Austin to honor Flag Day on Sunday

Published 11:59 am Saturday, June 13, 2009

Austin will be holding a few events to celebrate Flag Day.

First, there will be a gathering and flag raising at the veterans memorial in front of the Mower County Government Center at 1 p.m. Sunday.

Flag raising, veterans memorial, Mower County Courthouse, 1 p.m. Sunday

Email newsletter signup

Ceremony at Gold Star Mothers Monument by the pool following the flag raising

Raffle for youth organizations at VFW, drawing on Veterans Day

Following that, a ceremony will be held at the Gold Star Mothers Monument near the municipal pool. These monuments commemorate mothers whose children gave their lives to the service.

The local VFW also will be starting a raffle, with all proceeds going to youth organizations. The drawing will be held on Veterans Day.