From left, volunteers Marsha Anderson, Tiffeny Anderson and Paige Johnson place a wreath.

The photos on today’s community page are extra ones showing volunteers involved in local Wreaths Across America ceremonies held in December in Jefferson County.

They were contributed by Wendy Barr, a local coordinator of the observance where Tri-State Young Marines were among the volunteers who helped place wreaths on the graves of veterans laid to rest in local cemeteries, including Union Cemetery in Steubenville.

On Saturday, volunteers are needed again — this time to help remove the wreaths.

The Tri-State Young Marines will be at Union Cemetery at noon on Saturday to remove and dispose of the wreaths in the veterans section.

“Any and all are welcome to assist,” explained Barr, who can be contacted for information by phone at (740) 278-2295 or by e-mail to waaunioncemetery@gmail.com.

LeAnn Gibbons, worthy matron of Unionport Chapter No. 360 Order of the Eastern Star, also is recruiting help for Saturday.

It was because of her initiative that additional cemeteries in Jefferson County — specifically five cemeteries in Wayne Township and one in Salem Township — were first-time participants in 2020 in Wreaths Across America. They were in Unionport, Bloomingdale and East Springfield as part of a Unionport OES project.

Gibbons announced that anyone wanting to help remove wreaths can just show up at Unionport Cemetery at noon on Saturday. For information or inquiries, contact her at (740) 461-4111.

Volunteers are encouraged to bring a broom. “It helps gather the wreaths easier,” Gibbons noted.

Wreath removal at the East Springfield Cemetery will follow its 11 a.m. meeting Saturday at the East Springfield Community Center.

Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992.

The organization’s mission — Remember, Honor, Teach — is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.

Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath­-laying ceremonies at more than 2,100 locations across the United States, at sea and abroad. According to its website, WAA supports those interested in becoming a location coordinator for a cemetery in their area. There is no cost to become a participating location and host a WAA ceremony.