Memorial Day will be celebrated Monday in the Longmont area with ceremonies honoring deceased members of the United States military.
Services will be held at 9 a.m. at Stephen Day Park, 1340 Deerwood Drive; 10 a.m. at Foothills Gardens of Memory cemetery, 14241 N. 107th St.; and 11 a.m. at Mountain View Cemetery, 620 11th Ave. The Mountain View Cemetery service will include a keynote speaker.
Prior to the Mountain View Cemetery service, volunteers are invited to place U.S. flags by veterans’ graves at the cemetery. Volunteers will meet at the statue of the Civil War soldier at 9 a.m. Saturday. Attendees are asked to bring screwdrivers to poke holes in the ground for the flags…