Memorial Day services across Eastern Iowa weekend slate
Memorial Day activities span many towns with services at Bear Creek, Campbell, Walker and Sacred Heart cemeteries. Events include Legion led ceremonies, color guards, band performances, and meals. Rain plans shift to halls or churches. multiple posts coordinate parades, flag displays, and speaker lineups across Marion, Cedar Rapids, Kalona, Urbana, and beyond.
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Iowa
Mount Calvary Cemetery Association
Joseph Church
Marion
Ray Post 376 American Legion and Auxiliary
Cedar Rapids
Walker Public Cemetery
Sacred Heart Cemetery
Monsiar
Legion
Legion Hall
Walker Cemetery
Murdoch-Linwood Cemetery
Fleet Reserve Association
Second Avenue Bridge
American Legion Post 286
Mary Well
Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City
American Legion Victory Post 286
Clarence
St. John’s
Dayton
Donald Tracey
St. Joseph's Cemetery
Knights of Columbus
St. Wenceslaus Church
American Legion Auxiliary Post 17
Park Avenue Bridge
American Legion Post 15
Auburn Cemetery
Eldorado Cemetery
Mount Calvary Cemetery
West Union Cemetery
Fayette County Veterans Memorial
North Fayette
West Union
Catholic Cemetery
Holiday camping tips for a flood wary Memorial Day weekend
Weather forecasters predict a 50 percent chance of rain today with clearing by weekend. Parks warn campers to choose high ground while floodwaters recede. Buffalo Creek Park reopened after flooding, Pinoc Ridge and Palisades-Kepler report minor floods but plan to welcome visitors. Coralville Reservoir campgrounds expect mixed attendance as Cedar and Maquoketa rivers fluctuate. Jolly Roger Recreation Marina anticipates a record crowd, with Ila Johnson noting no flood issues and reservations rolling in.
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National Weather Service
Linn County
Tom Hazelton
Buffalo Creek Park
Coggan
Buffalo Creek
Hazelton
Pinicon Ridge County Park
Central City
Wapsipinicon
Chad Arp
Palisades-Kepler State Park
Mount Vernon
Cedar River
Backbone State Park
Bob Schaut
Maquoketa
John Castle
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Coralville Reservoir
Castle
Jolly Roger Recreation and Marina
Ila Johnson
Beach closed at Pollmiller Park for nesting geese
Park officials shut the 16 acre Pollmiller Lake beach over Memorial Day weekend to protect a Canada goose pair awaiting goslings. Conservation director Bob Burchett said the measure is unprecedented in his eight years and eggs are expected to hatch around May 30 with a planned reopening on June 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Nelson
Pollmiller Park
Lee County
Bob Burchett
Conservation Board
Burchett
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Arlington
Taylorsville Cemetery
Roger Moser
Dean Harkin
Bertram
Bertram Township
Campbell Cemetery
Doug Peters
Brandon
Bear Creek Cemetery
Center Point Cemetery
L.J.L. Hall
Hora-Machacek American Legion Post
Clutier
Oneida
Holy Trinity
Wenceslaus
Boy Scouts
Coralville Lake
Richard Pelchek
Johnson Unty Military Affairs Advisory Committee
Disabled American Veterans
The
American Legion
Iowa City Veterans Medical Facility
Earlville
Earlville Cemetery
Valley Elementary School
Elberon
Clutter
National Cemetery
Vining
CSA Hall
Roger Grove
Brown Street Park
Oakland Cemetery
American Legion Auxiliary
Northwest
John McDonald Jr
Jake Kobes
the Legion
Northwest Junior
George Dane
Memory Gardens
Kobes
American Legion Post 17
National Guard
Kalona
American Veterans Post
Richmond
Riverside
Mt. Olivet
Cletus Kron
Myron Leby
C. Dendy Garett
Sharon Hill
Richmond Public
Joseph Kos
Mid-Prairie Band
Keystone
Paul Hickman
Marshalltown
Keystone Cemetery
American Legion Post 107
Lamont American Legion and Auxiliary
John L. Mumm
American Legion Post
Lone Tree Cemetery
Lone Tree
Legion Auxiliary
Lowden
Lowden Memorial Park
Lowden American Legion Hall
Marengo
American Legion Post 76
Marengo Cemetery
Iowa River Bridge
Rose Haven Nursing Home
Marengo Legion Hall
Auxiliary
Mechanicsville
Busch-Dennis American Legion
Rose Hill Cemetery
Mike Hogan
First District Legion
Lincoln Band
Iris Huffman
Memorial Building
Alicia Richards
Kcrg News
Parnell
St. Joseph
St. Michael
Holbrook
Parnell American Legion
Parnell American Legion Auxiliary
Richmond Cemetery
Mid Prarie
Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery
Solon
Sutliff Bridge
Stanwood
Stanwood Cemetery
Strawberry Point
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Cass Township
Stormont Middle School
Toddville
Toddville American Legion and Auxiliary
Lafayette Cemetery
Dunkard
Toddville Legion Hall
Troy Mills
Hoover Cemetery
Troy Hills
Urbana
Urbana Cemetery
Urbana Lions Club
Don Bosco Hall
Winthrop
Winthrop American Legion and Auxiliary
East Buchanan
Fairview
St. Pat's
East Gate
East Buchanan School
Ely
LS Foley Abe
Tal Lil
Siegel
3Rd Ave
Carnations
Gladiolas
Blairs Ferry
Edgewood Rd
N.E
Jay & To
Fark
Broyhill
Lloyd
Flanders
Norwalk
Hall’s
Watt
Stratolounger
Entertainment Center
Collins Road
N.E. Edar Rapids
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