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Posted in Information on Nov 1st, 2007
The weather in Canyon Lake is absolutely gorgeous. So much so, I decided to go out for a short walk this morning for a little fresh air. I chose to walk around a two block area that stretched my legs for about a mile. I started noticing flags right away, and thought I’d count how [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Oct 23rd, 2007
The Boy Scout motto is Be Prepared, and all the stories today prove it.
You’ve fallen and hurt yourself miles from help. What do you do now? Relax if Boy Scout Troop 226 is on the Appalachian Trail the same day. These Scouts and Venture Scouts put action to training and show why the Scouting [...]
Posted in Editorial, History, Information on Oct 4th, 2007
Our good friend and occasional field reporter DaveJ commented on a news story with a question about using an animated .gif American flag on a website.
The U.S. Flag Code is a unique document: an official detailed users’ handbook of rules that were gathered together and codified in the early 1920s, at the request of [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Jul 6th, 2007
Are you following the stories about U.S. states banning the sale of foreign–made American flags? Five states have either forbidden or are working on legislation to ban the sale of foreign–manufactured flags in their states.
Minnesota passed legislation in May as follows:
H.F. No. 122, 2nd Engrossment - 85th Legislative Session (2007-2008)
Posted on May 21, 2007 [...]
Posted in Flag Facts, Uh, Not Exactly on Jun 28th, 2007
Three equal staffs with the U.S. flag properly flown to its own right.
The more I read and study, the more one big flag myth stands out. I read the following sentence in a California news article that I won’t even reference because it was filled with so much misinformation.
Protocol concerning the use of the [...]
Posted in Information on Jun 15th, 2007
How to Write a Book in 100 Days
A few years ago, Deborah and I decided that we wanted to start another business, but with different criteria from any of our previous ones. First of all, it had to be something we loved. And we wanted something that didn’t require a fixed location, didn’t have strenuous [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Jun 11th, 2007
Are you ready for some Red, White and Blue? It’s Flag Week, and Flag Day is Thursday. This week I will be watching and searching for those extra-special flag stories, the kind we like at The Daily Flag, and the kind we hope you enjoy.
Eileen Stiles, nicknamed “The Flag Lady,” is earning her title with [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Jun 7th, 2007
Jumping to conclusions would lead these investigators in the wrong direction. Utilizing past information, they quickly determined that varmints were stealing their flags. The question is, how do you stop the thieves?
Squirrels accused of taking cemetery flags | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
NEENAH, Wis. — Caretakers of the Oak Hill Cemetery noticed around Memorial Day that [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on May 28th, 2007
Memorial Day is an occasion of somber reflection in our country. MSNBC has a lot of pictures taken this year at Arlington Memorial Cemetery, so click over and taking a look.
‘On behalf of a grateful nation’ - Memorial Day - MSNBC.com
I walked over and read the simple but powerful words in French and English, [...]
Posted in Information on May 23rd, 2007
Recent stories in the news indicated that there is a shortage of American flags available for this stretch of flag-flying holidays.
Here are the dates:
May 28th—Memorial Day (half-staff until noon)
June 14th—Flag Day
June 17th—Father’s Day
July 4th—Independence Day
American Flags In Stock
Currently Flags Bay is fully stocked with a great inventory of U.S. flags ready for immediate shipping. Head [...]
