Flag committee gets Pre-Christmas gift
(SHELBY) – IT’S THE GIVING SEASON AND THE VETERANS MEMORIAL FLAG
COMMITTEE IN SHELBY HAS RECEIVED A VERY GENEROUS PRE-CHRISTMAS GIFT.
COMMITTEE MEMBER BOB LONGCAKE SAYS JIM AND AMELIA HERMAN OF
SACRAMENTO, CA HAS GIFTED THE FORMER J.C. PENNEY, COAST TO COAST, HARDWARE
HANK BUILDING ON MAIN ST. TO THE FLAG COMMITTEE.
THE COMMITTEE WILL ATTEMPT TO SELL THE BUILDING AND PLACE THE FUNDS
IN THE TOOLE COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ENDOWMENT. BASICALLY THE
FUND WOULD TAKE CARE OF FLYING THE VETERANS MEMORIAL FLAG IN SHELBY, FOREVER.
JIM HERMAN IS A RETIRED AIR FORCE VETERAN WHO PILOTED COUNTLESS SUPPLY
MISSIONS INTO VIETNAM AND LONGCAKE SAYS AFTER ATTENDING THE 2005 FLAG CEREMONY
DEDICATION WAS IMPRESSED BY THE PROJECT AND WANTED TO HELP.
THE COMMITTEE WILL OFFER THE MAIN ST. BUSINESS BUILDING FOR SALE AT ANY
REASONABLE OFFER, LONGCAKE SAYS AND INQUIRIES CAN BE MADE AT HIGH PLAINS
REALTY.
THE BUILDING HAS A RELATIVELY NEW ROOF AND FURNACES AND WILL BE USED
BY THE LOCAL VFW POST UNTIL SOLD.