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ournal-herald THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2024 • Volume 43 – No. 39
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CONTINUING: THE WHITE HAVEN JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1879–145th YEAR, NO. 26
CONTINUING: THE WEATHERLY HERALD ESTABLISHED 1880–144th YEAR, NO. 52
White Haven, Weatherly Memorial Weekend full of activity, ceremonies
KEEPING AN EYE OUT for Memorial Day events is this spectacular bald eagle. Terry Hartz took this picture over the weekend around White Haven.
Poppy Night
Poppy Sales
The American Legion Auxiliary Unit 360 Poppy Night is scheduled for Friday, May 24, from 5-7 p.m., with free pizza and ice cream and poppy crafts for both children and adults at the Post Home in Weatherly.
The White Haven VFW will be selling poppies at the corner of Main and Berwick Streets on Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Sunday from 9 a.m. until the time of the parade.
Laps Around the Legion Come and walk or sponsor one of the Auxiliary members for Laps Around the Legion on Saturday, May 25, starting at 9 a.m. at the Post Home in Weatherly.
Bicentennial Parade & Festival
The White Haven Memorial parade will take place on Sunday, May 26. The parade will form in East Side, and proceed along the route printed at left to Lehigh Park. The parade will include bagpiper Christine Barnes, the Crestwood High School Marching Band, and several floats in honor of the town’s bicentennial. There a free family-friendly festival will feature all
Be sure to check out the models of fighter avaiation by David and Ty Searfoss at the Bicentennial Family Festival at Lehigh Park.
kinds of vendors and activities including ax throwing, family-size Connect-4 games, Tricky Trays, an inflatable obstacle course for the kids, face painting, a foam party, models of military aircraft, and much more. Ceremonies will include recognition of the Poppy King and Queen, and proclamations from government officals in honor of the borough’s 200th birthday. From 2 to 4 p.m., The Legends will perform. See ARCHIVES, page 4
Members of Unit 360 placed flags on veterans’ graves in Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery in Weatherly.
KEEPING WATCH over White Haven’s Honor Roll once again, the bronze eagle has been restored in time for Memorial Day services.
JH: R. Isenberg