Memorial Day Parade returns Monday in Alton
Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com
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The Jaeger Guard Company F. 32 Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, shown here in the 2019 Alton Memorial Day Parade, will again be participating in the 154th annual parade Monday at 10 a.m. During the Civil War the regiment, comprised of men from Alton and Upper Alton, lost 268 men to battle and disease.
ALTON Dick Alford will serve as grand marshal for the 154th Alton Memorial Day Parade on Monday.
The parade will step off at 10 a.m. from Alton Middle School, 2200 College Ave., where staging will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday. No rain is forecast for Monday, and about 50 units are scheduled to participate in the parade, according to Steve Schwartz of the East End Improvement Association.
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It looks like the Alton Memorial Day Parade will feature most of what spectators have come to expect over the years, as the entries for this year’s event continue to come in. Marching bands, floats, and candy are all part of the celebration in Upper Alton, which will return to full strength after a miniature parade last year due to the pandemic.
This year s parade will step off from Alton Middle School at 10am on May 31. East End Improvement Association spokesman Steve Schwartz tells The Big Z participant interest has been pretty good.
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th time at ten o clock on May 31
st. Organizers are moving ahead with planning the event, expecting the return of the full parade this year. Last year a small, unannounced procession traveled the route to keep the consecutive-years streak going.
Parade spokesman Steve Schwartz tells The Big Z while participants will likely be practicing pandemic safety, spectators will probably be on their own.
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Schwartz says they are sending out notices to past participants to let them know of the plans. The Alton City Council is preparing to send word to IDOT of the need for road closures on portions of the state highways that utilize the route, something that must be done every year.
2/23/2021 1:22:27 PM
Carol J. Williams, 79 of Alton, Il passed away on Monday, February 22, 2021 at 6:40 am at Riverside Rehab and Healthcare. She was born on May 17, 1941, in Alton, IL the daughter of Norman and June O’Donnell Landon.
Carol, Beloved mother to Shirley, Roxanne and Lester Williams II, cherished wife of Lester Williams Sr for over 55 years, he passed on Feb 26, 2018. She was also preceded in death by her parents, June and Norman Landon. Surviving Shirley (Scott) Schneider, Roxanne (Jim) Neumann, Lester (Jackie) Williams II, Grandchildren James Neumann III, Jessica Neumann, Jenna Neumann, Aaron Schneider, Mark Schneider. Four great grandchildren Waylon Neumann, Dallas Schneider, Evan Hull, Dakota Schneider.