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News Room:
U.S.
Flags Fly Once Again in Downtown Snohomish
Snohomish Lions Club
Sponsors the Project.
U.S. flags are visible again on 1st
Street, in downtown Snohomish. Twenty-two flags are now hanging
from lampposts at four major intersections on 1st Street,
from Union Ave to Ave D, in a project sponsored by the Snohomish
Lions. As many as 60 flags once hung on most lampposts in the
downtown business district following the 9/11 terrorist attack on
our country almost 8 years ago, but they were eventually removed due
to fading and wear and were never replaced, until now.
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Mounting of the Flags that
the club purchased for the corners of 1st Street |
With support and
cooperation from the City of Snohomish, the Snohomish Lions
purchased the present flags, and the City’s Public Works Dept. made
the flag poles and hung the flags on the lampposts. The flags will
fly 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, through the end of September, the
period when many of the City’s events take place, and attract most
visitors and residents to our downtown shopping district.
Mounting of the Flags
that the club purchased for the corners of 1st Street |
Mounting of the Flags
that the club purchased for the corners of 1st Street |
“As Lions, our motto is
We Serve,” says Sarai Hope, president of the Snohomish club,
“and we wanted to add this project to the many others we have
undertaken over the years that make a difference in our community,
most especially during this 150th celebration of the City
of Snohomish. At the beginning of every one of our meetings, we
pledge our allegiance to our flag, and we sing an anthem to our
country; so adding U.S. flags to our downtown area is a natural fit
for us. We also wanted these flags to be a visual reminder to all
who come to our town of the symbolism that our national flag
represents—and to take pride in the many freedoms that we enjoy as
Americans.”
This year also marks the
Lions’ 80th year in Snohomish. The Snohomish club’s
principal fundraising comes from its food concessions on weekends
from April through September at Flower World Nursery and at most of
the events held on 1st Street. Monies earned from these
activities are poured back into the Snohomish community to help make
a positive impact on the health and well-being of those who live
here, and of those who visit Snohomish. Lions volunteers also
participate in the annual “White Cane Days” campaign in May, with
donations helping support the Sight and Hearing programs for which
Lions around the world are best known.
Lions
honored Snohomish High School top scholars:
The Snohomish Lions honored 16 of Snohomish High School's top scholars, plus three Lions scholarship
recipients, and their parents, with a banquet and awards ceremony on May 19th in the Waltz Building .
This annual event honoring Snohomish top high school seniors has been going on for more than 50 years.
Pictured left to right are:
Back row: Sean Damon, Eb MacPhearson, AnnieStoller-Patterson, Eric Hare, Anna Chlebowski, Scott Jenks,
Brad Perry, Bjorn Sunde, Corey Mueller, Blake Pinkerton, and Devin Ford. Front row: Heather Williams,
Gracie Woolley, Sahar Bala, Erin Flotte, Sarah Winks, Kaila Fox, Catherine Gallagher, and Breahna Edwards.
Three $1,000 scholarships were awarded to AnnaChlebowski, Sarah Winks, and Breahna Edwards.
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