Memorial Day – May 30, 2022
O’Fallon, Illinois – In observance of Memorial Day, City Hall will be closed on Monday, May 30, 2022. Regular business hours will resume on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. Residents are invited to attend the Memorial Day Ceremonies in O’Fallon.
Also due to the holiday, Waste Management’s pick-up schedule will be delayed by one day the week of May 30. Monday routes will be picked up on Tuesday, Tuesday routes on Wednesday, Wednesday routes on Thursday, Thursday routes on Friday, and Friday routes on Saturday.
On Memorial Day, The VFW Post 805 will be hosting a Memorial Day event from 9 – 9:30 a.m. at the City of O’Fallon Cemetery, located on North Oak Street. The program includes pre-ceremony music by the OTHS band, posting of the colors, national anthem, wreath laying, comments by O’Fallon Mayor Herb Roach, rifle gun salute, and taps. The speaker is Chief Master Sergeant (retired) Ken McQuiston. The public is invited to attend.
The City of O’Fallon will also hold a Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 30th at 11:30 a.m. at The Veterans Monument, located at 737 East Wesley Drive, O’Fallon IL. The guest speaker will be Major General Laura L Lenderman, USAF, Air Mobility Command’s Director of Operations, Strategic Deference & Nuclear Integration. There will be participation from Colonel Phil Goodwin, USAF (Retired); the OTHS AFJ ROTC; VFW Post 805; Miss Athena King, OTHS Choir student, in addition to others. The names of the newly inscribed veterans will be introduced at this time. Pre-service music will begin at 11:15 a.m. Veterans are encouraged to wear their medals and decorations that day. Please bring your own lawn chairs and water. In case of inclement weather, the event will take place at the First Baptist Church, located at 1111 East Highway 50 in O’Fallon.
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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Grant Litteken at 618-624-4500 x 8760 or email at [email protected].