Participants sought for Memorial Day parade in Albion

By Tom Rivers, Editor Posted 19 May 2023 at 7:32 am

File photo by Tom Rivers: Many Girl Scouts, Brownies and Daisies were part of the parade on May 29, 2017.

ALBION – Organizers of the Memorial Day parade in Albion are asking for participants in the May 29 parade and service to follow in front of the Albion Middle School.

The parade has typically included a procession of veterans, firefighters, the Albion Marching Band, scouts, the Knights of Columbus, and local elected officials.

The parade will form between 9 and 9:30 a.m. along North Main Street, facing south and on Park Streets on the east side of Main.

The parade will start at 10 a.m. south on Main Street to East Avenue, and then to the middle school.

The service will be held in front of the middle school at approximately 11 a.m. There is no rain date.

Those wishing to participate in the parade should contact parade co-chairmen Phil Warne and Matt Passarell by May 24, by sending an email to philwarne69@yahoo.com.