Through Monday
■ Jackson Township — Fifth annual Field of Honor/Field of Heroes will be presented at the Safety Center, 7383 Fulton Drive NW, Friday through Monday. Sponsored by Jackson Township Rotary, it salutes members of the armed forces, veterans, first responders, teachers, coaches and medical professionals. More than 1,000 flags are on display. The Pvt. Heath Warner Memorial Run is at 8 a.m. Saturday at the YMCA.
Saturday
■ Shalersville Township — 10 a.m. parade will start at Save 4 Store on state Route 303 and proceed to Riverside Cemetery for a service.
Sunday
■ Akron — 1 p.m. service at Civil War Memorial Chapel in Glendale Cemetery, 150 Glendale Ave.
■ Lexington Township — 11 a.m. at Maranatha Ministries, 14289 Edison St. NE. Gene Kiefer, an Akron historian, will describe the World War II Doolittle Raid, a strike by 16 Army Air Force bombers on Japan on April 18, 1942. The program was arranged by Walt Stein, a nine-year Navy veteran of World War II who served in the Pacific.
■ Rittman — Noon service at Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, 10175 Rawiga Road, with rifle salute, wreath-laying and music by the 122nd Army Band. Keynote speaker is Capt. Susan Taylor, U.S. Army Nurse Corps. Includes commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Vietnam War, with lapel pinning of Vietnam veterans in attendance. Spectators should bring lawn chairs.
■ Springfield Township — 2 p.m. service at the Veterans Monument at Kubler Trail and U.S. 224. Veterans of the Vietnam War will be recognized.
■ Streetsboro — 1 p.m. parade will leave the Campus Elementary School parking lot, progress down Kirby Lane, turn left onto state Route 303 and end at the Streetsboro Plaza parking lot.
Sunday-Monday
■ Cuyahoga Falls — Weather permitting, more than 400 full-size flags will be flown over Northlawn Memorial Gardens, 4724 State Road, in memory of veterans buried there. More than 2,500 small flags will be placed on graves. A service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday. Hot dogs and refreshments will be available.
Monday
■ Akron — An 11 a.m. service at Greenlawn Cemetery, 2580 Romig Road, at the Veterans Monument between the two mausoleums. Rifle salute, taps, laying of wreaths at base of flag by Kenmore American Legion Post.
■ Alliance — 10 a.m., parade from Linden Avenue and East Main Street to Alliance City Cemetery on West Vine Street; ceremony at 11 a.m.
■ Aurora — 9:30 a.m. ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, 40 W. Garfield Road. Parade will follow to Aurora Cemetery for service.
■ Barberton — 10 a.m. service at Lake Anna Park at the Military Honor Roll. Retired U.S. Army Maj. Tom Sawyer will deliver the invocation and benediction. Barberton High School Magic Singers and band, firing of memorial salute, sounding of taps.
■ Bath Township — Noon service at the Veterans War Memorial at West Bath and North Cleveland-Massillon roads. Keynote speaker will be U.S. Air Force veteran Dick Calta. Revere High School marching band will provide patriotic music. Those attending are encouraged to bring chairs and umbrellas. Parking will be available at Bath Elementary School, with handicap parking permitted at the Bath Fire Department.
■ Beach City — 10 a.m. parade from the community park to Southlawn Cemetery for a ceremony.
■ Boston Heights — 8:30 a.m., the Woodridge High School band will step off from the fire station, marching to Fairview Cemetery (next to the Village Hall), where a service will be held. Speaker will be Vietnam War veteran Ulysses Kendall.
■ Brewster — 11 a.m. ceremony in the village square.
■ Brimfield Township — 8-11 a.m., Lions pancake breakfast at Faith United Methodist Church, $5, $3 for ages 12 or younger. 11:30 a.m. service at Restland Cemetery.
Brunswick — 10 a.m., ceremony at Visintainer Middle School grounds, 1459 Pearl Road, with a parade to Westview Cemetery immediately following, ending with an 11 a.m. service. Scout troops, marching units, antique vehicles and other community organizations are encouraged to participate.
■ Canal Fulton — 1 p.m. parade from Lindsey Concrete, 6845 Erie Ave. N., north on Canal Street to East Market Street, ending at City Hall for a short ceremony with rifle squadron and Northwest High School band.
■ Canton — 10 a.m. parade starts at McKinley High School Downtown Campus (former Timken High School) on Tuscarawas Street West, marches west to Elgin Avenue and Seventh Street Northwest, ends at Monument Park for a ceremony at the McKinley National Memorial for a program.
■ Cleveland — 10:30 a.m. at Lake View Cemetery, 12316 Euclid Avenue. Parade in front of the President James A. Garfield Memorial followed by a program. Keynote speaker is Tim Garfield, great-great-grandson of President Garfield. Includes concert by the Cleveland Letter Carriers Band. There is also a second service at 1:30 p.m. at the memorial honoring those buried in Lake View during the past year.
■ Clinton — 7:30-10:30 a.m. breakfast ($5 each, $3 children 10 and younger) at the Clinton fire station, 7717 Cleveland Massillon Road. 9-10:30 a.m. free guided tours of the Rhoads-Harter House, 7866 Main St. 11 a.m. parade
■ Copley Township — 10 a.m. parade from Copley-Fairlawn Middle School, 1531 S. Cleveland-Massillon Road, north to the circle, west on Copley Road to Copley Veterans Cemetery, 3770 Copley Road, followed by a service. Copley High School marching band and choral group and Celtic Eagle Pipe Band will perform. Also, Navy Junior ROTC Honor Guard and Rifle Drill Team from Garfield High School and military vehicles. Speaker will be Summit County Veterans Service Commission Executive Director Larry Moore.
■ Creston — 11 a.m. parade will march from Old Mill School on South Main Street to Maple Mound Cemetery for a service.
■ Cuyahoga Falls — 9 a.m. parade from Lillis Drive and Portage Trail, marching east on Portage Trail and north on Fourth Street to Oakwood Drive for an 11 a.m. ceremony at Oakwood Cemetery.
■ Dalton — 10 a.m. parade will start at the high school on Mill Street North, proceed to Main Street and then Church Street and the cemetery for a service.
■ Deerfield Township — 9 a.m. parade will step off at the fire station, 9482 U.S. 224, marching east to Deerfield Cemetery.
■ Doylestown — 9 a.m. Chippewa High School band and area veterans and military groups will meet at the square, then march to cemeteries in the village. They will finish at the doughboy statue. Free hot dogs will be served at American Legion Post 407, 49 Black Drive.
■ Edinburg Township — 11 a.m. parade will start at Edinburg United Church, 4081 Rock Spring Road, marching west along Tallmadge Road and north on state Route 14 to the cemetery for a service.
■ Fairlawn — 9 a.m. tribute at Memorial Monument in Bicentennial Park across from City Hall, 3482 S. Smith Road.
■ Garrettsville — 9 a.m. ceremony at Veterans Memorial on Maple Avenue. 9:30 a.m. parade from Baptist Cemetery to Park Cemetery on Center Street, followed by a service.
■ Green — 7-9 a.m. pancake breakfast at Fire Station No. 1, 4200 Massillon Road. 10 a.m. parade from Green High School, 1474 Boettler Road, marching east on Boettler, south on Massillon Road, west on Steese Road to Green Intermediate School, followed by a noon ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park, 1900 Steese Road. Community picnic and car show, noon to 3 p.m., at John Torok Community Center, 4224 Massillon Road.
■ Hinckley Township — 9 a.m. parade starts at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church, 1088 Ridge Road, and proceeds to the center of town, stopping at Memorial Park, followed by special presentations behind Town Hall. Picnic in the Park from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Brongers Park.
■ Hiram — Noon parade from the post office on Hayden Street to Fairview Cemetery on state Route 82, followed by a service.
■ Hudson — 10 a.m. parade starts at Milford Road and state Route 303, east on Route 303, then north on state Route 91 to Markillie Cemetery at 410 N. Main St., followed by a service. A festival will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Holy Trinity Anglican Church, 55 Atterbury Blvd. Food, pony rides and games.
■ Kent — 10 a.m. parade, starts at Depeyster and East Main streets downtown and ends at Standing Rock Cemetery for an 11 a.m. ceremony.
■ Lake Township — 1:30 p.m., the 12th annual observance honoring four veterans at the All Veterans Memorial in Uniontown Community Park, 3696 Apollo St. NW. They are John “Jack” Evans, Robert S. Harris, Dwight Ickes and Bill Morton. Refreshments will be served afterward in the community center. In case of rain, the ceremony will be held in the community center.
■ Lakemore — 1 p.m. parade from Tri-County Plaza, 1500 Canton Road, north to Springfield Lake Drive, west to Main Street, left onto Park Drive and ends at the Memorial Triangle at Park and Lake roads, followed by a service.
■ Lodi — 9 a.m. parade from American Legion Post 523, 120 Bank St., through the center of town to Woodlawn Cemetery flag area for a service, then back to the square for a ceremony.
■ Mantua Village — 9:30 a.m. parade from University Hospitals Mantua Health Center to Hillside Cemetery.
■ Marlboro Township — 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lunch in the Square at the fire station, 9587 Edison St. At 1 p.m., parade will step off from St. Peter’s Church Road and march north to Marlboro Cemetery for a 2 p.m. program.
■ Massillon — 8:45 a.m. ceremony at Veterans Memorial Park on First Street Southeast. Parade at 9:30 a.m. will proceed north, turn west onto Lincoln Way East, then south on Erie Street to Massillon Cemetery, followed by a service. Placing of the wreaths near the Civil War monument.
■ Medina — 10 a.m. parade from Medina County Courthouse on Public Square to Spring Grove Cemetery, followed by a ceremony. A 7:30 p.m. candlelight vigil to support military and their families will be held at the square.
■ Medina — 2 p.m. program at Western Reserve Masonic Community retirement home, 4931 Nettleton Road. Third annual program in the chapel. Living veterans and those who have lost loved ones to war will also be honored. Free.
■ Mogadore — 10 a.m. parade from James Street and South Cleveland Avenue, marching north on state Route 532 to Mogadore Road and then west to Greenwood Cemetery for a 10:30 a.m. ceremony. Bike decorating contest for ages 12 or younger. Bring decorated bikes to Omnova Solutions parking lot, 165 S. Cleveland Ave., by 9:30 a.m.
■ Navarre — 1 p.m. parade starting at Canal Street and state Route 21, marches north on Route 21, east on Wooster Street and ends at East Union Lawn Cemetery for a service.
New Franklin — 10 a.m. parade from Grace Bible Church, 5781 Manchester Road, to Manchester Cemetery, 1030 W. Nimisila Road, followed by a service. Trophies will be awarded for best decorated bicycles, floats and vehicles.
■ North Canton — 9 a.m. parade from near Dogwood Park on Seventh Street, proceeding south on North Main Street to the square, turning east on Maple Street to Bitzer Park, followed by a ceremony.
■ Northfield Center Township — 10 a.m. parade at St. Barnabas Church, 9451 Brandywine Road, heading north on Olde Eight Road to the Northfield-Macedonia Cemetery, followed by a service.
■ Orrville — 9 a.m. parade from East Church Street to Main Street, south to Market Street, west on Market to Crown Hill Road and north to Crown Hill Cemetery for a 10 a.m. service. Speaker will be retired U.S. Navy Capt. Daniel Lutz.
■ Peninsula/Boston Township — 11 a.m. parade from Boston Township Hall, 1775 Main St., to Cedar Grove Cemetery for a service. That will be followed by a parade from former Boston Community Church, marching to Boston Cemetery on Main Street in Boston Township where a ceremony will take place. The Woodridge High School band will perform at both events.
■ Randolph Township — Pancake breakfast, 7 a.m. to noon, at the fire station. 10 a.m. parade steps off from Moyer Field on Waterloo Road, ending at Town Hall, 1639 State Route 44, for a ceremony.
■ Ravenna — 10 a.m. parade from the American Legion, Main and Elm streets, proceeding west on Main Street to Chestnut Street and the Veterans Memorial at the courthouse lawn, ending with a service at Maple Grove Cemetery.
■ Richfield — Ceremony at 7:45 a.m. at Fairview Cemetery. 9:45 a.m. parade will begin at Richfield Historical Society and end at West Richfield Cemetery for services.
■ Rittman — 10:30 a.m. parade from South Main and Erie streets to the shopping center on Sunset Drive and North Main Street, followed by a service at Rittman Cemetery, 14300 DeCourcey Road.
■ Rootstown Township — 10 a.m. parade will start at Loretta Drive, and march east to Homeland Cemetery on Tallmadge Road.
■ Seville — 1 p.m. parade from Market and Main streets to Mound Hill Cemetery.
■ Sharon Township — 9 a.m. parade will begin at Ruhlin Construction and end at the gazebo.
■ Shreve — 9:30 a.m. parade will begin at the elementary school on High Street and proceed to Oak Grove Cemetery for a program. Chicken barbecue will follow at American Legion Post 67 from noon to 2 p.m.
■ Smithville — 8:15 a.m. parade will start from North Milton Street, march along Main Street to the Wilbur Berkey Fieldhouse, followed by a service.
■ Spencer — 9 a.m. parade from the Old School on Washington Street to Spencer Cemetery, followed by a service.
■ Stow — 10:15 a.m. program at Stow Cemetery, 3162 Kent Road, with presentation of the Poppy Princess and Prince. The Stow-Munroe Falls High School symphonic band will perform. Wreath dedication at the doughboy statue in front of City Hall. A reception will be at Acker-Moore Memorial Post, 3733 Fishcreek Road.
■ Suffield Township — 1 p.m. service at Town Hall, followed by parade at 2 p.m. starting at Waterloo and Congress Lake roads, west on Waterloo to the elementary school. Children are encouraged to decorate and ride their bicycles in the parade.
■ Tallmadge — Pancake breakfast, 8 a.m. to noon, at the Community Center, 80 Community Road. The annual Tallmadge Memorial 5K will be held near the circle. Women’s race at 7:30 a.m., men’s at 8:15 a.m. and 1-mile run/walk at 8:45 a.m. 10 a.m. parade from Our Lady of Victory Church on North Avenue to the entrance of Tallmadge Cemetery, followed by a ceremony. Guest speaker is David Burton from Summit County Veterans Service. Includes a prayer and placing of the wreath for fallen veterans, and the sounding of taps.
■ Twinsburg — 10:30 a.m. parade from Twinsburg High School, 10084 Ravenna Road, to Veterans Monument on the square in Twinsburg Township, followed by a service.
■ Valley City — 11 a.m. parade from Liverpool Community Center on West River Road, marching along Center Road (state Route 303) to the VFW, 6731 Center Road, followed by a ceremony. Hot dogs and refreshments provided.
■ Wadsworth — 10:30 a.m. parade from the American Legion and VFW Hall on Main Street, around the square, west of College Street, stopping at St. Mark’s Church for tolling of the bell, then continues to Woodlawn Cemetery for a service and then returns to the square.
■ Westfield Center — 11 a.m. parade will begin at the park off Leroy Road, march left around the circle and end at Westfield Village Cemetery, followed by a service.
■ Windham — Parade at noon from South Main Street, ending at the cemetery on North Main Street.
■ Wooster — 9 a.m. parade from Wayne County Fairgrounds, heading west on West Liberty Street to Public Square, south on Market Street to Madison Avenue and the overpass bridge. Services will follow at the Veterans Memorial in Wooster Cemetery.