PHOTO PROVIDED Pictured is First Lt. John W. Whitman, a WWII veteran who served as a Platoon Leader with Company G, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

RENOVO — The Renovo Hometown Heroes committee would like to announce the 2026 Program is open for photo submissions. Photos and applications will be accepted up to July 31. Organization points of contact are: David Bower at 570-660-7229, and Mary George Rhone at 570-927-0117.

A banner unveiling ceremony will be held on Sept. 13, at the 16th Street War Memorial, at 2 p.m. Please bring your own lawn chairs.

Some of the guest speakers for the ceremony are Matti Mason and Kenneth Sefass, portraying General U.S. Grant. The 2024 banners will be returned during the ceremony.