By Staff
NILES – There will be Memorial Day on Sunday, May 25, at 11 a.m. at Mission Hills Memorial Gardens, sponsored by American Legion Post No. 26. The speaker will be Legion Post No. 26 Chaplain Clara Cogswell.
The post will also sponsor a second service on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Veterans Memorial at Riverfront Park on Main Street. The speakers will be the Rev. Fred Smith and Dr. Mimi Faustino-Inocencio.
Faustino-Inocencio lived through the Battle of Manilla and practiced medicine in Buchanan between 1979-2001. Her speech is titled "American Hero."
They will also be the speakers at the service on Monday, May 26, at Silverbrook Cemetery, following the annual Memorial Day Parade, which begins at 10 a.m.
For more information, or an application for the parade, call Harry Roberts at 684-1950.
Memorial Day Parade line-up:
1. Niles Police Department, Michigan State Police Department
2. Berrien County Sheriff's Department
3. American Legion Post 26 Color Guard
4. American Legion Post 26 Marching Firing Squad
5. Sons of American Legion, Auxiliary Unit-Miss Poppy
6. Parade Grand Marshall and guest speaker, Dr. Mimi Faustino-Inocencio
7. Master of Ceremonies, Berrien County Commissioner for Niles, Larry Clymer
8. Chaplain and pastor, the Rev. Fred Smith
9. Berrien County Sheriff Paul Bailey
10. Brandywine High School band
11. Red Hats Dizzy Dames
12. Polly's Place, Niles
13. Ferry Street School Resource Veterans' Association
14. Bethlehem Baptist Church
15. All Needs Senior Citizens Helping Hands
16. Beacon Baptist Church
17. Niles Junior High School Band
18. Four Flags Area Apple Festival Float
19. Miss Niles/Brandywine and Mr. Niles/Brandywine (Mr. Blossomtime)
20. Girl Scout Troop No. 796, 797 and 726
21. Boy Scout Troops
22. Optimist Soccer League
23. Clark's Towing Service
24. Niles Shrine Organization
25. Bill Wozinski's Antique Cars and Tractors
26. Ron Vanderboegh's Oliver Tractor
27. Michiana Cruisers
28. Odie Stewart, Veterans Family Representative Group, Community Resource Center
29. Neil Nitz, State Representative, 78th District
30. Niles High School Band
31. Mr. And Mrs. Riverfest
32. Sharon Witt-Tyler, Candidate for State Representative, 78th District
33. U.S. Postal Service
34. David Spurlock, Candidate for Niles Township Supervisor
35. Niles/Brandywine Girls Softball League
36. Judy Truesdell, Candidate for State Representative, 78th District, and committee
37. Brandywine Little League Baseball
38. Southwestern Michigan Community Ambulance Service
39. Niles City Fire Department
40. Niles Township Fire Department
41. Howard Township Fire Department
42. Bicycles, skateboards, etc.
43. HFS tractors, ATV and horses
44. Horses
All bicycles and skateboards must stay in formation. No weaving in and out of units. The parade line-up will start at 9:15 a.m. The line-up area is in front of the old YMCA at State and Main streets. The parade starts at 10 a.m. SHARP! They will try to fit in late entries in near the end of the parade.