Memorial Day events in Fort Worth area
Monday services
10 a.m.: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park, 5725 Colleyville Blvd., Colleyville.
10 a.m.: Laurel Land Memorial Park, 7100 Crowley Road, Fort Worth.
10 a.m.: Moore Memorial Gardens, 1219 N. Davis Drive, Arlington. Guest speaker is Master Sgt. Mike McCumbee, who serves in the Army’s Special Forces Regiment and previously served as a tomb guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
11 a.m. Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, assembly area, 2000 Mountain Creek Parkway, Dallas. Keynote speaker is Col. Bruce R. Cox, commander, 307th Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La.. Music by U.S. Army 1st Cavalry Division Band, Fort Hood.
6 p.m. Thompson American Legion Hall Post 655, 2817 Carson St., Haltom City. Features concert by the Jazz Monster 20 Piece Big Band.
6:30 p.m.: Mount Olivet Cemetery, 2301 N. Sylvania Ave., Fort Worth. Keynote speech by Navy Capt. Mike Steffen, commanding officer of Naval Air Station Fort Worth, and Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley. The Moslah Shrine Band and First Christian Church Chancel Choir will perform, and the Lone Star Chapter of Paralyzed Veterans will do a rifle salute. After the ceremony, a motorcade will proceed to the East Northside Drive bridge for a brief service. Wreaths will be cast into the Trinity River. In the event of rain, the ceremony will be inside the funeral home chapel.
What's closed, open
Nonessential federal, state, county and municipal offices and school districts will be closed Monday for Memorial Day.
Post offices, banks and stock exchanges will also be closed.
The Trinity Railway Express will not run. The T’s buses and Mobility Impaired Transportation Service will operate on a reduced Sunday schedule. Molly the Trolley will run on a regular schedule (10 a.m.-10 p.m.).
Most municipal and public pools, aquatic centers, tennis centers and golf courses will be open.
The Fort Worth Botanic Garden and Japanese Garden, the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge, and the Fort Worth Zoo will be open.
Trash pickup
Trash will be picked up as usual in most municipalities, including Arlington, Bedford, Colleyville, Euless, Fort Worth, Haslet, Hurst, Keller, Mansfield, North Richland Hills, Saginaw, Southlake and Watauga.
This story was originally published May 27, 2016 at 11:40 AM with the headline "Memorial Day events in Fort Worth area."