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Posted in Flags in the News on Mar 4th, 2008
Eagle Scout projects are favorite stories to highlight here at Flags Bay. This story is interesting because of the involvement of other organizations in the project. Matthew Johnson has already lined up the money, volunteers and is working on the location for a little new construction.
Battle Creek Enquirer - www.battlecreekenquirer.com - Battle Creek, Mich.
Hastings, Mich. [...]
Posted in Flag Videos on Feb 22nd, 2008
Today’s video comes from the NRA National Outdoor Rifle & Pistol Championships, which are fired at Camp Perry, Ohio, during July and August. This is where the best of the best compete.
(But if you car alarm can’t stand up to cannon fire, what good is it really. Are you going to trust it with your [...]
Posted in Editorial on Feb 21st, 2008
Larry wrote yesterday about the Winter Texan Reception, a yearly event hosted by the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce.
Canyon Lake, here in the Texas Hill Country, was formed when the Army Corps of Engineers built a massive dam across the beautiful but unpredictable Guadalupe River. The mild winter climate, beautiful lake, and rugged hills [...]
Posted in Editorial on Feb 20th, 2008
Yesterday, Deborah and I spent most of the day at a gathering in Canyon Lake hosted by the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce. The event was the annual Winter Texan Reception for our northern neighbors who like winter in our warmer climate. The south Texas hill country is a long-time destination for folks seeking [...]
Posted in Flag Videos on Feb 15th, 2008
Simpler is just better sometimes. Today’s flag flick proves the point—an enormous U.S. flag flying in the wind. Just sixty-one seconds to a better, smiling you.
Posted in Flags in the News on Feb 14th, 2008
Flying the U.S. flag in a remote location brings a particular set of challenges. The city of Hampton, Pennsylvania discovered that lighting a large flag where no electricity exists is costly. The engineering department is considering alternate methods to replace the diesel-powered electric generator that powers the floodlight.
Trying to keep the flag lit before dawn’s [...]
Posted in Flag Facts on Feb 7th, 2008
Have you ever wondered about the stars on the U.S. flag? The stars have generated more speculation than any other part of the flag, with the exception of the person who crafted the first one.
The U.S. Flag Code addresses the stars in several places, giving us quite a bit of information. The word star [...]
Posted in Flag Facts on Feb 7th, 2008
In the article Three flag dilemma: What’s the right way to fly?, I discussed one of the flag displays I saw recently. This article is about another display from the same day. Figure 2 represents the flags flying in front of an Austin, Texas business.
Deciding which flags to fly and in what order is [...]
Posted in Flags in the News on Feb 6th, 2008
More than 3,000 Texas state Boy Scouts converged on the State Capitol and grounds in Austin on February 2 for their annual meeting with the Governor. The fifty-eighth annual event’s theme was Community Service and their meeting with Eagle Scout Rick Perry (also known as the Governor) went very well. The Austin American-Statesman has some [...]
Posted in Flag Facts on Feb 6th, 2008
Deborah and I made a trip into Austin, Texas this week, and as is our custom, we avidly watched for flag displays along the route of the 70-mile trip. Out of the hundreds of displays we saw, most were absolutely correct. But I do have two ideas to write about, prompted by a particular and [...]
