The St. Paul United Methodist Church Cemetery Inc. invites the public to the annual Memorial Day service on Monday, May 29 at 10 a.m. The church is three miles south of Sunman on State Road 101.
The United Methodist Women will offer a roast beef dinner from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Carry-outs are $9, freewill offerings are welcome. For more information please call 812-932-2918.
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Batesville VFW Post 3183 and American Legion Prell-Bland Post 271 will honor veterans at six cemeteries and Liberty Park on May 29.
Services will begin at the Holy Family Catholic Church Cemetery at 8 a.m. The group will then go to the St. Anthony Catolic Church at 8:30 a.m. At 9 a.m. a service will be held at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. St. John’s United Church of Christ in Huntersville will host a service at 9:30 a.m. At 10 a.m. a service will be held at the St. Louis Catholic Church in Batesville and at 10:30 a.m. a service will be held at the United Methodist Church. At 11 a.m. Reverend Stan Pondo from the St. Louis Catholic Church will hold a ceremony in the pavilion at Liberty Park in Batesville.
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On Saturday, May 27 at 11:00 a.m., the Versailles American Legion will gather at the Post Home and then proceed to Cliff Hill Cemetery to place flags on the graves of all veterans. Anyone who would like to help is welcome. Members of the Versailles American Legion will meet at the Post Home on Sunday, May 28 at 9:00 a.m. where they will meet to schedule a series of honor activities at several local cemeteries commencing at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday.
The group will begin at Elrod 9:15 a.m., Marble Corner 9:30 a.m., Tanglewood 9:45 a.m., Holton 10 a.m., New Marion 10:15 a.m., Shelby 10:30 a.m., Benham 10:45 a.m., Olean St. Paul’s 11 a.m., Olean St. Peter’s 11:15 a.m., Akers Friendship 11:30 a.m., Dewberry St. Paul’s Lutheran 11:45 a.m., Cross Plains 12:15 p.m., Salem 12:30 p.m., Westfork 1:00 p.m., Grandview Memorial Gardens 1:15 p.m.
All veterans are encouraged to participate in the parade through town that begins in town at 10 a.m. on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29. Transportation will be provided from the legion to the cemetery. After the service there will be a march to the Ripley County Veterans Memorial for a service to honor veterans.
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In Napoleon and Osgood:
Commander Ed Schmidt of the William A. Gilland American Legion Post #267 in Osgood says their schedule of services at area cemeteries on Sunday, May 28 is as follows- St. John’s Catholic Cemetery, Osgood, at 7:45 a.m., Perseverance at 8 a.m., Delaware at 8:15 a.m., Mud Pike at 8:35 a.m., Finks at 9:00 a.m., Booker Napoleon at 9:20 a.m., County Line at 9:30 a.m., Napoleon Lutheran at 9:50 a.m., Napoleon Catholic at 10:10 a.m., Millhousen Catholic at 10:30 a.m., Flat Rock at 10:50 a.m., Hopewell at 11:10 a.m., Dabney at 11:20 a.m., Otter Creek at 11:40 a.m., Greendale at 11:50 a.m., and Manderley at 12:10 p.m.
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In Milan:
Members of American Legion Post #235, Milan, will begin at 10:30 a.m. Memorial Day at Pleasant Hill, Stringtown, 10:45 a.m., Cravens new section at 11 a.m., Col. Canfield Boone Daren Baker Park 11:30 a.m., Milan Flag, 11:45 a.m., Old Milan, 12 p.m., Old German Lutheran, 12:15 p.m., Prattsburg, 12:30 p.m., St. Paul’s – Stumpke’s Corner, 12:45 p.m., Pilgrim Home Church p.m., and Ripley Crossing at 1:20 p.m. Please meet at the American Legion by 10:00 a.m. The Ladies Auxiliary will serve lunch following the services.
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In Sunman:
Members of the Kenneth L. Diver Post #337 will begin observances Memorial Day at 7:45 a.m. Memorial start at St. John’s Lutheran at 8 a.m., Hubbles; 8:15 a.m. St. John’s Church of Christ, Penntown; 8:30 a.m. St. Stephens Lutheran – Spades, 8:45 a.m. St. Nicholas Catholic, 9:15 a.m. Little Memory Baptist, 9:30 a.m. Adams Lutheran; 9:45 a.m. St. Pius Catholic, 10:15 a.m. Zion Lutheran –Manchester, 10:30 a.m. St. Stephens Cemetery, 10:45 a.m. Seig Family Memorial and 11 a.m. St. Paul United Methodist.
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In Greensburg Memorial Day is sponsored by the Welsh-Crawley-Kramer American Legion Post 129 at the South Park Cemetery beginning at 10 a.m. Monday, May, 29. The featured speaker will be Republican congressman from Indiana’s 6th District Luke Messer.
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Monday, May 29 the St. Leon American Legion Post 464 will begin services with a 7:30 a.m. Mass All Saints Parish St. Joseph Campus. Cemetery services begin at the St. Joseph Cemetery at 8:30 a.m., 9 a.m. St. John Cemetery, Harrison, 9:30 a.m. St. Jacob, Blue Creek, 9:50 a.m. St. Peter, 10:10 a.m. Klemmes Corner north, 10:25 a.m. Southgate, 10:45 a.m. Cedar Grove Catholic, 11 a.m. Cedar Grove old cemetery. Around 11:10 a.m. refreshments will be served at the Cedar Grove Firehouse. Dinner and elections will be held American Legion post at noon. Afternoon services include 2 p.m. at the Old Stone Church Ind. 46, 2:20 p.m. at Mt. Pleasant, Logan Township and 3 p.m. Old Sunman Family Cemetery.
For the Lawrenceburg/Greendale area, a Memorial Day parade will stage at the Dearborn County Courthouse, the parade begins at 10 a.m. Services will be held at the Greendale Cemetery at 11 a.m.
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In New Alsace the North Dearborn American Legion Post 452 will hold Memorial Day Services at the following Cemeteries on Monday, May 29.
Ø 8:30 a.m. East Fork (Guilford)
Ø 9:00 a.m. Dover
Ø 9:30 a.m. Yorkville
Ø 10:00 a.m. New Alsace
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Family Time Adventures paddle board rental will give free rentals to all veterans this weekend. May 26 – May 29, 2017.
In an effort to give back to those who serve our country – Family Time Adventures will give a FREE paddle board rental to all Veterans who visit Mounds Beach in Brookville, IN this Memorial weekend. We will be open from 1:00 – 5:00 pm Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday (weather permitting).
Thank you to all veterans and their families for giving us the freedom that we all sometimes take for granted. For more information contact Laura Huber at (812) 212-5581.
