PARADES: Marking Memorial Day

Southern Chester County is marking the upcoming Memorial Day holiday with parades through town and services.
West Grove's Memorial Day parade, organized by John Ruffini, will kick off at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 26, at Avon-Grove High School. It proceeds north on Prospect Avenue and ends with a service at the Memorial Garden on East Evergreen Street near Brothers Pizza.
Marshallton's Memorial Day parade, sponsored by the Marshallton Conservation Trust, will begin at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 27, rain or shine. Participants should gather at the Goddard School parking lot at 12:45 p.m. Kids participating in the decorated bicycle contest should register there as well. The parade enters West Strasburg Road from the alley next to the "Merchant of Menace" store and heads east to the Marshallton United Methodist Church, where the Memorial Day ceremonies will be held.
And Kennett Square's Memorial Day parade, organized by Bill Taylor, is set for 10 a.m. to noon Monday, May 28. The parade starts at Kennett High School and proceeds to South Street, turns north toward the center of town on South Union Street and proceeds to East Cypress Street, goes a block east and turns onto South Broad Street, then turns west onto State Street, and finally turns north onto Union Street. (Our time-honored viewing spot is on North Union Street near the parking garage). The parade ends with a service at the Union Hill Cemetery on Route 82, north of town.