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Memorial Day Parade returns Monday in Alton Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail The Jaeger Guard Company F. 32 Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, shown here in the 2019 Alton Memorial Day Parade, will again be participating in the 154th annual parade Monday at 10 a.m. During the Civil War the regiment, comprised of men from Alton and Upper Alton, lost 268 men to battle and disease. ALTON Dick Alford will serve as grand marshal for the 154th Alton Memorial Day Parade on Monday. The parade will step off at 10 a.m. from Alton Middle School, 2200 College Ave., where staging will begin at 8:30 a.m. Monday. No rain is forecast for Monday, and about 50 units are scheduled to participate in the parade, according to Steve Schwartz of the East End Improvement Association. ....
WBGZ Radio 5/26/2021 | By Doug Jenkins - WBGZ Radio
A return to normal at the Christmas Wonderland display in Alton s Rock Spring Park is being planned. The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated a scaled-back display in 2020, but the crowds still came out in big numbers to support the effort. The Grandpa Gang is the group that volunteers their time to set up the display and keep it running for the month or so it’s open. Head Grandpa Dick Alford tells The Big Z with the pandemic hopefully wrapping up, they hope to bring back some of the things that were missing last year. ....
Grandpa Gang donates to 53 groups Ron DeBrock, ronald.debrock@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail A car goes through a light tunnel at the start of Christmas Wonderland, the annual holiday light display put on by The Grandpa Gang in Alton’s Rock Spring Park during the opening night on Friday, Nov. 27. The This year the Grandpa Gang has increased donations to area community organizations following record attendance during the 2020 holiday event, with nearly $65,000 was distributed to 53 organizations. ALTON Nearly $65,000 has been distributed to 53 civic organizations. courtesy of the Grandpa Gang and Christmas Wonderland. Despite COVID-19 precautions limiting some displays last year, a record number of visitors attended Christmas Wonderland during the 2020 holiday season meaning the volunteer Grandpa Gang is able to increase its donations to local organizations. ....