Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
Serving Waitsburg, Dayton and the Touchet Valley
(Left) Zella Powers, Merle Jackson, Evanna Segraves, Bob Bailey, Dell Groom and Lawrence Turner present the flag to Dayton High School last week. (Right) The new flag donated by Dayton High School Alumni flies over the gym floor.
DAYTON - A 12- by 15-foot American flag will descend from the ceiling by a motor in the Dayton High School gym while the gym full of students, faculty, alumni and veterans recite the pledge of allegiance, led by the preschoolers from Susan's Home Child Care run by Susan Schlenz.
The massive gym flag was purchased by the Day- ton Alumni Association and will be presented at a dedication ceremony at about 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 1 between the boys and girls basketball games in the Dayton High School gym.
Alumni Association Vice President Merle Jack- son said after installation, the flag cost the Alumni...
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