Flag Day ceremonies planned Tuesday

Two organizations have planned Flag Day ceremonies for Tuesday, June 14.

• Palmer Elks Exalted Ruler Cindy Vasanoja Corey and officers of Palmer Elk’s Lodge No. 1842 will lead a Flag Day ceremony at 6 p.m. at Iditapark in Wasilla. Special guests include Wasilla Mayor Verne Rupright, Palmer Mayor DeLena Johnson and Houston Mayor Virgie Thompson. Also, Boy Scout Pack 54 will lead a formal flag-burning ceremony to properly dispose of unserviceable or worn out U.S. flags. For more information, visit palmerelks.org.

• The American Legion’s Flag Retirement ceremony is at 7 p.m. at the Susitna Valley Post 35. This solemn ceremony will dispose of unserviceable or worn out U.S. flags with great dignity and respect by burning the flags after proper inspection.

The public is invited to attend and may bring flags that are in need of retirement to Post 35, across from the Denali Restaurant on the Parks Highway. For more information, contact Post Adjutant Bill Fikes at adj@post35.info.

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