LEWISTON — Recently the L & A Veterans Council elected their new officers for the year. They are Raymond “Blackie” Boulet, chairman; Maurice Dutil, vice chairman; Sally Wortherspoon, secretary; Cecile Burgoyne, treasurer; and Bert Dutil, advisor.

Any requests concerning the council or applications for names to be added on the stones in Veterans Park should be sent to L & A Veterans Council, P.O. Box 2316, Lewiston ME 04241.

There are about 50 spaces left to finish stone No. 25, which is the final stone currently planned for Veterans Park.

The dedication and unveiling of stone No. 24 and possibly No. 25 will take place Saturday, May 25, at the Memorial Day ceremony after the parade which starts at 9:30 a.m.

If interested in participating in the parade, call Willie Danforth at 777-4759.

For information on the ceremony, call Bert Dutil at 786-2305 or write to the address above.

The council also hopes to hold a special ceremony Saturday, July 27, for the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War. More information will be given at a later date.

Members of the L & A Veterans Council are American Legion Post 22 of Lewiston, Post 35 of Sabattus and Post 153 of Auburn; Amvets and Auxiliary Post 6 of New Gloucester; Disabled American Veterans Chapter 11; Franco American Veterans and Auxiliary Post 31 of Lewiston; Marine Corps League Central Maine Detachment; Military Order of the Purple Heart; Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts 1603 of Auburn and 9150 of Lewiston.

If any veterans organizations are interested in joining the Veterans Council, call Bert Dutil at 782-2305.