The Ames Patriotic Council will sponsor a Memorial Day parade beginning at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 30. The parade will start at City Hall, 515 Clark Ave. Anyone, especially any veteran, wishing to walk or ride in the parade is welcome. Parade participants should begin gathering at 10 a.m. on Fifth Street between Clark and Pearle avenues or in the parking lot on the west side of City Hall. The parade will proceed north along Clark and then east along Ninth Street to the Ames Municipal Cemetery, 310 E. Ninth St. A Memorial Day program will be held at 11 a.m. at the cemetery. The event will be in person but also viewable at www.facebook.com/AmesPatrioticCouncil/events and www.AmesPatrioticCouncil.org. In case of rain, the parade will be cancelled, and the program will move indoors to the City Hall Auditorium at 11 a.m.

Lt. Col. Matthew Harvey (U.S. Army Reserves, Ret.) will be the featured speaker. The program will also include representatives of the City of Ames and American Legion Post No. 37. Afterwards, American Legion Post No. 37 will provide lunch at the post, 225 Main St.