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Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
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A lone Boy Scout walks the flag-lined sidewalk to join the crowd at the Waitsburg City Cemetery for Monday's Memorial Day service.
WAITSBURG – Flags lined the fence and flapped briskly in the breeze, making a fitting presentation at Waitsburg's annual American Legion Memorial Day Service at the Waitsburg City Cemetery on Monday.
Legion Commander Ron Standring and Auxiliary President Rose Engelbrite opened the ceremony, which began with the flag-lowering by Boy Scouts from Troop 332. WHS seniors Mikala DeRuwe and Paige Wood sang the "Star Spangled Banner," and Pastor Jimmie Daves led the invocation. City council representative K.C. Kuykendall gave a welcoming speech.
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