Columbia/Hellam/Wrightsville MAY 22, 2024
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
Marking Memorial Day in Wrightsville
Walk will benefit veterans and cancer research
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
BY CATHY MOLITORIS
Members of American Legion Post 469 lead last year’s Memorial Day parade.
fire departments and Girl Scout troops. Several local dignitaries, including state Rep. Joe D’Orsie, York County Commissioner Scott Bur ford and borough Mayor Tayne Slenker, will also participate. A ceremony will be held immediately following the parade, and all are welcome to attend, Taney said. Guest speakers at the ceremony will include D’Orsie
as well as state Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill. Landon Mak will sing the national anthem, and James Hammel and Caitlyn Boyles will recite the Gettysburg A ddress . Wr ig htsv ille Legion scholarship winners will be recognized, and dignitaries will give short speeches. A rifle salute over the grave of Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Charles D. Marquette will also
occur, followed by the playing of taps by Milo Thomas. Veterans who would like to participate in the parade do not need to preregister and may arrive at the American Legion post between noon and 12:30 p.m. on May 27. Groups or organizations that are interested in participating in the parade may contact Taney at joetaney@rocketmail.com.
Get some exercise on Saturday, June 8, and you can help veterans and raise money for cancer research at the same time. The Columbia Catholic War Veterans Post 1306 will host its annual PA Hero Walk, stepping off from the rail trail at Columbia River Park, 41 Walnut St. Same-day registration will begin at 7 a.m., with walkers departing at 8 a.m. Although the event is called a “walk,” it’s open to runners and bike riders as well, said Mike Mastriania, post commander. “If we get bikers, they will (head out) a few minutes early,” he noted. “The route ends at the starting line at Columbia River Park.” At the request of walkers last year, the committee made a few changes to this year’s event. “We are doing a 5-mile and a 14-mile walk,” Mike said. “The 5-mile will go to Marietta, to the 2.5-mile marker, where there will be a table, and then will return back to Columbia. The 14-mile walkers will go to the Donegal Riverfront Park and turn around and walk back
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ome together as a community to remember those that paid the ultimate price for us to be able to live in the greatest country on Earth,” said Joe Taney, home association president of American Legion Post 469, inviting the public to Memorial Day events in Wrightsville. The post will host its 104th annual Memorial Day parade on Monday, May 27, beginning at 1 p.m. The parade will leave from the post, located at 101 S. Second St., Wrightsville, and will process west on Hellam Street to Fairview Cemetery, 600 Hellam St. “ T h e p a rad e w i l l i nc l ud e bands, local community groups and youth organizations,” Taney shared. “We are inviting veterans to participate in the parade. Participants are welcome to wear their dress uniform or field uniform of the era they served. There will be vehicles available for those veterans wishing to participate but unable to make the walk.” The parade will also feature the Eastern York High School marching band, the Twin Rose Community Band, the Kracker Beez, the Susquehanna Valley Model A Restorers Club, Historic Wrightsville Inc. and many more groups, including local
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