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Allentown Lions Roar With Pride Over 2012 Parade Grand Marshall

on Wed, 05/16/2012 - 07:52

 

Grand Marshall Janice Schmitt called “the embodiment of volunteerism”

Allentown, NJ—“The poppy, the torn battlefield left behind/ Keep those memories fresh in our mind/ Remember freedom comes from those who serve/ They are to be honored without reserve.”

So rings the last stanza of Janice Schmitt’s Memorial poem “The Flower of the Field” which has been read at many Memorial Day services here and at other occasions where brave men and women have been honored for paying the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

Allentown historian will lead Memorial Day parade

on Sat, 05/26/2001 - 00:00
Lions Club names Alice Wikoff grand marshal

ALLENTOWN — Alice Wikoff, 84, can remember a time when the superintendent of schools rang the dismissal bell early so that the children could go ice skating before dark.

TheAllentown millpond measured a full mile around at that time with 38 acres of fresh water suitable for swimming, fishing, and boating surrounded by forested green slopes that stretched from the heart of town over miles of meadows and country lanes to touch the expanse of verdant farmlands beyond, Wikoff said.

Wikoff has used those crisply detailed memories, as well as no small