Knoch High School seniors Jeremy Fink, Blair Bowen and sophomore Marilyn Fink walk through the Summit United Presbyterian Church Cemetery, placing flags by the grave stones of veterans May 20. Like many groups around the county, the Knoch students replaced markers and added flags in preparation for Memorial Day.

Communities are hosting the following Memorial Day events:

- Prospect will hold its Memorial Day parade at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 29, on Main Street, ending at Moraine Elementary School, where activities include a firefighters' Battle of the Barrel.

Community Day will take place around the same time as the parade and feature activities and vendors on Main Street.

- Cranberry Township's Memorial Day service is set for 1 p.m. Sunday at the Veterans Memorial in North Boundary Park, and is presented by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 879.

The event's guest speaker is Capt. (Rev.) Andrew Double, a U.S. Army veteran. Refreshments will be served following the 45-minute ceremony.

- In Rimersburg, the Shearer-Shick Post 454 of the American Legion and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1732 will host commemorative Memorial Day services Sunday and Monday.The Memorial Sunday service will begin at 3 p.m. at Rimersburg Veterans Memorial Park. The event will feature Bob Carmichael as the master of ceremonies and Rev. John Bargar of the Rimersburg United Methodist Church as guest speaker.On Monday, a parade will start at 9 a.m. at the former Rimersburg Elementary School.- Butler will have its parade at 10:11 a.m. Monday on Main Street. A service will follow at 11 a.m. in Diamond Park.LeRoy Bunyan, of American Legion Post 778 in Lyndora and Butler County's 2020 Veteran of the Year, will serve as master of ceremonies and be one of several speakers.The service will include a demonstration of flag folding by Legion and Veteran of Foreign Wars post honor guard members and an explanation of the meaning of each of the 13 steps in the flag-folding procedure.- Chicora's Memorial Day parade begins at 10 a.m. Monday on Main Street, and will end by the American Legion Post about 45 minutes later.The parade normally has about 40 entries, consisting of personal vehicles, public safety vehicles and some special floats.Legion members then will gather for a ceremony that includes musical performances and a speech by Lt. Gen. John F. Sattler, U.S. Marines, retired.

Knoch High School student Gabe Webb places a flag by a veteran's grave at Summit United Presbyterian Church Cemetery on May 20. Like many groups around the county, the Knoch students replaced markers and adding flags in preparation for Memorial Day.A group of students from Knoch spent the afternoon replacing markers and adding flags in honor of Memorial Day.