Walk In Remembrance – August 7
Walk In Remembrance Walk – Remember – Honor Please join us as we Walk In Remembrance of our loved ones we have lost, especially those who have passed away in the last year on Saturday, August 7th beginning at 6:30 pm. ALL ARE WELCOME This past year, many families…...
Memorial Day Weekend at Arlington
The Arlington Memorial Gardens is grateful for the opportunity to once again honor our Military and First Responders with our 6th Annual Field of Memories, a patriotic exhibition of 1000 American flags displayed on the Arlington Campus. While this patriotic display is especially poignant for honoring our Military and First…...
All You Need Is Here At Arlington
Ease and simplicity are hallmarks of The Arlington Funeral Home At this time last year, we were just completing the construction of our new Celebration of Life Campus featuring the first two buildings on the campus: The Arlington Funeral Home and the Arlington Care & Cremation Center. Both facilities are…...
Main Entrance to Receive Major Facelift
Ease of entering and exiting our grounds is just the beginning . . . Once upon a time, the main entrance into the memorial park from Compton Road was more than adequate. However, according to Dan Applegate, Arlington’s president and CEO, “Whenever that was, it is a time that has…...
Whispering Winds Renovation
Renovation is first step in a series of upgrades Early this spring we completed renovating Whispering Winds, the first of what will be several upgrades to the area just south of the Compton Road Main Gates. During this initial phase, Whispering Winds, the dedicated area designated for cremation scatterings, was…...
Destroyed Pergola is Rebuilt . . . Finally
Long delay due to pandemic shortages A tornado that hopscotched through the memorial park in April, 2020 landed squarely in line with, and then on top of, the old, white pergola structure that had been a part of the Garden of Roses for at least 50 years. Flash forward a…...
UPCOMING EVENTS AT ARLINGTON
UPCOMING EVENTS AT ARLINGTON Due to the impact of safety precautions of Covid-19, most all of our normal events, which require large gatherings, have been suspended until we can safely host them again. However, some events can be safely held. And as the country becomes more widely vaccinated and Covid-19…...
Easter flowers and Easter Decorations
EASTER FLOWERS AND EASTER DECORATIONS AT ARLINGTON Easter Sunday falls on April 4th this year, which means the weather could be very spring like, or Old Man Winter could pay us one last visit with cooler temperatures. I’m sure collectively we are all hoping we don’t need to bundle up…...
Community Shred Event
Community Shred Day Saturday, May 1st, 8 am – 11 am (or until the trucks are full, whichever comes first) The Arlington Memorial Gardens has scheduled a FREE community event that will help you as you do your spring cleaning. This Community Shred Day will be held on Saturday, May…...
Spring Temperatures bring renewal of projects
SPRING TEMPERATURES BRING RENEWAL OF PROJECTS With the emerging spring-like weather, most of our facility projects, having hibernated during the winter, are staged and ready to proceed once more. Perhaps most notably, construction on the Garden of Roses’ new pergola is set to begin again in the next few days…...