Thought we'd share some of the options you have for a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday.
Memorial Day Ceremonies
Here on the Central Coast:
ARROYO GRANDE
▪ Arroyo Grande District Cemetery 895 El Camino Real, AG Ceremony @ 10:45 w/ Guest Speaker Lynne Compton. Sponsored by Nipomo VFW.
ATASCADERO
Ceremony: 11 a.m. at the Atascadero Cemetery, off Highway 41 at 1 Cemetery Hill Road. 466-3305.
▪ Ceremony: Noon at the “Faces of Freedom” Veterans Memorial, adjacent to Atascadero Lake Park and Charles Paddock Zoo on Highway 41 West. Followed by music and a community barbecue. 466-2044. After Party at the V.F.W. Hall 9555 Morro Road.
CAMBRIA
▪ Ceremony: 11 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial Building flag stand, 1000 Main St. Ceremony followed by barbecue. Cambria Choral & Guest Speaker: A General from National Guard in Sacramento. And the Cambria Business of the Year Award will be presented.
CAYUCOS
▪ Service in memory of U.S. veterans and those lost at sea: 3 p.m. at the Cayucos Pier. Officiated by the Cayucos-Seaside Rotary Club and Cayucos Lions Club. 720-3173.
LOS OSOS
▪ Ceremony: 10:30 a.m. at Los Osos Valley Mortuary and Memorial Park, 2260 Los Osos Valley Road. Ceremony will include guest speaker Col. Chuck Clarke – US Army. Ceremony includes Skydivers, an Estrella Warbird Flyover and followed by a Kiwanis Club barbecue. 528-1500.
PASO ROBLES
▪ Ceremony: 11 a.m. at Paso Robles District Cemetery, 45 Nacimiento Lake Drive. , prayers, honor guard and patriotic songs.
PISMO BEACH
This annual event is designed as a remembrance for those who have died in our nation’s service. Join us at 11am on the Pismo Beach Pier Promenade with special guest speakers to honor and remember those we have lost.
SAN LUIS OBISPO
▪ The Central Coast Veterans Memorial Museum will be open to the public to honor all veterans. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Veterans Memorial Building, 801 Grand Ave. Admission to the museum is free. Screenings of local veterans’ stories told in museum interviews for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. There will be displays honoring service members who remain missing or have been lost in battle.
▪ Ceremony: 11 a.m. at the San Luis Cemetery Mausoleum and Memorial Gardens, 2 Higuera St. The memorial will include a reading of the Gettysburg Address, an Estrella Warbird Flyover, a historical tribute to the American flag, live patriotic music and a 21-gun salute. 441-1405.
TEMPLETON
▪ Memorial service: 11 a.m., hosted by the Templeton American Legion Post 220 at Templeton District Cemetery, 100 Templeton Road. Estrella Warbird “Missing Man” formation flyover. Ceremony will include acknowledgement of recently deceased local veterans and a 21-gun salute. 434-1402.
— remembering those who've served.
