I-65 Flag Site Report - by Larry
Spears
The
I-65 Flag Committee and other helpful compatriots have been hard at work lately
cleaning the site and making improvements. On Saturday, March 22 we met and
cleaned the fence line to enhance the view of the site from Interstate 65, put
herbicide on those stumps of undergrowth so they would not harass us again,
cleaned up and disposed of trash, put out ant poison, did maintenance on the
flagpole and other assorted tasks. The workers this day were Billy Parker, James Spears, Jeffrey Jones and
his grandson Trey, Danny Smyth and Larry Spears. Trey turned out to be
quite a willing worker and should be a good asset to our camp as a member some
day. This was Danny’s first time to assist in work at the site and he was a
tremendous benefit to us.
On Monday, March 25, Danny
Smyth and friend Mike Carter, James
Spears, Billy Parker and myself gathered for more work. Danny’s friend
Mike, who is a potential member, graciously provided his electrical skills to
install a new ballast in one of the lights used to illuminate the flag at night. This was no small job to us
amateurs but Mike expertly got it connected on the first try. We invited Mike
to our picnic social this coming Saturday as our guest and also invited him to a
meeting. With Billy Parker’s superb experience with the mechanics of the flag
hardware and his guidance we installed a new exterior cable and new retaining
rings on the pole and raised another flag. Committee member Alan Parker, a licensed landscaper, will help later in the spring when
the vegetation sprouts leaves. He will spray herbicide and do whatever other
jobs need doing in his field of expertise.
I
would like to remind us all that there would be no I-65 flag for us to maintain
if Past Dragoon Commander and past Division
1st Lt. Commander Wyatt Willis had not used his initiative to
get this flag flying back in 2005. The entire Confederation owes him a debt of
thanks. Wyatt, we appreciate your unselfish and devoted work to this project!
 |
|
With cleaned-up
fenceline in background,
Trey Jones raises
flag with Billy Parker
|
No comments:
Post a Comment