AFTON

Afton’s Memorial Day Parade will begin at 10 a.m. at Pleasant and Main Streets and proceed to the bridge to remember those lost at sea. From there, the procession leads to Foster Park, where the guest speaker will be Thomas Vail. Afton Valedictorian Casey Mohrien will deliver the Gettysburg Address; salutatorian Jonathan Gewerth will recite “Flanders’ Field.” Pastor John Snell will give the invocation. In case of inclement weather, the ceremonies will be held in the Afton Central School auditorium.

BAINBRIDGE

Bainbridge’s Memorial Day program will be dedicated to the memory of three Bainbridge natives: Milford “Dusty” Dyer and Fred Neidlinger, who served in the U.S. Army during World War II, and Ben Simonds who served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.

The parade will line up at 10 a.m. at Greenlawn Elementary School. A service will be held at 10:15 a.m. at the Greenlawn Cemetery before the parade itself gets underway at 10:30. U.S. Marine Corps veteran Sgt. Roger Barnhart will serve as parade marshall. The parade will wind its way through the village streets to the River Bridge, where veterans will honor sailors lost at sea before continuing on to the Village Green.