Wreaths to honor veterans for holiday season

On Dec. 14, members of the Mahoning County, Ohio State University Master Gardeners will gather together to honor veterans during the holiday season as part of the annual Wreaths Across America Day.

The Master Gardeners have volunteered to conduct the WAA ceremony this year at the Paradise Lutheran Church Cemetery (3689 West Western Reserve Road, Canfield) and the Paradise United Church of Christ Cemetery (10020 New Buffalo Road, Canfield). They will meet at 10 a.m. at the New Buffalo Road Cemetery and proceed to the Western Reserve Road location at about 11:15 a.m. Seven ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember all soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who served, honor their sacrifices and teach younger generations about the high cost of the country’s freedoms.

Specially designated wreaths for the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine and POW/MIA will be placed on memorials during a ceremony that will be coordinated simultaneously at more than 750 participating locations all across the Country.

This year, it is projected that more than 400,000 wreaths will be placed nationwide, by more than 150,000 volunteers as part of the Wreaths Across America mission to Remember, Honor and Teach. If you would like to sponsor a wreath, or would like more information about events planned for your community, call Hugh Earnhart at 330-757-4727, email gowie55@aol.com or contact the OSU Extension Office in Canfield at 330-533-5538.