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image by Masao Okazaki, 16 May 2022
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Explanation and image of two flags of the City of Lindsborg
https://www.lindsborgadhocroundtable.com/news-and-notes/news-and-notes-04052018
The flag was designed by Lindsborg Convention and Visitors Bureau
director Holly Lofton and approved by the Lindsborg City Council. It will be
first unfurled by Mayor Becky Anderson at the corner of Lincoln and Main streets
at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 28, as a kick-off to Lindsborg in Bloom.
The new
Lindsborg flag is part of an effort spearheaded by former Mayor Bill Taylor, who
has long wanted to see the an installation of the US, Swedish and Kansas flags
in a prominent place along Main Street. In focusing in on the intersection of
Main and Lincoln, Bill could see that a fourth flag, a Lindsborg flag, would be
important. Meanwhile, at Bill’s request and on Bill's dime, Dauer Welding
designed and manufactured a test bracket that could be mounted on our new spun
concrete light poles at an adequate height, would meet flag etiquette for a
24-hour installation, and in a way that would blend nicely. Then Bill raised
money from local businesses and institutions to pay for the project. Ta-da!
PS: The City Council adopted *both* designs shown here -- one with kurbits on
the Dala horse mane and one without. In doing so, the council was looking toward
future possible uses. Some applications may be clearer to the viewer with less
detail and more block color, as in the version on the left. Other applications,
including the flag to be flown in the Main and Lincoln project, will be able to
use the kurbit finery.
Vanja Poposki, 16 May 2022
Page 2 of a pdf file coloring book from the chamber of commerce explains the
flag.
https://www.visitlindsborg.com/media/Uploads/Lindsborg%20Coloring%20Book_3%20sponsors_web.pdf
Lindsborg City Flag
Adopted in 2018
Blue background with Gold Rays –
Colors of the Swedish Flag.
Blue Water (past) – Represents immigration from
Sweden to the United States.
Green Land (present) – Represents Lindsborg as a
viable community on the Kansas prairie, giving credit to Smoky Valley settlers
that worked countless hours to establish arable farmland, successful schools and
places of worship and fellowship.
Gold Sky (future) - Represents Lindsborg's
future and sustained efforts to be a progressive and vibrant community.
Red
Dala Horse – Represents Lindsborg's Swedish heritage, the established symbol for
the Lindsborg community.
Masao Okazaki, 16 May 2022