CHERRYVALE — The ceremonial closure of the Kansas Army National Guard Armory in Cherryvale will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 6.

The Kansas Adjutant General in December announced the closure of the Cherryvale armory along with 17 other National Guard armories across Kansas. The City of Cherryvale has agreed to assume ownership of the armory with plans of converting the facility into a community recreation facility.

Greg McDanel, city administrator, said the legal transfer of armory ownership won’t take place for several more weeks, however the ceremonial closure will take place in a brief public ceremony on March 6. Maj. Gen. Todd Bunting, adjutant general, is tentatively scheduled to be in attendance at the ceremony as will city and state dignitaries.

Joe Long of Cherryvale, a retired lieutenant colonel with the Kansas Army National Guard, has been asked to speak at the event.

The Montgomery County Chronicle will provide a video of the ceremony. The video will be posted on the multimedia gallery at www.taylornews.org late Saturday.

The public is invited to attend Saturday’s ceremony at the armory.