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Oley Valley Legion hosts Memorial Day parade, services on Sunday, May 28

Oley Valley American Legion Post #878 will host Memorial Day parade and service honoring veterans on Sunday, May 28.

The Oley Legion will fire a 21-gun salute at six local cemeteries in the morning: Oley Grace Church on Main Street 8:35 to 8:40 a.m., St. Paul’s Lobachsville 9 to 9:15 a.m., Pleasantville Cemetery 9:35 to 9:40 a.m., Spangsville Church Cemetery 10 a.m., small cemetery on Hetrick Farm 10:30 a.m., and Spies Church Cemetery 10:45 to 10:50 a.m. Times are approximate.

At 6 p.m. later that day, the Legion will host a parade starting at the Oley Valley High School traveling up Main Street to Freiden’s Cemetery for a Memorial Service. The guest speaker will be Ken Lebron, director of the Berks County Department of Veterans’ Affairs. A 21-gun salute will conclude the service.

In case of rain, the service will be held in the Oley Valley High School auditorium.


Source: Berkshire mont

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