Flag Day

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HAGERSTOWN -- The American flag was described in many ways Friday. Children wave it in processions. It brings tears to the eyes of athletes. In war, it reminds soldiers why they fight, and for what. At funerals, it is the last tribute to veterans. While speakers talked about what the flag meant, an AMVETS Post 10 color/honor guard and Boy Scout Troop 2 held the American flag aloft for Friday afternoon's Flag Day ceremony at University Plaza on West Washington Street. "Our flag is saluted by soldiers and revered by citizens," said Fred Shinbur, chairman of the Maryland Veterans Commission.

o Read more Jamie Shekels columns at washingtoncountyliving.com Flag Day ceremony to be held Friday The City of Hagerstown will host a Flag Day ceremony at University Plaza in downtown Hagerstown Friday, beginning at noon. The public is invited to attend. The event will be broadcast on Flag Day, which is June 14, on Antietam Cable Channel 6 at noon, 4 and 7 p.m. Summer concert series begins at City Park The Municipal Band Concert Series gets under way Sunday at Hagerstown City Park.

Club meetings Rug hooking BOONSBORO - Saturday, June 6, 11 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Boonsboro Free Library community room. All are welcome. Tri-State Civitans Monday, June 8, 6 p.m. Tony's Pizza Restaurant, North Pennsylvania Avenue, Hagerstown. Come for free pizza and learn about the club's service projects. The club focuses on helping people with developmental disabilities. Open to the public. For information, call 301-739-4113 or e-mail hanahan4113@hotmail.

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. -- Frank Woodruff Buckles is about to get another feather in his cap, this time from Congress. Sens. Jay Rockefeller and Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., and former U.S. Sen. Bob Dole are scheduled to honor the 107-year-old Jefferson County resident and last-known surviving U.S. World War I veteran today at the U.S. Capitol, according to officials with Rockefeller's and Byrd's offices. The event will start at 2 p.m. in the LBJ Room, according to a news release from Byrd's office.

WILLIAMSPORT -- It's been a silent witness to celebrations and tragedies, as well as everyday life. It hangs from front porches, pickup trucks and public buildings. But what happens when the American flag - a symbol of this nation's pride and freedom - becomes old, weathered and torn? It is honorably retired. A solemn ceremony to dispose of unserviceable American flags was held Saturday on the club grounds of Williamsport Red Men Tribe 84. The event was sponsored by the Red Men and the Potomac American Legion Post 202 Auxiliary.

Legion Auxiliary to collect worn flags Spring has arrived and yard cleaning has begun, and it is an ideal time to replace tattered, torn and worn American flags. The American Legion Auxiliary, Antietam Unit 236, will again place a collection barrel in front of Sharpsburg Town Hall from Saturday to May 19, where residents can place their worn American flags for proper disposal by unit members. Antietam Unit 236 reminds all Americans that every day is a good day to display an American flag in good condition, but it is especially important to display them for the patriotic holidays of Armed Forces Day (May 17)

Week of June 17, 1957 Two local girls are now appearing on Baltimore television shows: "Comeback", a show dealing with rehabilitation work, will feature a local girl, Miss Florence Moore, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. Moore, this city, on June 18, from 5:15 to 5:30 on Channel 2. Miss Moore has an artificial leg, and the show will deal with how persons are rehabilitated to carry on normal activities after suffering serious injuries....

Brenda Brelsford, Chriss Saur, Joan Baker and Gary Hoffman of AMVETS Post 10 perform the hoisting of colors Thursday on a new flagpole dedicated Thursday in honor of Flag Day at University Plaza in Hagers- town. The Hagerstown Rotary Club donated the flagpole.

Maryland Francis Murphy 240-313-9300, ext. 154 Coffee and conversation - daily. Bingo - Monday, 9:45 a.m. Happy birthday Nannie - Monday. Blood pressure screening - Tuesday, 10 a.m. Bookmobile - Tuesday, 1:30 p.m. Yahtzee or cards - Wednesday, 9:45 a.m. Individual medication reviews (bring a list of all your meds) with Ita Kavanagh - Thursday, 10 a.m. Flag Day - Thursday. Exercise - Friday, 9:45 a.m. Celebrate Father's Day at lunch - Friday.