. May 27, starting at the University of Maine at Presque Isle and ending at Veterans Park.

ST. GEORGE – Parade 9 a.m. May 27, with lineup beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the Tenants Harbor Baptist Church. At the public landing, an airplane fly over and wreath drop into the harbor. A bagpiper will perform and there will be a gunfire salute. The parade will proceed to the Kinney-Melquist American Legion, where a ceremony will be held with retired U.S. Marine Col. David Jones of Tenants Harbor as guest speaker. A pancake breakfast starting at 7 a.m. May 27 at the Masonic Hall will start off the day.

UNION – Phil White Hawk will perform a tribute to veterans with songs from America’s wartime years from 7 to 9 p.m. May 27 at the Thompson Community Center. Tickets are $6 at the door. The Thompson Community Center is at the corner of Route 17 and Route 131 south in Union. For information call 785-2202.

VAN BUREN – Memorial service at Mass 11 a.m. Sunday, May 26, at St. Bruno-St. Remi Catholic Church. After the Mass, two flag poles in front of the church will be dedicated. Ceremonies will be held afterward at local cemeteries and at the War Veterans Monument next to Viollette Brook.

WINTER HARBOR – Parade, sponsored by the Acadian Community Women’s Club, 10 a.m. May 27 in the parking lot of the IGA supermarket, to proceed up Main Street to the Town Office. A ceremony will take place outside the there at the end of the parade. Refreshments will be served in the gym of the neighboring Winter Harbor Grammar School after the ceremony.

WINTERPORT – American Legion Argonne Post 138 will conduct services at 11 a.m. May 27, with parade forming at Leroy Smith School, proceeding to the Memorial Library on Route 1A for a short service and then to the Civil War monument in Oak Hill Cemetery for the memorial program, with speaker Chief Master Sgt. Allen Graves of the 101st Security Forces Squadron, Hampden Academy providing music. Chaplain and Air Force Maj. Richard Dickinson of Winterport, 101st Air Refueling Wing, will give the invocation and benediction. Carnations will be available to place on the monument in honor of deceased veterans. Parade participants should be at Smith School by 10:45 a.m.