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Published 9:00 pm Sunday, May 27, 2007

Congress summarized the following customs in 1942 for displaying the flag:

  • When flown from a pole, the end of the flag should be able to fly freely. Do not secure it to a frame.

  • Display the flag only during daylight in good weather. Take it down when it gets dark or if it starts to rain or snow. You may display it at night in good weather if it is lighted.

  • Do not let the flag touch the ground, water, buildings or merchandise. Do not carry the flag in a parade by the edges or attached to a pole along the top.

  • The flag should not be draped on a car or podium. Instead use red, white and blue bunting with the blue at the top.

  • If the flag is used to cover a casket, the stars should be placed over the left shoulder. Remove the flag before lowering the casket into the grave.

  • When displayed on a wall, the flag’s stars should be on the left as you view it.

  • Do not use the flag for advertising a product and do not print or embroider the flag on anything designed for temporary use and discard.

  • When the flag is no longer fit for duty – threadbare, faded, torn or dirty – it should be destroyed in a dignified manner, preferably by burning.

    For a full list of Memorial Day events see Page B3.

    The Snohomish Senior Center plans to offer a four-week beginner session of tai chi lessons starting Tuesday at 1514 Pine Ave.

    For four Tuesdays, from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., instructor Nancy Lucero will lead senior citizens in the ancient Chinese practice of tai chi exercises that benefit the body, mind and spirit. Cost of the session is $8 for members of the center and $13 for non-members.

    To find out more, or to register for class, call 360-568-0934.

    A captain from Snohomish County Fire District 3 was responding to an accident in Monroe on Friday about 5 minutes after it had happened when the command vehicle he was driving veered off the road and struck a tree. A story on page B8 Saturday gave an incorrect time of when the fire captain was responding to the accident.

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