LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – While many local Memorial Day weekend traditions have been canceled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Avenue of Flags will go forward with a smaller display this year.
The Avenue of Flags tradition has typically seen nearly 1,000 American flags placed at the Hartley, Kelseyville, Lower Lake and Upper Lake cemeteries on Memorial Day, said Dave Schober, one of the organizers and husband of the organization’s president, Penny Schober.
This year, the display came close to being canceled, but Dave Schober said he decided to go with a smaller commemoration.
Rather than putting up flags at all four cemeteries, Schober said they will put up about 50 at the Lower Lake Cemetery.
Schober said the flags will be placed from the front gate to the George Mitchell Building and the service poles.
He said he and a small group of volunteers will start putting up the flags at around 7 a.m. Monday. The flags will be in place from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Anyone who wants to participate must be masked to come to the building to help with the setup, Schober said.
Schober thanked all of the Avenue of Flags sponsors and volunteers whose support over the years has made the display possible.
He said they will be planning some fundraisers soon to continue to support the display, and they always are accepting donations, which can be sent to P.O. Box 980, Lower Lake CA 95457.
For more information call Schober at 707-714-7503.
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