Legion Post 86 Honor Guard at last year’s Memorial Day event. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)
Tag Archive | "Memorial Day"
Celebrate Memorial Day at the veterans monument
Posted on 24 May 2013.
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Memorial Day speaker: It’s ‘more than a day off’
Posted on 28 May 2012.
American Legion Post 86 members stood at attention as JROTC cadet Kierney Jarvis of Hough High School played taps. See a photo gallery below. (David Boraks/CorneliusNews.net)
By DAVID BORAKS
CorneliusNews.net
With a wreath laying, honor guards, and a moving bugle solo of “Taps,” several hundred people remembered America’s war dead during a Memorial Day service Monday morning in Cornelius. American Legion Post 86 hosted the event at the Cornelius Veterans Memorial Monument at Rotary Plaza, next to Town Hall. Read the full story
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Nate’s recipe for Memorial Day fun on the water
Posted on 24 May 2012.
It’s Memorial Day weekend – a weekend that’s always about the lake. Since I’m on the lake pretty much every weekend, this won’t be anything special for me. But local bars and restaurants know that this is when they draw the Charlotte crowd out of the city. Read more, on THE GUIDE >>
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Legion Post 86 plans Memorial Day program
Posted on 23 May 2012.
The Veterans Memorial Monument at Rotary Plaza (David Boraks / CorneliusNews.net)
The American Legion Post 86 in Cornelius will host a Memorial Day celebration Monday, May 28. The event begins at 11 a.m. at the Cornelius Veterans Memorial Monument at Rotary Plaza, on N.C. 115 near Town Hall.
Plans are still being finalized, Post 86 Commander John Washam said, but the ceremony will include an invocation and benediction, the National Anthem, color guards from local high schools and a 21-gun salute. Commander Washam will lead the ceremony.
WANT TO GO?
The program begins at 11 a.m. Monday, May 28 at the Veteran’s Monument, on N.C. 115 adjacent to Cornelius Town Hall. It is open to the public.
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Firefighters and police donate $1600 for vets monument
Posted on 07 June 2011.
Fire fighter Cale Ervin (center) presents Mayor Jeff Tarte (center, right) with a check for $1644 for the Veterans Memorial Monument. He is joined by (from left): Cornelius Police Chief Bence Hoyle, fire fighters Sam Huskins and Bob Nightingale, and Cornelius Commissioner Jim Bensman (far right). (Christina Ritchie Rogers / CorneliusNews.net)
At the regular town board meeting Monday night, Cornelius firefighters presented to Mayor Jeff Tarte and the Board of Commissioners a check for $1644 to go towards construction of the Veterans Memorial Monument at Rotary Plaza. Read the full story
Cornelius honors the fallen, breaks ground for memorial
Posted on 29 May 2011.
Unidentified vets saluted the flag at the Cornelius Memorial Day celebration on May 28, 2011, at Town Hall. More photos below. (Bill Giduz/CorneliusNews.net)
The town of Cornelius and American Legion Post 86 on Saturday remembered local residents who died fighting for our country. In a ceremony behind Town Hall, officials also broke ground for the Cornelius Veterans Monument at Rotary Plaza.
Local veterans, the Legion post, town officials, business owners, police and firefighters all chipped in over the past year with fund-raising for the monument. As of last week, they had raised $165,000. Read the full story
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Bailey, Hough students honor vets at Memorial Day celebration
Posted on 27 May 2011.
W.A. Hough High JROTC students (from left) Brianna Henry, Josh Hiller and Tyler Dykes demonstrate the proper way to fold and American flag. (Christina Ritchie Rogers / CorneliusNews.net)
Also at the ceremony, students were recognized for their work in the Memorial Day essay writing contest and art contest. Congratulations to the following students:
ESSAY WINNERS
1st Place
6th grade – Victoria Tran
7th grade – Addie McBryde
8th grade- Brittany Van Pelt
2nd Place
6th grade- Kendall Hlewicki
8th grade- Emily Norris
3rd Place – tie
6th graders Austin Sheets, Madison Hedrick and Victor Miranda
ART WINNERS
1st Place
6th grade – Parker Philbrook
7th grade – tie between Arlee Belch and Addie McBryde
2nd Place
6th grade Christopher Pennella
3rd Place
6th grade – Ryan Carlett
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With funds raised, town breaks ground Sat. on veterans monument
Posted on 23 May 2011.
The plan for the Cornelius Veterans Monument at Rotary Plaza.
After a year of fundraising, the Town of Cornelius and American Legion Post 86 on Saturday will celebrate the groundbreaking for the Cornelius Veterans Monument at Rotary Plaza.
The groundbreaking is planned in conjunction with the town’s annual Memorial Day celebration, which begins at 11 a.m. at the monument site, on N.C. 115 behind Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave. Read the full story
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