Memorial Day is the day Americans set aside to honor those brave men and women who met tragic ends during times of war.
We should use this day to recognize their sacrifices, to pray for those who lost their lives, and to bow our heads to honor their service. We must never forget them. There will be many Memorial Day programs throughout the area to honor these men and women.
The programs are as follows-
- The Hafslo Lutheran Church Cemetery will hold a Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 27, at 8:15 a.m.
- St. Peter’s Catholic Church Cemetery will hold a Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 27, at 9:00 a.m.
- Oakdale Cemetery will hold a Memorial Day Program on Monday, May 27, at 10:00 a.m., with a flag raising at the entrance to follow. Sampson Naval Bridge on Woodland Avenue will hold a Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 27, at 11:00 a.m.
- The Sand Hill Lutheran Church Memorial Day Program will be held on Monday, May 27, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. The speaker is Jeff Durbin from Crookston, with special music also. The Nielsville Honor Guard follows the program in the cemetery. Lunch follows. Everyone is welcome.
- A Memorial Day Program will be held in the Fisher Public School Auditorium on Monday, May 27 at 10:00 a.m. Fisher American Legion Unit 242 Military Honors will be conducted at the Greenwood Cemetery at 10:35 a.m., Fisher Lutheran Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. and Bygland Lutheran Cemetery at 11:25 a.m. The Fisher American Legion Auxiliary Memorial Day Luncheon will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Fisher American Legion at 318 Thompson Avenue in Fisher. The Fisher Legion will also provide Memorial Day activities for those who come.
The following businesses will be closed on Memorial Day-
- City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day.
- The Crookston Eagles Club will be closed in observance of Memorial Day.
- The Polk County Transfer Station will be closed on Memorial Day. They will resume regular hours at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, May 28.
- Garbage Collection and Twig and Branch Collection for the Memorial Day Holiday on Monday will be collected on Tuesday, May 28. Tuesday’s garbage collection will remain the same.
