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Memorial Day Services Announced

    Memorial Day will be observed on Monday, May 26, with the country using the occasion to remember the many men and women who have died while in military service.
    Several local remembrance ceremonies will be held on Monday, including:
- Sunrise Service at A.W. Peterson Gun Shop:  Event will begin at 6:30 a.m. and include the playing of Taps, Boy Scout participation, and special guest speaker Leslie Campione, Chair of the Lake County Commission.  Free and open to the public.  A.W. Peterson Gun Shop is located at 4255 West Old Highway 441 in Mount Dora.
- Astor/Astor Park Cemetery, 10 a.m. Special service at the cemetery, which is located in Astor Park on SR 40 and hosted by Astor VFW Post 9986. Free and open to the public. After the service, the public is invited to return to the post, located at 55620 SR 40 in Astor, to participate in names being added to the post’s memorial wall.  A BBQ lunch will be available following, and at 7 p.m. a flag retirement ceremony will be held at the post.  
- McTureous Memorial Park, 10 a.m.:  Join American Legion Post 21 and residents from the Lakeview Terrace Life Care Community for an event next to the childhood home of Medal of Honor recipient Robert McTureous, Jr.  Guest speaker will be Dale Smith, with special moments of remembrance included, as well as a performance by the Lakeview Terrace chorus.  Memorial is located along SR 19 in Altoona, next to the Altoona Post Office. Free and open to the public.
- Lakeside Memory Gardens, 10 a.m.:  Special ceremony honoring all veterans who gave their lives in military service to America.  Special music and presentations.  Lakeside Memory Gardens is located at 36601 CR 19A in Eustis, just west of SR 19 and north of CR 44.  Free and open to the public.