Cooperstown’s Memorial
Day Parade will step off
Monday at 11 a.m. on Main
Street in front of the Veterans
Club. It will proceed to
the Soldiers and Sailors
monument in front of the Otsego
County Courthouse.
Since last year’s service,
the monument has undergone
an extensive restoration.
The guest speaker this
year will be Richard Hanson,
a retired Cooperstown Central
School teacher, Cooperstown
native, and Post 7128
VFW member.
Officers participating in
the ceremony include VFW
Commander, Tom Williams;
VFW Sr. Vice Commander,
Bill Devenpeck; VFW Jr.
Vice Commander, Alan
Christman; American Legion
Commander, Mike Boyson;
American Legion Auxiliary
President, Carol Affourtit;
and VFW Auxiliary President,
Mary Welch. Master of
Ceremonies will be VFW Adjutant
Doug Walker. American
Legion Chaplain, Henry
Green will give the invocation
and benediction.
Other groups scheduled to
be in the parade include the
Cooperstown, Fly Creek and
Hartwick fire departments,
CCS Marching Band, local
Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
There will also be three
brief memorial services:
9:15 a.m. — Fly Creek
at the Fire House.
9:30 to 9:45 a.m. —
W.W.I monument at the east
end of Pine Boulevard.
9:45 to 10 a.m. — Lakeland
Shores Cemetery.
After the parade, there
will be an open house with
food and refreshments at the
Vets Club.
