Memorial Day service cancelled

By Kathy Thomson

Albany Lions Club member Sandi Conway announced that the club, which has sponsored the local Memorial Day services for the last couple years, has cancelled the event this year.

“It was all organized and a speaker lined up, but with coronavirus it is too uncertain,” said Conway. “The senior adults are the ones who normally come to the service. We just don’t think it’s wise to have it this year.”

This year, Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 25.

“I’m sorry that we won’t be hosting a service, because our veterans are so important to us, but it’s just too uncertain right now,” Conway said. “I’d hate to have anyone get sick from being exposed at an event we put on.”

Conway added that with everything going on, engraving additional names on the veterans marker has also been put on hold.