REPUBLICAN-TIMES Courthouse Veteran Flag Display Refreshed

After flying on holidays for nearly 50 years, the War Veteran Flag Display at the Grundy County Courthouse received a facelift this Memorial Day. The flags have flown in memory of those Grundy County veterans, but in the condition they were in, they no longer brought the honor to the veteran that they deserve.

In a ceremony held at 7:00 a.m. on Monday, May 29 in the parking area at the Grundy County Courthouse, a veteran flag was retired prior to the new flags being put up.

In an effort spearheaded by the Kiwanis Club and funded by Trenton Elks Lodge, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club and Lions Club, the current veteran flags have been replaced with brand new flags that are the same size as the previous ones. The new flags are polyester flags which will weather better and allow them to be flown in windier conditions than in past years.

Renovations at the Grundy County Courthouse over the years

The flag display at the Grundy County Courthouse received a refreshing this Memorial Day as the old flags that had been flown for nearly 50 years were replaced with new polyester flags that will weather better and allow them to be flown in windier conditions than in past years. This effort was spearheaded by the Trenton Kiwanis Club and funded by Trenton Elks Lodge, Kiwanis Club, Rotary Club and Lions Club.