51890_5 Memorial Day Program, Legacy Wall Stone Dedication Ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial Wall & Flag Field, Medford, WI May 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Music 10:30 a.m. Formal Program All of the Medford area Veterans organizations invite you to attend our program to honor the memory of those that gave their lives in the service of our nation. We will again have the “Ringing of the Bell and Release of Balloons” and the reading of the names of 111 KIA soldiers from Taylor County that gave their lives in service to our country. We will also read the names of service men and women who have served our country and are being honored with the placement of a Paver Stone in the Memorial Area. We Ask Family Members of those service men and women, to please let your family know about this event and invite them to attend. Again this year “Red Higgins and Freedom Train Band” will provide live music for our program beginning at 10:00 a.m. Red and his band will be playing at the Medford VFW Bar in the afternoon about 1:00 p.m. Food and drink will be available. The public is welcome to attend this event. We ask all who attend the Flag Field event to bring their own chairs as there is no seating at this event, we do have handicapped accessibility to the area from the Flag Field parking lot to the front of the wall and a wheel chair parking, elderly seating area right in front of the speakers stand. There is a limited amount of parking at the flag field site for the elderly and handicapped, others are encouraged to use the street and parking lot at the Medford Public Library and Enerquip Mfg. and walk to the site. If you are not able to walk to the site please arrive early and we plan to have some volunteers to take you over to the Flag Field site. We ask all who attend to wear appropriate clothing and bring an umbrella. We will only move to the Medford Jr. High auditorium if storms are predicted. Please stay tuned to WKEB after 8:00 a.m. for our announcement on Memorial Day. 51890_5 Memorial Day Program, Legacy Wall Stone Dedication Ceremony will be held at the Veterans Memorial Wall & Flag Field, Medford, WI May 26, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. Music 10:30 a.m. Formal Program All of the Medford area Veterans organizations invite you to attend our program to honor the memory of those that gave their lives in the service of our nation. We will again have the “Ringing of the Bell and Release of Balloons” and the reading of the names of 111 KIA soldiers from Taylor County that gave their lives in service to our country. We will also read the names of service men and women who have served our country and are being honored with the placement of a Paver Stone in the Memorial Area. We Ask Family Members of those service men and women, to please let your family know about this event and invite them to attend. Again this year “Red Higgins and Freedom Train Band” will provide live music for our program beginning at 10:00 a.m. Red and his band will be playing at the Medford VFW Bar in the afternoon about 1:00 p.m. Food and drink will be available. The public is welcome to attend this event. We ask all who attend the Flag Field event to bring their own chairs as there is no seating at this event, we do have handicapped accessibility to the area from the Flag Field parking lot to the front of the wall and a wheel chair parking, elderly seating area right in front of the speakers stand. There is a limited amount of parking at the flag field site for the elderly and handicapped, others are encouraged to use the street and parking lot at the Medford Public Library and Enerquip Mfg. and walk to the site. If you are not able to walk to the site please arrive early and we plan to have some volunteers to take you over to the Flag Field site. We ask all who attend to wear appropriate clothing and bring an umbrella. We will only move to the Medford Jr. High auditorium if storms are predicted. Please stay tuned to WKEB after 8:00 a.m. for our announcement on Memorial Day.
The Medford Area Middle School Band would like to share a big thank you to all of our business/foundation donors as well as individuals who have supported the program via their Mattress or Kwik Trip Card Fundraiser. Individuals and organizations who have donated to the MAMS band program are: Medford Education Association, The Classes of 67-72, Patrick Marsh Foundation, Weather Shield LITE Foundation, Forward Bank, Nathan Bilodeau, AnnMarie Grant, and Purple Mattress. “If you see people from these organizations, please thank them! We have been able to raise about $8,500 through donations/grants and $7,000 through fundraisers. The generous support of our community has allowed us to purchase: 2 piccolos, 4 clarinets, 4 alto saxophones, 1 tenor saxophone, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, and a bass drum stand,” said middle school band teacher Kendra Junk. “These instruments are going directly into the hands of the students. The best part of being able to provide new instruments is how excited students get when they receive a new and working instrument,” she said. They consistently have instruments that need to be repaired and are often coming back from repair with a higher repair cost than the value of the instrument. They have several instruments in student hands right now that are functioning enough to work but are not in great shape. If you would like to donate to the MAMS band program, would like to read more about the condition of our instruments, or to see the complete list of donors please visit: https://bit.ly/SupportMAMSBand. “As always thank you for your support of the MAMS Band Program,” Junk said. SUBMITTED
The Medford Area Senior High School Choir traveled to Holy Rosary Catholic Church on March 16 to put on a choir performance. Pieces including traditional arrangements as well as the choir members surrounding the audience with their voices. ALEX WILSON/THE STAR NEWS
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