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Parades and concerts mark Memorial day in Schuylkill County

Several communities in Schuylkill County are set to hold parades and other events for Memorial Day. Cressona A Memorial Day parade will be held in the borough, starting at 10 a.m. Monday near Hydro. It will be followed by a ceremony outside the American Legion Post, 1 Front St. Frackville The borough's annual Memorial Day parade will be held at 9 a.m. Monday. It will start at the Frackville Business Center (the former M&T Bank), proceeding up Lehigh Street to the Frackville Memorial Park along West Spring Street. A ceremony will be held at the park after the parade. The Frackville Community Pool will also open for the season on Saturday. Daily rates are $5 Monday through Friday and $6 on weekends. Minersville Minersville will hold a Memorial Day parade on Monday. It will step off at 9 a.m. at the Minersville Little League Complex parking lot, proceeding north on South Fourth to Sunbury Street, then to the Minersville Veterans Memorial at 3 E Sunbury St. The parade will be followed by a ceremony at the veterans memorial. New Philadelphia The borough will hold a Memorial Day parade starting at 8:30 a.m. Monday at the post office. After the parade, there will be a program at the town square; the featured speaker will be Schuylkill County Judge William Burke. In case of rain, the program will be held at the Good Intent Firehouse. Also, there will be a tree-planting ceremony at 10 a.m. Monday at the Simon Kramer Cancer Institute, 15 Alliance St. The tree will be dedicated to Eddie Doyle, a Pottsville Maroons football player who was fatally wounded in World War II. The public is welcome. Orwigsburg The borough will hold a parade at 8 a.m. Monday, starting at the Orwigsburg Veterans Memorial Hall. The event will conclude with a service on the town square, featuring borough manager William Reppy as the speaker. Pine Grove The M&J Big Band will perform a free concert from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Sweet Arrow Lake County Park, 108 Clubhouse Road. The concert will be held in the Clubhouse Pavilion; patrons are encouraged to bring lawn chairs. The rain date is Monday, Sept. 1. Port Carbon A Memorial Day parade will be held at 9 a.m. Monday, proceeding through the main thoroughfares and ending at the gazebo area for a service and playing of 'Taps' to honor the community's military families and loved ones. Pottsville A Memorial Day wreath-laying ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Garfield Square, honoring a young local servicewoman. There will be playing of taps. A Memorial Day sunset service will be held at 8:10 p.m. Monday inside the main entrance of the Charles Baber Cemetery, 1400 W. Market St. Tom Shay, a local historian, will be the guest speaker. There will be a prayer by the Rev. Dr. Kurt Kovalovich, followed by the playing of taps at sunset. Schuylkill Haven A Memorial Day parade will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, stepping off at Schuylkill Haven Area High School and proceeding down Main Street to Parkway. The Schuylkill Haven Lions Club will also hold a pancake breakfast prior to the event, at the Schuylkill Haven Area High School cafeteria. Tamaqua A Memorial Day parade will be held at 10 a.m., stepping off at East Broad Street. It will conclude with a Memorial Day service at 11 a.m. in Odd Fellows Cemetery.