Memorial Day activities in Burlington Flats will begin with a parade on Monday. It will form at 1 p.m. on Route 51 and step off at 1:30 p.m., when it will proceed to the park.

Guest speaker will be town Supervisor Betty Anne Schwerd. There be an invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner" by the Edmeston Central School band, senior address by Allen Ruffles, recitation of The Gettysburg Address by Elizabeth Knorr, recitation of "Flanders Field" by second-graders Chris Curtis and Kaitlin Talbot, dedication prayer for veterans by the Rev. Jay Henderson, progress of the Veterans Memorial Park and historical remarks by Mary Lou Dauchy; Troop 9 Boy Scout Michael Mayne will unveil flag poles for each branch of the Armed Services; Nancy Schoonover will place a wreath; the band will play "Taps," which will be followed by the Benediction.There will also be a wreath-laying service at 12:30 p.m. at Burlington Veterans Memorial Park in West Burlington

Children's carnival, public auction and dance today; post office and day-care center grand opening, community-wide yard sale and Ernie Williams Blues Band on Saturday; pancake breakfast on the Sunday; parade and Brooks barbecue on Monday. Call 264-3755 for more information.

Whiteman-Hull-Snyder Post No. 1360 American Legion, will sponsor the annual Memorial Day parade and services. The parade will form at the library on Main Street at 9:30 a.m. and start moving at 10 a.m. from Church Street to the cemetery on Alden Street for services. L

ocal clergy will participate in the service. All organizations are invited to take part in the parade.

The Legion asks that people display the American flag. Legion members will put flags on the veterans' graves at 5 p.m. Saturday.

Call Russell McCall, commander, at 264-3065 for more parade information.

The Cooperstown High School Band, fire department, Scout units and 4-H club members as well as other schools and fire departments have been invited to participate in this event.

All participating units and organizations are asked to form on Main Street in the area of the Veterans Club between 10 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. The parade will step off at 11 a.m., up Main Street to the War Memorials in front of the Otsego County Court House.

Three cars will be available to transport those veterans and auxiliary members who are unable to march.

Memorial services honoring fallen comrades of all wars will be held at the Civil War Memorials. Retired Navy Cmdr. Carl Gus will be the featured speaker.

After the memorial services, all contingencies of the parade are asked to return to the area where the parade began and be dismissed.

Food and refreshments will be available at the Veterans Club, as will be ice cream for all of the children at the front entrance of the Veterans Club.

Call Ernest R. Polley, senior vice commander of the Sgt. Walter P. Eggleston Post 7128 VFW in Cooperstown, at 547-9594 for more information.

Also, in West Edmeston, the Wharton Valley American Legion Post No. 1311 color guard will lead the parade at 9 a.m.

There will be a chicken barbecue by the Rotary at the four corners.

The order of events at the cemetery will be: "America the Beautiful," invocation by the Rev. Randy Palada of the Baptist Church, prayer by the post chaplain, Dorothy Chynoweth; General Logan's Orders by Sam Corcoran; Palada and his band of junior harmonica players will play; and The Gettysburg Address will be recited by Amanda Delaney.

The firing squad will salute the dead, followed by the playing of Taps. The parade will regroup at the bridge over the Dunderburg, and a service will commemorate the naval dead lost at sea. Benediction will be given by Palada.

The parade will then proceed down Commercial Street, proceeding to the Soldiers' Monument, down Spring Street, left on Sylvan Street and will disband at the school.

In the event of rain, all activities following the raising of the flag at the Soldiers' Monument will take place in the Grange Hall.

Following the parade will be a ceremony. Those scheduled to speak are the Rev. Laverne Saxer, Chris Briggs and members of the Junior Women's Auxiliary.

At 1 p.m., there will be a chicken barbecue at the American Legion and Veterans Club on Main Street to benefit the American Legion. Also at the American Legion, chances will be available for a double-rack barbecue grill with a side burner and 50-50 drawing to be awarded at 3 p.m. to benefit the Women's Auxiliary.

The invocation and Benediction will be given by the Rev. Harry Meyers. Yvone Step will recite "In Flanders Field"; followed by Peter Hatalla reciting The Gettysburg Address; "Taps" will be played by Darlene Halstead and Heather Sawyer, both Laurens Central School students; and "The Star-Spangled Banner" and "Salute to Armed Forces" will be played the LCS Band. A salute to the flag will be by the Boy Scouts; "Proud to be an American" will be performed by Kathy Dodd of the Legion Auxiliary; Sergeant of the Guard will be Post 1688 Firing Squad.

A Memorial Day address will be given by Leslie Bush, athletic director of the Edmeston Central School.

After the parade, a bake sale will be held at Laurens Central School, where the band will be in attendance. There will be also be a take-out chicken barbecue at the American Legion sponsored by the Laurens Color Guard.

The town historian will have a display of pictures in the town library. There will be a slide show of historic sites and the reprint of the book "The History of Laurens," by Bernice Wardell, will be available.

Call the park office at 432-2114 for more information or visit the website at www.nysparks.com.

At 9:45 a.m. at the school ceremonies will include callers by the buglers from the school, placing of the wreath by the Boy Scouts and prayer by Joseph Muehl.

At 10 a.m., a parade will leave the school and continue to the Schenevus Cemetery, where ceremonies will be held. Invocation and Benediction will be given by the Rev. Frank MacCracken Jr., and the Memorial Day address will be given by state Sen. James Seward.

In case of rain, the program will be held in the Schenevus School at 10 a.m.

The annual Memorial Day observance on Monday in Oneonta will kick off at 10 a.m. with a parade beginning at the Main Street entrance of Neahwa Park.

The parade route will be up Main Street to Grand Street and then back to the park at the James Georgeson Avenue entrance. Memorial services will be conducted immediately after the parade in Neahwa Park.

Organizers request those marching in the parade to meet at the staging area at 9 a.m. for lineup. All parking will be at the parking lot near Damaschke Field and vehicle entrance to the park will only be allowed from James Georgeson Avenue entrance.

Any late arrivals not registered for the parade are instructed to contact the third division leader for placement.

Welcome by Parade Chairman Don Kelly, commander of the American Legion Post 259.

For the Memorial Day service in Neahwa Park, music will be by the Oneonta High School Band.

Other participants include:

Speaker of the day, Mayor Kim Muller, keynote address; chaplain of the day, the Rev. Kenneth R. Baldwin, invocation and Benediction; Officer of the Day, Skip Beijen, presentation of wreaths.

Logan's General Order will be by the OHS Class of 2003 salutatorian. The Gettysburg Address will be by the OHS Class of 2003 valedictorian.

Salute to the Dead will be by Skip Beijen and the Pledge of Allegiance by Don Kelly. All units will be called to attention. All units will present arms. The firing squad will fire three volleys, as they salute. "Taps" and the national anthem will be played by the OHS band. (Flags will be raised to full mast during "The Star-Spangled Banner").

Organizers announced the following parade order:

American Legion Colors, American Legion Post 259, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 259, American Legion Auxiliary.

Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1206 Colors, Sgt. Elbert N. Patten VFW Post 1206 members, VFW Post 1206 Auxiliary.

Disabled American Veterans Chapter 200 Colors, DAV colors carried by Marine Corps Recruiters.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 85 Colors, VVA members, VVA Auxiliary, Armed Forces recruiters and New York State Army National Guard Colors.

Oneonta High School band, wreath bearers, New York State Army National Guard, Miss Otsego County, and Otsego County Sheriff's Department car.

Cars containing dignitaries: Daughters of the American Revolution, Gold Star Mothers, VFW Post 1206 Auxiliary and members, American Legion Post 259 Auxiliary and Member, DAV Chapter 200 Auxiliary and members, Vietnam Veterans Auxiliary and members, Miss Otsego County.

Broome County Bag Pipe Band, Girl Scouts of America, Brownie Troop 729, Boy Scouts of America, Cub Scout Troop 27, Oneonta Kiwanis Club, Oneonta Rotary Club.

Also, Oneonta Elks Club, Knights of Columbus, and the American Red Cross.

Oneonta Middle School Band, Oneonta Police Department vehicle, Oneonta Fire Department vehicle, West Oneonta Fire Department vehicle, Hanford Mills vehicle, Reminiscers Antique Car Club vehicles, '73 Buick Convertible owned by Don Evans, bicycles, Thunder Run for Children, (Tri-County Chapter), miscellaneous late arrivals, horses and other animals.

The focus of this year's observance in Milford will be the 50th anniversary of the end of the Korean conflict and 30th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam conflict.

Mary Lou Platt, past president of American Legion Auxiliary for the state of New York and a resident of nearby Westville, is the scheduled guest speaker.

After the ceremony, free refreshments will be served in the Milford American Legion Hall by Legion Auxiliary.

Military and war related memorabilia is being collected for display at a special open house after the ceremony in the legion hall. Anyone willing to loan items for this display may contact Adjutant Patrick Lord at 286-9261 after 4:30 p.m.

Any interested groups or individuals, especially those with antique cars, are invited to participate in the parade. For more information and to sign up for the parade, call Lord at 286-9261 after 4:30 p.m.

Ceremonies will be held in the school gym in case of rain.

The parade, under the leadership of Legionnaire Lynn Joy, will form in the school parking lot, departing at 9:45 a.m. for the Town House, with the Butternut Valley American Legion Post 1135 color guard leading the marchers, followed by the American Legion Auxiliary. The Morris Central School Marching Band, Morris Fire Department and Emergency Squad vehicles and other certified community organizations will also participate.

Memorial services at the cemetery will feature an address by Sam Pollak, editor of The Daily Star. Also participating will be the Rev. Ann Blair, Methodist minister, and the Rev. John R. Burns, pastor of Holy Cross Catholic Church, and the Rev. Dan Lambertson of the First Baptist Church.

The Gettysburg Address will be recited by Lindsey Shumway, an eighth-grade student of Morris Central School. The national anthem will be played by the Morris Central School band. Additional music will be provided by the Morris Central School band under the direction of Douglas Keith. A wreath will be placed on the Veterans Monument by members of the Cub Scouts. Commander is Robert Reynolds. Master of Ceremonies is American Legion member William R. Pickens.

In case of rain, services will be held in the Morris Central School.

Hot dogs and drinks will be served by the Richfield Vets Club at 11:30 a.m. for those children who participated in the parade. There will also be a chicken barbecue from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Veteran's Club. It is sponsored by the American Legion Post 616.

Immediately following the services, a parade will form and proceed up Main Street to St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, where a memorial service to departed veterans will be conducted.

The parade will then reform and march down Main Street and then down to the Bridge Street bridge, where a memorial to veterans who died at sea will be held. They then will proceed to Evergreen Cemetery for the final memorial service.

The Unatego Junior-Senior High School band will provide music. Also taking part will be members of the American Legion, American Legion Auxiliary, Unadilla Fire Department and Auxiliary, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts and Brownies and local floats.

Any other organizations or groups wishing to participate please call 369-9287 after 6 p.m. All veterans are invited to come out and help honor the deceased.

In case of rain, the program will be held in the Unadilla Elementary School.

Services will be held at Maple Grove Cemetery. The program will include salute to the colors, raising the flag by WCS bugler; an invocation by the Rev. Jane Pykus; the national anthem performed by the WCS Band and Andrew Odell; prayer by Worcester Fire Department Chaplain Norman Chase; placing of the wreath for veterans by Daughters of the American Revolution, East Worcester Fire Department and Worcester Fire Department; a Special Tribute to Veterans of Afghanistan and Iraq wars; "America" by the WCS Band; a rifle salute by the Worcester American Legion Rifle Squad; "Taps" and "Echo" by the WCS buglers; retreat and lowering of colors by a WCS bugler; and the Benediction by the Rev. Jane Pykus.

Parade participants will then regroup and march to the Memorial at the bank on Main Street.