Elks Lodge in Albion holds Flag Day ceremony
Photos and information courtesy of Albion Elks Lodge #1006
ALBION – The Albion Elks Lodge #1006 last Sunday held a Flag Day ceremony in the lodge on West State Street. Sharon Pollock, The Exalted Ruler of the lodge, is shown speaking during the ceremony.
Officers for the Elks in attendance were included Exalted Ruler Sharon Pollock, Leading Knight Chris Webb, Lecturing Knight Deloris Mosher, Secretary Lynda Standish, Esquire Allyn Phillips and Chaplain Edee Hoffmeister.
The Elks held the service with the assistance of the VFW Post.
Every flag the United States has had was presented and described.
Charlie Nesbitt, a Vietnam War veteran and former state assemblyman, served as guest speaker. Nesbitt and Pollock presented a flag to Ron Ayrault, a Navy veteran from Holley who served in the Korean War.
First Responders from the Albion Fire Department, the Orleans County Sheriff’s Department and Mercy Flight attended the ceremony.
