Various local locations
The annual Memorial Day parade will be stepped off at 11 a.m. Monday, May 28, beginning at 11 a.m. at the Michigan State Police Post on North Main Street and concluding at the Wayland VFW Post #7581.
Parade lineup begins at 10 10 a.m.
A barbecue lunch will be served at the VFW at the conclusion of the parade.
The annual Hopkins Memorial Day celebration will take place at Maplewood Cemetery at 10 a.m., rain or shine. Participants will include the Hopkins High School band, Hopkins FFA members, Boy Scouts, VFW members and Sons of Union Veterans.
There will be guest speakers and a keynote speaker.
For more information, call Mark Evans at (269) 793-3184.
In Dorr, the honor guard will start at the American Legion Hall at 8 a.m. for a flag-raising ceremony. They will then travel to area cemeteries to honor the fallen: 8:30 a.m. at St. Stanislaus, 9:15 a.m. at Richter, 10 a.m. at Dorr, 10:45 at Jones and 11:30 a.m. at Sproat, wrapping up at noon at the Dorr Veterans Memorial located in Dorr Park.
The township hall will open at noon; festivities begin at 1 p.m. and include a barbecue lunch, grilled chicken dinner, horseshoes, a Kids Cake Walk, bingo from 1 to 4:30 p.m. and a cash raffle from 4:30 to5 p.m.
Lineup for the Dorr parade begins at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, 4125 18th St., at 9 a.m. or earlier.
Parade viewing areas are on south 18th Street and west on 142nd Avenue. The parade continues past the both North and South Parks. Call the township hall for more parade information at (616) 681-9874.
For cemetery honors information call the Dorr American Legion Post at 616-681-2259.
In Martin Village, the parade will be at 10 a.m., with lineup at 9:30 a.m. at the parking lot in front of Martin High School, 1556 Chalmers St. The parade will end at Geib Memorial Park.
The J. C. Wheeler Library, which is celebrating its 100th birthday this year, will be the parade grand marshal. Current and former librarians are scheduled to take part in the parade, as well as the library board.
A ceremony will begin at the park at about 11 a.m. For more information, call (269) 672-7777.