American Legion Columbia Post 97 gears up for Memorial Day

On Friday, May 28, the Legion Auxiliary will be selling poppies from 1-4 p.m. and need a couple Auxiliary members or guests to help take donations.

On Saturday, May 29, Legion members will be doing yard cleanup and beautification starting at about 9:30 a.m. and would welcome help with those chores.

Legion members will begin putting the large flags in place at 6 a.m. Memorial Day, May 31, at Brewster’s Locust Grove Cemetery.

“We begin putting flags up at the local cemeteries at 6 a.m. and take them down at around 6 p.m.,” a Columbia Post 97 Facebook post says. “We are in dire need of volunteers willing to help with both or one of the other.

In addition to the flags the Post is short on Color Guard volunteers for the annual Memorial Day ceremonies the guard performs at six locations around the area. Following is the Color Guard schedule.

9 a.m. - Pateros Cemetery

9:30 a.m. - Bridge Street Bridge in Brewster

10 a.m. - Packwood Memorial Cemetery (Dyer Hill)

11 a.m. - Fort Okanogan Cemetery – Monse

11:30 a.m. - Paradise Hill Cemetery – Brewster

12 noon - Columbia Post 97 – Brewster

Interested volunteers can call the Post at 509-689-3307 or leave a message at facebook.com/American-Legion-Columbia-Post-97-136344203093823