Norwin Historical Society plans Memorial Day ceremonies at cemeteries, monuments
The Norwin Historical Society will hold its annual Memorial Day observances Sunday at area cemeteries and war memorials.
The historical society will place a wreath at 1 p.m. at the Monument to the Fallen at the Penn-Lincoln Memorial Park, North Huntingdon. Ceremonies will include a 21-gun salute and the playing of Taps, according to Carl Huszar, historical society president.
The society will conduct a similar ceremony at 1:50 p.m. at the Brush Creek Cemetery on Leger Road, North Huntingdon.
Other wreath-laying ceremonies will follow at 2:20 p.m. at the North Huntingdon Town House, 2:45 p.m. at the Westmoreland City Memorial along Route 993 and 3 p.m. at the Biddle War Memorial, Huszar said.
The historical society has been conducting the Memorial Day observances since 1997.
Joe Napsha is a TribLive reporter covering Irwin, North Huntingdon and the Norwin School District. He also writes about business issues. He grew up on Neville Island and has worked at the Trib since the early 1980s. He can be reached at jnapsha@triblive.com.
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